Assistant Professor in Computer Science at the York St John University , London Campus
Former Research Fellow in IoT and Big data at the University of Bedfordshire
Former Senior Research Associate at University of East Anglia (UEA)
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Personal Profile
My research experiences are related to:
1: Telecommunication: 5G and Internet of Things (IoT), Mobile ad hoc networks, Wireless sensor networks
2: Artificial intelligence and machine learning: Real-time algorithm development, Mathematical modelling,
Heuristic and convex optimization, Demand response management
3.Sensors: Design and implementation of wearable sensors, Low power electronics for wearable sensing (ex.
Bluetooth low energy application), Energy harvesting in wireless sensor networks, Smart grid
I achieved Charted Management Institute (CMI) level 5 certificate in management and leadership in Jan 2021[5C1V2].
Education
Ph.D. Electronic System Engineering
University of Essex (Dec .2017)
Master of Science (MS) in Electronic Engineering (Taught and Research)
Azad University IR and Khaje Nasir University of Technology, Iran (2012)
Bachelor of Science (BS) Electronic Engineering
Khaje Nasir Toosi University of Technology, Tehran, Iran (2008)
Diploma in Mathematics and Physics
National Organization for Development of Exceptional Talents (NODET), Farzanegan Amin, Iran, Isfahan
Awards and Achievements
1. Selected Candidate at University of East Anglia as Senior research associate in the department of computing science (April 2020)
2. CMI level 5 certificate in Management and Leadership [5C1V2] (Jan 2021)
3. Successful cooperative application for funding for M.Res project, University of Chester (Jun 2019)
4. Innovate UK Fund Achievement as Knowledge Transfer Partnership Associate, the University of Bolton (Nov.
2018)
5. Selected Candidate for the ReLiB project as Research Associate at University of Newcastle (Oct 2018)
6. Iran national elites’ foundation award, University of Tehran, Iran (July.2018)
Work Experiences
Current Employment
Research Fellow at the University of Bedfordshire
Previous Employment
A. Research:
Research Fellow at the University of Bedfordshire (
Senior Research Associate at the University of East Anglia (April 2020)
The project is related to communication and Network at the Department of Computing Science at the University of East Anglia.
The role description is provided here :
https://www.academicgates.com/job/detail/00155d140103-11e9-fa08-f4b8960c-834b
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at the University of Bolton in Collaboration with PFLH International company (KTP Associate) (Nov. 2018-March 2020)
Funding comes from Innovate UK. The project is in collaboration between the University of Bolton and Passion for life healthcare (Limited). The aim of the project is the implementation of a wireless respiratory sensor to diagnose Sleep Disordered Breathing (SDB).
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
I achieved Iran National Elites Foundation Award, in July 2018. I was with the VLSI lab, at the Department of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering, University of Tehran.
Research Officer, University of ESSEX (2016)
1. Research project to conduct investigations on 5G network, Under Supervision of Prof Stuart Walker.
Research Assistant, University of Essex (2014-2017)
2. Research Administrator for the DANCER (Digital Agent Networking for Customer Energy Reduction) funded by the EPSRC’s Energy Efficiency in Buildings program under the supervision of Professor Kun Yang, My Ph.D. supervisor. The project, which was a collaboration between the Universities of Essex and London South Bank aimed to develop and trial a new approach to domestic energy management. This research was in line with my Ph.D. research area.
3. Research project to investigate secret keys within wireless networks, funded by School of Computer science and Electronic Engineering, University of Essex, Under Supervision of Dr Arsenia Chorti
4. A combined research project between the Art History and Computer Science & engineering departments, to design and test data gloves for the visually impaired, funded by School of Computer science and Electronic Engineering, University of Essex, Under Supervision of Dr. Francisco Sepulveda
5. I have experience in writing a report for a project supervised by Dr. John Woods. The report was titled ‘Data consolidation for solar gains’. It was a paid project that was focused on image processing and Pattern to recognize the faulty and damaged image which is sent via the GPS to the Linux board.
B. Teaching (2011-2018)
Graduate Teaching Assistant University of Essex (Departments of CSEE and Mathematics)
1. Working within the Mathematics department Supporting students in Graph Theory, Security Systems and Number Theory which required strong math and programming skills alongside with marking course work material. (2014-2016)
2. Natural Language Processing, Dr Annie Louis Assistant, (Oct-Jan 2016), Teaching basics of probability and stochastic theory. Provide support for CSEE students through the lab assignments
Graduate Laboratory Assistant ((Departments of CSEE and Mathematics)
3. Working to support various courses such as embedded systems and Introduction to C programming for CSEE students (2014-2015)
4. Working to support the course introduction to database, using SQL programming language to help students with their assignments with Dr. Sam Steel (Oct-Jan 2016)
5. High-Level Digital Design with Dr. Luca Citi (Jan 2017)
6. Embedded System Programming with Dr. Amit Kumar Singh (Oct 2017- March 2018)
Before Starting Ph.D.: (2011-2013)
7. Lecturer at Azad University Najaf Abad Branch-Iran for the course C programming Language
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Azad_University,_Najafabad_Branch)
Successful Funding Application (Jun 2019):
1. I was part of the team with Dr. Yuli Yang Senior Lecturer from the University of Chester
For M.RES project related to Low-Power Low-Cost Respiratory Monitoring Systems using Wireless Sensors
1. A review on algorithms and 5G IoT based technologies for DRM in Smart Grid (Draft- Submitted for
2. Review on Biomedical Sensors, Technologies, and algorithms for diagnosis sleep-disordered breathing: Comprehensive survey’, IEEE Reviews in Biomedical Engineering (IMPC:6.3), 2020
3.Automation of Recording in Smart Classrooms via Deep Learning and Bayesian Maximum a Posteriori Estimation of Instructor’s Pose, IEEE transactions on industrial informatics (IMP> 8), 2020
4. An Optimal Real-Time Pricing Algorithm under Load Uncertainty and User Number Variation in Smart Grid,” International Journal of Communication Systems Willy (IJCS), 2017
5. Performance Analysis of Probabilistic Routing Algorithms in Mobile Ad hoc Networks Using a New Smart Algorithm ‘’Journal of International Review on Computer and Software (I.RE. CO.S), pp837-843,vol8, N.3, March 2013 Issue
1. ’ Design of a Respiratory Sensor for diagnosis Sleep Disordered Breathing’. KTP Associate conference 2019, 20-21 June, the Queen’s University of Belfast
2. ‘ An Income Based Real-Time Pricing Algorithm under Uncertainties in Smart Grid’, 8th Computer Science and Electronic Engineering IEEE International Conference, University of Essex, UK, Sep 2016
3.” Optimal Real-Time Pricing Based on Income Maximization for Smart Grid,” 2015 IEEE International Conference on Computer and Information Technology; Ubiquitous Computing and Communications; Dependable, Autonomic and Secure Computing; Pervasive Intelligence and Computing, Liverpool, 2015, pp. 626-631
4. Analysis of Probabilistic Forwarding Effects on Delay in Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks, 20th Iran Conference of Electronic Engineering, University of Tehran, Iran, Tehran, 2012,( ICEE 2012)(Sponsored by : IEEE IRAN section-IEIT-ITRC) (In Farsi)
5. ’Investigation and Research on Network on chips technology’, Presented in Iranian national congress in Computer and Information Technology (IT), Kerman, Iran, 2011 (In Farsi)
6.’ Image processing and wavelet transform with application in airport security systems’, Presented in Iranian national conference at Azad University IR, NEEC 2010, Isfahan, Iran (In Farsi)
Book-Chapter
1. Thermal Energy Harvesting for WSN, forthcoming book, ” Energy Harvesting in Wireless Sensor Networks and Internet of Things”, edited by Faisal Karim Shaikh and Sherali Zeadally to be published by IET Press, in London, the United Kingdom in fall 2021.
Reports
1. Impact of Covid-19 on global telecommunication network traffic volumes, with Professor Gerard Parr head of
school of Computing Science at the University of East Anglia (Draft-2020)
2. Data consolidation for solar gains, with Dr. John Woods, Senior lecturer at the University of Essex, 2017
Workshop and Seminars Invitations and presentations
1. Presentations and reports for Local Management Committee (LMC) during my KTP program (2018-2020)
2. KTP conference presentation at the Queen university of Belfast (2019)
3. ’Demand Response Management and Real Time Pricing Issues in Smart Grids’, EGL’2018 Workshop on
Optimization, Applied and Numerical Mathematics, Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Essex
4. COGX 2019 conference in AI, London, 2019
Reviewer of journals
1.MDPI sustainability Journal
2.International Journal of Communication Systems
3.IEEE Access
4.Wireless Networks (WINE)
Extracurricular activities (April-July 2019)
1. Certificate of completing a course of study at Ashorne Hill Management Collage which meets the study requirements for a CMI level 5 in management and leadership
2. CMI level 5 in management and leadership (Jan 2021)
2. Visit of following Companies' production Lines:
· Otter control , Located at Buxton , UK http://www.ottercontrols.co.uk/ (2019)
· Centre for Printed Electronics, Located at Durham, UK, https://www.uk-cpi.com (2019)
· Sensor City, Located at Liverpool, https://www.sensorcity.co.uk/ (2019)
These visits helped me to be familiar with the most advanced technologies available related to Printed and Flexible Electronics for manufacturing specific products, such as sensors, Electronic boards and as well as familiarisation with the most advanced 3D printing devices, and available advanced technologies for SMD fabrication, Soldering process and so on.
Research interest:
Wireless Sensor Networks, MEMS, Internet of things, Mathematical modeling and optimization, Smart Grid, Energy Harvesting
Technical Skills:
Languages: MATLAB, Python, SQL, Spice, C++, C, Pascal, Proteus, VHDL, ASM, TeX
Work experience with different packages and simulation environments: Linux, SPSS, ns
Microsoft tools (Visio, Excel,)
Professional Associations
Charted Management Institute (CMI)
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Higher Education Academy (HEA)
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