Umar M. Faruque

I’m a Computer Science graduate from Hunter College (CUNY), with minors in Mathematics and Asian American Studies. My primary interests lie in machine learning and software engineering, with a passion for building efficient, impactful systems using modern tools and frameworks.

I have hands-on experience with programming languages such as Python and C++, and have worked with relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL) as well as NoSQL systems like MongoDB and Neo4j to develop data-driven applications.

Through internships, I’ve gained practical experience in data science and infrastructure projects, including geospatial analysis, semantic search, and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) evaluation.

In addition, I served as an Undergraduate Research Assistant at Hunter College’s Distributed AI Research Lab, where I explored applications of reinforcement learning and deep learning in domains like flood prediction and health data imputation.

As part of my interdisciplinary education, I also pursued a minor in Asian American Studies, and was honored with the 2023–2024 Asian-American Scholarship for AAS Minors.

I’m always open to discussing data, AI, and innovative applications of technology, feel free to connect!