Yahya Nazer — Books, Websites and Portfolio
Persian literature in English, Farsi books for children, procedural automation, AI and education.
Yahya Nazer, PhD · Founder, CTRL Designer LLC · ChatBizDB.com
Published books
Paperbacks are printed on demand by BookSpace. Ebooks (EPUB + PDF) are sold on Payhip.
CTRL Designer books · Poetry and engineering
bookspace.com/ctrldesigner
Sohrab Sepehri — Eight Books
All 136 poems of Hasht Ketab, Persian with English, QR audio by each poem
$19.99BookSpace →
Forough Farrokhzad — Collected Poems
All 129 poems, Persian with English, QR audio by each poem
$19.99BookSpace →
Procedure Automation for Continuous Process Operations
A practical guide to procedural automation · 294 pp · 8.5×11
$25.00BookSpace →
FarsiKids books · Farsi for children
bookspace.com/farsikids
Masnavi for Children — Ten Stories from Rumi
English edition · illustrated, with free audio online
$9.99BookSpace →
مثنوی برای کودکان — ده داستان از مثنوی مولانا
Masnavi for Children · Farsi edition
$9.99BookSpace →
Farsi Grade 1 — Learn to Read & Write Persian, Vol 1/2
The classic first Farsi reader, with audio on every page
$19.99BookSpace →
Farsi Grade 1 — Learn to Read & Write Persian, Vol 2/2
Second half of the Grade 1 reader
$19.99BookSpace →
Farsi Alphabet — Kindergarten, Vol 1/2
Letters, sounds and first words for young learners
$19.99BookSpace →
Ebooks
All ebooks on Payhip
Sohrab Sepehri — Eight Books
Hasht Ketab, all 136 poems, Persian–English, with audio
1 ebook · $5Payhip →
Forough Farrokhzad — Collected Poems
All 129 poems, Persian–English, with audio
1 ebook · $5Payhip →
Procedure Automation for Continuous Process Operations
The complete guide as EPUB + PDF
1 ebook · $25Payhip →
Divan Shams of Rumi
All 3,251 ghazals in 9 bilingual volumes + Soul of Love (64 ghazals)
10 ebooksPayhip →
Shahnameh of Ferdowsi
The Book of Kings, complete in 12 volumes + Ganjoor / Khaleghi-Motlagh comparison
13 ebooksPayhip →
Divan Hafez
The complete 495 ghazals in one bilingual volume
1 ebookPayhip →
The Ghazals of Saadi
The complete 637 ghazals in two bilingual volumes
2 ebooksPayhip →
Divan Attar
All 852 ghazals of Attar in two bilingual volumes
2 ebooksPayhip →
How to Communicate with AI
20 short lessons on writing prompts that get great answers
1 ebook · $5Payhip →
Published websites
Free to read, listen to and use.
Children & education
Persian literature
Engineering & AI
Health & family
Portfolio
Executive summary
Dr. Yahya Nazer is a technology leader, educator, and entrepreneur specializing in Artificial Intelligence (AI), industrial automation, and data-driven systems. He is the Founder and CEO of CTRL Designer LLC and develops platforms that integrate engineering, AI, and digital publishing. His work spans AI systems (RAG), process automation standards (IEC/ISA), healthcare analytics, and educational platforms.
AI and business platforms — Nova-AI
https://nova-ai.ca provides enterprise-grade AI systems that transform internal documents into conversational intelligence.
- Upload and analyze large document collections
- Natural language querying of internal data
- Custom Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems
- On-premise and cloud deployment
Value: faster decision-making, reduced training time, improved operational efficiency.
Standards — IEC 63690 Procedural Automation
Dr. Nazer serves as Convener of IEC 63690, focusing on automation of operational procedures and sequence-based control.
- Development of implementation frameworks
- Integration with Six Sigma methodologies
- Industrial deployment guidance
Book: Procedure Automation for Continuous Process Operations.
Process automation and engineering
https://ctrldesigner.com · Industrial Plant Assessment (IPA)
- Part A: https://youtu.be/3x94EfJ-xY4
- Part B: https://youtu.be/i6C1rO6bXTM
- Part C: https://youtu.be/Hd4OGEDoYT8
- CDL to IT: https://youtu.be/qLQ5UPv1oIQ
- CDL Dynamic Display: https://youtu.be/uv5ql9A5LSQ
Data science and education
- How to Communicate with AI — 20-lesson course
- CDL Python Course — Python and VS Code, statistics and data visualization, Python for photographers
Fun projects: Python and Raspberry Pi to control a robotic arm; Python to turn any image into a Group of Seven–style painting; HTML games for children.
Type 2 diabetes
Type 2 diabetes is a chronic condition where the body doesn’t produce enough insulin or doesn’t use it effectively. Sugar builds up in the bloodstream, and over time this can harm the heart, kidneys, eyes, nerves, and blood vessels. https://diabetes-type2.com/ offers practical guidance.
Persian literature
Line-by-line English translations of the great works of Persian literature — Shahnameh, Hafez, Rumi, Khayyam, Attar, Saadi and Boof Koor — published as bilingual books that preserve the beauty of the Farsi language.
Fāl (فال) — Fāl-e Hafez is a traditional Persian method of guidance using poetry. For more than six hundred years, seekers have turned to the Divan of Hafez as a mirror of the soul.
الا یا ایها الساقی ادر کأساً وناولها — که عشق آسان نمود اول ولی افتاد مشکلها
Creative and cultural projects
Poetry: White Orange Blog · whiteyelloworangewhite.blogspot.com
Qajar Historical Archive: digitization of more than 3,000 historical photographs into curated collections.
- Walk to the Lake, 11 May 2026: https://youtu.be/dqYCGdOA0xQ
- Walk to the Lake, 20 Nov 2025: https://youtu.be/-Yws6mTEPuM
- Farsi Games for Children: https://youtu.be/5kiVYAFJgn0
- Trip to Nova Scotia, Sep 2023: https://youtu.be/-WSf1W-dzAc
Family tree platforms
https://familytree-db.com · new version V2
Active projects: Alavi, Nazer, Shamlou, Zand.
Music for seniors
A multimedia platform with accessible music and simple playback, part of a Raspberry Pi music player for seniors: classical and Farsi classical music. Open
Digital shops
BookSpace — CTRL Designer · BookSpace — FarsiKids · Payhip — ebooks · CTRL Designer on Sellfy
ChatBizDB directory
Everything else hosted on chatbizdb.com.
Day to day
| Link | Description |
|---|---|
| Blogs | Collection of my daily activities |
Courses
| Link | Description |
|---|---|
| claude-script | How to Communicate with AI (20 lessons) |
| CDL-Python-Course | Python Course |
| CDL-Python | Old version of the Python Course |
| CDL-ChatGPT | ChatGPT to write Python |
Photography
| Link | Description |
|---|---|
| FF100 | FujiFilm X100VI documentation |
| cameras | Camera field guides: Hasselblad X2D, Fujifilm X100VI, Insta360 Ace Pro 2 |
Projects
| Link | Description |
|---|---|
| MFE | Elderly MP4 Player — complete build guide |
| Music | Music for Elderly player |
| games | Game project |
| games/a | Game project |
| senior | Senior project |
Collections
| Link | Description |
|---|---|
| Mahin | Mahin photos |
| S_T | — |
Mac
| Link | Description |
|---|---|
| Mac Guide | Mac Guide |
Contact
- Yahya Nazer, PhD — Founder & CTO, CTRL Designer LLC
- Email: yahya@ctrldesigner.com
- USA: 617-751-2877 · Canada: 437-886-9749
Dr. Yahya Nazer develops integrated systems that combine artificial intelligence, engineering expertise, cultural heritage, and education. His mission is to make complex knowledge accessible, usable, and impactful.