Curriculum Vitae
Parham Kebria · Research Scientist & Roboticist
Education
Ph.D. in Information Technology
2016 – 2020
Computer Science and Robotics - Deakin University, Australia
Experience
Visiting Research Scholar
2025 – present
North Carolina A&T State University
Senior Data Scientist
2024 – 2025
The University of Queensland
Research Fellow in AI and Robotics
2019 – 2023
Deakin University / Australian Department of Defence
incl. Alfred Deakin Postdoctoral Research Fellow (2020 – 2022)
incl. Alfred Deakin Postdoctoral Research Fellow (2020 – 2022)
Projects
Please check out the projects I have significantly contributed to over the years.
Publications
Full list of publications (mostly robotics & AI) available on Google Scholar.
Skills & Tech Stack
Programming Languages
Cloud & Development Tools
Robotics & Control Systems
AI / ML & Deep Learning
Foundation Models & Generative AI
Data Science & Visualisation
Awards & Honors
- Best Paper Award Nominee, IEEE ICRA 2023 Robotics for Healthcare Workshop.
- Highly Appreciated Collaborative Researcher of 2022, IISRI, Deakin University.
- Essington Lewis Award 2021 (support/services), Australian Department of Defence.
- Alfred Deakin Postdoctoral Research Fellowship 2020, Deakin University.
- Shortlisted for Alfred Deakin Thesis Medal 2020, Deakin University.
- Highly Cited Paper on "Imitation Learning for Autonomous Vehicles", ESI Index, 2019.
- IEEE RAS Student Travel Grant, IEEE CASE 2019.
- Best Student Paper Nominee, IEEE CASE 2018 Robot Learning and Control.
- PhD Research Scholarship – International, Telstra Haptic Project, 2016–2019.
- Exceptionally Talented Student in EECS, Amirkabir University of Technology, 2014.
Invited Talks
- "Foundations of Deep Learning and Image Classification", NATO SPS Workshop for Disaster Management, 2025.
- "Deep Learning and Control in Autonomous Systems", IEEE SMC Summer School, 2024.
- "Deep Learning and Control in Autonomous Systems", IEEE SMC Summer School, 2023.
- "Robust Teleoperation" at IEEE ICRA, IEEE Robotics and Automation Society, London, UK, May 2023.
- "Human‑Robot Collaboration for Reducing Work‑Related Injuries", WorkSafe Victoria, Australia, February 2023.
Professional Activities
- IEEE SMC Special Session on "Foundation Models and Agentic AI for Systems Engineering and Intelligent Systems" – 2026.
- SMC representative for the IEEE Transactions on Big Data (TBD) steering committee, 2026–2027.
- IEEE SMC Special Session on "Securing Trust and Resilience in AI‑Driven Autonomous Systems" – 2025.
- IEEE Senior Member — SMC, CS, and RAS Societies.
- Deakin University Human Ethics Advisor and Reviewer, 2020–2023.
- Vice President, IEEE Student Branch of Deakin University, Australia, 2017–2019.
Volunteer
- Reviewer for IEEE Trans. on Cybernetics, Neural Networks and Learning Systems, IEEE RA‑L, ACM Computing Surveys, ICRA, CASE, SMC, Robotics and Autonomous Systems, Aerospace Science and Technology, and Robotics and Intelligent Systems.
- DS and ML Engineer, Barwon Centre for Orthopaedic Research and Education (B‑CORE), Barwon Health and St John of God Hospital, 2022–2024.
- Robotics and ML Engineer, School of Psychology, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, 2022–2023.
- Organizing Committee Member, IEEE SMC 2021, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
- Human Ethics Advisor and Reviewer, Deakin University, 2020–2023.