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I currently work as a Doctoral researcher at the Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability, and Trust (SnT) of the University of Luxembourg. I conduct research in Computer Vision, Situational Awareness, and Robotics, investigating possible solutions to make robots more intelligent and aware of their surroundings with the aid of vision sensors.
๐ Fields of Interest
Computer Vision, Situational Awareness, Deep Learning, Robotics, Information Retrieval
๐ Languages
๐ Honors and Awards
Securing a Fully Funded Position in a Ph.D. Program
Acknowledged for securing a competitive position in a Ph.D. program amidst a pool of candidates for the project "TRANSCEND" funded by the Institute for Advanced Studies (IAS), University of Luxembourg (Mar. 2022)
The highest GPA among all Computer Engineering Students (Class of 2016)
Achieved the highest Grade Point Average (GPA) among all Computer Engineering students of the University of Guilan, Iran, in the class of 2016 for three consecutive semesters (Nov. 2017)
The Best Student Researcher Award
Issued by the Department of Computer Engineering of the University of Guilan, Iran, regarding the scientific and practical contributions and achievements as a student (Nov. 2017)
Scholarship for Master's in Computer Engineering
Granted through a nationwide examination process, competing among over 25,000 applicants (Sep. 2016)
Top-15 Business Planners Award
Issued by 10th Sheikh Bahai National Technopreneurship Competitions, Iran (May 2014)
Experiences
Education
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
2022 - 2026 (expected)
Computer Science, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg
- Affiliation: SnT, Automation and Robotics Group (ARG)
- Supervisor: Prof. Holger Voos
- Project: TRansforming Autonomous Navigation, Swarm robotics, and Construction by ENcoding Data into surfaces (TRANSCEND)
Master of Science (M.Sc.)
2016 - 2019
Computer Engineering, University of Guilan, Iran
- Department: Computer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering
- Supervisor: Prof. Asadollah Shahbahrami
- Thesis: Automatic Vehicle Speeding Violation Detection using Video Processing (more)
- Graduation: Defended on January 20, 2019 (Score: A+)
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
2009 - 2013
Computer Engineering, University of Guilan, Iran
- Department: Computer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering
- Project: An E-Ticketing System for Medical Clinics
Employment
Doctoral Researcher
2022 - now (full-time)
Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability, and Trust (SnT), Luxembourg
Conducting research to employ visual data to make robots more aware of their sorroundings (Situational Awareness) by forming digital twins
Full-Stack Developer
2019 - 2021 (full-time)
AVID Technology Development, Rasht, Guilan, Iran
Working on various international web projects using SOTA tools, including Next.js, React.js, GraphQL, Node.js, Elasticsearch, Neo4j, MongoDB, etc.
Research Software Engineer
2019 - 2021 (part-time)
Guilan Science and Technology Park Business Incubator, Rasht, Guilan, Iran
Conducting research on "Automatic Vehicle Detection & Trackingโ
University Lecturer
2018 - 2021 (part-time)
University of Guilan, Rasht, Guilan, Iran
Instructing โComputational Intelligenceโ (fours semesters) & โComputer Engineering Laboratoryโ (one semester) courses to undergraduate students
Android and Web Developer
2016 - 2017 (full-time)
Andish Bonyan Fannavar Varna, Rasht, Guilan, Iran
Interactive E-Learning Content Developer
2013 - 2017 (contract)
IEHT Guilan Training Center, Rasht, Guilan, Iran
Projects
- All
- Robotics
- Computer Vision
- Recommender Systems
- Other
Publications
For the complete list, please check my Google Scholar profile.2024
International Conferences
- A. Tourani, S. Ejaz, H. Bavle, H. Voos, J.L. Sanchez-Lopez, and H. Voos, โTowards Localizing Structural Elements: Merging Geometrical Detection with Semantic Verification in RGB-D Data,โ IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS'24) - 14th Workshop on Planning, Perception and Navigation for Intelligent Vehicles, Abu Dhabi, UAE, 2024 [Link - ArXiv]
- A. Radwan, A. Tourani, H. Bavle, H. Voos, and J. L. Sanchez-Lopez, โUAV-assisted Visual SLAM Generating Reconstructed 3D Scene Graphs in GPS-denied Environments,โ International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (ICUAS'24), Chania - Crete, Greece, 2024, pp. 1109-1116 [DOI - ArXiv]
Peer-review Journals
- A. Tourani, H. Bavle, J. L. Sanchez-Lopez, D. Avลar, R. Munoz-Salinas, and H. Voos, โVision-Based Situational Graphs Exploiting Fiducial Markers for the Integration of Semantic Entities,โ Robotics, vol. 13, no. 7, p. 106 [DOI - ArXiv]
- B. Ghari, A. Tourani, A. Shahbahrami, G. Gaydadjiev, โPedestrian Detection in Low-Light Conditions: A Comprehensive Survey,โ Image and Vision Computing [DOI - ArXiv]
- A. Tourani, H. A. Rahmani, M. Naghiaei, and Y. Deldjoo, โCAPRI: Context-Aware Interpretable Point-of-Interest Recommendation Framework,โ Software Impacts, vol. 19, p. 100606 [DOI -ArXiv]
2023
International Conferences
- A. Tourani, H. Bavle, J. L. Sanchez-Lopez, R. Munoz-Salinas, and H. Voos, โMarker-based Visual SLAM leveraging Hierarchical Representations,โ Proceeding of the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS'23) [DOI -ArXiv]
- A. Tourani, H. Bavle, J. L. Sanchez-Lopez, R. Munoz-Salinas, and H. Voos, โHierarchical Visual SLAM based on Fiducial Markers,โ International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA'23) - Workshop on Active Methods in Autonomous Navigation [PDF - ArXiv]
Peer-review Journals
2022
International Conferences
- H.A. Rahmani, M. Naghiaei, A. Tourani, and Y. Deldjoo, โExploring the Impact of Temporal Bias in Point-of-Interest Recommendation,โ Proceeding of the 16th ACM Conference on Recommender Systems (RecSys'22), pp. 598-603 [DOI - ArXiv - Code]
- H.A. Rahmani, Y. Deldjoo, A. Tourani, and M. Naghiaei, โThe Unfairness of Active Users and Popularity Bias in Point-of-Interest Recommendation,โ Proceeding of the International Workshop on Algorithmic Bias in Search and Recommendation (Bias@ECIR), vol. 1610, pp. 56-68 [DOI - ArXiv - Code - Web-page]
- B. Ghari, A. Tourani, and A. Shahbahrami, โA Robust Pedestrian Detection Approach for Autonomous Vehicles,โ Proceeding of the 8th Iranian Conference on Signal Processing and Intelligent Systems (ICSPIS), pp. 1-5, Behshahr, Iran [DOI - ArXiv]
Peer-review Journals
- [๐ Editor's Choice] A. Tourani, H. Bavle, J.L. Sanchez-Lopez, and H. Voos, โVisual SLAM: What Are the Current Trends and What to Expect?โ Sensors, vol. 22, no. 23, p. 9297 [DOI - ArXiv - ECA Annoucement - IF: 3.84 (Q1)]
- H. Agha, Y. Geng, X. Ma, D. Avลar, R. Kizhakidathazhath, Y.S. Zhang, A. Tourani, H. Bavle, J.L. Sanchez-Lopez, H. Voos, M. Schwartz, and J. P.F. Lagerwall, โUnclonable Human-invisible Machine Vision Markers Leveraging the Omnidirectional Chiral Bragg Diffraction of Cholesteric Spherical Reflectors,โ Light: Science & Applications (Nature Publications), vol. 11, no. 309 [DOI - IF: 17.78 (Q1)]
2021
International Conferences
- A. Tourani, S. Soroori, A. Shahbahrami, and A. Akoushideh, โIranis: A Large-scale Dataset of Iranian Vehicles License Plate Characters,โ 5th International Conference on Pattern Recognition and Image Analysis, pp. 1-5, Kashan, Iran [DOI]
Peer-review Journals
- S. Khazaee, A. Tourani, S. Soroori, A. Shahbahrami, and A. Akoushideh, โAn Accurate Real-Time License Plate Detection Method Based On Deep Learning Approaches,โ International Journal of Pattern Recognition and Artificial Intelligence, vol. 35, no. 12, pp. 425-437 [DOI - IF: 1.37 (Q2)]
2020
International Conferences
- S. Khazaee, A. Tourani, S. Soroori, A. Shahbahrami, and C.Y. Suen, โA Real-Time License Plate Detection Method Using a Deep Learning Approach,โ International Conference on Pattern Recognition and Artificial Intelligence, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 12068, pp. 425-438, Zhongshan, China [DOI]
Peer-review Journals
- A. Tourani, A. Shahbahrami, S. Soroori, S. Khazaee, and A. Akoushideh, โA Robust Deep Learning Approach for Automatic Iranian Vehicle License Plate Detection and Recognition for Surveillance Systems,โ IEEE Access, vol. 8, pp. 201317-201330 [DOI - IF: 3.36 (Q1)]
2019
International Conferences
- A. Tourani, S. Soroori, A. Shahbahrami, S. Khazaee, and A. Akoushideh, โA Robust Vehicle Detection Approach based on Faster R-CNN Algorithm,โ 4th International Conference on Pattern Recognition and Image Analysis, pp. 119-123, Tehran, Iran [DOI]
- S. Soroori, A. Tourani, and A. Shahbahrami, โEmploying Deep Learning Approach for Automatic License Plate Recognition: A Review,โ 3rd International Conference on Soft Computing, Rudsar, Iran [RG]
Peer-review Journals
- A. Tourani, A. Shahbahrami, A. Akoushideh, S. Khazaee, and A. Akoushideh, โMotion-based Vehicle Speed Measurement for Intelligent Transportation Systems,โ International Journal of Image, Graphics, and Signal Processing, vol. 11, no. 4, pp. 42-54 [DOI]
- A. Joe Afshany, A. Tourani, A. Shahbahrami, S. Khazaee, and A. Akoushideh, โParallel Implementation of a Video-based Vehicle Speed Measurement System for Municipal Roadways,โ International Journal of Intelligent Systems and Applications, vol. 11, no. 11, pp. 25-37 [DOI]
2017
International Conferences
- A. Tourani, A. Shahbahrami, and A. Akoushideh, โChallenges of Video-Based Vehicle Detection and Tracking in Intelligent Transportation Systems,โ 1st International Conference on Soft Computing, Rudsar, Iran [RG]
2015
International Conferences
- A. Tourani, and A. Shahbahrami, โVehicle Counting Method Based on Digital Image Processing Algorithms,โ 2nd International Conference on Pattern Recognition and Image Analysis, pp. 1-6, Rasht, Iran [DOI]
Review Activity
For the complete list, check my Web of Science profile.
International Conferences
- IEEE InternSational Conference on Robots and Automation (ICRA'25) (link)
- IEEE InternSational Conference on Robots and Automation (ICRA'24) (link)
- IEEE International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE'24) (link)
- ACM International Conference on Information and Knowledge Management (CIKM'24) (link)
- IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS'23) (link)
- ACM International Conference on Information and Knowledge Management (CIKM'23) (link)
- International Conference on Computer Science and Application Engineering (CSAE'23) (link)
- The Sixth Iberian Robotics Conference (ROBOT'23) (link)
Contents and Materials
University Lecture Materials
Course materials, presentations, and videos for the courses lectured for undergraduate students
Talks and Presentations
Talks, invited lectures, and presentations in various events
Blog - What's New?
Check my Blog for the complete list of the recent updates.Contact Me
Feel free to reach out through email or find me on the Web ! ๐ค
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