Mohammed Zafar Faraz
Summary
Talented Engineer with focus on merging multiple disciplines to produce cutting-edge products. Leverages user experience and advanced knowledge of multiple technologies to continuously optimize and innovate designs. Highly technical and focused on problem-solving.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Biomedical Engineer - BCI Applications
Synchron
07.2023 - Current
- My Primary Objective in my role remains to ensure the patients enrolled in clinical trial have a pleasant experience with using the system and gather additional data for product development
- Responsibilities Include: -
- Making regular scheduled visits to patient's residence for collecting brain data on behalf of Synchron and Royal Melbourne Hospital as part of the follow up clinical research study
- Working with the software and clinical team to ensure documentation for regulatory bodies have been attested and match regulatory standards
- Assisting Software development team in developing Brain-Computer Interface analysis tools for user interaction with the real world
- Developing vital Machine Learning tools for signal analysis
- Adapting user preferences into product to ensure a smooth user experience
- Translating design into workable product features
- Bug fixes and product enhancements
- Developing user workflows and training material from a product standpoint to allow users to incorporate the product into their day-to-day lives in the absence of product specialists
- Enabling users to advocate for the product by educating them on its uses and advantages
Field Clinical Engineer
Synchron Australia Pty Ltd
01.2021 - 07.2023
- My Primary Objective is to go see patients who are enrolled into clinical trials in Melbourne, Australia by performing experimental session runs and data collection for signal analysis and software improvement
- Responsibilities Include: -
- Making regular scheduled visits to patient's residence for collecting brain data on behalf of Synchron and Royal Melbourne Hospital as part of the Stentrode clinical trial
- Working with the software and clinical team to ensure documentation for regulatory bodies have been attested and match regulatory standards
- Assisting Software development team in developing Brain-Computer Interface analysis tools for user interaction with the real world
- Assist in signal processing and signal annotation
- Developing vital Machine Learning tools for signal analysis
Computer Vision Research Assistant
University of Melbourne
07.2020 - 12.2020
- Biomedical engineering in conjunction with IBM and ARC (Centre of Excellence)
- My primary involvement is in the development of an Object Detection System as a part of an overarching project which uses a Brain-computer interface to enable paraplegic patients to interact with the environment due to partial or complete loss of sensation/function in their limbs
- Responsibilities Include: -
- Developing an Object detection system trained on the COCO dataset and Yolo V3
- Improving the functionality of the detection system with a list of auxiliary functions like pose estimation, colour recognition, image similarity, image segmentation etc
- Incorporating the module to work well with an ARM-powered GPU for enhanced low power but high processing speed in an edge device (Jetson TX2)
- Working with a stereo camera to utilize it's depth estimation, 3d scanning features and smart sensors for positional tracking
- Developing complex algorithms to retain detected data in memory to be cross-referenced with later iterations of the object
- The project required proficient knowledge in Python and Python libraries – PIL, Pillow, OpenCV, Sci-kit, pip etc.
Prosthetic Technician
Free 3d Hands
12.2018 - 12.2019
- Worked with Matt Bowtell (Australian of the year 2018) in developing a low cost prosthetic hand for underprivileged members of the community
- His company, Free 3d Hands developed a body– powered prosthetic hand having a spring mechanism for clutching objects
- Using cutting-edge biomedical engineering knowledge, we were brought on to assist in the development of a prosthetic hand with a motor and reflectance sensor
- Responsibilities Include: -
- Developing the interface between the arm and the operating system that governed the interaction of the user with the external environment
- Understanding the functioning of the muscular system around the arm and it's interaction with the reflectance sensor
- Interpreting the reflectance sensor signal and adapting it to individual muscle movement
- The first working prototype was set to ship in March 2020 but due to the pandemic restrictions, development was put on hold
- The successor to the hand, was meant to consist of a smart myoelectric motor which would utilize a machine learning model to interact with the environment via the motors in the prosthetic hand
- It is currently under development.
Education
Masters - Engineering (Biomedical)
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia07.2020
Bachelors - Technology (Biomedical Engineering)
SRM University
Chennai, India05.2016
Skills
- Python (Advanced)
- Angular TS (Advanced)
- Flutter (Intermediate)
- MATLAB
- LabVIEW
- Java
- SQL
- Kotlin
- Autodesk Fusion 360
- Android App Development
- API Integration
- Technical Writing
- Requirements Gathering and Analysis
- Software Testing and Validation
Timeline
Biomedical Engineer - BCI Applications
Synchron
07.2023 - Current
Field Clinical Engineer
Synchron Australia Pty Ltd
01.2021 - 07.2023
Computer Vision Research Assistant
University of Melbourne
07.2020 - 12.2020
Prosthetic Technician
Free 3d Hands
12.2018 - 12.2019
Masters - Engineering (Biomedical)
University of Melbourne
Bachelors - Technology (Biomedical Engineering)
SRM University
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