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Sama Goliaei

PhD in Computer Engineering
Assistant Professor at University of Tehran

Research

Research Interests:

New computational paradigms
Bioinformatics
Analysis of complex networks
Philosophy of Computer Science

Publications:

Journal papers:

S. Goliaei and S. Jalili, “Computation with Optical Sensitive Sheets”, Natural Computing, vol. 14, no. 3, pp. 437-450, 2015.
N. Shakeri, S. Jalili, V. Ahmadi, A. R. Zali, S. Goliaei, “A 2-Dimensional Optical Architecture for Solving Hamiltonian Path Problem Based on Micro Ring Resonators”, Optics & Laser Technology, vol. 65, no. 1, pp. 56-65, 2015.
M-H. Foroughmand-Araabi, B. Goliaei, K. Alishahi, M. Sadeghi, S. Goliaei, “Codon Usage and Protein Sequence Pattern Dependency in Different Organisms: a Bioinformatics Approach”, Journal of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, vol. 13, no. 2, p. 1550002, 2015.
S. Goliaei and M-H. Foroughman-Araabi, “On the Complexity of Nonuniform Wavelength-Based Machine”, Natural Computing, vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 269-283, 2014.
S. Goliaei and S. Jalili, "An Optical Wavelength-Based Computational Machine", International Journal of Unconventional Computing, vol. 9, no. 1-2, pp. 97-123, 2013.
S. Goliaei, S. Jalili and J. Salimi, "Light-based solution for the dominating set problem", Applied Optics, vol. 51, no. 29, pp. 6979-6983, 2012.
S. Goliaei and S. Jalili, "An Optical Solution to the 3-SAT Problem using Wave-length Based Selectors", International Journal of Supercomputing, vol. 62, no. 2, pp. 663-672, 2012.

Conference papers:

M-H. Foroughmand-Araabi, S. Goliaei, B. Goliaei, “Global Topology of Codon Usage Equality Networks of Escherichia Coli Essential Genes”, Proceedings of IWBBIO 2014, pp. 1757-1768, Spain, 2014.
S. Goliaei and M-H. Foroughmand-Araabi, "Light Ray Concentration Reduces the Complexity of the Wavelength-Based Machine on PSPACE Languages", Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 7956, pp. 90-101, Springer-Verlag Heidelberg, 2013.
S.Goliaei and S. Jalili, "An Optical Polynomial Time Solution for the Satisfiability Problem", Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 7715, pp. 15-24, Springer-Verlag Heidelberg, 2013.
S. Goliaei and M-H. Foroughmand-Araabi, "Lower Bounds on the Compelxity of the Wavelength-Based Machine", Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 7445, pp. 94-105, Springer-Verlag Heidelberg, 2012.
S. Goliaei, "An Optical Approach to Computation", In the proceedings of the New Worlds of Computation, France, 2011.
S. Goliaei and S. Jalili, "Optical Graph 3-Colorability", Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 6748, pp. 16-22, Springer-Verlag Heidelberg, 2011.
S. Goliaei and S. Jalili, "An Optical Wavelength-Based Solution to the 3-SAT Problem", Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 5882, pp. 77-85, Springer-Verlag Heidelberg, 2009.

Workshops:

S. Goliaei, "Game Theory in Bioinformatics: Toward Understanding Decision Making in Living Systems", One day Workshop on Bioinformatics Algorithms, Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences (IPM), Tehran, 10 Sep 2015.

Curriculum Vitae

Honors and Awards

Bronze Medal in International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI) 2001, in Finland.
Gold Medal in Iranian National Olympiad in Informatics, 2000.
Silver Medal in Iranian National Olympiad in Informatics, 1999.
1st Team in ACM-ICPC Regional Contest and advancing to World Finals, 2003 and 2004, Tehran, IRAN.
2nd Team in ACM-ICPC Regional Contest, 2002, Tehran, IRAN.
3rd Team in ACM-ICPC Regional Contest, 2001, Tehran, IRAN.
4th Place in ICPC/IBM Parallel Challenge, 2005, Shanghai, China.
16th Place in ICPC Java Challenge, 2004, Prague, Czech Rep.
17th Team in ACM-ICPC World Finals, 2005, Shanghai, China.
Honorable Mention in ACM-ICPC World Finals, 2004, Prague, Czech Rep.

Memberships

Member of Association of Computability in Europe.
Member of Iranian Bioinformatics Society.
Member of scientific committee of ACM-ICPC Regional Contest, West of Asia.
Member of Iranian National Committee of Olympiad in Informatics.
Member of Iranian National Elite Foundation.

Education:

Ph.D. in Computer Engineering, Fall 2007-November 2012.
Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
Supervisor: Dr. Jalili.
Thesis title: Unconventional Computing, Optical Approach
Master of Computer Engineering, Fall 2005-September 2007.
Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran.
Supervisor: Dr. Jalili.
Thesis title: A Client Based Control Model.
2nd GPA among all students in software engineering graduated in 2007, Sharif University.
Accepted as talent student in MS.
B.Sc. in Computer Engineering Fall 2001-September 2005.
Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran.
Thesis title: Implementation of Shortest Path Algorithms with Visibility Constraints;

Students

Current Students:

Computational Paradigms:

AmirHossein Bodaghi (PhD)
Rakhshan Harifi (MSc)
Davood Hassanzadeh (MSc)
Mohammad Moradi (MSc)
Hossein Abdollahi (MSc)

Bioinformatics:

Taher Hekmatfar (PhD)
Mohammad Khajezadeh (MSc)

Past Students:

Sahar Ardalan (MSc)
Razieh Abdollahi (MSc)
Saman Farahmand (MSc)
Negar Mohammadi (MSc)
Majid Mirzaei (MSc)