Asma Saeed Ahmed

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE Final-year Software Engineering student at NUST with hands-on experience in LLM-based systems, backend engineering, and database-driven applications. Worked on an AI-powered OBE assessment platform using LLMs, Django, and PostgreSQL to automate assessment creation and grading with a focus on scalability and accuracy. Industry exposure through a MedTech internship at NovaTechX, contributing to RFP development and software architecture for secure medicine management systems in rural hospitals. Strong problem-solving skills with a growing interest in AI-assisted systems, backend development, and scalable software design. EDUCATION Bachelor of Engineering in Software Engineering SEECS , ISLAMABAD (2026) INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE NovaTechX Islamabad 01-Jul-2025 - 31-Aug-2025 Contributed to the Request for Proposal (RFP) for a MedTech smart medicine cabinet aimed at improving medication security and automated logging in rural hospitals. Worked on software design and system architecture for a mobile application supporting automated access logs, theft prevention, and safety compliance. Analyzed real-world challenges in healthcare infrastructure, particularly around medicine theft and lack of digital audit trails. Collaborated with cross-functional teams to align technical solutions with business and operational requirements. FINAL YEAR PROJECT OBE-Assess: AI-Powered Outcome-Based Education Assessment System Addressed inefficiencies in manual assessment creation and subjective grading in OBE systems using an LLM-driven automation approach Integrated Gemini-3 open-source LLM for CLO-aligned question generation and AI-assisted descriptive answer marking Designed backend services using Django and REST APIs to manage assessments, rubrics, and evaluation workflows Built a scalable foundation for AI-assisted assessment systems aligned with accreditation requirements Academic projects : FarmPreneur – Digital Marketplace for Women Entrepreneurs Engineered a MERN-based marketplace to digitally empower rural women entrepreneurs by enabling product showcasing and business access. Improved system performance and scalability through backend optimization, reducing response time by 40%. Academic Projects:Vid-City – Cloud-Based Video Streaming Platform Developed a cloud-based, microservices-driven video streaming platform to support scalable content delivery. Implemented service- level communication and backend workflows to handle streaming requests efficiently. Academic Projects: Real-Time Sign Language Recognition & Translation Engineered a real-time accessibility MVP that translates sign language into text and audio for disabled users using computer vision. Optimized latency for live video processing, demonstrating the ability to handle continuous data streams TECHNICAL EXPERTISE LLM & Generative AI

Final-year Software Engineering student at NUST with hands-on experience in LLM-based systems, backend engineering, and database-driven applications. Worked on an AI-powered OBE assessment platform using LLMs, Django, and PostgreSQL to automate assessment creation and grading with a focus on scalability and accuracy. Industry exposure through a MedTech internship at NovaTechX, contributing to RFP development and software architecture for secure medicine management systems in rural hospitals. Strong problem-solving skills with a growing interest in AI-assisted systems, backend development, and scalable software design.