Mohammad Shokrolah Shirazi, Ph.D.

Education

Education 

Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering (Plan: Computer Engineering), University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada, 2012-16 
M.S. in Computer Engineering (Computer Architecture), Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, 2005-07 
B.S. in Computer Engineering, Ferdowsi University, Mashhad, Iran, 2000-05 

Bio 

Mohammad Shokrolah Shirazi, Ph.D., is currently an assistant professor of computer engineering in the E. S. Witchger School of Engineering at Marian University. Prior to joining Marian University, he worked as an assistant professor at the University of Indianapolis (2019-2023) and visiting assistant professor at Cleveland State University (2016-19). 

Dr. Shirazi's research is in computer vision, machine learning, embedded systems and their applications in intelligent transportation systems, robotics, agriculture, and health. His dissertation "Vision-based Intersection Monitoring: Behavior Analysis & Safety Issues'' received two awards as the second-winner place for UNLV, College of Engineering and the IEEE ITSS Best Dissertation Award in 2016. 

Courses Taught 

• Digital System Design 

• Microcontrollers 

• Machine Learning 

• Computer Vision 

• Digital System Processing 

• Operating Systems 

• Advanced Programming 

• Introduction to Programming 

• Programming for Engineers 

Research Interests 

• Computer vision  

• Intelligent transportation systems 

• Pattern recognition and machine learning,  

• Computer architecture 

• Embedded systems 

• Fault tolerant system design 

Selected Publications 

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  Shirazi, M. S., Chang, H.-F., and Macy, P., “Utilizing Synthetic Dataset for Turning Movement Count Prediction,” Data Science for Transportation (2025).
  • Shirazi, M. S., and Chang, H.-F., “Evaluation of Traffic Signals for Daily Traffic Pattern,’’ journal of Smart Cities and Society (2025). 
  • Shirazi, M. S., Chang, H.-F., and Jahandardoost, M. “Traffic Signal Scheduling Methods Based on Turning Movement Count,’’ IEEE SoutheastCon (2024). 
  • Shirazi, M. S., Morris, B. T., and Zhang S., “Intersection analysis using computer vision techniques with SUMO,” Intelligent Transportation Infrastructure (2023). 

Professional Service and Affiliations 

Committees: Personnel Policies Committee, Outreach Committee, ABET Committee, Scholarship Committee 
Professional organizations : IEEE Intelligent Transportation System Society