Educational Background

• Sep 2007 – August 2009
• Master Of Science in Control System Engineering, Electrical Engineering
• Tehran Azad University (IAU), South Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran
• Ranked 1st among Graduate School Students
  Thesis: Intelligent Agents Framework for Online integrated Fault Diagnosis and Prognosis in Complex Systems inspired from Immune System
• GPA : 17.52/20
• Sep 2002 – September 2007
• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Major Control Systems
• Sahand University of Technology, Tabriz, Iran
• Thesis: Optimal Trajectory Planning for Redundant Manipulator using
  Genetic/Evolutionary Algorithms
• Sep 1997 - July 2001
• Diploma in Math and Physics Disciplines
• NODET High School (National Organization for Development of Exceptional Talents)

 A. R. Kashanipour, B.Moshiri, K. Salahshoor, ”Dynamic Classifier Fusion for Fault Diagnosis in Chemical Reaction”, Submitted to International Symposium on Advanced Control Of Chemical Processes, Istanbul, Turkey, July 2009.(Its proceeding will be publish as an special issue of Journal of process control, Elsevier)

A. R. Kashanipour, B.Moshiri, “Sensor/Data Fusion Model for Fault Diagnosis Application in Chemical Process”, Submitted to 7th IFAC Symposium on Fault Detection, Supervision and Safety of Technical Processes (SAFEPROCESS), Barcelona, Spain, July 2009.

A. R. Kashanipour, B.Moshiri, M.Gorji, ”Multi-Agent Fault Diagnosis Using Decision Fusion for Robotic Systems”, Submitted to (SAFEPROCESS), Barcelona, Spain, July 2009.

P. Akhlaghi, A. Kashanipour, K. Salehshoor,”Intelligent Agents for Fault Diagnosis In Complex Chemical Process”,Submitted to (SAFEPROCESS), Barcelona, July 2009.

P. Akhlaghi, A. R. Kashanipour, K. Salehshoor, "Decentralized Fault Diagnosis System based on Intelligent Agents for Chemical Process Plant", Proceedings of 9th IFAC Workshop on Intelligent Manufacturing Systems (IMS'08), Szczecin, Poland, 2008 (in publication by Elsevier)

A. R. Kashanipour, P. Akhlaghi, K. Salehshoor, "Online Decentralized Fault Diagnosis for Robotic System using ANFIS",  Proceedings of 9th International Conference on Control, Automation, Robotics & vision (ICARCV 2008), Indexing by IEEE , Hanoi, Vietnam, 2008

P. Akhlaghi, A. R. Kashanipour, K. Salehshoor, "Decentralized Fault Diagnosis System using ICA in a Complex Chemical Process", Proceedings of 9th International Conference on Control, Automation, Robotics & vision (ICARCV 2008), Indexing by IEEE , Hanoi, Vietnam, 2008

P. Akhlaghi, A. R. Kashanipour, K. Salehshoor, "Intelligent Fault Diagnosis of Distillation Column System based on PCA and Multiple ANFIS", Proceedings of 3rd IEEE International Conferences on Cybernetics and Intelligent Systems & Robotics, Automation and Mechatronics (IEEE CIS-RAM 2008), Chengdu, China, Indexed by IEEE, 2008

P. Akhlaghi, A. R. Kashanipour, K. Salehshoor, "Complex Dynamical System Fault Diagnosis Based on Multiple ANFIS Using Independent Component", Proceedings of 16th Mediterranean Conference on Control & Automation (MED'08), pp. 1798-1803, Ajaccio, France, 2008

A. R. Kashanipour,  "Comparing LQG, Hinfinity/H2 and Nyquist array Methods for Controlling MIMO system of Twin Lift Helicopter using Matlab", Technical Report, supervised by Dr. Kazemi ,Tehran Azad University, 2008 

A. R. Kashanipour, "Comparative Study of Nonlinear Control of 3DOF robotic manipulator using Feedback Linearization vs. MR Adaptive Control using Simulink", Technical report,Supervised by Dr. Jahed Motlagh, Tehran Azad University, 2008 

A. R. Kashanipour, "Survey on Chaotic System Control and Applications", Technical report and presentation, supervised by Dr. Jahed Motlagh, Iran University of Science and Technology, 2008

P. Akhlaghi, A. R. Kashanipour, K. Salehshoor, "Early Transient Fault Diagnosis of Distillation Column Based on Principle Component Analysis and Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System", Proceedings of 27th Chinese Control Conference (CCC 2008), pp. 159-163, Kunming, China, 2008

P. Akhlaghi, A. R. Kashanipour,  "Intelligent Fault Diagnosis of Distillation Column System Based on PCA and Multiple ANFIS", Proceedings of Chinese Control and Decision Conference (CCDC 2008), Guilin, China, indexed by IEEE, 2008

N. S. Milani, A. Kashanipour, A.R. Kashanipour "Evolving Fuzzy Classifier System Using PSO for RoboCup Vision Applications", Proceedings Of 3^rd International Workshop on Genetic and Evolving Fuzzy Systems (GEFS’08), 2008, Germany

A. Kashanipour, A.R. Kashanipour, N. S. Milani "Robust Color Classification Using Fuzzy Rule-Based Particle Swarm Optimization, " Proceedings Of 2008 Congress on Image and Signal Processing (CISP), 2008, China

A. Kashanipour, "Optimal Trajectory Planning Using Genetic Algorithms for Redundant Manipulator", B.Sc Thesis, Sahand University Of Technology, Sep 2007

N.Shamshiri, A. Kashanipour, "Fuzzy Control vs. Partial Feedback Linearization Control for Double Inverted Pendulum Control", Technical Report, Sahand University Of Technology  2007

Robust Color Classification Using Fuzzy Reasoning and Genetic Algorithm in RoboCup soccer Leagues , A Kashanipour, A.R. Kashanipour, N. S. Milani  Proc. Of RoboCup International Symposium 2007, Atlanta, USA (RoboCup 2007, LNAI 5001, pp. 548–555, Springer-Verlag ,2008)

The Book of Study and Practice in Chemistry for College Students, Dr. J. Hatami  , A. R. Kashanipour, Saye Gostar Press, 2001,(In Farsi)

Fields of Interest

Statistical Signal Processing, Pattern Recognition, Time-Series Anomaly Detection

System Health Management, Fault Diagnosis/Prognosis

Computational Intelligence, Fuzzy Logic, Neural Networks, Statistical Learning

Multi Agent Systems, Information Fusion

Automation ,Robotics, Industrial Control, Process Control

Distributed Control, MPC control, Fault Tolerant Control, Modeling and Identification

• Honored As Best Student among 9000 students of Tehran Azad University (IAU), South Tehran Branch by University President,2008
• Honored as Exceptional Talents of Young Researchers Club,2007
• Awarded for Best Research Project: Smart Home, Tabriz Research Week Exhibition, 2005
• 4^th and 5^th International ACM (Association for Computing Machinery) Programming Contest (Asia Region), Honorable Mention for the Team Work, along with the “Fatal ERROR”(2002) and “Glitch” (2003) Teams (1^st rank team of SUT Selective Contest in Both Years)
• 8^th and 9^th National Olympiad in Informatics, Honored in Second Stage, 1999 and 2000
• Accepted in The National Organization for Development of Exceptional Talents (NODET), 1999
• 3^rd Kawrazmi Festival, 1^st rank in Qazvin Province, A. R. Kashanipour, V. Taghavi, Kimiagar Software, (3D Interactive Simulated Software Providing a Virtual Reality for Student Training in Chemistry Lab), 2001

• Farsi / Persian: Native
• English: Fluent, Oral and Written
•  Toefl iBT Score: 101 , Dec 2008 ) ( R:29   L:28   S:20   W:24)
  
• GRE: V:310, Q:730, A:2.5 , Feb 2008 ) plan to take another exam for Feb 2009

Computer

Skills

• General

• Programming: C++, Visual C++, Visual Basic, Pascal, Assembly (Intel, 8051, 80x86)

• Application Software: MS-Office, Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Visio

• Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows(98/2000/XP), Linux, MS DOS

• Technical

• MATLAB & Simulink (Control Systems, Neural Networks, Fuzzy Logic, Simpower System, Real time and Symbolic Toolboxes). Familiar with GUI design, MATLAB Compiler and using MATLAB’s features in C++

• LABView, PSpice, OrCAD, Protel, Proteus, Quartus, AutoCAD, Maple

• Industrial Application

• SIMATIC Manager (PCS7 Siemens, WINCC), LOGO, Autocad
  

• Teaching Assistant for “Computer Programming” Course; 3 Semesters
• Teaching Assistant for “Electrical  Circuit I” Course ; 1 Semester
• Teaching “Matlab for Engineering Sciences”, International University Of Imam Khomeini, Qazvin

• Swimming (Professional – Owner of Several Medals in University Competitions)
  
• Basketball (2 Gold Medals in University Competitions Along with EE Dept. Team)
• Playing Tombak (Persian Goblet-Drum-Like Instrument)
• Books (Milan Kundera, Marcel Proust, Nikolai Gogol, Chekhov, Arthur C. Clarck, Asimov, Edgar Alan Po, Tolstoy) and poets
• Music   (Classic, Smooth Jazz, Lounge, Ethnic)
• Movies (Tim Burton, Milan Kundera, E. Kusturica , Spielberg, B. Bertolucci, Michael Hanke,  Wong Kar Wai, Bahram Beizaei)

Karim Salahshoor, Associate Professor

Dean of Petrulum University Of Tehran,

Faculty of Automation and Instrumentation

Behzad Moshiri, Professor

Senior Member IEEE,

Faculty of Tehran University

Mohammad Hossein Kazemi, Assistant Professor

Dean Of Control Department, Shahed University

Head Manager/ّّFounder of SEECO Inc. Automation Section of SAIPA Co.(Greatest Automative Company Of Iran)

Mohammad Javad Khosrowjerdi, Assistant Professor

Faculty of Sahand University Of Technology

BSc. Thesis Supervisor

Hassan Noureddin Mousa, 

Chief Manager and Superior Technical Counselor, National Iranian Steel Company (NISCO)