Visiting Researcher at Google DeepMind

My research lies at the intersection of computational cognitive science and AI, with a current focus on understanding the relationship between input data and internal representations/computations that enable learning flexibility in Large Language Models.

Some examples of my research include: investigating structure of representation in large language models [17] [15] [10]; studying shared representations across biological and artificial neural networks [16] [14]; and exploring how the brain and artificial neural networks build representations of natural language [12] [13] [9].

Previously, I was a Postdoctoral Associate at MIT, where I also completed my Ph.D. in Computational Neuroscience in the lab of Evelina Fedorenko. There, I studied the neural basis of language comprehension using neural recordings, computational models, and LLMs. Prior to that, I worked with Mehrdad Jazayeri on timing and motor variability, and with Wilsaan Joiner on sensorimotor learning. I am originally from Behbahan, a small town in southwest Iran.