Alireza Habibzadeh Student at USC Los Angeles, California

Curriculum Vitæ

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Education

Sharif University of Technology B.Sc. in Computer Engineering B.Sc. in Physics (Double Major) Tehran, Iran — September 2020–June 2025 (expected)

Allame Helli High School Diploma in Mathematics and Physics Tehran, Iran — 2017–2020

Experience

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) — Research Intern
Lausanne, Switzerland — July 2023–October 2023

  • Developed an automatic qubit characterization data pipeline using signal processing and data analysis.

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

Research Interests

  • Computational Neuroscience
  • Systems Neuroscience
  • Machine Learning and Neural Networks
  • Complex Systems

Research Projects & Talks

  • Are Genes Everything?! (Sharif University of Technology) — Spring 2024
    A talk on the Human Genome Project and DNA sequencing advancements.

  • Social Network Structure of Telegram — Fall 2023
    Network Science course project analyzing Telegram communication networks using MTProto API.

  • SVM Classifier for Satellite Imagery — Fall 2023
    Machine learning project achieving 89.6% accuracy on the satimage dataset using SVM classifiers.

  • LPQM Automatic Qubit Characterization System — Summer 2023
    Developed a data pipeline to characterize superconducting qubits.

  • LPQM Switch Controller — Summer 2023
    Developed a Python package and GUI for cryogenic switches in a Bluefors dilution refrigerator.

  • Autonomous Wafer Testing System — Summer 2023
    Set up an automated wafer testing system with MPI TS2000-D and Keithley analyzers.

Selected Courses

  • Neuroscience - 20.0/20
  • Machine Learning — 20.0/20
  • Computer Simulation — 20.0/20
  • Numerical Computation — 20.0/20
  • Advanced Programming — 20.0/20
  • Network Science — 20.0/20
  • Complex Systems — 19.5/20
  • Biophysics - 20.0/20
  • Computational Neuroscience - EPFL edX

Teaching Experience

  • Programming for Data Analysis (Volunteer TA) — Summer 2024
    Sharif University of Technology

  • Numerical Computation (Volunteer TA) — Spring 2024
    Sharif University of Technology

  • Linear Algebra (Volunteer TA) — Spring 2023
    Sharif University of Technology

  • Engineering Probability and Statistics (Volunteer TA) — Fall 2022
    Sharif University of Technology

  • Physics Olympiad (Teacher) — 2020–2022
    Allame Helli High School

Computer Skills

  • Programming: Python, R, MATLAB, Mathematica, C/C++, SQL, Java, Julia
  • Tools & Frameworks: scikit-learn, networkx, pandas, scipy, numpy, Docker, Git, Linux, LaTeX

Languages

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