Muhammad Gohar Javed
I am a Masters student under the supervision of Dr. Li Cheng and Dr. Xingyu Li, studying Electrical and Computer Engineering. My work focuses on controlling digital human characters and their interactions using Generative AI. I have two years of industrial experience in various Machine Learning and Computer Vision projects at AltaML, Teradata and Hotpot.AI, including Image Matting, Image Inpainting, 3D Fault Detection and Predictive Maintenance. Before that, I recieved my Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering from National University of Sciences and Technology, where I conducted research on Neural Network Acceleration for Embedded Hardware.
Education
University of Alberta, Canada
Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering
Specialization: Signal and Image Processing
Thesis: Controllable Generation of 3D Physical Human Interactions
Advised by: Dr. Li Cheng and Dr. Xingyu Li
National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Pakistan
Major: Bachelor in Electrical Engineering
Thesis: Autonomous Landing of Fixed Wing UAV using Computer Vision Techniques
Advised by: Dr. Faisal Shafait
Publications
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InterMask: 3D Human Interaction Generation via Collaborative Masked Modelling
Muhammad Gohar Javed, Chuan Guo, Li Cheng, Xingyu Li
Arxiv preprint, 2024
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Momask: Generative masked modeling of 3d human motions
Chuan Guo*, Yuxuan Mu*, Muhammad Gohar Javed*, Sen Wang, Li Cheng
Proceedings of the IEEE/CVF Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, 2024
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Applicability of machine learning techniques in predicting wheat yield based on remote sensing and climate data in Pakistan, South Asia
Sana Arshad, Jamil Hasan Kazmi, Muhammad Gohar Javed, Safwan Mohammed
European Journal of Agronomy, 2023
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QuantYOLO: A High-Throughput and Power-Efficient Object Detection Network
Muhammad Gohar Javed*, Minahil Raza*, Muhammad Mohsin Ghaffar, Christ Weis, Norbert Wehn, Muhammad Shahzad, Faisal Shafait
Proceedings of the Digital Image Computing: Technqiues and Applications (DICTA), 2021
Experience
Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (Amii), Canada
Team Lead: Sahir
Helping startups scale their Machine Learning capabilities through c-suite coaching sessions, as part of the "Technical Advisement - Client Coaching" work integrated leaning opportunity.
Faculty of Engineering, University of Alberta, Canada
Supervised by: Dr. Li Cheng and Dr. Xingyu Li
Working at the Vision and Learning Lab on the development of cutting edge Generative AI techniques for 3D Human Motion Synthesis.
AltaML, Canada
Manager: Joan Vlasschaert
Developed Proof-of-Concept for a Fleet Maintenance Prediction product for the City of Calgary, using historical maintenance records, vehicle telemetry data and road and weather condition indicators.
Hotpot AI, USA
Lead the upgradation of the Object Removal, Background Removal and Style Transfer products.
Teradata Global Consulting, Pakistan
Manager: Dr. Salman Shahid
Developed Computer Vision solutions for Drill-bit Damage Detection for NOV, USA, and Retail Behaviour Analysis for Resona Bank, Japan.
University of Tokyo, Japan
Supervised by: Dr. Takeshi Morita
Developed a circuit design prototype to harvest green energy from vibrations using Piezoelectricity.
National Center of Artificial Intelligence, Pakistan
Supervised by: Dr. Faisal Shafait and Dr. Muhammad Shahzad
Selected Awards & Achievements
- CVPR 2023 Student Grant - Received a grant to attend the 2023 IEEE/CVF Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition covering conference registration, travel, and accommodation expenses.
- UAlberta Graduate Research Fellowship - Secured a fully funded Masters in Research position at the University of Alberta, Faculty of Engineering. CAD 19,500 per year award.
- Teradata Spot Award - For exceeding expectations in the completion and delivery of Vision Analytics Proof-of-Concept for Resona Bank Japan.
- NUST Dean's Merit Scholarship - Scholarship award for achieving academic excellence in all 8 semesters.
- International Physics Olympiad Switzerland (IPhO) 2016 - Selected among the top 5 students to represent Pakistan after 3 extensive examination camps.
- National Light Olympiad 2016 - Bronze medal for securing 3rd position out of 20 selected participants from all over the country. The Olympiad consisted of theoretical and experimental tests based on Light and Optics.
Talks and Presentations
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Cohere for AI Community Talks - MoMask (CVPR 2024):