I was born inTehran, IRAN. I have done my undergraduate study at theIsfahan University of Technologyin the beautiful city ofIsfahan, Iran. After a couple of years working in the industry, I went to study in New Delhi, India where I completed my Master of Technology degree in Control and Instrumentation at the Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi. Just after completion of the master degree, I went to the beautiful city ofBrisbanein Australia to complete my PhD in Learning and Adaptive Intelligent Systems atthe University of Queensland. I found my way to Nottingham in the United Kingdom to work at Nottingham Trent University initially as a Postdoctoral research fellow and eventually a permanent member of academic staff.