Ammar Bin Zulqarnain

PhD Student in Computer Science

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

About

Experience

  • Research Assistant at Institute for Software Integrated Systems, Vanderbilt University
    Aug 2022 - Present · 3 yrs 11 mos

  • Teaching Assistant at Vanderbilt University
    Aug 2021 - May 2022 · 10 mos

    • Improved students’ grades by 30% by holding office hours and managed 20 students per week to help them understanding the concepts of Data Structures, • Graded students’ projects and provided them feedback on how they can utilize the knowledge of the course.

  • Research Intern at Institute for Software Integrated Systems, Vanderbilt University
    Jun 2021 - May 2022 · 1 yr

    • Increased the data analysis efficiency of open-source transportation data by creating data curating programs and algorithms that to evaluate fairness of resource allocation in Chattanooga and Nashville. • Optimized data processing by 50%. by gathering and curating census data of Chattanooga and Tennessee having more than 100 demographic factors at Census Tract, Block Group and Block levels, • Developed a Docker container for OpenTripPlanner Server and generated isochrone maps and travel times of buses to provide quantitative analysis results and show their correlation with demographics variables.

  • Technology Consultant at Vanderbilt University Tech Hub
    Aug 2019 - May 2020 · 10 mos

    Communicated with students and faculty clients to diagnose technical issues so as to connect them with the appropriate support department. Focused on network and services support as well as VUnetID accounts, email, and personal computer troubleshooting.

  • Business Operations Intern at Canteen Stores Department
    Jul 2019 - Aug 2019 · 2 mos

    Managed 40 purchase orders of the shops to suppliers including Reckitt Benckiser, Colgate, etc. in shop’s depot containing stocks. Coordinated the transportation of incoming 40000 stock-keeping units loaded on trucks by suppliers under the supervision of heads. Ensured documentation of 100 invoices by the suppliers, and received the status of 20 suppliers and kept the records. Assessed customer shopping tendencies and satisfaction to inform strategic improvements in the shopper’s experience such as more advanced and helpful technology.