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title:  Who Am I?
date:   2021-07-31 12:15:00
description: A brief history about me and my journey.
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	<code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">TL;DR:</code> It's just a brief history of my journey about how I ended up with three MSc and a PhD.
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#### Who Am I?
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Who am I?
I’m <NAME> (“Shah”), currently, a PhD candidate in Computer Science at Georgia Tech and will graduate soon. Prior to joining Georgia Tech and start my PhD (and earning my third master’s degree in CSE), I did two other master’s degrees: one in Computer Science from Imperial College London, and another in Structural Engineering from University of Tehran. 
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		              <span class="flag">PhD - Georgia Tech</span>
		              <span class="time-wrapper"><span class="time">2018 - present</span></span>
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		          <div class="desc">Currently, I am a Ph.D. student in <a href="https://www.cse.gatech.edu/" target="_blank">Computational Science and Engineering (CSE)</a> at Georgia Institute of Technology<br><b>Major: Computer Science - CSE </b><br>
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		              <span class="flag">Software Developer</span>
		              <span class="time-wrapper"><span class="time">2016 - present</span></span>
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		          <div class="desc">After graduating from Imperial College London and before starting my PhD, I worked as a software developer at <a href="https://www.alphaquants.co/" target="_blank">Alpha Quant</a> company<br>I have also been working as a full stack web developer</div>
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		              <span class="time-wrapper"><span class="time">2015-2016</span></span>
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		          <div class="desc">M.Sc. in <a href="http://www.imperial.ac.uk/computing/" target="_blank">Computing Science</a><br><b>Distinction (First Class Honour)</b> <br> Thesis: <a href="http://www.sshahi.com/projects/project030_msc2/MScThesis_Contents.pdf" target="_blank">Algorithms for Graph Partitioning</a><br></div>
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		          <div class="desc">Senior Research Assistant,<br><a href="https://chpc.ut.ac.ir/" target="_blank">High Performance Computing Lab</a><br>Developing a set of computational packages</div>
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		          <div class="desc">M.Sc. in Structural Engineering,<br>Thesis: <a href="http://www.sshahi.com/projects/project011_msc1/img/ThesisAbstract.pdf" target="_blank">Multiscale Simulation of Biomechanical Systems; Human Heart Valves</a><br></div>
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		              <span class="flag">University of Tehran</span>
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		              <span class="flag">NODET</span>
		              <span class="time-wrapper"><span class="time">2006 - 2010</span></span>
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		          <div class="desc"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Organization_for_Development_of_Exceptional_Talents" target="_blank">NODET</a> (National Organization for Development of Exceptional Talents)<br> Highschool and Pre-university, major in Mathematics and Physics</div>
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