CV

Below are some highlights from my CV.

For more information, please see the PDF of my CV.

Education

M.Sc. in Computer Science
York University, 2022 - 2024

B.S. in Computer Science
University of Tehran, 2018 - 2022

Work Experience

Algorithm Designer

Cognitive Systems Corp. – Waterloo, ON, Canada
Aug 2024 – Present

• Focus: Self-supervised Learning, Representation Learning, WiFi Sensing, Time-series
• Supervisor: Dr. Mohammad Omer

Research Assistant

York University – Toronto, ON, Canada
Sep 2022 – Present

• Focus: Self-supervised Learning, Representation Learning, WiFi Sensing, Time-series
• Supervisor: Dr. Hina Tabassum

Research Assistant

University of Tehran – Tehran, Iran
Sep 2021 – Jan 2022

• Focus: Semi-supervised Learning for Parkinson’s Disease (PD) Detection
• Supervisor: Dr. Bagher BabaAli

Fullstack Developer

VClinic – Tehran, Iran
Jul 2019 – Jul 2021

• Developed an all-in-one platform for doctors and patients.

Robotics Programmer

AE High School – Tehran, Iran
Oct 2016 – Jul 2019

• Built algorithms for RoboCup 2D Soccer Simulation League.

Teaching Experience

Computer Programming Instructor

Niagara College – Toronto, ON, Canada
Jan 2024 – Aug 2024

• Delivered lectures on Mathematics and Statistics for Computer Studies.

Teaching Assistant

York University – Toronto, ON, Canada
Sep 2022 – Present

• Courses: Intro. to the Theory of Computation, Discrete Mathematics for Computer Science, Intro. to Computer Science and Programming

Head of Teaching Assistants (Volunteer)

Karyar College – Tehran, Iran
Aug 2020 – Sep 2023

• Volunteer teaching and mentorship for unprivileged students in Computer Science

Teaching Assistant

University of Tehran – Tehran, Iran
Sep 2021 – Feb 2022

• Courses: Intro. to the Theory of Computation

Skills

Core Languages

Python, C++, JavaScript (NodeJS), SQL, MATLAB, R, Bash

Machine Learning and AI

• Tools: PyTorch, Tensorflow, Keras, JAX, NumPy, Pandas, Scikit-Learn, SciPy, Slurm
• Generative AI: Diffusion Models, VQ-VAE, GANs, Autoencoders

Web Development

ExpressJS, ReactJS, DevOps, WebRTC, Django

Data Visualization Tools

Seaborn, Matplotlib, RStudio

Industry Knowledge

Backend & Frontend Web Development, Software Engineering, DevOps, Agile, Object-Oriented Programming (OOP), MVC, REST API, Design Thinking

Miscellaneous

Git, Linux, Shell (Bash/Zsh), MS Office 365, GSuite, Docker, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Redis, LaTeX

Publications

Context-Aware Predictive Coding: A Representation Learning Framework for WiFi Sensing

B. Barahimi, H. Tabassum, M. Omer and O. Waqar, "Context-Aware Predictive Coding: A Representation Learning Framework for WiFi Sensing," in IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society, vol. 5, pp. 6119-6134, 2024, doi: 10.1109/OJCOMS.2024.3465216.

RSCNet: Dynamic CSI Compression for Cloud-Based WiFi Sensing

B. Barahimi, H. Singh, H. Tabassum, O. Waqar and M. Omer, "RSCNet: Dynamic CSI Compression for Cloud-Based WiFi Sensing," ICC 2024 - IEEE International Conference on Communications, Denver, CO, USA, 2024, pp. 4179-4184, doi: 10.1109/ICC51166.2024.10622623.

Cyrus 2D Simulation 2019

Zare, N., Sarvmaili, M., Mehrabian, O., Nikanjam, A., Khasteh, S.H., Sayareh, A., Amini, O., Barahimi, B., Majidi, A. and Mostajeran, A., 2019. Cyrus 2D Simulation 2019. In RoboCup 2019 Symposium and Competitions. Sydney, Australia.

FURY 2D simulation team description paper 2016

Darijani, A., Mostaejeran, A., Jamali, M.R., Sayareh, A., Salehi, M.J. and Barahimi, B., 2016, July. FURY 2D simulation team description paper 2016. In RoboCup 2016 Symposium and Competitions: Team Description Papers, Leipzig, Germany.