RESEARCH INTERESTS
Research interests:
- Conversational AI
- Query Understanding
- Machine Learning
VOCATIONAL
- Research Scientist Intern, The Home Depot Inc. (Summer 2019)
· Query Understanding
· E-Commerce Search Engine
· Intent Clustering and Classification
- R&D Engineer, Sharif University (summer 2015 – summer 2016)
· Machine Learning
· Advanced signal processing algorithms in Visual C++ with Intel® Math Kernel Library (MKL) and Intel® Integrated Performance Primitives (IPP).
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
- Introduction to Computer Science II, Emory University, Fall 2016 – Fall 2017
· Java Programming
- Deep Learning, Emory University, Spring 2016
· Deep FNNs, CNNs, and RNNs Models.
HIGHLIGHTED MEMBERSHIPS
· Member of Emory Emerson Bot team, was among 18 teams selected from around the world for the Amazon Alexa Prize 2017. Final Rank: 5th [WebSite]
· Member of Emory Iris Bot team, was among top 8 teams selected from around the world for the Amazon Alexa Prize 2018. Final Rank: 4th [WebSite]
· Member of Emora Bot team, is among top 8 teams selected from around the world for the Amazon Alexa Prize 2019. [WebSite]
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
- Research Assistant at Emory Intelligent Information Access Laboratory (IR Lab)
Under Supervision of Dr. Eugene Agichtein, projects developed:
· Alexa Prize 2017, 2018, and 2019
· Topic and Intent Classification for Conversational Bots
· Smart Topic Suggestion for Conversational Bots
· User Satisfaction Prediction in Conversational Bots
· Structural Question Answering
· Transfer Learning in Question Answering
- Research Assistant, The Nemati Lab
Under Supervision of Dr. Shamim Nemati, projects developed:
· Developing Deep Learning algorithms for Biomedical Image Analysis
- Research Assistant, Cognitive Neurobiology Laboratory (CogNeuroLab)
Under Supervision of Prof. Mohammad Reza Daliri, projects developed:
· Developing Texture Analysis Methods
· Developing MRI brain image Analysis Methods
- Research Assistant, Tarbiat Modares and Shahid Beheshti Universities, Tehran, Iran
Under Supervision of Dr. Zendehdel and Dr. Abdolmaleki, projects developed:
· Collaboration on investigation of genes expression with Department of Biophysics and Occupational Hygiene at Tarbiat Modares and Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences.
- Research Assistant, Intelligent Automation Lab
Under Supervision of Dr. Kabiri, projects developed:
· Developing MRF Based methods for human brain image segmentation