Curriculum Vitæ
Contact
- 1002 Childs Way, Los Angeles CA 90089
- +1 (213) 862-1042
- ahabibza@usc.edu
- alirezahabib@icloud.com
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, LATEX
- 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