Pouyan Parvazi, Ph.D.
Pouyan Parvazi, Ph.D.
Pouyan Parvazi, Ph.D.
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Technical Expertise<br />
<strong>Pouyan</strong> <strong>Parvazi</strong>, <strong>Ph</strong>.D.<br />
• Statistical Signal Processing<br />
parametric signal estimation (harmonic retrieval problem), robust array signal processing<br />
(DOA estimation in partly-calibrated arrays, threshold performance improvement,<br />
subspace-based methods), calibration techniques<br />
• Communication Systems<br />
baseband communications, wireless systems, space-time codes, multi-user communications<br />
systems, channel coding theory, antenna theory and design, LTE<br />
• Optimization methods<br />
convex optimization for robust distributive beamforming and cognitive radio<br />
• Programming Skills: Matlab (expert), C, Fortran, Basic, PSpice, Workview<br />
• Others: Windows, MS Office, LaTeX<br />
Experiences<br />
• Research and Graduate Teaching Assistant, 2005-2012, TU Darmstadt, Germany<br />
- Lecturer and Project Advisor, 2007-2011, “Advanced Algorithms for Smart<br />
Antenna Systems”<br />
- Graduate Teaching Assistant, 2011, “Information Theory”<br />
• Communication Systems Engineer, 2001-2005, Communications Dept., Ministry<br />
of Science, Research and Technology’s Aerospace Research Institute, Iran<br />
- Developing the requirements and the specifications for telemetry transmitter and<br />
receiver, antenna, and sensors<br />
- Cooperating with the manufacturer in testing and design<br />
• Graduate and Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, 1999-2000, “Synchronization<br />
Techniques”, “Advanced Communication Theory” and “Electromagnetics”, University<br />
of Tehran, Iran<br />
• Summer intern, 1996, AntennaSystems Lab, Department of Electrical and Computer<br />
Engineering, University of Tehran, Iran<br />
• Reviewer, 2007-Present, IEEE Transactions for Signal Processing, IEEE Signal Processing<br />
Letters, IET Signal Processing, European Association for Signal Processing<br />
(EURASIP), European Signal Processing Conference (EUSIPCO), International ITG<br />
Workshop on Smart Antennas (WSA)<br />
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Education<br />
• <strong>Ph</strong>.D. (2012) with highest honors, Electrical Engineering Communications,<br />
TU Darmstadt, Germany<br />
Advisors: Prof. Alex B. Gershman and Prof. Marius Pesavento<br />
Thesis title: “Sensor array processing in difficult and non-idealistic conditions”<br />
• M.Sc. (2000) Electrical Engineering Communications, University of Tehran,<br />
Iran<br />
Advisor: Prof. H. Jamali<br />
Thesis title: “Improving the performance of GSM systems using Turbo Equalization”<br />
Top M.Sc. student in Communication System Track M.Sc. (GPA: 17.73/20.00)<br />
• B.Sc. (1997) Electrical Engineering, University of Tehran, Iran<br />
Advisor: Prof. R. Faraji-Dana<br />
Thesis title: “Design of user interface for harmonic balance method in non-linear circuits”<br />
Second best M.Sc. student in Communication Systems Track (GPA: 16.45/20.00)<br />
• Diploma (1993) in Mathematics & <strong>Ph</strong>ysics<br />
Exceptional Talents Secondary and High school, Tehran, Iran (GPA: 19.36/20.00)<br />
Language Skills<br />
• English (Fluent)<br />
TOEFL 283/300: Listening 28/30, Structure 30/30, Reading 29/30, Essay 5.0/6.0<br />
GRE 1943/2400: Verbal 640/800, Quantitative 770/800, Analytical 4.0/6.0<br />
• German (Intermediate)<br />
• French (Intermediate)<br />
• Persian (Native)<br />
Awards and Honors<br />
• <strong>Ph</strong>D degree with highest honors (“summa cum laude”), TU Darmstadt, 2012<br />
• Von Humboldt Scholarship, TU Darmstadt, 2005-2006<br />
• Best/Second-bestawardinCommunicationsDivisionGraduatesinM.Sc./B.Sc., 2000/1997<br />
• High rank (44th) in Iranian university national entrance exam among (150,000 participants),<br />
1993<br />
• Among 150 selected students in National Math. Olympiad Exam, 1992 and 1993<br />
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Publications<br />
Journal Papers<br />
• P. <strong>Parvazi</strong>, M. Pesavento, and A. B. Gershman, “DOA Estimation And Calibration<br />
For Arbitrary Partly-Calibrated Arrays,” (in preparation).<br />
• P. <strong>Parvazi</strong>, M. Pesavento, and A. B. Gershman, “Rooting-Based Harmonic Retrieval<br />
Using Multiple Shift-Invariances: The Complete and the Incomplete Sample Cases,”<br />
IEEE Trans. Signal Processing, vol. 60, pp. 1556-1570 , April 2012.<br />
Conference Papers<br />
• P. <strong>Parvazi</strong>, M. Pesavento, and A. B. Gershman, “Exploiting Multiple Shift-Invariances<br />
In Harmonic Retrieval: The Incomplete Data Case,” IEEE Workshop on Statistical<br />
Signal Processing (SSP’11), pp. 729-732, Nice, France, June 2011.<br />
• P. <strong>Parvazi</strong> andM.Pesavento, “ANewDirection-Of-Arrival Estimation AndCalibration<br />
Method For Arrays Composed Of Multiple Identical Subarrays,” IEEE International<br />
Workshop on Signal Processing Advances in Wireless Communications (SPAWC’11),<br />
pp. 166-170, San Francisco, CA, June 2011.<br />
• P. <strong>Parvazi</strong>, M. Pesavento, and A. B. Gershman, “Direction-Of-Arrival Estimation<br />
And Array Calibration For Partly-Calibrated Arrays,” Proceedings of the International<br />
Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP’11), pp. 2552-2555,<br />
Prague, Czech Republic, May 2011.<br />
• P. <strong>Parvazi</strong> and A. B. Gershman, “Direction-Of-Arrival And Spatial Signature Estimation<br />
In Antenna Arrays With Pairwise Sensor Calibration,” Proceedings of the International<br />
Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP’10), pp.<br />
2618-2621, Dallas, TX, March 2010.<br />
• P. <strong>Parvazi</strong>, A. B. Gershman, and Y. Abramovich, “Improving The Threshold PerformanceOfTheEstimatorBankDirection<br />
FindingTechniquesUsingOutlierIdentification<br />
And Cure,” Proceedings of the IEEE International Symposium on Wireless Pervasive<br />
Computing (ISWPC’08), pp. 270-273, Santorini, Greece, May 2008.<br />
• P. <strong>Parvazi</strong>, A. B. Gershman, and Y. Abramovich, “Detecting Outliers In The Estimator<br />
Bank-Based Direction Finding Techniques Using The Likelihood Ratio Quality<br />
Assessment,” Proceedings of the International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal<br />
Processing (ICASSP’07), pp. II-1065-II-1068, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, April 2007.<br />
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