Address

No. 350, Hafez Ave, Valiasr Square,
Tehran,
Iran

Contact Information

Call: +98 (21) 64540

Email: akbari.ma [at] aut.ac.ir

Dr. Mohammad Akbari

Assistant Professor
Mathematics and Computer Science Department

Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, IRAN

Biography

He loves solving challenging real-world problems using big data and machine learning. His research interests span mainly in AI and intelligent system including reinforecement learning, deep learning, data mining and machine learning using large-scale datasets, with an emphasis on their applications in health informatics, social informatics, information retrieval, recommendation system and samrt cities. His research has been published in several major academic venues, including SIGIR, WSDM, ICMR, etc.
He obtained a PhD in Integrative Sciences and Engineering from the National University of Singapore, advised by Professor Tat-Seng Chua.

Academic Positions

  1. Mar 2019 - Present

    Assistant Professor

    Mathematics and Computer Science Department, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, IRAN
  2. April 2018 - February 2019

    Senior Research Associate

    Computer Science Department, University College London, UK
  3. July 2016- October 2019

    Adjunct Research Scientist

    Center of Datascience, New York University, USA
  4. September 2016 - May 2017

    Visiting Research Fellow

    Singapure University of Technology and Design, Singapure
  5. January 2015 - May 2015

    Graduate Teaching Assistant

    Social Media Computing (CS4242), School of Computing, NUS, Singapure
  6. October 2011 - April 2012

    Research Assistant

    Bioinformatic Institue, A-Star, Singapure
  7. Sep 2010 - Sep 2011

    Head of Department

    Computer Engineering Department, Azad University, IRAN
  8. Sep 2006 - Sep 2012

    Lecturer

    Computer Engineering Department, Azad University, IRAN
  9. Sep 2006 - Sep 2007

    Invited Lecturer

    Computer Engineering Department, Azad University, IRAN

Industrial/Consulting Positions

  1. May 2017 - April 2018
    Senior Data Scientist
    SAP, Singapure
  2. Jan 2007 - November 2011
    Team Leader and Consultant
    Information System Co, Tehran, IRAN
  3. Jun 2005 - May 2006
    Researcher and Software Developer
    Douran Software Technologies Co, Tehran, IRAN
  4. May 2003 - Jun 2005
    CTO
    Pazhouhesh Afzar Farda Co(PAFCO), Tehran, IRAN