CV

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General Information

Full Name Pouyan Asgharian
Languages English

Education

  • Master of Science
    X University, Providence, RI
  • Bachelor of Science
    Y University, Providence, RI

Experience

  • Fall 2023
    Teaching Assistant, Computational Linguistics (CS1460)
    Brown University
  • Summer 2023
    Data Science Intern
    Point72 Market Intelligence, Proprietary Research
  • Summer 2022
    Machine Learning (NLP) Intern
    Kaiser Permanente Medical Informatics
  • 2022
    Machine Learning Engineer Intern
    VolKno

Research

  • Fall 2023
    Transformer Learning Dynamics
  • Fall 2023
    RLAIF for Pink Elephants
  • Spring 2023
    Concept Removal/Counterfactual Algorithms

Honors and Awards

  • Achievements: Intel International Science Fair Finalist, AIME Qualifier (x2), LA Country Science Fair Overall Winner

Other Interests

  • Hobbies: Reading, Surfing, Rock Climbing, Cooking

Skills

  • Python
  • Machine Learning
  • Robotics

Languages

  • Programming
    • Python
    • C++
  • Spoken
    • English
    • Persian

Certifications

Programming
Python Advanced Coursera
2022 		DOC

Education

  • 2022

    Zurich, Switzerland
    PhD in Robotics
    University of Zurich
    Computer Science
    Thesis on robot learning.
    • Deep Learning for Robotics
    • Published 3 papers

General Information

Email pouyan@example.com
Website pouyan.dev

General Information

Name Pouyan Asgharian
Emails pouyan.asgharian@ieee.org
pouyan.asgharian@usherbrooke.ca
Location Montreal, Canada

Education

  • 2021

    Sherbrooke, Canada
    PhD in Robotics
    Université de Sherbrooke

A wards & Grants

  • Recipient of Mitacs Business Strategy Internship (BSI) grant (x4) (2023-25)
  • Scholarship recipient under the CoRoM program (CRSNG FONCER) (2023)
  • Winner of 2 Minutes of Engineering competition - Université de Sherbrooke (2022)
  • Awarded the Eureka Scholarship - Université de Sherbrooke (2021)
  • Two-time Recipient of Iran National Elites Foundation Award (2017, 2019)
  • Co-Authored Chapter in Iran Best Electrical Industry Book (2018)
  • Ranked in the top 3 of all M.Sc. electrical engineering students - University of Zanjan (2016)

Research Experience

  • Jan. 2024-Feb. 2024

    Montreal, Canada
    National Research Council (NRC), Canada
    Part-time Volunteer Researcher
    • Served as a part-time volunteer researcher, focusing on electronic circuit design and robotic simulations for a collaborative cobotic drilling project.
  • Sept. 2017-Aug. 2019

    Tehran, Iran
    Iran National Elites Foundation
    Full-Time Research Engineer
    • Focused on optimizing electrical circuits used in ship systems to reduce electromagnetic interference, improve cost-efficiency, and enhance reliability.

Professional Experience

  • April 2024-present

    Montreal, Canada
    Pfizer
    • Working on the automation and robotization of laboratory workflows using the Mecademic Meca500 robot. The project focuses on integrating AI-driven learning methods to develop an intuitive and adaptable robotic solution for lab processes.
  • Sept.2022-Oct.2023

    Montreal, Canada
    Acrylic Robotics
    • Full-time robotics engineering intern at an art-tech startup. Responsibilities included process and product development, hands-on work with Meca500, Kinova Gen3 Lite, Gen3, and Link6 robotic arms, and participation in events, demos, and technical workshops.

Teaching Experience

  • Sept.2018-Sept.2019

    Bandar Anzali, Iran
    Lecturer, Mooj Institute of Higher Educations
    • Taught undergraduate courses and labs across control systems and electronics domains. Courses Logic Electronics Lab, Electronics Lab, Industrial Control, Industrial Electronics, Power System Analysis, Single-phase and Special Purpose Motors, Electrical Machinery II
  • 2015, 2016

    Zanjan, Iran
    Teaching Assistant, University of Zanjan
    • Teaching assistant for undergraduate and graduate-level courses. Courses Electrical Machinery I, Power Electronics

Conferences & Workshops

  • Summer Schools
    • Montreal Robotics Summer School (MRSS) - Mila, Montreal (2024)
    • FRQS AI Summer School - Concordia University, Montreal (2023)
    • INTER-REPAR Summer School - Université de Sherbrooke (2022)
  • Presentations
    • Judge at RoboHacks Hackathon - McGill University, Montreal (2023)
    • Presenter, 11th Power Electronics, Drive Systems, and Technologies Conference (PEDSTC), Tehran (2020)
    • Presenter, 24th Iranian Conference on Electrical Engineering (ICEE), Shiraz (2016)
    • Presenter, International Conference on New Research Achievements in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Tehran (2016)
  • Attendance
    • Canadian Robotics Council (CRC) - Montreal (2023)
    • CoRoM Summer Forum - ÉTS, Montreal (2023)
    • 23rd & 24th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) - USA (2021, 2022)
    • 4th, 5th & 6th IPM Advanced School on Computing & AI - Iran (2020-22)
    • TransAIR Workshop on Cognitive Architectures for Robot Agents - University of Bremen (2021)
    • Healthcare Robotics (HeRo) Summit - University of Toronto (2021)
    • 31st International Power System Conference (PSC) - Iran (2016)
    • 1st Asian Conference on Applied Electromagnetics and Wave Optics (ASEPE) - Iran (2012)

Leadership & Engagement

  • Academic Involvement & Service
    • Member, IEEE Robotics and Automation Society (since 2021)
    • Member, IEEE Computer Society (since 2024)
    • Member, Young Researchers and Elite Club of Iran (since 2017)
    • Student board member, HCI International Conference (2021-2022)
    • Member, Iran Electrical Electronics Engineers Association - Gilan Branch (2018-2020)
    • Reviewer for peer-reviewed journals like IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
  • Mentorship & Outreach
    • Volunteer mentor, Mentspot (2022-present)
    • Student mentor, Université de Sherbrooke (Fall 2023)
    • Mentor, WiML Mentorship Program (Oct 2023-Mar 2024)
  • Science Communication
    • Robo Tik podcast (2022-present) Persian-languag podcast on robotics and AI
    • Sherbotics podcast (2021-2022) English-language podcast on robotics - collaboration with CFAK radio station
  • Scientific Community Engagement
    • Head of Astronomy Society, Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University (2012-2013)
    • Member of Ayaz Astronomical Society, Tabriz (2011-2015)

Certifications

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Québec Scientific Entrepreneurship (QcSE) Program V1 Studio
2025 		DOC
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Drone Pilot Certificate Basic Operations Transport Canada
2021 		DOC
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Design and Manufacturing of LED Display Panels GPA 98/100, 21 hours Poul Gilan Complex (Iran) & ANCCP (Italy)
2018 		DOC
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Installation and Wiring of Electrical Circuits Inside Buildings 126 hours Iran Technical Vocational Training Organization
2015 		DOC
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Programming and Installation of PLC S7-300 140 hours Iran Technical Vocational Training Organization
2014 		DOC

Languages

Persian Native
English Fluent
French B1 (TEFAQ)

References

  • François Ferland
    Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Université de Sherbrooke
    francois.ferland@usherbrooke.ca
  • Reza Noroozian
    Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Zanjan
    noroozian@znu.ac.ir