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EDUCATION
Sept. 2008 - Dec. 2013 (Expected) University
of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
PhD, Control, Electrical Engineering
Supervisor: Dr. M. Oishi
Thesis: Modeling and Control of Parkinson Disease.
Sept. 2006 - July 2008 (Expected) University
of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
MSc., Control, Electrical Engineering
Supervisors: Prof. B. Moshiri
and Dr. M. R. Bakhtiari
Advisor: Prof. A. Khaki-Sedigh
Thesis: Identification and Model Predictive Control of
a Bioprocess. (18.84/20)
GPA: 18.53/20
Sept. 2002 - Sept. 2006 University of Tehran,
Tehran, Iran.
BSc., Control, Electrical Engineering
Supervisor: Dr. S. K. Setarehdan
Thesis: Detecting Coronary Layers in Intravascular
Ultrasound (IVUS) Pictures. (19/20)
GPA: 16.54/20
Note: University of Tehran
is the oldest, largest, and highly prestigious university of Iran.
RESEARCH
INTERESTS
Adaptive Control ( of bioprocesses )
Predictive Control ( of bioprocesses )
Fuzzy Control
Automation & Instrumentation
Sensor/Data Fusion
Machine Vision & Robotics
Biomedical Image Processing
Assess Motor Performance in Parkinson's Disease
BOOKS AND BOOK CHAPTERS
1. A.
Ashoori, B. Moshiri, and S. K. Setarehdan, “Detecting Coronary Layers in IVUS Pictures using Image Fusion Approach,”
Book Chapter on Image Fusion, InTech Publishers, ISBN 978-953-307-182-4, Rijeka, Croatia, Pages 111-126, June 2011.
JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS
5. N. Baradaran, S. N. Tan, A. Liu, A.
Ashoori, S. J. Palmer, Z. J. Wang, M. M. K. Oishi, and M. J. McKeown, “Parkinson's disease rigidity: relation to brain connectivity and motor performance,”
Frontiers in Movement Disorders, accepted, May 2013.
4. M. M. K. Oishi, N. Matni, A.
Ashoori, and M. J. McKeown, “Switching Restrictions for Stability Despite Switching Delay: Application to Switched Tracking Tasks in Parkinson's Disease,”
Journal of Nonlinear Systems and Applications, special issue on hybrid systems, Pages 16-25, 2011.
3. A.
Ashoori, M. J. McKeown, and M. M. K. Oishi, “Switched Manual Pursuit Tracking Tasks to Measure Motor Performance in Parkinson’s Disease,”
Journal on Control Theory & Applications, 5(17), Pages 1970-1977, April 2011.
2. A.
Ashoori, B. Moshiri, A. Khaki-Sedigh, and M. R. Bakhtiari, “Optimal Control of a Nonlinear Fed-batch Fermentation Process using Model Predictive Approach,”
Journal of Process Control, 19(7), Pages 1162-1173, July 2009.
1. A.
Ashoori, B. Moshiri, A. Ramezani, M. R. Bakhtiari, and A. Khaki-Sedigh, “PH Control of Penicillin Fermentation Process using Predictive Approach,”
Systems-Science Journal , 35(1), pages 65-74, 2009.
CONFERENCE PUBLICATIONS
9. M. M. K. Oishi, A.
Ashoori, and M. J. McKeown, “Mode Detection in Switched Pursuit Tracking Tasks: Hybrid Estimation to Measure Performance in Parkinson’s Disease,” presented in the
48th IEEE Conference on Decision, and Control (CDC 2010),
Dec. 15-17, 2010, Atlanta, GA, US. (available via IEEEXplore)
8. N. Golpayegani, and A.
Ashoori, “A novel algorithm for edge enhancement based on Hilbert Matrix,” presented in the
2nd International Conference on Computer Engineering and Technology (ICCET 2010),
Apr. 16-18, 2010, Chengdu, Sichuan, China. (available via IEEEXplore)
7. A.
Ashoori, B. Moshiri, A. H. Ghods, M. R. Bakhtiari, and A. Khaki-Sedigh, “Model Predictive Control of a Nonlinear Fed-batch Fermentation Process,” accepted in the
10th International Conference on Robotics, Automation, Control, and Vision (ICARCV 2008),
Dec. 17-20, 2008, Hanoi, Vietnam. (available via IEEEXplore)
6. A.
Ashoori, B. Moshiri, A. Ramezani, M. R. Bakhtiari, and A. Khaki-Sedigh, “pH Control of a Fed-batch Fermentation Process
using Model Predictive Control,” presented at the
14th International Congress of Cybernetics and Systems of WOSC (ICCS 2008),
Sept. 9-12, 2008, Wroclaw, Poland.
5. A.
Ashoori, B. Moshiri, and S. K. Setarehdan, “Fuzzy Image Fusion
Application in Detecting Coronary Layers in IVUS Pictures,” presented at the
3rd International Symposium on Communication, Control and Signal
Processing (ISCCSP 2008), March 12-14, 2008, Malta. (available via IEEEXplore)
4. M.
Javan-Roshtkhari, A. Ashoori, and S. Javan-Roshtkhari, “Control
Relevant Identification for Controlling a Continuous-Stream Bioreactor with
Unknown Dynamics,” presented at the 3rd International
Symposium on Communication, Control and Signal Processing (ISCCSP 2008),
March 12-14, 2008, Malta. (available via IEEEXplore)
3. A.
Khadem, S. K. Setarehdan, and A. Ashoori, “Bivariate Cubic Smoothing Spline for Denoising the
Displacement Estimates in Ultrasound Elastography,” presented at the International Workshop on Signal
Processing and its Applications (WOSPA 2008), March 18-20, 2008, Sharjah, UAE.
2. A.
Ashoori, and B. Moshiri, “Application of Information Fusion in Intelligent
Detecting of Coronary Layers in IVUS Pictures,” presented at the 1st
Joint Conference on Intelligent Systems and Fuzzy Systems (ISFS 2007),
Aug. 29-31, 2007, Mashhad,
Iran.
1. A. Ashoori, and S. K.
Setarehdan, “Detecting Coronary Layers in IVUS Pictures,” presented at the
4th Conference on Machine Vision and Image Processing (MVIP
2007), Feb. 14-15, 2007, Mashhad,
Iran.
POSTERS AND ABSTRACT PUBLICATIONS
8. N. Niksirat, A.
Ashoori, N. Baradaran, M. M. K. Oishi, and M. J. McKeown, “The Updated Wartenberg Pendulum Test as an Objective Quantitative Measure of Rigidity in Parkinson’s disease,”
poster presented at Canadian Physiotherapy Association's Congress and the Orthopaedic Division's Symposium,
May 23-26, 2013, Montreal, Canada.
7. D. J. Kim, A.
Ashoori, E. Ty, M. M. K. Oishi, and M. J. McKeown, “Augmented set-shifting in Parkinson’s disease with noisy Galvanic Vestibular Stimulation,”
poster presented at the 5th International Conference on Non-invasive Brain Stimulation,
March 19-21, 2013, Leipzig, Germany.
6. D. J. Kim, A.
Ashoori, E. Ty, M. M. K. Oishi, and M. J. McKeown, “Subthreshold noisy galvanic vestibular stimulation normalizes motor responsiveness to visual error feedback in Parkinson’s disease,”
poster presented at The Movement Disorder Society's 16th International Congress of Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders,
June 17-21, 2012, Dublin, Ireland.
5. D. J. Kim, A.
Ashoori, E. Ty, M. M. K. Oishi, and M. J. McKeown, “Effects of noisy galvanic vestibular stimulation on motor tracking in Parkinson’s disease on and off medication,” poster presented at Annual World Congress of Society for Brain Mapping and Therapeutics (SBMT 2012),
June 2-4, 2012, Toronto, ON, Canada.
4. D. J. Kim, A.
Ashoori, E. Ty, and M. J. McKeown, “Noninvasive stimulation for Parkinsonian’s disease: Noisy vestibular input improves motor performance,” Annual Neurology Resident Research Day,
June 13, 2012, UBC, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
3. N. Baradaran, A.
Ashoori, M. M. K. Oishi, and M. J. McKeown, “Manual tracking performance suggests tremor is a marker of compensatory mechanisms in Parkinson's disease,” abstract presented at the
Neuroscience Conference,
Nov. 12-16, 2011, The Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, DC.
2. N. Baradaran, S. J. Palmer, J. Li, A. Liu, A.
Ashoori, Z. J. Wang, M. M. K. Oishi, and M. J. McKeown, “Differing Biological Substrates of Manual Tracking Performance in Parkinson's Disease Subtypes,” poster presented at the
15th International Congress of Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders (MDS 2011),
June 5-9, 2011, The Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, Canada.
1. M. M. K. Oishi, A.
Ashoori, and M. J. McKeown, “Characterizing Motor Performance in Parkinson’s Disease: Hybrid Systems and Manual Pursuit Tracking,” poster presented at the
1st International Symposium on System Approaches to Parkinson’s Disease, Hamilton Institute - National University of Ireland,
Aug. 2010, Maynooth, Ireland.
STUDENT PUBLICATIONS
2. A. Ashoori, and H.
Mehrabian, “Optimizing Fuzzy Controller of Inverse Pendulum System Using
Genetic Algorithm,” presented at the 2nd Annual Symposium of Young Researchers, March 2006, ECE Department, University of Tehran, Iran.
1. A. Ashoori, and A.
Nouri, “Robot Navigation in Dynamic Environments,” presented at the
1st Annual Symposium of Young Researchers, March 2005, ECE Department, University of Tehran, Iran.
TECHNICAL REPORTS
1. M. Salimi, A.
Ashoori, and F. Alizadeh, “Design of a Monitoring System for Pneumatic Equipments in Paint Circulation Salon (I),” technical report of a part-time job in Iran Khodro Company,
Jan. 2007, Tehran, Iran.
WORK EXPERIENCES
10. Participant in the mentorship program of ECE Graduate Students Association (ECEGSA) as a mentor
Sept. 2010 , Sept. 2011
9. Working in the Control, Robotics, and Biomed. Lab., University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Research Assistant
Sept. 2008 – present
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Modeling and control of Parkinson’s disease.
8. Holding the position of VP of Student Affairs in Graduate Students Association of ECE Dept. (ECEGSA) in University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Apr. 2010 – Apr. 2011
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Organizing events and assisting students.
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Holding an “Industry/Students Networking night” event.
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Organizing technical workshops and seminars.
7. Holding the position of President in TRA (Thunderbird Residence Association)
Sept. 2010 – Sept. 2011
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Organizing events and assisting residents.
6. Holding the position of Vice President in TRA (Thunderbird Residence Association)
Sept. 2009 – Sept. 2010
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Organizing events and assisting residents.
5. Holding the position of Residence Life Office Manager in TRA (Thunderbird Residence Association)
May 2009 – Aug. 2010
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Lending resident sports equipments, DVDs, etc.
4. Working in the Instrumentation and Industrial Control Lab., University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran; Research Assistant
May 2007 – Aug. 2008
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Design of a predictive controller for penicillin production.
3. Working in Farayand Tadbir
Company as Automation & Instrumentation Engineer
Nov. 2006 – Apr. 2007
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Programming PLC S7-300 for some plants in
Sarcheshmeh Copper Complex Automation Project.
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Sensor Selection for some plants in Sarcheshmeh Copper Complex Automation Project.
2. Working in Iran Khodro Company as Instrumentation
Engineer Aug. 2006 – Jan. 2007
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Design of a
monitoring system for pneumatic equipments in Paint Circulation Salon (I).
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Sensor Selection
for pneumatic parts in Paint Circulation Salon (I).
1. Working in Qeshm Voltage Company as Internship July 2005 – Sept.
2005
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Familiarity with mini-PLC, LOGO
programming software, LOGO SOFT COMFORT.
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Familiarity with PLC S7-200 programming
software, MICROWIN.
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Familiarity with PLC S7-300, S7-400
programming software, SIMATIC MANAGER.
TEACHING EXPERIENCES
Fall 2003 Teaching Assistant, University of Tehran
C++ Programming
Instructor: Dr. A. M. Pourpak
Fall 2004 Teaching Assistant, University of Tehran
Numerical Computations
Instructor: Dr. A. M. Pourpak
Spring 2005 Teaching Assistant, University of Tehran
Numerical Computations
Instructor: Dr. A. M. Pourpak
Fall 2005 Teaching Assistant, University of Tehran
Numerical Computations
Instructor: Dr. A. M. Pourpak
Spring 2006 Teaching Assistant, University of Tehran
Linear Control Systems
Instructor: Dr. F. Bahrami
Spring 2006 Teaching Assistant, University of Tehran
Electronics Lab. (I)
Instructor: Dr. B. Forouzandeh
Fall 2006 Teaching Assistant, University of Tehran
Linear Control Systems
Instructor: Dr. F. Bahrami
Fall 2006 Teaching Assistant, University of Tehran
Electronics Lab. (I)
Instructor: Dr. B. Forouzandeh
Spring 2007 Teaching Assistant, University of Tehran
Linear Algebra
Instructor: Dr. F. Rajaei
Spring 2007 Teaching Assistant, University of Tehran
Nonl. & Digital Control
Instructor: Dr. M. A. Rasouli
Fall 2007 Teaching Assistant, University of Tehran
Electrical Circuits (I)
Instructor: Prof. P. Jabedar
Maralani
Fall 2007 Teaching Assistant, University of Tehran
Linear Control Systems
Instructor: Prof. P. Jabedar
Maralani
Fall 2007 Teaching Assistant, University of Tehran
Linear Algebra
Instructor: Dr. F. Bahrami
Spring 2008 Teaching Assistant, University of Tehran
Inst.&Control Elements
Instructor: Prof. B. Moshiri
Spring 2008 Teaching Assistant, University of Tehran
Linear Control Systems
Instructor: Dr. F. Bahrami
Spring 2008 Instructor, Islamic Azad University of Parand
Electrical Circuits Lab.
Spring 2008 Instructor, Islamic Azad University of Parand
Electronics Lab.
Spring 2009 Teaching Assistant, University of British Columbia
Control Systems
Instructor: Prof. G. Dumont
Fall 2009 Teaching Assistant, University of British Columbia
Control Systems
Instructor: Dr. L. Stocco
Spr. 2010 Teaching Assistant, University of British Columbia
Control Systems
Instructor: Dr. M. Oishi
Fall 2010 Teaching Assistant, University of British Columbia
Control Systems
Instructor: Dr. L. Stocco
Spr. 2011 Teaching Assistant, University of British Columbia
Control Systems
Instructor: Dr. F. Karim
Sum. 2011 Teaching Assistant, University of British Columbia
C Programming
Instructor: Dr. F. Aghareb
Fall 2011 Teaching Assistant, University of British Columbia
C Programming
Instructor: Dr. F. Aghareb
COMPUTER ENVIRONMENT
FAMILIARITIES
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MATLAB: (SIMULINK,
m-file programming, image processing toolbox, fuzzy logic toolbox).
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Simulation Software: (SIMATIC
MANAGER, MICROWIN, HSPICE, PSPICE, ORCAD, MODELSIM, QUARTUS).
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Programming Languages: (C/C++, Pascal,
Assembly, HTML, Verilog).
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Operating Systems and Microsoft
Office: (Microsoft Windows 98/2000/NT, MS-DOS, Word, Excel,
PowerPoint, FrontPage, Visio, LATEX).
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Graphic and Web Development Tools: (FrontPage,
Adobe Photoshop).
LANGUAGE SKILLS
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Farsi : Native
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English : TOEFL(iBT) 97/120 : Reading
26/30 , Listening 25/30 , Speaking 24/30 , Writing 22/30 -- taken in 2007
GRE ( Verbal :
330 , Quantitative : 800, Analytical Writing : 3/6)--taken in 2008
IELTS ( Listening: 8.5/9,
Reading: 8/9, Writing: 6.5/9, Speaking 6.5/9 )-- taken in 2010
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German : Familiar
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Arabic : Familiar
HONORS AND AWARDS
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Won student travel support award for the 49th IEEE Conference on Decision, and Control (CDC 2010), Dec. 15-17, 2010, Atlanta, GA, US.
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Admitted
to the University of British Columbia (and also won Graduate Entrance Scholarship, which is offered to 13 PhD admitted students in this university annually), Sep. 2008.
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Entered
University of Tehran (Ranked 57th
among more than 10,000 applicants in nationwide university entrance exam
for MSc degree), Sep. 2006.
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Entered
University of Tehran
(Ranked 273rd among more than 400,000 applicants in nationwide
university entrance exam for BSc degree), Sep. 2002.
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Selected as
“Exceptional Talents” by National Organization of Educational Testing, Sep.
2002.
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Won
acceptance in the first stage of nationwide competition to select national
“mathematics” Olympiad team, Winter 2000.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY
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Designer of course webpage, Linear Algebra University of Tehran, Fall 2007.
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Technical reviewer of the 4th Canadian Student Conference on Biomedical Computing (CSCBC 09), Vancouver, Canada, Feb. 2009.
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Technical reviewer of the Journal of Applied Mathematical Modeling, Nov. 2009, July 2011.
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Technical reviewer of the Journal of Mathematics and Computers in Simulation, Jan. 2010.
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Technical reviewer of the 23rd Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering (CCECE 2010), Calgary, Canada, Jan. 2010.
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Technical reviewer of the 5th Canadian Student Conference on Biomedical Computing and Engineering (CSCBCE 2010), Waterloo, Canada, Mar. 2010.
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Technical reviewer of the 49th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC 2010), Atlanta, GA, USA, Apr. 2010.
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Technical reviewer of the IEEE 7th International Colloquium on Signal Processing & its Applications (CSPA 2011), Penang, Malaysia, Jan. 2011.
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Technical reviewer of the 23rd Canadian Congress of Applied Mechanics (CANCAM 2011), Vancouver, Canada, Feb. 2011.
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Technical reviewer of the 6th Canadian Student Conference on Biomedical Computing and Engineering (CSCBCE 2011), Western Ontario, Canada, Mar. 2011.
MEMBERSHIPS
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Graduate Student Member, IEEE; Oct. 2008 - present
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Honorary Research Associate of the Australian Institute of High Energetic Materials; Mar. 2011 - present
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Member, Alumni Association of Faculty of Engineering, University of Tehran; Sept. 2006 - present
ACADEMIC PROJECTS
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Phonebook for Comprehensive Personal
Data, C++ Programming
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Fall 2002
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Scientific Calculator, Assembly
language
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Fall 2004
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Design of a Predictive Control of DC
Motor of an Artificial Fox Chasing a Random-accelerated Rabbit, MATLAB
Programming
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Fall 2004
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Design of an AC Function Generator for
P.L.C Programming, SIMATIC MANAGER
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Fall 2005
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Fuzzy Image Fusion Application in
Detecting Coronary Layers in Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS) Pictures
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Fall 2006
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Design of a Robust Iterative Learning Controller
(ILC) for a 2nd order plant
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Fall 2006
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Design of an Explicit Piece-wise Affine
Controller for Constrained Nonlinear Systems
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Spring 2007
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Design of a MIMO PID for Disturbed
Multivariable Systems
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Spring 2007
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Simulation of a Fed-batch Fermentation
Process; Penicillin Production
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Spring 2007
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GRADUATE COURSES
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Advanced Instrumentation : 19/20
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Fuzzy Logic : 19.5/20
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Robust Control : 18/20
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Control of Stochastic Processes : 17/20
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Optimal Control : 16.9/20
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Control of Multivariable Systems : 20/20
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Advanced Industrial Control : 18.5/20
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Adaptive Control : 17.75/20
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M.Sc. Seminar : 20/20
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Pattern Recognition : Audited
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Optimization Methods : 93/100
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Nonlinear Control Systems : 87/100
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Statistical Signal Processing : 85/100
EXTRACURRICULAR
ACTIVITIES AND INTERESTS
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Football, volleyball, ping-pong, chess,
mountain climbing, hiking.
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Movies, music, reading poems and Persian
literature
REFERENCES
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My PhD
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§ Dr.
M. Oishi
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Assistant Professor
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University of British Columbia
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moishi@ece.ubc.ca
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My MSc
Sup.
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§ Prof.
B. Moshiri
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Professor
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University of Tehran
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moshiri@ut.ac.ir
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My MSc
Adv.
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§ Prof.
A. Khaki-Sedigh
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Professor
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K. N. Toosi University
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sedigh@kntu.ac.ir
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My BSc
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§ Dr.
S. K. Setarehdan
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Associate
Professor
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University of Tehran
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ksetareh@ut.ac.ir
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§ Prof.
P. Jabedar Maralani
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Professor
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University of Tehran
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pjabedar@ut.ac.ir
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§ Dr.
F. Bahrami
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Assistant
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University of Tehran
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fbahrami@ut.ac.ir
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F. Rajaei
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Assistant
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University of Tehran
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frajaei@ut.ac.ir
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A copy of my full C.V is available here (pdf).
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Biography