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aryavaraste@ut.ac.ir

a.varaste.n@gmail.com


English

TOEFL iBT: 105

Reading: 29

Listening: 28

Speaking: 26

Writing: 22


Persian


Skills

  • Programming Languages:
      Python,  Java,  C,  C++ 
  • AI and Data Science:
      NumPy,  Pandas,  Matplotlib,  Scikit-learn,  NLTK  
  • Database Systems:
      MySQL,  PostgreSQL  
  • Web Development:
      HTML,  CSS,  JavaScript,  Vue.js,  XML,  jQuery,  Bootstrap 
  • Miscellaneous:
      UML,  MS Project,  Galago,  Wireshark,  Ubuntu,  Jaeger,  LeTeX

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Education

University of Tehran

M.Sc. Student of Information Technology
Thesis: Depression and Anxiety Detection through Learners’ Behavior and Results Analysis in Electronic Learning Systems
[2021 – 2024]

Overall GPA: 3.9/4


Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic)

B.Sc. in Computer Engineering, 2021
Thesis: Design of a Dentigerous Lesion Detection System from Radiographic Images using Deep Learning Methods
[2016 – 2021]

Overall GPA: 3.59/4

Publications

[1]
MentalGame: Predicting Personality-Job Fitness for Software Developers Using Multi-Genre Games and Machine Learning Approaches
Elyasi, S., VarastehNezhad, A., & Taghiyareh, F.
[2]
AI in Mental Health: Emotional and Sentiment Analysis of Large Language Models' Responses to Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Queries
VarastehNezhad, A., Tavasoli, R., Elyasi, S., LotfiNia, M., & Farbeh, H.
[3]
From Play to Prediction: Assessing Depression and Anxiety in Players’ Behavior with Machine Learning Models
Elyasi, S., VarastehNezhad, A., & Taghiyareh, F.
[4]
Analyzing the Mathematical Proficiency of Large Language Models in Computer Science Graduate Admission Tests
Tavasoli, R., VarastehNezhad, A., Masumi, M., & Taghiyareh, F.
[5]
How Jungian Cognitive Functions Explain MBTI Type Prevalence in Computer Industry Careers
VarastehNezhad, A., Agahi, B., Elyasi, S., Tavasoli, R., & Farbeh, H.
[6]
Evaluating LLMs in Persian News Summarization
VarastehNezhad, A., Tavasoli, R., Masumi, M., & Shamsfard, M.
[7]
LLM Performance Assessment in Computer Science Graduate Entrance Exams
VarastehNezhad, A., Tavasoli, R., Masumi, M., & Taghiyareh, F.
[8]
Hybrid Vision Transformer for Detection of Dentigerous Cysts in Dental Radiography Images
Tavasoli, R., VarastehNezhad, A., & Farbeh, H.
[9]
Exploring the Relationship Between Gameplay Log Data and Depression & Anxiety
Elyasi, S., VarastehNezhad, A., & Taghiyareh, F.
[10]
MBTI-Personality Types and Traits of Professional Software Engineers
Elyasi, S., VarastehNezhad, A., & Taghiyareh, F.

Teaching Experience

Department Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Tehran

Master Seminar,Dr. Fattaneh Taghiyareh [Spring 2023] - [Fall 2023] - [Spring 2024]

Department Computer Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology

Research and Technical

Instructor: Dr. Hamed Farbeh [Spring 2024]

Instructor: Dr. Reza Safabakhsh [Spring 2020]


Algorithm Design

Instructor: Dr. Alireza Bagheri [Fall 2020]

Instructor: Dr. Mahdi Javanmardi [Fall 2020]


Software Engineering 2,Dr. Masoumeh Taromirad‬[Fall 2020]

Embedded and Real-Time Systems Design, Dr. Hamed Farbeh[Spring 2021] - [Spring 2023]

Database,Dr. Saeedeh Momtazi [Fall 2020]

Microprocessors and Assembly Language, Dr. Hamed Farbeh
[Fall 2019]  -  [Spring 2020]  -  [Fall 2020] - [Spring 2023]
Computer Architecture,Dr. Hamed Farbeh
[Spring 2019]  -  [Fall 2019]  -  [Spring 2020]  -  [Spring 2022]

Computer Network,

Instructor: Dr. Masoud Sabaei [Spring 2020]

Instructor: Dr. Poya Hejazi [Spring 2020]

Selected Coursework

  • Data Analytics and Visualization [M.Sc.] (18.45/20)
  • Trustworthy AI [M.Sc.] (18/20)
  • Digital Transfornation [M.Sc.] (18/20)
  • Intelligent Information Retrieval [M.Sc.] (17.9/20)
  • Information Technology Management [M.Sc.] (19/20)
  • Seminar [M.Sc.] (20/20)
  • Internet Measurement [M.Sc.] (19.5/20)
  • Database Design(17.2/20)
  • Cloud Computing (18.21/20)
  • Computer Networks (18.4/20)
  • Information Security (17.2/20)
  • Algorithm Design (19.75/20)
  • Engineering Statistics (19.5/20)
  • Compiler Design (20/20)
  • Information Technology Project Management (20/20)
  • Software Engineering I (18/20)
  • Software Engineering II (18.5/20)
  • Engineering Ethics (19.5/20)
  • Microprocessor and Assembly Language (17.5/20)
  • Operating Systems (18.1/20)
  • Computer Architecture (18.4/20)
  • Digital Electronics (18/20)

Selected Projects

  • Enhancing Race Fairness in Classification with a Zero-Sum Game
  • Explaining Black-Box Models with D-RISE and LIME Methods
  • Improving the Interpretability of Neural Networks for Life Expectancy Data using SHAP
  • Detecting OOD Images in CIFAR-10 Dataset in Inference Time
  • Enhancing Neural Network Robustness Against FGSM Adversary Attack
  • Backdoor Attack on Image Classification
  • Clustering on Hospital Readmission Rates of 70,000 Patient Records
  • Preprocessing and Visualization of Data on COVID-19 by OWID
  • Process Mining on Patient-Treatment Dataset
  • Association Rule Mining on Market Basket
  • Modeling Gorkha Earthquake Damage
  • Sentiment Classification on IMDB Movie Reviews
  • Customers Retention Rate and Cohort Analysis on Store Data
  • Word Associations and Clustering on Reuters
  • Document Ranking with Galago
  • EDA on the New York Taxi Dataset
  • Crawling Gold and Currency Market
  • Smoothing Retrieval Function and Pseudo Relevance Feedback
  • Topic Modeling on Associated Press Dataset
  • NUMEX Interpreter
  • Crawling Washington Weather

Presentations

  1. Detection of Dentigerous lesion from Radiographic images using Deep learning methods
  2. Explainable Artificial Intelligence for Mental Health Through Transparency and Interpretability for Understandability
  3. B2B Managed Services In Digital Transformation
  4. Specifics of medical data mining for diagnosis aid
  5. Wearable sensors and technologies and their applications in medicine
  6. Software Architecture Design
  7. Scrum Methodology

Honors and Awards

  • Ranked 6th among participants in the National Master Entrance Exam among all Iranian Students in the fild of Information Technology. [2021]
  • Ranked 2nd among students of Information Technology at the University of Tehran. [2023]

Professional Activities

    Peer Reviewer
  • Forum for Linguistic Studies
  • Journal of Information and Organizational Sciences
  • International Journal of Serious Games
  • Psycho-Oncologie
  • AUT Journal of Electrical Engineering

References

Fattaneh Taghiyareh

Associate Professor Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, University of Tehran
Email: ftaghiyar@ut.ac.ir

Hamed Farbeh

Assistant Professor Computer Engineering and IT Department, Amirkabir University of Technology
Email: farbeh@aut.ac.ir