Born in 1975 in Tehran, Reza Osgoui holds a PhD degree in Rock mechanics from Middle East Technical University of Ankara and MSc, Bsc in mining engineering from Tehran South Azad University. He holds also a second MSc degree in Tunnelling and TBMs from Politecnico di Torino. Presently, He is a senior engineer at GEODATA SPA in Torino. His experiences are restricted in conventional (NATM) and mechanized tunnelling (TBM). He has worked on some world-class tunnel projects until now. Reza Osgoui has published several refereed technical papers in ISI-cited journals. He is a member of ISRM since 2001.

Dr.Reza Osgoui is currently a Senior Engineer with a strong academic background narrowed in Rock Mechanics as his PhD research period, but he has gained extensive international experiences in his career in GEODATA, particularly in design and planning of tunnels and other underground spaces.

He has been involved for both conventional (NATM) and mechanized (TBM) methods in long & deep tunnels in rock and urban tunnelling in soil contexts, from conceptual design stage to constructive phase, with particular references in:

-Geomechanical geotechnical aspects
-Rock mass classifications/characterization
-Excavation behaviour upon geo-hazards
-Risk-Analysis based tunnel design
-2D numerical modelling
-Hard rock and soft ground TBM tunnel design
-Segmental tunnel lining and SFRC segment
-Protocol for Advance Tunnel (TBM constructions)

Dr.Osgoui was previously research assistant in Mining Engineering Department, Rock Mechanics Division, at Middle East Technical University (METU) in Ankara during 2001-2005.

He developed a closed-form elasto-plastic solution for determination of stress-deformation of rock tunnels used also in design of the grouted bolts in rock tunnels. Such a tool is able to produce the GRC, SCC, LDP for any kind of underground problems. His tunnel support pressure equation co-worked with Late Prof. Erdal Unal has been widely used in area of tunnelling. He modified the so- called GSI chart of Prof.Hoek for poor rock mass application that widely used in the field of geological engineering.

Dr. Osgoui has worked recently in many world-class tunnel projects mainly in Australia, Albania, Italy, Turkey, Iran, Slovenia, Chile, Argentina, China, India, Algeria, Greece, Russia, Singapore, Costa Rica, Malaysia, and the others.

Dr.Osgoui has participated in many international congresses in the field of tunnelling and rock mechanics and he has published many publications of which 4 have been cited by ISI scientific records.

As a segmental lining expert in GEODATA, he has recently carried out successfully several design and dimensioning the tunnel segmental linings (from tender design to constructive phases) for Ahvaz Metro in Iran, Metro Athens in Greece, Metro Singapore, Metro New Delhi, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Bangalore in India, Urban railway connection in Perth in Australia FAL project, Melbourne metro, Extension Metro of Moscow in Russia, Tabellout water conveyance tunnel in Algeria, Basento water delivery tunnel in Italy, Gubrist Tunnel in Switzerland , Metro Quito in Ecuador, Yindajihuang Water Supply Project in China, Metro of San Jose in Costa Rica, Metro Istanbul ( Two lines in Asian part) in Turkey, Hydraulic tunnel in Bueno Aires in Argentina, and Yamanli II Headrace tunnel in Turkey, Cross River Rail in Brisbane of Australia.

The FAL project (Forrestfield Airport Link) located in Perth of Australia was the main recent project in which many news aspects of the segmental lining have been proposed, of which the hybrid segment (SFRC+ steel reinforcement) was characterized. Dr. Osgoui was the chief Engineer in charge of developing such a project from Tender to constructive stages. Similarly, He is the chief engineer for SFRC segmental lining for Brisbane Cross River Rail project.

He has acted as tunnel engineer in many projects of which the Istanbul Metro Asian Part, Twin high speed rail way tunnels in Malaysia; El Teniente Mineral Tunnels in Chile, Transandino transport Tunnel in Chile-Argentina, Alto Maipo hydropower project in Chile, Sochi complex in Russia, Different Iranian water supply projects, Indian urbanized soft ground metro projects and Reggio Salerno highway tunnel in Italy are cited. He also acts as an engineer for many projects (different phase from tender to construction) in GEODATA Eng.

Since 2021, Dr. Osgoui has been granted as the external lecturer for Master program of tunnelling at the Polytechnic University of Turin for the SFRC Segmental Lining Design.

His hobbies are Fitness, Running, Football, and Latin dancing.