Hi 👋🏻 I am Aiman Fatima!

I am currently pursuing my MS in Computer Science at UC Davis.

At present, I'm researching with Prof. Joel Porquet in the Computer Science Education Lab at UC Davis. My current project, lupBook, is an innovative, completely offline interactive textbook framework that operates entirely client-side, enabling access to free interactive textbooks without the need for internet connectivity. I am also serving as a teaching assistant for EDU110 (Educational Psychology) course and really enjoying it!

I completed my Bachelor's in Computer Science and Engineering in 2020 at IGDTUW. During my undergraduate studies, I had the opportunity to intern with Middlesex University, Dell EMC, and Blinkit (formerly Grofers). Following these experiences, I joined Intuit as a Software Engineer, where I worked for three years. My passion for learning and a keen interest in computer science education research inspired me to pursue higher education, leading me to UC Davis.

Apart from coding, I like art & craft (not really good at it lol, but hey! you don't have to be good at something to enjoy it), listening to music, exploring food, and horse riding (I am still a newbie in this, but i love horses!").

Psychology really fascinates me, and I like to understand how people think. I also like exploring and finding a connection with interdisciplinary fields and try to use my coding skills to solve some existing issues and build stuff. Another cause which I really care about is education, and hence Educational Technology is an area working for which makes me really happy.

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I'm actively seeking Software Developer internship opportunities for Summer 2024. If my profile resonates with you, please feel free to reach out!


Experience



UC Davis

Graduate Research Assistant October 2023 – Present

  • Working under Prof. Joel Porquet Lupine to enhance LupBook, an interactive programming textbook platform, by developing features for data persistence, including autosaving responses, and enabling export/import functionality to safeguard and restore student work

Teaching Assistant - Educational Psychology October 2023 – Present

  • Under the guidance of Prof. Sophia Mattingly, efficiently managing student records, grading assignments, and resolving academic inquiries during office hours, contributing to a supportive and organized learning environment.

Intuit Inc., Bengaluru, India

Software Engineer July 2020 – Aug 2023

  • Developed and enhanced backend services for multiple features, including QuickBooks Live Bookkeeping (QBLive) billing and purchase flows, one-time product purchase support, resubscribe flows, and supporting subscriptions for bundled offers
  • Added Kafka support to microservices and migrated APIs (with > 40k hits/day) to use event bus instead of REST architecture
  • Active member of the Signup Quality Track team, leading a team of 5 engineers to automate the testing process

Blinkit, Bengaluru, Gurugram, India

Software Engineering Intern Jan 2020 – May 2023

  • Worked within the Customer Relationship Management Tech team at Blinkit (an Indian online grocery delivery service). Built an image validation system using the Amazon Rekognition Service, that identifies fraudulent users who claim false refunds

Dell EMC, Bengaluru, Gurugram, India

Software Engineering Intern May 2019 – July 2019

  • Created a desktop app using Python to assist people with disabilities, control their desktop solely using facial expressions, integrating the ability to click, scroll, and move the mouse with voice prompts
  • Built an image validation system using the Amazon Rekognition Service, that identifies fraudulent users who claim false refunds

Middlesex University, London, UK

Machine Learning Research Intern June 2018 – July 2018

  • Worked with the vis4sense Research Group on the SenseMap tool (that categorizes users’ online behavior to personalize their experience), and applied Machine Learning algorithms using Python and R to make sense of their online browsing activities

Projects



ReadSmart

Final Year Major Project Jan 2020 – May 2020

  • Developed a web-based reading app featuring an NLP-driven chatbot that generates fill-in-the-blank questions from texts, enhancing interactivity and learning efficiency.
  • Backend: Django-Rest framework, Front end - HTML, CSS, JS, JINJA2 templating, libraries- TextBlob, NLTK, docx, pdfminer