Academic Background
Education, academic appointments, teaching, and academic recognition.
Education
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PhD, Computer Engineering, Massey University, 2026
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Thesis: Identifying and Mitigating Flaky Tests in JavaScript
Supervisor: Associate Professor Amjed Tahir -
MS, Computer Engineering,
Sharif University of Technology, 2013
Tehran, Iran
Thesis: Extensions to Feedback Motion Planning
Supervisor: Professor Mohammad Ghodsi
Academic and teaching experience
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Postdoctoral Fellow,
The University of Auckland, 2026–present
AI-driven non-functional software maintenance. -
Professional Teaching Fellow,
The University of Auckland, 2026
Advanced Software Requirements Engineering (SOFTENG 754): lectures, practicals, and team-based project supervision. -
Teaching, Massey University, 2025
Software Engineering Design and Construction (159.251): lectures, tutorials, and assessment. -
Teaching Assistant, Massey University, 2023-2024
Software Engineering Design and Construction (159.251): lectures, tutorials, and assessment.
Academic honors and awards
- 2025 Doctoral Conference Grant — Massey University.
- 2024 Doctoral Conference Grant — Massey University.
- 2023 Massey University Doctoral Scholarship.
- 2013 Third-highest cumulative GPA — Computer Engineering · Sharif University of Technology.
- 2011 38th nationwide in graduate entrance examination — Among more than 40,000 participants · Iran.