Alireza Gharahighehi

Etienne Sabbelaan 53, Kortrijk 8500, Belgium· + 32 (0) 56 24 61 72 · alireza.gharahighehi[at]kuleuven.be

I am a postdoctoral researcher in itec, imec research group at KU Leuven. My main research areas of interest are recommendation systems, rank-based learning and evaluation and personalization in educational contexts. I am also involved in the advanced master of Artificial Intelligence in Business and Industry at the KU Leuven campus Kulak in Kortrijk.

Education

Doctoral Training

KU Leuven
Recommender Systems for Personalized Applications
September 2018 - September 2022

Master of Artificial Intelligence

KU Leuven
September 2017 - July 2018

Master of International Business Economics and Management

KU Leuven
September 2016 - June 2018

Master of Industrial Engineering

Bu-ali Sina university
September 2011 - Feburary 2014

Bachelor of Industrial Engineering

University of Science & Culture
September 2006 - June 2010

Experience

postdoctoral researcher

AI in Education, Kortrijk, Belgium
September 2022 - Now

PhD researcher

NewsButler project, Kortrijk, Belgium
September 2018 - September 2022

IT project manager

GAJ International Publications, Tehran, Iran
April 2015 - August 2016

Researcher

Transportation Research Institute, Ministry of Roads, Tehran, Iran
October 2014 - April 2015

Project manager

Computer research center, Tehran, Iran.
March 2011 - October 2014

Skills

Programming Languages & Tools
Tools / Libraries
  • Data analysis: Pandas, SciPy, Matplotlib, Scikit-Learn, Tensorflow, PyTorch
  • Machine learning: Scikit-Learn, Tensorflow, PyTorch
  • Tools: Git, GCP

Research Interests

  • Recommender systems: filter bubble phenomenon, session-based recommenders, cold start problem, multi-stake holder recommendations
  • Beyond accuracy evaluation measures: Diversity, fairness, coverage.
  • Machine Learning: Rank-based learning and evaluation, multi-target prediction
  • AI in education: Dropout prediction, personalized learning trajectories