Teaching
Teaching & Supervision
Thesis supervision, pedagogical training, and teaching in NLP, data science, and deep learning.
01Supervision
Master's thesis co-supervision
I co-supervise Master's theses in the Applied Data Science programme at Utrecht University, together with Dr. Robert A. Bagheri (2024 & 2026) and Dr. Anastasia Giachanou (2025). Topics center on explainable AI, cultural fairness in LLMs, and human-AI collaboration.
- 2024Mijntje Meijer, Evi Papadopoulou, Lourenço Santos Moitinho de Almeida (graduated)
- 2025Hein Brouwer, Tamás Kozák, Mohamad Jouhar
- 2026Aliyah Vos, Geanina Verestiuc, Thomas Rietman
- TopicsExplainable AI · Cultural fairness in LLMs · Human-AI collaboration
02Pedagogical training
Teaching development
Since 2025 I follow the Start to Teach course at Utrecht University, the first step toward the Basiskwalificatie Onderwijs (BKO). The course covers practical teaching skills, didactics, and distance learning.
03Teaching experience
Courses and workshops
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Dec 2023
Practical Assistant
Transformers Workshop, University Medical Center Utrecht
- Supervised practical sessions in Python alongside Dr. Robert A. Bagheri and Prof. Dr. Albert Gatt.
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Sep–Oct 2023
Computer Lab Assistant
Data Wrangling & Data Analysis, Utrecht University
- Assisted in the MSc Applied Data Science course.
- Focus: R for data visualization, EDA, supervised learning, and text mining.
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Aug–Sep 2021
Lead Teaching Assistant
Deep Learning Summer School, Neuromatch Academy
- Facilitated learning for a global student cohort and coordinated with mentors and organizers.
- Fully remote teaching. Certificate.
04Earlier teaching
Before Utrecht
- Fall 2021Interactive Learning — graduate TA, University of Tehran (MSc level)
- 2019–2022Econometrics — lead TA, University of Tehran (MSc and PhD level)
- Jan–Jun 2020Dynamic Programming — graduate RA, University of Tehran (MSc and PhD level)
- 2019–2020Elementary Python (data preparation and regression models) — course instructor, University of Tehran (MSc level)
- Sep–Dec 2019Data Mining — course instructor, Sharif University of Technology (MSc level)
- 2013Intermediate English Language — lecturer, Isfahan University of Technology, Golpayegan (BSc level)
- 2011–2014General Mathematics & Basic Physics — TA, Isfahan University of Technology, Golpayegan (BSc level)