She is currently the director of Alavi FTIR Spectroscopic Imaging Lab (AFISIL) and supervises multiple undergraduate students in their research. Her research interest includes characterization of biological samples by employing FTIR Spectroscopic Imaging techniques and developing novel digital image processing and analysis algorithms to process the collected FTIR-spectro-microscopic data. Additionally, Dr Alavi is a member of IEEE, ASEE and she has been an active member of McLeod Institute of Simulation Science and pursues research in advanced control systems simulation. Dr Alavi also conducts research in promoting electrical engineering undergraduate education and is the recipient of the best paper award in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Division of American Society of Engineering Education.
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