Parsa Mirfasihi

Achievements

Awards, recognition & service.

Fellowships, academic awards and competition wins, along with peer review and leadership in the professional community.

5
Publications
IEEE VTS · GLSVLSI · ACM IGSC · PAINE · arXiv
9
Manuscripts reviewed
PAINE · Top Picks · ACM CSUR
$69,590
Herbold One Fellowship
University of Arizona · 2026
4.00
Graduate GPA
M.S. SFSU · Ph.D. UArizona

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Awards & fellowships

Aug 2026

Herbold One Fellowship

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Arizona

Awarded to support doctoral research in the PRISM Lab.

$69,590Fellowship
May 2026

Outstanding Distinguished Graduate Achievements Award

School of Engineering, San Francisco State University

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May 2026

Graduate Student Honoree

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, San Francisco State University

May 2026

1st Place — Best Overall Design and Upper Division

AI Hardware Design League (AI-HDL)

Our team took the top prize in both the overall design and Upper Division categories.

University announcement
1stPlace
Fall 2025

3rd Place Overall

San Francisco State University Project Showcase

For the research poster “Machine-Learning-Enabled Interconnect Modeling for Timing Analysis of Advanced Integrated Circuits.”

3rdPlace

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Travel grants

Apr 2026

Student Travel Grant — Design Automation Conference (DAC 2026)

Awarded by the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

$1,500Grant

03

Peer review

Nine manuscripts reviewed across three venues.

Oct 2026

Top Picks (2026)

Conference · Sub-reviewer

4Manuscripts
Sep 2026

ACM Computing Surveys (CSUR)

Journal · Sub-reviewer

2Surveys
Jul 2026

PAINE

Conference · Sub-reviewer

3Manuscripts

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Leadership & service

Jan 2027

Incoming Co-Lead Mentor

AI Hardware Design League (AI-HDL 2027)

Mentoring student teams in AI-assisted hardware design, a year after winning the competition.

Oct 2026

Speaker & Pioneer Relations Chair

Iranian American Pioneers (IAP) Summit · Organizing Committee Member (volunteer)

Official committee listing
Aug 2025 — May 2026

President

Iranian Student Association Center, San Francisco State University

Apr 2026

Volunteer

IEEE VLSI Test Symposium (VTS 2026)

Jan 2026 — Present

Member

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)