I recently graduated with a B.Sc. in Computer Engineering from Sharif University of Technology. I am interested in information retrieval, retrieval-augmented generation, and reasoning and reliability in language models.
I am a remote research assistant at LS3 Lab, University of Toronto & Reviewerly, advised by Prof. Ebrahim Bagheri and Dr. Negar Arabzadeh. Previously, I was a summer research intern at the University of Hong Kong’s STAR Lab, advised by Prof. Reynold Cheng.
My current work focuses on deep research agents: how to help agents find, recognize, and use the evidence needed for well-supported answers.
Education
Sharif University of Technology
Sept 2022 – Sept 2026
B.Sc. in Computer Engineering · Tehran, Iran GPA: 19.70/20 · Class rank: 6/201
Selected coursework: Advanced Information Retrieval; Machine Learning; Artificial Intelligence; System 2 (Reasoning) AI; Reinforcement Learning; Probability & Statistics; Linear Algebra.
Research Interests
Information retrieval and retrieval-augmented generation
Natural language processing and large language models
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Research Experience
LS3 Lab, University of Toronto & Reviewerly
Dec 2025 – Present
Research Assistant · Remote
Advisors: Prof. Ebrahim Bagheri & Dr. Negar Arabzadeh
Peer-review datasets and AI-text detection; retrieval-augmented verification of peer-review claims; question decomposition and evidence retrieval for deep research agents.
Machine Learning Lab, Sharif University of Technology
Oct 2025 – Present
Research Assistant
Advisor: Prof. Mahdieh Soleymani Baghshah
Evaluating LLM deception through benchmarks and interactive games, examining reasoning, planning, value priorities, and contextual triggers.
Daisy Lab, Sharif University of Technology
Aug 2026 – Present
Research Assistant
Advisor: Prof. Maryam Ramezani
Neural extensions of mechanistic diffusion models for interpretable forecasting of information cascades.
STAR Lab, The University of Hong Kong
Jun – Sept 2025
Summer Research Intern
Advisor: Prof. Reynold Cheng
Query decomposition and knowledge graphs for multi-hop question answering, with bandit-based optimization of evidence retrieval.
Data Science & Machine Learning Lab, Sharif
Sept 2024 – Apr 2025
Research Assistant
Advisors: Prof. Hamid R. Rabiee & Prof. Maryam Ramezani
Bayesian collaborative filtering using uncertainty-aware user–item representations, learned matching, and ensemble predictions.
Value-based and policy-gradient methods, with extensions to offline, multi-agent, and meta-reinforcement learning.
Honors & Awards
HKU CDS Summer Research Internship Programme — selected as one of 50 undergraduate participants worldwide, 2025.
Cornell–Maryland–Max Planck Pre-Doctoral Research School (CMMRS) — selected as one of 80 undergraduate and master’s participants, 2025.
Iranian National University Entrance Examination — ranked 45th among 145,615 candidates in Mathematics (top 0.03%), 2022.
Teaching
Teaching Assistant, Sharif University of Technology
System 2 (Reasoning) AI; Artificial Intelligence; Intelligent Analysis of Biomedical Images; Linear Algebra; Engineering Probability and Statistics; Data Structures and Algorithms; Computer Structure and Machine Language; Fundamentals of Programming (Python).