MSc(Bio-Electronics) AU, BEng(Electronics) SUT
Mahdi Heravian Shandiz completed a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering (majoring in Electronics) at the Shahrood University of Technology, in Semnan, Iran in 2008. Six years later, he completed a Master of Science (Bio-electronics major) from the Azad University (AU), in Mashhad, Iran.
Mahdi has a mature employment history with work in production and marketing, as well as a R&D electronics engineer, hospital biomedical engineer, researcher and lecturer. Mahdi’s particular fields of interest are:
- Machine learning
- Image processing
- Electrical hardware design
- Electrical software design
In May 2021, Mahdi commenced a doctoral research degree with QUT’s Contact Lens and Visual Optics Laboratory (CLVOL). Mahdi initially studied as a part-time external student whilst residing in Mashhad, Iran. In August 2023, Mahdi was regarded as a full-time PhD student, and he arrived at QUT in Brisbane in early November 2023. Mahdi’s supervisory team is comprised of Professor Scott Read (QUT Principal Supervisor), Professor Michael Collins (QUT Associate Supervisor), and Dr David Alonso-Caneiro (Associate Supervisor, University of the Sunshine Coast).
Mahdi’s research project will investigate the use of deep leaning image analysis methods for mobile eye tracking consisting effective blink detection, pupil detection, scene camera depth estimation and the clinical applications.