Reza Shahbazian

Assistant Professor (Tenure Track)

University of Palermo

I am an Assistant Professor at the University of Palermo. My research focuses on the intersection of Artificial Intelligence, Optimization, and Large-scale Data Analytics. I hold dual PhDs in Computer Science and Telecommunications, with a passion for building efficient, intelligent systems for real-world challenges.

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Experience

May 2025 – Present

Assistant Professor (Tenure Track)

University of Palermo, Italy

Enrolled as Assistant Professor (Tenure Track). Holds the Italian National Scientific Qualification (ASN) for Associate Professor in Computer Engineering.

June 2023 – May 2025

Assistant Professor (Non-tenure track)

DIMES, University of Calabria, Rende, Italy

March 2022 – June 2023

Post-doc Research Fellow

DIMEG, University of Calabria, Rende, Italy

Developing machine learning solutions for the Vehicle Routing Problem, sponsored by industry.

Dec 2021 – Dec 2022

Post-doc Researcher

DIMES, University of Calabria, Rende, Italy

Application of Machine Learning on Security and Occupancy Detection.

May 2020 – Nov 2021

Post-doc Research Fellow

DIMES, University of Calabria, Rende, Italy

Application of Machine Learning for Data Cleaning and Missing Data Imputation.

Selected Publications

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Selected Projects

SOLIDO

Efficient solutions for industrial logistics and organized distribution. Sponsored by DIMEG, University of Calabria.

True Detective 4.0

Part of the Italian National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR). Focusing on AI and digital transformation.

FAIR Project

Future Artificial Intelligence Research (FAIR). Working on Green-Aware XAI and interpretable neural network models.

Cyber Risk Management

Principal Investigator for projects securing critical infrastructure from cyber threats.

Grants & Recognitions

ENFIELD TES-4 Grant (2025)

Competitive grant for a six-month mobility-based research project in AI.

FORTHEM Lab Project Grant (2025)

"Green-Aware AI for Sustainable Mobility and Logistics".

Best Paper Award (2025)

IEEE CyberSciTech 2025, Hakodate, Japan. "Green Generative AI for exploit prediction".

IEEE Senior Member (2022)

Recognized for significant contributions to the field.

Patents & Innovations

US Patent: 20230081359

Digital mental health ecosystem. (2023)

National (IR) Patent: 20230081359

Random numbers generator hardware. (2018)

Teaching

Fundamentals of AI and Large Language Models

Ph.D. Course, University of Palermo

Intelligent Data Analysis and Data Storage

Master's Degree, University of Palermo

Computer Networks and Webdesign

Master's Degree, University of Palermo

Artificial Intelligence

Bachelor's Degree, University of Palermo

Education

2016 – 2019

PhD, Computer Science

University of Calabria, Italy

Thesis: "Distributed Optimization for Large-scale data analytics". Defended with highest grade.

2011 – 2016

PhD, Telecommunications

Shahid Beheshti University

Thesis: "Optimization with applications in Localization".

2008 – 2011

Master of Engineering, Electrical Engineering

Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST)

Ranked as Elite Student in the Electrical Engineering Department.

2004 – 2008

Bachelor of Engineering, Electrical Engineering

Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST)

Ranked in top 10% of all B.S. students.