CV

This page covers all my Curriculum Vitae (CV).

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)
  • Recipient of two governmental awards from Iran's National Elites Foundation(2017, 2019)
  • Co-Authored Chapter in Iran's Best Electrical Industry Book (2018)
  • Ranked in the top 3 of all M.Sc. electrical engineering students - University of Zanjan (2016)

Research 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.
  • 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
    • Worked full-time under a governmental research grant. The project was about proposing an optimal design for electrical circuits in ships to reduce electromagnetic noise, costs, and increase reliability.
  • Sept.2014-Sept.2016

    Zanjan, Iran

    Master Dissertation
    • The objective was to apply the Model Predictive Control (MPC) method to interface power electronics converters, aiming to increase efficiency and improve power quality ["Modeling and modern control of distributed generation systems based on microturbine and storage for intelligent operation of the distribution networks"].
  • Apr.2012-Oct.2014

    Tabriz, Iran

    Member of TOSAN Surface Vehicle group
    Electrical Engineer
    • I contributed to the electronics and control parts of the Tosan surface vehicle, a student-based project financially supported by the university. Our efforts earned us nominations for several awards, including the admirable prize at the sixth national Harkat festival, Sharif University of Technology, Iran.
  • Sept.2013-Sept.2014

    Tabriz, Iran

    Multi-output LED driver for balancing rectifier DC-link voltage
    • The objective of this project was to design a reliable multi-output circuit capable of maintaining stable voltages across all branches. The circuit achieved stability at different voltage levels on all outputs while ensuring sinusoidal currents.

Professional Experience

  • 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.
  • June 2020-Sept.2020

    Rasht, Iran

    Noavaran Sabz Farda (NSF) company
    • I worked as an electrical engineer in the R&D department of this company, which is one of the leading manufacturers of security electric fences in Iran.
  • Nov.2019-June 2020

    Bandar Anzali

    Sayal Abzar Daghigh Mihan (SAM) company
    • This company manufactures devices for the electrical analysis of water quality (chlorine, PH, conductivity, etc.) and it is one of the most renowned companies in Iran. I worked as an electrical engineer in the R&D department.

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
  • 2016

    Bandar Anzali, Iran

    Robotics and Astronomy teaching at Bu-Ali Sina student research centre

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)
    • Presenter, National Astronomical Conference at Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University (2012)
  • 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)
    • Workshop about Learning of new moon's observation, North Star Scientific Research Institute - Iran (2012)
    • Astrophotography workshop, Ayaz Astronomical Society - Iran (2011, 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)
    • Member of IAENG (International Association of Engineers) (2018-2020)
    • Editorial Board of American Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems (EPES) (2019 - 2020)
    • Member of Iranian Solar Energy Scientific Society (2018-2019)
    • Member of Iran's Energy Association, Gilan Branch (2016-2018)
    • Member of reviewer committee at the second international conference on electrical engineering, Ardabil, Iran (2017)
    • Head of Astronomy Society, Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University (2012-2013)
    • Member of Ayaz Astronomical Society, Tabriz (2011-2015)
    • Member of Astronomical Helix Magazine of Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University (2011-2013)
    • Reviewer for peer-reviewed journals and conferences 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
    • Course 'Zero to Hero of Scientific Paper Writing' in collaboration with Faranesh website (it is available on my YouTube channel)
    • Founder of ElEcTic website (2014 - 2020) a Persian-language website on electronics and robotics topics

Certifications

Other
Québec Scientific Entrepreneurship (QcSE) Program V1 Studio
2025
Robotics
Drone Pilot Certificate Basic Operations Transport Canada
2021
Electronics
Design and Manufacturing of LED Display Panels GPA 98/100, 21 hours Poul Gilan Complex (Iran) & ANCCP (Italy)
2018
Electronics
Installation and Wiring of Electrical Circuits Inside Buildings 126 hours Iran Technical Vocational Training Organization
2015
Programming
Programming and Installation of PLC S7-300 140 hours Iran Technical Vocational Training Organization
2014
Electronics
Installation and Troubleshooting of Protective and Security Systems 315 hours Iran Technical Vocational Training Organization
2014
Robotics
Begin Robotics 12 hours University of Reading (UK)
2019
Software
Tulip Essentials Certified Tulip University
2024
Programming
The Local LLM Crash Course Udemy
2024
Robotics
Industrial Robotics 6 hours Udemy
2024
AI
Introdu ction to Generative AI Coursera
2023
Programming
Machine Learning for Everyone DataCamp
2021
Programming
Intro to Machine Learning Kaggle
2022
Programming
Reinforcement Learning in Python Udemy
2021
Software
ROS 1 Udemy
2021
Software
ROS 1 Udemy
2021
Other
Confidence and self esteem_Develop Confident Body Language Udemy
2024
Other
10 Ways to Stay Motivated While Job Hunting Linkedin Learning
2022

Skills

  • Programming Languages
    • Python
    • MATLAB
    • C++
    • C
  • Robots
    • Kinova Gen3
    • Kinova Gen3 lite
    • Kinova Link6
    • Universal Robots UR5
    • Mecademic Meca500
    • TIAGo PAL Robotics
  • Software & Tools
    • ROS 1&2
    • Gazebo, PyBullet, Robosuite, RoboDK, Webots
    • ML and computer vision frameworks
    • Simulink
    • Pycharm, VS Code, Spyder
    • PSCAD, PSAT, DIgSILENT Power Factory
    • Fritzing, Proteus, BASCOM AVR, Codevision AVR
    • AutoCAD electrical, FreeCAD
    • LaTeX
    • HD 2016, HDR, SWiSH Max
  • Embedded Systems
    • Arduino
    • Raspberry Pi
    • ESP32
    • AVR
  • Soft Skills
    • Teamwork
    • Adaptability
    • Communication
    • Problem Solving

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