Research Interests
I am interested in theoretical and practical aspects of machine learning, statistical learning theory, and information theory. The application domains that drive my research include communication systems and power systems.
Academic Appointments
Associate Professor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 2019 - present
Assistant Professor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 2014 - 2018
Assistant Professor, Wayne State University, 2012-2014
Postdoctoral Associate, Princeton University, 2010-2012
Contact
(518) 276-8237
6040 Jonsson Engineering Center
110 8th Street, Troy, NY 12180
Education
Ph.D. (EE), Columbia University, 2010
M.A. (Statistics), Columbia University, 2009
M.Sc. (EE), Sharif University of Technology, 2004
B.Sc. (EE), Sharif University of Technology, 2002
Editorial Boards
Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, 2019 - present
Editor, IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, 2014 - 2020
Editor, IEEE Transactions on Communications, 2013 - 2019
Associate Editor, Springer Journal of Modern Power and Clean Energy, 2018 - 2019
Associate Editor, IET Transactions on Smart Grid, 2018 - 2019
Guest Editor, IEEE Signal Processing Magazine, 2016-2017
Guest Editor-in-Chief, IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, 2014-2016
Committees
Elected Member, IEEE Signal Processing Theory and Methods (SPTM) Technical Committee (2018-2020)
Elected Member, IEEE Signal Processing for Communications (SPCOM) Technical Committee (2018-2020)
Honors & Awards:
Summer Faculty Fellowship, AFRL (2019)
Rensselaer School of Engineering Classroom Excellence Award (2018)
Rensselaer School of Engineering Award for Research Excellence (2017)
National Science Foundation CAREER Award (2016)
IEEE Senior Member (2015)
Jury Award for Excellence in Research (2011)
Ph.D. Thesis with Distinction (2010)