Mohammad Akhlaghi completed his Physics undergraduate studies in Shiraz University, which is located in one of Iran's most historic and cultural cities: Shiraz. His activities there were finally recognized by the chancellor with the "Featured university student of the year" title. He then moved to Japan's Tohoku University in the beautiful city of Sendai for his Masters and PhD in Astronomy. He is currently working on galaxy formation and evolution and is the founder and current maintainer of the GNU Astronomy Utilities.