The Arc

Four eras. One job.

Turn hard engineering into something that works in the real world.

1998 – 2007

Learning & Teaching Math in Iran

Nine years in mathematics — first chasing olympiad problem sets, then teaching them.

Decompose the problem. Prove it from first principles. Explain it under pressure.

Where the habit started.

Foundations

Olympiad training Proof discipline Teaching & mentorship Iran → Stanford
2002 – 2015

Semiconductors. Analog. Power.

Stanford PhD with Boris Murmann on energy-harvesting, power-aware sensing. At Intersil I took boost converters and LED drivers (ISL9111/9113) from definition to release.

Consumer. Automotive. IoT sensors. Medical implants.

Parts that still ship in volume.
Intersil single-cell boost converter product graphic
Annotated energy-harvesting IC die micrograph
Energy-harvesting DC-DC converter die photo, 1.5 by 1.7 mm
2019 – 2024

Building Zadar Labs from Zero to One

Co-founder, CEO, and Chief Architect. I raised the money, built the team, set the architecture, and shipped 4D imaging radar to customers on three continents.

Multiple radar products. Perception software. Fleet datasets from our own capture vehicle.

$17M Series A · ~15 FTE · global deployments
Zadar Labs imaging radar module
Exploded view of imaging radar hardware stack
Zadar data-collection vehicle with roof sensor rack
2015 – 2019 · 2024 – Present

Electronics for Autonomous Systems

Automotive power electronics and vehicle power-network architecture at Apple. Sensing, compute, power, and integration at Zoox and Lyft Level 5. Today, Head of Hardware at Applied Intuition — production hardware platforms for software-defined vehicles across automotive, trucking, construction, and mining.

Central compute & infotainment ADAS ECUs Zonal / body controllers I/O aggregators
Fleet-grade hardware, on-road and off-road.
Autonomous vehicle chassis mule in a workshop
SUV with roof-mounted autonomy sensor suite
Lyft Level 5 autonomous test vehicle with roof sensors
Compute and networking rack in an AV trunk
Vehicle lab bring-up with instrumentation cart

The Pattern

One career. One pattern.

Silicon Vehicles Autonomy Radar SDVs

Different technologies.

Same job:

Turn hard engineering into something that works in the real world.

Hard-Won

I've made the mistakes.

That's part of the value.

I've watched good teams overbuild.

I've seen architectures become impossible to manufacture.

I've seen schedules disappear into integration.

I've seen technically brilliant companies fail to explain why they matter.

I've also seen what happens when architecture, team, product, and market line up.

That's the pattern I'm looking for.

Credentials

Under the work

Education

  • PhD, EE — Stanford (Boris Murmann). Energy-harvesting, power-aware sensor platforms.
  • MS, EE — Stanford (electronic circuits).
  • BS, EE — Sharif University of Technology.

Talks & IP

  • Xilinx Adapt, Sensors Converge, Autonomous Vehicles Podcast — radar and ADAS sensing.
  • Patents across power conversion, FMCW phased-array radar, MIMO beamforming, and fault detection.
  • Honors include Best Student Paper (Fairchild Innovation Summit 2014) and Stanford EE Graduate Fellowship.

Building something hard?

Tell me what it is. No pitch deck required.

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