About Us

In the present era, with the significant growth in the volume of data in various formats, many computer science researchers, AI scientists, and information system providers have turned their attention towards text mining, data mining, and information integration approaches. The specialized Web Technology Laboratory, managed by Dr. Mohsen Kahani, was established in 2008 at the Faculty of Engineering, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad.

Conducting research activities in the fields of cutting-edge information technologies such as the Semantic Web, information integration, natural language processing, data mining, information security, the Internet of Things, and more constitutes the main focus of several research papers and master’s and doctoral theses by the members of this group.

In addition, successful experiences in collaborating with industry and providing scientific services to external institutions and industries have earned the director of this research unit the award for top and exemplary technologist at the university in recent years.

Achieving fourth place in the global TREC2016 competition for inventing an efficient and effective algorithm in recommender systems is part of the laboratory’s academic research achievements.

Moreover, the close relationship and continuous collaboration with graduates of this laboratory is a unique feature and a distinguishing factor of the scientific core of the laboratory, contributing to the scientific synergy among its collaborators.

The presence of professors such as Dr. Mohammad Allahbakhsh and Dr. Behkamal on the laboratory’s faculty, along with Dr. Fataneh Zarrin Kalami, Dr. Fatemeh Pourgholamali, and Dr. Maryam Allahbakhsh, and the collaboration of Dr. Assef Pour Masoumi and Dr. Ehsan Asgarian as research partners, has further strengthened this scientific research unit.

WTLAB’s special focus on industry and defining research-operational projects at the master’s and doctoral levels has been the main factor in attracting the top Iranian and international elite students of Ferdowsi University of Mashhad each year.

The laboratory’s extensive collaboration with professors from other faculties to cover interdisciplinary areas has paved the way for the participation of students from fields such as literature, linguistics, psychology, economics, and management.

One of the most important strategies of the laboratory’s management from the early days of its formation has been the production of open-source products and their presentation in various forms within a service-oriented architecture, aiming to strengthen the culture of sharing research achievements. In this regard, good relationships have been established between professors, students, and researchers both inside and outside the university, which has also provided an opportunity for holding annual specialized workshops where enthusiasts can learn about the latest scientific developments from the most skilled researchers of this research institution.

In addition to all these activities, two laboratory competitions on Persian text summarization and sentiment analysis of user reviews were held to further identify researchers in these fields in the country and encourage them to engage in deeper and more extensive research.