Hossein Rahnama
Scholar

Hossein Rahnama

Google Scholar ID: r_reBpcAAAAJ
Professor, MIT, Ryerson University, Toronto Metropolitan University
Artificial IntelligenceComputational Social ScienceContext Aware ComputingUbiquitous Computing
Citations & Impact
All-time
Citations
910
 
H-index
13
 
i10-index
16
 
Publications
20
 
Co-authors
15
list available
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
  • - Included in Caldwell Partners' list of 'Canada’s Top 40 Under 40' in 2017
  • - Recognized by MIT Technology Review as one of the world’s top innovators under the age of 35 in 2012
  • - Named by Smithsonian as one of the top six innovators to watch in 2013
  • - Has 30 publications and 10 patents
  • - Serves on the board of Canadian Science Publishing
  • - Was a Council Member of the National Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
Research Experience
  • - Associate Professor at RTA School of Media, Toronto Metropolitan University
  • - Director of Research & Innovation at the Digital Media Zone, Toronto Metropolitan University
  • - Visiting Scholar at the Human Dynamics group, MIT Media Lab
  • - Research projects include sAIpien, Posthuman - Bloomberg Originals, Chronicles for Health and Longevity, Perspective-Aware AI, etc.
Education
  • PhD in Computer Science from Ryerson University (now Toronto Metropolitan University)
Background
  • Canadian computer scientist, specializing in ubiquitous and pervasive computing. His research explores artificial intelligence, mobile human-computer interaction, and the effective design of contextual services.
Miscellany
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