CV

Graduate Teaching Assistant

McMaster University

Teaching Assistant for graduate and undergraduate courses in Mathematics and DeGroote School of Business.

• MFM 714: Topics in Risk Management
• MFM 713: Computational Finance II
• MFin 704: Numerical Methods in Finance
• Math 1MP3: Introduction to Mathematical Scientific Computation
• Supported 500+ students across two departments

Faculty Affiliate Researcher

Vector Institute for Artificial Intelligence

Advancing cutting-edge research in geometric deep learning and foundation models. Developing innovative parameter-efficient fine-tuning methods for large language models, focusing on CPU-optimization and meta-learning approaches.

• Published ICML 2025 Workshop paper (arXiv:2507.01806)
• Volterra processes research under review at Analysis and Applications
• Collaboration with McMaster University and Fields Institute

Graduate Research Assistant

McMaster University

Conducting research on novel deep learning architectures, particularly hypernetworks for financial time series modeling. Optimizing foundation models through parameter-efficient fine-tuning techniques.

• Thesis: Geometric Deep Learning (Hypernetworks) for Time-Series Data
• Supervisor: Prof. Anastasis Kratsios
• Maintained 3.9/4.0 GPA with full scholarship
• Presented at Fields Institute Mathematical Finance Conference

Business Creation in Stock Market (Internship)

Omid Group

Completed comprehensive training on financial market structures at Tehran Stock Exchange. Participated in intensive workshops covering financial markets, global economy, and asset management.

• 100+ hours of training at Tehran Stock Exchange
• 2nd place among 30 participants in business creation competition
• Focus on asset management industry dynamics
• 3-month intensive program

Quantitative Researcher and Co-Founder

Failed Startup

Co-founded a quantitative trading startup focusing on statistical arbitrage strategies in FX and gold markets. Developed sophisticated trading systems using genetic algorithms and fuzzy logic frameworks.

• Team of 5 professionals over 2 years
• 24 specialized trading agents with proprietary algorithms
• Advanced risk metrics: Drawdown, VaR, Sharpe ratio analysis
• Multiple timeframe trading strategies

Teaching Assistant

University of Tehran

Teaching Assistant for computer science and mathematics courses across Mathematics, Statistics, and Physics departments.

• Introduction to Data Structures and Algorithms
• Introduction to Graph Theory
• Advanced Programming using C++
• Fundamentals of Programming in Python
• 3-year teaching experience (2020-2023)

Back End Developer (Internship)

Rahnema College

Completed intensive internship developing 'Akaskhoone' project—an innovative image-based social media application combining Instagram and Pinterest features. Utilized Python and Django Framework for mobile application development.

• Led user profile section development
• Implemented comprehensive automated testing frameworks
• 7-week intensive program
• Mobile application development focus

Master of Science

McMaster University

Computational Science and Engineering

• Theoretical Foundations of Unsupervised Learning
• Statistical Learning Theory
• Scientific Computing and Matrix Computations
• Scientific Programming with C++

Bachelor of Science

University of Tehran

Applied Mathematics

• Linear Algebra
• Advanced Linear Algebra
• Probability Theory
• Mathematical Analysis
• Algorithm Design
• Data Structures and Algorithms
• Data Mining
• Machine Learning
• Artificial Intelligence
• Optimization
• Linear Programming
• Differential Equations
• Graph Theory
• Game Theory

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 Large Language Model fine-tuning using meta-learning techniques. Accepted July 2, 2025. Available at 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. Research at the intersection of mathematical finance and deep learning, presenting novel dimension reduction techniques for Volterra processes. Available at arXiv:2405.20094 (submitted May 30, 2024).

CSE Seminar Committee

McMaster University

Organized bi-weekly academic talk sessions during fall 2024 semester. Coordinated with guest speakers from various universities and research fields. Managed comprehensive event logistics including speaker arrangements, venue booking, and catering coordination.

Editorial Board Member

University of Tehran

Served on editorial team for university-level student publication 'Jong-e Riazi.' Successfully published the 12th edition with responsibility for the Applied Mathematics section. Jong-e Riazi is among the oldest publications in the 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

Successfully recruited over 20 new members to volunteer activities. Coordinated comprehensive volunteer efforts for hemophilia support programs, facilitating critical community assistance initiatives.