Biography

I am a Lecturer in Data Science at the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol), a role I began in June 2025. My research sits at the intersection of mathematical machine learning theory and real-world application, developing and improving models at a foundational level, with a particular focus on environmental and marine domains. Previously, I was a Research Fellow in Data Science and Machine Learning at the School of Ocean Sciences, Bangor University (2020–2025), where I also led Data Science modules in the School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering. Before moving to the UK, I was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Artificial Intelligence at Azad University, South Tehran Branch (2014–2020), having joined as a Lecturer in 2010. I hold a B.Sc. in Software Engineering (2005), an M.Sc. in Artificial Intelligence (2007), and a Ph.D. in Artificial Intelligence (2014) from the Science and Research University, Tehran. My work has been recognised through a number of awards and fellowships. Notably, I received a Global Talent Endorsement from the UK Royal Society in 2023, awarded to researchers recognised as world-leading or with the potential to become so. Further fellowships include a Research Fellowship at Bangor University (2020–2025), a scholarship to the School of AI in Rome (2019), a full PhD scholarship from Azad University (2010–2014), and a Research Fellowship at KNTU ISLAB (2007–2010). (university homepage)