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Education
Master of Science, Computer Vision August. 2021 – Present
Mohamed Bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI), Abu Dhabi
• Current courses: Human and Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Research Communication and Dissemination
• Winner of the MBZUAI Dogs vs. Cats challenge, 2021
Bachelor of Electrical Engineering Sept. 2017 – June 2021
School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (SEECS) CGPA 3.85/4.00
National University of Sciences & Technology (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan
• Major courses: Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Digital Signal Processing, Embedded Systems, Microprocessor
Systems
• Final year thesis: ”Low-Cost Whole Slide Image Scanner with Deep Learning Applications”
Experience
Research Assistant May 2019 – May 2021
Signal Processing and Machine Learning (SIGMA) Lab in collaboration with TUKL
R&D Center, SEECS, NUST, Islamabad, Pakistan
• Implemented real-time auto-focusing algorithm using OpenCV in Python, used Laplacian filter as a focus metric.
Integrated algorithm with stepper motors circuitry
• Trained UNET in fastai framework for binary segmentation of keratin pearl and epithelium tissues in Whole Slide images
• Explored AI on Edge Devices, built custom DL classification models on NVIDIA Jetson TX2 and Jetson Nano 4GB kit and
compared performance metrics
• Implemented Neural Network on ARM-CORTEX M4 discovery board in CMSIS-NN library provided by ARM developers
• Mentored new batch of SIGMA interns and evaluated their projects
• Participated in international AI competition ”Plant Pathology 2020 - FGVC7, CVPR-2020”, achieved classification accuracy
of 96.007%
• Delivered technical workshop on ”Deep Learning using PyTorch”, tech talk organized by IEEE SEECS, NUST

Artificial Intelligence Intern Oct. 2020 – April 2021

i engineering Group, Islamabad, Pakistan
• Worked on project ”Base station security system”, created dataset at BTS sites in Pakistan for DL model

• Implemented MobileNet classification model in PyTorch on NVIDIA JETSON Nano 2GB developer kit

• Developed RESTFUL API using Flask and deployed on Heroku web server

• Integrated AI system with i engineering servers and IP camera to provide real time intrusion detection

• Automated the completed pipeline (updating and shutting down AI algorithm remotely, fetching debug logs) by

implementing shell scripts in Jetson Linux Kernel

Embedded Systems Engineer (Contract based) Aug. 2020 – Dec 2020
Sedenius Technologies (subsidiary of Sedenius Engineering GmbH) and NUST, Pakistan
• Explored Embedded Systems research aspects of Self Driving Cars

• Proposed Embedded and Electronic circuit design for ”Mobile Data-logger for Test-bed Scale Car”

• Developed schematics and PCB design for ”RC Autonomous Car” in EAGLE

Junior AI instructor, part time July 2020 – March 2021

AI Lounge, Islamabad, Pakistan
• Worked as a teaching assistant for various AI training sessions, mentored young students to make AI projects

• Technical trainer for ”AI at the Edge”, practical workshop on optimizing AI models on NVIDIA embedded devices

• Published blog, ”PyTorch vs TensorFlow” on AI Lounge website

Projects
”Low-Cost Whole Slide Image (WSI) Scanner with Deep Learning Applications” Nov 2020 – Present
• Designed Low-Cost WSI scanner to generate Whole Slide Images and perform Artificial Intelligence applications on those
images
• Developed Image stitching algorithm in Python using OPENCV, Numpy and scikit-learn libraries. Used cross-correlation
and Laplacian blending to acquire results comparable with open source stitching software
• Trained YOLOv4 object detection model on BCCD dataset to detect blood cells present in Whole Slide Images. Acquired
94.87% F1-Score on test dataset
• Compared performance metrics by training Mitotic cells dataset of commercial WSI scanner and locally generated
dataset (using our scanner) on YOLOv4 for Mitotic Cells detection
• Implemented prototype of electrical scanning system (using RAMPS 1.4 and Arduino Mega) for acquisition of Bio-medical
images, using 3D printed structure and electronic circuit. Designed schematics and PCB of hardware circuitry in EAGLE
• Developed user firendly GUI using Tkinter framwork and converted code into executable file using cx Freeze
 Research Project, Understanding the limitations of CNN based pose regressions models Oct. 2020 – Present
for Scene Localization
• Explored latest research topics in Scene localization problem for autonomous robots

• Used custom created dataset ”1-KM” to understand the drift of SOTA CNN based pose regression models MapNet and

PoseNet in large scenes

• Wrote Python script to convert custom dataset (RGB images and VSFM camera poses) format into 7-Scenes dataset

format
• Implmented Python code for 3-D scene to 2-D image projection using camera poses and 3D point cloud of different

datasets
• Visualized the 2-D projection results on test images for both ground-truth poses and MapNet/PoseNet predicted poses

Optimizing Deep Learning models using TensorRT Augest 2020 – Sept. 2020
• Explored DL model’s optimization techniques including weights quantization, layer fusion and kernel auto-tuning

supported by NVIDIA TensorRT framework through NVIDIA official Webinars

• Used NVIDIA TensorRT library in Python to optimize AI models (YOLOv4, ResNets) to increase real time inference

performance on NVIDIA embedded edge devices including Jetson Nano and Jetson TX2
• Performance metrics: FPS, total inference time and accuracy were compared before and after optimization

Real Time Facial Mask Detector March 2020 – March 2020

• Custom Neural Network model built using PyTorch for Mask classification

• Used MTCNN face detector to detect face from input photo using integrated camera

• Achieved 98.7% accuracy on test dataset

PAK-COVID19 HEARTBEAT March 2020 – June 2020

• Collected Pakistan COVID19 data from various sources including Kaggle and preprocessed it using Python

• Generated district-wise dataset and 2D graphs of various count metrics

• Visualized district-wise dataset on Pakistan maps using Tableau

Technical Skills
Languages: Python, C/C++, MATLAB, Assembly and embedded C, SQL, JavaScript, HTML/CSS
Frameworks: PyTorch, [Link], Keras, TensorRT, Brevitas NN Quantization, TensorFlow object detection api, OPENCV, Flask,
Darknet, Tkinter
Developer Tools: Linux, VS/VS code, Git, Anaconda, QuPath, Google Cloud Platform, Heroku, tableau, AUTOCAD, EAGLE
Libraries: Pandas, NumPy, Matplotlib, Scikit-learn, cx Freeze

Honours and Awards

• Among the first batch of NVIDIA certified AI Jetson specialists in the world
• Featured in official blog of NVIDIA regarding acknowledgment of AI skills on NVIDIA embedded systems
• High achievers award recipient from DEAN of SEECS
• 3rd time recipient of NUST Merit Scholarship for achieving 4.00/4.00 GPA in three semesters
• Selected for a fully funded research internship at Technical University of Munich (TUM), Germany for summer 2020
• Participation grant for ”IAPR 3rd Summer School on Document Analysis”, SEECS, 2019
Extracurricular Activities
• Team captain of SEECS, NUST table tennis team
• Mentor at ACM Peer-to-Peer Mentorship program
• Official Ambassador of WWF and Helping Hands, Pakistan
• Organized community service project ”Mall of Humanity” to distribute clothes among the deserving families in the
backward areas of Rawalpindi, Pakistan
• Co-led community service program ”Meet the Seniors”, aiming to connect high school students with undergraduate
students of different fields and universities for face to face mentor-ship sessions
• Organizing committee member in NUST Orientation and NUST OPEN HOUSE, 2019
Additional Courses and Certifications
• Attended NVIDIA GTC 2021 AI Conference (virtually)
• Machine learning (Stanford University) and Deep learning specialization ([Link]) courses
• Practical Deep learning course from [Link]
• Introduction to computer-vision by Georgia Tech from Udacity (in-progress)
• Getting started in AI on Jetson Nano (NVIDIA)
• Google Cloud fundamentals from Qwiklabs
• ”Web Engineering” minor course, SEECS, NUST
Hobbies
• Multiplayer Computer Games, Traveling, Watching movies, Table Tennis, Cricket