EDUCATION

M.Sc. in Computer Science (AI Specialty) - University of Tehran 2022 - Now

• University of Tehran is ranked first for computer science in Iran, based on the U.S.News ranking.
• GPA: 3.82/4
• Thesis: Sinusoidal Trainable Activation Functions for Implicit Neural Representation

B.Sc. in Mathematics (Second Major) - University of Isfahan 2018 - 2022

• GPA: 3.84/4

B.Sc. in Computer Engineering (Hardware Specialty) - University of Isfahan 2017 - 2022

• GPA: 3.75/4
• Final Project: Applications of Group Theory and Automata Theory in Faster Searching of State Space

High School Diploma in Mathematics and Physics - National Organization for Development of Exceptional Talents (NODET) 2013 - 2017

PUBLICATIONS

• Sinusoidal Trainable Activation Functions for Implicit Neural Representation: Currently under review for an A* AI conference.
  • The submission is compliant with the conference's double-blind review process and has not been uploaded to arXiv.
• An alternative approach to inverse \(\mathcal{Z}\)-transform of rational functions:
  • Paper Link - under review at the Journal of Engineering Mathematics
  • Implementation: GitHub Repository
• Random generation of group elements using combinatorial group theory and automata theory, along with a hardware example:
  • Paper Link - to be submitted to a prestigious journal

HONORS AND AWARDS

• Reviewer, ICLR 2025: International Conference on Learning Representations (2024)
• First Rank among Math Students: University of Isfahan, Class of 2017 and 2018 (2022)
• Admitted to the Master's Program in Mathematics: Sharif University of Technology (2022) - declined offer
• $1.2 Reward Check from Donald Knuth for identifying a mistake in The Art of Computer Programming Link to explanation

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

• Fall 2024: TA for Advanced Theory of Algorithms, University of Tehran, Instructor: Dr. Morteza Mohammad-Noori
• Fall 2018: TA for Calculus II, University of Isfahan, Instructor: Dr. Ehsan Hakimian

COMPUTER SKILLS

• C/C++, Matlab, Python, HTML, CSS, \( \LaTeX \), Proteus, Hspice, VHDL, AVR Microcontrollers
• GitHub Project Management and Collaboration

LANGUAGES

• Persian: Native
• English: Fluent, IELTS score: 7 (Speaking: 7.5)

IMPORTANT PROJECTS OR PRESENTATIONS

• Realtime Embedded Systems: PDF File
• Buchberger Algorithm and Gröbner Basis in Inverse Kinematics of Manipulators: YouTube Video (Persian presentation)
• Persian presentation of the paper "Learning the travelling salesperson problem requires rethinking generalization": YouTube Video
• Presentation of the paper "BrainGB: A Benchmark for Brain Network Analysis with Graph Neural Networks": PDF File
• Generally, this is my YouTube account on which I upload my presentations: youtube.com/@mohammadjavadvaez
• This is my Stack Exchange account and you can see my activity: My Activity on Stack Exchange

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Areas of Expertise:
  • Machine Learning
  • Neural Networks
  • Graph Neural Networks (GNN)
  • Signal Processing
  • Randomized Algorithms
  • Automata Theory
  • Control Theory
  • Stochastic Mathematics (including Probabilistic Graphical Models, Stochastic Cellular Automata, etc.)
• Areas of Interest:
  • Bioinformatics
  • Quantum Computing
  • Geometric Deep Learning