Dr Mostafa Rahimi Azghadi ~ Lecturer, Electrical and Electronic Engineering

S. Mostafa Rahimi Azghadi graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineering (majoring in hardware) with the first class rank in 2006 and obtained his Master of Engineering in Computer Architecture with first class honours and commended thesis, from Shahid Beheshti University (SBU), Tehran, Iran, in 2009. In 2010, he was awarded an Australian International Postgraduate Research Scholarship (IPRS) and the Australian Postgraduate Award (APA) to pursue his Ph.D. in the School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, The University of Adelaide. In 2014 he completed his Ph.D. with Dean's commendation for doctoral thesis excellence with a thesis entitled "Neuromorphic VLSI Designs for Spike Timing and Rate-based Synaptic Plasticity with Application in Pattern Classification" earning the Doctoral Research Medal, as well as the unique Adelaide University Alumni Medal, which is awarded to only one alumni annually. In 2012 and 2013, he was a visiting scholar in the Neuromorphic Cognitive System group, Institute of Neuroinformatics, University and Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich, Switzerland, hosted by Prof. Giacomo Indiveri.  

From 2014 to 2015, Dr. Rahimi was a postdoctoral research fellow in Centre for Biomedical Engineering (CBME), in the school of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Adelaide, working in the area of smart sensors for biomedical applications as well as neuromorphic VLSI and neuromorphic memristive systems. From 2015 to 2016, Mostafa was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Sydney School of Electrical and Information Engineering, where he researched in the area of VLSI design and VLSI interfaces for nanoscale sensors. In July 2016, Dr. Rahimi joined JCU as a continuing lecturer (assistant professor), where he is currently involved in teaching and research in the area of Electronic and Computer Engineering. 

 

Teaching

• CC2511: Embedded Systems Design (Level 2; CNS & TSV)
• CC3501: Computer Interfacing and Control (Level 3; TSV)
• EG1002: Computing and Sensors (Level 1; TSV)

Interests

Research

• Neuromorphic Engineering
• Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) design
• Nanoelectronics

Experience

• 2016 to present - Editorial board member, Computers - MDPI Publishing
• 2016 to present - Lecturer, James Cook University (Townsville, Australia)
• 2015 to present - Review Editor, Frontiers in Neuromorphic Engineering
• 2015 to 2016 - Postdoctoral Research Associate, The University of Sydney (Sydney, Australia)
• 2014 to 2015 - Postdoctoral Research Fellow, The University of Adelaide (Adelaide, Australia)
• 2014 to 2015 - Verification Engineer, ASTC Australian Semiconductor Technology Company (Adelaide, Australia)
• 2012 to 2014 - PhD Student, Institute of Neuroinformatics, University of Zurich and ETH Zurich (Zurich, Switzerland)
• 2010 to 2014 - PhD Student, The University of Adelaide (Adelaide, Australia)

Research Disciplines

• Electrical and Electronic Engineering (0906)
• Nanotechnology (1007)
• Artificial Intelligence and Image Processing (0801)

Socio-Economic Objectives

• Expanding Knowledge (9701)
• Information Services (8903)
• Computer Software and Services (8902)

Awards

• 2017 - QLD Young Tall Poppy Science Award
• 2015 - Adelaide Postgraduate Alumni University Medal
• 2015 - Australian Nanotechnology Network Young Science Ambassador Award
• 2015 - Gertrude Rohan Memorial Medal and Prize
• 2015 - South Australia Science Excellence Awards
• 2014 - Dean's Commendation for Doctoral Thesis Excellence
• 2014 - University Doctoral Research Medal
• 2013 - IEEE SA Section Student Travel Award
• 2013 - Doreen McCarthy Research Bursary
• 2013 - Simon Rockliff Scholarship
• 2012 - The IEEE Computational Intelligence Society travel grant
• 2012 - Research Abroad Scholarship, The University of Adelaide, Australia
• 2012 - Brain Corporation Travel Fellowships for Spiking Neural Networks
• 2011 - Japanese Neural Network Society Travel Award
• 2010 - IPRS (International Postgraduate Research Scholarships) by Australian government

Fellowships

• 2016 - Endeavour Fellowship
• 2015 - Biomimetic and Neurotechnology Fellowship
• 2012 - DR Stranks Fellowship

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Journal Articles

• Aghnout S, Karimi G and Rahimiazghadi M (2017) Modeling triplet spike-timing-dependent plasticity using memristive devices. Journal of Computational Electronics, 16 (2). pp. 401-410
• Nguyen C, El Kass A, Rahimi Azghadi M, Jin C, Scott J and Leong P (2017) An enhanced MOSFET threshold voltage model for the 6–300 K temperature range. Microelectronics Reliability, 69. pp. 36-39
• Rahimiazghadi M, Linares-Barranco B, Abbott D and Leong P (2017) A hybrid CMOS-memristor neuromorphic synapse. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Circuits and Systems, 11 (2). pp. 434-444
• Hashemi S, Rahimi Azghadi M, Zakerolhosseini A and Navi K (2015) A novel FPGA-programmable switch matrix interconnection element in quantum-dot cellular automata. International Journal of Electronics, 102 (4). pp. 703-724
• Rahimiazghadi M, Moradi S, Fasnacht D, Ozdas M and Indiveri G (2015) Programmable spike-timing-dependent plasticity learning circuits in neuromorphic VLSI architectures. ACM Journal on Emerging Technologies in Computing Systems, 12 (2). pp. 1-17
• Sayedsalehi S, Rahimi Azghadi M, Angizi S and Navi K (2015) Restoring and non-restoring array divider designs in quantum-dot cellular automata. Information Sciences, 311. pp. 86-101
• Rahimi Azghadi M, Iannella N, Al-Sarawi S, Indiveri G and Abbott D (2014) Spike-based synaptic plasticity in silicon: design, implementation, application, and challenges. Proceedings of the IEEE, 102 (5). pp. 717-737
• Rahimi Azghadi M, Iannella N, Al-Sarawi S and Abbott D (2014) Tunable low energy, compact and high performance neuromorphic circuit for spike-based synaptic plasticity. PLoS ONE, 9 (2). pp. 1-14
• Rahimi Azghadi M, Al-Sarawi S, Abbott D and Iannella N (2013) A neuromorphic VLSI design for spike timing and rate based synaptic plasticity. Neural Networks, 45. pp. 70-82

Conference Papers

• Rahimi Azghadi M, Al-Sarawi S, Iannella N and Abbott D (2013) A new compact analog vlsi model for spike timing dependent plasticity. Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI-SoC). In: 2013 IFIP/IEEE: 21st International Conference on Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI-SoC), 7-9 October 2013, Istanbul, Turkey
• Rahimi Azghadi M, Moradi S and Indiveri G (2013) Programmable neuromorphic circuits for spike-based neural dynamics. Proceedings of the 11th International New Circuits and Systems Conference. In: NEWCAS 2013: 11th International New Circuits and Systems Conference, 16-19 June 2013, Paris, France
• Rahimiazghadi M, Al-Sarawi S, Abbott D and Iannella N (2013) Pairing frequency experiments in visual cortex reproduced in a neuromorphic STDP circuit. Proceedings of the IEEE 20th International Conference on Electronics, Circuits, and Systems. In: ICECS 2013: IEEE 20th International Conference on Electronics, Circuits, and Systems, 8-11 December 2013, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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