Published 11 peer-reviewed papers; Secured $150K for Ph.D. funding and an additional $12K for attending conferences and research; Secured a £1.5M UK Research and Innovation grant for privacy research aiding marginalized groups; Developed privacy design guidelines for Android/iOS; Proposed organizational and design guidelines for improving privacy practices in software teams and docs; Provided insights to optimize static analysis tool usability and efficiency for addressing security issues.
Research Experience
R&D Manager (Responsible AI and AI Safety), eBay; Responsible AI Research Lead, eBay; Principal Investigator, International Computer Science Institute; Senior Researcher in AI, Nokia Bell Labs; Senior Researcher, University of Bristol; PhD Researcher in Human-Computer Interaction, University of Edinburgh; Research Assistant in Human-Computer Interaction, University of Bonn; Senior Software Engineer & Co-Founder, Teanab & Teasa.
Education
Ph.D. in Computer Science, University of Edinburgh; M.Sc. in Computer Science, University of Bonn; M.Sc. in Information Technology, University of Tehran.
Background
Interests: Responsible AI, AI Safety, Human-AI Interaction, Software Engineering. Background: Leads eBay's Responsible AI R&D, bringing together creativity, technical depth, and a strong commitment to thoughtful innovation, designing systems that are not only powerful but also fair, transparent, and safe for real-world use.
Miscellany
Instructor for HCI, Research Methods, Privacy, Security at the University of Edinburgh, delivered 800 instructional hours as a tutor and teaching assistant, serving 350 students.