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I am currently a visiting lecturer at the Computer Science Department of the University of Virginia.

I completed my Ph.D at the Computer Science Department of the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, working under the direction of Prof. Brian Levine and Prof. Mark Corner.

I got my M.Sc & B.Sc degrees in information networking and computer engineering from Carnegie Mellon University and Sharif University of Technology in 2006 & 2005 respectively.

The main areas of my research focus are:

Mobile Wireless Networks
Large-scale Distributed Systems
Embedded Systems
Security & Forensics

For more information check out my CV [PDF] and/or navigate through my website.

Latest News: Our paper on measurement and analysis of trafficking contraband content on P2P networks was Runner-up for Best Paper at 2013 WWW Conference; Paper titled "Disabling GPS is Not Enough: Cellular location leaks over the Internet" was accepted to PETS'13 conference[acceptance rate: 18.7%]; Our group's work is referenced in a very important January 2013 New York Times Magazine article on victim restitution.;Our paper on measurement and analysis of trafficking contraband content on P2P networks was accepted in WWW'13 conference [acceptance rate: 15%]; I'm currently a visiting lecturer at Computer Science Department of the University of Virginia; Defended Ph.D thesis on December 10th, 2012;