AI Engineer & Data Scientist — Vancouver, BC

Arman Samimi.

A curious mind with a love for numbers. I specialize in developing practical, production-ready AI solutions — from data and signal processing pipelines and computer vision and audio models to scalable web platforms and specialized portals.

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01 — About

From computer vision
to shipped health-tech AI.

Focus
Deep learning, computer vision, signal processing, EEG & bio-sensor data, web & DevOps
Skills
Python, Django, AWS configuration, PyTorch, TensorFlow, Keras, scikit-learn
Research
Co-author of an EEG depression study — NeuroRegulation (2025)
Current roles
AI Engineer & Data Scientist at Amesha | CTO at Aimental | Founder & owner, XNOVEX
Teaching
Instructor at Maktabkhooneh — 1,300+ students in Python, genetic algorithms & applied ML
Arman Samimi
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02 — Skills

Six domains, one connected practice.

Cortex map · select a node to fire a signal
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Deep Learning

Designing and training neural architectures for perception, sequence, and biosensor tasks — PyTorch, TensorFlow, Keras, scikit-learn, CUDA, and ONNX for production inference on health-tech platforms.

Every model is a wager on structure.
weights · gradients · signal · 01001101
03 — Projects

Applied AI from lab
to production.

2025–2026 · Amesha
Neuroscience services

Technical Portal Platform

Centralized portal for managing neuroscience clients, programs, sessions, and automated follow-up alerts.

Client programs · Session tracking · Automated alerts
2025–2026 · Amesha
Amesha

EEG & Biosensor Middleware

Middleware that acquires EEG and biosensor data, standardizes it, and streams it in real time over WebSocket.

EEG · Biosensors · WebSocket
2021–2026 · Aimental
Digital mental health

AI-Powered Mental Health Platform

Django clinic platform for booking, scheduling, and intake — plus Insights Lab with AI text, depression, and video analysis tools.

Clinic portal · Insights Lab · Questionnaires & games
2025–2026 · XNOVEX product
x01.xnovex.ca · Live

Financial Analyst (x01)

Django web app for personal finance — import transactions from bank screenshots or Excel with AI-assisted parsing, categorize spending, and review dashboards with ML-based cost forecasts. First product shipped on the XNOVEX stack.

Django · AI import · scikit-learn · HTTPS
Visit x01.xnovex.ca ↗
2025–2026 · Personal
Market analysis

ForexAnalyst

Forex and market analysis portal with live price data, technical strategies, and ML models for price forecasting and trade plans.

Django · yfinance · XGBoost
2021 · Maktabkhooneh
Instructor

Genetic algorithms course

Practical genetic algorithms curriculum taught on the Maktabkhooneh platform.

Python · Education
2021 · Iran
Social networks

Community clustering with GA

Community detection in social networks using genetic algorithm optimization.

Python · Graph analysis
GitHub ↗
2020 · TU Munich
Image processing

Needle deformation analysis

SURF-based image processing and 3D plotting for needle deformation research.

MATLAB · SURF · 3D plotting
2020 · Iran
Object detection

Object detection with YOLO

End-to-end object detection pipeline with a web interface for deployment and demo.

YOLO · PyTorch · Django
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04 — Academic & research

Published research,
proven practice.

Signal & credentials · live index
Peer-reviewed · NeuroRegulation · 2025

Exploring Alpha and Theta Activity in Depression

EEG coherence & LORETA source analysis — co-authored at Amesha

Analysis of 58 adults with depression: alpha hippocampus–amygdala coherence tracked somatic symptom load, while theta frontotemporal coherence was associated with fewer affective and somatic symptoms.

Read summary & abstract
Signal readout
α
Alpha · 8–12 HzHippocampus ↔ amygdala coherence
θ
Theta · 4–8 HzFrontotemporal coherence
58 participantsLORETA19-ch EEG2025
Credential ledger
  1. 01 Thesis Image Restoration with Light Field Technology by a Hand-held Camera Master's research on computational restoration of light-field captures from an unstabilized hand-held rig. Supervisor: Dr. Mohammad Ali Montazeri. Isfahan Univ. of TechnologyM.Sc. AI ↗
  2. 02 Certification Machine Learning Specialization Supervised and unsupervised learning, model evaluation and recommender systems — taught by Andrew Ng. Stanford UniversityCoursera ↗
  3. 03 Certification Neural Networks and Deep Learning Forward and backward propagation, deep architectures and vectorized implementations built from first principles. DeepLearning.AIVerified ↗
  4. 04 Certification Machine Learning with Python Applied regression, classification and clustering pipelines with scikit-learn on real datasets. IBMVerified ↗
  5. 05 Certification Google Analytics Individual Qualification Measurement strategy, funnel and audience analysis for production web platforms. GoogleSkillshop ↗
  6. 06 Honor 4th Place — German Open International RoboCup International robotics competition in Germany — real-time vision and autonomous control on a competing robot team. RoboCup · Germany2011 ↗
  7. 07 Honor 4th Place — Iran Open International RoboCup Fifth period of the international competition — image processing and strategy for autonomous robots. RoboCup · Iran2010 ↗
Experience 9+ Years in applied AI & software engineering
Delivery 150+ AI & website projects shipped in the last 10 years
Teaching 1,300+ Students taught through Maktabkhooneh
Research 2025 Co-author — NeuroRegulation EEG depression study
Education M.Sc. AI Engineering — Isfahan Univ. of Technology
Leadership CTO Aimental — AI mental health platform, since 2021
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05 — Experience

A career built on
shipping real AI.

Chief Technology Officer
Aimental — Burnaby, BC
2021 — Present

Leading engineering and applied-AI strategy for an online mental health consultation platform — architecting scalable infrastructure, guiding product innovation, and shipping AI-driven services from pipeline to deployment.

Founder & Owner
XNOVEX
2026 - Present

I founded and own XNOVEX — the umbrella brand for independent product and client work. Through it I lead end-to-end engineering across deep learning, computer vision, intelligent software, full-stack web platforms, SEO, and production deployment.

AI Engineer & Data Scientist
Elumind — North Vancouver, BC
2022 - Present

Building intelligent solutions for brain-health — deep learning architectures for EEG and bio-sensor data, signal-processing workflows, and AI-powered analytical dashboards used in clinical neurotherapeutic practice.

Instructor
Maktabkhooneh — Tehran, Iran
2020 — Present

Teaching genetic algorithms, Python programming, and applied machine learning to 1,300+ students — translating dense theory into skills engineers ship with. Previously also taught physics and genetic algorithms in academic settings.

Chief Information Technology Officer
Tiva Innovative Solution — Vancouver, BC
2022 — 2024

Led technology strategy at a startup studio — transforming early-stage pitches into viable products, overseeing technical architecture, and supporting entrepreneurs across Canada, Iran, and Germany.

AI Consultant & Robotics Engineer
Mutrana · Hash Tech · International teams
Earlier career

AI consulting for startups, specialist roles in computer vision and deep learning, and years competing in international robotics — building real-time image processing systems and reinforcement-learning agents from the ground up.

06 — Contact

Building something in AI?
Let's connect the nodes.

LinkedIn ↗ XNOVEX ↗ GitHub ↗ GitLab ↗