Education

University of California, Santa Cruz

2021 — present

Ph.D. in Computational Media

  • GPA: 4.0
  • Selected Courses: Game Graphics (A+), Game Engines (A), AI in Games (A)
  • TAships: Game Design Studio II (Winter 2022), User Experience in Interactive Media (Spring 2022), Data Structure in Games (Fall 2022), Game Graphics (Winter 2023), Game Design Studio III (Spring 2023)

Universtiy of Tehran

2016 — 2020

Bachelor of Science - Computer Engineering

  • GPA: 18.79/20, Ranked 4th among over 80 students
  • Selected Courses: Design and Analysis of Algorithms (20/20), Data Structures (20/20), Algorithmic Graph Theory (19/20), The Theory of Formal Languages and Automata(20/20), Artificial Intelligence(20/20), Neural Networks(20/20), Database Systems(20/20), Internet Engineering(20/20), Operating Systems (20/20)
  • TAships: Algorithmic Graph Theory (Spring 2020), Database Systems (Fall 2019, Sprint 2020), Probability and Statistics (Fall 2019), Programming Languages and Compilers (Fall 2019), The Theory of Formal Languages and Automata (Fall 2018, Fall 2019), Algorithms (Spring 2019)

Work Experience

Tapsi

2020 — 2021

Senior Backend Engineer, Pricing Team

  • Technical Skills: Python, JavaScript, Typescript, Mongo, PostgreSQL, Kafka, Spark, Ubuntu Linux, Git
  • Soft Skills: Leadership, Teamwork, Time Management, Communication, Presentation skills, Documentation, Problem-Solving

Tapsi

2019 — 2020

Backend Engineer, Map/Pricing Team

  • Technical Skills: Python, JavaScript, Typescript, Mongo, PostgreSQL, Kafka, Spark, Ubuntu Linux, Git
  • Soft Skills: Teamwork, Time Management, Communication, Presentation skills, Documentation, Problem-Solving

Entertainment Software Rating Association (ESRA)

2019 — 2020

Game Reviewer

Played and recorded video games. The recordings were used for age rating analysis.

Marzban Team (Indie)

2019 — 2020

Game Developer

  • Technical Skills: C#, Unity Game Engine, C++, QT, Git
  • Soft Skills: Time Management, Communication, Logical Thinking, Problem-Solving