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.