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Hi, I'm Sohaila Abdulsattar Mohammed, a passionate computer science student majoring at NYU Abu Dhabi with a minor in applied mathematics. I love working on AI and machine learning projects that solve real-world problems, whether it's building a sketch recognition game or developing a sign language translation system. I enjoy teaching and sharing my knowledge, currently instructing applied AI and machine learning courses to inspire the next generation of coders. With experience ranging from research projects to industry roles, I am keen on collaborating with diverse teams and continuously expanding my technical skills. I thrive on challenges and am always excited to leverage cutting-edge technologies to create impactful solutions.…Hi, I'm Sohaila Abdulsattar Mohammed, a passionate computer science student majoring at NYU Abu Dhabi with a minor in applied mathematics. I love working on AI and machine learning projects that solve real-world problems, whether it's building a sketch recognition game or developing a sign language translation system. I enjoy teaching and sharing my knowledge, currently instructing applied AI and machine learning courses to inspire the next generation of coders. With experience ranging from research projects to industry roles, I am keen on collaborating with diverse teams and continuously expanding my technical skills. I thrive on challenges and am always excited to leverage cutting-edge technologies to create impactful solutions.

Sohaila Abdulsattar Mohammed

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Hi, I'm Sohaila Abdulsattar Mohammed, a passionate computer science student majoring at NYU Abu Dhabi with a minor in applied mathematics. I love working on AI and machine learning projects that solve real-world problems, whether it's building a sketch recognition game or developing a sign language translation system. I enjoy teaching and sharing my knowledge, currently instructing applied AI and machine learning courses to inspire the next generation of coders. With experience ranging from research projects to industry roles, I am keen on collaborating with diverse teams and continuously expanding my technical skills. I thrive on challenges and am always excited to leverage cutting-edge technologies to create impactful solutions.…Hi, I'm Sohaila Abdulsattar Mohammed, a passionate computer science student majoring at NYU Abu Dhabi with a minor in applied mathematics. I love working on AI and machine learning projects that solve real-world problems, whether it's building a sketch recognition game or developing a sign language translation system. I enjoy teaching and sharing my knowledge, currently instructing applied AI and machine learning courses to inspire the next generation of coders. With experience ranging from research projects to industry roles, I am keen on collaborating with diverse teams and continuously expanding my technical skills. I thrive on challenges and am always excited to leverage cutting-edge technologies to create impactful solutions.

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Hi, I’m Sohaila Abdulsattar Mohammed, a passionate computer science student majoring at NYU Abu Dhabi with a minor in applied mathematics. I love working on AI and machine learning projects that solve real-world problems, whether it’s building a sketch recognition game or developing a sign language translation system. I enjoy teaching and sharing my knowledge, currently instructing applied AI and machine learning courses to inspire the next generation of coders.

With experience ranging from research projects to industry roles, I am keen on collaborating with diverse teams and continuously expanding my technical skills. I thrive on challenges and am always excited to leverage cutting-edge technologies to create impactful solutions.

Skills

Experience Level

Python

Expert

PyTorch

Expert

JavaScript

Expert

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Language

English

Fluent

Work Experience

AI & Machine Learning Instructor at iD Tech

June 1, 2025 - Present

Taught applied AI and machine learning courses, covering topics such as supervised learning, neural networks, model evaluation, and data visualization with tools like TensorFlow, Keras, NumPy, and Pandas. Led live coding sessions that walked through end-to-end model development, building training pipelines, tuning performance, and exploring datasets with real-time visualizations. Designed and adapted technical content to ensure conceptual clarity without oversimplification, tailoring explanations for varied programming backgrounds.

Machine Learning Engineer at ChatSign Technology

May 31, 2025 - August 1, 2025

Led the design and development of a real-time sign language translation system integrating computer vision and language models for American and Arabic Sign Language. Built a sign-to-text inference pipeline combining SMPL body pose data with CLIP-style video-text embedding techniques for improved temporal alignment and gesture grounding. Collaborated with Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing partners to iteratively test, evaluate, and improve translation accuracy and ensure usability in real-world interactions.

Research Assistant at NYU Multimedia and Visual Computing Lab

December 31, 2024 - August 1, 2025

Developed a conversational AI agent for a robotic barista for NYUAD’s RoboCafe project, aimed at creating a fully automated cafe experience where a robot prepares coffee based on customer voice commands. Integrated Pipecat for data piping, MeetKai Functionary for the large language model, and Tacotron2 for text-to-speech, managing both the interface and backend development for a voice conversational AI system. Contributed to weekly lab meetings by presenting detailed project updates and communicating challenges and solutions.

Program Assistant at NYUAD 2024 Hackathon

May 31, 2024 - August 1, 2025

Led the hackathon’s social media strategy, increasing Instagram reach by 320%, engagement by 669%, and follower count by 15.3%, as well as boosting Twitter (X) impressions by 208.2%. Produced a variety of visual content (photography, graphic design, and video edits) to strengthen the hackathon’s online presence and effectively communicate its brand and mission.

Marketing Associate at Student Energy

December 31, 2023 - August 1, 2025

Produced a wide range of graphic design deliverables for Student Energy Summit 2023, the world’s largest youth-led energy event, collaborating closely with cross-functional teams to align visual strategies with overall campaign goals. Balanced multiple project timelines to ensure all social media campaigns were launched on schedule, contributing significantly to the event’s online presence and engagement.

Web Application Developer at The Future of Work Lab, University of Melbourne

August 31, 2023 - August 1, 2025

Developed a web-based cognitive psychology experiment aimed at testing the impact of interruptions on task performance by exploring how pop-up messages affect concentration during basic puzzles (sudoku, word search, and spot-the-difference). Managed the full development lifecycle from concept to delivery, using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Firebase to build an interactive web application for real-time data collection. Collaborated closely with the research team, providing regular updates, seeking feedback, and addressing inquiries to ensure the web development aligned with project requirements.