Sakib Mahmud Email & Phone Number

Al Wakrah, Qa

Doha, Qatar

Currently working as a full-time research associate in Qatar University.Hiring Grant Details:1. Iberdrola Grant: QUEX-CENG-IBERDROLA-23/24-2, "Non-Intrusive Presence Detection from Smart Meter Data." - (July 2023 - July 2024).2. Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF): NPRP14S-0401-210122, "E-Tawfeer: A Secure Edge-Based Energy Efficiency Platform Using Artificial Intelligence for Behavioral Change." - (August 2024 – Present)

Doha, Qatar

As a Full-time Research Assistant (RA) at Qatar University's Department of Electrical Engineering, I was hired in multiple large-scale funded projects. Details of my contributions to these projects can be found in my Resume and the relevant published journal articles or conference papers.Resume Link: https://shorturl.at/aiwIQHiring Grant Details:1. Qatar University High Impact Grant: QUHI-CENG-22/23-548, "QSCare: A Smart Wearable AI-Based Cardiovascular Disease Detection System." - (June 2022 - July 2023).2. Qatar National Research Priorities: NPRP11S-0102-180178, "Development of Smart Wireless Bio-mimetic Nacre like Metal-oxide/Polymer/Ceramic Composite Implants for Bone Revision Surgery Retardation." - (July 2021 - May 2022).3. Qatar National Research Priorities: NPRP12S-0227-190164, “A Novel Contactless ANFIS-EMG Wearable Device for Diabetic Sensorimotor Polyneuropathy (DSPN)” - (April 2021 - June 2021).4. Qatar University Emergency Response Concept Development Grant: ERCD-CENG-2020-1, “COVIDCARE: An IoT Platform for Remotely Monitoring the Vital Signs of COVID-19 Patients” - (November 2020 - April 2021).5. Qatar University Concept Development Grant: QUCD-CENG-2020-1, “A Smart Insole for Early Detection of Diabetic Foot Ulcer (DFU) using Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG)” - (June 2020 - November 2020).

Doha, Qatar

As an Undergraduate Research Assistant (UGRA) at Qatar University's Department of Electrical Engineering, I participated in four projects under the Undergraduate Research Experience Program (UREP), two of which I was officially hired for. Details of my contributions to these projects can be found in my Resume and the relevant published journal articles or conference papers.Resume Link: https://shorturl.at/aiwIQHiring Grant Details:1. Qatar National Research Priorities: UREP23-031-2-014, "Design and Implementation of a Wearable Smart Insole for Studying Altered Vertical Ground Reaction Forces (GRFs) in Diabetic Sensorimotor Polyneuropathy (DSPN)." - (Jan 2020 - Jun 2020)2. Qatar National Research Priorities: UREP22-003-2-001, "Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF) funded Joint Research of QU & Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC). Developed a Human Circulatory System Simulation for Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) Therapy." - (Jun 2017 - August 2019)

Doha, Qatar

I worked as a part-time student employee in Qatar University's academic advising office for approximately one year. My responsibilities included:1. Assisting in data collection, analysis, and visualization using tools such as Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, etc.2. Creating effective visualizations and automating data analytical workflows through tools such as Visual Basic, Macros, etc.2. Assisting in various official tasks.

Doha, Qatar

Worked as a Data Scientist on a collaborative project entitled "Non-Intrusive Presence Detection from Smart ‎Meter Data" under Qatar University (QU) and Iberdrola Middle East (IB-ME). My responsibilities included:1. Non-intrusive load monitoring (NILM) for multiple household appliances based on smart meter data.2. Non-intrusive occupancy monitoring (NIOM) using smart meter data.3. Using deep machine learning techniques such as 1D-reconstruction and 1D-classification networks to develop the solutions.

Doha, Qatar

HMC Internal Grant: MRC-01-21-1027, “Severity Stratification of Prenatal Hydronephrosis using Deep Learning by Ultrasonography”, a collaborative research project between Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC), Qatar University (QU) and Sidra Medicine.1. Created the first-ever benchmark ultrasonography dataset for AHN (HMC-QU-AHN) in Qatar based on data collected from HMC and Sidra Medicine.2. Detected Ultrasound (US) region of interest (ROI) using YOLO, segmented kidney and hydronephrosis fluid regions using 2D-CNN-based models. Proposed novel models and beat state-of-the-art (SOTA) models for all phases.3. Developed an AI-enabled application for Antenatal ‎Hydronephrosis (AHN) detection and severity grading from segmented kidney and/or fluid regions from renal-US images.4. Proposed AI-based novel metrics for AHN severity grading from renal-US images.

Doha, Qatar

Worked on a Bioinformatics project entitled "Mendelian disease RNA-seq abnormal gene discovery".

Project: Improving Electric Vehicle (EVs) Charging Network Management by Analyzing EV Charging Data, in a collaboration between Omdena, EnergyTech Hub Melbourne, and C4NET.Contributions:1. Worked on Background Research and literature on the relevant topic as a Machine Learning Engineer with an Electrical Engineering Background.2. Helped in Data Preparation, processing, and creating EDA pipelines.3. Provided the team with technical advice related to Power Management, Transmission, etc. in/with the presence of the collaborating experts.4. Worked on largescale Time Series data for predicting EV charging station location, consumer density/requirement estimation, peak hour forecasting, etc. through various ML techniques such as Clustering. 5. Led the tasks as a Lead ML Engineer.

Project: Predicting Climate & Geopolitical Risks for Financing Water & Energy Needs in West & Central Africa, in a collaboration between Omdena and Finz.Contributions:1. Prepared an end-to-end pipeline for multiclass segmentation of satellite images using UNet and its variants.2. Gained skills such as Remote Sensing, Satellite Imagery, Various bands of multichannel images, Image Processing, etc.3. As a Junior ML Engineer, led one major task in place of a Task-leader during the last half of the challenge.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Training by a collaboration of ZAKA and Microsoft; was among around 100 selected applicants in this program from 2500+ candidates from various Universities in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region. I was among the 40-50 people who could successfully complete this program after fulfilling all requirements.Skills gained:1. Data Science Concepts such as Data Science Lifecycle.2. Explored Python Libraries such as NumPy, Pandas, Matplotlib, etc.3. Built, Trained, and Tested Deep Learning-based Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN) models.4. Deep Learning (in KERAS/PyTorch) for Image Classification.5. Natural Language Processing (NLP) for Sentiment Analysis and Speech Recognition Basics.6. Gained core concepts in Azure and Cloud Computing in general, and gained AZ-900, DP-900, and AI-900 Azure Certificates from Microsoft.

Skills gained:1. Version Control Systems (GitHub and Bitbucket).2. AGILE methodologies (SCRUM, KANBAN, etc.).3. Two projects for Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA), and ML and DL Model development in Python.4. Flask or Django to deploy ML models in Webapps.5. Cloud and API Deployment.6. File Ingestion and Schema Validation (Dask, Modin, Ray, Pandas).7. Object Serialization using JSON, Pickle, YAML, etc.8. Postman for API development.

Doha, Qatar

Worked as an Electrical Engineering Intern in the ECG Branch in Doha, Qatar during the Summer of 2019.Experience Gained:1. Field Trained in two skyscraper construction projects (Somerset and J.W. Marriott) in Al Dafna, Doha.2. Hands-on training on project documents such as Pre-Design, IFT, IFC, RFI, Process Drawings, As-built drawings, etc. 3. Attended lectures on various local and international regulations such as Qatar Construction Specifications (QCS), Kahramaa & Ooredoo Specifications, British Standards (BSI), Safety Specifications from Qatar Civil Defense (QCDD), IEEE Standards, etc. 4. Trained on Extra Low Voltage (ELV) systems such as Computer Networks, IPTV, IP-CCTV Systems, Fire Alarm systems, etc. 5. Used DIALux to design indoor and outdoor lightings, and AutoCAD to design electrical distribution systems. 6. Designed a Single Line Diagram (SLD) for an HVAC Cooling System.

Master Of Science, Electrical Engineering, 3.50/4.00

Bachelor Of Science (Honors Student, Graduated With Distinction), Electrical And Electronics Engineering, 3.51/4.00

Secondary School, High School, Science, Gpa 5.00/5.00 In Both Ssc And Hsc

Activities and Societies: School Football Team (2012-13), School Volleyball Team (2013), IUPAC Conference Science Fair Team (2013)

Primary School, Middle School, General Studies

Primary School, General Studies