August 2024 - I presented “Controlling a simple model of bipedal walking to adapt to a wide range of target step lengths and step frequencies” in the Canadian Society for Biomechanics conference, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
June 2024 - I presented “Adapting walking to a range of target step lengths and frequencies” in the Dynamic Walking conference, Pensacola, FL, USA.
June 2023 - I presented “Reinforcement learning of energy optimal walking” in the Dynamic Walking conference, Munich, Germany.
Of all the wonders in the world, three fascinate me most: the brain, human movement, and mathematics. This fascination led me to become a scientist in computational neuromechanics, dedicated to understanding how the brain generates and controls movement through the lens of mathematics. My research is on the neuromechanics of human locomotion. In other words, I try to understand principles underlying control of walking and to use these principles to design rehabilitation protocols for affected groups. My research results have been published in premier academic journals in the field of biomechanics, motor control, and gerontology. Currently, I am a CIHR postdoctoral fellow at professor Max Donelan’s Locomotion Lab in the Department of Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada. I investigate gait adaptation through understanding the nervous system’s mechanisms of learning. Previously, I was a postdoctoral fellow at the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute-UHN. I am also a member of editorial board of the Gait & Posture.
PhD in Biomedical Engineering- Biomechanics, 2014
Tehran Polytechnic (Amirkabir University of Technology)
MSc in Biomedical Engineering- Biomechanics, 2009
Tehran Polytechnic (Amirkabir University of Technology)
BSc in Biomedical Engineering- Biomechanics, 2007
Tehran Polytechnic (Amirkabir University of Technology)
Februray 2024- Physics-based modelling of the determinants of walking’s energetic cost. NSERC Intl. Alliance. My Role: Co-author
Februray 2020- Computer vision for daily monitoring of gait instability to detect an increased risk of falling. CIHR. My Role: Co-investigator
Novemeber 2019- Video-Based gait assessment to monitor changes in health status and reduce hospital visits in older adults with dementia. CABHI. My Role: Co-investigator
June 2022- June 2025. CIHR Postdoc Fellowship- Accelerating gait adaptation through understanding the nervous system’s mechanisms of learning - 135K CAD
September 2020-September 2022. CANSSI Ontario Postdoc Fellowship- Deep learning to predict optimality of future foot placements in walking of older adults - 10K CAD
September 2020-September 2021 AGE-WELL postdoc fellowship- Artificial intelligence for the real-time prediction of optimal foot placement in the gait of older adults- 20K CAD
Please see my Google Scholar page for a complete list of my publications.
My most recent teaching
I have also taught the following courses in both graduate and undergraduate levels:
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I have also received the following certificates on teaching in higher education from the University of Toronto:
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