Ali-Tourani-Profile

Ali Tourani

About Me

Researcher? Developer? Both!

I am an R&D Specialist and a flexible Senior Software Engineer with 8+ years of experience in practical computer vision and AI system design and deployment. Currently, I pursue a Postdoctoral Research Associate position at the University of Luxembourg, developing vision-language models and generative AI solutions for real-world robotic applications. I have a proven track record in open-source software development and building research-driven, most of which are available on my GitHub profile. I am passionate about advancing the fields of robotics and Gen-AI through innovative research and collaboration.

[2026] Best Ph.D. Thesis Award Nominee: Nominated for the Scientific Contributions, University of Luxembourg

[2022] Full-Scholarship for Ph.D. Studies: Competitive Position (TRANSCEND Project), University of Luxembourg

[2019] Best Student Researcher Award: Nominated for Scientific and Practical Contributions, University of Guilan, Iran

[2019] Academic Excellence Award: Highest GPA in M.Sc. Computer Engineering (class of 2016), University of Guilan

[2016] Full-Scholarship for Master Studies: Granted through a Nationwide Examination among +25,000 Applicants

[2014] Top-15 Business Planners Award: 10th Sheikh Bahai National Technopreneurship Competitions, Iran

English
(C1)
French
(B1)
German
(A2)
Luxembourgish
(A1)
Persian
(Mother Tongue)
Arabic
(B1)
Turkish
(A1)

Education

2022 - 2026

Ph.D. in Computer Science

  • Affiliation: University of Luxembourg (Luxembourg)
  • Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Holger Voos
  • Advisor: Prof. Dr. Jose Luis Sanchez-Lopez
  • Thesis: Enhancing Robots' Situational Awareness using Imperceptible Artificial Landmarks (Thesis)
  • 🏆 Nominated for the Excellent Thesis Award of the University of Luxembourg (2026)
2016 - 2019

M.Sc. in Software Engineering

  • Affiliation: University of Guilan (Iran)
  • Thesis: Automatic Vehicle Speeding Violation Detection using Computer Vision
  • Supervisor: Prof. Asadollah Shahbahrami
  • GPA: 18.97 out of 20.00 (Excellent)
2009 - 2013

B.Sc. in Computer Engineering

  • Affiliation: University of Guilan (Iran)
  • Thesis: An E-Ticketing Software Platform for Appointment Scheduling in Medical Clinics

Experience

April 2026 - Present

Postdoctoral Researcher at SnT

Luxembourg, Luxembourg | Full-Time

April 2022 - March 2026

Doctoral Researcher at SnT

Luxembourg, Luxembourg | Full-Time

August 2022 - September 2025

T.A. at the University of Luxembourg

Luxembourg, Luxembourg | Hybrid

January 2019 - December 2021

Full-Stack Developer at AVID Co.

Rasht, Guilan, Iran | Full-Time

Materials

Web Design

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Photography

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Web Development

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Video Editing

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Seo Optimization

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Projects

Web Design

Web Design

Photography

Photography

Wordpress

Wordpress

portfolio

Web Design

Wordpress

Wordpress

Wordpress

Photography

Latest Blog

Ali Tourani Paper ICRA-W'26
10 May 2026

📝 Paper ICRA-W'26

Excited to share that we have two papers accepted at the Robots Meet Prior Maps workshop of ICRA'26 conference in Vienna, Austria!

Links: Pre-print#1, Pre-print#2

Ali Tourani Paper IEEE RA-L
15 April 2026

📝 Paper IEEE RA-L

Proud to share that our vS-Graphs paper has been accepted for publication in the prestigious IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters!

Links: Pre-print

Ali Tourani Paper IEEE RA-M
05 April 2026

📝 Paper IEEE RA-M

Happy to share that our iMarkers paper has been accepted in the prestigious IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine (RAM)!

Links: Pre-print, Post

Get in Touch!

Email

atourani [at] acm [dot] org

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