Education

• Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, UCI, 2028 (expected)
  • Recipient of the UCI Graduate Dean’s Recruitment Fellowship Award
• M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rice University, 2024
  • Thesis: Distributed Multi‑User Beamforming in the Presence of CFO: An Analytical and Experimental Study
• B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Tehran, 2019
  • Thesis: Design and Hardware Implementation of a MIMO‑OFDM System Using High‑Level Synthesis Techniques

Research Interests

• Wireless Communication: Cell‑Free Massive MIMO, Integrated Sensing and Communication, Distributed MU‑MIMO, Beamforming
• ML & Optimization: Distributed Optimizations, Statistical Data Analysis, AI/ML for Wireless

Professional Work Experience

• Jul. 2024 - Present: Research Assistant
  • UCI, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
  • Conducting research on optimization techniques for advancing cell‑free ISAC systems.
  • Supervisor: Professor A. Lee Swindlehurst
• Aug. 2021 ‑ Apr. 2024: Research Assistant
  • Rice University, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • Conducted research on distributed multi‑user MIMO beamforming for next‑generation wireless networks.
  • Evaluated performance and robustness of distributed multi‑user beamforming techniques using RENEW.
  • Measurements: Collected over 200 datasets using the RENEW platform, featuring a 64‑antenna BS and up to 8 users. Click here to access datasets.
  • Supervisor: Dr. Rahman Doost-Mohammady
• Jan. 2024 ‑ May 2024: Research Fellow
  • Rice University, Data to Knowledge (D2K) Lab
  • Mentored a project sponsored by Rice EMS to conduct an analysis of their datasets across various domains.
  • Developed Time Series prediction models to anticipate future requirements within each area and provide insights into the overall organizational needs.
• Dec. 2018 ‑ Dec. 2020: Undergraduate Research Assistant
  • University of Tehran, Array Processing Laboratory
  • Conducted research on the hardware implementation of a MIMO OFDM system using the Xilinx ZedBoards.
  • Designed and simulated an FDMA, OFDM, and SC‑FDE wireless systems in system‑level using MATLAB and in hardware‑level using Vivado‑HLS.
  • Supervisor: Dr. Aliazam Abbasfar
• May 2020 ‑ Nov. 2020: Part-Time R&D Engineer
  • Transportation Innovation Center, Tehran, Iran
  • Conducted research on the desing and implementation of analog FM‑based and digital OFDM‑based radio links for radio‑controlled quadcopters.
• May 2020 ‑ Nov. 2020: Part-Time R&D Engineer
  • Sadr Electronic Dena, Tehran, Iran
  • Developed embedded C/C++ programs and serial data transmission for Atmel‑AVR and ARM‑STM32 microcontrollers on the central control board of elevators.
• Jul. 2018 - Oct. 2018: Full-Time Intern
  • Pionaria, Tehran, Iran
  • Simulated parabolic antennas with gains ranging from 17dB to 34dB using HFSS and CST tools for characteristic design optimization.

Skills

• Key Skills: Wireless Communication Systems, Statistical Signal Processing, Optimization, Applied ML
• Programming: C, C++, Python, MATLAB, LaTeX, Verilog
• Network Simulators: NS‑3, Wireshark, OPNET, NS‑2
• Software‑Defined Radios: GNU‑Radio, Agora, Iris‑SDR, USRP, WARP, SRS‑LTE
• Embedded/FPGA: ARM‑STM32, DSP, Atmel‑AVR, FPGA: Xilinx‑Zedboard, Hihg‑Level Synthesis

Honors & Awards

Teaching Assistant Experiences

Selected Courses