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Teaching Assistant (Linear Control Systems)
Queen's University•  August 2019 - January 2020
Helped students to work with lab equipment, use MATLAB and Simulink, and get a better understanding of the control systems and designing different controllers.
Teaching Assistant (Discrete Mathematics)
Queen's University•  January 2018 - April 2018
- Ran tutorials for over 100 students and engaged students in discussions of course topics and related issues - Demonstrated thorough knowledge of the material and the ability to communicate ideas.
Electronics and Control Systems Engineer (Part-time)
Advanced Equipment Engineering Corporation(Adeeco)•  May 2016 - June 2017
- Part of a team for manufacturing lab equipment, designed for separation or analysis of complex mixtures, and developing a working and user-friendly version of the device. - Designed and implemented a controller to regulate the container temperature to follow a desired pattern (using C programming language).
Debugging a Flight Data Recorder Module (Internship)
Institute of Electrical and Electronics aeronautics (avionics)•  May 2016 - August 2016
- Gained an in-depth understanding of the system and underlying software to troubleshoot, resolve the issues, and deliver the first working version of the device. - Addressed the issues arising from capturing data from multiple sensors (e.g., GPS and IMU), data synchronization between two processors, and data storage on EEPROM and an SD card.
Education
Queen's University
Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, MS•  August 2017 - September 2019
- Proposed a novel algorithm using dynamic programming techniques, reducing the computational complexity of the previous state-of-the-art algorithm from exponential to polynomial. - Demonstrated the skill to study new topics and adapt them to my research quickly. - In-depth study of discrete-event systems, dynamic programming, and computational complexity.
Isfahan University of Technology
Electrical & Computer Engineering, BS•  September 2012 - February 2017
- Completed multiple courses in control theory and robotics. - Completed a BSc thesis project of "Design and Implementation of a Low--cost 2D Plotter", in which, I designed and implemented the moving mechanism and the control system of the device, using stepper motors, and implemented a visual platform for real-time position control in LabVIEW. - A demo of the system can be seen here: https://tinyurl.com/yb6a4rly