IFIA President, Alireza Rastegar
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Curriculum Vitae
Alireza Rastegar was elected as IFIA President in November 2014 for a mandate of four years, re-elected in September 2018 to be continued till 2022 and re-elected in April 2023 to be continued till end of 2027.
Personal Details:
Born: 17 May 1978
Nationality: Iranian
Languages: English, Persian, Turkish
Wikipedia: Alireza Rastegar
Website: www.alirezarastegar.com
Email: President@ifia.com
- The President shall be elected by the General Assembly for a period of four years (until the ordinary session of the General Assembly). He/she can be reelected.
- The President shall represent IFIA.
- The President shall be the Chairman of both the General Assembly and the Executive Committee meetings.
- The President shall act as the Managing Director of IFIA. He/she shall, in particular:
a) expedite all the current affairs of IFIA;
b) report on the activities of IFIA in each ordinary session, and he shall present in each such session the recommendations of the Executive Committee together with the draft Program and Budget;
c) shall manage administrative and financial functions of IFIA. The President is authorized to employ within the budgetary limits as approved by the Executive Committee, one or more persons to assist him/her – under his responsibility – in this regard; IFIA President shall propose his salary and that of Secretariat to the Executive Committee;
d) shall appoint one or more persons as IFIA Directors and Treasurer;
e) shall have the right to sign IFIA official documents. The President’s signature is adequate to formalize all the financial and legal documents. - The President is authorized to prevent the Full members from voting in General Assembly if the membership dues are not duly paid or other obligations are not fulfilled, as reported by the Secretariat.
- The President and such person(s) as Directors, Secretary(ies), Treasurer, and any other person the President deems necessary shall constitute IFIA Secretariat.
- IFIA Directors shall collaborate with the President in the creation of IFIA policies in an advisory role. In the case of the Honorary President’s absence, one of the Directors can be authorized by the President to be the chairman of the General Assembly or Executive Committee meeting or to represent IFIA on special occasions or events when the Honorary President and the President are unable to attend personally.
- The Treasurer shall assist the President in managing IFIA financial affairs.
Professional Experience
Year | Role |
2014- Present | President of IFIA |
2023-Present | Member of Forbes Business Council |
2022-Present | Honorary advisor of the HKTDC at BIPASIA |
2019 | Committee member of WIPO IAP for selected Best Patent in the framework of the IAP, WIPO Inventor Assistance Program. |
2018 – Present | CEO of the Silicon Valley International Invention Festival |
2014 – 2018 | Editor of the International Journal of Scientific Research in Inventions |
2006 – 2014 | President of First Institute of Inventors and Researchers |
2008 – 2014 | IFIA Executive Committee Member |
2000 – 2004 | Head of Young Genius, Youth Organization |
Academic Qualification
Year | Qualification |
2016 | Doctorate of Business and Administration, Europe CIP |
2015 | DBA (Doctorate of Business Administration), Ministry of Science, Research and Technology |
2010 | Master of Business Management, College of Almeda |
2004 | Graduate of Product Technology, University of Tehran |
1998 | High school Diploma in Empirical Sciences |
Publications
Publications | Year | Title |
Book | 2023 | Startups, Innovation and Future World” ISBN: 976-622-288-682-0 |
Book | 2023 | Creativity and Innovation in the Era of COVID-19″ ISBN: 978-622-288-683-7 |
Book | 2019 | Challenging and opportunities for innovation management in today’s world “ISBN: 9786008978183” |
Book | 2019 | Individual and technical skills development in the field of innovation “ISBN: 9786008978190” |
International Patent (WIPO PCT) | 2014 | Intelligent power socket with the ability to disconnect the standby devices and display the cost of electricity |
Book | 2013 | Disaster Management “ISBN: 978-964-8760-93-4” |
Book | 2012 | Training Innovative Culture to Citizens “ISBN: 978-600-5799-54-5” |
Book | 2012 | Citizens and Creative Recycling “ISBN: 978-600-6591-35-3” |
ISPRA’09 | 2009 | A speed and accuracy comparative study of metallic collector-up InP/InGaAsP/InGaAs HBT neural model for small signal equivalent circuit parameters extraction |
Honors and Distinctions
Distinction |
Member of ResearchGate 2020-Present |
Member of MIT’s Solve 2020-Present |
Member of European Alliance for Innovation (EAI) 2017-Present |
Member of Global Innovation Exchange (GIE) 2016- Present |
Honorary President of 1st International Conference on New Research Achievements in Electrical and Computer Engineering 2015 |
Honorary President of 1st International Conference on New Research Achievements in Mechanic, Mechatronic and Biomechanic 2015 |
Honorary President of 2nd International Conference on New Research in Civil, Architectural and Urban Management 2016 |
Honorary President of 2nd International Conference on New Research Achievements in chemistry & Chemical Engineering 2016 |
Member of International Invention Jury Board |
Member of Young Science Club |
Member Of Art Credit Found |
Member of the House of Literature |
Honorary Member of the Association of Polish Inventors and Rationalizers |
IFIA Representative during official visits 2006-2020 to 30 countries |
Possessing 9 national and international patents |
Participation at WIPO international workshops and receiving certificates |
Partner of Croatia International Invention and Economy Forum 2014 |
Certificate of Introduction to the Patent Cooperation Treaty – WIPO ACADEMY |
National and International Awards
Year | Award |
2019 | Certificate of appreciation from South Korea |
2018 | Certificate of appreciation from China |
2017 | Certificate of appreciation from the India Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, N. Chandrababu Naidu |
2017 | Certificate of appreciation from the National Research Council of Thailand – NRCT |
2016 | USPTO Plaque |
2012 | Genius Medal, Budapest International Inventions Festival |
2009 | Diploma and Medal, Romania Minister of Education and science |
2008 | Diploma, the Hungarian parliament |
2008 | Prize of Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS) |
2006 | WIPO best innovator prize, World Intellectual Property Organization |
2006 | National Young Genius of Year |
2004 | Diploma and Medal, Russia Minister of Education and science |
2004 | Gold Medal, Geneva International Inventions festival |
2003 | ISESCO Technology prize, Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
2003 | Outstanding Rank, 5th Khwarizmi Festival |
2003 | Best Young Researcher of Year, Tehran University |
2003 | Diploma, Minister of Education and Culture |
2001 | Outstanding Rank, 3rd Khwarizmi Festival |
2000 | Outstanding Rank, 2nd Khwarizmi Festival |
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