Graduate Research Assistant
University of Alberta · Edmonton, Canada · May 2024 – Present
- Conduct research in reinforcement learning and active inference to model decision-making in non-stationary environments.
- Compare active inference to human-like decision-making and classic RL agents in cooperative settings.
- Implement a model-based active inference agent using predictive-coding principles and graphical modeling.
- Apply variational Bayesian inference to the agent’s model to maintain beliefs about the environment.
Research Assistant
Isfahan University of Technology · Isfahan, Iran · Nov 2021 – Aug 2022
- Extended the RACER classifier to handle continuous features using supervised discretization.
- Evaluated CAIM, MDLP, CART, and ChiMerge methods for accuracy and interpretability.
- Achieved a 6.6% accuracy gain and 10–20% fewer rules, surpassing Naive Bayes, LightGBM, and SVM.
Research Assistant
Isfahan University of Technology · Isfahan, Iran · Oct 2021 – Aug 2022
- Built a dual-stream Mask R-CNN-based model for visual streams, unlike prior separate-stream models.
- Simulated dorsal synaptic perturbations to model ASD/CVI distance-estimation deficits.
- Demonstrated restoration of spatial perception through visual-therapy-style retraining.
