Mina Shirinchi

444 Prof. Yousef Sobouti Blvd., Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences (IASBS) · Zanjan, Iran· (+98) 919-547-5216 · mina.shirinchi@gmail.com

M.Sc. Computer Engineering researcher specializing in NLP and deep sequence modeling, combined with university-level lecturing experience in
Artificial Intelligence and Operating Systems. Proficient in PyTorch, Hugging Face, and probabilistic graphical models, with a strong dual background in
machine learning research and academic instruction.

Education

M.Sc. in Computer Engineering -- Artificial Intelligence and Robotics

Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences (IASBS), Zanjan, Iran

GPA: 3.29/4

Thesis: Persian Spell Checker Development Using Language Models (Evaluated as Excellent)

Core Coursework: Natural Language Processing, Deep Learning, Pattern Recognition, Statistical Machine Learning.

2021 - 2025

B.Sc. in Computer Engineering

Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences (IASBS), Zanjan, Iran

GPA: 3.14

Thesis: Applying Data Mining in Sales Prediction. (Score: 4/4)

Core Coursework: Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Database Systems, Algorithms and Data Structures, Computer Networks.

2016 - 2020

High School Diploma in Mathematics and Physics

Kosar High School (National Organization for Development of Exceptional Talents), Zanjan, Iran

GPA: 4/4

2015 - 2016

Research Interests

  • Natural Language Processing & LLMs: Sequence-to-sequence modeling, pre-trained language model fine-tuning (Transformers, BERT, T5), and development of context-aware spelling/grammar systems for low-resource languages.
  • Deep Learning & Sequence Modeling: Analysis and empirical evaluation of deep neural networks (Transformers, LSTMs, VAEs, GANs) with a focus on optimization dynamics, structural generalization, and efficient parameter-tuning (PEFT/LoRA).
  • Data Science & Probabilistic Graphical Models: Designing Bayesian frameworks, graphical model inference engines, and statistical machine learning pipelines to analyze and model uncertainty in unstructured datasets.
  • Machine Learning Reliability & Evaluation: Empirical research addressing evaluation metrics, bias detection, and cross-domain transferability of representation models under constrained data scales.

Skills

Programming Languages & Tools
Workflow

Experience

Freelance Software and Machine Learning Engineer

Karlancer Portal

Gathered client requirements to build data pipelines, backend automation scripts, and custom data processing tools using Python, MySQL, and Flask.

Mar 2023 -- Present

Lecturer / Instructor

National University of Skills, anjan, Iran

Instructed foundational undergraduate courses in Artificial Intelligence and Operating Systems.

Prepared syllabi, designed comprehensive written/programming exams, and structured practical lab tasks focusing on state-space search algorithms, process synchronization, and memory-management schemes.

Sep 2025 -- Feb 2026

Systems and IT Specialist

Zanjan Export Development Company, Zanjan, Iran

Managed system configurations, resolved networking bottlenecks, and managed hardware/software deployments.

Jul 2024 -- Feb 2025

Graduate Teaching Assistant -- Artificial Intelligence

Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences (IASBS), Zanjan, Iran

Led weekly theoretical problem-solving recitations and designed homework assignments under the supervision of Dr. Ebrahim Ansari.

Sep 2023 -- Dec 2023

Web Application Developer

Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences (IASBS), Zanjan, Iran

Engineered a database-backed dynamic online assessment testing framework using PHP, structural JavaScript, and MySQL to streamline academic examination routines.

Oct 2020 -- Oct 2021

Hobbies