CV

Contact Information

Name Nahal Mirzaie
Professional Title PhD in Artificial Intelligence
Email mirzanahal@gmail.com

Professional Summary

Robust AI for Healthcare, Generalization, Group Robustness and Shortcut Learning

Education

  • 2022 - 2027 (exp.)

    Tehran, Iran

    Ph.D.
    Sharif University of Technology
    Artificial Intelligence
  • 2019 - 2022

    Tehran, Iran

    M.Sc.
    Sharif University of Technology
    Bioinformatics
  • 2013 - 2018

    Tehran, Iran

    B.Sc.
    University of Tehran
    Computer Engineering

Research Experience

  • 2022 - present

    Tehran, Iran

    PhD Researcher
    Rohban Lab, Sharif University of Technology
    Studying how implicit inductive biases affect training dynamics and Gradient Flow, enhancing Group Robustness by mitigating Shortcut Learning and reducing reliance on Spurious Correlations.
  • 2022 - 2022

    Espoo, Finland

    Visiting Researcher
    Vikas Lab, Aalto University
    Studied the theoretical foundations of Graph Neural Networks (GNNs), exploring asynchronous message-passing mechanisms that may extend their expressivity beyond the classical 1-Weisfeiler–Lehman (1-WL) limit.
  • 2019 - 2022

    Tehran, Iran

    M.Sc. Researcher
    Rohban Lab, Sharif University of Technology
    Used the RxRx19a dataset (high-throughput five-channel fluorescent microscopy images) to estimate hit scores of drug–dose combinations against SARS-CoV-2. Extracted cellular morphological features at the single-cell level, aggregated them into treatment-level profiles, and developed a scoring algorithm reflecting antiviral efficacy.
  • 2016 - 2018

    Tehran, Iran

    Undergraduate Researcher
    Faghih Lab, University of Tehran
    Designed a parameterized synthesis technique for self-stabilizing algorithms in symmetric networks, developing tight cutoffs that guarantee closure within legitimate states and deadlock-freedom outside them.

Work Experience

  • 2020 - 2022

    Tehran, Iran

    Data Scientist
    Tapsi
    • Fraud Detection: Developed and maintained machine learning pipelines for automatic detection of fraudulent drivers, identifying commission evasion and fake rides generated through GPS spoofing.
    • Passenger Campaign Optimization: Built and deployed tools to optimize passenger marketing campaigns, maximizing return on investment (ROI) as a key performance indicator (KPI).
  • 2018 - 2020

    Tehran, Iran

    Bioinformatician, supervised by Prof. Sharifi Zarchi
    Pardis Gene
    • Rare Disease Genomics: Designed and implemented algorithms to identify causal genetic variations (SNVs, CNVs, and structural variants) using parent–child whole genome and exome sequencing data integrated with clinical phenotypes and physician diagnoses.
    • Precision Oncology: Developed automated pipelines for detecting somatic variants (SNPs, indels, CNAs, fusions, and MSI) from paired tumor–normal sequencing data, and generated personalized drug recommendations based on actionable alterations.

Awards

  • 2023
    RISE-MICCAI 2023 Travel Award

    Fully funded travel award (USD 3,000).

  • 2015
    Honorable Mention
    ICPC Asia Regional Contest

Academic Activities

  • 2025 - 2025

    Singapore

    ICLR Workshop Co-organizer
    Spurious Correlation and Shortcut Learning: Foundations and Solutions Workshop.
  • 2024 - 2024

    Iran

    Co-instructor, Bioinformatics Algorithms
    Sharif University of Technology

Skills

ML/DL: PyTorch, scikit-learn, SciPy
Bioinformatics: CellProfiler, GATK
Dev Tools: Git, Linux, WandB

Languages

Persian : Native speaker
English : Fluent (TOEFL iBT 102)