Resume

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Basics

Name Muhammad Umair
Email muhammad.umair@tufts.edu

Interests

Spoken Dialogue Systems
Natural Language Processing
Conversational AI
Human-Robot Interaction

Education

  • 2021.09 - Present

    Medford, MA, USA

    PhD
    Tufts University
    Computer Science: Human-Robot Interaction
    • Artificial Intelligence • Deep Neural Networks • Machine Learning • Statistical Pattern Recognition • Reinforcement Learning • Probabilistic Robotics • Software Engineering • Programming Languages
  • 2017.09 - 2021.05

    Medford, MA, USA

    Bachelors of Science
    Tufts University
    Computer Science and Cognitive and Brain Science
    • Magna Cum Laude • Dean's list for all semesters

Work

  • 2021.01 - Present
    Graduate Research Assistant
    Tufts Human Interaction Lab
    Using data-driven techniques and human experiments to construct models of projectability in natural conversation.
  • 2020.05 - 2020.12
    Artificial Intelligence Intern
    Vicarious Surgical
    Created tools to remove radial and tangential image distortions by estimating the camera matrix and distortion coefficients using well-defined checkerboard patterns - deployed as a dockerized app. built using ROS-2.
  • 2018.05 - 2021.06
    Research Assistant and Lab Manager
    Tufts Human Interaction Lab
    Developed a bi-directional format converter between informal transcripts and machine-readable annotation formats (e.g, xml) and explored various machine learning approaches to capture paralinguistic features of talk.

Awards

  • 2023
    Sage Concept Grants Award ($20,000)
    Sage Research Methods Community
    Sage's Concept Grant program funds innovative products and tools aimed at enhancing social science education and research. This year, we've expanded our focus to include technology-driven tools for teaching and learning in the social sciences in response to the high volume of applications emphasizing these aspects.
  • 2023
    Graduate Student Research Competition (GSRC) Award ($1,000)
    Tufts School of Engineering
    Tufts University's Graduate Student Research Competition (GSRC) supports the research of graduate students by providing funding for expenses.
  • 2021
    De Florez Prize in Human Engineering
    Tufts School of Engineering
    The de Florez Prize in Human Engineering rewards theoretical sophistication and practical application of knowledge to the problems of human engineering.

Languages

English
Native speaker