CV
Moeen Mostafavi, Ph.D.
Email: moeen@virginia.edu · LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/moeenmostafavi · Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=BtO9RngAAAAJ&hl=en
Research Interests
NLP · Machine Learning · Computational Social Science · Decision Support (finance, safety/health)
Education
- Ph.D., Systems & Information Engineering, University of Virginia, 2023
Dissertation: Enhancing Emotion Understanding in Messaging Interactions - M.S., Electrical Engineering (Control Systems), University of Notre Dame, 2018
- M.S., Electrical Engineering, K. N. Toosi University of Technology, 2011
- B.S., Electrical Engineering, Shiraz University, 2008
Positions
- Investment Officer, Virginia Retirement System (VRS), 2023–present
Fixed-income analytics (MBS), ML-driven risk/valuation. - Research Assistant, University of Virginia, 2019–2023
- Research Assistant, University of Notre Dame, 2016–2018
- Adjunct / Instructor of Record, Azad Univ.–Parand; Shahid Sattari Univ.; Koosha Center, 2012–2013
Selected Publications
- Contextual Embeddings in Sociological Research, Sociological Methodology, 2024
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/00811750241260729 - Adapting Online Messaging Based on Emotional State, UMAP ‘21
https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/3450613.3459661 - How emoji and word embedding helps to unveil emotional transitions…, IEEE SysCon ‘21
https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/9447137 - A Tale of Two Metrics: Polling and Financial Contributions…, IEEE SysCon ‘21
https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/9483746 - Collision Prediction and Prevention in Contact Sports (RFID + Haptics), AHFE ‘21
https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-80091-8_47 - Sleep Tech in Older Adults with MCI, Alzheimer’s & Dementia (conf. abstract)
https://alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/alz.038831
Teaching
- UVA (TA): Exploratory Text Analytics; Statistical Modeling; Business Analysis (2019–2022)
- Notre Dame (TA): Electric Circuits I & II (2016–2018)
- Instructor of Record: Digital Electronics; Microcontrollers; Microcontrollers Lab; Linear Control Systems (2012–2013)
Grants & Recognition
- Jefferson Trust Grant (PI) – Safe & Eco Driving / Mindful Driving Project
- INSF Grant – Expectation modeling in macroeconomic systems
- NTU–Warwick Winter School Fellowship
- Robert T. Ferguson III Memorial Award, UVA (peer-nominated)
- Graduate Award for Leadership, UVA
- Best Special Project in North America, NAFA (team, Mindful Driving)
- Finalist, UVA Grad Thesis SLAM (2022)
Service
- Session Chair, SIEDS (2021, 2022)
- Reviewer: Frontiers in Psychology; IJCDS; IJMO; IJIMT; Iranian Journal of Control; multiple conferences
- VP, Graduate Student Council — Engineering Systems & Environment, UVA (2022–2023)
Full publications and project details: see Projects and About.