Ifzaal Imdad

Experience

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  Toastmasters International

  Jul 2018 - Feb 2020

  Secretary
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  Lit The Light

  Feb 2022 - now

  Member for English Linguistics

  Creating audiobooks for K-12 visually impaired children. Producing recordings of 7+ audiobooks in different genres.

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  Our Own English High School Al Ain

  May 2022 - Mar 2023

  From conducting STEAM hands-on workshops, to mentoring student groups, being a STEAM Leader instilled a new-found interest of innovation and creative thinking. It was even better helping students in these creative and challenging endeavours!

  • School Prefect

    May 2022 - Mar 2023

  • STEAM Leader

    May 2022 - Mar 2023
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  Toastmasters International

  Dec 2022 - Mar 2023

  Senior Member
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  Nanyang Technological University Singapore

  Jan 2023 - Apr 2023

  Artifical Intelligence Intern

  At NTU:Awarded best project for ASL -image and real-time- detection software for Gmeet/Zoom, aiding hearing-impaired children to interact in online meetings. At Amazon:Created and Deployed 3 Chatbots using Amazon Lex & slack; 1 Object detection model using Sagemaker; AWS certification by Industry Mentors from Amazon.

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  Our Own English High School Al Ain

  May 2023 - Apr 2024

  Senior Head Boy

  It was an honor to be elected in as the Deputy Head Boy for the academic year 2023-24. My responsibility lies in helping students of the school in their daily endeavors. Furthermore, it is my everlasting hope to improve and make the school a much better place for students in terms of experiences and opportunities.

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  CitronTalk

  Jul 2023 - Jan 2024

  Web Developer

  Optimized the website using HTML and CSS. Created a social media strategy and upgraded the blogs’ interface. Published social articles with 3K+ hits.

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  Younity.in

  Jul 2023 - Aug 2023

  Corporate Development Specialist

  - Recognized as the Top Intern of 2023- Worked closely with the business development team to devise innovative strategies for market penetration and audience expansion.- Maintained open communication with internal teams, keeping all parties informed of project progress.- Incorporated feedback from customers and stakeholders to drive iterative improvements in company's offerings.- Collaborated with the marketing team to formulate effective promotional strategies.

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  United Arab Emirates University

  Sept 2023 - Aug 2024

  Research Intern at IRI Laboratory

  Researching and benchmarking Arabic Sign Language (ArSL) detection models. Developing typing interface and educational app for K-12 students to learn SL.

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  TED Conferences

  Oct 2023 - Nov 2023

  TEDxTALK SPEAKER

  Delivered a TEDxTalk themed on "The Power of the Ordinary". I take you through my perspective of how people are perceived as "Dal and Rice" in life!

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  AI and ML Club at VT

  Aug 2024 - now

  Member
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  Virginia Tech Department of Computer Science

  Jan 2025 - now

  Undergraduate Student Researcher at IDEEAS Lab

  As an undergrad researcher at the IDEEAS lab, I analyze written notes and audio recordings from standardized simulated patient exams to assess medical practitioners' health systems citizenship. My duties include performing data analysis, utilizing machine learning and NLP models, collaborating with fellow researchers, and contributing to reports and presentations.