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Graduate Researcher

MBZUAI

Deep learning optimization with a focus on efficient methods.

• Studying step-size design and second-moment estimates for modern optimizers.
• Advised by Prof. Samuel Horváth.

Visiting Scholar (Remote)

SPICE Lab, Northwestern University

Calibration-free human motion sensing with wearables.

• Generated synthetic smartwatch IMU data from mocap datasets to train bi-LSTM models.
• Demonstrated calibration-free arm pose estimation using synthetic data and bi-LSTM models.
• Advisor: Prof. Karan Ahuja.

Undergraduate Researcher

CSP Lab, NYU Abu Dhabi

Privacy-preserving web search with LLM-based decoy queries.

• Built a semantic-aware decoy query generator to reduce detectability by LLMs.
• Advisor: Prof. Christina Pöpper.

Research Assistant

CAMeL Lab, NYU Abu Dhabi

Voice-driven video interaction systems for multilingual communication.

• Engineered microservices for speech recognition, dialogue, and video control; containerized with Docker on GCP.
• Built a web interface enabling natural-speech video control.
• Supervisor: Prof. Nizar Habash.

Software Development Intern (Remote)

Zbor

Cross-platform mobile app with a serverless backend.

• Built a React Native app with GraphQL APIs for DynamoDB.
• Implemented Cognito authentication and custom AppSync Lambda resolvers.
• Improved scalability with Lambda layers and real-time updates.

Data Science Intern (Remote)

Around.to

Analytics dashboards and revenue modeling.

• Developed a Streamlit dashboard for client analytics and revenue trends.
• Applied supervised ML for revenue heatmaps and built Metabase dashboards with SQL.

Reviewer

AISTATS 2026

Volunteer

IEEE/RSJ IROS 2024

Supported visitor sessions at MBZUAI.

• Guided attendees and coordinated logistics.

Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI)

Master of Science

Machine Learning

• GPA: 4.0
• Thesis: Muon optimizer and effect of second-moment estimates

New York University Abu Dhabi

Bachelor of Science (Double Major)

Computer Science & Mathematics

• GPA: 3.91
• Thesis: LLM-assisted web search privacy

Bloomberg Global Trading Challenge — 2nd place (NYU Abu Dhabi)

Bloomberg

Top in Country — GCE A-Levels Computer Science

Cambridge Assessment International Education

Top in Country — GCE A-Levels Chemistry

Cambridge Assessment International Education

Boundless Conversations: AI-Powered Video Interactions across Domains, Languages, and Time

A. Chierici, S. Lee, N. Habash, A. Sherwood, B. Dev, G. Kumar, M. Ali

Published at SIGGRAPH Asia 2023 (Emerging Technologies).

Keystroke Biometrics Logger

Chrome extension capturing keystroke dynamics for biometrics research.

• Exports structured typing data for ML analysis.

Editable Creatable Multiselect

Open-source customizable multiselect dropdown component.

• Supports inline editing and item creation.

FAT32 File Recovery

Command-line tool to recover deleted files from FAT32 file systems.

• Handles contiguous and non-contiguous layouts.