SMART Laboratory Team of Experts
Science & Mathematics of AI modeling for Research and TechnologyTeam of Experts
Lab Director
Dr. Farnaz Emily Hosseinpour
Director, SMART Lab, DRI
Assoc. Director and Professor of ATMS Graduate Program, UNR/DRI
Assoc. Director of NV NASA Programs, NSHEE-mail: Farnaz@dri.edu
Phone: 775-673-7458
Office: CRVB # 152
Lab Personnel
CONTACT
Farnaz Hosseinpour, Ph.D.
Lab Director
Farnaz.Hosseinpour@dri.edu
LAB LOCATION
Desert Research Institute
2215 Raggio Parkway
Reno, NV 89512

Kailong Li
Postdoctoral Researcher
Machine Learning Modeling
Email: kailong.li@dri.edu

Ghazal Mehdizadeh
Ph.D. Student, Atmospheric Sciences
Graduate Research Assistant
E-mail: ghazal.mehdizadeh@dri.edu
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Rahele Barjeste Vaezi
Ph.D. Student, Atmospheric Sciences
Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant
E-mail: r.vaezi@nevada.unr.edu
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Zeed Almelhem
Undergraduate Student, Computer Science
Web Development
Email: Zeed.Almelhem@dri.edu
Former Students

Richard Cao
Computer Science & Engineering Student
Email: richardcao@nevada.unr.edu

Cheng-Hsiang Chang
Atmospheric Sciences Ph.D. student
University of Nevada Reno
Email: chenghsiangc@nevada.unr.edu

Maryam Ghaed
Master’s Student and Intern, Computer Sciences & Engineering
Email: mghaed@unr.edu
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Aydyant Khatri
Computer Science Master’s Student
Virginia Tech University

Jeremy Mamaril
Computer Science & Engineering Student
E-mail: jmamaril@nevada.unr.edu

Mark Masala
Computer Science & Engineering Student
E-mail: markmarsala@nevada.unr.edu

Roya Salek Shahrezaie
Ph.D. Student and Intern, Computer Sciences & Engineering
E-mail: roya.salek@gmail.com
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