I am from Iran. I did my undergrad (2005) and Master of Science (2008) at Najafabad University and Ferdowsi University, respectively. I worked as a teacher and researcher for four years afterwards. I started my PhD program in 2012 at University of Victoria.

What is your research about and why are you excited about your projects? 
I am currently a member of the RIGI research group in Computer Science department. My research is currently focused on context based face recognition for smart applications. In addition to that project, I’m also interested in Machine Vision, Artificial Intelligence, Pattern Recognition, smart applications, Self-adaptive System.
I am really excited about my research for tow reasons: first, I get to use my knowledge of control theory, fuzzy systems, pattern recognition, neural networks, and image processing to my project. Second, I get to do interesting things all day and get paid for it.

What do you like to do outside of research and academics?

• Long distance walking
• Swimming
• Designing creative decorative objects 
  
• Cooking

What are your career goals and future plans?

I’d like to end up in any research lab, where I can keep working on my research and collaborate with other researchers and experts in my field.