Biography

Sina Khorasani was born in Tehran, Iran, on November 25, 1975. He obtained his BSc and MSc degrees in Electrical Engineering from respectively Abadan Institute of Technology with the Highest Honour in July 1995 and Sharif University of Technology in February 1997. In the spring of 1996, he passed the PhD entrance exam with the first rank and started his PhD studies in Optical Electronics at Sharif University of Technology in February 1997, where he became an Assistant Professor immediately after his graduation in July 2001. Since July 2002, he has been with the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology as a research fellow.

He has published over 20 journal papers and presented above 50 conference contributions, in the fields of integrated optics and photonic crystals, plasma physics and magnetic confinement nuclear fusion, mathematical physics, numerical simulation, and electrochemistry. He also served as the General Chair for the IEEE International Millennium Seminar on Electrical Engineering, which was held on March 1-3, 2000, Tehran, Iran.

Sina Khorasani has received a number of awards and honors, including the Best Paper Award at the Third National Energy Congress, Outstanding PhD Graduate at Sharif University of Technology, and Postdoctoral Fellowship from Georgia Institute of Technology. His hobbies include swimming, mountain climbing, playing Setar and Guitar and arranging pieces for Guitar solo or duets.

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