CV
This page covers all my Curriculum Vitae (CV).
General Information
| Name | Pouyan Asgharian |
| Emails | pouyan.asgharian@ieee.org |
| Location | Montréal, Canada |
Education
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2021 Sherbrooke, Canada
PhD candidate in Robotics
Université de Sherbrooke
Awards & 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)
Skills
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Robotic Platforms
- Mecademic Meca500
- Kinova (Gen3, Gen3 lite, Link6)
- Universal Robots UR5
- TIAGo PAL Robotics
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Programming Languages
- Python | C++ | C | MATLAB
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Robotics Frameworks
- ROS / ROS2
- MoveIt
- MuJoCo | Gazebo | PyBullet | Webots | RoboDK
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ML Tools & Libraries
- PyTorch
- OpenCV
- TorchVision
- scikit-learn
- Optuna
- LangChain
- Ollama
- etc.
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DevOps & Tools
- VS Code | PyCharm | Spyder
- Linux (Ubuntu)
- Git
- Docker
- LaTeX
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Electronics & Control Software
- Simulink
- PSCAD | PSAT | DIgSILENT
- Fritzing | Proteus | BASCOM AVR | Codevision AVR
- FreeCAD | AutoCAD electrical
- HD 2016 | HDR | SWiSH Max
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Embedded Systems
- Arduino
- Raspberry Pi
- ESP32
- AVR
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Soft Skills
- Technical Communication
- Team Collaboration
- Adaptability
Professional Experience
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April 2024-present Montreal, Canada
Pfizer
- Developing an automated laboratory workflow using the Mecademic Meca500 robotic arm, with a focus on reducing task-specific hard coding. Designed a human-in-the-loop robotic system combining vision language models (VLMs) and interactive imitation learning to enable intuitive teaching and adaptation of lab processes.
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Jan.2024-Feb.2024 Montreal, Canada
National Research Council (NRC), Canada
- As a part-time volunteer researcher, contributed to electronic circuit design and robotic simulation for a collaborative cobotic drilling project.
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Sept.2022-Oct.2023 Montreal, Canada
Acrylic Robotics
- Robotics engineering intern at an art-tech startup, contributing to the development and deployment of robotic systems for automated art production. Led hands-on integration and operation of Mecademic Meca500 and Kinova robotic arms, and supported live demos, exhibitions, and technical workshops.
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June 2020-Sept.2020 Rasht, Iran
Noavaran Sabz Farda
- Electrical engineer in the R&D department of an electric fence manufacturing company. Contributed to circuit design, hardware prototyping, and iterative product improvements for electronic security systems.
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Nov.2019-June 2020 Bandar Anzali
Sayal Abzar Daghigh Mihan
- Electrical engineer in the R&D team of a manufacturer of water quality analyzers. Contributed to hardware design, sensor integration, and performance optimization of analytical measurement instruments.
Research Experience
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Sept.2017-Aug.2019 Tehran, Iran
Iran National Elites Foundation
Full-Time Research Engineer- Optimized electrical circuits for ship systems to reduce electromagnetic interference, improve reliability, and lower system costs.
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Sept.2014-Sept.2016 Zanjan, Iran
Master Dissertation
- Applied Model Predictive Control (MPC) to optimize the dynamic performance and stability of electronic converters.
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Apr.2012-Oct.2014 Tabriz, Iran
Member of TOSAN Surface Vehicle group
Electrical Engineer- Designed electronics and control systems for a student-led unmanned surface vehicle; the project received national recognition.
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Sept.2013-Sept.2014 Tabriz, Iran
Multi-output LED driver for balancing rectifier DC-link voltage
- Designed and simulated a multi-output LED driver ensuring stable voltage and sinusoidal current regulation.
Teaching Experience
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Sept.2018-Sept.2019 Bandar Anzali, Iran
Lecturer, Mooj Institute of Higher Educations
- Courses; Logic Electronics Lab, Electronics Lab, Industrial Control, Industrial Electronics, Power System Analysis, Single-phase and Special Purpose Motors, Electrical Machinery II.
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2015, 2016 Zanjan, Iran
Teaching Assistant, University of Zanjan
- Courses; Electrical Machinery I, Power Electronics
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2016 Bandar Anzali, Iran
Robotics and Astronomy teaching at Bu-Ali Sina student research centre
Leadership & Engagement
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Science Communication
- Robo Tik Podcast (2022 - Present) Host of a Persian-language podcast discussing AI and Robotics
- Sherbotics Podcast (2021 - 2022) Host of an English-language robotics podcast in collaboration with CFAK radio
- Course 'Zero to Hero of Scientific Paper Writing' in collaboration with Faranesh website (it is currently available on my YouTube channel)
- Founder of ElEcTic website (2014 - 2020) a Persian-language website about electronics and robotics related topics
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Academic 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 such as IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (RA-L)
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Volunteer Mentorship
- Université de Sherbrooke (Fall 2023, Fall 2025)
- Women in Machine Learning (WiML) Mentorship Program (Oct 2023 - Mar 2024)
- Mentspot website (2022 - present)
Conferences & Workshops
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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)
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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)
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Attendances
- 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)
Certifications
| Other | |||
| Québec Scientific Entrepreneurship (QcSE) Program | V1 Studio 2025 | DOC | |
| Robotics | ||||
| Drone Pilot Certificate | Basic Operations | Transport Canada 2021 | DOC | |
| Electronics | ||||
| Design and Manufacturing of LED Display Panels | GPA 98/100, 21 hours | Poul Gilan Complex (Iran) & ANCCP (Italy) 2018 | DOC | |
| Electronics | ||||
| Installation and Wiring of Electrical Circuits Inside Buildings | 126 hours | Iran Technical Vocational Training Organization 2015 | DOC | |
| Programming | ||||
| Programming and Installation of PLC S7-300 | 140 hours | Iran Technical Vocational Training Organization 2014 | DOC | |
| Electronics | ||||
| Installation and Troubleshooting of Protective and Security Systems | 315 hours | Iran Technical Vocational Training Organization 2014 | DOC | |
| Robotics | ||||
| Begin Robotics | 12 hours | University of Reading (UK) 2019 | DOC | |
| Software | |||
| Tulip Essentials Certified | Tulip University 2024 | DOC | |
| Programming | |||
| The Local LLM Crash Course | Udemy 2024 | DOC | |
| Robotics | ||||
| Industrial Robotics | 6 hours | Udemy 2024 | DOC | |
| AI | |||
| Introdu ction to Generative AI | Coursera 2023 | DOC | |
| Programming | |||
| Machine Learning for Everyone | DataCamp 2021 | DOC | |
| Programming | |||
| Intro to Machine Learning | Kaggle 2022 | DOC | |
| Programming | |||
| Reinforcement Learning in Python | Udemy 2021 | DOC | |
| Software | |||
| ROS 1 | Udemy 2021 | DOC | |
| Software | |||
| ROS 1 | Udemy 2021 | DOC | |
| Other | |||
| Confidence and self esteem_Develop Confident Body Language | Udemy 2024 | DOC | |
| Other | |||
| 10 Ways to Stay Motivated While Job Hunting | Linkedin Learning 2022 | DOC | |
Languages
| Persian | Native |
| English | Fluent |
| French | B1 (TEFAQ) |
References
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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