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Majid Memari

Faculty Member

Majid 'MJ' Memari

Biography

MJ is an AI Scientist with over a decade of experience in Machine Learning, AI, Computer Vision, Image Processing, and Software Development. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science, an MBA, and a Bachelor's in Industrial Engineering. His postdoctoral research focused on using drone-captured images for wind turbine maintenance. Currently an Assistant Professor at Utah Valley University, he teaches AI-related courses. Previously, he collaborated with researchers from UPenn, Johns Hopkins, and Stanford on leveraging Large Language Models (LLMs) and NLP for Big Data analysis in well-being and health research.

Teaching

CS 339R

Advanced Programming Language Other, Spring 2025

CS 1400

Fundamentals of Programming, Spring 2025

CS 1400

Fundamentals of Programming, Spring 2025

MGMT 494R

Seminar, Spring 2025

Scholarly/Creative Works

Memari, Majid , Shekaramiz, Mohammad , Masoum, Mohammad A., Seibi, Abdennour C., (2025) "Enhanced Non-Destructive Testing of Small Wind Turbine Blades Using Infrared Thermography" (Issue: 2, vol. 13). Machines. https://doi.org/10.3390/machines13020108
Memari, Majid , Shakya, Praveen , Shekaramiz, Mohammad , Seibi, Abdennour C., Masoum, Mohammad A., (2024) "Review on the Advancements in Wind Turbine Blade Inspection_ Integrating Drone and Deep Learning Technologies for Enhanced Defect Detection" (vol. 12). IEEE Access. https://doi.org/10.1109/access.2024.3371493
Rodriguez, Angel A., Davis, Mason , Zander, Joshua , Nazario Dejesus, Edwin , Shekaramiz, Mohammad , Memari, Majid , Masoum, Mohammad A., (2024) "Deep Learning for Indoor Pedestal Fan Blade Inspection_ Utilizing Low-Cost Autonomous Drones in an Educational Setting" (Issue: 7, vol. 8). Drones. https://doi.org/10.3390/drones8070298
Collier, Benjamin , Memari, Majid , Shekaramiz, Mohammad , Masoum, Mohammad A.S., Seibi, Abdennour , (2024) "Wind Turbine Blade Fault Detection via Thermal Imaging Using Deep Learning" . IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/ietc61393.2024.10564364
Memari, Majid , Shekaramiz, Mohammad , Masoum, Mohammad A., Seibi, Abdennour C., (2024) "Data Fusion and Ensemble Learning for Advanced Anomaly Detection Using Multi-Spectral RGB and Thermal Imaging of Small Wind Turbine Blades" (Issue: 3, vol. 17). Energies. https://doi.org/10.3390/en17030673
Memari, Majid , Ahmed, Khaled R., Rahimi, Shahram , (2023) "Generative Data Augmentation for Arabic Handwritten Digit Recognition Boosting Real-time OCR Capabilities" . ACM. https://doi.org/10.1145/3641584.3641631