About

Alireza Azimi
I’m a computer engineer and scientist with a strong passion for tackling complex topics. Currently, I’m pursuing my Master’s in Computing Science at the University of Alberta, focusing on Machine Learning, Robotics, and Computer Vision. I hold a B.Sc. in Computer Engineering from the same university. Outside of academics, I’m enthusiastic about finance, investing, blogging, and working out.

Resume/CV

Talks

• Sim-to-Real of PandaPickCube Task Tea-Time-Talk, University of Alberta, July-10-2025

• Benchmarking Action Space using Sim-to-Real

  Research Talk, University of Alberta, December-16-2025

Reading List

These are the books I’ve read and I’m reading. Mostly non-academic.

2026

• “Can’t Hurt Me” by David Goggins ~ Jan-2026 \(\rightarrow\) Highly recommend!

2025

• “Sapiens” by Noah Harari ~ Nov-2025
• “Frankenstein” by Mary Shelley ~ June-2025
• “A short history of Tractors in Ukranian” by Marina Lewycka ~ April-2025

2024

• “The Intelligent Investor” by Ben Graham
• “I, Robot” by Isaac Asimov
• “Mathematics for Machin Learning” by Diesenroth et. al. \(\rightarrow\) Highly recommmend!
• “Introduction to Classical and Quantum Computing” by T.G. Wang