Sun April 10, 11AM ET, we, Dr Yahya Tabesh (see https://lnkd.in/d4quAFmE and his short bio below) and Prof. Mohammad Hajiaghayi of UMD had an Instagram Live at @mhajiaghayi (in Persian) regarding Education memories and experiences in math & computer science in Sharif University (Iran)

(خاطرات و تجربیات آموزشی در ریاضی‌ و علوم کامپیوتر), including starting Olympiads, doctoral programs in math, house of mathematics, study abroad, remembering Prof. Mirzakhani, and much more

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Bio: Dr. Yahya Tabesh is co-founder of LetsMod. He served as a Distinguished Faculty at the Sharif University of Technology, where he also served as the Chairman of the Department of Mathematical Sciences and Director of the Computing Center.

He used to be a member of the high council in informatics and the high council of education for many years. Dr. Tabesh used to be director of math and computer Olympiads in Iran for 12 years. Dr. Tabesh was in charge of the curriculum development of the 12th grade also he was the co-founder of the Isfahan Math House and Schoolnet, a portal for K12 students and teachers. Dr. Tabesh joined Stanford University as a visiting professor in 2012 where he stayed till 2016. At Stanford, Dr. Tabesh worked on a cognitive learning system that ended with an interactive problem-solving platform. He co-founded the Let’s Mod startup company in Silicon Valley to develop the platform to decentralize creativity. He won the Erdős international award in 2010 for his sustained and distinguished contribution to the enrichment of math and computer education.