PhD Researcher

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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

o Proven industry, finance, and healthcare knowledge as an IT analyst, designer, and developer o Proven skills in designing and improving IT solutions in industry, finance, and healthcare domains o Talented in project management and problem solving o Proven skills in software engineering, object oriented programming, database design, and distributed data management o Proven skills in user requirements elicitation, technical documentation, and presentation o Experience in conducting research and development on data mining and machine learning techniques o Experience with logic and knowledge representation and reasoning on the Semantic Web o Conducted joint workgroup meetings between stakeholders and development team o Confident working independently or in a team environment with excellent communication skills o Reliable under pressure and consistently meets deadlines o Hard worker, responsible, quick learner, and eager to learn, teach, and experience SKILLS AND TECHNICAL PROFICIENCIES

o Imperative Languages: Java, C#, C++, Python

o Web Languages: JavaScript, Asp.Net, php, html

o Mobile Programming: Android Studio, Sencha Touch o Databases: SQL Server, MySQL

o Source Code Management: Microsoft TFS, GitHub, BitBucket o Logic Programming: Prolog

o Semantic Technologies: RDF, RDFS, OWL ontologies (Protégé), SWRL, SPARQL, the SW Reasoning (Jena) o Engineering/Mining Tools: MATLAB, Weka, Rapidminer o Software Eng./Project Mng. Tools: Rational Rose, Microsoft Project o Graphical Design Tools: Photoshop, Flash MX, 3Ds Max o Microsoft Office, LaTex

EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

o Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Computer Science Sep. 2013 - present (expected Sep. 2017) Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada

• Dissertation: “Investigating a Plausible Reasoning Approach for Performing Semantics based Data Analytics”

• Relevant Courses: Knowledge Engineering, Management of Distributed Data o Master of Science (MSc), Information Technology Engineering 2010 – 2013 Amirkabir University of Technology (Polytechnic), Tehran, Iran

• Dissertation: “Context-based Trust Inference in Social Networks Using Data Mining Techniques”

• Relevant Courses: Machine Learning, BI, Intelligent DSS, e-Commerce Systems, e-Payment Systems, Financial Management o Bachelor of Science (BSc), Information Technology Engineering 2005 – 2010 University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran

• Senior Project: “Implementation of an e-Auction website” PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

o Researcher and Mobile Application Developer Sep. 2013 - present NICHE Research Group, Faculty of Computer Science, Dalhousie University

• Acquired fundamental knowledge in medical informatics

• Conducting inter-disciplinary research on artificial intelligence and knowledge engineering

• Investigating the application of plausible reasoning to infer new knowledge by using semantics relevant reasoning methods

• Designing and developing a semantic analytics framework for intelligent extraction and synthesis of knowledge

• Establishing a built-in support for reasoning with uncertainty and incompleteness in the logic layer of the Semantic Web

• Developed cross-platform mobile application using Sencha and JavaScript (IMPACT-AF project) o Data Scientist Jun. 2016 - present

College of Pharmacy, Dalhousie University

• Examining the media uptake of a CNODES’ study on Isotretinoin safety

• Using Natural Language Processing techniques

HOSSEIN MOHAMMADHASSANZADEH

6050 University Avenue, PO BOX 15000, Halifax, NS B3H4R2 CANADA

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Jul. 2017

o Data and IT Analyst Feb. 2012 – Sep. 2013

COMPUCO Inter Swiss Affiliation Company, Tehran, Iran

• Developed risk management system in banking industry including credit risk, liquidity risk, currency/stock market risk

• Developed business intelligence solutions in banking industry, including ETL and BI Dashboard

• Provided and improved IT solutions for credit scoring system and data mining

• Conducted research and provided advice regarding the development/implementation of data policies, standards, and models

• Gained expertise in programming (SQL Server, C#, and ADO.NET) and financial engineering o Database Designer and Developer Jul. 2010 - Apr. 2011 Shahlai Industrial Group, Tehran, Iran

• Analyzed, designed, and developed industrial automation and ERP system

• Set up a data management system on distributed data including backup/restore, data replication between office and plants

• Broadened my proficiency in software development, including SQL Server, C#, and ADO.NET, and software design SERVICES, HONORS, AND LEADERSHIPS

o (Sub)Reviewer at IJSWIS, CSICC 2017, LAK 2016, LAK 2017 o Post-graduate full scholarship for PhD studies, Dalhousie University, 2013- present o CNODES (Canadian Network for Observational Drug Effect Studies) trainee, Jun. 2016 - present o Grants Committee Member, Dalhousie Computer Science Graduate Society (CSGS), Nov. 2016-present o Treasurer, Dalhousie Computer Science Graduate Society (CSGS), Apr. 2016-Nov. 2016 o Member at large, Dalhousie Computer Science Graduate Society (CSGS), June 2014- April 2016 o DCSI’15 Organizing Committee Member, Dalhousie University, 2015 o Partial thesis support scholarship for master’s studies, Research Inst. for Information and Communication Tech. (ITRC), Iran, 2010-11 o Scientific Society of IT Engineering Member, University of Isfahan, 2007-2009 PUBLICATIONS

o H. Mohammadhassanzadeh, SA. Stewart, R. Traynor, S. Alexander, and IS. Sketris, “ Using Natural Language Processing to examine the media uptake of a study on isotretinoin safety”, 33rd International Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology & Therapeutic Risk Management (ICPE'17), Montreal, Canada, August 26 - 30, 2017. o H. Mohammadhassanzadeh, W. Van Woensel, S.R. Abidi, and S.S.R. Abidi, “Semantics-based plausible reasoning to extend the knowledge coverage of medical knowledge bases for improved clinical decision support”, BioData Mining, vol. 10, no. 1, p. 7, 2017 (DOI: 10.1186/s13040-017-0123-y).

o H. Mohammadhassanzadeh, W. Van Woensel, S.R. Abidi, and S.S.R. Abidi, “A Semantic Web-based Approach to Plausible Reasoning for Improving Clinical Knowledge Engineering”, IEEE International Conference on Biomedical and Health Informatics, Las Vegas, February 24-27, 2016. IEEE Press o W. Van Woensel, H. Mohammadhassanzadeh, S. Abidi, SSR. Abidi, “Multi-Strategy Semantic Web Reasoning for Medical Knowledge Bases”, Proc. of Int. Workshop on Biomedical Data Mining, Modeling, and Semantic Integration (BDM2I), 2015 o H. Mohammadhassanzadeh, H.R. Shahriari. “Prediction of User's Trustworthiness in Social Networks via Text Mining”, The ISC International Journal of Information Security, Vol. 5, Issue 2, 2014 o M. Farahikia, H. Mohammadhassanzadeh, “Application of Fuzzy Logistic Regression in Forecasting Stock Market Index”, 3rd Conference on Financial Mathematics, Semnan, 2013

o H. Mohammadhassanzadeh, M. Farahikia, A. Esfahanipour, “An Empirical Study of Predictability of Stock Index Movement in Tehran Stock Exchange with Machine Learning Techniques”, 9th International Industrial Engineering Conference, Iran, 2013 o H. Mohammadhassanzadeh, H.R. Shahriari, “Using User Similarity to Infer Trust Values in Social Networks Regardless of Direct Ratings”, 9th International ISC Conference on Information Security and Cryptology (ISCISC `12), Tabriz, 2012 TEACHING EXPERIENCE

o Instructor Dec. 2012 - Aug. 2013

Computer Engineering Department, Abrar University, Tehran, Iran

• Information Security course

o Teaching Assistant

Rowe School of Business, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada Sep. 2016 - Dec. 2016

• Core Business Applications: Introduction to Computers Faculty of Computer Engineering and IT, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran 2011 - 2012

• Information Security and e-Commerce Systems Engineering Page 2 of 2

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