Mohammed Owda👋
Software Engineering Student @ Western University
Building AI-enabled dashboards, ROS 2 pipelines, and clean UX for real-world research & products.
Education
Experience
Roles with measurable impact.
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Western University – Intelligent/Autonomous Systems Lab
- Built a multiview AI dashboard for thermal + RGB streams (Next.js + FastAPI, WebSockets) with real-time YOLOv11 overlays and event logging.
- Developed a ROS 2 (rclpy) pipeline with parameterized launch files for dynamic multi-camera discovery and synchronized topics.
- Published detection messages and improved throughput for NVIDIA hardware deployments.
Sales Representative
DECO Repair
- Generated $13k+ in sales, consistently exceeding daily targets through customer engagement and upselling.
Projects
Selected builds & case work.
Object Detection Dashboard
- ROS Live Pipeline — stream and analyze real-time camera feeds with ROS 2 integration.
- Offline Analysis — upload videos for object detection and automated batch processing.
- Library System — store, organize, and revisit past analyses with saved results and metadata.
Thermal Road-User Detection — GM Challenge Winner
- Thermal Sensing — privacy-preserving road-user detection using thermal imagery for day/night conditions.
- Edge Optimization — YOLOv11 pruned + FP16; ONNX + NCNN with a C++ pipeline on Raspberry Pi 5.
- Federated Learning — Flower-based FL so sites share model updates—not raw footage—plus on-device results.
QCare – ER Virtual Waiting Room
- AI-Assisted Triage — CTAS-inspired severity scoring with automated intake and reassessments.
- Clinician Dashboard — live queue view, status changes, and auto-escalation for high-risk patients.
- Structured Records — secure data flow with templated notes and audit-ready logs.
E-Commerce Platform for Western Baja
- Storefront + Admin — merch & parts ordering with role-based access for team leads.
- Service Architecture — RESTful APIs, centralized auth, containerized services, and Postgres.
- Operations — deployed for club use; repository is private to protect student IP.
Repository is private for privacy/safety since many students contribute.
Volunteering
Community & leadership.
Engineers Without Borders (Western Chapter)
VP Projects & Software Advisor · Sept 2023 – Present
Led project teams and sustainability events; delivered STEM workshops reaching 200+ participants; organized a Sustainability Hackathon (100+ hackers).
Western Foot Patrol
Operations Manager · Oct 2024 – Present
Oversaw daily operations and scheduling to ensure campus safety services ran efficiently.
Canadian Engineering Leadership Competition (CELC)
Director of Finance · 2025
Managed budgeting and sponsorship coordination for national engineering leadership conference.
Kurdish Club (Western)
Vice President · 2025 – Present
Community building, cultural programming, and campus partnerships.
Jordanian Club (Western)
VP Outreach (Sponsorship & Club Outreach) · 2025 – Present
Coordinated sponsorships and cross-club collaborations to expand event reach.
UES Sustainability
Director of Outreach · 2025 – Present
Planned sustainability activations and campus engagement with the Undergraduate Engineering Society.
Awards & Certificates
Highlights, certificates, and honors.
Contact
Happy to share work samples & references.