About
Syed Hammad Hussain Shah is currently working as a doctoral researcher as well as a university lecturer at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway. He is expected to complete his PhD in computer science after delivering his thesis by the end of April 2024. He completed his masters in computer science from Sejong University, South Korea, and his bachelors in software engineering from COMSATS University Islamabad, Pakistan. He has worked as a research assistant at the Mixed Reality and Interaction Lab at Sejong University, South Korea. He is a passionate software engineer specializing in human-centered design, user research, and programming in software development, with a keen eye for understanding user needs. He enjoys communicating and collaborating with stakeholders to understand their needs and address them through rapid prototyping for a better user experience and to achieve functional requirements. He aspires to contribute his expertise in system design and development, UX design, human-centered design, user research, and programming.
Contact Details
- Phone: (0047) 4656 4323
- City: Ålesund, Norway (Permanent Resident)
- Email: hammad.shah38@gmail.com
Skills
Programming
Python, C# (.NET), C++, Javascript, Apache Spark
Databases
MSSQL, Entity Framework, Relational Database Design
MLOps
Azure Machine Learning (Azure ML), MLFlow
Environments & IDE
Unity3D game engine, Visual Studio, Visual Studio Code, ROS, Windows, Linux
User Experience (UX) Design
Human-centered Design, Codesign and Development, User Research
Research
Quantitative/Qualitative Data Analysis, Writing and Reviewing, Team Collaboration
Public Libraries
Tensorflow/Keras, OpenCV, Pandas, NumPy, Mixed Reality Toolkit (MRTK)
CI/CD Tools
Azure DevOps
Cloud Data Integration & Analytics
Azure Data Factory (ADF), Databricks
Software Development
Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), Agile Methodology
Pedagogical
Curriculum Design, Preparing and Delivering Lectures, Conducting Practical Lab Sessions, Preparing and Conducting Examinations, Supervising Students in Industry and Research-oriented projects
Languages
English (fluent), Norwegian (basic), Urdu (native)
Education & Awards
Education
PhD in Computer Science
March, 2020 - Expecting to submit thesis in April, 2024. (Grade: A)
Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Norway
Masters in Computer Science
March, 2018 - February, 2020. (CGPA: 4.42/4.5 , Percentage: 98.4%)
Sejong University, Seoul, South Korea
Bachelor in Software Engineering
Sep. 2013 – Jun. 2017. (CGPA: 3.7/4.0, Percentage: 86.99%)
COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI), Pakistan
Honors & Awards
- Awarded with the ‘Silver Medal’ for academic excellence, consistency in performance, and securing a second position at the end of bachelor studies.
- Fully Funded Scholarship for Master Studies (2018-2020)
- Delivered Oral Presentation at Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) International Conference 2022, Gothenburg, Sweden.
- Delivered Oral Presentation at Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) International Conference 2021, Washington DC, USA.
- Delivered Oral Presentation at IEEE - International Conference on Artificial Intelligence (ICAI) 2021, Islamabad, Pakistan.
- Delivered Oral Presentation at International Conference on Computer Science and its Applications 2018, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Professional Experience
Doctoral Researcher
March, 2020 – Present
Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Norway
Key responsibilities:
- Codesigned and developed applications of modern interactive technologies such as Virtual Reality (VR) and social robots to investigate their role in eldercare.
- Collected stakeholders' (elderly users and healthcare professionals) requirements by conducting user research and field studies.
- Designed meaningful user experiences by applying UX design methodologies such as usability testing and user interviews.
- Designed and developed machine learning algorithms for human activity recognition and time-series prediction for building intelligence and interactivity in applications for eldercare.
- Hands-on experience with Oculus Quest, Hololens 2, and humanoid robots such as Pepper and NAO robot.
- Designed data collection methods as well as planned and conducted user studies for final testing of user experience with the designed systems.
- Conducted detailed analysis of data collected in user studies for better insights into user experience and design principles.
- Published and presented research in high ranked international conferences and journals focused on HCI and expert systems.
- Skills: C#, Unity3D, Python, Keras, Activity Recognition, ROS, NumPy, UX design, User research, User statistics, Data analysis
University Lecturer
August, 2021 – Present
Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Norway
Key responsibilities:
- Designing and teaching two courses, i.e., Computer Graphics - IE500217 and Immersive Technologies - IE501914, to masters' students as a sole instructor.
- In the course titled 'Computer Graphics', students focus on theoretical concepts related to computer graphics and practically implement these concepts in a web-based project using WebGL, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
- In the course titled 'Immersive Technologies', students focus on the history and underlying concepts of VR/AR devices, UX design, and development of VR/AR applications using Unity3D. At the end of course, students deliver a final project which focuses on VR or AR application and UX design principles.
- Supervised bachelor and masters' students in specializing projects and thesis. Names of the projects are as follows:
- Intelligent Holographic Mixed Reality System For Health Workers In Nursing Homes (Masters)
- Multi-Agent Robot-based System to Monitor and Enforce Safety Measures against COVID-19 and Future Pandemics (Masters)
- Intelligent and Adaptive User Interfaces (Masters)
- Augmented Reality Based Application for Interior Designing (Bachelor)
- Companion Robot for Elderly at Nursing Homes (Bachelor)
Research Assistant
March, 2018 – February, 2020
Sejong University, Seoul, South Korea
Key responsibilities:
- Conducted research on the potential use of immersive technologies i.e., VR and MR, in multimedia entertainment and air traffic control.
- Applied UX design in collaboration with professionals and researchers from various departments including multimedia entertainment and aerospace to understand user needs.
- Codesigned and developed applications tailored to the user needs for better user experience.
- Planned and conducted user interviews and usability testing for understanding users’ perspective.
- Developed image processing algorithms for object tracking in 360° videos.
- Designed data collection methods as well as planned and conducted user studies.
- Detailed analysis of data yielded by user studies.
- Published and presented research in high ranked international conferences and journals focused on HCI and expert systems.
- Skills: C#, Unity3D, Python, OpenCV, UX design, User research, HCI research, User statistics, Data analysis
Full-stack Web Developer
July, 2017 – November, 2017
COMSATS University Islamabad, Pakistan
- Designed and developed multiple web applications.
- Planned activities and collaborated with concerned departments to understand their practices and needs, implement these requirements in the web system, and perform functional and usability testing.
- Implemented business logic as a backend developer as well as implement UI design as a frontend developer.
- Designed relational databases and implemented them using database management studio.
- Skills: Web development, Database design and development, C#, .NET core, REST APIs, SQL, Entity framework, NoSQL, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Web Forms, MVC, Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio
Projects
- All
- Virtual Reality
- Mixed Reality
- Social Robot
- Web
Testimonials
Publications
An efficient and lightweight multiperson activity recognition framework for robot-assisted healthcare applications
Expert Systems with Applications (IF: 8.5)
Syed Hammad Hussain Shah, Anniken Susanne T Karlsen, Mads Solberg, Ibrahim A Hameed
(Link to Paper)
A social VR-based collaborative exergame for rehabilitation: codesign, development and user study
Virtual Reality (IF: 4.2)
Syed Hammad Hussain Shah, Anniken Susanne T Karlsen, Mads Solberg, Ibrahim A Hameed
(Link to Paper)
Towards a Social VR-based Exergame for Elderly Users: An Exploratory Study of Acceptance, Experiences and Design Principles
Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) International Conference - 2022
Syed Hammad Hussain Shah, Ibrahim A. Hameed, Anniken Susanne T. Karlsen, Mads Solberg
(Link to Paper)
Multi-Agent Robot System to Monitor and Enforce Physical Distancing Constraints in Large Areas to Combat COVID-19 and Future Pandemics
Applied Sciences (IF: 2.7)
Syed Hammad Hussain Shah, Ole-Martin Steinnes, Eirik Gribbestad Gustafsson, Ibrahim A. Hameed
(Link to Paper)
Multi-Agent System Based Mobile Help Desk and Monitoring of Safety Measures to Combat COVID-19 and Future Pandemics
IEEE - International Conference on Artificial Intelligence (ICAI) - 2021
Syed Hammad Hussain Shah, Ole-Martin Steinnes, Eirik Gribbestad Gustafsson, Ibrahim A. Hameed
(Link to Paper)
Health Data Management for Nursing Practice: An Intelligent, Holographic Mixed-Reality System
Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) International Conference - 2021
Syed Hammad Hussain Shah, Bjørnar Longva, Ibrahim A. Hameed, Mads Solberg, Anniken Susanne T. Karlsen
(Link to Paper)
Classification of Failures in the Perception of Conversational Agents (CAs) and Their Implications on Patient Safety
Conference on Public Health and Informatics. IOS Press - 2021
Haris Aftab, Syed Hammad Hussain Shah, Ibrahim Habli
(Link to Paper)
Real-Time Application for Generating Multiple Experiences from 360° Panoramic Video by Tracking Arbitrary Objects and Viewer’s Orientations
Applied Sciences (IF: 2.7)
Syed Hammad Hussain Shah, Kyungjin Han, Jong Weon Lee
(Link to Paper)
Holographic Mixed Reality System for Air Traffic Control and Management
Applied Sciences (IF: 2.7)
Kyungjin Han, Syed Hammad Hussain Shah, Jong Weon Lee
(Link to Paper)
Interaction Paradigms for Air Traffic Control and Management in Mixed Reality
Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) International Conference - 2019
Syed Hammad Hussain Shah, Kyungjin Han, Jong Weon Lee
(Link to Paper)
Authoring Tool for Generating Multiple Experiences of 360° Virtual Reality
International Conference on Computer Science and its Applications - 2018
Syed Hammad Hussain Shah, Jong Weon Lee
(Link to Paper)