Aqsa A.

Experience

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  Pak Elektron Limited

  Jul 2013 - Aug 2013

  Internship

  One month Internship in Refrigeration departmentAnalyzed the process of refrigeration assemblyPerformed time and motion study of different Units/Machines

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  Nextbridge Ltd.

  Jul 2015 - Nov 2021

  Mechatronics Engineer

  • Research on hardware solutions for the development of Robotics and IoT projects• Procured electronics such as sensors, microcontrollers, IoT modules, dev boards, and motors for diverse projects.• Collaborated closely with mechanical and software teams throughout project development and deployment.• Implemented hardware and sensor integration, interfacing (with various wired and wireless communication protocols), and handled data acquisition• Design and developed mobile Robots and CNC machines, fabricated printed circuit boards, and operated 3D printer.• Worked within the ROS (Robot Operating System) environment, specifically with Baxter and TurtleBot.• Utilized OpenCV for object detection tasks.• Conducted field tests to evaluate the performance of the rovers• Managed communication with clients and stakeholders, including the creation of presentations, proposals, and project completion reports.• Delivered presentations and prepared Bill of Material reports for clients.• Managed inventory for the Robotics lab. Show less

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  The Urban Unit

  Nov 2021 - Jun 2022

  Program Manager Robotics & ML Hardware

  • Establishment and setup of the Robotics lab in a public sector organization• Selection and procurement of necessary hardware for Robotics and ML like sensors, Devboards and GPU etc. • Coordination and collaboration on the execution of projects• Data monitoring and analysis for deployed sensors on dashboard and creation of reports on anomalous values for root cause analysis• Design project ideas according to client requirements, conduct final testing of deliverables, and provide training sessions to the client's user team• Deployment of IoT systems for environmental, agriculture, and irrigation projects in collaboration with P&D (Planning and Development), PSCA (Punjab Safe Cities Authority), and PITB (Punjab Information Technology Board)• Delivery of proposals, reports, and project videographic presentations to clients and stakeholders from the public sector (Government of Punjab)• Organize drone training session for various departments within the sector• Planning of job descriptions and oversight of resource hiring• Guidance to junior staff in task execution• Creation of MOUs (Memoranda of Understanding) for public sector stakeholders Show less

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  Lahore University of Management Sciences

  Jan 2023 - now

  Graduate Research Assistant

  • Develop a computer vision based system for measuring discharge rates from rivers and open channels in remote areas• Conduct field visits to collect data for real-time canal flow analysis focusing on velocity and debris tracking• Utilize onboard processing and computation for real-time discharge rate measurement• Implement data transmission via IoT platform to a central server• Employ Lucas-Kanade optical flow algorithm for velocity measurement• Plan future implementation on FPGA or microprocessor for enhanced performance• Lead system design, implementation, and data analysis processes Show less