
An enthusiastic computer scientist and practitioner with excellent academic records and 12+ years of experience working on multiple R&D and industrial projects that span the area of software design & development, IT architecture, machine learning, and cloud infrastructure. I am a results-driven, customer-focused, articulate, and analytical person who thrives in challenging and diverse tasks. Currently, I am working as Lead IT Architect at DNB Bank ASA. Before that, I worked as a Ph.D. research fellow at Simula Research Laboratory, Oslo, Norway, and as a research fellow at Software Quality Engineering & Testing Laboratory (QUEST Lab) in Islamabad, Pakistan. At Simula, I conducted my research in the fields of Cyber-Physical System (CPS) Product Line Engineering, Search-based Software Engineering, and Machine Learning in collaboration with companies like Cisco Systems, Norway. At QUEST, I conducted research in the areas of Empirical Software Engineering and Model-based Software testing. I received my BS and MS in computer science from FAST-NU, Islamabad, Pakistan whereas my Ph.D. from the University of Oslo, Norway.
Oslo, Oslo, Norway
Lead IT Architect - KYC & Customer Onboarding
DNB
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• Full-time
Dec 2024 - Present
Oslo, Norway
Senior IT Architect
DNB
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• Full-time
Jul 2021 - Jan 2025
Oslo, Norway
IT Architect
DNB
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• Full-time
Aug 2018 - Jun 2021
Oslo Area, Norway
Technical Co-Founder & CEO
Operta
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Aug 2023 - Present
Oslo, Norway
External PhD scholar
Simula Research Laboratory
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• Part-time
Jul 2018 - Sep 2020
Oslo, Norway
Ph.D. Scholar
Simula Research Laboratory
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Jul 2015 - Jun 2018
Oslo, Norway
High School Science Teacher
Self-employed
Nov 2009 - May 2015
Islamabad, Pakistan