Pouyan Fakharian received his B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Civil and Structural Engineering from Semnan University. He is currently pursuing his Ph.D. degree in Structural Engineering and is working on the reliability of structures with emphasis on code calibration. Right now, he is working as the Head of the Department of Construction Engineering and Management at the Energy Institute of Higher Education. Email: pouyanfakharian@semnan.ac.ir