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Mahdi HajiAghayi

 I am currently studying in the second year of my PhD program at the University of Toronto, in the field of wireless communication and wireless networks under supervision of Dr. Ben Liang, an accomplished researcher in the area of  wireless networks. I completed my master program in Electrical and Computer Engineering  at the University of Alberta under the supervision of Dr. Chintha Tellambura  in August 2007, Edmonton, Canada.


In September 2005, I received my Bachelor degrees in Electrical Engineering  and Petroleum Engineering both from Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran.


Beside my study and academic life, I have been involved in quite a few extracurricular activities; namely,
(1) I am serving as the Sergeant at Arms at the University of Toronto Engineering Toastmaster Club (UTETC),
(2) I am a member of Engineers Without Borders (EWB) group [Branch of U of T]
(3) I am a distinguished member of U of Toronto table tennis club (UTTTC)
(4) I'm part of Mechatronic Design Association (MDA) at the U of Toronto since Dec. 2007. Our goal is to design an autonomous submarine and take part in the international competition held in San Diego (AUVSI) .

Furthermore,  I have been affiliated with the following robotic teams and projects;
(1)CEDRA Rescue Robot team at Sharif University of Technology
(2)Autonomous Robot Vehicle project (ARVP) at the University of Alberta

My honors and awards in Table Tennis are listed as follow: Placed first among all Iranian junior students, 1998. Ranked in  top five junior players in the country to make the national team back to 1999. Achieving  tow silver medals in the national universities' tournaments  2003, 2004, successively . Ranked in top three players in the province of Alberta, and twice champion of cooperate challenge tournaments April 2006 and 2007.
 

Contact Address;
room 4000, Bahen Center, University of Toronto,
Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3G4
phone: 1 647 830 4254
Email: mahdih at comm.utoronto.ca