CV
Curriculum vitae.
The resume and full CV as PDFs, plus a quick on-page summary of education, experience, research, and skills.
A tech-policy-focused cut is available on request.
Education
- MSc Information Technology, University of Glasgow
- BS Political Science with Minor in Data Analytics, Forman Christian College
Experience
September 2025 - September 2026
MSc Information Technology student and Class Representative
University of Glasgow · Glasgow
Current MSc work in software engineering and information technology, alongside class representative responsibilities for MSc IT+.
- Software engineering focus
- Class Representative for MSc IT+
- Current base in Glasgow
February 2025 - August 2025
Research Associate
Mahbub ul Haq Research Centre at LUMS · Lahore
Built research infrastructure for a digital marketplaces discrimination project with LUMS and Northeastern University research partners.
- Built a six-part Python pipeline for 1.5M+ listings and 100K+ seller profiles
- Led data collection, survey pilots, QA, and ethics workflows
- Supported econometric analysis and peer-reviewed research preparation
October 2023 - October 2024
Research Associate
Digital Rights Foundation · Lahore
Worked across platform accountability, election integrity, harmful-content research, AI/GenAI literacy, and public policy submissions.
- Built harmful-content collection tools and a 290-term TFGBV taxonomy
- Represented DRF in policy forums and platform dialogues
- Delivered AI/GenAI and digital literacy workshops
January 2023 - October 2023
Data Analyst / Data Engineer
Odessys · Lahore
Worked on finance audit reporting, workload reporting, ETL, and data architecture for operational decision-making.
- Built finance audit and employee workload reports
- Supported employee resource management analytics
- Designed ETL processes for finance and HR data
August 2020 - January 2023
Founder and Operations Officer
RhinoSource · Lahore
Led a misinformation verification initiative focused on fact-checking operations, team coordination, and rapid social-media response.
- Managed fact-checking workflows and team coordination
- Built rapid verification processes for misinformation response
- Established an early public-information throughline for later platform accountability work
Research & publications
Elections policy scraper and GBV taxonomy
Digital Rights Foundation · Research
Structured harmful-content evidence for election-period platform accountability work.
Marketplace discrimination research pipeline
LUMS/MHRC · Research
Built collection and validation workflows for marketplace research data.
Public writing on governance and digital rights
Personal writing · Writing
Essays and notes on AI governance, accountability, and public-interest technology.