He received a PhD degree in Electrical Engineering from the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science of the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) in 2008, and the M.Sc. and B.Sc. degrees both in Electrical Engineering from the University of Tehran (UT), in 2003 and 2001, respectively. During his PhD he collaborated with the Neuroradiology division at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, where he conducted research on medical imaging, in particular on the development of new techniques for enhanced brain functional localization. His earlier research work involved robotics, system identification and control, and intelligent prediction of complex systems.Publications