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Ahmed Omar

Reading biology. With light, code and hardware.

I studied microbiology at BRAC University and work on the boundary between the lab and the machines around it: cameras, electronics, mechanisms, and the software that turns their output into something a biologist can use.

About

Portrait of Ahmed Omar

I'm a Student Investigator at icddr,b, working under Muntasir Alam, PhD.

My part of the project applies AI and machine learning to microbiology problems. Before that, I trained at Rokea Chemical Industries Limited from 2023, where I still help when problems come up, and did a microbiology internship at BIRDEM.

My university thesis was on optical scattering technology in microbiology. I like understanding the machine that does the measuring, not just the biology, so I build whole systems and learn by building.

Tools and training
Use regularly
Python · Linux · Git · GitHub · JavaScript / TypeScript · Scientific/data analysis workflows · Microbiology laboratory methods
Also working with
C · Java · R · Tauri · PySide6 · Computer vision / YOLO · Bioinformatics tools and workflows · Raspberry Pi / embedded systems · Microcontrollers · Electronics · CAD / mechanical design · LaTeX
Training
Bioinformatics (DUSS) · Robotics (BRAC University Robotics Club)

Work

Contact

I'm open to relevant research, engineering, biotechnology and scientific-computing opportunities and collaborations.

contact@ahmedomar.me