Zoroaster's threefold motto “good thoughts, good words and good deeds”

"All religions, arts and sciences are branches of the same tree" ~Albert Einstein

"Aim for the moon. If you miss, you may hit a star. " ~W. Clement Stone

About me:

I am a PhD candidate in the Telecommunication and Networking Program in the School of Information Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh.
I am also a research assistant at LERSAIS (Laboratory for Education and Research on Security Assured Information Systems). I am working with Dr. James Joshi.

I'm originally from Mashhad, Iran which is located in the North East province of Khorasan. I enjoy card games, horseback riding, computer games, swimming, camping, hunting, traveling and of course doing tons of reading, writing, and programming like a crazy computer nerd!

Here is my curriculum vitae in pdf.

Fall 2011: Research assistant, supported by SFS Grant

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