Sadegh Aliakbary
Ph.D
Software Engineering Laboratory
+98(21)6616-6684
aliakbary [A@T] ce.sharif.edu
Department of Computer Engineering
Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
sadegh.aliakbary[A@T]gmail.com
http://ce.sharif.edu/~aliakbary
GENERAL
INFORMATION
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Date of birth: April 1st, 1983
Iranian
(Happily) Married
One (lovely) kid
RESEARCH
INTERESTS
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Social Networks
Social Networks Simulation
Information Retrieval
Complex Networks
Agent-based Social Simulation
Big Data Analysis
Data Mining
EDUCATION
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PhD in computer science
Leiden University
December 2013 - Now
Thesis: Agent-based methods for Scalable Simulation of Social Networks
Under supervision of Professor Frank S. de Boer
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PhD in computer engineering
Sharif University of Technology
September 2009 - 2015
GPA: 17.02/20
Thesis: Social Network Simulation for Analysis of Social Activities in a DSS
Under supervision of Professor Ali Movaghar and Dr. Jafar Habibi
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MSc in computer engineering
Sharif University of Technology
September 2006 – January 2009
GPA: 17.18/20
Thesis: Search Results Clustering
Under supervision of Dr. Hassan Abolhassani
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BSc in computer engineering
University of Tehran
September 2001 – July 2006
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High School in Mathematics and Physics
Allameh Helli (National Organization for Development of Exceptional
Talents), Tehran.
PUBLICATIONS
JOURNAL
PAPERS
1.
Sadegh Aliakbary, Jafar Habibi, Ali Movaghar, “Feature Extraction from
Degree Distribution for Comparison and Analysis of Complex Networks,”
The Computer Journal, Oxford University Press, 2015.
(Journal ERA Ranking: A*, Impact Factor: 0.89)
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Sadegh Aliakbary, Sadegh Motallebi, Sina Rashidian, Jafar Habibi, Ali
Movaghar, “Towards a Size-Independent Distance Metric for Topological
Comparison of Complex Networks,” Chaos: An Interdisciplinary Journal of
Nonlinear Science Vol.25, No.2, p.023111, 2015.
(Journal ERA Ranking: A*, Impact Factor: 2.19)
3.
Sadegh Aliakbary, Sadegh Motallebi, Sina Rashidian, Jafar Habibi, Ali
Movaghar, “Noise-Tolerant Model Selection and Parameter Estimation for
Complex Networks,” Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications,
Elsevier, 2015.
(Journal ERA Ranking: A, Impact Factor: 1.72)
4.
Sadegh Motallebi, Sadegh Aliakbary, and Jafar Habibi, “Generative Model
Selection Using a Scalable and Size-Independent Complex Network
Classifier,” Chaos: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Nonlinear Science,
Vol.23, No.4, p.043127, 2013.
(Journal ERA Ranking: A*, Impact Factor: 2.19)
CONFERENCE
PAPERS
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Sadegh Aliakbary, Jafar Habibi, Ali Movaghar, “Quantification and
Comparison of Degree Distributions in Complex Networks,” 7th
International Symposium on Telecommunications (IST’2014), Tehran, Iran.
2.
Sadegh Aliakbary, Jafar Habibi, "A Proactive Database System and its
Query Language for Social Network Simulation," Proceedings of 8th
Conference of the European Social Simulation Association (ESSA2012),
Salzburg, Austria.
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Zahra Masdarolomoor, Reza Azmi, Sadegh Aliakbary, Noshin Riahi,
"Finding Community Structure in Complex Networks Using Parallel
Approach, "9th International Conference on Embedded and Ubiquitous
Computing (EUC), Melbourne, Australia (2011), pp. 474-479.
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Zahra Masdarolomoor, Sadegh Aliakbary, Reza Azmi, Noshin Riahi,
"Distributed Community Detection in Complex Networks, "Third
International Conference on Computational Intelligence, Communication
Systems and Networks, 2011, pp. 281-286.
5.
Sadegh Aliakbary, Hassan Abolhassani, “Search Results Clustering Using
Web Directory” (in Persian), the 15th Annual CSI Computer Conference
(CSICC'2010).
6.
Sadegh Aliakbary, Hassan Abolhassani, Hossein Rahmani, Behrooz
Nobakht, “Web Page Classification Using Social Tags” , IEEE 2009
International Conference on Computational Science and Engineering, pp.
588-593.
TEACHING
EXPERIENCE
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Sadegh Aliakbary, Mahdi Khayyamian and Hassan Abolhassani, “Using
Social Annotations for Search Results Clustering”, The 13th Int'l CSI
Computer Conference (CSICC'2008), Sharif University of Technology,
March 9-11, 2008, Kish Island, Persian Gulf, Iran, pp. 976-980.
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Sadegh Aliakbary, Seyed Jalal Kazemitabar, Hossein Hodjat, Hamidreza
Amouzegar, Mahdi Dashtbozorgi, Mahdy Khayyamian, Hamid Bagheri.
"Using Artificial Neural Networks for Pass Evaluation", RoboCup 2003,
the 7th International Competitions and Conference, Padua/Italy, July
2003.
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Teacher of “Database Design”, department of computer engineering, K.N
Toosi University of Technology, fall 2014 – spring 2015 (two semesters).
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Teacher of “Advanced Programming course in Java”, department of
computer engineering, Sharif University of Technology, fall 2010- fall 2012
(five semesters), received high evaluation scores from students and excellent
reviews from colleagues.
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Teacher of “Design and Evaluation of Health Information Systems”, A
graduate course in Paramedical College of Shahid Beheshti University,
spring 2010, Received excellent reviews.
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Teacher of “Computer Programming and Algorithm” courses, Allame Helli
(NODET) High School (4 years), 2003-2007, received excellent reviews.
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Teacher of “Java Enterprise Edition, Standards and Frameworks” course,
Tamin ICT & Management Consultancy Co, 2014, received excellent
reviews.
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Teacher of “Advanced Java Development” course, Tamin ICT &
Management Consultancy Co, 2014, received excellent reviews.
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Teacher of “Advanced Java Development” course, Tosan Company, 2013,
received excellent reviews.
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Teacher of “Enterprise Application Development” course, Navaco Company,
2013.
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Teacher of “Enterprise Java Web Development” course, ASTA courses,
2009, received excellent reviews.
KEYNOTES AND
TALKS
WORK
EXPERIENCES
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“Consultancy Services for Big Data", Invited Speaker, Big Data
Symposium, Iran Telecommunication Research Center, Tehran, Iran, 2015.
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“Business Intelligence and Citizen Relationship Management”, Keynote
Speaker, E-Municipality Symposium, 7th E-Government Conference,
Amirkabir University, Tehran, Iran, 2014.
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“Social Simulation and Datawarehousing for Decision Support,” Keynote
Speaker, 4th Conference on E-Government Software, Qeshm Island, Iran,
2013.
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“Business Intelligence and Data-warehousing in the Municipality,”
Workshop Presentation, 18th National CSI Computer Conference, Tehran,
Iran.
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“Simulation of Social Networks,” Keynote Speaker, 2nd National Conference
on Software Engineering, Lahijan, Iran, 2012.
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“Quantification and Comparison of Degree Distributions in Complex
Networks”, Paper Presentation, IST2014 (7th International Symposium on
Telecommunications), Tehran, Iran.
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“A Proactive Database System and its Query Language for Social Network
Simulation," Paper Presentation, ESSA2012 (8th Conference of the
European Social Simulation Association), Salzburg, Austria.
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“Challenges of Social Network Simulation (a Computer Science View),”
Guest Speaker, Department of Mathematical Sciences, Sharif University of
Technology, Iran, 2012.
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“Applications of Data Mining in Humanities Research", Invited Speaker,
Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies, Tehran, Iran, 2011.
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“Test and Unit Testing”, Keynote Speaker, Java Contest and Acquisition
League, Babol, Iran, 2009.
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Software Consultant in Quality Assurance
Avan Software Technology Advisors (2012 - Now) (http://www.asta.ir)
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Software Engineering Intern
Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI), Amsterdam (March-April 2014)
(http://www.cwi.nl)
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Team Leader and Project Manager
Tehran Municipality Data-warehouse Project, Sharif University of
Technology(2012-2013)
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Software Architect and Team Leader
Mi'ad AndishehSaz (2010-2012) (http://www.masgie.com)
TEACHING
ASSISTANTSHIP
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Software Designer and Senior Developer
T.A.Pasargad (2009 - 2010)
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Software Designer and Developer
Avan Software Technology Advisors (2005 - 2009) (http://www.asta.ir)
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Software Developer
Douran Software Technologies (2005)
(http://www.douran.com)
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Software Developer
Software Group (2003-2005)
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Web Programming, spring 2012, Sharif University of Technology,
Instructor: Dr. Ramtin Khosravi.
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Decision Support Systems, fall 2011, Sharif University of Technology,
Instructor: Dr. Habibi.
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Modern Information Retrieval, TA in four semesters: fall 2010, spring 2009,
fall 2009, spring 2008; Sharif University of Technology, Instructor: Dr.
Abolhassani.
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Data Mining, fall 2009, Sharif University of Technology, Instructor: Dr.
Abolhassani.
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Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (AI), fall 2004, University of Tehran,
Instructor: Dr. Faili.
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Advanced Algorithm Design, fall 2004, University of Tehran, Instructor:
Dr. Rostamabadi.
97 out of 120 in Internet Based TOEFL (iBT), Taken July 2008.
ENGLISH
PROFICIENCY
GRANTS AND
AWARDS
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Internship Grant at Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI), Amsterdam,
Netherlands. (2014)
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Travel Award from European Social Simulation Association for ESSA2012
Conference, Salzburg, Austria. (2012)
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Scholarship for PhD project from Iran Telecommunication Research
Center, ITRC. (2011-2015)
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Scholarship for M.S project from Iran Telecommunication Research Center,
ITRC. (2009-2010)
HONORS
TECHNICAL
SKILLS
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2013: PhD admission from Leiden University, Netherlands.
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2009: PhD admission from Sharif University of Technology, Iran.
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2006: Ranked 4th in "National Entrance Exam for M.Sc. Studies" in
Information Technology major, among more than 8'000 BSc students.
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2006: Ranked 52th in "National Entrance Exam for M.Sc. Studies" in
Software Engineering major, among more than 9'000 BSc students.
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2001: Ranked 502th in "National Entrance Exam for BSc Studies" among
more than 500'000 high school students.
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2000: Semifinalist of National Computer Olympiad.
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2000: Semifinalist of National physics Olympiad.
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1997: Qualified in "National Organization for Development of Exceptional
Talents (NODET)" entrance examination.
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Quality Assurance, Software Test
(Tools: JUnit, Jenkins, Fitnesse, SonarQube, JMeter)
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Big Data Analysis
Data-warehouse, Network Analysis, Information Retrieval
(Tools: Pentaho, Microsoft BI, Weka, Rapid Miner, Matlab, Lucene)
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Programming
(Java, JavaEE, C++, Pascal, C#)
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Tools and Technologies:
XML, HTML, Web Service, ASP.Net, Hibernate, JSP, GWT, Spring, Ant,
JSF, Lucene, AXIS2, Maven, Tomcat, JBoss, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle
DBMS, SQL Server, DBUnit, JProfiler, TPTP, GeoNetwork, GeoServer,
CVS, Subversion, Eclipse, Intellij Idea, Visual Studio.Net, Rational Rose,
StarUML, JIRA, DotProject,
ACTIVITIES
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Member of organizing committee of JavaCup Community.
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Member of organizing committee of Java Contest and Acquisition League.
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Participation in RoboCup 2003 Contests in soccer simulation field as a
member of Kimia team, Padua, Italy, July 2003.
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Participation in ACM ICPC programming contest (as a member of
University of Tehran team), Sharif University of Technology, 2002.
RELEVANT
COURSE WORKS
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Complex Dynamical Networks
Data Mining
Decision Support Systems
Game Theory
Semantic Web
Machine Learning
Stochastic Processes
MY FAVORITES
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Iranian traditional music
Classical music
Persian poems and literature
Movies
Swimming
REFERENCES
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Professor Frank S. de Boer, Professor, Centrum voor Wiskunde en
Informatica (CWI), [F.S.de.Boer AT cwi.nl]
Professor. Ali Movaghar, Professor, CE Department, Sharif University of
Technology. [movaghar AT sharif.edu]
Dr. Jafar Habibi, Associate Professor, CE Department, Sharif University of
Technology. [jhabibi AT sharif.edu]
Dr. Hassan Abolhassani, Associate Professor, CE Department, Sharif
University of Technology.[abolhassani AT sharif.edu]
Dr. Ramtin Khosravi, Assistant Professor, ECE Department, University of
Tehran.[rkhosravi AT ece.ut.ac.ir]
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Last Updated: March 2015.