CV

Education

Ph.D. Candidate, Artificial Intelligence

University of Malaya - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

• Research focus: speech emotion recognition with developing an algorithm to apply real-time detection of emotions from speech signals.

Master of Science: Advanced Software Engineering

University of Sheffield - United Kingdom

  • Thesis: A Social Networking App and Web Database for Carers. The main aim of this study is to build a social networking application for the iPhone to share personal information between friends.

  • Bachelor of Science: Information Technology
    University of Kurdistan-Hawler - Hawler, Iraq . First Class Honors.

  • Bachelor of Science: Mathematics
    University of Salahaddin - Hawler, Iraq
    Thesis: A desktop software for encrypting texts using PlayFair cipher algorithm.


Full Stack Developer July 2020 - Present

IMMC Innovation Sdn Bhd, Kuala Lumpur, KL

Responsibilities:

❏ Web-based system development which includes the development of design and develop the frontend and the backend of web-based system.

❏ Deliver performance-driven and user-centric websites per business requirements.

❏ Review codes, debug problems and correct issues.

❏ Work with the team who preparing vending machines and design API.

❏ Support the deployment and maintenance of software that make it more efficient.

❏ Developing database design, adding new features to the backend server using PHP and improve the web
UI design.
Projects:

❏ Create online system for vending machines.

❏ Develop backend and frontend e-system for salesman


  • Graduated Research Assistant, Jan. 2018 – Nov. 2019
    University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, KL
    Responsibilities:

❏ Worked in the Advanced Robotics Lab at the University of Malaya regarding develop AI based applications, face recognition, robotic, and speech emotion recognition.

❏ Assisted the lead faculty’s research on AI for academic pursuits and practical applications.

❏ Built, configured, and tested robotic applications.

❏ Created, tested, and debugged AI models and commercial applications for mobile devices and robots.

❏ Designed and developed robot system for restaurant services using AI model with python and MySQL
databases for detecting customer's emotions with facial expression.
Projects:

❏ Detect emotions from speech and facial expression and use it for creating empathic robot.

❏ Café Shop robot, that can recognize the face and welcoming the registered person by voice. Detect person’s emotion and update a live chart each second. Archive all user’s emotions and save it in a database, and within an online website can access to a daily report.

❏ Convert speech to text and detect emotion detection is a branch of sentiment analysis in real-time.

❏ LinkUS an intelligent system for connected aging with integrating AI models.

❏ Help a master student for Heartbeat project using website.


Teaching Experience

- Teaching Pre-calculus, Computer application for business, introduction to computer, Human computer interaction, Web technology, Analysis and Design of Information Systems and e-commerce courses at Komar University of Science and Technology

- Giving introduction course to 100 religion men (Mala) for Ministry of Endowments and Religious Affairs.

- Giving programming, Photoshop, database, web development, MS Office, MS windows and internet courses in general.

Komar university of Science and Technology Feb. 2014 – Present

Faculty member in Computer Engineering Department. Teaching the following courses:

    • pre-calculus,

    • Computer application for business,

    • introduction to computer,

    • Human Computer Interaction,

    • Web-based Business Technologies,

    • System Analysis and Design and

    • e-commerce courses.

Assistant Coordinator of Quality Assurance Oct. 2014 - Present

I have responsibility as a assistant coordinator in quality assurance committee at KUST.

Director of Information Technology office Feb. 2014 - Present

Responsibility for directing all information technology functions for Komar University, including creating website, creating database for registration, directing staff that support networking, administrative computing, supervision of computer specialists and IT workers, and oversight of all IT-related projects.

Coordinate of IT committee

Coordinator of IT committee Feb. 2014 - Oct. 2016

I have responsibility as a coordinator of IT committee at Komar University.

C4kurd Group, Iraq – Erbil Since 2007--

Founder

* Designed and programmed databases using MS Access and Visual Basic for numerous companies and ministries and departments of the KRG.

* Developed more than 25 websites using PHP, MySQL, CSS, HTML, Javascript, JQuery, Ajax, XML and JSON programming. (Example: www.keychangesuwp.org.uk, www.erbilcitadel.org, www.kurdiu.org, www.pdk-21.com, www.kurdhaj.com, www.parwarda.org, www.hazhan.org, www.previraq.com, www.parwarda.org..).

* Object Oriented Programming by Java language and Matlab.

* Experienced in design a website user interface by using Adobe Photoshop.

* Experienced in selling web host and domains, such as 67 hosts and more than 100 domains are sold.

* Created a special keyboard layout program for writing the Kurdish alphabet for Internet users.

* Database design using MS Access.

* Graphic designs, including banners, brochures, posters and advertisements.

* Created an electronic English-Kurdish dictionary by using visual basic.

iOS Developer September 2012- Present

* Used native Objective-C object-oriented programming

* Design user interface and development of an iOS application

* Experience with advanced iOS technologies including GPS, SQLite, Core Data and web databases, Push and Local notification.

* 6 native apps built so far, one is available in App Store, one waiting for review and others will upload them soon.

* Bang App is added to App Store from April 2013 and it is downloaded more than 11000 times.

* Built a social networking App and web database for carers. * Three months full Master course about iOS development app.

* Built an app for parents (iBaby), the game app and timer app as a project at university.

* Experience with design patterns and MVC for design iOS app based I learn in my Master course at university of Sheffield.

C4kurd Magazine, Iraq - Erbil September 2007 – September 2011

IT Editor

* Editor in chief.

* Published 54 issues

* The first most popular computer magazine in our region (Kurdistan).

Asin Office for Computer Services March 2003 – March 2006

Manager

* Web design

* Database design

* Computer selling, assembly and service

* Graphic designs, including banners, posters and advertisements

* Financial and administrative management of the office

* Designing and programming databases using MS. Access and Visual Basic for companies and KRG ministries.

* Opening training courses for more than 1000 people in programs such as MS. Word, MS. Excel, MS. Access, Photoshop, Visual Basic, and courses in using internet.

* Programming an English-Kurdish dictionary using Visual Basic.

Max Office for Internet Services January 2002 – March 2003

Administering the Internet café

* Web design

* Giving Internet, database, MS Word, Excel, and Photoshop Courses.

* Networking