Resume
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Basics
Name | Muhammad Umair |
muhammad.umair@tufts.edu |
Interests
Spoken Dialogue Systems |
Natural Language Processing |
Conversational AI |
Human-Robot Interaction |
Education
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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 |