Zahra Habibzadeh

Zahra Habibzadeh

Research Assistant in Artificial Intelligence and Robotics

University of Tehran

Biography

Welcome! I am a Research Assistant at the Social Networks Lab, and I recently graduated with a major in Artificial Intelligence and Robotics from the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Tehran. My research focuses on using Natural Language Processing (NLP) and AI to address societal challenges. During my master’s studies, under the supervision of Dr. Masoud Asadpour, I analyzed social media data to explored user satisfaction in personal relationships and applied AI techniques to gain insights into complex social behaviours. Currently, I am working on Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems, integrating information retrieval with LLMs to improve real-time query performance and response relevance. My interests lie at the intersection of Computational Social Science, NLP, and scalable AI systems.

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Interests
  • Computational Social Science
  • Natural Language Processing
  • Data Mining
  • Deep Learning
Education
  • MSc in Artificial Intelligence and Robotics

    University of Tehran

  • BSc in Computer Egineering

    University of Mazandaran

Experience

 
 
 
 
 
Researcher
TEHRAN INSTiTUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDiES (TEIAS)
Apr 2025 – Present Tehran, Iran

Responsibilities include:

  • Conducting research on story generation using LLMs, with a focus on aligning narratives to cultural contexts and value systems
 
 
 
 
 
AI Engineer
Oct 2024 – Present Tehran, Iran

Responsibilities include:

  • Integrated Elasticsearch into data pipelines to improve real‑time search and retrieval efficiency
  • Implemented RAG systems using LLMs to enhance contextual text generation by incorporating real‑time Persian document retrieval
  • Developed end‑to‑end pipelines that integrate information retrieval and LLMs, optimizing query performance and data retrieval accuracy
  • Worked with Milvus and transformer models to build scalable, efficient solutions for real‑time text generation
  • Improved response relevance and accuracy in user‑facing applications by leveraging LLMs and retrieval techniques
 
 
 
 
 
Data Engineer
May 2024 – Aug 2024 Tehran, Iran

Responsibilities include:

  • Collaborated on managing and processing social network data to improve AI‑powered fashion discovery
  • Implemented and transitioned between various data pipeline systems to support the application and website
  • Mentored team members on best practices for developing and maintaining efficient data pipelines
 
 
 
 
 
HooshBaaz Summer School - University of Tehran
Mentor
Jul 2022 – Jun 2023 Tehran, Iran

Responsibilities include:

  • Mentoring Students
  • Preparing hands-on notebooks
 
 
 
 
 
University of Tehran
Teaching Assistant
Sep 2021 – Feb 2023 Tehran, Iran

Courses:

  • Machine Learning
  • Data Analysis
  • Statistical Inference

Projects

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