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Education

  • Ph.D. Candidate in Information Systems
    New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), USA
    • Specialization: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
    • Research Focus: Knowledge Distillation, Collaborative Ensemble Learning, Generative AI Evaluation
    • Advisors: Dr. Amy K. Hoover, Dr. Ioannis Koutis
  • Master of Business Administration (MBA)
    University of Tehran, Iran
    • Concentration: Operations Management
    • Focus on analytical decision-making and systems optimization
  • B.S. in Electrical Engineering
    Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran
    • Major: Electronics
    • Foundation in signal processing, systems, and computational methods

Research Labs

  • GAIMES Lab (Game AI Methods in Evolutionary Systems)
    NJIT — Summer 2023 – Present
    • Designs and applies evolutionary and AI algorithms to solve challenges in digital games and broader machine learning problems
    • Focus on evolutionary computation, optimization, and intelligent systems
  • SinC Lab (Sound Interaction and Computing Lab)
    NJIT — Summer 2023 – Summer 2024
    • Applies machine learning methods to sound understanding and generation, building intelligent audio systems for analysis, interaction, and creative expression
    • Develops and evaluates AI-driven audio tools through user-centered studies, integrating ML system design with human interaction research
  • Social Interaction Lab
    NJIT — Fall 2021 – Spring 2023
    • Developed technologies supporting positive social interaction through social media, mobile, and multiplayer platforms
    • Conducted both qualitative and quantitative HCI research on social technologies

Research Interests

    • Machine Learning and Efficient Model Training
    • Knowledge Transfer and Model Distillation
    • Collaborative and Ensemble Learning Systems
    • Evaluation and Reliability of Generative AI Models
    • Evolutionary Computation for Representation Learning
    • Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence