Academic Awards

  • Received the Dean’s Distinguished Fellowship Award at the University of California, Riverside (2023)
  • Awarded an M.Sc. Admission Offer for Outstanding Students by the Iran University of Science and Technology, Computer Engineering Department (2023).
  • Received an Undergraduate Tuition Fee Waiver for Exceptional Students at Iran University of Science and Technology (2020).
  • Ranked 293rd out of over 400,000 students in Iran’s National University Entrance Exam, placing in the Top 0.07% (2019).
  • Awarded at NODET’s Young Researchers Competition, recognized as one of the top tech projects in honor of Prof. Maryam Mirzakhani (2018).
  • Achieved 1st Place in the Junior Demo Open AI & Robotics Challenge at the RoboCup IranOpen International Competitions (2017).
Niki Nezakati
Niki Nezakati
CS PhD Student