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Full-stack developer and published AI/Vision researcher. I ship production platforms for clients across the UAE, USA, and Europe — React and Next.js builds with LLM-powered automation — backed by a research track record in edge machine learning.

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Portrait of Aaliyan Mansoor

Prologue — About me

From silicon to story.

I work across an unusual range: I have deployed quantized neural networks on FPGAs for real-time industrial inspection, architected B2B platforms used by businesses on three continents, and written everything from peer-reviewed research to conversion-focused web copy.

That range is the point. Whether the medium is hardware, software, or prose, the job is the same — take something complex and make it work beautifully for the people on the other side.

4+

Years of building

5

Shipped projects

2

Research papers

8.0

IELTS band (C1)

The Journey

Every engineer has an origin story.

From a Karachi classroom to a published research paper — scroll through the chapters.

  1. Chapter 01 — The Foundation

    2017 – 2019

    O Levels (GCE Ordinary Level)

    Chapter And Verse, Karachi

    Where the story begins — Cambridge O Levels built the discipline and curiosity that everything since has been stacked on.

  2. Chapter 02 — First Leadership

    2019 – 2021

    A Levels (GCE Advanced Level)

    Highbrow College, Karachi

    Alongside Cambridge A Levels, I founded and presided over the Highbrow E-Sports Society — building a team from zero and running two inter-college tournaments in consecutive years.

    • President & founding member, Highbrow E-Sports Society
    • Organized two inter-college e-sports tournaments
    • Official Letter of Appreciation from the college

  3. Chapter 03 — The Engineer

    2021 – 2025

    BE, Computer & Information Systems Engineering

    NED University of Engineering & Technology, Karachi

    135 credit hours across systems, software, and machine intelligence — the years where code, hardware, and research converged.

    • IC Design Summer School 2024 — 12-week program (NED / NCL)
    • IBM & DeepLearning.AI data-science certifications
    Aaliyan at the CIS Engineering Department, NED University

  4. Chapter 04 — First Research

    Nov 2023 – Jan 2024

    Research Intern — Computer Vision & ML

    National Center of Artificial Intelligence (NCAI)

    Hands-on with real industrial data: preprocessing steel-rod image datasets, applying classical vision techniques, and training supervised models for defect classification with Python and OpenCV.

    • Thresholding, Canny edge detection, contour analysis
    • Defect classification models across imaging conditions

  5. Chapter 05 — The Flagship

    Aug 2024 – Jun 2025

    Machine Vision on FPGA — Final Year Project

    In collaboration with Agriauto Industries Ltd.

    A research-driven deep-learning pipeline for automated steel surface defects detection, deployed at the edge. Benchmarked YOLOv5 variants, selected YOLOv5n (mAP50 0.989), applied INT8 quantization with Vitis AI, and deployed on an Avnet Ultra96-V2 FPGA SoC at 16 FPS on 5.7 W.

    • Selected among NED's top 33 projects — NEDAASC FYDP Funding 2024–25
    • mAP50 0.989 → 0.933 post-INT8 quantization
    • 16 FPS at 5.7 W on Avnet Ultra96-V2

  6. Chapter 06 — The Launch

    Sept 2025

    Graduation — and a published researcher

    NED University, 34th Convocation

    Graduated as a published AI/Vision researcher with industry collaborations, shipped client platforms, and a second paper under review. The story is just getting started.

    Aaliyan at the NED University 34th Convocation

Experience

Where I've done the work.

Full-Stack Developer & Technical Consultant

Global Freight Pakistan

Oct 2025 – May 2026

Karachi, Pakistan

  • Architected, developed, and deployed the complete corporate web platform and digital presence for the logistics company.
  • Engineered an automated internal sales dashboard to track leads, streamline operations, and optimize client acquisition workflows.
  • Managed end-to-end IT operations including technical SEO, custom domain configuration, and social media optimization to drive brand visibility.
ReactSales DashboardTechnical SEODeployment

Computer Vision Engineer

In collaboration with Agriauto Industries

Aug 2024 – Jun 2025

Karachi, Pakistan

  • Designed a real-time machine-vision pipeline for steel surface defects detection using YOLO architectures on an FPGA SoC (Avnet Ultra96-V2).
  • Managed end-to-end data pipelines with advanced augmentation, optimized with Vitis AI to maximize FPS at the edge.
  • Authored a highly-commended technical report on hardware utilization, architectural efficiency, and inference metrics.
YOLOVitis AIFPGA SoCPython

Data Science Intern

National Center of Artificial Intelligence (NCAI)

Nov 2023 – Jan 2024

Karachi, Pakistan

  • Collected and preprocessed industrial rod image datasets for vision-based defects detection.
  • Applied thresholding, Canny edge detection, and Laplacian of Gaussian to identify defective components.
  • Translated technical findings into actionable research reports.
OpenCVImage ProcessingResearch

Freelance Developer & Writer

Independent — clients in UAE, USA, Europe & Pakistan

2022 – Present

Remote

  • Shipped full-stack platforms for industrial trading, luxury-charter, and B2B clients.
  • Delivered SEO content and technical copy across tech and consumer-health niches.
ReactNode.jsSEOCopywriting

Virtual Assistant

SkillsPanda.com

Apr 2020 – Aug 2022

Karachi, Pakistan (Remote)

  • Conducted extensive product hunting, market research, and sourcing for e-commerce clients to optimize online store offerings.
  • Designed, developed, and maintained client websites to ensure seamless UX and technical functionality.
  • Coordinated and hosted Zoom meetings with brands, distributors, and clients to streamline communication.
  • Managed client relations and technical operations across diverse e-commerce ecosystems.
E-CommerceWeb DevelopmentSEOMarket ResearchClient Relations

Selected Work

Projects that shipped.

From edge-deployed neural networks to booking platforms serving clients in Dubai, Portugal, and Pakistan.

FYP poster presentation
FEATURED · NEDAASC-FUNDED PROJECT

Steel Surface Defects Detection on FPGA SoC

Edge AI · Machine Vision · Research

Research-driven deep-learning pipeline for automated steel surface inspection, benchmarking YOLOv5 variants and deploying an INT8-quantized YOLOv5n on an Avnet Ultra96-V2 — real-time industrial QA at the edge, in collaboration with Agriauto Industries.

mAP50 (fp32)
0.989
on-device inference
16 FPS
power draw
5.7 W
PythonYOLOv5Vitis AIFPGA SoCOpenCV
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Centaurus Charter

Oct 2024 – Jan 2025

Luxury Yacht Booking Platform · Dubai

High-conversion consumer booking platform for a Dubai-based luxury yacht charter — dynamic fleet catalog filtering, internationalization, and Core Web Vitals tuned for global SEO.

ReactTypeScriptTailwind CSSi18nSEO

PRIVATE CLIENT ENGAGEMENT

AMI CO

May 2026 – Jun 2026

B2B Industrial Trading Platform

Full-stack B2B product catalogue and lead-generation platform — React 19, Vite 7, Tailwind v4, with end-to-end cloud deployment on Railway, DNS management, and Resend email integration.

React 19Vite 7Tailwind v4RailwayResend
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GLOPRO

May 2026 – Present

Sourcing, Procurement & Logistics Platform · Portugal

Ongoing technical partnership with a Portugal-based venture unifying sourcing, procurement, and logistics into one platform. A 50-page Next.js build spanning 32 product categories, sector landing pages, service breakdowns, and careers — engineered for a company scaling across Europe.

Next.jsReactTailwind CSSFramer MotionVercel
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AI-Powered WhatsApp Commerce Chatbot

Jun 2025 – Sept 2025

Autonomous Conversational Commerce

Autonomous bilingual chatbot handling product inquiries and orders end to end — built on OpenAI function calling, with Whisper AI transcribing voice notes and a real-time Excel pipeline keeping the catalogue in sync.

Node.jsOpenAIWhisper AIWhatsApp APIBilingual
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Research & Recognition

Published, peer-reviewed, funded.

Research at the intersection of computer vision, edge deployment, and industrial inspection.

PUBLISHED2026

“A Comparative Assessment of YOLO Nano Architectures for High-Speed and Accurate Steel Surface Inspection”

Advances in Science and Technology Research Journal (ASTRJ) — Vol. 20, Issue 3, pp. 29–46

F. Aftab, M. B. Ali, M. M. Khan, A. Mansoor, M. Ud Din, M. Kazmi

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ACCEPTED2026

“Secure Edge Deployment of Machine Vision System on FPGA Platform: Reducing Cloud-Related Privacy and Security Risks”

International Conference on Cyberworlds (CW 2026) — Track 1: Visual and Interactive Computing

F. Aftab, M. Kazmi, M. B. Ali, A. Mansoor, M. Ud Din, M. M. Khan

Honors & Awards

NEDAASC FYDP Funding 2024–25

Selected among the top 33 Final Year Design Projects across NED University.

2025

President & Founding Member — Highbrow E-Sports Society

Founded the society and ran two successful inter-college tournaments.

2021

The Other Craft

I also write — professionally.

Beyond research papers and technical reports, I've delivered SEO-driven content across tech and consumer-health niches: reviews, buyer's guides, and long-form listicles engineered to rank and convert.

Product ReviewTech & Hardware

“ASUS TUF Gaming FX705 — Full Review”

GHOSTWRITTEN CLIENT WORK

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Buyer's GuideTech & Hardware

“Best Corsair Headsets”

GHOSTWRITTEN CLIENT WORK

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SEO ListicleHealth & Wellness

“10 Best Fat Burner Pills”

GHOSTWRITTEN CLIENT WORK

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SEO ListicleHealth & Wellness

“Best Appetite Suppressants”

GHOSTWRITTEN CLIENT WORK

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Technical writing credentials: a peer-reviewed journal publication, a highly-commended industrial FYP report, and IELTS Band 8.0 (CEFR C1) — expert-level written English, verified.

The Toolkit

Three disciplines, one engineer.

AI & Machine Vision

PythonOpenCVYOLOMachine LearningVitis AIFPGA SoCDigital Image Processingpandas / numpy

Frontend & Web

React 19TypeScriptNext.jsTailwind CSS v4ViteNode.jsExpressRailway

Writing & Research

Academic WritingTechnical DocumentationWhitepapersSEO ContentComparative AnalysisResearch Publication

Certifications

Academic IELTS — Band 8.0 (CEFR C1)

British Council · 2025

Google Prompting Essentials Specialization

Google · 2025

IC Design Summer School — 12 weeks

NED University / NCL · 2024

Python for Data Science, AI & Development

IBM (Coursera) · 2024

Probability & Statistics for ML & Data Science

DeepLearning.AI (Coursera) · 2024

Data Science Methodology

IBM (Coursera) · 2024

Tools for Data Science

IBM (Coursera) · 2024

Academic IELTS — Band 8.0 (CEFR C1)

British Council · 2025

Google Prompting Essentials Specialization

Google · 2025

IC Design Summer School — 12 weeks

NED University / NCL · 2024

Python for Data Science, AI & Development

IBM (Coursera) · 2024

Probability & Statistics for ML & Data Science

DeepLearning.AI (Coursera) · 2024

Data Science Methodology

IBM (Coursera) · 2024

Tools for Data Science

IBM (Coursera) · 2024

Epilogue — Let's talk

Let's build the next chapter together.

Whether it's an edge-AI problem, a web platform, research collaboration, or writing that needs to be sharp — I'd love to hear about it.