 Join us for the upcoming FAANA Webinar session titled: How to Build a Self-driving Car. This session would cover an overview of the autonomous vehicle industry and the different types of technologies available for you to get started with the development today.
The speaker would share some technical overview of the overall software architecture of an autonomous vehicle system. And some insights into the current state of the industry. Tune in live at 12:00 PM (Noon) – 1:00 PM EDT (9pm-10pm Pakistan Standard Time) on Sunday, June 21st, 2020. Register Here Speaker: Usman Muhammad Usman completed his bachelors in computer science from FAST Lahore in 2006. Since then he has been part of the software industry for more than 10 years working for companies like Techlogix, Microsoft, Salesforce and Lyft. Tackling domains such as C++ compilers, large scale search engines, online Ads platform and self-driving cars. Over the years he has gained expertise in fields like search & indexing, online services, distributed systems, machine learning and robotics. Currently Usman is part of the prediction and motion planning team at Level5 (Lyft's Autonomous Vehicles group). Working on algorithms to predict the future behavior of agents such as cars, pedestrians, cyclists; using a mixture of motion based algorithms and machine learned models using neural networks. In addition to this, he also leads the virtual validation team which uses simulation and data analysis to do large scale validation of the driving behavior.
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FAANA team hopes that everyone had a blessed Ramadan and a great Eid despite the unprecedented circumstances around us. We would like to provide an update on our progress this past year and plans for next year, including COVID-19 impact on our projects and action items for our members. Alhamdulillah, we were able to disperse 6.6 Million PKR in 2019 to FAST-NU students across all locations, an increase of 40% over the previous year. Eighty percent of this amount went towards the scholarship of students in need at all five campuses. Rest went to the innovation center and exhibitions at all five locations. By default, we allocate all donations to scholarships unless a donor specifies otherwise. This year we are increasing our donation target to $60k; This is achievable due to the growth and collaboration of alumni based in North America. To help achieve this goal, FAANA was planning for a membership drive and two in-person events in the East and West Coast before summer until the world got caught in the pandemic. So we have slowed down our plans for a membership drive and delayed the in-person event. We know and understand that everyone is donation exhausted due to COVID related campaigns, so we did not push for the Zakat contribution. However, we received about $2000 in Ramadaan due to your generosity. Click here to see more details on donation distribution. There are three initiatives that we are currently working on, which requires your support. Firstly, we would like to Survey on how to engage alumni in the US and Canada. Our purpose is to know what can FAANA do to help you contribute to this organization's mission. Survey Link. Secondly, we are doing a pilot to support students' Final Year Project using ideas sponsored by the North America alumni community. The idea is to see if we can connect North American Industry to FAST for various innovative ideas. Visit this link and submit your ideas before Jul 15th: Submit Project Idea. Lastly, this year we will conduct elections towards the end of the year. As per our charter, FAST donors (at least $50/year) are eligible to participate and vote in the polls. However, we will encourage you to become a member by donating before Oct 31st. We would like to hear from you what benefit you would like to receive to consider becoming a member. In summary, three action items require your action:
Feel free to connect with us via board@faana.org, on our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/FastAlumniNA/, LinkedIn group https://www.linkedin.com/groups/4585458/ Or through our WhatsApp groups (only for US/Canada alumni). Words of encouragement are welcome as well! We are always at a lookout for volunteers who can donate their time. Warm Regards, FAANA Association Board of Directors https://www.faana.org/about-us.html
 Join us for the upcoming FAANA Webinar session titled: “Successful Traits for Technology Professionals”
This webinar is a session for people who are new to professional life or students who are about to get into the industry. It covers the critical soft-skills that will make you valuable to any employer or if you start your own business. Tune in live at 12:00 PM (Noon) – 1:00 PM EDT (9pm-10pm Pakistan Standard Time) on Sunday, May 31st, 2020. ( Joining info at the bottom) Ahmad Malik graduated from Lahore FAST in 1994 and came to the US for higher education soon after his graduation. He has been working in the USA for the last 20+ years, working his way up from a programmer to most recently as a Head of Technology at Learning Care Group, 2nd largest childcare provider in the US, Hong Kong, and Indonesia with 900 schools, 22,000 teachers and 100,000 students. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82105025709?pwd=Ly9ocm9iN0h6RWFmTFdUOTU3a1VBdz09 Meeting ID: 821 0502 5709 Password: 684971 One tap mobile +16699009128,,82105025709#,,1#,684971# US (San Jose) +13462487799,,82105025709#,,1#,684971# US (Houston) Dial by your location +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 301 715 8592 US (Germantown) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 646 558 8656 US (New York) Meeting ID: 821 0502 5709 Password: 684971 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kcdAWpqC3k  Getting Started with Open Source Software : Join us for the upcoming FAANA Webinar session titled: Intro to Open Source. Tune in live at 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Eastern Time / (9:00 PM -10 PM Pakistan Standard Time) on Sunday, MARCH 22nd, 2020 (Joining info at the Bottom) Learn about :
This free, online Webinar is open to the public and will include a moderated conversation with additional questions submitted live from the online audience. Moderator: Ahmad Uzair Speaker Bio : Syed Rasheed ( Director Portfolio Solution Marketing - Red Hat ) As a Cloud Native Solution Manager at Red Hat, Syed Rasheed coordinates marketing, evangelism, and consulting activities. In addition to helping customers address application development and integration challenges today, Syed is responsible for working with customers, partners, and industry analysts to ensure the next generation of Red Hat technology meets customer’s requirements for building agile business applications and integration solutions. Syed is 25+ years veteran of IT industry with extensive experience in the Application Development and Integration, Business Intelligence and Data Management technologies areas. His work spanned several industries including financial services, banking and telecommunication.  Time: Mar 22, 2020 12:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/836308821 Meeting ID: 836 308 821 One tap mobile +16699009128,,836308821# US (San Jose) +13462487799,,836308821# US (Houston) Dial by your location +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 646 558 8656 US (New York) +1 253 215 8782 US +1 301 715 8592 US +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) Meeting ID: 836 308 821 Find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/ac4KKRxGBP  CLOUD COMPUTING: Join us for the upcoming FAANA Webinar session titled: Cloud Computing. Description: Ever wondered why Cloud Computing is all the hype these days? What problem does it solve and how it can help you? What does Netflix, Pinterest, Lyft, AirBnB have in common? Join in to learn about :
Register Here This free, online Webinar is open to the public and will include a moderated conversation with additional questions submitted live from the online audience. Moderator: Ahmad Uzair Speaker Bio : Ata ul Haq is a graduate of FAST-NU '98 Islamabad. He has been in the IT industry for more than 18 years working with startups to Fortune 500 companies. He is currently a Senior Program Manager at Amazon, working for the Alexa Artificial Intelligence and Natural Language team. Before that, he worked with Amazon Web Services where he delivered solutions to Public Sector customers world-wide.  |
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