About Me

NameSyed Essam Uddin Khawaja
RoleAI/ML Engineer & Full-Stack Developer
EducationBSc Honours, CS — University of Calgary
FocusML, Data Science & Web Development
Skills
ML / AI
15
Full-Stack
14
Data & Cloud
13
Problem Solving
12
Leadership
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Entrepreneurship
10
PythonTypeScriptReactNext.jsTensorFlowPostgreSQLAWS

Tarnished's Origin

A Computer Science student at the University of Calgary with a minor in Data Science, specializing in AI application development and machine learning. Currently maintaining a 3.87 GPA and recipient of the President's and Dean's Admission Scholarships.

My passion lies in building intelligent systems that solve real-world problems. I've worked extensively with large language models, implementing agentic AI systems and leveraging advanced prompt engineering strategies. From achieving top 5% performance on Kaggle to developing production-ready Chrome extensions, I thrive on turning complex AI concepts into practical applications.

Beyond academics, I'm an active participant in the tech community: competing in 5+ hackathons, serving as Director of Events for MOSAIC UCalgary and Jr. Academic for CSUS, and continuously exploring the latest advances in AI and machine learning. I believe in rapid prototyping, iterative development, and learning by building.

Equipment

Incantation

Incantation of Machine Learning

ScalingS

TensorFlow, Keras, Scikit-learn, LLMs, Pandas, NumPy

Passive: Intelligence scaling +40%
Weapon

Blade of Full-Stack

ScalingA

Python, TypeScript, JavaScript, Java, C, React, Next.js, FastAPI, Node.js

Passive: Dexterity scaling +35%
Talisman

Talisman of Data & Cloud

ScalingA

SQL, PostgreSQL, Supabase, Power BI, AWS, REST API, Git, Jira

Passive: Arcane scaling +30%

Acquired Titles

Legendary

Top 5% Kaggle

Achieved ROC AUC score of 0.961 in competitive ML challenge

Rare

Hackathon Veteran

5+ hackathons, including ODSC Agentic AI Hackathon

Legendary

Scholar's Crest

3.87 GPA — President's & Dean's Admission Scholarship