Farshad Ghanei

Info

I am currently a PhD candidate at University at Buffalo, Department of Computer Science and Engineering. My research is on operating systems and embedded systems, under supervision of Prof. Karthik Dantu. Prior to joining my current program, I had studied Electrical Engineering. I got my BSc in Sharif University of Technology and my MSc in SUNY at Buffalo. My current research is targeting modern battery-powered systems, and providing them with appropriate mechanisms to be able to track, account for, and manage energy.

Research Interests

• Energy Aware Systems
• Embedded and Mobile Systems
• Operating Systems

Education

• Ph.D.  Computer Science, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA, 2014 to Present
• M.Sc.  Electrical Engineering, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA, 2013 to 2015
• B.Sc.  Electrical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, 2007 to 2013

Publications
(Link to Google Scholar Profile)

• Farshad Ghanei, Jalil Modares, Nicholas Mastronarde, Karthik Dantu, "Minimum Energy Coverage Path Planning for UAVs", IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, (Under Review).

• Farshad Ghanei, Pranav Tipnis, Kyle Marcus, Karthik Dantu, Steven Ko, Lukasz Ziarek, "OS-based Energy Accounting for Asynchronous Resources in IoT Devices", IEEE Internet of Things Journal, March 2019.

• Matthew Rantanen, Jalil Modares, Nicholas Mastronarde, Farshad Ghanei, Karthik Dantu, "Performance of the Asynchronous Consensus Based Bundle Algorithm in Lossy Network Environments", IEEE Sensor Array and Multichannel Signal Processing Workshop (SAM), July 2018, Sheffield, UK.

• Jalil Modares, Farshad Ghanei, Nicholas Mastronarde, Karthik Dantu, "UB-ANC Planner: Energy Efficient Coverage Path Planning with Multiple Drones", IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA ’17), May 2017, Singapore.

• Farshad Ghanei, Pranav Tipnis, Kyle Marcus, Karthik Dantu, Steven Ko, Lukasz Ziarek, ”OS-based Resource Accounting for Asynchronous Resource Use in Mobile Systems”, in Proceedings of the 2016 International Symposium on Low Power Electronics and Design (ISLPED ’16), pp 296-301, August 2016, San Francisco, CA.

Honors & Awards

• Awarded Best Graduate Leadership Award, University at Buffalo, Department of Computer Science and Engineering (2017)
• Awarded Best Poster Award at Graduate Presentation, University at Buffalo, Department of Computer Science and Engineering (2017)
• Awarded Graduate Dean's Scholars Award from Liesl Folks, Dean of University at Buffalo, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (2013)
• Passed Qualification Round, and Round 1 in Google Code Jam 2016 Coding Competition.
• Awarded 4 Year Fellowship Award of the Iran's National Elite Foundation (2007)
• Awarded Dean's Honorary Award from Dr. Sohrabpour, former Dean of Sharif University of Technology for exceptional performance in National University Entrance Exam (2008)
• Ranked 1^st in the state and qualified for the national level of Khwarizmi Young Award for Designing and Building a Semi Finger Touch Display (2007)
• Ranked 50^th out of 350,000+ undergraduate applicants in the National Universities Entrance Exam for B.Sc. degree (2007)
• Semi-finalist in 22^nd and 23^rd National Mathematics Olympiad (2004-2005)
• Semi-finalist in 14^th and 15^th National Informatics Olympiad (2004-2005)
• Earned Black Belt, Dan III in Nearu Martial Art , Dedicated Instructor (2013-Present)

Teaching Experience

• Instructor, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York
  • Introduction to Operating Systems - Combined Undergraduate and Graduate Level Spring 2019
    (Link to course website)
    (Link to recorded lectures playlist on Youtube)


• Teaching Assistance, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York
  • Introduction to Operating Systems - Instructor: Prof. T. Kosar Spring 2018
  • Introduction to Operating Systems - Instructor: Prof. K. Dantu Fall 2017
  • HDL Based Digital Design - Instructor: Prof. P. Meduri Spring 2014
  • HDL Based Digital Design - Instructor: Prof. P. Meduri Fall 2013


• Teaching Assistance, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
  • Microprocessor Systems Design - Instructor: Prof. E. Sanaei Fall 2012
  • Microprocessor Systems Design (LAB) - Instructor: Prof. M. Tabandeh Spring 2012
  • Computer Architecture and Microprocessor - Instructor: Prof. E. SanaeiFall 2011
  • Microprocessor Systems Design (LAB) - Instructor: Prof. M. Tabandeh Spring 2011
  • Microprocessor Systems Design - Instructor: Prof. E. Sanaei Spring 2011
  • Microprocessor Systems Design - Instructor: Prof. B. Vosughi Vahdat Spring 2011
  • Computer Architecture and Microprocessor (LAB) - Instructor: Prof. S. Bagheri Fall 2010
  • Computer Architecture and Microprocessor - Instructor: Prof. E. Sanaei Fall 2010
  • Programming in PASCAL - Instructor: Prof. M. Ehdaie Fall 2010
  • Programming in C++ - Instructor: Prof. M. Ehdaie Fall 2009
  • Programming in C++ - Instructor: Prof. M. Ehdaie Spring 2009


• Teacher, High Schools and Junior High Schools (Farzanegan and Allameh Helli), Tehran, Iran
  • Logic Circuits, Robotics, C++, Pascal and Delphi Sep. 2008 to Jun. 2013

Professional Experience

• Google Inc., Kirkland, Washington
  • Software Engineering Intern


• Computer Science and Engineering Department, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York Nov. 2016 to Oct. 2018
  • Vice President/Secretary of Graduate Student Association


• ETick (Electronic Ticket) Pars Intelligent Technologies Company, Tehran, Iran
  • Embedded Group - Programming C code on an embedded terminal with serial port, RF card reader module, printer, SAM reader, GPRS modem. Sep. 2012 to Aug. 2013
  • Research and Development - Research on applying EMV Specifications and ISO/IEC 7816 Standard on smart cards and terminals. Summer 2012
  • Internship - Designing a passenger counter for public vehicles, which works by processing images taken from digital cameras above the entrance. Sep. 2012 to Aug. 2013


• Electrical Engineering Department, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran Sep. 2008 to Jun. 2010
  • President of Student Association

Volunteer Experience and Service

• Technical Program Committee Member of 1^st IEEE WoWMoM Workshop on Wireless Networking, Planning, and Computing for UAV Swarms Jun. 2019


• Co-Hosting ARTY2017 (The Art, Robotics, and Technology for Youth summer robot workshop) for middle school students with Prof. D. Burhans from Canisius College Jul. 2017


• Hosting CS Ed-Week Robotics Demo at UB, , for elementary, and middle school students Designing simple activities for students to accomplish using Ozobot robotic platform Dec. 2016


• Member of International Orientation for UB Students Fall 2016
• Member of Review Council for MDRF (Mark Diamond Research Fund) Mar. 2016
• Member of International Orientation for UB Students Spring 2015
• Member of International Orientation for UB Students Fall 2014