Esmaeil Mousavi is an innovative researcher and educator specializing in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and autonomous systems. Currently pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science at Weber State University in Ogden, UT, he is deeply involved in advancing research in areas such as cybersecurity, computer vision, and data science. His work spans interdisciplinary projects—from autonomous vehicle technologies and swarm learning models to environmental data analysis—underscoring his commitment to both academic excellence and practical innovation.
Assistant Researcher: ML in Acoustic Denial and Cybersecurity
Weber State University
Jan 2023 – Present
Conducted over 100 acoustic denial attack simulations on hard disk drives (HDDs), significantly reducing noise-related failures by implementing an ML-driven noise cancellation mechanism.
Secured a $5,000 research grant to present findings at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research in April 2025.
Graduate Assistant Teacher: CS 6300 – Route Planning and Navigation
Weber State University
March 2023 – Dec 2023
Co-developed and delivered a graduate-level course for seven students, awarded for interdisciplinary work between Computer Science and Automotive Technology departments.
Led hands-on sessions and projects on autonomous systems; programming TurtleBots, InDro bots, and F1-Tenth Racing cars.
Assistant Researcher: AI and Autonomous Vehicles
Weber State University
Oct 2022 – Present
Advanced self-driving technologies using Torch, OpenCV, 3D LiDARs, and SWARM learning models for decentralized and collaborative obstacle recognition and vehicle behavior projects.
Hosted tours and guest lectures for 25+ participants, increasing student interest in autonomous systems by 30%.
Assistant Researcher
National Center for Water Quality Research
Nov 2021 – Sept 2022
Applied ML to predict water quality trends in the Sandusky River 8 years ahead using a 10-year dataset providing actionable insights for environmental decision-making in collaboration with Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard.
Data Analyst
National Center for Water Quality Research
Dec 2021 – Sept 2022
Processed and visualized river sensor data, creating reports to support environmental water quality monitoring.
Weber State University
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
December 2025
Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
Computer Vision & Autonomous Vehicles
Robotics & Swarm Learning Models
Cybersecurity & Acoustic Denial of Service Mitigation
Data Science, Optimization, & Visualization
Applications of ML in Education and Health
- E Mousavi, K Fuez. "Acoustic Machine Learning Pre-trained Active Noise Cancellation Defense for Acoustic Denial of Service Attacks on Hard Disk Drives," School of Computing, WSU. Work in Progress
- E Mousavi et al. "A descriptive analysis: a forecast on the ratio of Sandusky river's total particulate phosphorus per suspended sediments regarding the river's flow using autoregressive integrated moving average and supervised machine learning," The U.S. National Center for Water Quality Research, Broad Institute of MIT & Harvard and Harvard Medical School. Link to: paper's poster view April 2022
- E Mousavi, "Two-Stroke X-Shaped Engine" published under Patent Cooperation Treaty (WIPO) in the World Intellectual Property Organization, consisting of several conceptual ideas in mechanical engineering, automotive and aerospace engineering –internal combustion sector–, (WIPO Publication #WO/2020/026037). [1], [2], [3] June 2020
Senator, Elected as The Senator for College of Engineering, Applied Science and Technology 2023 - 2024
Research Grant Awarded, Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR), Weber State University Jan. 2024
Student Advisor, Swarm Learning Model Project, Nvidia & Hewlett Packard Enterprise July 2023
Lewis E Miller International Ambassador Certificate, Heidelberg University April 2022
Emerging Leader Certificate, Heidelberg University April 2022
Top 5% student for academic performance, Iranian National Organization for Development of Exceptional Talent's Shahid Beheshti High School; from grades 7th to 12th Sept. 2014 - June 2020
Harvard SEAS Computer Science Colloquium Group, Harvard University. Oct. 2021- Present
Faculty Senate Committee, Weber State University Oct. 2023- Dec. 2023
Academic Resource Committee, Weber State University. Oct. 2023- Dec. 2023
IT Advisory Committee, Weber State University. Jan. 2024- Present
Association for Computing Machinery ACM®, New York, NY. Feb.2022- Present
Iran's National Elites Foundation, Iran. 2019-2021
Organizer & Panelist, Weber State University's AI & Autonomous Vehicles Symposium: Invited and coordinated lectures by professors on AI and autonomous vehicles for engineering students. Nov. 2023
VIP Participant, AI/ML Leader in Tech for the State of Utah, Pluralsight Navigate, The Grand America Hotel Oct. 2023
Participant, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Uncertainty Quantification Conference, California Institute of Technology (Caltech), Pasadena, CA.
July 2023
Participant, Terasaki Institute Innovation Summit, The University of California, Los Angeles, CA March 2023
Participant, Leadership to Legacy Conference, Weber State University Nov. 2023
Research Presenter, Heidelberg University Research Symposium, Tiffin, OH April 2022
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