— De omnibus dubitandum est.
Hi there! I'm Vahid, a Machine Learning Researcher & Engineer based in Canada with over five years of industry and academic experience under my belt. I have a knack for solving problems through a mathematical lens, particularly in the realm of deep learning and computer vision. This is a brief summary of my academic and professional background.
Most recently, I've been exploring consultation roles, on the lookout for the ideal full-time position that aligns with my interests in Machine Learning R&D. If you're interested in discussing collaborations, reach out and let's build the future together!
Checkout my work & Connect: Github • LinkedIn • Google Scholar • Email
Sep. 2022 - Dec. 2023 • Email
Capstone Project (Thesis): Efficient Neural Network Encoding for 3D Color Lookup Tables
Courses: Introduction to Causality, Deep Learning: Theory & Datascience, Neural Networks & Deep Learning, Empirical Software Engineering
Teaching Assistantships: Programming on the Web (Fall'22, Spring'23)
Selected Teaching Assistantships (All TAships): Head TA of Artificial Intelligence, supervised graduate TAs in Machine Learning Privacy (Graduate), tutored deep learning workshops in Machine Learning for Bioinformatics (Graduate), in addition to TAing and tutoring recitation classes for undergraduate courses such Bioinformatics, Probability theory and Statistics, Linear Algebra, and Data structures and Algorithms.
Selected Extracurricular Activities (All activities): Led the scientific team for Iran's largest data science contest on recommender systems (Sharif’s Datadays 2021), Designed interactive AI courses for highschoolers and undergrad freshmen for Sharif University of Technology’s RASTA and MIL events.
Machine Learning Research Intern
Supervised by: M.S. Brown, M.A. Brubaker, D.B. Lindell
May 2023 - Dec. 2023 • Toronto, ON, Canada
Machine Learning Engineer
Jun. 2020 - Mar. 2021 • Tehran, Iran
Computer Vision Engineering Intern
Jun. 2018 - Jun. 2019 • Tehran, Iran
Graduate researcher supervised by R.G. Krishnan
Oct. 2022 - Dec. 2023 • Toronto, ON, Canada
Undergraduate researcher supervised by M.H. Rohban
Dec. 2019 - Jul. 2022 • Tehran, Iran
Collaboration with PhD students at LTS4 & MLO labs
Feb. 2021 - Sep. 2021 • Lausanne, Switzerland (Remote)
Remote Research Intern at VITA lab, Supervised by A. Alahi
Jul. 2020 - Dec. 2020 • Lausanne, Switzerland (Remote)