Wajahat Khan

AI Engineer | NLP & Deep Learning Specialist
Karachi, PK.

About

Highly motivated AI Engineer with a robust academic foundation in Artificial Intelligence and over a year of hands-on experience in real-world AI, NLP, and Deep Learning solutions. Proven leader in developing intelligent agents using STT, LLM, RAG, and TTS, I am passionate about delivering production-grade ML systems and solving complex global problems with state-of-the-art models. Actively seeking remote AI/ML or product-focused opportunities in Pakistan to leverage advanced technical skills and drive impactful innovation.

Work

Procom FAST
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Excom AI Competitions Head

Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan

Summary

As Excom AI Competitions Head, I led the planning and execution of four major AI competitions, fostering innovation and engagement within the student community.

Highlights

Spearheaded the organization of four major AI competitions: Deep Vision Showdown, DataScience, Recommender Rumble, and ChatCraft, engaging a wide student audience.

Managed a team of three co-heads, delegating responsibilities and ensuring seamless execution of all competition logistics and events.

Designed and developed the ChatCraft competition, personally managing over 120+ teams (3 members each) and securing sponsorship from Logiciel Services.

Cultivated a vibrant competitive environment, promoting skill development and collaboration among participants in cutting-edge AI domains.

NUCES FAST
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Teaching Assistant

Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan

Summary

As a Teaching Assistant, I managed assignment assessments, quiz evaluations, and project grading, upholding academic fairness and standards.

Highlights

Oversaw and graded assignments, quizzes, and projects for multiple courses, ensuring fair and consistent academic standards for students.

Provided constructive feedback to students, contributing to their understanding and improvement in complex AI and computer science concepts.

Managed administrative tasks related to course delivery, supporting faculty and enhancing the learning experience for students.

IT-Solera
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Project Intern

Islamabad, Islamabad Capital Territory, Pakistan

Summary

As a Project Intern, I contributed to 6 real-time AI projects, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deploy ML and NLP models in production.

Highlights

Contributed to 6 real-time AI projects, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deploy and optimize ML and NLP models in production environments.

Developed end-to-end data pipelines for diverse AI applications, including text classification, image recognition, chatbot development, and recommender systems.

Applied advanced deep learning models (CNN, RNN, Transformers) to process both structured and unstructured data, demonstrating versatility in model selection.

Executed API integrations, fine-tuned model performance, and managed cloud-based deployments to ensure scalable and efficient AI solutions.

Euronet Pakistan
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Associate Application Consultant

Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan

Summary

As an Associate Application Consultant, I support enterprise-scale financial solutions, collaborating with technical teams to ensure seamless product deployment and system reliability.

Highlights

Supported the deployment and maintenance of enterprise-scale financial solutions, including digital transactions and core banking systems, ensuring high availability and performance.

Collaborated cross-functionally with technical teams to diagnose and resolve complex integration issues, facilitating smooth product deployments.

Maintained adherence to Service Level Agreements (SLAs) by proactively addressing system challenges and ensuring operational stability.

Explored and identified opportunities for AI-led automation within digital payment ecosystems, proposing innovative solutions for efficiency gains.

Education

FAST National University of Computing and Emerging Sciences
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan

B.S.

Artificial Intelligence

Languages

English
Urdu

Certificates

Procom AI Showdown

Issued By

NUCES FAST

Introduction to Generative AI by Google

Issued By

Google

RWS Linguistics Prompt Design Course

Issued By

RWS

CodersCup

Issued By

NUCES FAST

AI Nexus

Issued By

NUCES FAST

Procom DataScience Competition

Issued By

NUCES FAST

Skills

Web Technologies

HTML, CSS, JavaScript.

Databases

MongoDB, MySQL, RDF/SPARQL.

Languages

Python, JavaScript, Java, C++, PHP, Prolog.

Frameworks

TensorFlow, PyTorch, Scikit-learn, FastAPI, Flask, Django, React, Bootstrap.

Libraries

LangChain, LangGraph, Transformers, spaCy, HuggingFace, RDF-lib.

Tools

Git, Jupyter, VS Code, WebSocket, Linux, XAMP.

AI Concepts

NLP, Computer Vision (CV), Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs), Large Language Models (LLMs), Speech-to-Text (STT), Text-to-Speech (TTS), Voice Activity Detection (VAD), Recommender Systems, Transfer Learning.

Software Development

Full Stack Development, API Integration, Cloud Deployment, Model Performance Tuning, Data Preprocessing, Model Evaluation, System Design, Multithreaded Programming.

Project Management

Cross-functional Collaboration, Team Leadership, Event Organization, Stakeholder Management.

Projects

Intelligent Personal Injury Law Chatbot | NLP & Recommendation System

Summary

Designed and implemented an intelligent chatbot to assist users in discovering, comparing, and obtaining recommendations for personal injury law firms across five Canadian provinces.

EchoIntel AI – Real-Time Voice Conversational Agent

Summary

Designed and developed a real-time, speech-to-speech conversational AI system, enabling natural, multi-turn dialogue with user interruption handling.

Text Classification for News Articles | NLP Project

Summary

Contributed to the development of an NLP system for categorizing news articles into predefined categories with high accuracy.

Xefan Resorts | Web Programming Project

Summary

Developed a fully responsive and user-friendly resort booking website for Xefan Resort, enhancing the online booking experience.

CareerLink | AI Project Recommender System

Summary

Developed an AI-powered job recommender system, enabling users to find relevant job opportunities based on their resume content and preferences.

T20 Ontology Based Project | AI Project

Summary

Designed and implemented an ontology-based system for T20 cricket data, enabling structured data representation and complex querying.

E-Voting System | Full Stack Website

Summary

Developed a full-stack e-voting system portal for voters and the Election Commission, ensuring secure and efficient election processes.