Academic curriculum vitae.

Machine Learning Researcher in AI for Biomedicine

Machine-learning researcher and software engineer developing interpretable, data-efficient models for biomedical problems. Research spans ECG representation learning, clinical-risk modeling, and cold-start drug-target affinity prediction, with an emphasis on robust evaluation under distribution shift.

Education

2024–present

M.Sc. in Artificial Intelligence

Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch

First-semester GPA 17.83/20; selected coursework includes Machine Learning and Deep Learning.

2018–2023

B.Sc. in Computer Engineering

Sharif University of Technology

Final project on an AI-supported gamified learning application.

Peer-reviewed publications

4 published papers

Journal articles

Publication J1

Comparative study of hybrid quantum-classical models for cold-start drug–target affinity prediction: a partial pilot analysis

Arman Salehi, Ghazal Salehi, Ashkan Heydarian, Hamid Reza Goudarzi

Scientific ReportsSep 2026

Publication J3

Quantum Angle–distance kernel for ECG classification and anomaly detection: a quantum-inspired framework for biomedical signal analysis

Arman Salehi, Hamid Reza Goudarzi, Ashkan Heydarian

BioData MiningJan 2026Vol. 19, article 14

Conference paper

Publication C1

Meta-Optimized Risk-Aware Portfolio Management: A Hybrid Deep Reinforcement Learning and LSTM-GRU Ensemble

Majid Sorouri, Deniz NoorMohammadzadehMaleki, Arman Salehi, Amirfarhad Farhadi, Azadeh Zamanifar

2025 10th South-East Europe Design Automation, Computer Engineering, Computer Networks and Social Media Conference (SEEDA-CECNSM)Sep 2025pp. 1–6

Selected research contributions

Publisher-verified roles

2026

Interpretable heart disease risk prediction

Credited in the published author-contribution statement with conceptualization, methodology, coding, formal analysis, and writing the original draft.

Publication details

2026

Quantum Angle-distance Kernel for ECG analysis

Credited in the published author-contribution statement with writing and generating the computational code.

Publication details

Teaching experience

2024–2025

Teaching Assistant, Machine Learning

Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch

Tutorials, assignment support, and assessment.

Outreach and service

2020–present

Volunteer Python and software-testing instructor

Community instruction

Programming instruction and career support for under-resourced young learners.

Selected professional experience

Feb 2026–present

Co-Founder & CTO

Kinematum

Leading technical development at an AI and biomechanics company focused on markerless posture and motion analysis. Translated six months of laboratory research into a production-facing posture-analysis platform powering KinemaCoach.

Sep 2025–Feb 2026

Artificial Intelligence Researcher

Neuromusculoskeletal Disorder Research Center AI Lab

Applied research on markerless human posture estimation: developing and evaluating a new computer-vision model and translating the findings into a product-ready prototype.

May 2025–present

Graduate Research Assistant

Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch

Graduate research in machine learning and deep learning.

2024–present

Research & Development Engineer

Tehran Smart Grid Command Center

Research and engineering for intelligent software supporting power-network operations and emergency response.

2024–present

Backend Lead

Islamic Azad University platform

Backend architecture and performance for a student and alumni job-networking platform.

Apr 2024–Nov 2024

Software Engineer

MH Holding

Software engineering spanning backend development and machine learning.

2024

Software Engineer

Nexu, Spain

Data-intensive backend systems for intelligent decision workflows.

Jul 2023–May 2024

Software Engineer

System Group (Hamkaran System)

Testing infrastructure and automated reliability work for enterprise software.

2020–2023

Co-founder & CTO

Bamachoob

Technical leadership, hiring, and software systems for warehouse and transportation operations.

Methods and technical skills

Research methods

  • Kernel and representation learning
  • Support vector machines and logistic regression
  • Formal Concept Analysis
  • Deep learning and reinforcement learning
  • Patient-level evaluation, repeated splits, ablation studies, and robustness analysis

Engineering

  • Python
  • Go
  • Java
  • JavaScript
  • SQL and NoSQL systems
  • Testing and data pipelines
  • Backend architecture