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Faizan Raza

A university sophomore who dreams data.

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Software Engineering Intern at Vuetech Health Innovations

Education

2018 - 2020 Cedar College Alevels

2021 - 2025 New York University Abu Dhabi Bachelors in Computer Science

Work Experience

Jan 2023-Present Deep Learning Researcher, eBrain Lab, New York University Abu Dhabi

  • Assisting a PostDoc at the Lab in different development activities related to embedded Machine Learning
  • Developing, evaluating, and automating embedded ML methods for security and performance
  • Benchmarking, MLOps, and full-system prototyping for different autonomous system algorithms

Nov 2022-Present Software Engineering Intern, Vuetech Health Innovations

  • Segmented 100+ training videos from a hospital into different posture categories to prepare for the model
  • Extracted object and posture-related data from the videos and automated the merging of both data in order to feed into the model
  • Training classification models using the training data to track the movement of bedridden patients to potentially prevent the falling of millions of older adults annually, which leads to injuries and deaths

Jul 2022-Sep 2022 Data Analyst Intern, RemotePass

  • Trained to onboard contractors, activate contracts, assign roles and handle payments on RemotePass
  • Worked with the Customer Success Team using BI tools in order to ensure the retention of customers
  • Headed meetings with multiple companies to determine the suitable Customer Success tool for the company

Jul 2020-Aug 2022 Freelance Math Expert, Photomath Inc

  • Coordinated with the Photomath Team to spot bugs and inefficiencies in the Photomath Contributor Platform
  • Qualified as a Math Expert in the fields of Algebra, Calculus, Geometry and Statistics
  • Solved and Reviewed over 5000+ questions for Photomath Plus
  • Reviewed and provided feedback on content created by Contributors to ensure it met Photomath standards

Jan 2021-Jun 2021 Cloud App and Development Intern, Systems Ltd

  • Learnt the fundamentals of cloud computing and AWS, such as virtual machines, load balancing and more
  • Worked on Linux using docker to deploy scalable and readily available applications
  • Developed a model blockchain-based canteen payment system for schools using the financial framework Hyperledger Iroha while employing Flask and React as the backend and the frontend, respectively

Jun 2019-Aug 2019 Bridgestone Associates, Systems Ltd

  • Extracted and compiled financial data of a stock-listed company, Amreli Steels, for the last 5 years, prepared cumulative financial statements and calculated ratios for further analysis
  • Crafted a final report discussing the financial performance of the company by analysing the ratios through micro and macroeconomic factors
  • Outlined the steps the company needed to take to improve its performance in the near future

Leadership and Community Involvement

Sep 2018-Oct 2022 Senior Moderator, COALI - Cambridge O/A Level and IGCSE

  • Managed the largest O/A Level Community in the world with 90000 members
  • Authored multiple guides and held one-to-one counselling sessions, which helped 1000s of students in SATS, subject selection and more
  • Organised online review sessions before exams, gathering 10+ renowned teachers from all over Pakistan
  • Set up and headed the finance department to record and analyse the inflows and outflows

Projects

Feb 2021-Present Whatsapp Analytics Application and Library,

  • Constructed a Streamlit-based Python web application that lets users gain insights and see exciting visualisations based on their WhatsApp chat logs. Currently working on converting the web application into a library to allow users to integrate the feature into their code

May 2020-Jun 2020 Forex Trading Expert Advisor,

  • Developed an automated forex trading advisor using the MetaQuotes 4 language using the Bollinger Bands and the RSI Indicators to trade automatically in the 1 Minute periods

Skills

Python, Flask, Numpy, Pandas, Scikit-learn, Pytorch, MYSQL, SQLite, Firebase, HTML, CSS, Javascript, P5JS, React, R, C++, MATLAB, MQL4, Linux, Docker, AWS, Arduino, Microsoft Office, Power BI, Tableau, Premier Pro, After Effects