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Dr. Mirzanezhad is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science. He holds a B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Computer Science from Tehran Polytechnic, and a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Tulane University. Following his doctoral studies, Dr. Mirzanezhad completed a postdoctoral research fellowship at the University of Michigan – Ann Arbor.

Dr. Mirzanezhad has been recognized with a Best Paper Award and has built a significant record of publications in peer-reviewed journals and conferences. His contributions extend beyond academia, having collaborated on research initiatives with the RAND Corporation, the National Science Foundation (NSF), and Ford Motor Company. He has also filed a non-provisional patent and actively participates in professional service, including chairing poster and workshop sessions. Moreover, Dr. Mirzanezhad has conducted close to 40 paper reviews for leading scientific communities.

Research Interest

Computational Geometry – Geographic Information Systems (GIS) – Spatial Algorithms - Transportation

Selected Publication
H. Akitaya, M. Buchin, M. Mirzanezhad, L. Ryvkin, and C. Wenk, "Realizability of Free Spaces of Curves'',  In the 34th International Symposium on Algorithms and Computation (ISAAC) 283(5): 1--20, 2023. To appear in the Journal of Computational Geometry: Theory and Applications (CGTA) (Special Issue).

M. Kerkhof, I. Kostitsyna, M. Löffler, M. Mirzanezhad and C. Wenk. "Global Curve Simplification'', European Symposium on Algorithms (ESA), 144:1–14, Munich, Germany, 2019.

M. Mirzanezhad, "On Approximate Near-Neighbors Search under the (Continuous) Fréchet Distance in Higher Dimensions'', Information Processing Letters, 183(C): 1-10, 2023.  

M. Mirzanezhad, Andrea Broaddus, Richard Twumasi-Boakye, Tayo Fabusuyi, “Predicting Demands for Online Package Delivery using Limited Historical Observations'',  102nd Annual Meeting on Transportation Research Board (TRB), Washington D.C., 2023. To appear in Transportation Research Board – Part B (Methodological).

J. Gudmundsson, M . Mirzanezhad, A. Mohades, C. Wenk. "Fast Fréchet Distance Between Curves with Long Edges".  Intl. J. Computational Geometry & Applications, 29(2):161–187, 2019. The Best Paper Award at International Workshop of Interactive and Spatial Computing (IWISC'18) pages 52-28.  
 

Patent

• US Patent. Energy Efficient Sampling for Last-Mile Delivery Systems, May 2024. Available on Google Patents.