Background
Ashkan was born in Tehran, Iran; son of Morteza Ashrafi and Farangis Fattahi.
Ashkan was born in Tehran, Iran; son of Morteza Ashrafi and Farangis Fattahi.
Ashkan studied at Khajeh Nasir Toosi University of Technology in Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran. In 1992 he became a Bachelor of Science in the area of engineering. In three years he received a degree of the Master of Science in engineering.
In 2004 he studied at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, Alabama, United States. He became a Master of Science in the area of engineering. In two years Ashkan received a degree of the Doctor of Philosophy in electrical engineering.
Ashkan worked as an instructor at the Azad University in Tehran, Iran from 1997 to 2001. In 1999 he was a part-time senior design engineer in Moudje Niroo Company. He worked there for two years. In 2001 he became a graduate teaching assistant at Electrical and Computer Engineering University in Huntsville, Alabama, United States. He worked there until 2006.
In 2006 he became a visiting assistant professor. he held this position for a year. In 2007 Ashkan was an assistant professor at San Diego State University in San Diego, California, United States. He worked there until 2014.
Ashkan married to Parisa Kaveh.