Pouya
(Activities)
Academic Activities:
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Summer 2006: Autonomy Laboratory under supervision of Dr. Richard Vaughan
As a recipient of NSERC Undergraduate Research Award, I worked on Ad-hoc Communication Networking modules for a Multi-Robot System. I completed the following:
- C Programming: Adding this functionality to Player
- CGI Programming: A web application for locating the robots
Network Systems Lab
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Summer 2007: Networking Lab under supervision of Dr. Mohamed HefeedaAs a recipient of NSERC Undergraduate Research Award, I worked along side Dr. Hefeeda’s team to achieve the following:
- P2P Streaming:
- C Programming: writing the client for CBC radio
Non-Academic Activities:
President of SFU Iranian Club
- SFU Iranian Club is devoted to promoting the Persian culture within the student community and bringing students together in a friendly environment by organizing events and activities for its members.
Volunteering at Pacific Cinémathèque
- Cinémathèque, located in downtown Vancouver is a not-for-profit society dedicated to the understanding of film and moving images through exhibitions, film tours, and educational services.
The Boulevard Coffee Shop
- Having a passion for making coffee and meeting new people, I work once a week as a Barista at The Boulevard Coffee shop.
Arash Kamangir Musical Play
- I am part of group putting together a play based on a Persian heroic Poem called ‘Arash-e-Kamangir’. We are hoping to perform in mid September at SFU Theatre. I play the role of an old man narrating the story of a hero named Arash.