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Amirreza Velae
Summary
M.Sc. student in Electrical Engineering at KAIST (U-AIM Lab), working on reinforcement learning, optimization, and statistics. B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, minor in Applied Mathematics, Sharif University of Technology (2026).
Education
- M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, U-AIM Lab2028-06 (expected)Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)GPA:
- B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, Minor in Applied Mathematics2026-06-01Sharif University of TechnologyGPA: 17.65/20 (3.7/4.0)
- Mathematics and Physics2021-06-01Allameh Jafari High School (NODET)GPA: 19.23/20
Work Experience
- Software Engineering Intern2024-08-01 - 2025-01-01TabdealOn-site software engineering internship in Tehran, Iran.
- Assisted in backend Python development, optimized database search queries, and integrated internal information retrieval APIs for customer support tracking tools.
Skills
Programming
- Python (PyTorch, OpenCV, LangChain, Django)
- MATLAB
- C++
- Java
- MySQL
Publications
- Controlling Gender Bias in Retrieval2025ECIR 2026With Amirabbas Afzali (equal contribution), Iman Ahmadi, and Prof. Mohammad Aliannejadi (University of Amsterdam). Converted the Backpack LM into an encoder, enabling bias mitigation for ranking tasks.
- Second-Order Policy Gradient Method for the LQR2025Engineering Applications of Artificial IntelligenceWith Arash Bahari Kordabad and Prof. Sadegh Soudjani (Max Planck Institute for Software Systems). Designed an algorithm for exact second-order updates in deterministic policy-gradient methods for the LQR.
Presentations
- Robust Reinforcement Learning2025Sharif University of Technology, Poster SessionTehran, IranPoster presentation on robust reinforcement learning and related projects.
Teaching
- 2023 Spring2023Sharif University of Technology, EE DepartmentRole: Undergraduate CourseProbability and Statistics
- 2024 Spring2024Sharif University of Technology, EE DepartmentRole: Undergraduate CourseSignals and Systems, Probability and Statistics, Linear Algebra, Machine Learning
- 2024 Fall2024Sharif University of Technology, EE DepartmentRole: Undergraduate CourseSignals and Systems (Head TA), Machine Learning (Lead TA), Linear Algebra, Convex Optimization I, Deep Learning
- 2025 Spring2025Sharif University of Technology, CE & EE DepartmentsRole: Graduate & Undergraduate CourseReinforcement Learning, Convex Optimization, Machine Learning, Deep Reinforcement Learning
- 2025 Fall2025Sharif University of Technology, CE & EE DepartmentRole: Graduate & Undergraduate CourseMachine Learning (Lead TA), Deep Learning, Convex Optimization, Reinforcement Learning, High-Dimensional Probability Analysis, High-Dimensional Statistics
Portfolio
- Robust Reinforcement Learning2025Course projectPoster presentation on robust reinforcement learning and related projects.
- GAN-BERT for Text Classification
- Online Geometric Optimization in the Bandit SettingCourse projectPresentation on online geometric optimization in the bandit setting against an adaptive adversary.
- High-Dimensional Analysis of the Neural Tangent Kernel
- Expectation-Maximization for a Mixture of Gaussians
- Lower Bound for Non-Stationary Bandit Algorithms
- Deep Learning Course Projects
Languages
- PersianNative
- EnglishFluent (IELTS 7.5)
- TurkishFluent
- RussianElementary
- GermanBeginner
Interests
- Chess
- Cinema
- Soccer
- Literature