CV

Here, my curriculum vitae is provided in a web format for ease of access and convenience.

General Information

Full Name: Goshtasb Shahriari-Mehr

Date of Birth: December 15, 1993

Email: g.shahriarimehr@ufl.edu

Research Interests

  • Location-Based Services
  • Spatio-temporal Analysis
  • Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI)
  • Location-Based Social Network Analysis
  • Urban Planning
  • Mobility Analysis

Education

Jan 2022 - Ongoing

Ph.D. in Urban and Regional Planning

University of Florida, United States, Florida

Aug 2024

M.Eng. in Electrical and Computer Engineering

University of Florida, United States, Florida

Sep 2016 - Aug 2019

M.Sc. in Geographic Information Science Engineering

University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

GPA: 16.58/20 (3.65/4)

M.Sc. Thesis: Development of a recommender system using pattern recognition among users' points of interest and users' internet behavior

Supervisors: Prof. Mahmoud Reza Delavar, Prof. Christophe Claramunt

Advisor: Prof. Babak Nadjar Araabi

Grade: Excellent

Sep 2012 - Aug 2016

B.Sc. in Geomatics Engineering

K.N.Toosi University of Technology, Tehran, Iran

GPA: 16.07/20 (3.27/4)

B.Sc. Thesis: Evaluation the methods of 3D Cadaster

Supervisor: Dr. Mohammad Karimi

Grade: 20/20

Certifications

Jan 2023 - Ongoing

Machine Learning, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Florida, Florida

Jan 2023 - Ongoing

Urban Analytics, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Florida, Florida

Jan 2020 - Apr 2020

Machine Learning, Coursera

Mar 2020 - Ongoing
Dec 2016 - Jan 2017

Introduction to Programming with .net, Tehran Institute of Technology, Tehran, Iran

Dec 2016 - Jan 2017

Net Framework Application Development Foundation, Tehran Institute of Technology, Tehran, Iran

Oct 2017

Empowering your Business with Web GIS and Mobile GIS, ISPRS International Joint Conference, Tehran, Iran

Oct 2017

ISPRS International Joint Conference 2017, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

Oct 2018

Teaching Assistant Training, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

Research Experience

Jan 2022 - Present

Research Assistant, University of Florida, Florida Institute of Built Environment Resilience

Jun 2023 - Present

Research Assistant, University of Florida, Disasters, Trust, and Social Change Lab

Jan 2022 - Aug 2023

Research Assistant, University of Florida, Urban Agility and Resilience Lab

Sep 2017 - Aug 2019

Research Assistant, University of Tehran, Location Based Services

Academic Experience

Summer 2024

Teaching Assistant, University of Florida, "Shelter Development"

Fall 2023

Teaching Assistant, University of Florida, "Introduction to Planning Information Systems"

Fall 2023

Teaching Assistant, University of Florida, "Introduction to Urban Analytics"

Spring 2018

Teaching Assistant, University of Tehran, "Geographic Information Systems I"

Selected Courses and Grades

  • Fall 2022

    Fundamental of Machine Learning - A - Dr. C. Silva

  • Fall 2016

    Computational Geometry - 17.75/20 - Dr. F. Karimipour

  • Spring 2015

    Land Use Planning - 19.5/20 - Dr. M. Karimi

  • Spring 2015

    Fundamentals of Databases - 19.25/20 - Dr. M. Farnaghi

  • Fall 2014

    Geospatial Information System II - 17/20 - Dr. M. Malek

  • Fall 2014

    Fundamental of Urban Management & Planning - 19.5/20 - Dr. M. Karimi

  • Spring 2014

    Geospatial Information System I - 19.7/20 - Dr. M. Karimi

Selected Projects

  • Spring 2017 - Site Selection of Landfill using Genetic Algorithms, Intelligent Computational
  • Fall 2015 - Shortest Path Finding, Geospatial Information System II (Practices)
  • Fall 2015 - Finding The Best Route Using Dijkstra Algorithms, Geospatial Information System II
  • Fall 2015 - Network Analysis Using Arc GIS, Geospatial Information System II (Practices)
  • Spring 2014 - Site Selection of Fire Station using AHP and GIS, Geospatial Information System I
  • Fall 2014 - Site Selection of Urban Hospital using Combined Techniques of MCDM and Spatial Analysis of GIS, Fundamental of Urban Management & Planning

Technical Skills

  • Programming: Python, C#, MATLAB, Octave
  • Web Development: FrontEnd: HTML, CSS, Bootstrap, Javascript/jQuery; BackEnd: Python, Django
  • Database: PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle
  • Software: ArcGIS, LaTeX, Prezi, ENVI, AutoCAD, Australis

Publications

2024

Conceptualizing Tourist Journey: Qualitative Analysis of Tourist Experiences on TripAdvisor, N. Soltani Nejad, R. Rastegar, G. Shahriari Mehr, F. Taheri Azad. Journal of Quality Assurance in Hospitality and Tourism.

2021

A Store Location-based Recommender System Based On User’s Position and Web Searches, G. Shahriari Mehr, M. Delavar, C. Claramunt, B. N. Araabi, M.R.A. Dehaqani. Journal of Location Based Services.

2020

Discover Points of Interest based on Users' Internet Searches Through An Online Shopping Website, G. Shahriari Mehr, M. Delavar, C. Claramunt, B. N. Araabi, M.R.A. Dehaqani. Presented in ISPRS Conference 2019.