About

About Me Link to heading

I am a Senior Research Engineer at Flanders Make in the Production CoreLab, where I focus on advancing research and innovation in intelligent manufacturing and production systems.

Previously, I served as a software engineer at OMP, specializing in the development of software solutions for supply chain planning and optimization.

I earned my Ph.D. in AI Planning and Robotics from IEETA at the University of Aveiro, Portugal. My doctoral research contributed to novel algorithms for knowledge representation, robot learning, and task planning. Prior to this, I completed my bachelor’s and master’s degrees in computer engineering at Qazvin Azad University, Iran.

Following my Ph.D., I conducted postdoctoral research in the Robotics Research Group at KU Leuven (2018–2022). My research focused on artificial intelligence, automated planning, robotics, and robot learning, with an emphasis on integrating AI planning into real robotic systems. This work resulted in the development of advanced techniques and open-source tools for robot programming and planning.

Honors and Awards Link to heading

  • (2014–2018) Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) Scholarship, University of Aveiro (SFRH/BD/94184/2013)
  • (2012–2014) European RACE Project Scholarship, EC Seventh Framework Program (FP7-ICT-2011-7, grant no. 287752)
  • (2012) 1st place, RoboCup International Open Competition, RoboCup @Home League, Tehran, Iran
  • (2010) 3rd place, RoboCup International Competition, Mixed Reality League, Singapore
  • (2009–2010) 1st place, RoboCup International Open Competition, Mixed Reality League, Tehran, Iran
  • (2009) 4th place, RoboCup International Competition, Mixed Reality League, Graz, Austria
  • (2007) 1st place, RoboCup International Open Competition, Coach Simulation League, Tehran, Iran
  • (2006) 1st place, RoboCup International Competition, Coach Simulation League, Bremen, Germany
  • (2005) 5th place, RoboCup International Competition, Coach Simulation League, Osaka, Japan
  • (2004) 1st place, RoboCup International Competition, Coach Simulation League, Lisbon, Portugal

Research Interests Link to heading

  • Artificial Intelligence & Automated Planning
  • Robotics & Robot Learning
  • Knowledge Representation
  • Intelligent Manufacturing Systems