Mohammad Javad Shabani Zahraei

Iranian IMO silver medalist (2013) and Sharif University of Technology software-engineering graduate. Won gold at Iran's National Mathematical Olympiad in 1391 (2012) and silver in 1390 (2011), then a silver medal at IMO 2013 as part of Iran's six-person team. Now active as a mathematics olympiad instructor and problem designer for several top Iranian high schools and the Young Scholars Club.

Mohammad Javad Shabani Zahraei is an Iranian mathematician and software engineer. He represented the Islamic Republic of Iran at the 54th International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO 2013, Santa Marta, Colombia), winning a silver medal with 28 points (rank 61). He graduated in Software Engineering from Sharif University of Technology and has since worked as a mathematics-olympiad instructor and problem-setter in Iran.

Details

LocationIran

UniversitySharif University of Technology

MathematicsOlympiad problem designSoftware EngineeringMathematical olympiads

Notes

Represented Iran at the 54th IMO (2013, Santa Marta, Colombia) as one of six contestants, winning silver with 28 points.Jul 2013
His IMO 2013 silver came after gold at Iran's National Mathematical Olympiad in 1391 and silver in 1390, a rising trajectory in competitive mathematics in his final pre-university years.
Graduated in Software Engineering from Sharif University of Technology, Iran's top technical university, and now earns his living teaching olympiad mathematics and designing problems - a common path for Iranian medalists who stay in-country.
Listed as a math-olympiad teacher at a roster of elite Iranian schools (Atomic Energy, Farzanegan 1, Allameh Helli 5, Salam Sadeghieh, Rahyar) plus the Young Scholars Club, and has authored problems for multiple stages of Iran's national math olympiad.

Experience

Mathematics Olympiad Instructor at Abarkelas & various Iranian high schools

Teaches math-olympiad courses (e.g. Carnot, Pascal, Brianchon and Pappus; Harmonics) and has designed problems for multiple stages of Iran's national math olympiad. Taught at Atomic Energy High School, Farzanegan 1, Young Scholars Club (Bashgah-e Daneshpazhuhan-e Javan), Allameh Helli 5, Salam Sadeghieh, Rahyar, Andishmand-e Farda, Darolfonoun Shahriar, Shahid Hasheminejad 3 (Mashhad), and Shahid Beheshti (Babol).

Education

Sharif University of Technology

B.Sc., Software Engineering

AchievementsIMO 2013 (54th IMO): Silver Medal, rank 61, 28 points (P1=7, P2=0, P3=7, P4=7, P5=7, P6=0) · Member of Islamic Republic of Iran's 6-person team at IMO 2013 (team ranked 10th) · Taught math olympiad at Atomic Energy High School, Farzanegan 1, Young Scholars Club, Allameh Helli 5 and others

AwardsSilver Medal, International Mathematical Olympiad 2013 (Santa Marta, Colombia) · Gold Medal, Iranian National Mathematical Olympiad 1391 (2012) · Silver Medal, Iranian National Mathematical Olympiad 1390 (2011)

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