Farhood Pouryosefi Kermani

Born 1967, Tehran, IRAN

Email: farhoodp@farhoodp.com

Skype: farhoodp2

Currently looking for PhD opportunities.

* Artificial intelligence

     - Machine learning, machine vision

* Unsolved Problems

     - P Versus NP

* Applied mathematics

     - Quantum Mechanics, Piezoelectric

MSc (Applied Computing) University of Applied Sciences, Lueneburg, GERMANY, 1999-2002.

Thesis title: "Development of a hardware-platform to support scene change detection algorithms and verification on basis of a hardware/software application." Sponsored by PHILIPS Co. Hamburg, GERMANY.

BSc (Electrical Engineering, Hardware Group) Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, IRAN, 1985-1990.

Dissertation title: "One to four star networking through parallel ports (Centronics)".

High School Diploma (Mathematics / Physics) Allameh Helli High School (National Organization for Development of Exceptional Talents: NODET), Tehran, IRAN 1985.

Languages: Persian, English, German

Pouryoussefi, F., E3377, proposed elementary problem. The American Mathematical Monthly, Mathematical Association of America Publishing, Page 240 USA, March 1990.

Pouryoussefi, F., Proof without Words, Mathematics Magazine, Mathematical Association of America Publishing, Page 323, USA, December 1989.

Pouryoussefi, F. "Bike and bike riding", in Persian. ISBN: 964-6034-71-3, 1999.

Co-winner of 3rd place in creativity and innovation of 11th Kharazmi International Festival, as designer of algorithmes for OBCR (Optical Braille Character Recognition) software for blinds in PACTOS Co., February 1997.

Winner of 5th position IRAN state's Mathematics Olympiad (Tournament) between 4th year of high school of all over Iranian high schools, hold by Iranian Ministry of Education, October 1985.

Large Prime Numbers. Developing algorithms for predicting large prime numbers and testing primality with normal personal computers. 2012.

Literature review on P-NP problem in complexity of algorithms and developing an idea to connect P-NP problem to other theories. 2011.

On abrupt cut detection in video streams under supervision of Professor Heinz Dieter Knoell, and D.I. Holger Gehrt,  resulted to an algorithm with more than 99% correct detection on a 2 hours video stream from NIST. 2001.

On SPICE, Software Process Improvement and Capability Evaluation (Determination) under supervision of Professor Heinz Dieter Knoell. Literature review as course project for the course “Quality Assurance in the Software Lifecycle”. 1999.

Developing algorithms for Optical Braille Character Recognition for blinds in PACTOS Co. resulted to an application (software) for blinds’ libraries. 1997.

Cooperation in algorithm development for Orthodontic image processing on skulls’ photos to find out critical points (lines) with Dr. Alireza Keshvad during his PhD. 1991.

Programming for evaluating, testing, and developing theories and lemmas on block designs under supervision of Professor S. E. Mahmoodian. 1990.

Project engineer and project manager, UNIHA Water Technology Co., Linz, AUSTRIA, since 2002.

Commissioning engineer for following water desalination plants:

Worked on validation test of last PHILIPS MPEG (Moving Picture Expert Group) Encoder IC(SAA6752HS), Development Center of PHILIPS Co., Hamburg, Germany, 2000 - 2002.

Key team member, to develop the intelligent Braille printer for blinds 8031 based: "Farhad 2". (This Braille Intelligent Typewriter & Printer is based on Perkins Brailler) PACTOS Co., Tehran, Iran, 1998 - 1999.

Cooperator, electrical installation and commissiong of 3000 m³/d Sea Water Desalination Plant in Kish - Iran, ZAG Chemi Co., 1998.

Advisor, designing and making Storage Oscilloscope (Potansio Stat, for recording Chemical activities), ZAG Chemi Co., Tehran, Iran, 1998.

Technical manager, PACTOS Co. (Computer Hardware / Software), Tehran, Iran, 1991 - 1994.

Lecturer, "Computer Fundamentals" & "Computer Graphics", Art Faculty, Tehran University, 1994 - 1995.

Programming languages: Pascal, VHDL, C, Java.

Software: ACAD, Fox Pro, ORCAD, PROTEL, STEP7

Coach and participant, travelling around Iran by bike, two bicyclist, 10000 km in 4 months, 1997.

Coach and participant, Tehran - Paris by bike (5 cyclists), 1995.

Coach of bicycle team, Sharif University of Technology, 1993 - 1995.

Winner of silver medal in 40km bicycle champions among three Iranian universities, 1989.

Winner of silver medal in 1km time trial bicycle champions among three Iranian universities, 1989.

Captain of bicycle team, Sharif University of Technology, 1987 - 1989.

IMS (Iranain Mathematical Society) 1986 - 1994, 2011 - Present.

MMA (Mathematical Association of America) 1986 - 1992.

IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) 1990 - 1998.

AASUT (Alumni Association of Sharif University of Technology) 1990 - 1998.

Professor Heinz D. Knoell, Leuphana University of Lueneburg, Germany, knoell@uni.leuphana.de

Professor S. Ebadollah Mahmoodian, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, emahmood@sina.sharif.ir

Associate Professor Amir A. Farajian, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio, USA, amir.farajian@wright.edu

Philips Semiconductors (NXP), Juergen Lemke, Hamburg, Germany, juergen.lemke@nxp.com

UNIHA Water Technology Co., Rudolf Ochsner, Linz, Austria, ochsner@uniha.at, uniha@uniha.at