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Academic & Research Experience

TU Dortmund University · Lamarr Institute · University of Hamburg / HITeC · COMSENS · UOKAJK · UAJK · Punjab Group of Colleges · 2017–Present

Research Associate
TU Dortmund University — Chair of Virtual Machining · Lamarr Institute for ML & AI
Nov 2025–Present · Dortmund, Germany
Current Industrial AI Machining Intelligence Explainable ML

Research in Industrial AI for smart manufacturing — machining stability, chatter detection, acoustic monitoring, explainable machine learning, signal processing, and human-in-the-loop annotation systems.

  • Developing AudioIno labeling and analysis workflows for machining stability annotation (stable / metastable / chatter regions)
  • Acoustic monitoring and spectrogram analysis — comparing PCB, B5, HI10, TASCAM microphones for chatter-relevant signal capture
  • Supporting student theses on impact hammer / FRF analysis, microphone comparison, and tool wear prediction
  • Contributing to publication planning in Industrial AI, machining dynamics, and low-cost acoustic sensing
  • Building reproducible Python/Streamlit workflows for manufacturing data analysis and ML pipelines
Research Assistant / AI-ML Engineer
HITeC e.V. — Hamburger Informatik Technologie-Center / University of Hamburg
Nov 2022–Dec 2024 · Hamburg, Germany
NLP Deep Learning Time Series LLMs MLOps

Research assistant at the technology transfer centre of the Department of Informatik, University of Hamburg. Worked across four applied AI projects for industry and research partners. Employment reference issued by Dr. Lothar Hotz, CEO HITeC e.V. (October 2024).

CoyPu — Cognitive Economy Intelligence Platform
Event detection, knowledge graphs, geospatial mapping for economic resilience
  • Development of NLP system using BERT, RoBERTa, and LSTM for dataset creation
  • Scraping and processing data from Reddit, Twitter, and German news websites
  • Development of event detection and extraction system + web app for geospatial mapping with location and severity visualisation
EVASST — Value Stream Simulation Tool for Process Industry
Automated parameterized simulation of customer value stream networks (raw materials → goods delivery)
  • Extensive work on data analytics for value stream modelling
  • Development of deep learning models for energy consumption prediction — progressing towards machine-specific energy use forecasting
DigitalCurri — Intelligent Monitoring for Tire Heating Presses
AI-based condition monitoring and maintenance recommendations for tire curing presses — cycle time prediction, energy forecasting
  • Working on models with LSTM, GRU, and MLP for phase length prediction and energy forecasting in tire curing presses
  • Dataset preparation through REST APIs and SQLAlchemy
  • Writing high-quality Python code adhering to best practices — scalability and maintainability
  • Unit and integration testing to ensure robust solutions
EWIVIKIS — Intelligent Heat Cabin with AI Recommendation System
New generation intelligent thermal cabin for vitality measurement and improvement
  • Design of intelligent sauna systems with AWS DynamoDB and Federated Learning
  • Connecting and analysing data from Ouraring and Raspberry Pi sensors
  • Incorporating user feedback to enhance system intelligence and functionality
Technologies used
BERTRoBERTaLSTMGRUMLP AWS DynamoDBFederated LearningREST APIs GitLab CI/CDJIRALLMsPython
Computer Lecturer
University of Kotli, Azad Jammu & Kashmir — Department of CS & IT
May 2019–Oct 2022 · Kotli AJK, Pakistan
Teaching FYP Supervision Exam Committee Board of Studies

Permanent faculty member — hired directly after achieving Gold Medal / 1st Position in BSCS. Taught undergraduate CS courses and supervised final year projects. Served as Member of Exam Committee and Board of Studies.

  • Teaching: Software Engineering, Data Structures, Data Science, Machine Learning, AI, Database, Web Development
  • Supervised BSCS final year projects across multiple topics
  • Member of Exam Committee and Board of Studies
  • Invited to speak at academic conferences and seminars
  • Contributed to curriculum development and departmental research activities
Computer Science Lecturer / Campus Coordinator
Punjab Group of Colleges — Kotli Campus
Nov 2017–Jan 2019 · Kotli AJK, Pakistan
Teaching CMS Development Head of Sports Campus Coordinator
  • CS Lecturer — taught programming, web development, and CS fundamentals
  • CMS development lead — design, debugging, maintenance, and reporting on College Management System
  • Campus Coordinator — coordinated between head office and Kotli Campus
  • Head of Sports — oversaw all campus sports programmes
  • Controller Examiner and Event Manager for campus events
Computer Teacher
Greenland Public Secondary School — Chowki Kalah, Kotli AJK
Apr 2017–Aug 2017 · Kotli AJK, Pakistan

Taught computer science and IT subjects across middle and high school classes. Experience certificate issued August 2017.

MA Education
Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU), Islamabad
2018–2020 · Distance Learning

Master of Arts in Education — Distance & Non-Formal Education. Focus: educational research, curriculum development, teaching strategies, educational psychology. CGPA 69% · Grade B. Awarded Spring 2020.

Web Development Internship
Arfa Kareem Institute of Modern Technology — Kotli AJK
Jun 2014–Jul 2014 · Kotli AJK, Pakistan

Completed intensive internship in web development tools and technologies during BSCS studies. Certificate issued July 2014.

Technical skills

Industrial AI

Acoustic Monitoring Chatter Detection Signal Processing STFT / Welch PSD FRF Analysis Tool Wear Prediction

ML / Deep Learning

CNN LSTM / GRU BERT / RoBERTa Random Forest Explainable AI Federated Learning

Tools & Infrastructure

Python PyTorch TensorFlow SciPy Docker GitLab CI/CD AWS DynamoDB REST APIs JIRA