Career Profile

I am a Life Long Learner (L^3) and a postdoctoral researcher at the National University of Singapore (NUS). My interests span very different areas, such as hardware security, VLSI design, and dependable computing architectures, just to name a few.

I hold a Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from the University of Tehran (Iran), completed in January 2025. This journey was fueled by — most importantly — countless cups of coffee! My doctoral research centered on hardware security and anti-counterfeit design, specifically developing scalable and reliable logic locking techniques to detect and prevent counterfeit hardware.

During my Ph.D., I was a visiting research scholar at the Computing and Architecture (CompArch) group at NUS, where I gained further experience in secure and efficient computing systems.

Beyond computers, my interests go beyond just chocolate, cookies, and Persian food (though they’re hard to resist). I also keep an eye on my fitness—balancing my love for food with climbing and a variety of solo adventures.

Academic Experience

Postdoctoral Researcher

2025 - now
National University of Singapore, Singapore

Visiting Researcher

2023 - 2024
National University of Singapore, Singapore

Remote Researcher

2021 - 2023
National University of Singapore, Singapore

Remote Researcher

2021 - 2022
University of California, San Diego, USA

Teaching Assistant

2019 - 2022
University of Tehran, Iran

Courses:

  • Hardware Security and Trust, Postgraduate Course, 3 Semesters
  • Functional Verification, Postgraduate Course, 3 Semesters
  • Asynchronous Circuit Design, Postgraduate Course, 1 Semester

Invited Teacher (Lecturer)

2021 - 2021
University of Tehran, Iran

Course:

  • Microprocessor and Assembly Language, Undergraduate Course, 1 Semester

Teaching Assistant

2015 - 2016
Sharif University of Technology, Iran

Courses:

  • Digital Electronics, Undergraduate Course, 1 Semester
  • VLSI Design, Undergraduate Course, 1 Semester

HONORS AND SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS

Research Funding

2023
School of Computing, National University of Singapore, Singapore

Research Scholarship (Granted to only two students)

2019
Ministry of Science, Research, and Technology, Iran

Ranked 5th among all M.Sc. students (in Computer Architecture)

2016
Computer Engineering Department, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran

Ranked 6th among more than 4000 applicants

2014
Nationwide University Entrance Exam for Graduate Students in Computer Engineering, Iran

Ranked 1st among all Computer Science and Engineering appl

2013
Competitive Recruitment Exam of the Ministry of Energy, Iran

Ranked 6th among all B.Sc. students

2012
Computer Engineering Department, K.N.T.U University of Technology, Tehran, Iran

Top 0.5% among more than 150000 applicants

2008
Nationwide University Entrance Exam for Undergraduate Students in Mathematics, Iran

Ranked 1st among all the students in high school

2012

Skills

VHDL, VerilogHDL, SystemVerilog

Xilinx (ISE, Vivado, Vivado HLS, SDK), Intel FPGA (Modelsim)

C, C++, Microsoft Visual Studio pack (VC#, VC++)

Synopsys (Design Compiler, DFT compiler, HSIM, HSPICE)

Cadence (SoC/IC Encounter)

CodeVisionAVR, Altium Designer (PCB), MaxPlus

X86 Assembly

SQL, Oracle

MATLAB (M-file, GUI)

Java