| 🔭 | Working on: AI agents for healthcare at Wellman Medical Group |
| 🌱 | Learning: Advanced Computer Vision & Deep Learning architectures |
| 💬 | Ask me about: Computer Vision, React, Django, PyTorch, or teaching CS! |
| ⚡ | Fun fact: I've mass analyzed 36,407 interaction events in one study and mass mentored 100+ students — I like big numbers! |
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location: "Saskatchewan, Canada 🇨🇦",
currentRole: "Software Engineer @ Wellman Medical Group",
pursuing: "M.Sc. Computer Science – Applied Machine Learning",
researchFocus: "Computer Vision & Image Processing",
education: {
masters: "University of Saskatchewan (2025–Present)",
bachelors: "B.Sc. Honours CS – 86% Average 🎓"
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dailyTools: ["Python", "TypeScript", "React", "PyTorch", "Django"],
achievements: {
studentsmentored: "100+",
interactionEventsAnalyzed: 36407, // yes, I counted
awardsWon: ["NSERC USRA", "TESL Bursary", "EAP Scholarship"]
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currentlyExcitedAbout: "Teaching machines to see 👁️",
lifePhilosophy: "Code, Coffee, Computer Vision, Repeat ☕"
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Sep 2025 – Present
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University of Saskatchewan
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Wellman Medical Group • Sep 2025 – Present 
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BEAP Lab • Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 
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Imaging & AI Lab • May 2025 – Aug 2025 
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University of Saskatchewan • Jan 2023 – Present 
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A Study of SIFT-Assisted Image Annotation in Computer Vision
Ardalan Askarian, Dr. Mark Eramian
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| Platform | Django-based annotation system combining SIFT boxes with human oversight |
| Comparison | AI-assisted annotation vs. manual baseline |
| Key Finding | AI assistance increased annotation time by 71.6% without improving IoU or GTC quality metrics |
| Contribution | Distilled design lessons for productive human-AI collaboration in annotation systems |
| Output | Co-authored research poster on human-AI collaboration in annotation workflows |
Technologies: Django, Python, OpenCV, SIFT (Scale-Invariant Feature Transform), Image Segmentation
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| Award | Year | Details |
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| 🏅 NSERC USRA | 2025 | Undergraduate Student Research Award for Computer Vision research |
| 🎓 TESL Saskatchewan Bursary | 2022 | One of two recipients province-wide |
| 📚 EAP Scholarship | 2020 | $2,500 as highest achiever in English for Academic Purposes |
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Smartwatch Data Platform
Full-stack platform for large-scale smartwatch data processing and analytics with ML-enhanced parsing. |
Computer Vision Research
AI-assisted image annotation system combining Scale-Invariant Feature Transform with human oversight. |
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| Computer Vision | Machine Learning | Full-Stack Dev | Data Science |
| Image Processing | Applied ML | React & Django | Analytics |
| SIFT & Segmentation | Deep Learning | System Integration | Visualization |
I'm always excited to collaborate on AI/ML research, computer vision projects, and innovative software solutions!
| 🔬 Research Collaborations | 💼 Industry Projects | 🎓 Academic Partnerships | 🚀 Open Source |
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| Computer Vision | Software Development | Graduate Research | Contributions |
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Why do programmers prefer dark mode?
Because light attracts bugs! 🐛
