CV
Education
- Ph.D. in Computer Science, University of California, Riverside — Sep 2023 – Expected Dec 2027
- B.Sc. in Computer Engineering, Sharif University of Technology — Sep 2018 – Dec 2022
Experience
Research Assistant, University of California, Riverside — Sep 2023 – Present
Big Data Lab: Developing a framework for exploration and visualization of large geospatial data (Supervisor: Prof. Ahmed Eldawy)Teaching Assistant, University of California, Riverside — Sep 2024 – Dec 2024
Big Data Management (Course Instructor: Prof. Ahmed Eldawy)Research Assistant, Sharif University of Technology — Jun 2021 – Dec 2021
Bioinformatics: Developing a new encoding for metagenomic datasets (Supervisor: Prof. Somayyeh Koohi)Summer Intern, Hamta Rayaneh — Jun 2022 – Sep 2022
Data CleaningSummer Intern, CFTE — Jul 2021 – Aug 2021
FintechTeaching Assistant, Sharif University of Technology — Sep 2020 – Dec 2021
- Numerical Methods — Fall 2021 (Instructor: Prof. Fatemeh Baharifard)
- Digital Systems Design — Fall 2020 – Spring 2020 (Instructor: Prof. Farshad Baharvand)
Projects
LASEK: LLM-Assisted Style Exploration Kit for Geospatial Data
Enhanced the geospatial data processing framework BEAST by leveraging LLMs for data exploration and visualization.
Repo: LASEKBachelor’s Thesis
A novel encoding for metagenomic datasets which enhances classification results. (Summer 2022)TeleNurse
Systems Analysis and Design course project — an online nursing-at-home service provider. (Fall 2021)
Repo: AnalysisDesign_Project1Compiler
Compiler (with Lark) for compiling Decaf to MIPS assembly. (Fall 2020)
Repo: CompilerCORDIC
Implementation and synthesis of the CORDIC algorithm (vectoring & rotation modes) in Verilog + Xilinx ISE for FPGA synthesis. (Spring 2020)
Repo: CORDICImage Recognition
Neural networks with cross-validation and SVM for digit recognition (Python scikit-learn). (Spring 2020)
Repo: AI_ProjectMicroarray Data Analysis
Analysis of GEO data series of Acute Myeloid Leukemia. (Spring 2020)
Repo: BioInf_ProjectDuelyst Game
A rendition of the game Duelyst implemented in Java. (Spring 2019)
Repo: Duelyst-Game
Publications
- LASEK: LLM-Assisted Style Exploration Kit for Geospatial Data — Submitted to VLDB, 2025
Tarlan Bahadori, Sai Sreekar Sarvepalli, Ahmed Eldawy
Teaching
- Teaching Assistant (UCR) — Big Data Management (Fall 2024)
- Teaching Assistant (SUT) — Numerical Methods (Fall 2021); Digital Systems Design (Fall 2020 – Spring 2020)
Languages
- 🇺🇸 English
- 🇮🇷 Persian (Farsi)
- 🇫🇷 French
- 🇪🇸 Spanish
- 🇧🇷 Portuguese
Skills
- Programming: Python, C, C++, Java, Scala, R, Verilog, SQL
- ML: scikit-learn, TensorFlow, Keras, PyTorch
- Assembly: MIPS, IBM 360-370, 8086
- Software/Tools: Vivado, Xilinx ISE, Proteus, Quartus, ModelSim, Git
- Piano: ABRSM Grade 7
Test Scores
- TOEFL iBT (Sep 2021): 118/120 — Reading 30, Listening 30, Speaking 30, Writing 28
- GRE General (Aug 2022): 329/340 — Quantitative 170, Verbal 159, Analytical Writing 4.0
Achievements
- 18th Place, National University Entrance Exam (Concours), Mathematics — 150,000 participants; Jul 2018
- 7th Place, National University Entrance Exam (Concours), English — 140,000 participants; Jul 2018
- 1st Place, NODET School Entrance Exam — Jul 2011
