PhD + Applied Research Projects

Research

Research work connecting deep learning, engineering simulation, industrial production, and real-world sensor data.

Research & Education

PhD in Artificial Intelligence

Technical University of Chemnitz, Germany | 2026

Thesis: Exploring Deep Learning Approaches for 3D Deformation: Toward Finite Element Method Distillation

M.Sc. Mechatronics Engineering

K.N. Toosi University of Technology, Iran | 2010

Thesis: Visual Servoing and Object Pose Estimation - 6 DOF Robot Manipulator

B.Sc. Computer Software Engineering

IAU Tehran Branch, Iran | 2006

Thesis: Online Persian Handwriting Recognition using Neural Networks

Research Projects

Research Scientist - Technische Universitaet Chemnitz, Germany

2018 - 2024

Research career focused on machine learning for engineering simulation, 3D deformation modeling, automotive body production, and environmental sensor analysis across BMBF-funded applied research projects.

ML@Karoprod: Machine Learning for Automotive Body Production

BMBF project with Fraunhofer IWU, SCALE GmbH, and TU Chemnitz.

  • Created large-scale FEM training datasets for sheet metal forming where no suitable dataset existed.
  • Used implicit neural representations, including signed distance functions, for dense deformable geometries.
  • Developed surrogate models for geometric deviation, thickness distribution, and thinning on high-resolution shell meshes, including the ML-Karoprod MeshPredictor.
  • Built reinforcement learning approaches for inverse process design and sequential deformation modeling.
Neural-network prediction demo: deformation results update within seconds from slider parameters, avoiding a fresh FEM setup and full simulation run for each variation.

Smart Airsense: AI-Based Health Assistant

January 2022 - 2024

BMBF project with Corant GmbH / air-Q and TU Chemnitz.

  • Worked with air-quality sensor measurements logged over time by Corant / air-Q devices.
  • Added machine learning methods for predicting environmental events from noisy real-world time-series data.
  • Developed and validated predictive models in a human-in-the-loop machine learning setting.