CV Rafay
CV Rafay
+92-3494485500 | [email protected] | 31-A 9th Street Muhammad Nagar, Garhi Shahu, Lahore, Pakistan
HEADLINE
An inquisitive person having national and international research and development experience in the field of deep learning
to resolve real-world challenges with the power of AI and the use of a divide-and-conquer approach in system designing.
EXPERIENCE
Hazen.AI Mecca, Saudia Arabia
Associate Software Engineer March 2023 – Present
• AI for road safety-traffic analytics with computer vision using Python, Cuda, and C/C++
BioRobotics Institute SSS (Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna) Pisa, Italy
Research Intern July 2022 – January 2023
• Trained and optimized a deep learning model (LSTM) for predicting the respiratory flow of skilled workers. The input
is real-time sensory data from sensors embedded in a vest of a worker. Deployed the trained model on STM32L475.
EDUCATION
Information Technology University (ITU) Lahore, Pakistan
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering September 2019 – May 2023
CGPA: 3.49
• Coursework: Deep Learning (Audit), Machine Learning, Internet of Things, Operating System, Data Structures and Algorithms, Digital System
Design, Microcontroller and Interfacing, Control Systems, and Signals and Systems, Numerical Analysis, Leadership and Management, etc
PUBLICATIONS
First author, “Robotics Primer for Independent Learners: Background, Curriculum, Resources, and Tips” accepted
in IEEE EDUCON 2023. Co-Authored by Dr. Junaid Qadir and Mohamed Danie from Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.
PROJECTS
Vision Guided Robotic Arm Manipulation (Final Year Project) @IML ITU – Python, CoppeliaSim (October 2022-present)
• Developing an algorithm to optimize pick and place tasks using 3D computer vision and deep reinforcement learning.
Human Arm Motion Mimicking Robotic Manipulator @IML ITU – Python, Webots (March – July) 2022
• Developed an algorithm to control the motion of UR-5 robotic manipulator in simulation with human arm joint angles.
Face Detection and Emotion Recognition @IML ITU – Python (December 2021 – February 2022)
• Written a code using OpenCV and Face Emotion Recognition libraries to detect the face and emotion of a person.
Nasa’s Mars Perseverance Rover @ITU – SolidWorks
• Designed hundreds of 3D parts and assembled them in SolidWorks to make a moveable 3D model of the rover.
Management System @ITU – Java, C++
• Designed and wrote code for a Grocery Store Management System with the most used data structures in C++
• Designed and wrote code for a Cutlery Store Management System using object-oriented programming in JAVA GUI.
ACHIEVEMENTS
• 2nd Runner-up Saving our Cities Hackathon @LUMS (Pakistan) 2022
• IEEEXtreme 15.0, an international-level coding competition: Country Rank: 3
• Scholarship Holder: March 2020 – present (50% of university tuition fee waiver on academic excellence)
SKILLS
• Languages: Python, C/C++, MATLAB, and Java
• Software: Pycharm, VS Code, Webots, Copiliasim, SolidWorks, STM32Cube IDE, Siemens Tia Portal.
WORKSHOPS
• UR-5 practitioner @NCRA NUST (A two-day-long workshop by the National Centre of Robotics and Automation)
• Industrial Automation @ITU (A five-day-long workshop in which we learned to program a PLC using Tia Portal)
CERTIFICATIONS AND OTHER COURSES
• Fundamentals of Reinforcement Learning • Master SolidWorks • Robot Mechanics and Control (Edx: Seoul
• Neural Networks and Deep Learning • Principles of Engineering National University)
• CS234 (continued) • Computer Vision 16-385 (continued)
EXTRACURRICULAR
INSTITUTION of ENGINEERING and TECHNOLOGY (IET on campus ITU)
Designation: President (leading a team of 50+ student volunteers) June 2022 – present