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Education
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Education Certifications
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Syeda Fouzia

Auckland,New Zealand

Summary

To leverage extensive expertise as applied machine learning scientist, backed by a Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science from Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience

Work History

Machine Learning Research Scientist

Plant Tech Research Institute Limited
01.2021 - 01.2022
  • Researched, designed and developed machine learning-based AI automation solutions to add value to primary sector organizations i.e Horticulture projects.
  • Collaboration with other data scientists and Researchers as part of solution development, Information sharing on Confluence for team members, Proficient on Git, bit bucket, Part of IP Documentation for AI-based solutions
  • Dataset acquisition, preparation, formatting, statistical analysis, engineering and visualization.
  • Algorithm design, software design/coding in python and developing a range of machine learning technologies for vital horticulture challenges
  • Training and validating multiple deep learning frameworks like YOLO-v3/5, Mask-R CNN, Faster-RCNN, U-net etc, Evaluation metrics and performance quantification of the relevant algorithms Incl Integration and hypothesis testing on CUDA enabled NVIDIA GPU machines

Deep Learning Engineer

Crown Equipment Limited Auckland. New Zealand
11.2016 - 04.2020
  • Deployed Proof of concept for Callaghan Innovation Project “Real time Object detection and tracking System for multiple moving targets (trucks and persons) in Warehouse”.
  • Developed ML algorithms to analyze huge volumes of historical data to make predictions.Utilized data modeling and evaluation strategies to find patterns and predict unseen instances.
  • Consulted with managers to determine and refine machine learning objectives.
  • Designed novel computer vision techniques and retrained deep learning models using recorded custom CCTV video data from Crown Equipment warehouses.
  • The data is acquired using 4 monocular point tilt zoom (PTZ) CCTV cameras and configured/tuned for safety critical scenarios for warehousing
    employees.
  • Used multiple computer vision tools and frameworks i.e., OpenCV, Python, Pytorch, C++, Tensorflow, Keras,MATLAB

Deep Learning Researcher

Center Of Robotics And Vision(CERV) AUT Lab
01.2015 - 04.2020
  • Research and development work for Object classification using Computer Vision technologies/ algorithms and state of art deep learning methods. Published in top tiered Conferences and Journals.
  • .Abnormal incident detection based on deep learning, Object Pose estimation, 3D Object reconstruction in CERV lab

Teaching Assistant

Auckland University Of Technology
01.2018 - 01.2019
  • Delivering tutorials and conducting labs for Computer vision course for Masters class of 30 students.
  • Designing the assignment for the coursework and graded the assignments and exam papers

Senior Lecturer

Computer Science Department, Bahria University
01.2007 - 01.2015
  • Preparing Lesson plans and class presentations for the courses assigned.
  • Taught diverse Computer science related courses including Software
  • Project Management, Object oriented programming, Programming fundamentals, Operating systems, Computer Networks, Data structures and algorithms design, Applied Research methods, Data Analytics, Machine learning, Distributed systems.
  • Mentoring students to engage in learning professionally according to industry standards and employer demands.
  • Supervision of Final term Research projects of Undergraduate students.
  • Member of Curriculum design and Quality assurance committee of the department, participant of Accreditation of the CS programs.

Engineering Product Manager

Huawei Technologies Pvt Limited
01.2005 - 01.2007
  • Trained and worked at Huawei technologies Pvt limited for Cellular product development and management.
  • Communicated effectively with team members to deliver updates on project milestones and deadlines.
  • Worked on 3 major turn key projects with Telecom operators i.e. Telenor Pakistan and Ufone.
  • On-site visits for Huawei Technologies products deployment and real time status monitoring.
  • Documentation and Technical products reporting pre and post sales stage

Education

Master of Science - Computer Engineering

University of Engineering And Technology, Lahore
Lahore, Pakistan

Bachelor of Science - Electrical Engineering

University of Engineering And Technology, Lahore
Pakistan

Ph.D. - Computer Science

Auckland University of Technology
Auckland, NZ
06.2021

Affiliations

  • Charity Platform for unprivileged kids
  • IEEE Computer Society New Zealand
  • Women in AI, STEM

Education Certifications


  • Machine Learning, Stanford University (Coursera)
  • Neural Networks and Deep learning, (Coursera)
  • Python 3 Specialization, (Coursera)
  • SQL Server and Programming

Awards

  • Higher Education Commission Pakistan Certified Master Trainer attended an extensive training workshop with 30 different modules for faculty professional development in higher education.
  • Faculty Training Program by CMA Education (UK). It covered course design, teaching plan and class management, Teaching methodology and access techniques, search methodology and design, dissertation supervision, plagiarism and professional practice issues.
  • Training on ensuring quality in higher education conducted by QEC Higher Education Commission Pakistan.
  • Training at Huawei University, namely 'Project Management'. The major skills on which this training focus was Incident Management and Crisis Management. Activities covered Art of Project Management, Team Building & Pressure Handling Skills Presentation & Communication Skill, Crises / Conflict Management.

Publications

  • 2015 Akram, M. Usman, Daniyal Usmani,Tanveer Ahmad, Sarmad Abbas, and Syeda Fouzia Noor. "Seamless Fundus image stitching using WLD to improve field of view."2015 Fifth International Conference on Digital Information and Communication Technology and its
    Applications (DICTAP), Beirut, Lebanon, 2015, pp. 106-110
  • 2015 Jameel, Amina, and Fouzia Noor. "Improved multi-focus image fusion." 2015 18th International Conference on Information Fusion (Fusion), Washington, DC, USA, 2015, pp. 1346-1352
  • 2018 Fouzia, S., Bell, M. and Klette, R.:Tracking of Load Handling Forklift Trucks and Pedestrians in Warehouses.New Trends in Computer Technologies and Applications. ICS 2018. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 1013. Springer, Singapore.
  • 2019 Fouzia, S., Bell, M. and Klette, R.:Saliency Guided Data Association Measure for Multiple-Object Tracking.Esposito, C., Hong, J., Choo, KK. (eds) Pervasive Systems, Algorithms and Networks. I-SPAN 2019. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 1080.
    Springer, Cham.
  • 2017 Fouzia, S., Bell, M. and Klette, R.:Deep Learning-Based Improved Object Recognition in Warehouses.In: Paul, M., Hitoshi, C., Huang, Q. (eds) Image and Video Technology. PSIVT2017. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 10749. Springer, Cham
  • 2019 Fouzia, S., Bell, M. and Klette, R.:Improved Saliency-enhanced Multi-cue Correlation- filter-based Visual Tracking.Image and Video Technology. PSIVT 2019.Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 11854.
  • 2019 Fouzia, S., Bell, M. and Klette, R.: Comparing Trackers for Multiple Targets in Warehouses International Journal of Fuzzy Logic and Intelligent Systems 19(3): 147–157
  • 2023 Fouzia, S., Alani, N. Enhancing Orchard Management: Automated Fruit Identification and 3-D Localization Using Machine-Readable Codes (Submitted)

References

  • Mark Bell

    Group lead, perception and Navigation

    Crown Equipment New Zealand

     Email: mark.bell.nzl@gmail.com


  • Professor Ian Yule
    Founder and CEO Stoneleigh Consulting New Zealand, Co-founder, Director
    MI8 Optics
    Email: ian@stoneleighconsulting.co.nz
    Cell no: +64226461193


  • Dr Mark Begbie

     Senior Executive, Agritech New Zealand, 

    mark@theaccelerationfoundry.com

     Cell no: +64276212614.



Timeline

Machine Learning Research Scientist

Plant Tech Research Institute Limited
01.2021 - 01.2022

Teaching Assistant

Auckland University Of Technology
01.2018 - 01.2019

Deep Learning Engineer

Crown Equipment Limited Auckland. New Zealand
11.2016 - 04.2020

Deep Learning Researcher

Center Of Robotics And Vision(CERV) AUT Lab
01.2015 - 04.2020

Senior Lecturer

Computer Science Department, Bahria University
01.2007 - 01.2015

Engineering Product Manager

Huawei Technologies Pvt Limited
01.2005 - 01.2007

Master of Science - Computer Engineering

University of Engineering And Technology, Lahore

Bachelor of Science - Electrical Engineering

University of Engineering And Technology, Lahore

Ph.D. - Computer Science

Auckland University of Technology
Syeda Fouzia