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Ahmad Falahzadeh is a marine technology researcher whose work sits at the intersection of fisheries science and robotic engineering. His primary focus is on advancing fishery-independent stock assessments, particularly for the Norway lobster (*Nephrops norvegicus*), a species critical to European fisheries. In his most cited work (2022, 23 citations), Falahzadeh tackles a fundamental limitation of traditional survey methods—trawling and UnderWater TeleVision (UWTV)—which cannot observe lobsters inside their burrows. By integrating new monitoring technologies, he aims to produce more accurate population estimates, directly supporting sustainable fishery management. Beyond stock assessment, Falahzadeh is a key contributor to the development of autonomous marine platforms. His 2023 paper (12 citations) introduces a novel "Coastal Crawler" prototype designed to expand the ecological monitoring radius of the OBSEA cabled observatory. This robotic platform enables continuous, real-time, and remote data collection over extended periods—days, seasons, or years—enhancing the observatory's capacity for long-term ecosystem surveillance. By bridging the gap between stationary cabled observatories and mobile robotic surveyors, Falahzadeh’s work is helping to define the next generation of in-situ marine monitoring, offering powerful tools for both ecological research and applied fisheries management.