Syed Ijlal

Syed Ijlal

Software Engineer

syedijlalbzu@gmail.com Portfolio

About

M.S. candidate at Northeastern University, China, focusing on software engineering. B.S. in Computer Engineering (GPA 3.80/4.0, 1st in cohort) from Bahauddin Zakariya University, Pakistan. Research interests: Artificial Intelligence, Software Security. Recipient of Chinese Government Scholarship (CSC, 2023).

Research Interests

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Software Security
  • LLMs for NLP and generative AI
Awards: CSC Full Scholarship (2023); Academic Distinction (BZU, 2023)
Languages: Pashto (Native), English (IELTS 7.0), Chinese (HSK 3)
Membership: ACM Student (No. 9867837, 2021–2025)

Education

M.S. Software Engineering

Northeastern University, Shenyang, China | Sept. 2023 – June 2026 (Exp.)
GPA: 3.52/4.0

Coursework: Advanced AI, Software Engineering, Algorithm Design, Applied Statistics

B.S. Computer Engineering

Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan | Sept. 2019 – July 2023
GPA: 3.80/4.0 (1st in Cohort)

Thesis: A smart paitent health monitoring system using Internet of Things

Experience

Software Engineering Training

NEUSOFT, Shenyang, China | Sept. 2024 – Mar. 2025

  • Scalable backend with Spring Boot microservices for healthcare
  • Vue.js front-end; AI integrations (chatbot, cancer detection)

IT Intern

LESCO, Lahore, Pakistan | July – Sept. 2022

  • Virtualization for data center efficiency; reduced downtime
  • Network monitoring; SLA-compliant issue resolution

UI/UX Developer

PITB, Multan, Pakistan | June – Dec. 2021

  • UI/UX prototypes for startups; enhanced user experience
  • Developer collaboration for design implementation

Projects

Hospital Information System (HIS)

Nov. 2024 – Mar. 2025

  • Team lead: Spring Boot backend; 20% faster patient processing
  • RESTful APIs, Vue.js, MySQL; AI analytics & tumor detection

Steel Surface Defect Detection

Nov. 2023 – Mar. 2024

  • Vision Transformers on NEU dataset; +15% accuracy
  • Hyperparameter tuning, loss analysis

A smart paitent health monitoring system using Internet of Things (Thesis)

Aug. 2022 – June 2023

  • Real-time IoT system with sensors, cloud alerts
  • Deployed for continuous monitoring

Skills & Certifications

Programming

  • Python, C++, C#

Frameworks/Libraries

  • Spring Boot, Vue.js
  • TensorFlow, Scikit-learn

Tools/Systems

  • Docker, Git, MySQL, Oracle, Postman
  • Linux, Windows
MongoDB Python Developer (MongoDB, 2024)
Python for Data Science & AI (Coursera, 2023)
Scientific Paper Writing (Ecole Polytechnique, 2024)
AI for Professionals (VU, 2023)
Data Engineering Intro (Coursera, 2023)
Cybersecurity Essentials (Cisco, 2022)
AI (ML) (NAVTTC, 2020–2021)

Contact

Reach out for collaborations in AI/ML or software projects.