Contact Information
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Research Interests
Reinforcement Learning, Statistical Learning, Nonparametric statistics, Decision Making, Applied Machine Learning, Applied Econometrics
Education
| Ph.D. Statistics , University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 2020 - Current |
| MS. Mathematics, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 2020 - 2023 |
| MS. Statistics , University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 2020 - 2023 |
| MA. in Economics and Econometrics , Pennsylvania State University | 2018 - 2020 |
| MPhil. in Economics, LMEC, University of Bologna, Italy | 2015 - 2018 |
| B.Sc. Finance and Accounting, Petroleum University of Technology, Iran | 2011 - 2015 |
Awards and Honors
University of Illinois, Doctoral Student Leadership and Service Award, 2023
University of Illinois, Ph.D. Program Assistantship Funding, 2020-2025
University of Illinois, Block Grant Fellowship, 2020-2021
Pennsylvania State University Ph.D. Program Assistantship Funding, 2018-2020
University of Bologna, Best Student University-Wide Award 2017
University of Bologna Education Scholarship, 2015- 2017
Courses Taught
Instructor:
Stat 200 - Statistical Analysis [Listed as Teachers Ranked as Excellent by Students]
Teaching Assistant:
Statistical Computing, Spring 2025
Data Science Exploration, Fall 2024
Probability and Statistics I, Spring 2024
Probability and Statistics II , Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022
Applied Bayesian Statistics, Fall 2021
Methods of Applied Statistics, Summer 2021
Additional Campus Affiliations
Advisor to the University of Illinois Chancellor on Middle East Affairs (Council Member)
SALAAM MENA Cultural Center Founding Member
SALAAM MENA Cultural Center Inaugural Director Hiring Committee Member
Statistics Doctoral Student Association, Founder and President
Treasurer and Director, Iranian Heritage Foundation
Board Member and Interim Chair; Student Cultural Programming Fee