Education:

                    Amirkabir University of Technology (AUT), Tehran, Iran

                    Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering, Fall 2007-Summer 2012

                    M.Sc. in Biomedical Engineering, Spring 2004-Spring 2007

                    KN Toosi University of Technology (KNTU), Tehran, Iran

                    B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering (Control Eng.), Fall 1999-Fall 2003

Research and Academic Activities:

Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

-       Context Dependent Modulation of Sensory Feedback Gains Feb. 2010-Jan. 2012 (Supervisor: Dr. Reza Shadmehr)

-       Cortico-spinal Reorganization during Force-field Adaptation Aug. 2010-Feb. 2011(Supervisor: Dr. Reza Shadmehr, Advisor: Dr. Jean-Jacques Orban de Xivry)

Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran

-       Estimation of Human Arm Stiffness using EMG and Kinematic Data (Supervisor: Dr. Farzad Towhidkhah, Advisors: Dr. Reza Shadmehr and Dr. Mohammad Hassan Moradi) April 2010-Fall 2012

-       Designing and Simulation of a 2DOF Robot for Rehabilitation Purposes 2009-2010.

-       Modeling of Pedestrian Path Planning Fall 2008-Spring 2009

-       Human Path Planning: Models in Dynamic Environments Fall 2005-Spring 2008 (Supervisor: Dr. Farzad Towhidkhah, Advisor: Dr. Mohammad Hassan Moradi )

-       Design and Implementation of Laser Doppler Blood Flowmeter Fall 2005-Spring 2007(Supervisor: Dr. Farzad Towhidkhah, Advisor: Dr. Mohammad Hassan Moradi)

KN Toosi University of Technology, Tehran, Iran

-       Design and Implementation of Hybrid Electronic Controller for Hydraulic Linear Actuator of a 3DOF Shoulder Robot (Supervisor: Dr. Hamid Taghirad, Advisor: Dr. Houman Sadjadian) Fall 2002-Fall 2004

Interested Research Fields:

-       Behavioral Neuroscience

-       Human Movement Control and Learning

-       Rehabilitation

Interested Teaching Fields:

-       Human Movement Control and Learning

-       Modeling and Simulation of Neuromuscular Systems

-       Instrumentation and Measurement Devices

Courses:

KN Toosi University of Technology

-       Control of Neuromuscular Systems, Graduate Course, EE Department.

-       Instrumentation, Undergraduate Course, EE Department.

-       Electrical Measurement, Undergraduate Course, EE Department.

-       Linear Control Systems Lab., Undergraduate Course, EE Department.

Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran

-       Numerical Methods and Programming, Graduate Course, BME Department.

-       An Introduction to Engineering Math and Numerical Computation, Graduate Course, BME Department.

-       Electronic Measurements, Undergraduate Course, BME Department.

Cognitive Sciences Institute

-       Computer Programming for Neuroscientists I&II, Graduate open course.

Shahid Rajaee University, Tehran, Iran

-       Electrical Circuits II, Undergraduate Course, EE Department.

Honors/Awards:

-       Ranked first among Ph.D. graduates of Bioelectrics Dep., AUT, Tehran, Iran Fall 2012.

-       Selected for Johns Hopkins University scholarship award (to students from developing countries), one year Trainee program (extended for the second year), Baltimore, MD, USA 2010-2011.

-       Identified as an exceptional talent at National Talents Foundation (Boniade Melli Nokhbegan)

-       Admitted for Ministry of Science scholarship for Ph.D. program in Iran, 2008- 2011.

-       Identified as an exceptional talent student at Amirkabir University of Technology and admitted for PhD fellowship 2008-2012.

-       Ranked first among M.Sc. graduated students of Bioelectrics Dep, AUT 2007.