Experience

  1. Postdoctoral Researcher

    Department of Computer Science, Aalto University
    Conducting research on discrete representation learning in DNNs
    Advising PhD thesis and supervising summer interns
    Teaching Assistant for introduction to Artificial Intelligence course

  2. Research Intern

    Inria, France
    Worked on speaker anonymization in DNN-based speech processing tools.

Education

  1. PhD in Electrical Engineering - Signal Processing with AI Tools

    Department of Information and Communications Engineering, Aalto University
    Thesis: Vector Quantization in Deep Neural Netwroks for Speech and Image Processing
    Supervisor: Prof. Tom Bäckström
    GPA: 5 / 5
    Published six first-author papers in TMLR, IEEE Access, Interspeech and ICASSP.
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  2. MS in Electrical Engineering - Telecom

    Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Babol Noshirvani University of Technology
    Thesis: Adaptive Image Watermarking
    Supervisor: Prof. Ali Aghagolzadeh
    GPA: 4.5 / 5
    Published one first-author paper in journal of Expert Systems with Applications.

  3. BS in Electrical Engineering - Electronics

    Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Babol Noshirvani University of Technology
    Thesis: Simulation and Assembling of the Injection Pump for Electrospinning Machine
    Supervisor: Prof. Mehdi Ezoji
    GPA: 4 / 5
Skills & Hobbies
Technical Skills
Python
PyTorch
TensorFlow
Keras
C/C++
MATLAB
Soft Skills
Problem Solving
Teamwork
Interpersonal skill
Hobbies
Hiking in the Rockies
Building Custom PCs
Sci-Fi Reading
Awards
Doctoral Encouragement Grant
Nokia Foundation ∙ September 2023
€5,000 grant for encouraging efficient, fast-progressing doctoral research
Doctoral Encouragement Grant
Walter Ahlström Foundation ∙ February 2024
€3,000 grant for encouraging efficient, fast-progressing doctoral research
Research Internship Grant
Foundation for Aalto University Science and Technology ∙ May 2024
€3,000 grant for research internship at Inria, France
Research Internship Grant
Ernst Wirtzen Fund ∙ December 2023
€4,000 grant for research internship at Inria, France
Languages
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Persian (Native)