Space Systems Engineer and M.Sc. candidate at Sharif University of Technology. Passionate about small satellite missions, scientific payload integration, orbital mechanics simulation, and embedded flight firmware.

• 🔭 Active Mission: Assistant System Engineer & Payload Designer for the SPARCS 3U CubeSat Mission (APSCO).
• 🔬 Master's Thesis: Nonlinear optimal trajectory control & continuous-thrust deorbiting via Koopman operator representation and HJB approximation.
• 💡 Engineering Domains: CubeSat Subsystems (OBC, EPS, Comms), Electrodynamic Tether (EDT) payloads, and Radiation Dosimetry instrumentation.
• 🌐 Portfolio & Missions: Explore my interactive portfolio at Aliken-me.github.io.

Simulation, Control & Computing

Embedded, Hardware & Protocols

Web, Development & Systems

• ☕ Fun Fact: I ask so many edge-case engineering questions, even LLMs pause for telemetry recalibration.
• 🛠️ Maker Side: Designed and printed custom laboratory organizers and electronics test fixtures.