CV

Graduate Teaching Assistant

McMaster University

Teaching Assistant for graduate and undergraduate courses in Mathematics and DeGroot Business School. Courses include MFM 714 (Topics in Risk Management), MFM 713 (Computational Finance II), MFin 704 (Numerical Methods in Finance), Math 1MP3 (Introduction to Mathematical Scientific Computation).

• Python
• Machine Learning
• Mathematics
• Teaching
• Problem Solving
• Credit Risk Management
• Risk Management
• Time Series Analysis
• SQL

Faculty Affiliate Researcher

Vector Institute for Artificial Intelligence

Advancing research in geometric deep learning and foundation models. Developing parameter-efficient fine-tuning methods for large language models.

• Problem Solving
• Geometric Deep Learning
• Foundation Models
• Large Language Models (LLM)
• Deep Learning
• PEFT
• Machine Learning
• Algorithm Design
• Research Skills

Graduate Research Assistant

McMaster University

Working on improving novel deep learning architectures like hypernetworks. Optimizing foundation models (fine-tuning) for computational efficiency and effectiveness. Utilizing mathematical properties of underlying models and data functions.

• Python
• Parallel Computing
• Geometric Deep Learning
• Foundation Models
• LLMs
• PEFT
• HyperNetworks
• Mathematics
• Finance
• Fine Tuning
• Deep Learning
• Machine Learning
• GPU
• TensorFlow
• PyTorch
• Transfer Learning
• Problem Solving
• Research Skills

Business Creation in Stock Market (Internship)

Omid Group

Completed 100+ hours of training on financial market structures in Tehran Stock Exchange. Workshops on financial markets, global economy, and asset management industry. Proposed business creation ideas judged as final projects (2nd place among 30 participants).

• Financial Planning
• Financial Markets
• Microsoft Excel
• Project Management
• Teamwork
• Financial Analysis

Quantitative Researcher and Co-Founder

Failed Startup

Founded a startup with five professionals researching statistical arbitrage in FX and gold markets. Created multiple strategy baskets using genetic algorithms and fuzzy logic. Applied 24 well-rounded trading agents with proprietary framework across different time frames. Performed Monte-Carlo simulations measuring performance in Drawdown, VaR, Sharpe ratio metrics.

• Quantitative Finance
• Machine Learning
• Statistical Learning
• Statistical Data Analysis
• Algorithmic Trading

Teaching Assistant

University of Tehran

Teaching Assistant for various computer science and mathematics courses including Introduction to Data Structures and Algorithms, Introduction to Graph Theory, Advanced Programming using C++, Fundamentals of Programming in Python for Mathematics/Statistics and Physics departments.

• C++
• Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)
• Graph Theory
• Algorithm Design
• Data Structures
• Problem Solving
• Bash

Back End Developer (Internship)

Rahnema College

Seven-week internship program developing 'Akaskhoone' project - an image-based social media app combining Instagram and Pinterest features. Used Python and Django Framework for mobile devices. Responsible for users' profile section and automated Python tests.

• Python
• Django
• Test Driven Development
• Soft Skills
• Teamwork
• Problem Solving

Master of Science

McMaster University

Computational Science and Engineering

• Geometric Deep Learning (Hypernetworks) for Time-Series data
• Parameter-Efficient Fine-Tuning (PEFT) LLMs

Bachelor of Science

University of Tehran

Applied Mathematics

• Mathematical Modeling
• Computational Methods

ICML 2025 Workshop Acceptance - LoRA Fine-Tuning Without GPUs

ICML 2025 Workshop on Efficient Systems for Foundation Models

Paper accepted on CPU-efficient LLM fine-tuning methodology

Fields Institute Mathematical Finance Conference Presentation

Fields Institute

Presentation at Mathematical Finance Conference

McMaster University Full Scholarship for MSc Program

McMaster University

Full scholarship for MSc program with 3.9/4.0 GPA

Amazon Udacity Scholarship - AWS Machine Learning Foundations

Amazon/Udacity

Scholarship for AWS Machine Learning Foundations course

Excellent Term Award

University of Tehran

Three times Excellent Term Award - University of Tehran

2nd Place - Omid Group Business Creation Competition

Omid Group

2nd place among 30 participants in business creation competition

Bronze Medal - ACM ICPC West Asia Regional Contest

ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest

Bronze medal in ACM ICPC West Asia Regional Contest

LoRA Fine-Tuning Without GPUs: A CPU-Efficient Meta-Generation Framework for LLMs

ICML 2025 Workshop on Efficient Systems for Foundation Models

Novel CPU-efficient approach to LLM fine-tuning using meta-learning. Accepted July 2, 2025. arXiv:2507.01806 (submitted June 30, 2025).

Low-dimensional approximations of the conditional law of Volterra processes: a non-positive curvature approach

Under review at Analysis and Applications

Under review at Analysis and Applications journal. Mathematical finance and deep learning intersection, novel dimension reduction technique for Volterra processes. arXiv:2405.20094 (submitted May 30, 2024).

CSE Seminar Committee

McMaster University

Organized bi-weekly talk sessions in fall 2024 semester. Contacted guest speakers from various fields and universities. Planned speaker commute and handled booking and catering responsibilities.

Editorial Board Member

University of Tehran

Part of team working on university-level student publication 'Jong-e Riazi'. Published 12th edition, responsible for Applied Mathematics section. Jong-e Riazi is one of the oldest publications in faculty of mathematics, statistics, and computer science.

Event Photographer

University of Tehran

Event photographer for Yalda Celebration in faculty of science. Yalda is Persian celebration for longest night of year with traditional instruments and Hafez poems.

Executive Assistant and Event Photographer

University of Tehran - Music Center

Planned and directed weekly sessions reviewing essential music theory concepts. Covered origin of music and instruments in 'Kannon-e Mosighi' (Music center). Located in faculty of science.

Sales Assistant

Iranian Hemophilia Association

Two-week fundraising campaign for hemophilia patients' families. Collected funds to help families stay in Tehran and pay medical expenses.

Coordinator of Volunteers

Iranian Hemophilia Association

Invited more than 20 members to join volunteer activities. Coordinated volunteer efforts for hemophilia support programs.