ABOUT / FAHAD SHAIKH
Engineering across perception and software.
I’m an Electrical and Computer Engineering student at the University of Toronto. My work spans computer vision, 3D geometry, ML systems, and digital hardware. I like taking research ideas through the less glamorous parts of engineering: data, evaluation, interfaces, and deployment.
Experience
AI/ML Engineer Intern · Aortem Inc.
Developing retrieval-augmented systems, fine-tuning language models with LoRA, and optimizing inference on constrained GPU instances.
Computer Vision Research Engineer · aUToronto
Developing Fourier-based image enhancement for saturation and low-light conditions in an autonomous vehicle perception pipeline.
ML Research Intern · AKW Consultants
Built a multimodal liveness research system combining rPPG, texture analysis, and depth cues.
AEAC Software Member · UofT Aerospace Team
Designed CubeSat battery-enclosure components in SolidWorks and developed 2D vision modules.
Technical stack
Languages
Python, C++, C, TypeScript, JavaScript, MATLAB, Verilog
ML & vision
PyTorch, CUDA, OpenCV, NumPy, SciPy, MediaPipe, OpenUSD
Software
React, Next.js, FastAPI, Docker, Google Cloud, Git
Hardware
FPGA, DE1-SoC, Quartus, LTspice, SolidWorks