Education, research, teaching, and the organizations I've been part of along the way.
University of Toronto · Thirdspace Lab · Supervised by Dr. Ishtiaque Ahmed
Human-computer interaction and social computing. Dissertation on how AI infrastructures shape the visibility and viability of immigrant-led nonprofit organizations.
University of Toronto · Holland Bloorview · Supervised by Dr. Tom Chau
Research on the effects of meditation and mental rehearsal on EEG-based brain-computer interface classification accuracy.
University of Tehran, Iran
Undergraduate research internship designing a cough detection module for a dysphagia detection algorithm.
Conducting qualitative and participatory research on AI, immigrant communities, and nonprofit technology. Lead researcher and designer of AMINA.
Developed a converter pipeline migrating the Ontario Brain Institute's MRI imaging database to the Brain Imaging Data Structure (BIDS) standard. Contributed to multivariate statistical tools for outlier detection in neuroimaging data under the supervision of Dr. Stephen Strother and Dr. Stephen Arnott.
Facilitated studio critiques, led tutorials, designed assignments, and mentored students through user research, prototyping, and usability evaluation in HCI courses.
Supported students in introductory and intermediate programming courses through office hours, assignment grading, and hands-on debugging sessions.
Taught physics and astronomy to secondary and pre-university students. Developed curriculum materials and led observation sessions.
Coordinated programs and helped build organizational infrastructure for sustained volunteer-led community impact.
Founded and ran a deep learning reading group bridging neuroscience and engineering researchers around emerging ML methods for neuroimaging.
Contributed to projects connecting engineering practice with global development and equity goals.
Coordinated lab events, student welfare activities, and academic community building within the graduate student organization.
Wrote and edited content at the intersection of science, society, and culture for a Persian-language intellectual magazine.
Organized academic and professional development events for the undergraduate biomedical engineering student community.
Elected representative advocating for student interests and contributing to academic governance within the faculty.