About Me

As a highly motivated Ph.D. candidate dedicated to career growth, I seek to apply my unique perspective, strong work ethic, and commitment to advancing in the signal processing field. I bring problem-solving abilities, analytical thinking, and effective communication skills pivotal for contributing to projects in both work and academic environments.

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Education

Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Canada
Ph.D. Candidate in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Signal Processing and Communications
2021-2025

University of Tabriz, Iran
M.Sc. in Computer Engineering – Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
Thesis:
Intelligent Target Hitting in Path with Obstacles under Real Environment Circumstances using Physical Animation and Evolutionary Algorithms
2017-2020

University of Tabriz, Iran
B.Sc. in Information Technology Engineering
Final Project:
Pedestrian Detection using Thermal Cameras for Driving in Dangerous Roads
2012-2017

Research Interests

Deep Learning
Evolutionary Computing
Multimedia Processing
Digital Signal Processing
Audio Processing
Multimodal Systems

Teaching Experience

Toronto Metropolitan University
Lead Graduate Assistant - Digital Systems(COE328/EES508)
Graduate Assistant – Computer Organization II (CPS310)
Graduate Assistant – Computer Design and Architecture (COE608)
Graduate Assistant - Signals and Systems II (ELE632)
Graduate Assistant - Software Design (COE692)
Graduate Assistant - Operating Systems (COE628)

University of Tabriz
Teaching Assistant – Fundamentals of Computational Intelligence
Teaching Assistant - Computer Networks

Publications

• Li, M., Ahmadiadli, Y., Zhang, X. P. (2022, October). A Comparative Study on Physical and Perceptual Features for Deepfake Audio Detection. In Proceedings of the 1st International Workshop on Deepfake Detection for Audio Multimedia (pp. 35-41).
• Rezaei, A., Ahmadiadli, Y., Farzinvash, L., Asadpour, M. (2022). Low distortion and adaptive image steganography by enhancing DBSCAN, Sobel operator, and XOR coding. Journal of Information Security and Applications, 70, 103343.
• Menglu Li, Yasaman Ahmadiadli, Xiao-Ping Zhang. “Robust Deepfake Audio Detection Via Bi-Level Optimization” submitted to Signal Processing Letters
• Menglu Li, Yasaman Ahmadiadli, Xiao-Ping Zhang. “Deepfake Audio Generation and Detection: A Survey” (2023) To be submitted

Technical Skills

Programming Languages: C, Java, Matlab, Python
• Python Libraries and Frameworks: Tensorflow, PyTorch, OpenCV, Numpy, Keras, Pandas, Scikit-learn, Matplotlib
Robotics: Robotics Operating System (ROS)
Operating Systems: Windows, Linux
Database Systems: SQL Server
Version Control: Git
IDEs: Pycharm, Jupyter Notebook, Google Colab, Eclipse, Dr.Java, Processing
Soft Skills: Communication, Analytical thinking, Problem-solving, Teamwork