Experience
A PDF version of my CV is available here.
AI Initiative Team Lead
Braindeck Inc. · Seoul, South Korea · Oct 2025 – Present
- Lead the development of a speech recognition model for Korean-language users with dysarthria, integrated into a real-time avatar communication platform.
- Developed a system for diagnosis, rehabilitation, and communication assistance for users with dysarthria.
- Developed voice cloning and speech synthesis methods for on-premise deployment.
- Developed a multimodal emotion recognition method using speech, facial expressions, and biosignals.
- Developed a machine learning method for acoustic defect detection in industrial manufacturing.
AI Lead
Brain Box Automations · Remote · Jul 2025 – Sep 2026
- Led the development of AI agent systems for client applications.
Graduate Student Researcher
Control Lab, KAIST · Daejeon, South Korea · Aug 2017 – Aug 2026
- Developed machine learning methods for signal integrity and equalizer optimization in high-speed DRAM systems, in collaboration with Samsung Electronics Device Solutions (DS).
- Developed fair representation learning methods for downstream prediction tasks.
- Applied deep reinforcement learning to robotic control, including a Furuta pendulum, quadcopters, and autonomous ground robots.
Freelance AI/ML Developer and Consultant
Self-Employed · Remote · Aug 2023 – Sep 2025
- Developed AI systems for clients, including conversational voice agents, document question-answering systems, and reliability prediction models for industrial equipment.
Research Assistant
RISE Lab, NUST · Islamabad, Pakistan · Feb 2016 – Jul 2017
- Developed a wearable fNIRS device for real-time monitoring of brain activity.
Intern Application Engineer
National Instruments · Islamabad, Pakistan · Jul 2016 – Sep 2016
- Completed LabVIEW certification training and developed a hybrid control system for an inverted pendulum.
Service
- KAIST EE Ambassador, KAIST EEIO Ambassador Program, 2018 and 2022
- Teaching Assistant, KAIST EEIO information desk and Visit Camp, 2018 – 2024
