About

Mohammad Mahdi Kazemi
Robotics and Control Laboratory
2332 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Education
- Ph.D Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of British Columbia (2021-Present), GPA: A+
- M.A.Sc Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of British Columbia (2018-2021), GPA: A+
- Thesis: Towards a robust estimation of ejection fraction : a deep uncertainty aware approach.
- B.S Mathematics, Isfahan University of Technology (2013-2018), GPA: 19.18/20 (Double Major)
- Thesis: A combinatorial approach to one-bit compressive radar sensing
- B.S Electrical Engineering-Communications, Isfahan University of Technology (2013-2018), GPA: 18.41/20
- Thesis: A combinatorial approach to one-bit compressive radar sensing
- High School, Ejehi High School (2009-2013), 19.5/20
- National Organization for Development of Exceptional Talents
Research Interests
- Machine Learning
- Probabilistic Modeling and Forecasting
- Uncertainty Estimation
- Generative Models (focusing on Diffusion Models and Flow Matching)
- Medical Imaging
- Applied Mathematics
Honors & Awards
- NSERC Postgraduate Scholarship (PGSD), 2023-2026
- Four Year Doctoral Fellowship (4YF), UBC, 2023-2027
- Faculty of Applied Science Graduate Award (GSI), UBC, 2021-2024
- President’s Academic Excellence Initiative PhD Award, UBC, 2021-2025
- MICCAI 2020 travel award, 2020
- MICCAI Young Scientist Award (shortlisted), 2020
- Ranked 2nd among all 115 Electrical Engineering undergraduates, Isfahan University of Technology, 2018
- Ranked 1st among all 30 Mathematics undergraduates, Isfahan University of Technology, 2018
- Honorable mention, International Mathematics Competition, Bulgaria, 2017
- Accepted for double major program (Electrical Engineering and Mathematics), Isfahan University of Technology, 2014
Selected Publications
- Kazemi Esfeh, M.M., et al. “DEUE: Delta Ensemble Uncertainty Estimation for a More Robust Estimation of Ejection Fraction” MICCAI 2022. Link
- Kazemi Esfeh, M.M., et al. “A Transformer-based video analysis framework for Estimating Ejection Fraction from Echocardiograms”, 2022. (PrePrint)
- Javadi, G., et al. “Towards Targeted Ultrasound-guided Prostate Biopsy by Incorporating Model and Label Uncertainty in Cancer Detection” IJCA Radiology and Surgery, 2022. Link
- Kang, X., Kazemi Esfeh, M.M., et al. “A light-weight deep video network: towards robust assessment of ejection fraction on mobile devices” SPIE, 2022. Link
- Kazemi Esfeh, M.M., et al. “A Deep Bayesian Video Analysis Framework: Towards a More Robust Estimation of Ejection Fraction.” MICCAI 2020. Link
- Kazemi Esfeh, M.M., et al. “A Combinatorial Approach to One-Bit Compressive Radar Sensing.” Asilomar Conference, IEEE, 2018. Link
Computer Skills
- Languages: Python, Matlab, C/C++, Julia
- Frameworks: PyTorch, Tensorflow, Keras, Pyro
- Typesetting: LaTeX, Microsoft Office
Languages
- Persian: Native
- English
Hobbies
- Competitive Gaming
- Swimming
- Watching Movies