Research:
Earthquake engineering, improvement of building codes, high rise building design and analysis, development of software for analysis and design of structures, 
seismic modeling and analysis of buildings and complex structures,
different approaches to seismic retrofitting of structures, 
effects of 3-D modeling of building in design and analysis.
Teaching: 
Courses related to earthquake engineering and structural dynamics, 
courses on design of buildings and other structures,
courses on different methods of structural analysis such as matrix methods, 
design and analysis of tall buildings,
seismic retrofitting, static, dynamics, strength of materials, engineering mathematics. 
Development of short courses on
special areas of seismic design and analysis for practicing engineers.
 

• Assistant Professor at the International Institute of Earthquake Engineering and Seismology, IIEES., 1998-Now

• Teaching and research assistant at McMaster University,  1994-1995

• Research engineer at Dastvareh Research Center, Tehran, Iran,  1990-1992

• Instructor at Imam Hossein University, Technical and Engineering College (TEC), Tehran, Iran, 1987-1990

• Structure engineer at Tehran Javan Consulting Engineers and Managers, Tehran, Iran, 1986-1988 

1. Moghadam, A.S. and Tso, W.K., (2000), “Extension of Eurocode 8 Torsional Provisions to Multi-Storey Buildings”, Journal of Earthquake Engineering (JEE), Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 25-41. 

2. Moghadam, A.S. and Tso, W.K., (2000), “Pushover Analysis for Asymmetric and Set-back  Multi-Storey Buildings”, 12th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Auckland, New Zealand. 

3. Roshan, R. and Moghadam, A.S., (1999), “Application Nonlinear Static Analysis in Seismic Vulnerability Evaluation of Buildings”, Proc. 1st Conference of Iranian Society of Civil Engineers, pp. 379-386. (In Farsi) 

4. Moghadam, A.S., (1999), “Importance of Torsional Stiffness”, Pajoheshnameh, IIEES, Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 4-15. (In Farsi) 

5. Moghadam, A.S. and Tso, W.K., (1999), “Comparison of Pushover Methods for Asymmetric Buildings”, Proc. Third International Conference on Seismology and Earthquake Engineering (SEE-3), Tehran, Iran, Vol. II, pp. 677-684. 

6. Alemi, F. and Moghadam, A.S., (1999), “Effects of bracing type on design force of braced frames”, Proc. Third International Conference on Seismology and Earthquake Engineering (SEE-3), Tehran, Iran, Vol. III, pp. 251-258. (In Farsi) 

7. Tso, W.K., and Moghadam, A.S. (1998). “Pushover procedure for seismic analysis of buildings.” J. Progress in Structural Engineering and Materials, Construction Research Communications Limited, 1(3), 337-344. 

8. Moghadam, A.S. (1998). “Seismic torsional response of asymmetrical multi-storey frame buildings.” PhD Thesis, Department of Civil Engineering, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada. 

9. Moghadam, A.S. and Tso, W.K. (1998) “Pushover Analysis for Asymmetrical Multistorey Buildings”, Proc. of the 6th U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Seattle, Washington. 

10. Tso, W.K. and A.S. Moghadam. (1997) “Seismic Response of Asymmetrical Buildings Using Push-Over Analysis.” Proc. Workshop on Seismic Design Methodologies for the Next Generation of Codes, Bled, Slovenia, Rotterdam: Balkema. 

11. Moghadam, A.S. and Tso, W.K. (1997) “Limitation of Static Torsional Provisions”, Proc. Structures Congress 97, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Portland, USA, 2: 1148-1152. 

12. Moghadam, A.S. and Tso, W.K. (1996), “Seismic Response of Regular Asymmetrical RC Ductile Frame  Buildings”, Proc. European Workshop on the Seismic Behaviour of Asymmetric and Set-Back Structures (editors R. Ramasco and A. Rutenberg), Capri-Naples, Italy, pp. 37-57. 

13. Moghadam, A.S. and Tso, W.K., (1996), “Damage Assessment of Eccentric Multistorey Buildings Using 3-D Pushover Analysis”, Eleventh World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (11WCEE), Acapulco, Mexico: Elsevier, Paper No. 997. 

14. Moghadam, A.S. and Tso, W.K., (1996) “Design Of Uniform Torsionally Unbalanced Multistory Buildings”, Conference on Civil Engineering by Iranian Students in Canada (CCEISC), Montreal, Canada. 

15. Moghadam, A.S., (1995), “Some Considerations in Modelling a Reinforced Concrete Frame for Non-Linear Analysis”, 15th Canadian Congress of Applied Mechanics (CANCAM 95), Victoria, Canada. 

16. Moghadam, A.S. and Tso, W.K., (1995), “3-D Pushover Analysis for Eccentric Buildings”, Proc. Seventh  Canadian Conference on Earthquake Engineering (7CCEE), Montreal, Canada, pp. 285-292. 

17. Moghadam, A.S. and Tso, W.K., (1995), “Inelastic Static Response of Eccentric Building”, Proc. Second International Conference on Seismology and Earthquake Engineering (SEE-2), Tehran, Iran, 1: 713-722. 

18. Moghadam, A.S.,(1990), Seismic Responses of Underground Tanks, M.S. thesis, Tehran University, Iran.