Bio

I am a researcher specializing in machine learning and computer vision. My journey into computer science began in 2010 when I enrolled in the Software Engineering program at Isfahan University, Iran. After graduating in 2014, I moved to Canada to pursue a Master’s in Computer Science at Concordia University. During my time there, I had the privilege of working under the supervision of Dr. Sudhir P. Mudur and Dr. Charalambos Poullis in the Immersive and Creative Technologies (ICT) Lab, where I deepened my expertise in computer vision. After completing my degree, I transitioned into industry and spent four rewarding years as a software designer at Matrox Electronic Systems, gaining hands-on experience across various areas of software development. In 2021, driven by a continued passion for innovation, I relocated to Vancouver to join Huawei Technologies, where I worked on cutting-edge challenges in autonomous driving, focusing on the three pillars of Perception, Prediction, and Planning. In 2024, I made the decision to return to academia and pursue my PhD. I am currently a PhD student in Bioinformatics at the University of British Columbia under the supervision of Dr. Ali Bashashati. My research focuses on computational biology and genomics. For more details, please visit the AIMLab website. My journey is ongoing—stay tuned for more updates!

Contact Details

Behnam Maneshgar
Vancouver, BC, Canada
 behnam@maneshgar.com

Education

University of British Columbia

PhD in Bioinformatics• 2024 - 2029


Concordia University

Masters in Computer Science • 2015 - 2017


University of Isfahan

B.Eng. in Software Engineering • 2010 - 2014


EXPERIENCES

AI Research Engineer

Huawei Technologies Canada (2021 - Present)

Applied research in perception and planning algorithms in autonomous vehicles.

Software Designer

Matrox Electronic Systems (2017 - 2021)

Research and development of deep learning solutions for machine vision industry.

Research Assistant

Concordia University (2016 - 2017)

Masters thesis at the Immersive and Creative Technologies (ICT) Lab

Isfahan University (2007 - 2010)

Bachelor intership at Software Security Lab

Teaching Assistant

Concordia University

  • Computer Graphics: Full TA | 2016 - 2017 (4 semesters).
  • Computer Graphics: Marker | 2016 - 2017 (5 semesters).
  • Computer Vision: Marker | Winter 2017.

PUBLICATION

Ahmadvand Po, Maneshgar B, Ahmadvand Pa, “Evaluating Deep Learning Feature Towards Ranking of Immunocytochemistry Images”, 4th International Conference on Pattern Recognition and Image Analysis (IPRIA), 2019.

Maneshgar B, Sujir L, Mudur S.P., Poullis C,“Automatic adjustment of stereoscopic content for long-range projection in outdoor areas”, 25th ACM Multimedia conference, 2017.

Maneshgar B, Sujir L, Mudur S.P., Poullis C,“A Long-Range Vision System for Projection Mapping of Stereoscopic Content in Outdoor Areas”, 12th International Conference on Computer Graphics Theory and Applications GRAPP, 2017.

Honors & Awards

Awards

CIHR Doctoral Research Award - Canada Graduate Scholarship! | May 2025

UBC Four Year Fellowship (4YF) Award | September 2024

Concordia University Graduate Studies/Fellowship Award | Winter 2016 - 2017

Concordia University Conference And Exposition Award | January 2017

Hounors

Golden Key International Honour Society | August 2016

Honorables mention for participating in ACM-ICPC Regional Contest | 2011

Notes

  • Recently a group of my friends started to publish a culture magazine called Parvaz. You are welcome to join thier readers or collaborate for their future issues. Here is how they introduce their magazine:
    Parvaz is biweekly sessions of arts, culture and human studies. Parvaz focuses on the most prestigious books and articles in the field of history, arts, poetry, philosophy, culture and languages of all nations. Parvaz welcomes all books and articles from different cultures and languages from all over the world. This is a journey that we all need to be united.

    Behnam Maneshgar

  • You can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something - your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life.

    Steve Jobs

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