Publications

The research record.

Peer-reviewed articles, mathematical preprints, current manuscripts, a book and a doctoral thesis. Publication status is shown explicitly for every entry.

19 outputs shown

2026
Peer-reviewed article

Generalised Hodgkin–Huxley model captures human P2X and AMPA receptor currents

Alireza Poshtkohi and Brian D. Gulbransen

The Journal of Physiology 604(1), 214–246

A shared, interacting-gate framework for human P2X1–7 and AMPA GluA1 receptor currents. First and corresponding author; mathematical framework, fitting and implementation.

First published online in 2025; final issue citation 2026.

2024
Peer-reviewed article

Mathematical Modeling of PI3K/Akt Pathway in Microglia

Alireza Poshtkohi, John Wade, Liam McDaid, Junxiu Liu, Mark L. Dallas and Angela Bithell

Neural Computation 36(4), 645–676

Mathematical modelling connecting purinergic signalling, calcium regulation and the PI3K/Akt pathway in microglia. First-author research extending the cellular modelling programme.

2021
Peer-reviewed article

Mathematical modelling of human P2X-mediated plasma membrane electrophysiology and calcium dynamics in microglia

Alireza Poshtkohi, John Wade, Liam McDaid, Junxiu Liu, Mark L. Dallas and Angela Bithell

PLOS Computational Biology 17(11), e1009520

A model integrating human P2X receptor currents, membrane electrophysiology and intracellular calcium. Led methodology, software, data curation and original-draft writing.

2019
Peer-reviewed article

Optimistic Modeling and Simulation of Complex Hardware Platforms and Embedded Systems on Many-Core HPC Clusters

Alireza Poshtkohi, M. B. Ghaznavi-Ghoushchi and Kamal Saghafi

IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems 30(2), 428–444

A modelling and parallel-simulation approach for complex hardware platforms and embedded systems on many-core clusters.

2019
Peer-reviewed article

PSML: Parallel System Modeling and Simulation Language for Electronic System Level

Alireza Poshtkohi, M. B. Ghaznavi-Ghoushchi and Kamal Saghafi

The Journal of Supercomputing 75, 2691–2724

Language and implementation research for hierarchical, component-based parallel modelling and simulation at electronic system level.

2017
Peer-reviewed article

The Parvicursor Infrastructure to Facilitate the Design of Grid and Cloud Computing Systems

Alireza Poshtkohi, M. B. Ghaznavi-Ghoushchi and Kamal Saghafi

Computing 99(10), 979–1006

A native infrastructure supporting the construction of distributed, grid and cloud computing systems.

2014
Peer-reviewed article

The Efficiency Challenges of Resource Discovery in Grid Environments

M. MollaMotalebi, R. Maghami, A. S. Ismail and Alireza Poshtkohi

Cybernetics and Systems 45(8), 671–692

Collaborative research examining resource-discovery challenges in grid environments.

2011
Peer-reviewed article

DotDFS: A Grid-based High-Throughput File Transfer System

Alireza Poshtkohi and M. B. Ghaznavi-Ghoushchi

Parallel Computing 37, 114–136

High-throughput file transfer and distributed-system infrastructure.

2007
Peer-reviewed article

DotGrid: A .NET-based Cross-Platform Software for Desktop Grids

Alireza Poshtkohi, A. H. Abutalebi and Shaahin Hessabi

International Journal of Web and Grid Services 3(3), 313–332

Invited paper on cross-platform desktop-grid computing.

2026
PreprintSubmitted for publication

From Quaternions to Pentarnions I: Algebra, geometry, and a spin model

Alireza Poshtkohi and Susanne Pumplün

arXiv:2610.31485

Nonassociative algebra, geometry and a classical spin-model application. Public preprint; submitted for publication.

2026
PreprintSubmitted for publication

From Quaternions to Pentarnions II: quadratic differential equations

Alireza Poshtkohi and Susanne Pumplün

arXiv:2610.34201

An investigation of quadratic differential equations in the quaternion-to-Pentarnion research programme.

2026
PreprintSubmitted for publication

A Five-Dimensional Nonassociative Algebra: Elliptic Integrability and Bracketing-Dependent Dynamics

Alireza Poshtkohi and Susanne Pumplün

arXiv:2610.34202

Five-dimensional nonassociative algebra, exact elliptic solutions and the effect of parenthesisation on nonlinear dynamics.

2026
In preparation

The General Theory of Gating: a compositional theory of human ion-channel dynamics

GTG research collaboration

Manuscript in preparation

The theory paper develops GTG as a compositional framework for human ion-channel dynamics.

2026
In preparation

GTG Cell Studio: a language and compiler framework for ion-channel modelling

GTG research collaboration

Manuscript in preparation

The tooling paper describes the modelling language, compiler and integrated research environment.

2023
Book

Implementing Parallel and Distributed Systems

Alireza Poshtkohi and M. B. Ghaznavi-Ghoushchi

CRC Press / Taylor & Francis · ISBN 9781032151229

A book on parallel programming and the implementation of native, distributed and high-performance systems.

2023
Doctoral thesis

Computational Modelling of Plasma Membrane Electrophysiology and Calcium Dynamics in Microglia

Alireza Poshtkohi

Doctoral thesis · Ulster University

Doctoral research on human microglial purinergic signalling, electrophysiology, calcium dynamics and PI3K/Akt modelling.

2010
Conference paper

A Concurrent Framework for High Performance File Transfers in Grid Environments

Alireza Poshtkohi and M. B. Ghaznavi-Ghoushchi

International Conference on Computer and Electrical Engineering (ICCEE), Chengdu

Conference contribution on concurrent file-transfer infrastructure.

2006
Conference paper

DotGrid: A .NET-based Infrastructure for Global Grid Computing

A. Poshtkuhi, A. Abutalebi, L. Ayough and S. Hessabi

IEEE International Symposium on Cluster Computing and the Grid (CCGrid), Singapore

Early grid-computing infrastructure research; publication uses the author-name spelling Poshtkuhi.

2006
Conference paper

DotGrid: A .NET-based Cross-Platform Grid Computing Infrastructure

A. Abutalebi, A. Poshtkuhi, L. Ayough and S. Hessabi

IEEE International Conference on Computing and Informatics (ICOCI), Malaysia

Cross-platform grid-computing infrastructure; publication uses the author-name spelling Poshtkuhi.