Saman Porhemmat

Software Engineer · Deep Learning Researcher
Contact Information · sporhemm [at] uci [dot] edu

Hi! Welcome to my personal webpage. My favorite research areas are computer vision, machine learning, and bioinformatics with a particular emphasis on neural networks and deep learning. Additionally, software development is among the things that fascinate me.

Education

University of California, Irvine

Master of Science
Computer Science - Artificial Intelligence

GPA: 3.88 out of 4.00

September 2018 - June 2020

San Francisco State University

Bachelor of Science
Computer Science

GPA: 3.82 out of 4.00

August 2015 - May 2018

Teaching Experience

University of California, Irvine

Teaching Assistant
• Spring 2020 - Principles in System Design (ICS 53)
• Winter 2020 - Introductory Computer Organization (ICS 51)
• Fall 2019 - Principles in System Design (ICS 53)
• Summer 2019 - Concepts in Programming Languages (CompSci 141)
• Spring 2019 - Principles in System Design (ICS 53)
• Winter 2019 - Principles in System Design (ICS 53)
January 2019 - June 2020

San Francisco State University

Teaching Assistant
• Spring 2018 - Advanced Software Lab (CSC 412)
• Fall 2017 - Advanced Software Lab (CSC 412)
March 2017 - May 2018

Project Experience

University of California, Irvine

• 2020 - Neutrino Energy Reconstruction in Particle Physics with Deep Learning Regression Models
• 2020 - Lung Segmentation in Chest Radiographs via Deep Convolutional Networks
• 2020 - Classification of Shoulder Implants in x-ray Images Using Deep Learning
• 2019 - Image-to-Image Translation using Cycle GAN
• 2019 - High Performance Malaria Detection using Deep Neural Networks
• 2019 - Replication of Entity Linking via Joint Encoding of Types, Descriptions, and Context (NLP)
• 2018 - Implementation and Analysis of a New Heuristic Search Algorithm in Othello

San Francisco State University

• 2018 - Hand Gesture Recognition via EMG signals Using Machine Learning
• 2017 - Comparison and Analysis of Face Detection Techniques (Deep Learning)
• 2017 - Development of an Open Source Image Studio in Python and Java (Computer Vision)
• 2016 - Analysis and Data Mining on Patients with Hepatitis Disease
• 2016 - Full-stack Development of a Hotel Management Application and Website
• 2016 - GUI Programming and Software Development using Qt and C++

Publications

• Classifying Shoulder Implants in X-ray Images using Deep Learning
   Gregor Urban, Saman Porhemmat, Maya Stark, Brian Feeley, Kazunori Okada, Pierre Baldi

   Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal, 2020.

Skills

• Programming Languages

C, C++, Python, Java, MATLAB, JavaScript, Ruby, SQL, C#


• Machine Learning Frameworks

TensorFlow, PyTorch, Keras, Scikit Learn, OpenCV


• Other Technical Skills

LaTeX, Linux, Parallel Programming, CUDA Programming, AWS, Computer Networks, Computer Hardware


• Topics that Interest Me

Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Software Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, Bioinformatics, Neuroscience, Art