Mohammad Safari

GPA: 18.66/20 (93.3/100), 3.97/4 (in standard 4-point)
Relevant Coursework: Artificial Intelligence Courses(major), Software Engineering Courses(minor), Principles of Cloud Computing, Android Programing, Internet Engineering, Faundamental of Economy
Final Project: Conditional Reply Generation using GANs and Transformers(specifically TILGAN for persian social media) - Supervised by Dr. Ahmad Nickabadi; Bootstrapped a conditional response generation model for Persian social media using TILGAN.
Industry Experience: 14-month full-time Industry Co-Op

Admission by enternace exams; Excelled in 1st year exams.

• From Artificial Intelligence Courses(major), full marked
  • Algorithm Design and
  • Linear Algebra,
  scored above 18/20(90/100) in Data Structures and Algorithms, Theory of Machines and Languages(automata), Signals and Systems, and Information Retrieval,
• From Software Engineering Courses(minor), full marked
  • Software Testing and
  • User Interface Design,
  scored above 19/20(95/100) in Principles of Database Design, Software Engineerig II,
• Also full marked Principles of Cloud Computing, Android Programing, Internet Engineering as Optional Courses, and scored above 19/20 in Computer Architecture and Microprocessor and Assembly Language and above 18/20 in Operating Systems

Leveraged a reference TILGAN(Transformer Implicit Latent GAN) implementation to conduct conditional and unconditional reply generation experiments and enhance the quality on Persian social media data in low-resource language contexts, supervised by Dr. Ahmad Nickabadi.

Key Contributions:

• Optimizing Learning through Parameter Tuning with Diverse Inputs: Improved model learning outcomes by experimenting with diverse but simple input data. Examined with various learning rates and generation parameters demonstrated that TILGAN’s performance highly benefits from training datasets quality and diversity.
• Model Evaluation and Comparative Analysis: Early testing with simpler models like CatGAN indicated that TILGAN requires fine-tuning to achieve optimal quality, underscoring its complexity and advanced capabilities. This insight highlighted the need for refined parameter tuning to leverage TILGAN’s full potential for high-quality, low-resource language generation.
• External Model Integration for Evaluation: Utilized Llama3.1 to generate shorter, simpler learning examples and GPT-4 for high-level output evaluation, adding depth to assessments.
• Architectural Insight and Adaptability: Analyzed TILGAN’s architecture in depth, focusing on adjustments for decoder enhancements and KL optimization, to mitigate challenges like mode collapse in generative text output.

During the latter half of my Co-Op participation, I led the design and implementation of the automated E2E testing process for department products within the existing CI/CD pipeline.

Key Activities:

• Conducted extensive research on E2E Testing Frameworks, with a primary focus on Cypress.
• Contributed to the configuration of CI/CD environments using GitLab and Kubernetes (K8s).
• Addressed organizational challenges in Alpha Test Environment setup, including scenarios, contracts, data, and access management.

Led research and implementation of web push notification standards and tools to support client products in private networks and services, utilizing protocols such as HTTP, WebSocket, and RSocket.

Key Acheivements:

• Designed a Server-Sent Events (SSE) approach for optimal compatibility across systems.
• Implemented asynchronous servlet technology for streamlined integration, leveraging Java21 Virtual Threading.
• Adapted event publication and subscription for both internal and external data flow requirements.

written assignments, final evaluation assessments

design of exercise questions, project work structure, evaluation of students’ project presentations.

designing implementation questions, judge configuration for near-optimal solutions, solution guidance and instructional videos.

Cooperation started by University Co-Op plan in two 7-month period between 3rd and 4th semester and between 6th and 5th; yet the independent collaboration continued as a personal interest and the desire of the company.

Roles:

• Participation in the development of a user-centric Internet banking platform, focusing on user experience, security and performance optimization using Spring Boot and Angular and Redis Cache.
• Pioneered R&D for end-to-end testing in CI/CD (using Bamboo, GitLab & Kubernetes), enhancing deployment accuracy and efficiency for alpha and beta testing environment.
• Active Role Playing in digital signature infrastructure implementation for digital cheque services.

Cooperation started by University Co-Op plan in two 7-month period between 3rd and 4th semester and between 6th and 5th; yet the independent collaboration continued as a personal interest and the desire of the company.

Roles:

• Client Windows Workstation Configuration and Support
• Holoo Accounting Software Setup and Support
• Clinic Automation System UI Development in .NET

Key Points:

• The history and evolution of web assembly
• WASM and Docker, alongside or against
• Practical Experiment of container on WASM(by wasmedge)

Linux(Debian and Arch-based), Docker, Kubernetes, WSL, VBox, Qemu

An Engagement in order to have a prepared city and wellinfomred community upon emergencies and disasters.

Engaged in calligraphy, black pen painting, and pottery at the Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults.

Lifelong swimmer; trained in skating and basketball at private academies at childhood and a beginner volleyball player.