About Me
Parsa Hosseinipour Rafsanjani
I completed my Bachelor's degree in Computer Sciences at Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic).
NOTE: My surname is Hosseinipour Rafsanjani. In Persian, the second part of the surname is usually omitted, so people call me Hosseinipour or simply Hosseini. There are no strict rules, however, and I've been addressed by Rafsanjani as well. Nowadays I go by Parsa H. Rafsanjani, but Hosseinipour is NOT my middle name!
Research Interests
Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
My primary research interest lies at the intersection of statistics and molecular biology, with a focus on developing and analyzing computational tools for omics data. Currently, my studies focus on analyzing transcriptomic data and quantification of RNA isoforms.
Mathematical Statistics
My research journey began with mathematical statistics, specifically hypothesis testing. Statistics provides the foundation for data analysis and therefore a lot of sciences, which has its roots in mathematics. I find it interesting that such an important field which deals with uncertainty was born out of mathematics, a stronghold of certainty!
Social Media and Online Activity
I maintain a GitHub profile for programming and collaborative projects. I created a LinkedIn account since it seems like every professional has one. This account is the first page that shows up in many search engines when someone searches for my name, which besides making and maintaining professional connections is another reason to keep it.
I never used Twitter much, but with the growth of Fediverse, I joined Mastodon where I found many great academics. After many in my field started using Bluesky, I also created an account there. However, I am currently not on X, Bluesky or Mastodon.
My official social media and professional accounts are linked from this website. Apart from these, I have some other accounts which I don't share here as they serve more personal purposes. While this may seem obvious, it is still worth mentioning that any unlinked accounts under my name should be treated as unverified and may not be mine.