In Search of Life: A Mathematico-Philosophical Journey

Alireza K. Ziarani is a native of Tehran, Iran, and a graduate of the University of Toronto, Canada. In 2002, he took on a faculty position at Clarkson University, Potsdam, New York, where he taught engineering and science and led a biomedical engineering research program supported by the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Ziarani's academic achievements during his tenure at Clarkson won him the National Science Foundation’s prestigious CAREER Award and multiple teaching awards. In 2009, he left academia for the private sector to pursue a career in biomedical technology development. He is the author and co-author of numerous scholarly articles and is credited with inventing several technologies utilized by leading manufacturers of biomedical devices across the globe. Alongside his professional activities, he maintains an active interest in the philosophy of science and writes from a perennialist perspective. His 2020 book Philosophy of Science in the Light of the Perennial Wisdom, co-authored with Dr. Mahmoud Bina, has been translated into and published in French, Spanish, Persian and Portuguese. He currently resides with his wife in Bloomington, Indiana.  Ali N. Valizadeh is an Assistant Professor at the University of Isfahan, Iran, where he teaches courses and conducts research in mathematics. He has been a visiting fellow at the Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences, Iran, the Henri Poincare Institute, Sorbonne University, France, and the Institute for Mathematical Logic and Foundational Research, University of Munster, Germany. Dr. Valizadeh’s expertise and interests span the areas of mathematical logic, model theory, computer science and philosophy.