معرفی
Amir H. Razavi is a part-time Professor in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Ottawa. He holds a PhD in Machine Learning and NLP from the same institution (2012) and a Master's in Computer Software Engineering from the University of Tehran. His career spans over a decade of industry experience as a senior data scientist and team lead in Big Data analytics across cybersecurity, telecommunications, and financial sectors with companies like Bell Canada and BlackBerry. His research focuses on applying ML and NLP to cybersecurity (e.g., threat detection, DLP), behavioral analysis, fraud detection, and maritime risk mining.
His academic contributions include over 25 peer-reviewed publications in venues like IEEE conferences and journals, with a focus on DNS-based cybersecurity, social network analysis, and NLP applications in healthcare and psychology. He has also managed large-scale enterprise projects in fraud management and customer care within telecommunications.
- Education:
- PhD in Machine Learning & NLP, University of Ottawa (2012)
- MSc in Computer Software Engineering, University of Tehran
Research interests span:
• ML-driven cybersecurity solutions (e.g., DNS exfiltration detection)
• NLP applications in healthcare diagnostics and dream analysis
• Privacy-preserving data models and risk assessment frameworks
• Hybrid machine learning systems for adaptive learning and recommendation engines
Labs/Teams: Collaborations include BlackBerry and Bell Canada on CTI projects, and interdisciplinary work with psychologists on dream sentiment analysis. Active contributor to ResearchGate with 17,304 reads and 1,668 citations.
