Ashkan Mirzaei

Toronto, Ontario· ashkan.m10@gmail.com

I am a PhD student at the University of Toronto (UofT) in the Toronto Intelligent Systems Lab (TISL), advised by Igor Gilitschenski and Jonathan Kelly. Before joining UofT, I received my B.Sc. in computer engineering from Sharif University of Technology.

My research focuses on developing innovative solutions for 3D generation and editing. As a PhD student, I am working towards creating a 3D Photoshop-like tool that leverages the power of generative models to revolutionize the way we interact with 3D scenes/objects to manipulate them. With a strong belief in the intuition and creativity enabled by 3D interfaces, I aim to expand the capabilities of generative models beyond 2D image synthesis and bring them into the third dimension. My work has potential applications in various fields such as computer graphics, computer vision, robotics, and virtual reality.


Education

University of Toronto

PhD
Computer Science

GPA: A+

September 2021 - Present

Sharif University of Technology

Computer Engineering

GPA: 19.92 / 20

September 2017 - June 2021

Experience

Research Intern

Nvidia
September 2023 - Present

Research Intern

Samsung AI Center Toronto

I worked on inpainting and editing 3D scenes in the form of Neural Radiance Fields.

July 2022 - September 2023

Research Intern

Max Planck Institute
August 2020 - October 2020

Intern

Chinese University of Hong Kong
June 2019 - August 2019

Software Engineer

Cafe Bazaar
June 2018 - September 2018

Awards & Certifications

  • Mitacs Accelerate Fellowship, May 2023.
  • Iranian National Mathematics Olympiad - Gold Medal, August 2016.
  • Iranian National Mathematics Olympiad - Bronze Medal, August 2015.
  • International Mathematics Competition (IMC) - Bronze Medal, August 2015.