Experiences
” If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses. ” Henry Ford
Education
University of California Irvine
Irvine, California, USA
2018 – 2023
Ph.D. in Computer Engineering
Concentration: Applied Machine Learning for Cross-Layer Hardware/Software Security
GPA: 3.96/4
University of California Irvine
Irvine, California, USA
2018 – 2021
M.Sc. in Computer Engineering
Thesis: Golden chip-Free Hardware Trojan Detection through Side-Channel Analysis using Machine Learning
GPA: 3.96/4
Sharif University of Technology
Tehran, Iran
2014 – 2018
B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering
Concentration: Digital Systems
GPA: 3.6/4
Farzanegan 1 High School
Tehran, Iran
2010 – 2014
Diploma Degree
Concentration: Mathematics & Physics
GPA: 4/4
Career
NASA Frontier Development Lab
Mountain View, California, USA
Summer 2021
Researcher
Full-time
Worked on “Energy Future: The H2 Discovery Engine” challenge -Applied graph neural networks and natural language processing to identify approaches to achieve H2 Energy Earthshot goal.
Edgetensor Company
Dallas, Texas, USA
Summer 2021
Software Intern
Full-time
Worked on the driver monitoring system,
an automotive artificial intelligence application implemented on the edge platforms
RADAQ Company
Tehran, Iran
2016
Embedded Systems Designer
Full-time
Programming
Digital and analog circuit design
Teaching
Farzanegan 5 High School
Tehran, Iran
2015- 2017
Robotics Teacher
Part-time
Teaching C programming, electronics, and digital systems, to high school students
Leader of several student-level robotics teams
University of California Irvine
Irvine, California, USA
2018, 2021
Teaching Assistant
Part-time
Reader for Advanced C Programming course
TA for Introduction to Digital Logic Lab
Sharif University of Technology
Tehran, Iran
2015 – 2017
Teaching Assistant
Part-time
TA for 6 semesters in the courses;
Logic Circuits & Digital Systems
Computer Architecture & Microprocessors