Salar Ghaffarian

Skills

Programming Languages: Python, R, MATLAB

Deep Learning Libraries: Tensorflow/Keras, PyTorch

Geospatial Python Modules: GDAL, OGR, Rasterio, Geopandas, Shapely, Fiona, PyQGIS, etc.

Computer Vision: OpenCV, Scikit-image, Pillow

Data Analysis: Numpy, Pandas.

Data Visualization: Matplotlib, Seaborn.

Version Controling and Packaging Tool: Git, GibHub, Bitbucket, Docker

IDEs: Visual Studio Code, PyCharm, Spyder, Atom, Jupyter Notebook

GIS and Remote Sensing: ArcGIS, QGIS, ENVI

Database: PostgreSQL, MySQL, PostGIS.

GUI Frameworks PyQT5, Tkinter

Clound-based Applications Slack, Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket, Google Drive, AWS

Work Experience

Geospatial ML/DL Developer - MyHEAT Inc. (2021 – 2023)

Developed a QGIS plugin for semi-automatic labeling of vegetated areas on building rooftops.
Automated project quality checks using Geopandas and Seaborn.
Built a semantic segmentation model to extract building footprints from thermal images.
Conducted code reviews, designed user-friendly QGIS plugins/toolbars, and delivered internal research presentations.

Geospatial Data Scientist (Intern) - MyHEAT Inc. (2020 – 2021)

Prepared training and testing datasets for DL models.
Developed DL models for image segmentation, image classification, and object detection using high-resolution aerial thermal imagery.
Automated processes for detecting inaccurate polygons and enhanced their geometrical accuracy.
Presented bi-weekly results to senior data scientists and contributed AI solutions in company meetings.

Computer Vision Team Lead - R&D Leading Group, Iran (2015 – 2017)

Led a Computer Vision team of 4 Engineers.
Project: Automatic Vehicle License Plate Recognition.
Addressed challenges such as various outdoor illumination conditions and discrete format letters in the Persian alphabet.

Volunteer Professional Experience

Career Club VP - IGSA (2018 – 2020)

Organized career workshops, seminars, and interviews.
Conducted free courses on Machine Learning, Programming, Photography, Robotics, etc.
Organized Q&A sessions for Graduate Students by inviting tech-lead startup founders.

Certificates

Pro Advanced Python Programming Certificate - Udemy

Introduction to Deep Learning with OpenCV - Linkedin

Docker for Data Scientists - Linkedin

QGIS and Python for AEC - Linkedin

QGIS Python Plugin Development - OpenSourceOptions

Learning GitHub - Linkedin

Building Deep Learning Models - Howsam

Education

Degree	University	GPA	Year
MSc in Geography	University of Calgary (Canada)	3.825	2018 - 2021
MSc in Geomatics Engineering	Hacettepe University (Turkey)	3.68	2012 - 2015
BSc in Civil Engineering	Islamic Azad University (Iran)	3.68	2004 - 2009

Degree

University

GPA

Year

MSc in Geography

University of Calgary (Canada)

3.825

2018 - 2021

MSc in Geomatics Engineering

Hacettepe University (Turkey)

3.68

2012 - 2015

BSc in Civil Engineering

Islamic Azad University (Iran)