I received my BEng degree in 1989 from Newcastle University, UK, and my MS and PhD degrees in Telecommunications from University of Electro-Communications, Japan, in 1994 and 1997, respectively. I am currently a full Professor in the Faculty of Agricultural Engineering and Technology at the University of Tehran (UT), Iran. My special field of interest include artificial neural networks, fuzzy logic, machine vision, control and automation. I have authored and co-authored more than 300 articles in international journals and conferences. My current research interests include computational intelligence, machine learning and machine vision in the areas of Agriculture and Biosystems ٍٍEngineering as well as Agri-Food Industries.