Fellowships


2011-2012: Andrew Mellon Predoctoral Fellowship awarded by the Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences, University of Pittsburgh

2009-2010: Arts and Sciences (A&S) Fellowship, School of Arts and Sciences, University of Pittsburgh

2007-2008: Arts and Sciences (A&S) Fellowship, School of Arts and Sciences, University of Pittsburgh


Honors


Graduate Student Honoree: Honors Convocation, 225th Anniversary of the University of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PA, Feb 2012

Graduated summa cum laude: ranked 3rd among graduates of Computer Engineering at the University of Tehran, 2004

3rd place in American Open Robocup Competitions: The Coach Simulation League, the Thunder Team, Carnegie Mellon University, USA, 2003

5th place in International Robocup Competitions: The Coach Simulation League, the Thunder Team, Padova University, Italy, 2003