Assistant Professor
Department of Electrical Engineering
Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
Rouhollah Amiri is an Assistant Professor at Sharif University of Technology. He received his B.Sc. degree from the University of Tehran, Iran, and his M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees (with honors) from Sharif University of Technology in 2012, 2014, and 2018, respectively, all in Electrical Engineering. From 2019 to 2021, he was a Postdoctoral Researcher at the same university, working in the broad area of signal processing. His research interests include statistical signal processing, wireless communications, localization, sensing, and convex/submodular optimization.
Dr. Amiri has (co-)authored over 40 research papers in reputable international journals. His contributions have earned him several awards, including fellowships from Iran’s National Elites Foundation (INEF) and best paper awards for his work on localization and multi-antenna processing in MIMO communication and radar systems. He has been recognized as one of the world’s top 2% scientists in communications and networking since 2021.
[42] M. Bakhshi, S. Bayat, and R. Amiri, “Optimal RIS placement in near-field localization using Gray-Wolf optimizer,” IEEE Trans. Vehic. Technol., 2024.
[41] S. Bayat and R. Amiri, “Elliptic localization under asynchronous transmissions,” IEEE Sens. J., 2024.
[40] S. Bayat and R. Amiri, “Advances in UAV-assisted localization: Joint source and UAV parameter estimation,” IEEE Trans. Vehic. Technol., 2023.
[39] M. Sadeghi, F. Behnia, and R. Amiri, “Optimal geometry analysis for elliptic localization in multistatic radars with two transmitters,” IEEE Trans. Aerosp. Electron. Syst., 2022
[38] E. Alamdari, F. Behnia, and R. Amiri, “Conical localization from angle measurements: An approximate convex solution,” IEEE Sens. Lett., 2022.
[37] A. Ajorloo, A. Amini, and R. Amiri, “A joint scheme of antenna placement and power allocation in a compressive sensing-based colocated MIMO radar,” IEEE Sens. Lett., 2022.
[36] A. R. Kazemi, R. Amiri, and F. Behnia, “Efficient closed-form solution for 3-D hybrid localization in multistatic radars,” IEEE Trans. Aerosp. Electron. Syst., 2021.
[35] A. R. Kazemi, R. Amiri, and F. Behnia, “Data association for multitarget elliptic localization in distributed MIMO radars,” IEEE Commun. Lett., 2021.
[34] M. Sadeghi, F. Behnia, and R. Amiri, “Maritime target localization from bistatic range measurements in space-based passive radar,” IEEE Trans. Instr. Meas., 2021.
[33] M. Sadeghi, F. Behnia, and R. Amiri, “Optimal geometry analysis for TDOA-based localization under communication constraints,” IEEE Trans. Aerosp. Electron. Syst., 2021.
[32] M. Sadeghi, F. Behnia, R. Amiri, and A. Farina, “Target localization geometry gain in distributed MIMO radars,” IEEE Trans. Signal Process., 2021.
[31] E. Tohidi, R. Amiri, M. Coutino, D. Gesbert, G. Leus, and A. Karbasi, “Submodularity in action: From machine learning to signal processing applications,” IEEE Signal Process. Mag., (Special Issue on Non-Convex Optimization for Signal Processing and Machine Leaning), 2020.
[30] A. Noroozi, R. Amiri, M. M. Nayebi, and A. Farina, “Efficient closed-form solution for moving target localization in MIMO radars with minimum number of antennas,” IEEE Trans. Signal Process., 2020.
[29] R. Amiri and F. Behnia, “Target localization in distributed MIMO radars: A tutorial review,” Radar, 2020 (in Persian).
[28] M. Sadeghi, F. Behnia, and R. Amiri, “Optimal sensor placement for 2-D range-only target localization in constrained geometry,” IEEE Trans. Signal Process., 2020.
[27] M. Sadeghi, F. Behnia, and R. Amiri, “Window selection of the Savitzky-Golay filters for signal recovery from noisy measurements,” IEEE Trans. Instr. Meas., 2020.
[26] A. Noroozi, M. A. Sebt, A. H. Oveis, R. Amiri, and M. M. Nayebi, “An improved algebraic solution for elliptic localization in distributed MIMO radar,” J. Iranian Association of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2020.
[25] A. Noroozi, M. A. Sebt, M. R. Hosseini, R. Amiri, and M. M. Nayebi, “Closed-form solution for elliptic localization in distributed MIMO radar systems with minimum number of sensors,” IEEE Trans. Aerosp. Electron. Syst., 2020.
[24] M. Hamdollahzadeh, R. Amiri, and F. Behnia, “Moving target localization in bistatic forward scatter radars: Performance study and efficient estimators,” IEEE Trans. Aerosp. Electron. Syst., 2020.
[23] A. R. Kazemi, R. Amiri, and F. Behnia, “Efficient joint localization and synchronization in distributed MIMO radars,” IEEE Signal Process. Lett., 2020.
[22] A. R. Kazemi, R. Amiri, and F. Behnia, “An approximate ML estimator for moving target localization in MIMO radars,” IEEE Signal Process. Lett., 2020
[21] A. R. Kazemi, R. Amiri, and F. Behnia, “Efficient convex solution for 3-D localization in MIMO radars using delay and angle measurements,” IEEE Commun. Lett., 2019.
[20] M. A. M. Sadr, M. Ahmadian, and R. Amiri, “Realtime cooperative adaptive robust beamforming based on Kalman filtering channel estimation,” IEEE Trans. Wireless Commun., 2019.
[19] R. Amiri, F. Behnia, and A. Noroozi, “Efficient algebraic solution for elliptic target localization and antenna position refinement in MIMO radars,” IET Radar Sonar Navig., 2019.
[18] R. Amiri, F. Behnia, and A. Noroozi, ”Efficient joint moving target and antenna localization in distributed MIMO radars,” IEEE Trans. Wireless Commun., 2019.
[17] R. Amiri, A. R. Kazemi, F. Behnia, and A. Noroozi, “Efficient elliptic localization in the presence of antenna position uncertainties and clock parameter imperfections,” IEEE Trans. Vehic. Technol., 2019.
[16] R. Amiri, F. Behnia, and H. Zamani, “Closed-form positioning in MIMO radars with antenna location uncertainties,” IET Radar Sonar Navig., 2019.
[15] A. Ajorloo, R. Amiri, M. H. Bastani, and A. Amini, “Sensor selection for sparse source detection in planar arrays,” Electron. Lett., 2019.
[14] M. Hamdollahzadeh, R. Amiri, and F. Behnia, “Optimal sensor placement for multi-source AOA localization with distance-dependent noise model,” IET Radar Sonar Navig., 2019.
[13] M. A. M. Sadr, M. Ahmadian, R. Amiri and V. Veysi, “Worst-case jamming attack and optimum defense strategy in cooperative relay networks,” IEEE Control Syst. Lett., 2019.
[12] I. Gholampour and R. Amiri, “Relating the detection rate, capacity and the cost of steganography by steganographer modeling,” Electron. Defense Cyber. J., 2018 (in Persian).
[11] M. A. M. Sadr, M. Ahmadian, and R. Amiri, “Robust relay beamforming against jamming attack,” IEEE Commun. Lett., 2018.
[10] A. Gharamohammadi, F. Behnia, and R. Amiri, “Imaging based on correlation function for buried objects identification,” IEEE Sens. J., 2018.
[9] A. A. Momtaz, F. Behnia, R. Amiri, and F. Marvasti, “NLOS identification in range-based source localization: Statistical approach,” IEEE Sens. J., 2018.
[8] R. Amiri, F. Behnia, and A. Noroozi, “An efficient estimator for TDOA-based source localization with minimum number of sensors,” IEEE Commun. Lett., 2018.
[7] R. Amiri, F. Behnia, and M. A. M. Sadr, “Exact solution for elliptic localization in distributed MIMO radar systems,” IEEE Trans. Vehic. Technol., 2018.
[6] R. Amiri, F. Behnia, and H. Zamani, “Efficient 3-D positioning using time-delay and AOA measurements in MIMO radar systems,” IEEE Commun. Lett., 2017.
[5] R. Amiri, F. Behnia, and M. A. M. Sadr, “Positioning in MIMO radars based on constrained least squares estimation,” IEEE Commun. Lett., 2017.
[4] R. Amiri, F. Behnia, and M. A. M. Sadr, “Efficient positioning in MIMO radars with widely separated antennas,” IEEE Commun. Lett., 2017.
[3] R. Amiri and F. Behnia, “An efficient weighted least squares estimator for elliptic localization in distributed MIMO radars,” IEEE Signal Process. Lett., 2017.
[2] R. Amiri, F. Behnia, and H. Zamani, “Asymptotically efficient target localization from bistatic range measurements in distributed MIMO radars,” IEEE Signal Process. Lett., 2017.
[1] R. Amiri, H. Zamani, F. Behnia, and F. Marvasti, “Sparsity-aware target localization using TDOA/AOA measurements in distributed MIMO radars,” ICT Express, 2016.
[11] A. Ajorloo, R. Amiri, A. Noroozi, and F. Colone, “An Efficient Two-Stage Weighted Least Squares Approach for Moving Target Localization in Distributed MIMO Radars,” in 33rd European Signal Processing Conference (EUSIPCO), 2025.
[10] H. Wymeersch, R. Amiri, and G. Seco-Granados, “Fundamental performance bounds for carrier phase positioning in cellular networks,” in IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), 2023.
[9] M. H. Bahonar, R. Ghaderi, and R. Amiri, “Sparsity domain smoothing based thresholding recovery method for OFDM sparse channel estimation,” in 30th Iranian Conf. Electrical Eng. (ICEE), 2022.
[8] A. Noroozi, R. Amiri, A. Ajorloo, and M. M. Nayebi, “A novel closed-form solution for moving target localization in distributed MIMO radars,” in 28th Iranian Conf. Electrical Eng. (ICEE), 2020.
[7] A. Noroozi, M. M. Nayebi, and R. Amiri, “Iterative constrained weighted least squares solution for target localization in distributed MIMO radar,” in 27th Iranian Conf. Electrical Eng. (ICEE), 2019.
[6] A. Noroozi, M. M. Nayebi, and R. Amiri, “Target localization in distributed MIMO radar from time delays, Doppler shifts, azimuth and elevation angles of arrivals,” in 27th Iranian Conf. Electrical Eng. (ICEE), 2019. (Best Paper Award)
[5] A. Noroozi, M. A. Sebt, A. Oveis, and R. Amiri, “Improved algebraic solution for elliptic localization in distributed MIMO radar,” in 26th Iranian Conf. Electrical Eng. (ICEE), 2018. (Best Paper Award)
[4] A. Noroozi, M. A. Sebt, R. Amiri, and A. Oveis, “Localization in MIMO radar with widely separated antennas: Performance study,” in 26th Iranian Conf. Electrical Eng. (ICEE), 2018.
[3] H. Zamani, R. Amiri, and F. Behnia, “Compressive sensing for elliptic localization in MIMO radars,” in 24th Iranian Conf. Electrical Eng. (ICEE), pp. 525–528, 2016.
[2] M. J. Ahmadi, R. Amiri, and F. Behnia, “Localization in MISO airborne passive radar through heavy ground clutters,” in IEEE EastWest Design and Test Symposium (EWDTS), 2015.
[1] M. J. Ahmadi, R. Amiri, and F. Behnia, “Mitigation of range and velocity walk in airborne passive radar with long integration time,” in 23th Iranian Conf. Electrical Eng. (ICEE), 2015.
Ali Pirhosseinlou (2025-Peresent), co-supervised with Dr. Behnia
Amir Mahdi Javadi (2024-Present), co-supervised with Dr. Behnia
Mahdi Zamani (2025-Present), co-supervised with Dr. Mojahedian
Mohammad Javad Javidi (2025-Present), co-supervised with Dr. Mojahedian
Mohammad Molavinia (2025-Present), co-supervised with Dr. Mojahedian
Ahmad Reza Hasanshahi (2024-Present), co-supervised with Dr. Behnia
Ali Pakzad (2024-Present), co-advised with Dr. Behroozi
Mahdi Bakhshi (2023-2025), co-advised with Dr. Bayat
Majid Ebrahimi (2025-Present)
Erfan Yousefian (2025-Present)
Hossein Zarrinkooh (2024-2025)
Mohammad Morsali (2024-2025)
Mohammad Ojagh Kazzazi (2024-2025)
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