Curriculum Vitae
Education
- Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016-2021
- M.Sc. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016-2018
- M.Sc. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Shiraz University, 2012-2014
- B.Sc. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Shiraz University, 2008-2012
Academic Appointments
- 2021-Present: Postdoctoral Fellow
- Emory University, Department of Biomedical Informatics
- Clifford Lab
- Research focus: AI-driven methods for improving health and healthcare, wearable sensing technologies for neurological disorders
Research Experience
- 2021-Present: Postdoctoral Researcher - Emory University, Atlanta, GA
- Advisor: Prof. Gari Clifford
- Projects:
- Goizueta Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center: Using wearable technologies including in-ear EEG and health monitoring wristbands to explore links between sleep patterns and Alzheimer’s disease
- Charlie and Harriet Shaffer Cognitive Empowerment Program: Analyzing the association of cognitive profiles and mild cognitive impairment with movement data and sleep patterns
- The Center for Discovery: Predicting adverse behavior in children with Autism spectrum disorder through off-body sleep analysis
- George B. Moody PhysioNet Challenge: Co-organizing the challenge on Heart Murmur Detection from phonocardiogram recordings
- NextSense: Assessing the effects of acoustic stimulation during sleep
- 2016-2021: Research Assistant - Georgia Institute of Technology
- Advisor: Prof. Ali Adibi
- Research focus: Machine learning-assisted optimization and knowledge discovery in nanophotonics using deep learning, manifold learning, dimensionality reduction, and metric learning
- Summer 2020: Internship - Flatiron Institute, Simons Foundation, New York City, NY
- Advisors: Prof. Leslie Greengard and Prof. Mitya Chklovskii
- Project: Modeling the temporal, spatial, and spectral sensitivity of the mini-wasp compound eye
Technical Skills
- Machine Learning: Deep learning, explainable AI, dimensionality reduction
- Mathematical Modeling: Signal processing, time series analysis, statistical analysis
- Biomedical Sensing: Wearable technology, edge computing, IoT devices
- Programming: Python, MATLAB, R
Publications
Talks & Presentations
Predicting High-Risk Behaviors in Individuals with Profound Autism Using Sleep and Other Environmental Factors
Conference talk at Profound Autism Summit, Virtual Conference
Can Sleep Architecture and Behavior Patterns Predict Next-Day Challenging Behavior in Autism?
Invited talk at CTSA Lunch and Learn Series, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
Advancing Neurological Care Through Novel Sensing Pipelines for Detection and Intervention
Seminar presentation at NeuroNext Postdoc Seminar, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
Teaching and Mentorship
- Teaching:
- Sleep and High‑Risk Behaviors in Profound Autism (Spring 2025)
- Electromagnetic, Circuit Theory, and Electronics (2016-2019)
- Basic Circuit Theory, Logic Circuits Lab, Image Processing and Pattern Recognition (2010-2014)
- Mentorship:
- Mentoring graduate and undergraduate students in biomedical sensing at Emory (2021-2025)
- Mentoring 50+ graduate and undergraduate students on research projects as part of the AI-based Discovery and Innovation V.I.P. Group (2019-2021)
Awards
- Thrasher Early Career Award (2024)
Professional Service
- Program committee member for Computing in Cardiology conference (CinC) (2022-2024)
- Guest Editor of Journal of Nanophotonics (2021-2023)
- Treasury officer of the Optical Society of America at Georgia Tech (2018-2021)
- Reviewer of 50+ articles for scientific peer-reviewed journals (2017-Present)
- Member, Optical Society of America (OSA) (2017-Present)
- Member, Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) (2017-Present)