Dr Heidari's research has been funded circa £3m by major research councils and funding organizations, including the UKRI (EPSRC and Innovate UK), European Commission, Royal Society, British Council and Scottish Funding Council. He is a member of the RSE Young Academy of Scotland (YAS) and a member of the eFutures Steering Group (an EPSRC-funded network representing the UK’s electronic systems academic community). He is a member of EPSRC College and reviews proposals for the Croatian Science Foundation (HRZZ), the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) and the Royal Society of New Zealand.