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Isteyak

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Machine Vision Specialist | Former Geospatial Vision Researcher

๐Ÿ† WinHacks 2024 Winner (3rd Place)
๐ŸŽฏ HackTheNorth 2025 Candidate
๐Ÿ›ฐ๏ธ Geospatial AI Researcher
๐Ÿง  Siamese U-Net Specialist

I specialize in machine vision and geospatial computer vision, building deep learning models that analyze satellite imagery, industrial production systems, and detect changes in Earth observation data. I recently completed geospatial research at the GeoVision Lab, University of Windsor, where I developed and trained a Siamese Attention U-Net model using TensorFlow/Keras for change detection tasks on geospatial image pairs. Currently, I'm focused on industrial vision inspection, working as a Vision System Inspection Technician where I monitor high-precision defect detection systems for battery manufacturing using advanced data analysis frameworks.

My expertise bridges computer vision research and production-ready web applications. I've integrated state-of-the-art vision models (YOLOv8, YOLO11, MediaPipe, RetinaFace) into full-stack systems built with React, Next.js, and Node.js, creating intelligent applications that process visual data in real-time.

From winning 3rd place at WinHacks 2024 with a geospatial energy visualization app to participating in HackTheNorth 2025 (Canada's premier hackathon), I thrive at the intersection of deep learning, satellite imagery, and scalable web development. Whether it's training attention-based architectures, building embedded vision systems on ESP32, or architecting full-stack AI applicationsโ€”I turn research into reality.

๐Ÿ’ก Passionate about: Change detection, attention mechanisms, geospatial analysis, and deploying vision AI at scale.

Education

Bachelor of Computer Science

University of Windsor

๐Ÿ“ Windsor, ON ๐Ÿ“… January 2023 - December 2024
๐ŸŽ“ Transferred Credits from Independent University, Bangladesh (January 2021 โ€“ August 2022)
๐Ÿ† Earned Dean's Awards for Fall 2021 and Winter 2022

Professional Experience

Researcher
๐Ÿ› GeoVision Lab, University of Windsor ๐Ÿ“ Windsor, ON ๐Ÿ“… February 2025 - March 2026

Developed a patching system for creating splits of any satellite image, tested using QGIS render tech, and built a web scraping system to extract data in a structured way from database websites. Trained a Siamese Attention-UNet model using TensorFlow/Keras on geospatial image pairs to detect visual similarity for change detection tasks, optimizing training under constrained GPU resources (NVIDIA GTX 1080) by tuning batch size, input resolution, and memory growth settings to avoid OOM errors โ€” then scaled the full training run to an NVIDIA RTX 4080 (Ada Lovelace), cutting training time to under an hour on heavy datasets.

TensorFlow Keras QGIS Computer Vision Python
Research Assistant
๐Ÿ› University of Windsor ๐Ÿ“ Windsor, ON ๐Ÿ“… October 2024 - December 2024

Researched and evaluated frontal face detection techniques by integrating YOLOv8n with MTCNN and YOLO11 with RetinaFace, achieving improved detection accuracy and frame-level face counts across ML experiments. Conducted performance benchmarking and model comparison to assess inference speed, scalability, and detection reliability for computer vision applications.

YOLOv8 YOLO11 MTCNN RetinaFace PyTorch
Teaching Assistant
๐Ÿ› University of Windsor ๐Ÿ“ Windsor, ON ๐Ÿ“… August 2023 - December 2024

Mentored 200+ students in software engineering fundamentals including Data Structures and Algorithms (DSA), problem-solving techniques, and best practices for writing secure, maintainable, and performant code.

DSA Java Python Teaching

Tech Stack

Languages

Python Java C C++ JavaScript TypeScript Rust SQL Bash

AI / ML / Computer Vision

TensorFlow PyTorch Keras OpenCV scikit-learn NumPy Pandas MediaPipe YOLOv8 YOLO11 Transformers TensorRT CUDA

Web & Full-Stack

Next.js React Node.js Express.js FastAPI Streamlit Tailwind CSS Three.js Cloudflare Workers Supabase MongoDB PostgreSQL

DevOps & Cloud

Docker Git Linux WSL GCP AWS EC2 ONNX MLflow

Geospatial & GIS

QGIS ArcGIS GDAL

Skills

Languages

Python Java C C++ JavaScript TypeScript Rust SQL Bash

AI & ML

Computer Vision Deep Learning TensorFlow PyTorch YOLOv8 YOLO11 OpenCV Transformers CNNs Siamese Networks MediaPipe MTCNN RetinaFace

Web & Full-Stack

React Next.js Node.js Express.js MongoDB PostgreSQL REST APIs GraphQL Tailwind CSS

Embedded & IoT

ESP32 ESP-IDF IoT TCP/IP Wi-Fi HTTP Server Firmware

DevOps & Cloud

Docker Kubernetes Git CI/CD AWS Linux GitHub Actions

Geospatial & GIS

QGIS GDAL Rasterio Satellite Imagery Remote Sensing

Featured Projects

tour2toronto

August 2026

Built an interactive live map dashboard surfacing real-time events happening across downtown Toronto, consolidating festivals, markets, and concerts scattered across multiple platforms into one geographically-aware interface. Implemented time-aware event pins (live, starting soon, upcoming, ended), category filtering, and an AI-powered assistant for event recommendations grounded in real pinned data, using the Ticketmaster Discovery API and the City of Toronto open-data festivals feed.

Next.js TypeScript MapLibre GL JS Tailwind CSS Framer Motion Zustand AI Integration

YOLOv8 TensorRT Inference Benchmark

July 2026

Benchmarked YOLOv8n inference on an NVIDIA Tesla T4 GPU, comparing native PyTorch against a TensorRT-exported engine, achieving 74.3 FPS (13.47 ms/frame) versus 67.3 FPS with PyTorch โ€” a 1.10x speedup. Built an end-to-end benchmarking pipeline with Ultralytics, exporting to an optimized TensorRT engine and generating automated FPS/latency comparison charts.

YOLOv8 TensorRT PyTorch CUDA Ultralytics

AirBridge

February 2026

Built an ESP32-based wireless middleware that enables direct photo and video transfer from smartphone to laptop using Wi-Fi AP mode and embedded HTTP server. Implemented firmware in ESP-IDF with focus on networking, memory constraints, and reliable data streaming on resource-limited hardware.

ESP32 ESP-IDF C Wi-Fi HTTP Server IoT

Ultimate Posture Watcher

uOttaHacks 2026 | January 2026

Built a privacy-first, real-time posture coach using webcam input, MediaPipe Pose (WASM), and ergonomic angle detection. Designed configurable alert system with beeps and cooldown logic, plus session analytics tracking posture time and worst angles.

MediaPipe WebAssembly JavaScript Computer Vision

AI-Powered 3D Virtual Classroom

HackTheNorth 2025 | September 2025

Contributed to building an immersive 3D classroom in Three.js with interactive areas for collaborative learning. Integrated Cohere's Command A Vision Model to process handwritten notes, achieving rapid LaTeX conversion in 3 seconds.

Three.js Cohere AI LLM JavaScript Vision AI

Face Detection & Clustering

September 2024

Implemented face detection and counting system using Autoencoder for feature extraction and YOLO models. Applied KNN clustering to group similar faces with recorded accuracy metrics for evaluation.

Autoencoder YOLO KNN Python Computer Vision

Global Electricity Resources App

WinHacks 2024 | February 2024 ๐Ÿฅ‰

Assisted in API integration using React, Geocodify, and Electricity Map for real-time data visualization. Collaborated in a team of 4 to develop a resource solution, securing 3rd place in the competition.

React API Integration Geocodify Data Viz

Leadership & Community Impact

ACM Club Event Assistant

๐Ÿ› Independent University, Bangladesh ๐Ÿ“ Dhaka ๐Ÿ“… March 2021 โ€” August 2022

Spearheaded event operations for the university's premier computer science organization, orchestrating 10+ high-impact technology events annually that consistently achieved 70%+ student participation. Directed cross-functional teams across venue logistics, technical setup, and community outreachโ€”building a thriving tech ecosystem that connected hundreds of students with cutting-edge CS concepts and industry trends.

10+ Events Organized
70%+ Attendance Rate
500+ Students Reached
Event Management Team Leadership Public Speaking Logistics Community Building

Additional Projects

Docker Containerization & CI/CD

August 2023 โ€“ Present

Orchestrated Docker containers for Python web applications, ensuring seamless deployment across environments. Implemented robust CI/CD workflow using GitHub Actions, automating build and deployment processes for web apps and data structure implementations.

Docker GitHub Actions CI/CD Python

NASA Space Apps Hackathon

Windsor Edition | September 2023

Cleaned and converted database to JSON format using Streamlit. Implemented user-friendly search functionality for data retrieval and automated machine-independent digital resume web page portfolio.

Streamlit Python JSON Data Processing

MINI ARCADE

Stick Arena

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MINI ARCADE

Comet Drift

Steer a comet through an asteroid field, gather signal crystals, and survive the storm.

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