Alireza Habibzadeh Student at USC Los Angeles, California

Curriculum Vitæ

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Education

University of Southern California
Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, GPA: 4.00/4
Los Angeles, CA — August 2025–May 2030 (expected)

Sharif University of Technology
B.Sc. in Computer Engineering
B.Sc. in Physics (double major), CGPA: 18.35/20
Tehran, Iran — September 2020–July 2025

Allame Helli High School
National Organization for Development of Exceptional Talents
Diploma in Mathematics and Physics, GPA: 19.66/20
Tehran, Iran — 2017–2020


Experience

University of Southern California — Research Assistant
Neural Systems Engineering & Information Processing Lab (NSEIP)
Los Angeles, CA — August 2025–present

Swiss Federal Technology Institute of Lausanne (EPFL) — Research Intern
Laboratory of Photonics & Quantum Measurements (LPQM) · EPFL Excellence in Engineering (E3)
Lausanne, Switzerland — July 2023–October 2023


Honors and Awards

  • EPFL Excellence in Engineering Summer Fellowship — 2023
  • Silver Medalist at the 4th European Physics Olympiad (EuPhO) — 2020
  • Sir Isaac Newton Award (University of Waterloo) — 2020
  • Gold Medalist at the 31st Iranian Physics Olympiad — 2019

Skills

  • Tools & Frameworks: PyTorch, Sentence Transformers, Hugging Face, W&B, scikit-learn, NetworkX, pandas, SciPy, NumPy, Git, Docker, Linux/Unix, FFmpeg
  • Agentic AI & LLM Tools: MCP, tool calling, multi-agent workflows, local LLM deployment, OpenAI Codex
  • Programming: Python, Bash, R, MATLAB, C, SQL, Java,
  • Soft Skills: Attention to detail, strong multidisciplinary and general knowledge, first-principles thinking, sense of humor

Languages

  • Persian: Native
  • English: Fluent, TOEFL iBT Nov 2024: R30, L29, S26, W24