About Me

My research interests lie in symplectic topology and complex algebraic geometry. Recently, I have been working on moduli spaces of curves relative to divisors and character varieties. I am a Co-PI of the NSF-RTG grant DMS-2038103 ("RTG: Geometry and Topology at Iowa"). You can find more information about our group in one of the links above.

I recently co-organized Frontiers of Geometric Analysis, that was held in Santa Cruz, June 03-07 2024, and Midwest Panorama of Geometry and Topology, held in Iowa city, June 05–08 2025

Curriculum Vitae, and my pages on Google Scholar, ArXiv, and MathSciNet

Employment

• 2022–Present: The University of Iowa, Department of Mathematics, Associate Professor
• 2018–2022: The University of Iowa, Department of Mathematics, Assistant Professor
• 2013–2018: Stony Brook University, Simons Center, Research Assistant Professor
• 2012–2013: Cornell University, Department of Mathematics, Visiting Assistant Professor

Education

• 2007–2012: Princeton University, Ph.D. in Mathematics, Aug 2012
  Thesis title: On moduli spaces of real curves in symplectic manifolds
  Thesis Adviser: Professor G. Tian
• 2002–2007: Sharif University, double major in pure Mathematics and Electrical Engineering
• 2001–2002: I spent a year in YSC as a member of Iranian Mathematics Olympiad team
• 1998–2001: Shahid Beheshti HighSchool, member of NODET