Nader Zare
Senior Software Developer, Level V at IGT
Canada
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Top SchoolNader Zare is a Senior Software Developer (Level 5) at IGT with eight years of experience building full-stack systems and agentic AI solutions, currently leading the CYRUS 2D robotic soccer team. He combines production software engineering with research-grade expertise in RAG, deep learning and reinforcement learning, having developed offense and defense strategies for simulation leagues. Nader led the Dalhousie Big Data Lab team to a RoboCup world championship in 2021 and helped secure podium finishes in subsequent years, a rare mix of competitive AI research and delivery. He also serves on multiple RoboCup committees, shaping the Soccer Simulation 2D league’s technical direction and operations. Based in Canada, he brings proven leadership from hands-on development team roles to strategic league governance. A detail not always obvious: his career bridges academic research, open competition success, and enterprise product work, enabling practical deployment of cutting-edge simulation AI.
9 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree Artificial Intelligence, Master's degree Artificial Intelligence at K. N. Toosi University of TechnologyBachelor's degree IT, Bachelor's degree IT at Shiraz University of Technology
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Github Skills (17)
simulation10
artificial-intelligence10
simulator10
cyrus10
robocup10
multiagent-systems10
helios9
robotics8
ai7
python7
grpc6
machine-learning6
rpc5
autotest4
documentation4
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
Cyrus2D/Cyrus2DBase
Apr 2022 - Jan 2023
Cyrus2D base is a sample implementation of the soccer team for the RoboCup Soccer Simulation. Cyrus2D Base = HeliosBase + GlidersBase + valuable features of Cyrus team
Contributions:86 commits, 22 PRs, 66 pushes in 9 months
robocupsimulation
Cyrus2D/PyrusGeom
Jan 2022 - Jan 2023
PyrusGeom is a Python library for dealing with math and geometry in Robocup 2D Soccer Simulation (SS2D).
Contributions:11 commits, 15 pushes, 2 branches in 11 months
pythonrobocupsimulationrobocup-simulationsoccer
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