Reza Sohrabi

Contact Information:​ ​Email: rsohr001@ucr.edu Phone: +19519074966 Github: ​/reza-sohrabi-ucr

Summary

Electrical engineering PhD with a strong background in probability, statistics, signal processing, coding, and optimization with solid
skills and experiences in machine learning, deep learning, big data, NLP, and data analytics seeking a data science position.

Skills

● Software and Programming​: Python, R, Matlab, C++, C, Java, OpenCV, CVX, Simulink, Verilog
● Deep Learning Libraries​: Tensorflow, Keras, Pytorch
● Data Analysis and Big Data​: Pandas, SQL, Hadoop, Spark, Hive, Pig, NumPy, Scikit-learn, Matplotlib, ggplot2

Experiences

● Remote collaboration​ (2017-2018; in charge of data analysis)​ ​ with a fellow data scientist on a paper proposing the
first-ever model to predict the number of monthly vegetation-related outages in power distribution lines. Achieved
normalized mean absolute error as low as 0.1 using a hybrid model of time series analysis and nonlinear regression.
● Research assistant ​(2014-Present)​ ​at University of California Riverside: Developed my research experience by
collaboration with excellent researchers in finding solutions to highly challenging quantitative problems such as
o System identification, statistical inference and modeling of wireless channels.
o Coding design to solve non-standard unstructured problems.
o Monte Carlo simulations and signal modeling to model real-world problems.
o Stochastic, deterministic, convex, and non-convex optimization problems.
● Internship ​(Summer 2015) as Assistant Researcher in Boise State University, Idaho on wireless communications.

Projects​ (Available on Github)

● Projects in deep learning and machine learning involving NLP, computer vision and more.

Publication

● Doostan M., ​Sohrabi R.​ , Chowdhury B. “A Data-Driven Approach for Predicting Vegetation-Related Outages in
Power Distribution Systems”, 2018, ​arXiv​ (Submitted to EPSR journal, under review)

Education

● PhD and Masters in Electrical Engineering ​(2014-Dec. 2018): University of California Riverside, GPA: 4.0
● Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering ​(2009-2014): University of Tehran, Iran, GPA: 3.7 (top 5%)
● Certificates ​(available on ​LinkedIn​): Deep Learning Specialization and Machine Learning course on Coursera,
Complete Python Bootcamp and Data Analysis with Pandas on Udemy, and many more.