Bahar Partov Poor

Researcher & Technologist  ·  Computer Science PhD
[email protected]
baharxy.github.io
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Research
Profile
Interests

Optimization and decision-making under uncertainty · energy-efficient, responsible, and secure AI systems · exploring internet security boundaries

Output

14 peer-reviewed publications (conferences & journals) · 188 citations · Google Scholar ↗

Technical Skills
Network Programming Machine Learning Distributed Algorithms Agentic AI Penetration Testing CI/CD Pipelines Network Simulation IoT / Programmable Radios Optoelectronic Devices Python C++ Go Matlab R Java Perl Bash
Languages

English (fluent) · French (B2) · Persian (native)

Education
PhD in Computer Science — Hamilton Institute / Nokia Bell Labs
2012 – 2015
Maynooth University & Nokia Bell Labs, Dublin, Ireland · Full scholarship
  • Thesis: Resource Allocation for Next Generation RANs
  • Advisor: Prof. Douglas Leith · Committee: Prof. Merouane Debbah, Dr. Rudi Villing, Dr. Catherine Hurley
  • Industrial advisors: Dr. Holger Claussen & Dr. Rouzbeh Razavi (Bell Labs)
MSc in Telecommunications and Information Systems — University of Essex
2008 – 2009
GPA 87/100 · Graduated with Distinction · Telecom Technologies Prize
  • Thesis: Novel Video Streaming over IEEE 802.16 Networks
  • Advisors: Prof. Mohammed Ghanbari, Prof. Martin Fleury
BSc in Electrical Engineering (minor: Communications) — Iran
2003 – 2007
GPA 17.53/20 · Ranked 1st among Communications Engineering students
Research
Experience
Visiting Postdoctoral Fellow — MIT CSAIL (Katabi Lab) & Sensable City Lab
2016 – 2017
Cambridge, USA
  • Contributed to new project design at Sensable City Lab, including Philips smart lighting and city scanner (Python, Bash, Matlab)
  • Developed synchronisation algorithms for large-scale LTE networks (C++, srsLTE) achieving 2.7× throughput improvement over conventional methods
Research Fellow — Trinity College Dublin (NetLab)
2015 – 2016
School of Computer Science and Statistics, Dublin, Ireland
  • Designed experiments on network delay impact on LTE and WiFi links, generating insights for multipath TCP scheduler design
  • Built lightweight, privacy-preserving recommendation systems for WiFi AP selection using supervised learning
  • Investigated distributed optimisation for network utility maximisation and auction algorithms
PhD Research Fellow — Hamilton Institute / Nokia Bell Labs
2012 – 2015
  • Proposed mathematical models for resource allocation in 5G radio access networks via convex optimisation and game theory
  • Applied ML, data analytics, and distributed optimisation to wireless resource management (Matlab, R, Java)
  • Produced 6 peer-reviewed publications during the PhD (part of 14 total career publications with 188 citations)
Industry
Experience
Engineering Manager, Security — Tucows Inc
May 2025 – present
Remote
  • Leading the engineering team and cross-functional SDLC security initiatives, while remaining hands-on with backend security and DNS abuse mitigation
  • Applying AI-driven tooling to strengthen security operations and SDLC workflows
Software Engineer: Back-end & Security — Tucows Inc
2020 – 2025
  • Developed security plugins and abuse-detection packages for large-scale networked systems (Go, Perl, Lua, Bash)
  • Designed REST APIs and micro-service observability platform (Grafana, PostgreSQL, RabbitMQ)
  • Represented Tucows in ICANN's CPH/TechOps working group
Co-Founder & Tech Lead — Wavelite / Haila Technologies (TandemLaunch VC)
2017 – 2019
Montréal, Canada
  • Raised 600K CAD; built passive IoT sensor prototypes using WiFi signals (C++, FPGAs, MQTT)
  • CES Eureka Park Climate Change Award (2018); covered by RFID Journal; signed contract with major German home automation company
Engineer — Oclaro Inc (now Lumentum)
2010 – 2012
Paignton, UK
  • Developed test automation (C#) and contributed to applied research on optical lasers for wind turbine sensing
Teaching &
Supervision
Lecturer & Mentor — AI for Social Good Summer School, Canada 2018, 2019
Delivered workshops and mentored selected students nationwide
Graduate Student Supervisor — NSERC & Mitacs funded internships (Dalhousie, Polytechnique Montréal) 2017 – 2018
Teaching Assistant — STU33009: Statistical Methods for Computer Science (BSc Yr 3), TCD 2015 – 2016
Seminar Organiser — Weekly research seminar series, School of CS & Statistics, TCD 2015 – 2016
Grants &
Funding
600K CADSeed Investment — Wavelite / Haila Technologies · TandemLaunch Inc.2017
60K CADMitacs Canada (×2) — Graduate student internship / university-industrial partnership2017
25K CADNSERC Canada — Ultra low-power RF energy detection ICs · Dalhousie University2018
25K CADNSERC Canada — Low-power digital design techniques · Polytechnique Montréal2017
TravelCRA / ACM SIGMOBILE (MobiCom)2016
FellowshipN2 Women Young Researcher Fellowship · Microsoft Research & HP Labs2015
Full PhDHamilton Institute & Nokia Bell Labs Scholarship2012–15
Selected
Publications
14 PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS · 188 CITATIONS · FULL LIST ON GOOGLE SCHOLAR ↗
2018 Chorus: Truly Distributed Distributed-MIMO. B. Partov Poor et al. ACM SIGCOMM.
2017 Utility Fair Rate Allocation in LTE/802.11 Heterogeneous Networks. B. Partov Poor et al. IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking.
2017 Recommending Access Points to Mobile Users via Automatic Group Learning. B. Partov Poor et al. IEEE ICC.
2017 Real-Time Cloud Robotics in Practical Smart City Applications. B. Partov Poor et al. IEEE PIMRC.
2016 Experimental Evaluation of Multi-Path Schedulers for LTE/Wi-Fi. B. Partov Poor et al. WiNTECH @ ACM MobiCom.
2015 Utility Fair Optimization of Antenna Tilt Angles in LTE Networks. B. Partov Poor et al. IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking.
2015 Dynamic Idle Mode Control in Small Cell Networks. B. Partov Poor et al. IEEE ICC.
2014 Energy-Aware Configuration of Small Cell Networks. B. Partov Poor et al. IEEE PIMRC.
2014 Tilt Angle Adaptation in LTE Networks with Advanced Interference Mitigation. B. Partov Poor et al. IEEE PIMRC.
+ 5 additional publications — see Google Scholar for complete list.
Scientific &
Community
Service
Reviewer & Programme Committee Member — IEEE Conferences & Journals (wireless networking & communications)2012 – 2025
Founder & Chapter Lead — Women of MENA in Tech, Montréal · founded the first Canadian chapter; grew it into recurring career fairs & monthly professional events2018 – 2020
Volunteer — Service d'Entraide Saint-Romuald · neighbourhood social support2022 – present
Volunteer Mapper — Crowd2map Tanzania · crowd-mapping rural Tanzania to support anti-FGM efforts2018