// About Me
I am a PhD student studying Computational Science and Engineering at McMaster University, currently focusing on LLMs, Knowledge Graphs, Reasoning LMs, Multimodal LLMs, Generative AI, and Graph Neural Networks.
I have a passion for interactive graphics, character animation, AR/VR, UI/UX Design, Digital (and traditional) Art and Classical Persian Music. I enjoy learning new things to tackle big challenges!
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// Projects
More Than a Thousand Words
Teaching AI to see for the visually impaired by generating rich, descriptive captions for images.
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Showering AI
A GPT-2 model trained on r/showerthoughts that generates its own eerily natural-sounding epiphanies.
Grasp Detection
A deep learning model (YOLOv3) trained on a custom dataset to detect grasp types for a robotic hand.
Delta Controller
Real-time QT-based controller for a high-speed parallel Delta robot used in industrial automation.
TwoStack
A game-based learning software for computer engineering students, used as a university assignment since 2018.
// Publications
Deep Learning Approaches on Image Captioning: A Review
Taraneh Ghandi, Hamidreza Pourreza, Hamidreza Mahyar. 38 pages, ACM Computing Surveys, 2023.
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Revisiting 2-3 Red-Black Trees with a Pedagogically Sound yet Efficient Deletion Algorithm
Currently under review.
View on ArXiv// Skills & Expertise
Programming
- Python, C++, Java, JS
- Linux & Git
- QT & QML
- HTML5 & CSS
- SQL & PHP
- Android & Cross-platform
Graphics & Art
- Blender, Rhino3D, KeyShot
- Krita, Clip Studio Paint
- Corel Graphics Suite
- 3D Rendering & Modeling
- Digital Painting
Software
- Unity & QT Creator
- Android Studio
- Adobe Premiere Pro
- KDenLive
- LaTeX & Office
// Honors & Awards
- Ranking 1st among all M.Sc. students of computer science, artificial intelligence and robotics, in terms of GPA.
- Selected as a Talented Student by Ferdowsi University of Mashhad to pursue M.Sc. without an entrance exam.
- Ranked 5th among 120 B.Eng. students of computer engineering in terms of GPA.
- Selected as The Best Intern of the Computer Engineering Department, Dec 2019.
