STEM club of the year Award 2023
The STEM MENA awards recognize the outstanding achievements of students emphasizing commitment to STEM excellence, and innovation. I was selected for my dedication towards STEM and promoting STEM education across the student communities in RWA. As part of the VR Realm club, we organized many events including, the RWA STEM Fair where 150+ students participated. Students were mentored to design innovative robotics solutions to real life problems. Our work was presented to STEM MENA Conference encompassing 50+ schools. Received ‘STEM Club of the year Award 2023’ for our solutions.
STEM MENA Awards 2023 Winners Announced
VR Realm
2022 – Till Date
Co-founded and ran a club aimed at Grade 6-9 students to provide opportunities for growth in the STEM field. Organized a lesson every week teaching students on latest topics on robotics, python coding, AI, , machine learning, blockchain, and more. Students received weekly tasks and were often rewarded for their excellence.
AI4Ever
2019 – Till Date
AI4Ever is an online platform, teaching AI based topics, aimed at underprivileged students. The curriculum was distributed to run Coding and AI clubs at various schools based in Pakistan impacting 500+ students. Founded AI4Ever, designed and published 20 weeks’ content on Coding, ML, and NLP. Trained volunteers based in Pakistan who are now running coding clubs in these schools. Raised funds to develop IT infrastructure and laboratories to run these clubs. Provided lesson plans and quarterly online training programs to students.
AI Forever
Camps International Volunteering Trip to Kenya
January 2023
I travelled to Kenya to work alongside other international volunteers and support local communities in developing skillsets ranging from english language to technology. I also participated in team building activities like mud house building, beach clean up, and painting a school. I supported underprivileged individuals by donating clothes, food etc.
Student Intern at Maavra Tech
January 2023 – Till Date
Currently working alongside the IT team to integrate KNX hardware into a software that allows hotel guests to remotely control their smart rooms from the mobile app. The product contains features such as: controlling thermostat, door locks, room service etc. Worked alongside the company directors to develop the business plan for the project.
Developer at LiveGreeter
July 2023 – September 2023
Developed a new chatbot by integrating a ChatGPT functionality which used Large Language Model Application Programming Interface technology to process, analyze, and generate natural language at a human-understanding level based on deep learning algorithms.
Intern at Novotel Dubai Al Barsha
May 2022 – June 2022
Worked for multiple departments of the hotel such as housekeeping, kitchen, engineering, reception, and HR. Developed full understanding of functionalities of a hotel. Handled responsibilities that included cleaning rooms, cooking hot/cold meals for guests, fixing broken or faulty equipment, assisting guests with check-in/out etc.
Presenter at GITEX Dubai
October 2021
Represented LiveAdmins at GITEX event at Dubai World Trade Center. Assisted developers and sales representatives of LiveAdmins to demonstrate various product features. Presented the newly configured NLP chat bot (that I previously helped develop) to the potential customers which resulted in approximately 20k USD revenue for LiveAdmins DMCC.
Developer at LiveAdmins DMCC
July 2021 – September 2021
Researched NLP and Machine Learning algorithms to identify an appropriate model for a live chat bot solution for universities and car dealers. Worked alongside the IT team to help successfully develop a controlled live chat bot using python and NLP libraries. The bot was sold to Liveadmins clients who later gave positive reviews on the product.
Inventor
2023
Designed a hydrogen fuel cell powered air purifier capable of absorbing surrounding air and generating pure oxygen in order to produce clean air, while creating water as a byproduct. The product was connected with a system that was able to provide excess water to plants directly. Currently a patent is pending on this product.
Researcher/Publisher on customerservice.ae
2023
Conducted research on customer experience and satisfaction for two top hotels based in Egypt and Dubai. Analyzed data to understand the most important factors for better customer experience. The customer review data was useful for future hotel technologies and employee training.
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Eco Club
2022 – Till Date
Placed plastic bottle recycling boxes in every classroom at Raffles World Academy, collected all bottles from these classrooms every week and allocated them to a proper recycling bin from where they were sent to local recycling authorities. Presented my progress to other members of the club in weekly meetings. Collected 10,000+ plastic bottles.
Resilience Business Conference
2023
Skill Spark is a student led organization that hosted the business conference. The guest speakers included executives from Innoventures Education, Apparel Group, Dubai Holding etc. The speakers talked about importance of resilience in today’s context. I recruited volunteers for the business conference and delegated responsibilities to each of them, worked with the organizer to ensure successful execution, provided solutions to problems raised during the event, and moderated : ‘Leadership in Today’s Context’ where business leaders spoke about their leadership styles in managing large organizations.
Golf
2018 – Till Date
I have been playing golf for the past 5 years, an interest that I developed while playing with my father and grandfather. I achieved a handicap of 16 after playing the sport for a few hours a week. I understood that playing well in the game is not about physical power, its about technique and patience, the ‘next’ swing is the most important one.