Amirreza Sedaghat

About Me

Meet an accomplished data scientist and machine learning enthusiast! With a background in Biomedical Engineering and extensive experience in Python, C/C++, and cloud platforms, they excel in statistical modeling, clustering, and classification. Their passion for sustainable development and expertise in data analysis make them a valuable asset to any team.

Education

Master's in Biomedical Engineering 2019

Columbia University

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering 2015

Sharif University of Technology

Work & Experience

Staff Officer of Research

The Taub Institute

09/01/2021 - 06/01/2023

• Utilized machine learning tools for automatic brain lesion segmentation • Performed statistical analysis on functional MRI scans

Research Engineer (Internship)

Weill Cornell Medicine

01/01/2020 - 12/31/2021

• Machine learning approaches implemented to classify brain tissues and estimate structural parameters • Implemented parallel programming to speed-up the simulation of high-dimensional data

Graduate Research Assistant

Columbia University

09/01/2017 - 12/31/2020

• Built an algorithm with the ability to extract weak responses from a brain network known as default mode network • Used unsupervised clustering ML algorithm to identify natural sub-networks in the brain • Tested algorithms on realistic data and re-evaluated using boot-strap statistical methods

Skills

Python
100%
C++
100%
R
75%
Unix-Shell
100%
Tensorflow
100%
Pytorch
100%
Keras
100%

Awards

Awarded a full scholarship to pursue MS/PhD studies at Columbia University 2017
National Gold Medal in Astronomy and Astrophysics Olympiad 2010
Bronze Medal Winner of International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics 2010