Esfandiar Kiani Esfandiar Kiani

Executive Profile

Esfandiar Kiani ✓

AI Systems Engineer & Solutions Architect • Head of Infrastructure & AI Services (IaaS / SaaS / AIaaS)

I build deep learning models and scalable cloud backends, with a strong focus on clean architecture, practical utility, and reliable execution.

📍 Persia 🎓 M.Sc. AI @ KNTU ☁️ Cloud & Systems 🌐 es-kiani.dev / es-kiani.ir

⚡ Executive Summary

I architect and engineer at the intersection of practical machine learning, high-reliability cloud infrastructure, and technical product leadership. As Head of Infrastructure & AI Services at Netzo-Cloud, I architected and built the full-stack virtualization clusters, server hardware, datacenter networks, and IaaS/SaaS/AIaaS platform services, continuing to guide infrastructure engineering and platform scaling. My engineering work spans production enterprise RAG systems, latent diffusion and generative vision pipelines, non-intrusive speech quality assessment, and hardened Linux infrastructure. I enjoy translating research breakthroughs and complex architectural challenges into high-performance, maintainable systems that ship.

💼 Professional Experience

Selected roles across company building, AI development, product delivery, and engineering mentorship.

☁️ Head of Infrastructure, Networks & AI Services (IaaS / SaaS / AIaaS)

Netzo-Cloud (netzo-cloud.com)
2025 & 2026

Architected and built the full-stack cloud and datacenter infrastructure for Netzo-Cloud: hypervisor virtualization clusters, bare-metal server hardware provisioning, software-defined networking, and high-performance IaaS/SaaS/AIaaS platform layers. Continuing to oversee core infrastructure reliability, security hardening, and scalable platform services in an ongoing advisory and architectural capacity.

Cloud Infrastructure IaaS / SaaS / AIaaS Virtualization & Datacenter Linux & Network Engineering Platform Architecture

🤖 AI & RAG Engineer — LLM Architecture Team

Toosai — Enterprise AI & Scalable RAG Platform
Oct 2025 – Oct 2026

Contributed to the core Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and LLM orchestration architecture for enterprise multi-tenant knowledge workflows across large-scale energy and infrastructure domain repositories. Implemented low-latency hybrid retrieval engines, intelligent document parsing pipelines, streaming state coordinators, and MLOps observability frameworks.

⚡ Enterprise RAG 🔍 Hybrid Retrieval 🧠 LLM Orchestration 📊 Document Ingestion 🛡️ Enterprise Compliance

🎯 Project Manager (Internal Operations)

Private Civil Engineering & Technology Enterprise
2023 – 2025

Directed internal operations, project workflows, and technical delivery bridging applied AI models (generative vision, speech quality evaluation, and remote sensing) with production software backends. Formulated operational roadmaps, supervised engineering squads, and orchestrated deployment across constrained high-reliability environments.

Project Management Internal Operations Technical Coordination Agile Execution Cross-Functional Delivery

👨‍🏫 Technical Instructor

Technical & Vocational Training Organization (TVTO)
2022 – 2023 • Isfahan

Conducted specialized technical training modules covering Python (Core to Advanced), Linux System Administration, Clean Architecture principles, and algorithmic technical analysis. Guided cohorts to top results in national examinations.

Python Linux Administration Clean Code Curriculum Design

🎓 Head Teaching Assistant

Department of Computer Engineering & AI
2022 – 2026

Lead TA for advanced coursework including Reinforcement Learning, Big Data Analytics, Discrete Mathematics, and Logic Circuits. Mentored 100+ undergraduate and graduate engineering students through rigorous problem sets and lab projects.

Reinforcement Learning Big Data Discrete Math Academic Mentorship

🛡️ IT & Systems Infrastructure Manager

Ofogh Cultural & Artistic Complex
2020 – 2021

Administered organization-wide IT systems, network reliability, server virtualization, and lightweight automation tooling, driving downtime metrics to near zero.

IT Operations Network Architecture Process Automation

📡 Head of Public Relations & Media Production

Oj-e Aseman Aviation News Agency
2017 – 2019

Directed aviation journalism content, media relations, and public communications. Achieved 3rd place nationwide in content quality evaluated by the Iranian Civil Aviation Organization (CAO.IRI).

Aviation Media Editorial Direction Strategic Communications

🎓 Education & Degrees

Formal academic foundations in artificial intelligence and computer engineering.

🎓 M.Sc. Artificial Intelligence

K. N. Toosi University of Technology (KNTU) • 2024–2026
✦ Thesis: On-the-Fly Aviation Risk Mitigation using AI ✦ Supervisor: Dr. Seyed Hossein Khasteh ✦ GPA: ~17 / 20 ✦ Ranked 80 Nationwide in M.Sc. Entrance Exam (No quota)

💻 B.Sc. Computer Engineering

Isfahan • 2020–2024
✦ Ranked 1st in Graduating Class ✦ Completed in 7 Semesters (Accelerated) ✦ GPA: ~19 / 20

📐 High School Diploma — Math & Physics

Tehran, Iran • 2020
✦ Ranked 3rd in Graduating Class ✦ GPA: ~18 / 20 ✦ Focus on Calculus, Classical Mechanics & Logic

📚 Publications & Research Reports

Academic papers, technical reports, and presentations verified on ResearchGate.

💊 Bachelor Thesis • 2024

📄 Comprehensive Drug Information System Project

Architecture and development of a high-reliability pharmaceutical information system with relational schema design and search optimizations.

⚡ Technical Report • 2023

🔬 Behavioral & Structural VHDL Implementation of ROM

FPGA and digital logic implementation exploring synchronous read timing, synthesis constraints, and register-transfer level validation.

📊 Statistical Report • 2021

✈️ Descriptive Statistics Report of Bird Strikes in Aviation

Comprehensive empirical distribution analysis of wildlife hazards and civil aviation risk patterns based on international incident databases.

📐 Research Presentation • 2022

🧮 Applied Differential Equations in Computational Engineering

Mathematical modeling and numerical methods for simulating dynamic physical systems and state-space transitions.

🕸️ Graph Theory • 2021

🎨 Graph-Coloring Problem: Applications & Heuristics

Analysis of NP-complete graph coloring algorithms applied to register allocation, timetable scheduling, and frequency assignment.

💡 Journal Article • 2021

📡 Li-Fi Technology: The Lights Are Not Just for Seeing!

Survey of visible light communication (VLC) physical layer properties, indoor propagation advantages, and high-bandwidth wireless potential.

🏆 Honors, Awards & Community Leadership

Recognitions across national technical competitions, academia, and social contributions.

🤖 Founding Member — AI Association

2025–2026 • KNTU

Co-founded and structured the official Artificial Intelligence Association initiatives at K. N. Toosi University.

🥇 Finalist — International Tech Olympics

2025 • National Finals

Selected as finalist in national technology olympics for algorithmic problem solving and technical excellence.

🌱 Selected Finalist Team — Rahisho National Innovation Competition

2024 • Score 91/100 • 16,000+ Participants • Commercialization Stage

Selected among standout finalist teams across 16,000+ nationwide participants with a 91/100 evaluation score. Advanced to phase-two commercialization with an intelligent pistachio orchard monitoring system fusing multispectral earth observation imagery and IoT field telemetry.

🏅 Ranked 80 — Nationwide M.Sc. Exam

2023 • General National Rank

Secured top 80 nationwide ranking across all computer engineering graduates without quotas.

⚡ Active Member — IEEE KNTU Branch

2024–2026

Participated in technical workshops, peer paper reviews, and international engineering society seminars.

💻 Finalist — Novicup & CodeStar Contests

2023 • Software Engineering

Recognized for clean software design and high-velocity implementation in competitive coding events.

🍝 Finalist — Sharif University Spaghetti Contest

2022 • Sharif University

Finalist team in Sharif University's premier software problem-solving and programming tournament.

📸 1st Place — Negin Piano Photography

2020 • Fine Arts

Awarded first prize in national artistic photography exhibition for light composition and chiaroscuro.

🚒 Volunteer Firefighter & Red-Crescent Rescuer

2017 • Humanitarian Support

Completed active tactical training and deployed in humanitarian emergency rescue and relief operations.