Education

Ph.D. Electrical Eng. - Image & Signal Processing, Texas A&M Univ., TX, USA
Dissertation: Syntactic/semantic curve matching with application
in photo-identification of dolphins and whales,
Dec. 2001.

M.S. Electrical Eng. - Control Systems, Univ. of Tehran, Iran
Thesis: Fuzzy statistical systems and their identification,
Feb. 1996

B.S. (honors) Electrical Eng. - Electronics, Sharif Univ. of Tech., Iran
Final Project: Precision speed control of DC motor,
Jul. 1992

High School Diploma in Mathematics and Physics, Beheshti High School, Tehran, Iran.
May 1987

Professional and Research Interests

• Machine vision, geometry of computer vision, and pattern recognition
• Real‑time implementation of signal/image processing algorithms
• Fuzzy systems, fuzzy‑statistical modeling, decision making under uncertainty
• Multi‑agent systems, cooperative reinforcement learning, and biologically motivated algorithms
• Motor control, predictive control, fault diagnosis, and system identification

Publications

Journals

[13]   A. Gholipour, C. Lucas, B. N. Araabi, and M. Shafiee, “Solar Activity Forecast Spectral Analysis and Neuro‑fuzzy Prediction,” Journal of Atmospheric and Solar‑Terrestrial Physics, vol. 67, no. 6, pp. 595-603, Apr. 2005.

[12]   H. Rouhani, A. Fazlirad, B. N. Araabi, and C. Lucas, “Optimal Design of a Flexible Transferring System in Press Automation Using Fuzzy Clustering,” Assembly Automation, vol. 25, no 1, pp. 53-58, Mar. 2005.

[11]   M. Jalili and B. N. Araabi, “The Schur Stability via the Hurwitz Stability Analysis Using a Biquadratic Transformation,” Automatica, vol. 41, no. 1, pp. 173‑176, Jan. 2005.

[10]   S. Hatami, B. N. Araabi, and C. Lucas, “A New Fuzzy Morphology Approach based on the Fuzzy‑valued Generalized Dempster‑Shafer Theory,” Iranian Journal of Fuzzy Systems, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 1-14, Oct. 2004.

[9]     M. Jalili and B. N. Araabi, “Neural Network Based Predictive Control of a Heat Exchanger Nonlinear Process,” Istanbul University Journal of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 1219‑1226, Oct. 2004.

[8]     A. Gholipour, C. Lucas, and B. N. Araabi, “Black Box Modeling of Magnetospheric Dynamics to Forecast Geomagnetic Activity,” Space Weather, vol. 2, no. 7, S07001, doi:10.1029/2003SW000039, Jul. 2004.

[7]     C. Lucas, A. Abbaspour, A. Gholipour, B. N. Araabi, and M. Fatorehchi, “Enhancing the Performance of Neuro‑fuzzy Predictors by Emotional Learning Algorithm,” Informatica, vol. 27, no. 2, pp. 165‑174, Jun. 2003.

[6]     G. R. Hillman, B. Würsig, G. A. Gailey, N. Kehtarnavaz, A. Drobyshevsky, B. N. Araabi, H. D. Tagare, and D. W. Weller, “Computer‑assisted photo‑identification of individual marine vertebrates: A multi‑species system,” Aquatic Mammals, vol. 29, no. 1, pp. 117‑123, 2003.

[5]     B. N. Araabi, N. Kehtarnavaz, and C. Lucas, “Restrictions imposed by the fuzzy extension of relations and functions,” Journal of Intelligent and Fuzzy Systems, vol. 11, no. 1/2, pp. 9‑22, Nov. 2001.

[4]     B. N. Araabi, N. Kehtarnavaz, T. McKinney, G. Hillman, and B. Würsig, “A string matching computer‑assisted system for dolphin photo‑identification,” Annals of Biomedical Engineering, vol. 28, no. 10, pp. 1269‑1279, Oct. 2000.

[3]     B. N. Araabi and N. Kehtarnavaz, “Hough array processing via fast multi‑scale clustering,” Journal of Real‑time Imaging, special issue on the Hough transform, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 129‑141, Apr. 2000.

[2]     A. Kreho, N. Kehtarnavaz, B. N. Araabi, G. Hillman, B. Würsig, and D. Weller, “Assisting manual dolphin identification by computer extraction of dorsal ratio,” Annals of Biomedical Engineering, vol. 27, no. 6, pp. 830‑838, Nov./Dec. 1999.

[1]     C. Lucas and B. N. Araabi, “Fuzzy generalization of the Dempster‑Shafer theory: A fuzzy valued measure,” IEEE Transaction on Fuzzy Systems, vol. 7, no.3, pp. 255‑270, Jun. 1999.

Book Chapter

[1]     B. Khandzad, E. Ashoori, F. Oroumchian, and B. N. Araabi, “Using Plausible Reasoning for Developing Intelligent Systems,” Applications and Science in Soft Computing, Jonathon Garibaldi and Ahmad Lotfi, eds., in Advances in Soft Computing Series, Springer Verlag, pp. 203‑211, Jan. 2004. (ISBN: 3‑540‑40856‑8)

Selected Conference Papers (Refereed Full Papers)

[56]   O. Namaki, A. Khaki-Sedigh, and B. N. Araabi, “A Combined QFT/EEAS Design Technique forUncertain Multivariable Plants,” to appear in Proc. 5th Int. Conf. Technology and Automation (ICTA), Thessaloniki, Greece, Oct. 15-16, 2005.

[55]   M. Aghagolzadeh, H. Soltanian-Zadeh, and B. N. Araabi, “Information-Based Clustering Using Renyi’s Entropy and Scattering Matrices,” to appear in Proc. 3rd Int. Symp. Telecommunications (IST), Shiraz, Iran, Sep. 10-12, 2005.

[54]   A. Poursaberi and B. N. Araabi, “A half-eye wavelet based method for Iris recognition,” to appear in Proc. 5th Int. Conf. Intelligent Systems Design and Applications (ISDA), Wroclaw, Poland, Sep. 8-10, 2005.

[53]   F. Rastegar, B. N. Araabi, and C. Lucas, “An Evolutionary Fuzzy Modeling Approach for ANFIS Architecture,” to appear in Proc. IEEE Congress Evolutionary Computation (CEC), Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, Sep. 2-5, 2005.

[52]   P. Khajehpour, C. Lucas, and B. N. Araabi, “Hierarchical Image Segmentation Using Ant Colony and Chemical Computing Approach,” to appear in Proc. Int. Conf. Natural Computation (ICNC), Changsha, China, Aug. 27-29, 2005. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 3611, pp. 1250‑1258, Springer Verlag, 2005.)

[51]   A. Elahibakhsh, M. Nili, F. J. Sharifi, and B. N. Araabi, “Learning Distributed Grasp in Presence of Redundant Agents,” Proc. IEEE/ASME Int. Conf. Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM), Monterey, CA, USA, 24-28 Jul. 2005.

[50]   R. Bakhtiari, B. N. Araabi, M. Nili, and A. Adhami, “On Stability Analysis of Behavioral Mixed Performance Controller,” Proc. Int. Conf. Artificial Intelligence (ICAI), Las Vegas, NV, USA, Jun. 27‑30, 2005.

[49]   R. Bakhtiari, B. N. Araabi, and M. Nili, “A Cooperative Learning Approach to Qualitative Mixed Performance Controllers,” Proc. Int. Conf. Artificial Intelligence (ICAI), Las Vegas, NV, USA, Jun. 27‑30, 2005.

[48]   A. Khaki-Sedigh, O. Namaki, and B. N. Araabi, “Optimal Design of Robust Adaptive Controllers: A QFT-EEAS Based Approach using Random Optimization Techniques,” Proc. 5th Int. Conf. Control and Automation (ICCA), Budapest, Hungary, Jun. 26‑29, 2005

[47]   R. Mohammadi, C. Lucas, and B. N. Araabi, “Intelligent Modeling and Control of Washing Machine Using LLNF Modeling and Modified BELBIC,” Proc. 5th Int. Conf. Control and Automation (ICCA), Budapest, Hungary, Jun. 26‑29, 2005

[46]   A. Poursaberi and B. N. Araabi, “A Binary Representation of Iris Patterns for Individual Identification: Sensitivity Analysis,” Proc. 8th Int. Conf. Pattern Recognition and Information Processing (PRIP), Minsk, Belarus, May 18-20, 2005.

[45]   I. Makaremi and B. N. Araabi, “Face Recognition using Neural Network Based Nonlinear Principal Component Analysis,” Proc. 8th Int. Conf. Pattern Recognition and Information Processing (PRIP), Minsk, Belarus, May 18-20, 2005.

[44]   H. Esmaeilzadeh, A. Pedram, A. Alaghi, B. N. Araabi, C. Lucas, and M. Fakhraie, “Neural Network Parallel Data Flow Processor Architecture,” Proc. 13th Iranian Conf. Electrical Engineering (ICEE), Zanjan, Iran, May 10-12, 2005.

[43]   A. H. Omidvarnia, F. Atry, S. K. Setarehdan, and B. N. Araabi, “Reducing number of EEG Channels in BCI applications using Kalman Filter,” Proc. 13th Iranian Conf. Electrical Engineering (ICEE), Zanjan, Iran, May 10-12, 2005. [in Persian]

[42]   B. Azimi, H. Ghafoorifard, C. Lucas, and B. N. Araabi, “Energy Conservation using Regenerative Breaks,” Proc. 13th Iranian Conf. Electrical Engineering (ICEE), Zanjan, Iran, May 10-12, 2005. [in Persian]

[41]   H. Mobahi, M. Nili, and B. N. Araabi, “Concept Oritented Imitation,” Proc. IEEE Int. Conf. Robotics and Automation (ICRA), Barcelona, Spain, Apr. 18-22, 2005.

[40]   M. S. Mirian and B. N. Araabi, “Content based image retrieval using number and angle of straight lines as well as color histograms,” Proc. 3rd Iranian Conf. Machine Vision and Image Processing (MVIP), Tehran, Iran, Feb. 23-24, 2005, pp. 30-36. [in Persian]

[39]   H. Mobahi and B. N. Araabi, “Vision based fruit inspection using independent component analysus,” Proc. 3rd Iranian Conf. Machine Vision and Image Processing (MVIP), Tehran, Iran, Feb. 23-24, 2005, pp. 654-657.

[38]   H. Mobahi and B. N. Araabi, “A Comparative Study on Geometric and Holistic Representations for Facial Expression Recognition,” Proc. 3rd Iranian Conf. Machine Vision and Image Processing (MVIP), Tehran, Iran, Feb. 23-24, 2005, pp. 632-637.

[37]   N. Batmanghelich, H. Soltanian-zadeh, and B. N. Araabi, “Automatic segmentation of brain structures in MRI images using interactive contours based on medial representation,” Proc. 3rd Iranian Conf. Machine Vision and Image Processing (MVIP), Tehran, Iran, Feb. 23-24, 2005, pp. 560-567. [in Persian]

[36]   M. E. Andani, H. Soltanian-zadeh, and B. N. Araabi, “Biometric individual recognition using walking static features,” Proc. 3rd Iranian Conf. Machine Vision and Image Processing (MVIP), Tehran, Iran, Feb. 23-24, 2005, pp. 240-245. [in Persian]

[35]   A. Imanipoor, M. Nili, and B. N. Araabi, “Self Expertise Evaluation as a Tool to Assess other Agents' Expertness,” Proc. 10th Annual Computer Society of Iran Computer Conf. (CSICC), Tehran, Iran, Feb. 15‑17, 2005, pp. 900-907. [in Persian]

[34]   H. Mobahi, M. Nili, and B. N. Araabi, “Imitative Learning based on Concepts,” Proc. 10th Annual Computer Society of Iran Computer Conf. (CSICC), Tehran, Iran, Feb. 15‑17, 2005, pp. 1018-1025. [in Persian]

[33]   A. Sadeghzadeh and B. N. Araabi, “A new approach to commutation in predictive control of switch reluctance motor,” IEEE Int. Conf. Industrial Technology (ICIT), Hammamet, Tunisia, Dec. 8-10, 2004, pp. 1534-1537.

[32]   M. R. Rafimanzelat, B. N. Araabi, and E. Khosroshahli, “Induction machine broken bar detection using neural networks based classification,” Proc. IEEE Conf. Cybernetics and Intelligent Systems (CIS), Singapore, Dec. 1‑3, 2004, pp. 1361‑1366.

[31]   M. T. Harandi, M. Nili, B. N. Araabi, and C. Lucas, “Feature selection using genetic algorithm and its application to face recognition,” Proc. IEEE  Conf. Cybernetics and Intelligent Systems (CIS), Singapore, Dec. 1‑3, 2004, pp. 1367‑1371.

[30]   M. T. Harandi, M. Nili, and B. N. Araabi, “Face Recognition Using Reinforcement Learning,” Proc. IEEE Int. Conf. Image Processing (ICIP), Singapore, Oct. 24‑27, 2004, pp. 2709‑2712.

[29]   M. Safari, M. T. Harandi, and B. N. Araabi, “A SVM‑Based Method for Face Recognition Using a Wavelet‑PCA Representation of Faces,” Proc. IEEE Int. Conf. Image Processing (ICIP), Singapore, Oct. 24‑27, 2004, pp. 853‑856.

[28]   A. A. Bitaghsir, A. Moghimi, M. Lesani, M. M. Keramati, M. Nili, and B. N. Araabi, “Successful cooperation between heterogeneous fuzzy Q‑learning agents,” Proc. IEEE Int. Conf. System Man and Cybernetics (SMC), Hague, Netherlands, Oct. 10‑13, 2004, pp. 5579‑5583

[27]   A. M. Farahmand, M. Nili, and B. N. Araabi, “Behavior Hierarchy Learning in a Behavior‑based System using Reinforcement Learning,” Proc. IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Sendai, Japan, Sep. 28‑Oct. 2, 2004, pp. 2050-2055.

[26]   H. Mobahi, M. Nili, and B. N. Araabi, “Fast Initialization of Active Contours: Towards Practical Visual Interfaces for Human‑Robot Interaction,” Proc. IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Sendai, Japan, Sep. 28‑Oct. 2, 2004, pp. 546-551.

[25]   A. Elahibakhsh, M. Nili, F. J. Sharifi, and B. N. Araabi, “Distributed Form Closure for Convex Planar Objects through Reinforcement Learning with Local Information,” Proc. IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Sendai, Japan, Sep. 28‑Oct. 2, 2004, pp. 1370-1375.

[24]   M. Jalili and B. N. Araabi, “Application of Predictive Control Algorithm to Congestion Control in Differentiated Service Networks,” Proc. 11th Int. Conf. Telecommunications (ITC), Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil, Aug. 1‑6, 2004. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 3124, pp. 1157‑1162, Springer Verlag, 2004.)

[23]   M. R. Rafimanzelat and B. N. Araabi, “Application of Rough Sets Techniques to Induction Machine Broken Bar Detection,” Proc. 7th Int. Conf. Artificial Intelligence and Soft Computing (ICAISC), Zakopane, Poland, Jun. 7‑11, 2004. (Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence, vol. 3070, pp. 532‑537, Springer Verlag, 2004.)

[22]   M. MirFattah, M. Nili, and B. N. Araabi, “Episode and Q‑cell Sharing Among Heterogeneous Cooperative Q‑learning Agents,” Proc. 9th Annual Computer Society of Iran Computer Conf. (CSICC), Tehran, Iran, Feb. 17‑19, 2004, pp. 522‑530. [in Persian]

[21]   A. Elahibakhsh, F. Sharifi, M. Nili, and B. N. Araabi, “Learning how to form a passive closure around a two dimensional object using four distributed agents,” Proc. 9th Annual Computer Society of Iran Computer Conf. (CSICC), Tehran, Iran, Feb. 17‑19, 2004, pp. 539‑548. [in Persian]

[20]   M. Jalili and B. N. Araabi, “Neuro Predictive Control of a Heat Exchanger: Comparison with Generalized Predictive Control,” Proc. 10th IEEE Int. Conf. Electronics Circuits and Systems (ICECS), Sharjeh, UAE, Dec. 14‑17, 2003, vol. 2, pp. 675‑678.

[19]   M. T. Harandi and B. N. Araabi, “Impulsive Noise Removal Based on Long Rang Correlation in an Image,” Proc. 10th IEEE Int. Conf. Electronics Circuits and Systems (ICECS), Sharjeh, UAE, Dec. 14‑17, 2003, vol. 1, pp. 244‑247.

[18]   A. R. Forouzan and B. N. Araabi, “Iterative Median Filtering for Restoration of Images with Impulsive Noise,” Proc. 10th IEEE Int. Conf. Electronics Circuits and Systems (ICECS), Sharjeh, UAE, Dec. 14‑17, 2003, vol. 1, pp. 232‑235.

[17]   M. Jalili and B. N. Araabi, “Nonlinear Optimal State Feedback Control of Rigid Manipulators via Approximate Solution of HJB Equation,” Proc. 3rd Int. Conf. Applied Automatic Systems (AAS), Ohrid, Macedonia, Sep. 18‑20, 2003, pp. 183‑186.

[16]   M. S. Mirian, M. Nili, and B. N. Araabi, “A fault tolerant multi‑agent system with non‑deterministic decision‑making for task allocation,” Proc. Int. Conf. Engineering of Reconfigurable Systems and Algorithms (ERSA), Las Vegas, NV, USA, Jun. 23‑26, 2003, pp. 312‑315.  

[15]   S. Mastoureshgh, B. N. Araabi, and M. Nili, “Cooperative learning in agents with different expertise,” Proc. 8th Annual Computer Society of Iran Computer Conf. (CSICC), Mashad, Iran, Feb. 25‑27, 2003, pp. 127‑133. [in Persian]

[14]   A. Harati, M. Nili, and B. N. Araabi, “Interagent credit assignment in a team of cooperative agents with AND and OR type tasks,” Proc. 8th Annual Computer Society of Iran Computer Conf. (CSICC), Mashad, Iran, Feb. 25‑27, 2003, pp. 109‑115. [in Persian]

[13]   M. MirFattah, M. Nili, and B. N. Araabi, “Equivalence of actions in heterogeneous agents: An step towards cooperative learning,” Proc. 8th Annual Computer Society of Iran Computer Conf. (CSICC), Mashad, Iran, Feb. 25‑27, 2003, pp. 134‑141. [in Persian]

[12]   F. Oroumchian, B. N. Araabi, and E. Ashoori, “Using plausible inferences and Dempster‑Shafer theory of evidence for adaptive information filtering,” Proc. 4th Int. Conf. Recent Advances in Soft Computing (RASC), Nottingham, United Kingdom, Dec. 12‑13, 2002, pp. 248‑254.

[11]   S. Mastoureshgh, B. N. Araabi, and M. Nili, “Cooperative Q‑learning through state transitions: A method for cooperation based on area of expertise,” Proc. 4th Asia‑Pacific Conf. Simulated Evolution and Learning (SEAL), Singapore, Nov. 18‑22, 2002, pp. 61‑65.

[10]   F. Oroumchian, B. N. Araabi, and E. Ashoori, “An application of plausible reasoning and Dempster‑Shafer theory of evidence in information retrieval,” Proc. Int. Conf. Fuzzy Systems and Knowledge Discovery (FSKD), Singapore, Nov. 18‑22, 2002, pp. 442‑447.

[9]     B. N. Araabi, N. Kehtarnavaz, and G. Hillman, “Evaluation of algebraic projective invariants of point sets for identification of 3D objects,” Proc. Int. Conf. Imaging Science, Systems, & Technology (CISST), Las Vegas, NV, USA, Jun. 24‑27, 2002, vol. 2, pp. 587‑593.

[8]     B. N. Araabi, N. Kehtarnavaz, M. Yeary, G. Hillman, and B. Würsig, “Locating an affine/projective invariant identifier patch on an image,” Proc. 5th IEEE Southwest Symp. Image Analysis & Interpretation (SSIAI), Santa Fe, NM, USA, Apr. 7‑9, 2002, pp. 121‑125.

[7]     B. N. Araabi, N. Kehtarnavaz, G. Hillman, and B. Würsig, “Evaluation of invariant models for dolphin photo‑identification,” Proc. 14th IEEE Symp. Computer Based Medical Systems (CBMS), Bethesda, MD, USA, Jul. 26‑28, 2001, pp. 203‑209.

[6]     N. Kehtarnavaz, B. N. Araabi, F. Kallel, and J. Ophir, “Classification of simulated Elastograms based on texture features,” Proc. 14th IEEE Symp. Computer Based Medical Systems (CBMS), Bethesda, MD, USA, Jul. 26‑28, 2001, pp. 461‑466.

[5]     B. N. Araabi, N. Kehtarnavaz, G. Hillman, and B. Würsig, “Generalization of dorsal ratio for dolphin photo‑identification,” Proc. Int. Conf. Imaging Science, Systems, & Technology (CISST), Las Vegas, NV, USA, Jun. 28 ‑ Jul. 1, 1999, pp. 144‑150.

[4]     B. N. Araabi and C. Lucas, “On the fuzzy generalization of the Dempster‑Shafer theory,” Proc. Int. Conf. Intelligent & Cognitive Systems (ICICS), sponsored by IEE and IPM, Tehran, Iran, Sep. 23‑26, 1996, vol. 2, pp. 161‑166.

[3]     B. N. Araabi and C. Lucas, “On the fuzzy extension principle,” Proc. Int. Conf. Intelligent & Cognitive Systems (ICICS), sponsored by IEE and IPM, Tehran, Iran, Sep. 23‑26, 1996, vol. 1, pp. 68‑72. [in Persian]

[2]     A. Abdi, B. N. Araabi, and C. Lucas, “A new statistical approach to fuzzy identification of nonlinear stochastic processes,” Proc. Int. Conf. Applications of Fuzzy Systems (ICAFS), Tabriz, Iran, Oct. 17‑19, 1994, pp. 1‑5.

[1]     B. N. Araabi and C. Lucas, “A new approach towards interval valued fuzzy sets,” Symp. Applications of Fuzzy Systems (AFS), Tehran, Iran, Jun. 14‑16, 1994. [in Persian]

Workshop

“Workshop on Learning and Evolution in Multiagent Systems” was a research oriented workshop, which was co‑organized by Minoru Asada, Majid Nili, Yasutake Takahashi, and me for IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2003). The following four papers reflect my contribution to the workshop, which were presented along with other papers by co‑organizers and invited speakers.

[4]     S. Mastoureshgh, B. N. Araabi, and M. Nili, “Cooperative Q learning in a team of specialized agents,” Workshop on Learning and Evolution in Multiagent Systems, IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Las Vegas, NV, USA, Oct. 27‑31, 2003.

[3]     M. MirFattah, M. Nili, and B. N. Araabi, “Episode and Q‑cell Sharing Among Heterogeneous Q‑learning Agents: A Cooperative Learning Strategy,”Workshop on Learning and Evolution in Multiagent Systems, IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Las Vegas, NV, USA, Oct. 27‑31, 2003.

[2]     M. MirFattah, M. Nili, and B. N. Araabi, “Finding Action Equivalences among Heterogeneous Agents for Cooperative Q‑Learning,”Workshop on Learning and Evolution in Multiagent Systems, IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Las Vegas, NV, USA, Oct. 27‑31, 2003.

[1]     A. Harati, M. Nili, and B. N. Araabi, “Knowledge Based Multiagent Credit Assignment for Independent Learning Agents,”Workshop on Learning and Evolution in Multiagent Systems, IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Las Vegas, NV, USA, Oct. 27‑31, 2003.

Invited Lectures, Interviews, and Discussion Panels

[10]   “Artificial Intelligence and Natural Inspirations‑‑Optimization Case: Genetic Algorithms, Simulated Annealing, & Ant Colony,” Invited lecture and discussion at Virtual Room Program from Ghalamro Series at Radio Farhang, IRIB, Broadcasted from 6 to 7 PM on Aug. 10, 2004.

[9]     “Fuzzy Sets and Fuzzy Logic,” Invited lecture and discussion at Virtual Room Program from Ghalamro Series at Radio Farhang, IRIB, Broadcasted from 6 to 7 PM on Jun. 20, 2004.

[8]     “Uncertainty and Scientific Modeling: Probability & Evidence Theory,” Invited lecture and discussion at Virtual Room Program from Ghalamro Series at Radio Farhang, IRIB, Broadcasted from 6 to 7 PM on Jun. 13, 2004.

[7]     “Research Activities at School of Cognitive Sciences,” Panelist along with Dr. M. Nili and Dr. H. Esteky, Rahyaft Program from Ghalamro Series at Radio Farhang, IRIB, Broadcasted from 6 to 7 PM on Mar. 29, 2004.

[6]     “Uncertainty and Its Calculi: Probability, Fuzzy Sets, and Evidence Theory,” Invited lecture at IEEE Student Branch Invited Lectures Series, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran, May 25, 2004.

[5]     “Rules and Regulations of the third National intelligent mice competitions,” Member of referees board at 3rd Nationwide Robotic Races of Intelligent Mice, Azad University at Najafabad, Isfahan, Iran, Aug. 10‑12, 2003.

[4]     “Projective geometry and geometric invariance in computer vision,” Invited lecture at Workshop on Image & Video Processing, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran, Aug. 4‑5, 2003.

[3]     “How restrictive is the fuzzy extension principle?” Invited lecture at 4th Conference on Intelligent Systems (CIS), KNT University, Tehran, Iran, Mar. 5‑7, 2002.

[2]     “Automation and new job opportunities: Two facets of the same phenomenon,” Interview with Intelligent Industry Monthly, serial issue no. 27, Mar. 2002, pp. 9‑19.

[1]     “On the fuzzy extension principle,” Televised lecture from Int. Conf. on Intelligent and Cognitive Systems (ICICS), Tehran, Iran, Sep. 23‑26, 1996, Science Program, Network Channel 4, IRIB. Broadcasted from 7 to 7:30 PM on Oct. 25, 1996.

Courses Taught

[7]     Machine Vision

[6]     Pattern Recognition

[5]     Digital Image Processing

[4]     System Identification

[3]     Fuzzy Sets and Fuzzy Logic

[2]     Modern Control Systems

[1]     Digital Control Systems

Affiliations and Positions

Professional Services and Memberships

Industrial Experiences

·         Project Manager, Robotics Lab., Univ. of Tehran (with Sanayeh Novin)
Design and implementation of active vision systems for an indoor mobile robot.
Mar. 2004 – present.

·         Consultant, Robotics Lab., Univ. of Tehran (with Tavanir)
Design and implementation of climbing robot to clean electric lights on lampposts in highways.
Jan. 2003 – Oct. 2003

·         Consultant, Robotics Lab., Univ. of Tehran (with Gostaresh Sanayeh)
Design and implementation of Industrial robot controller with six degrees of freedom.
Jan. 2002 – Mar. 2004

·         R&D Eng., BSF Co.
Audio frequency track circuit: passive system designed, manufactured, tested, and implemented on a railway station near the city of Karaj.
1997

·         System Eng., Keresm Co.
Software and hardware problems with the call processing and control sequence of Sapura ETACS cell phone found and removed; re‑designed as a radio telephone set; now on the production line; joint project with Sapura‑Malaysia.
1996

·         Project Manager, EPRC
Photovoltaic 12 KW power plant: structure designed and installed; operational at the Electrical Power Research Center.
1994

·         System Analyst, TCTTS
Computer transportation and traffic models for metropolitan city of Tehran: data gathered, data base developed, primary statistical models built and analyzed, operational at Tehran Comprehensive Transportation & Traffic Studies.
1993

·         Research Eng., SRC
Motor driver, actuator, & digital data acquisition system for computer based precision speed control of a DC motor with permanent magnet designed and built; operational at the Shahabadi Research Center.
1992

·         Internship, Tehran Oil Industry
Working as a trainee in Tehran Oil Refinery and Oil Pipeline System, general and control branch.
Summer‑1991