2003-2008: Ph.D. in Computer Science School of Computer Science, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
	1998-2000: M.Sc. in Software Engineering Department of Computer Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran.
	1994-1998: B.Sc. in Software Engineering Department of Computer Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran.
	1990-1994: Diploma in Mathematics and Physics National Organization for Development of Exceptional Talents (NODET), Hamedan, Iran

Professional

	Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Computer Science, Carleton University, 2009-present.
	Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Computer Science, University of Windsor, 2008.
	Research Assistant, School of Computer Science, University of Waterloo, 2004-2008.
	Visiting Lecturer, Department of Computer Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Fall 2002.
	Instructor, Department of Computer Engineering, Bu-Ali Sina University, 2000-2003.
	Member of Parallel Processing and Computational Geometry Research Groups in Sharif University of Technology, 1999-2000.

Awards

	NSERC Industrial R&D Fellowship (IRDF) for postdoctoral research, 2009.
	David R. Cheriton Scholarship in Computer Science, School of Computer Science, University of Waterloo, 2007-2008.
	International Graduate Student Award, University of Waterloo, 2003-2004.
	Distinguished Teaching and Research Award, Bu-Ali Sina University, 2002.

Honors

	Champion of the 2nd and the 3rd US Open RoboCup competitions (soccer simulation section) with RoboSina team, 2004-2005.
	5th place in RoboCup 2004 and RoboCup 2005 WorldCups (soccer simulation section) with RoboSina team, 2004-2005.
	Ranked 3rd in the seventh nationwide student book contest for translating the book "Graph Theory with Applications", 2000.
	Ranked 12th among 350,000 participants in the Nationwide Undergraduate Studies Entrance Exam (Mathematics and Physics Section), 1994.
	First place in the Programming Contest of the 3rd National Olympiad in Informatics among 67 teams (with my teammate Mohsen Naderi-Badr), 1993.

Other Activities

	Head of Tanzil Project, an international project aimed at providing a highly verified universal Quran text, 2007-present.
	Member of editorial board, Aftab Magazine, an Iranian literary and cultural publication at the University of Waterloo, 2005-2006.
	Head of RoboSina Soccer Simulation Research Group in Bu-Ali Sina University, 2001-2003.
	Member of editorial board, Rayaneh Sharif Journal, Internal journal of Computer Department, Sharif University of Technology, 2000.
	Director and member of scientific committee for several workshops on Computer Science held by NODET Organization, 1997-1999.
	Member of evaluating committee for selecting top Iranian students to participate in International Olympiad in Informatics, 1994-1996.

Membership

	Member of American Mathematical Society, 2004-present.
	Member of Computer Society of Iran (CSI), 2001-present.
	Member of Meshkat Cultural Association, 1997-2003.
	Member of Student Council, Department of Computer Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, 1998-1999.