Salar Asayesh

Salar Asayesh is a highly experienced researcher specializing in artificial intelligence and robotics, currently serving as a Staff Research Scientist at Sanctuary AI since January 2023. Prior roles include Senior Research Scientist and Specialist Research Scientist at the same company and Research Assistant at the Faculty of Applied Sciences at Simon Fraser University, where focus areas included deep reinforcement learning and robotic safety. Salar has also worked as an AI/ML Research Scientist at Advanced Intelligent Systems Inc., contributing to autonomous driving and computer vision projects. Academic experience encompasses a Doctor of Philosophy in Robotics and Reinforcement Learning from Simon Fraser University and extensive teaching and research roles in various institutions, notably in visual recognition and robotic systems. Salar holds advanced degrees in Industrial System Engineering and Control and Robotics from University of Regina and Isfahan University of Technology.