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Research Assistant

Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences (IPM) and Sharif University of Technology

Explored processing-in-memory techniques for DRAM and SRAM

• Analyzed novel methods for in-memory bit-wise operations and hyper-dimensional computing
• Co-authored two papers published in DAC and ISLPED, one accepted at NocArc, and two under review for HPCA

Intern

Zista Gene Afarin

Research Assistant

Sharif University of Technology

Implemented real-time scheduling algorithms using Reinforcement Learning (RL)

• Simulated various algorithms and experimented with different setups
• Contributed to two papers in preparation

Research Intern

EPFL

Accepted at the Summer@EPFL research internship program

• Studied the state-of-the-art in ASIC and FPGA routing using Reinforcement Learning (RL)
• Tested different implementations and presented results

Teaching Assistant

Volunteered as a TA in various courses

• Assisted with assignments in Operating Systems, Linear Algebra, Computer Architecture, Logic Design, Digital System Design, Computer Structure, and Fundamentals of Programming
• Developed course projects for Embedded Systems and Operating Systems

Mentor, IoT workshop

Volunteered as a mentor for IoT workshops for new students

• Tutored students on Arduino programming and basic electronics
• Guided participants on their projects

Undergraduate

Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran

Computer Engineering

• GPA: 19.17 (20-point scale)
• Undergraduate thesis topic: Processing in memory for DRAM

Best Paper in Track 1

ISLPED 2023

For our paper "CoolDRAM: An Energy-Efficient and Robust DRAM"

National University Extrance Exams (Concours)

Ranked 12th out of over 150,000 participants

Mathematics and technology track

National University Extrance Exams (Concours)

Ranked 6th out of over 130,000 participants

English language track