Curriculum Vitae

Reza Dastaki

PhD researcher in fault detection and signal processing · Chairman, Venonwood · Founder, Dashcaf

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Highlights

Highest MSc grade in the program (dept. average: 16.3)

18.37 / 20

Iranian national university entrance exam (461 of 120,000 admitted)

Top 1%

Top-ranking PhD student, Dynamics, Control & Vibrations Dept., 2024 entering class

#1

Chairman of the Board, Venonwood — certified high-tech enterprise

10+ yrs

Teaching Assistant, "Control" and "Optimization," University of Guilan

2023 –

Education

PhD, Mechanical Engineering

2024 – present

University of Guilan · Guilan, Iran

Research area: Fault detection and signal processing

Supervisors: Dr. A. Chaibakhsh, Dr. A. Rahimi

MSc, Aerospace Engineering

2013 – 2016

Malek Ashtar University of Technology (MUT) · Tehran, Iran

Thesis: Investigation and 3D modeling of effective factors on combustion instability

Grade: 18.37 / 20 · Supervisor: Prof. M.M. Heydari

BSc, Mechanical Engineering

2008 – 2013

University of Guilan · Rasht, Iran

Thesis: Optimization of a U-shape water channel based on a minimum of construction costs and energy loss, and a maximum flow rate

Grade: 14.1 / 20 · Supervisor: Dr. E. Khaleghi

Research interests

  • PHM
  • Signal Processing
  • Machine Learning
  • Transformers

Skills

  • MATLAB
  • Simulink
  • Python
  • Feature Extraction
  • Optimization
  • Neural Networks
  • Genetic Algorithms
  • IoT & Embedded (Raspberry Pi, Arduino)
  • Flutter
  • Django

Experience

Signal processing & machine learning

  • Seizure prediction and epileptic detection from EEG signals
  • Common Spatial Pattern (CSP) and Empirical Mode Decomposition (EMD)
  • Motor imagery classification
  • Genetic Programming and particle swarm optimization
  • No-PID controller optimization in Simulink/MATLAB

Industrial automation & control

  • Control systems for 200+ industrial wood dryers (25-day drying cycles)
  • Industrial boiler and water-tube steam generator control system design
  • IoT temperature/humidity control at industrial scale
  • Raspberry Pi, microcontroller, and Arduino-based automation
  • 2+ years of welding and machinery experience

Software

  • Smartphone programming with Flutter
  • Quadcopter control app using phone sensors to monitor and simulate flight
  • Digital control systems on Raspberry Pi with Python
  • Numerical computing: interpolation, Bessel functions, CFD

Publications

Four publications spanning aerospace propulsion, signal processing, and EEG-based brain-computer interfaces. See the full list or the Google Scholar profile.

Let's talk

Research collaboration, Venonwood, Dashcaf, or anything else.

hello@rezadastaki.com