My name is Yaser and I am from Iran. I am currently a researcher (assistant professor) at the Department of Geophysical Imaging. Encouraged by one of my teachers in high school, I commenced my academic
experience with joining a bachelor program in physics. After completing my degree, I worked at an administration office of Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, in my hometown, for two years. The university atmosphere gradually inspired me to continue my study not only in higher levels but also abroad. As I was interested in nature, I decided to pick a field in which I can implement my knowledge on investigating the Earth phenomena. I could not find a better field than geophysics, hence, I chose Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) to conduct my M.Sc. in applied geophysics. I became familiar with geophysical methods such as resistivity, magnetic, seismic, GPR, remote sensing, etc, and I had the
chance to apply few of these methods to prospect an archaeological site. I published five papers based on the results of this project. Since I was still enthusiastic to expand my knowledge about subsurface imaging techniques, I applied for PhD programs in various universities. Eventually, I received an offer including a full scholarship from Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP, Malaysia) in petroleum geosciences which I accepted it. I had a great exposure to fulfilling granted projects from industry during my doctoral candidacy from
2012 to 2017. I conducted a research on seismic anisotropy imaging for deep reservoir and fractured basement, and the developed algorithm was delivered to the project owner. I also attended several national and international conferences to learn more and to make new connections in our field societies.
Besides, I co-supervised some of master and undergraduate students, and assisted my supervisor in his classes. After receiving my PhD, my supervisor hired me at Centre of Seismic Imaging as a postdoctoral researcher, to pursue the ideas that were not fulfilled during my studentship. Moreover, I taught two
subjects namely seismic imaging, and seismic processing to degree students. I worked there from April 2018 to November 2019.
I spent more than nine years in Malaysia, and I thought that it is a right time to search for a new opportunity to advance my perspective in my field of interest. Considering the fact that one of my friends was admitted as a PhD student at the Institute of Geophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, I had a general information about the institute. I knew that the institute has several ongoing international projects. Furthermore, the profile of the professors demonstrated their world-class proficiency. Yet, the work place and the team, which I wanted to cooperate with, were not the only factors. I also searched about the culture and the education system of Poland, which were nicely admired in different media.
These reasons excited me to apply for my current position at the department of Geophysical Imaging.
Today, after 8 months working at the institute, I strongly believe that the impact of joining the institute on my knowledge and my way of thinking was positively enormous.
