About me
I am an interdisciplinary Ph.D. candidate with a focus on intelligent manufacturing solutions based on Industrial Robotics and Machine Vision. I currently work on vision-guided automation in the manufacturing of large composite panels.
My recent projects
3D part localization pipeline for robotic bin-picking
Keywords: Automatic synthetic data generation, Mask R-CNN, Keypoint R-CNN, Colored point cloud analysis
A 2D part localization pipeline for pick and place applications: From calibration to localization
Vision-based robot guidance using a crosshair laser profiler
Keywords: Laser line segmentation, Laser profiler calibration, 6D path interpolation
Multi-camera robot pose tracking and guidance
Keywords: Multi-camera Robot tracking, High-accuracy camera calibration, Laser tracker
Calibration of a dual-robot cell in the aerospace industry (AMTC-NRC)
Keywords: Laser tracker measurements, Regression with deep multi-layer perceptron (MLP), Repeated k-Fold Cross-Validation | Read the paper
Robotic inspection based on multi-light imaging
Keywords: Multi-light image fusion, U-Net, image processing | Read the paper
Education
2019-2023
Ph.D. Candidate
University of ManitobaField of interest: Vision Systems, Robotics, Machine Learning
Awards:
→ Edward R. Toporeck Fellowship (2022-2023)
→ A. Keith Dixon Graduate Scholarship in Engineering (2021-2022)
→ Edward R. Toporeck Fellowship (2021-2022)
→ FGS Research Completion Scholarship (2021-2022)
→ Edward R. Toporeck Fellowship (2020-2021)
→ UMGF Doctoral Award (2019-2023)
→ Edward R. Toporeck Fellowship (2019-2020)
→ IGSS (2019-2021)
2012
MSc in Mechanical Engineering - Applied Mechanics
Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran2010
BSc in Mechanical Engineering - Solid Mechanics Design
Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, IranCertificates
Certificate for Fundamentals of Accelerated Data Science
From NVIDIA - July 2022 | Link to credentialCertificate for Applications of AI for Anomaly Detection
From NVIDIA - June 2022 | Link to credentialCertificate for Fundamentals of Accelerated Computing with CUDA C/C++
From NVIDIA - March 2022 | Link to credentialComputer Vision for Industrial Inspection
From NVIDIA - Sep 2022 | Link to credentialFundamentals of Accelerated Computing with CUDA Python
From NVIDIA - April 2022 | Link to credentialTeaching Experience
Teaching Assistant
Precision Control of Multi-Axis Machines
Instructor: Dr. M. Khoshdarregi | Graduate Course at University of ManitobaMeasurements and Control
Instructor: Dr. M. Khoshdarregi | Undergraduate Course at University of ManitobaMechanical Engineering Modelling and Numerical Methods
Instructor: Dr. M. Guyot | Undergraduate Course at University of ManitobaMeasurements and Control
Instructor: Dr. M. Khoshdarregi | Undergraduate Course at University of ManitobaMechanical Engineering Design
Instructor: Dr. K. Farhangdoost | Undergraduate Course at Ferdowsi University of MashhadPublications
Patent
Khoshdarregi, M., Alborzi Y., Maghami, A., Dharia, B., Newman, M., Method for Automated 3D Part Localization and Adjustment of Robot End-Effectors, U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 63/286,510, December 6, 2021
Journal Papers
Maghami, A., Khoshdarregi, M., “Target Localization Approaches for High-Precision Optical Tracking in Robotic Applications”, (2023-Submitted).
Maghami, A., Imbert, A., Côté, G., Monsarrat, B., Birglen, L., Khoshdarregi, M., “Calibration of Multi-Robot Cooperative Systems Using Deep Neural Networks”, Journal of Intelligent & Robotic Systems (2023).
Maghami, A., Salehi, M., Khoshdarregi, M., “Automated vision-based inspection of drilled CFRP composites using multi-light imaging and deep learning ”, CIRP Journal of Manufacturing Science and Technology, Vol.35., pp. 441-453, (2021).
Conferences
Monsarrat, B., Boisvert, J., Côté, G., Hajzargarbashi, A., Maghami, A., Mantegh, I., “Developing competencies of robots through 3D sensing and artificial intelligence – From NRC laboratories to in the field deployments”, Invited presentation at the AI-CRV conference, Toronto, June 1st, 2022.
Maghami, A., Salehi, M., Khoshdarregi, M., “A 3D Deep Learning Model for Rapid Prediction of Structural Dynamics of Workpieces During MachiningA 3D Deep Learning Model for Rapid Prediction of Structural Dynamics of Workpieces During Machining”, 54th CIRP Conference on Manufacturing Systems, 2021.
Hernandez, A., Maghami, A., Khoshdarregi, M., “A Machine Vision Framework for Autonomous Inspection of Drilled Holes in CFRP Panels”, The 6th International Conference on Control, Automation and Robotics (ICCAR), Singapore, 2020.
Work Experience
TetraGen Robotics
Director of Machine Vision Solutions
Jun 2020 - Nov 2022 ● WinnipegTech: Robot-Vision Integration, Image Processing, Machine Learning
Vehicle Technology Centre
MITACS Ph.D. Intern
Feb-May 2023 ● WinnipegTech: Vision Systems and Robot Visual Guidance
National Research Council Canada (NRC)
Visiting Researcher at Aerospace Manufacturing Technologies Centre (AMTC)
May-Aug 2022 ● MontrealTech: Robot Calibration
Avin Exon Pars
Engineering Manager
Nov 2017 - Dec 2018 ● IranDesign Engineer
Oct 2015 - Nov 2017 ● IranTech: Design and manufacturing of medical equipment