Areas of Interest
- Software/Web/Mobile Development
- Data Structures and Algorithms
- Cloud Computing
- Data Management and Analytics
Education
- PhD in computer vision from UBC in 2010.
- M.ASc in automatic speech recognition and speech analysis from UBC in 2002
- B.Sc in computer science from UBC in 1999.
- B.ASc in Electrical Engineering from Sharif University of Technology of Tehran in 1988.
Areas of Interest
- Three-dimensional object recognition and object classification
- Image analysis
- Machine learning
- Speech analysis and automatic speech recognition
- Robotics
Academic Degrees
- Mathematics - Ph.D in Mathematics (Geometry), Ruhr-Universität, Bochum, Germany, Summer 1974,
- Computer Science - M.Math in Computer Science, University of Waterloo, Fall 1983,
- Mathematics - M.Math in Pure Mathematics, University of Waterloo, Spring 1971,
- Mathematics - B.Math in Pure Mathematics, University of Waterloo, Spring 1970.
- Bachelor of Education – B.Ed, University of Ottawa, Spring 1991.
Industry
- Feb 1993 – March 1999
- Member of software design teams, Nortel Networks – TDMA Wireless radio, OC-12 and OC-192 Fiber Optics.
- Dec 1991 – Jan 1993
- Member of software design teams at GeoVision Canada and Theratronics Canada – GIS and Scientific Software.
- March 1983 – Sept 1990
- Member of scientific staff at Bell Northern Research (BNR) in Ottawa – Telecommunications,
- Logic Programming, File Systems, and CAD/CAM.
Education:
- M.Math in Computer Science, University of Waterloo
- B.Math in Computer Science, Arya-Mehr University of Technology (i.e. Sharif University)
Industry Experience:
- Software Development Manager (Nortel Networks):
Led groups of up to 12 designers building and maintaining projects like Network Management
and provisioning systems.
- System Architect (Nortel Networks):
Part of a design team working on projects like:
Operation and Administration of the Broadband Access Network
Off-board database for DMS switches
- Member of Scientific Staff (Nortel / BNR):
Designed, implemented and maintained many telephony features (e.g. name and number display, Call Forward)
and some DMS database features
Teaching Experience:
Langara college. January 2001 - present. Taught a variety of courses including program design,
Unix/Linux. and Software Engineering.
Areas of Interest:
Software and programming language design
Database design
User Interface design
Web development
Phone: 604.323.5511 ext. 2301
Office: B153b
Email: mkhatirinejad@langara.ca
Areas of Interest
Web Development, Programming Languages, Compilers, Geomatics, Cloud Computing, Security, Cryptography
Education
- B.Math. (Computer Science) University of Waterloo
- M.Sc. (Computer Science) Univerisity of Victoria
- MBA University of Victoria
Associations
- ACM
- IEEE-CS
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