**Meet the editor**

Mohammad Mokhtari was born in Nosara, Neyshabur and has obtained his BSc from Azarabadegan University, MSc from the Southampton University and PhD from the Bergen University. He has worked as scientific assistant at the Utrecht University and principal geophysicist at Norsk Hydro (Norway) and NIOC. As the Director of Seismology Research Center at International Institute

of Earthquake Engineering and Seismology (IIEES) and Member of Board of Directors, he has established the Iranian National Broadband Seismic Network. He has been the Cofounder and Director of National Center for Earthquake Prediction (NCEP) and founding member of the Risk Management Excellence Center, IIEES; coordinator of two International Conferences in Tehran; member of the Passive Seismic Equipment Expert Panel, CTBTO and visiting researcher at Geoscience of Australia, Indian Ocean Tsunami Hazard Assessment. He has been a member of ICG/IOTWMS Working Groups 1 and 3 and member of the Editorial Board of WDR 2009 report. He is now the Director of NCEP, ICG/IOTWMS, the Vice-Chairman of Working Group 2, and a member of advisory board at InTech publication. He supervised 28 MSc and 9 PhD students mainly in exploration seismology, seismology, and tsunami. His publications consisted of over 55 papers in international journals, over 100 conference presentations, and 5 books in different earth science subjects.
