Curriculum Vitae

Here is a pdf version of my CV.


Current Position

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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Research Assistant, 2020 - 2024

Previous Positions

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LLNL (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory)
Machine Learning Research Scientist Intern, 2024
Machine Learning for Uncertainty Quantification
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MITLL (MIT Lincoln Laboratory)
Controls Research Scientist Intern, 2023
Adaptive Control of UAV
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CERL (Construction Engineering Research Laboratory)
Robotics Research Engineer, 2020 - 2021
Control of Medical Evacuation Robot
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Arizona State University (Construction Engineering Research Laboratory)
Research Assistant, 2018 - 2020

Education

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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Champaign-Urbana, IL
Ph.D., Aerospace Engineering, 2020 - 2025
Thesis: Reachable Predictive Control: A Novel Control Algorithm for Nonlinear Systems with Unknown Dynamics (Currently being written)
Advisor: Prof. Melkior Ornik
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Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
M.S., Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2018 - 2020
M.S., Robotic Systems Engineering, 2018 - 2020
Thesis: Design, Model, and Control of a Low-cost 3 Degree of Freedom Balancing Laminate Leg with an Actively Controlled Ankle Using Fundamental Controls Concepts
Advisor: Prof. Dan Aukes
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Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
B.S., Electrical Engineering
2010 - 2015

Skills

Languages:
English (fluent), Farsi (moderate)
Coding:
Python (MuJoCo, PyTorch, Numpy, SciPy, Matplotlib)
C++ (MuJoCo) Currently applying Reachable Predictive Control algorithm using MuJoCo simulator
html, CSS, JavaScript Github for this website.
MATLAB
LaTex

Honors

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Mavis Future Faculty Fellow
Champaign, IL
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GAANN Fellowship
Champaign, IL
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Engineering Graduate Fellowship
Tempe, AZ
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KEEN Research Grant
Tempe, AZ