Embedded intelligence
Taking machine learning beyond the workstation and onto constrained devices.
LiteRT / TFLite MicroONNX RuntimePyTorchINT8 quantizationModel compression
ENGINEER. RESEARCHER. BUILDER.RICHARDSON, TEXAS ✳
Intelligence,
closer to life.
I’m Akram Saeed. I build intelligent systems that connect the physical world with human possibility.
Embedded AI & Systems Engineer
PhD Researcher · The University of Texas at Dallas
HUMAN-CENTERED INTELLIGENCE
SMALL DEVICES.
MEANINGFUL POSSIBILITIES.
MEANINGFUL POSSIBILITIES.
From embedded signals to real-world impact.Get to know me ↓
10+Years in engineering
& technical leadership
& technical leadership
12,000Campus users supported
at Ninevah University
at Ninevah University
12Developers & IT specialists
led as department head
led as department head
40k+Student records managed
at UIC
at UIC
01 / SELECTED WORKEngineering with
Engineering with
people in mind.
From wearable sensing to university-scale platforms, I turn complex technical challenges into systems people can use.
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AKRAM T. SAEEDEngineer by training.
Curious by nature.
Curious by nature.
02 / THE PERSON BEHIND THE SYSTEMSA builder’s mindset.
More about my journey
A builder’s mindset.
A researcher’s curiosity.
I work where intelligent software meets the physical world.
As a Computer Engineering PhD researcher at UT Dallas, I focus on AI for wearable and medical devices: on-device inference, multimodal sensor fusion, and clinical risk monitoring.
My path here spans telecommunications, university infrastructure, software development, and teaching. I’ve led engineering teams, supported campus-wide systems, and helped students bring their first embedded projects to life.
That experience shapes how I approach research: start with a real human need, understand the constraints, and build something useful.
CURRENT RESEARCH DIRECTION
On-device monitoring for early detection of post-procedural clinical complications.
Doctoral research · Advisor: Dr. Kamran Kiasaleh03 / TECHNICAL FOUNDATIONFrom the signal.
From the signal.
To the system.
Software, hardware, and the decisions that bring them together.
Signals & systems
Connecting sensors, firmware, and real-time processing to the physical world.
Embedded C/C++ARM / STM32 / ESP32FreeRTOSDSPBLE / I²C / SPI
Engineering at scale
Building dependable platforms and leading the teams that keep them running.
System architecturePython / SQLLinux / DockerCloud infrastructureTechnical leadership
04 / THE JOURNEYBuilt on
Built on
experience.
A career connecting research, teaching, and hands-on engineering.
Get the full résuméEDUCATION
PhD · Computer Engineering
UT Dallas · 2026–present
MS · Electrical & Computer Engineering
University of Illinois at Chicago · 2015–2017
BSc · Electronics Engineering
Communications · University of Mosul · 2009–2013
2026 — PRESENTCURRENT
PhD Researcher & Graduate Teaching Assistant
The University of Texas at Dallas
Researching AI for wearable and medical devices. Teaching assistant for the Electrical and Computer Engineering Fundamentals II Laboratory.
Head of Web Development
Ninevah University
Led a team of 12 developers and IT specialists, shaping architecture, security, and reliability across institutional web services and 24 academic departments.
Lecturer, Communications Engineering
Ninevah University
Taught programming, computer networks, microprocessors, and digital communications. Supervised the DSP laboratory and student projects in embedded and assistive technology.
Director of IT Services
Ninevah University · Computer Center
Directed campus computing infrastructure, IT budgets, procurement, and information security for a university community of 12,000.
Graduate Assistant
University of Illinois at Chicago
Built and maintained data workflows for more than 40,000 student records in Slate CRM and SQL. Developed the department’s standard CRM onboarding program.
Earlier engineering roles ＋
Computer Specialist · UIC
July–December 2015 · Academic computing support across Windows, macOS, and Linux.
IT Engineer · Al-Sumaria TV
August 2014–May 2015 · Broadcast uplinks, Cisco networking, server infrastructure, and recovery systems.
Site Engineer · Huawei Technologies
2013–2014 · BTS/BSS construction, commissioning, and on-site technical coordination.
05 / PUBLISHED EXPLORATIONSQuestions into
Google Scholar Questions into
contributions.
01 / JOURNAL ARTICLE02 / CONFERENCE PAPER03 / MASTER’S THESIS
A Novel Multifunctional Assistive Device for Enhancing Mobility and Social Distancing Compliance among Visually Impaired Individuals
Mathematical Modelling of Engineering Problems · 2023
Cloud-Based ImageNet Object Recognition for Mobile Devices
Mobile computing · Cloud-assisted recognition
Location-Based Assistant for the Android Platform
University of Illinois at Chicago · 2017
LET’S MAKE SOMETHING MATTERRichardson, Texas · Connecting everywhere
The next meaningful
idea starts with
a conversation.
Contact@akramsaeed.com
Research collaborations. Embedded AI. Thoughtful engineering.