Esmaeil Mousavi

Biography

Esmaeil Mousavi is an innovative researcher and educator specializing in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and autonomous systems. Currently pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science at Weber State University in Ogden, UT, he is deeply involved in advancing research in areas such as cybersecurity, computer vision, and data science. His work spans interdisciplinary projects—from autonomous vehicle technologies and swarm learning models to environmental data analysis—underscoring his commitment to both academic excellence and practical innovation.

Work Experience

Position	Institution	Duration	Responsibilities
Assistant Researcher: ML in Acoustic Denial and Cybersecurity	Weber State University	Jan 2023 – Present	Conducted over 100 acoustic denial attack simulations on hard disk drives (HDDs), significantly reducing noise-related failures by implementing an ML-driven noise cancellation mechanism. Secured a $5,000 research grant to present findings at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research in April 2025.
Graduate Assistant Teacher: CS 6300 – Route Planning and Navigation	Weber State University	March 2023 – Dec 2023	Co-developed and delivered a graduate-level course for seven students, awarded for interdisciplinary work between Computer Science and Automotive Technology departments. Led hands-on sessions and projects on autonomous systems; programming TurtleBots, InDro bots, and F1-Tenth Racing cars.
Assistant Researcher: AI and Autonomous Vehicles	Weber State University	Oct 2022 – Present	Advanced self-driving technologies using Torch, OpenCV, 3D LiDARs, and SWARM learning models for decentralized and collaborative obstacle recognition and vehicle behavior projects. Hosted tours and guest lectures for 25+ participants, increasing student interest in autonomous systems by 30%.
Assistant Researcher	National Center for Water Quality Research	Nov 2021 – Sept 2022	Applied ML to predict water quality trends in the Sandusky River 8 years ahead using a 10-year dataset providing actionable insights for environmental decision-making in collaboration with Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard.
Data Analyst	National Center for Water Quality Research	Dec 2021 – Sept 2022	Processed and visualized river sensor data, creating reports to support environmental water quality monitoring.

Education

Institution	Degree	Expected Graduation
Weber State University	Bachelor of Science in Computer Science	December 2025

Research Interests

Research Areas
Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
Computer Vision & Autonomous Vehicles
Robotics & Swarm Learning Models
Cybersecurity & Acoustic Denial of Service Mitigation
Data Science, Optimization, & Visualization
Applications of ML in Education and Health

Publications, Patents & Projects

Work In Progress

- E Mousavi, K Fuez. “Acoustic Machine Learning Pre-trained Active Noise Cancellation Defense for Acoustic Denial of Service Attacks on Hard Disk Drives,” School of Computing, WSU.

April 2022

- E Mousavi et al. “A descriptive analysis: a forecast on the ratio of Sandusky river's total particulate phosphorus per suspended sediments regarding the river's flow using autoregressive integrated moving average and supervised machine learning,” The U.S. National Center for Water Quality Research, Broad Institute of MIT & Harvard and Harvard Medical School. Link to: paper's poster view

June 2020

- E Mousavi, “Two-Stroke X-Shaped Engine” published under Patent Cooperation Treaty (WIPO) in the World Intellectual Property Organization, consisting of several conceptual ideas in mechanical engineering, automotive and aerospace engineering –internal combustion sector–, (WIPO Publication #WO/2020/026037). [1], [2], [3]

ACADEMIC &PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS

March 2023 - Present	Senator, Elected as The Senator for College of Engineering, Applied Science and Technology 2023 - 2024
Jan. 2024	Research Grant Awarded, Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR), Weber State University
July 2023	Student Advisor, Swarm Learning Model Project, Nvidia & Hewlett Packard Enterprise
April 2022	Lewis E Miller International Ambassador Certificate, Heidelberg University
April 2022	Emerging Leader Certificate, Heidelberg University
Sept. 2014 - June 2020	Top 5% student for academic performance, Iranian National Organization for Development of Exceptional Talent's Shahid Beheshti High School; from grades 7th to 12th

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

Oct. 2021- Present	Harvard SEAS Computer Science Colloquium Group, Harvard University
Oct. 2023- Dec. 2023	Faculty Senate Committee, Weber State University
Oct. 2023- Dec. 2023	Academic Resource Committee, Weber State University.
Jan. 2024- Present	IT Advisory Committee, Weber State University.
Feb.2022- Present	Association for Computing Machinery ACM®, New York, NY.
2019-2021	Iran's National Elites Foundation, Iran.

CONFRENCES

Nov. 2023	Organizer & Panelist, Weber State University’s AI & Autonomous Vehicles Symposium: Invited and coordinated lectures by professors on AI and autonomous vehicles for engineering students.
Oct. 2023	VIP Participant, AI/ML Leader in Tech for the State of Utah, Pluralsight Navigate, The Grand America Hotel
July 2023	Participant, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Uncertainty Quantification Conference, California Institute of Technology (Caltech), Pasadena, CA
March 2023	Participant, Terasaki Institute Innovation Summit, The University of California, Los Angeles, CA
Nov. 2023	Participant, Leadership to Legacy Conference, Weber State University
April 2022	Research Presenter, Heidelberg University Research Symposium, Tiffin, OH

|Esmaeil Mousavi|

Addresses:

OGDEN:

Room 337, School of Computing Faculty Research Lab, Noorda Applied Science & Technology Building, 1465 Edvalson St, Ogden, UT 84403

LAYTON:

Room 128, Autonomous Vehicles and Electronics Lab, Computer & Automotive Engineering Building, 2750 University Park Blvd, Layton, UT 84041, United States.