Azadeh Hassanpour, M.Sc.

Current research and projects

• Project: "Development of an optimization framework for complex breeding programs based on the Modular Breeding Program Simulator (MoBPS)"

Education

• Main focus: Variant discovery and population structure analysis

• Title of the master thesis: Investigating the population structure of the Andean grain canihua (Chenopodium pallidicaule)

• Main focus: Effect of heavy metals on plants

• Title of the thesis: The effects of mercury exposure on biochemical, morphological,and physiological parameters in wheat (Triticum Aestivum L.) genotypes

Internships

• Main focus: Ornamental plant breeding programs

Conference talks

• A Hassanpour, H Simianer, T Pook (2022) Beyond Scenarios - Resource optimization for dairy cattle breeding programs (MoBPSopti). In: World Congress on Genetics to Livestock Production. Rotterdam, Netherland, 7th July 2022.

• A Hassanpour, H Simianer, T Pook (2021) Beyond Scenarios – General Optimization of Breeding Programs (MoBPSopti). Talk at ‘Projektgruppe “Genetisch-Statistische Methoden” der DGFZ’, Kassel, Germany, 21th September 2021.

• Hassanpour A, Geibel J, Pook, T (2023) Beyond scenarios - optimization of breeding program design using evolutionary algorithm (MoBPSopti). In: Annual Meeting of EAAP. Lyon, France, 29.08.2023

• Hassanpour A, Geibel J, Pook, T (2023) Optimizing resource allocation in breeding programs using evolutionary algorithms (MoBPSopti). In: 5th CiBreed Fall Workshop. Göttingen, Germany, 11-12th October

• Hassanpour A, Geibel J, Rohde A., Pook, T (2024) Dynamic optimization for resource allocation in breeding programs using evolutionary algorithms (MoBPSopti). German Plant Breeding Conference at Hochschule Geisenheim University, Germany. 19-21th March (Best Presentation Award)

Publications

• Hassanpour A, Geibel J, Simianer H, Pook, T (2023) Optimization of breeding program design through stochastic simulation with kernel regression. G3 Genes|Genomes|Genetics. 2160-1836. https://doi.org/10.1093/g3journal/jkad217
• Hassanpour A., Geibel J., Rohde A., Simianer H., Pook T.(under Review) Optimization of breeding program design through stochastic simulation with evolutionary algorithms. https://arxiv.org/abs/2407.17286 (Patent pending under application number EP24164947.4 and EP24188636.5)

Workshops

• Pook T, Geibel J, Hassanpour A. (24-25.03.2022). Simulation of breeding programs with the Modular Breeding Program Simulator (MoBPS) Göttingen, Germany

List of Posters

• Hassanpour A, Geibel J, Pook, T (2022) Evolving Beyond Scenarios - Speeding up Optimization of Resource Allocation in Breeding Programs (MoBPSopti). 4th CiBreed Fall Workshop. 13-14.10. 2022. Göttingen, Germany
• Hassanpour A., Geibel J., Simianer H., Rohde A., Pook T., (2024) Improving breeding program designs through evolutionary algorithm optimization. 7th International Conference of Quantitative Genetics. Vienna, Austria. 21-26th July publication