Helia Karisani

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hkarisani@umass.edu

Hello :) I'm Helia Karisani and I'm a Ph.D. student at the University of Massachusetts Amherst since Spring 2023. I obtained my BSc in Electrical Engineering and MSc in Computer Engineering both from Sharif University of Technology. I explore novel approaches to enhance online decision-making processes. Please take a look at my LinkedIn page for more details. :))

Experience

Research Assistant

University of Massachusetts Amherst, Massachusetts, USA
Feb 2023 - Present

Research Assistant

Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences (IPM), Tehran, Iran
July 2019 - March 2022

Teaching Assistant

Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran

Randomized Algorithm, Theory of Automata and Languages, Design and Analysis of Algorithms, Discrete Structures, Logic Circuits Lab

October 2019 - January 2022

Intern

Imperial College London, London, UK
Summer 2018

Education

University of Massachusetts Amherst, Massachusetts, USA

Doctor of Philosophy, PhD
Computer Science
February 2023 - Present

Sharif University of Technology

Master's Degree
Computer Engineering
September 2020 - September 2022

Sharif University of Technology

Bachelor's Degree
Electrical Engineering
September 2020

Awards & Certifications

  • University of Massachusetts Amherst CICS Scholarship, February 2023.
  • Ranked first in Master's degree program, Tehran, Iran, September 2022.
  • 2 nd Place - MIT Battlecode AI competition for qualifying tournament and ranked 16 th in total, Boston, USA, Feb 2019.
  • 3 rd Place - Data Mining Competition held by Amir Kabir University, Tehran, Iran, November 2017.
  • 1 st Place - Presidential election prediction competition with AI, Tehran, Iran, May 2017.
  • 4 th Place - Artificial Intelligence Challenge, Sharif University, Tehran, Iran, March 2019.
  • 1 st Place - MAKEATHON start-up, Sharif University, Tehran, Iran, March 2017.