Hello, Islam here!
I'm a _
A Computer Science and Chemistry student at Duke University. Currently based in Durham, NC with an interest in software engineering and applied ML research. Feel free to reach out!
Software Dev
I've worked on projects to increase the accessibility of tools and technologies in healthcare, research, and academic spaces. You can check out my GitHub for my latest software development projects and contributions.
Research Work
3+ years of experience in academic and industrial settings with multiple papers published in ML and organic chemistry. I'm interested in protein design, protein language models, and reticular chemistry.
Medical Technology
I've developed medical technology solutions for Duke Health , Health AI Partnership , and AMA , and competed nationally in medical device design competitions.
Software Engineer Intern
Soff•AI + infrastructure for supply chain intelligence
- Building cloud-native enterprise integration platform and CI/CD using Kubernetes + Docker + GitHub Actions
Software Engineer
Helian•Developing AI insight tool for medical research workflows
- Engineered ETL pipeline achieving 80% speedup and 65% resource reduction
- Built document processor embedding 25K daily PDFs with <100ms latency
- Implemented caching system reducing costs by 15% and storage by 10%
- Optimized RAG reducing token usage by 25% and response time by 40%
ML Engineer Intern
Reveal Genomics•Breast cancer genomic analysis & biomarker discovery
- Enhanced biomarker identification by 55% with Dask + NetworkX pipelines
- Improved non-linear gene correlation detection by 65% using PCA + t-SNE
- Reduced R&D analysis time by 85% with custom genomic dashboards
ML Research Assistant
Duke University•ML for therapeutic protein design @ NaderiAlizadeh Lab
- Engineered continual learning model increasing generalization by 9%
- Built distributed pipeline optimizing 1M+ protein candidates with 20% speedup
- Implemented GearNet integration boosting prediction accuracy by 20%
ML Engineer Intern
Life Edit Therapeutics•Cell editing mechanism classifier + dashboard
- Engineered classifier achieving 92% accuracy for editing mechanism prediction
- Built Streamlit dashboard enabling department-wide expression analysis
- Implemented feature extraction processing 50K+ gene profiles
Software Engineer Intern
Duke Institute for Health Innovation•Automated health literature review system
- Engineered review system processing 250+ papers daily
- Built classifier achieving 98% accuracy and 95% faster processing
- Implemented grant-writing assistant serving 350+ analysts across organizations
- Developed BERT detector analyzing 10K+ EHR records hourly
Software Engineer Intern
Project: Sapien•NLP + population health analysis dashboard
- Engineered survey builder reducing creation time by 25%
- Built classification pipeline reducing analysis time by 95%+
- Implemented HIPAA-compliant data anonymization ensuring privacy
ML Research Assistant
Saudi Aramco, KFUPM•Metal-organic polymers for CO₂ capture @ IRC-HTCM
- Engineered simulations predicting capture capacity within 12% of results
- Built meta-analysis analyzing 300+ papers for proposals (3 publications)
- Implemented breakthrough analysis interface processing 36K+ points hourly
Better FinderIn ProgressBetter Finder
Developing a native macOS Finder alternative for developers with AI-powered search, customizable workflows, and advanced filtering capabilities. Designed to offer power users with maximal automation and productivity.
- Swift
- SwiftUI
- Core ML
- macOS API
- Metal
- FileProvider
Etchr – GitHub README GeneratorEtchr – GitHub README GeneratorNew!
Web application that reduces README creation time from 120+ minutes to 5 clicks, serving 100+ users with 65% repeat usage by leveraging Google's Gemini AI to analyze codebases and generate documentation.
- TypeScript
- Next.js
- Express.js
- Node.js
- Supabase
- Google Gemini
- GCP
Job Track – CLI Job TrackerJob Track – CLI Job Tracker
CLI tool that automates the tracking of job applications by extracting information from Gmail emails using Google Gemini AI and updating a Google Sheet, eliminating manual data entry.
- Python
- Google Gmail API
- Google Sheets API
- Google Gemini
- CLI
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