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CMU-Q · Class of 2029 · Doha, Qatar
Hussain Bin Usman
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CS student, researcher, entrepreneur, and community builder — working at the intersection of technology, science, and social impact.

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World Science Scholars — globally
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Families impacted — Nakhal NGO
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Spring 2026 GPA — perfect semester
Hussain Bin Usman
🇵🇰 CMU-Q · Class of 2029
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01 · About

Builder, researcher,
and problem-solver.

I'm a first-year Computer Science student at Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar, pursuing a minor in Business. I'm currently conducting reinforcement learning research under Prof. Gianni Di Caro and developing production software at Snoonu — Qatar's leading food delivery platform.

"I am what I am because of my community — and I shall return to my community."

Before CMU, I founded Nakhal Pakistan — an NGO that has impacted 139+ families through sustainable engineering and community finance. I've authored scientific research with UPenn, built startups through MIT LaunchX, and represented Pakistan at international science and mathematics competitions.

Reinforcement LearningFull-Stack Dev Systems ProgrammingML Engineering Scientific ResearchSocial Entrepreneurship Quantum ComputingCommunity Leadership

Currently

RL Research @ CMU-Q
BS CS · Minor Business
Dean's List · Spring 2026

Languages

English · Urdu · Punjabi
Hindi · Arabic · Turkish
02 · Education

Academic background

Aug 2025
— May 2029
Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar
BSc Computer Science · Minor in Business · Doha, Qatar
Dean's List Spring '26 Perfect 4.00 Spring Semester 100% Merit Scholarship
2022
— 2024
International School Lahore
A-Levels: Chemistry · Further Mathematics · Computer Science · Physics · Lahore, Pakistan
100% Merit Scholarship School President 2023–24 6+ National & International Olympiads
2020
— 2022
Lahore Grammar School Muslim Town
O-Levels (GCE) · Lahore, Pakistan
8A*s and 4As Head Boy 2021–22 Director's Award — Service & Research
03 · Experience

Where I've worked

PC
Technical Project Lead — Peter Coffin Studio
2025 — Present
Generative Art Pipeline · Remote
Architecting a Python pipeline that converts 600+ mathematically derived circle-packing patterns into large-format composite images of real sports balls for a 300-page coffee-table art book and life-size museum wallpaper installations.
PythonSVG/XMLNumPyPillowComputational GeometryGraph Theory
CMU
Research Assistant — RL Lab
Aug 2025 — Present
Prof. Gianni Di Caro · Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar · Doha, Qatar
Developing reinforcement learning agents to optimize HVAC energy efficiency in greenhouse environments through adaptive control policies.
PythonPyTorchRLEnergy Systems
Snoonu
Software Developer — MerchantOS
Jan 2026 — Present
Snoonu · Qatar's leading food delivery platform · Doha, Qatar
Built a full-stack merchant management system enabling merchants to manage live orders, menus, and business analytics at scale.
Full-StackJavaScriptProduction
CMUQ
Global Startup Competition Finalist
2025
CMUQ Entrepreneurship Team — CluePaw · Seoul, South Korea
Co-developed CluePaw ↗ — a game-based digital learning platform where children aged 10–16 play as Tigo, a tiger detective, investigating real-world misinformation cases at "Paw HQ". Children evaluate viral content — fake health articles, fabricated climate data, misattributed photos — and deliver verdicts (True / False / Misleading / Satire). Runs on a safe pretend internet with no real browsing required.
Finalist · SeoulReactNode.jscluepaw.vercel.app ↗
UPenn
Research Author — Lumiere Program
Apr 2024 — May 2025
University of Pennsylvania · under Dr. Kasia Radziwon
Authored a scientific paper on nanozymes and their catalytic properties using Michaelis-Menten kinetics. Finalist for publication in the Columbia Junior Science Journal.
CJSJ FinalistBiochemistryChemDraw
TT
Software Engineering Intern
May — Aug 2023
Trade Tracker Software House
Developed features for a Retailer Engagement System and Coaching app. Built skills in PyTorch, NumPy, and p5.js through real product development.
PyTorchNumPyp5.js
04 · Research

Scientific inquiry

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Physics · World Science Foundation · 2024
World Science Scholar
Dr. Brian Greene · Dr. Stephen Wolfram · Dr. Barry Barish
Selected as one of the world's top under-18 scientists for advanced scientific programs with Nobel laureates and renowned scientists.
  • Studied LIGO gravitational wave detection, CRISPR gene editing, and neurology
  • One of only 50 scholars selected globally from thousands of applicants
worldsciencescholars.com ↗ View Certificate ↗
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Quantum Computing · NCP Pakistan · 2024
Quantum Algorithm for Max-Cut Problem
National Center for Physics, Pakistan
High-level research on quantum computing and algorithm design as a high school intern, working on real quantum hardware.
  • Designed a quantum algorithm for the Max-Cut problem on D-Wave quantum annealers
  • Co-authored a research paper currently under review for publication
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Biochemistry · UPenn · Lumiere · 2023–24
Nanozymes — Enzyme-Mimicking Nanoparticles
Lumiere Research Program · Columbia Junior Science Journal
Authored a scientific paper analyzing nanozyme catalytic efficiency. Finalist for publication in the Columbia Junior Science Journal.
  • Applied Michaelis-Menten kinetics to analyze enzyme efficiency; ChemDraw for molecular illustrations
  • Advancing biochemical pathways through novel nanoparticle research
View Certificate ↗
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Oncology · LUMS · Polygence · 2022–23
Cancer Diagnostics & Glucose-Nanoparticle Conjugation
LUMS Oncology Dept. · Polygence · under Jordan Despanie
Research on cancer diagnostics focusing on early detection using physicochemical methods and novel chemical approaches.
  • Studied GLUT receptors and nanoparticles; MATLAB, Stata, SAS for data analysis
  • Contributed to glucose-nanoparticle conjugation chemistry for cancer treatment
View Certificate ↗
05 · Ventures

Building from zero

01
Nakhal
NGO · Est. 2020 · Founder & President
Nakhal Pakistan
Financial Independence Through Innovation
Established an NGO focusing on financial independence through innovation and community service across rural Pakistan.
  • Developed an energy-efficient egg incubator — 139 families, +25,000 PKR/month per family
  • "Baant Initiative" — feeding 100+ families daily; 200+ volunteers; $10,000+ raised
02
EdTech · Est. 2024 · MIT LaunchX
Scholium
Learning Platform for Children with Disabilities
Platform built with therapists offering educational resources for children with ADHD, Down Syndrome, and Autism.
  • Six specialized courses — $2,000+ revenue generated
  • Awarded grants; recognized for leadership by the National Incubation Center
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AgriTech · Est. 2022 · Project Lead
Baghbani Project
Sustainable Agriculture for Low-Income Farmers
Sustainable agriculture project supporting low-income farmers through chemistry expertise and organic farming practices.
  • Formula to repurpose MNC waste molasses into organic fertilizer — hundreds of farmers annually
  • Secured $5,000 in Non-Trivial funding to expand the project's reach
06 · Projects

Things I've built

01
C0 Virtual Machine
C · Systems · Spring 2026
⌥ GitHub ↗
Full stack-based VM for the C0 language implementing arithmetic, control flow, user-defined and native function calls, and complete heap memory management with arrays, structs, and pointers.
02
Loan Repayment QuAM
Python · scikit-learn · Tkinter · Fall 2025
⌥ GitHub ↗
ML interface predicting loan default (Kernel SVM) and repayment latency (Decision Tree) with a Tkinter GUI for training, parameter tuning, and inference on real customer data.
03
Disk Method Visualizer
Python · CMU Graphics · MVC · Fall 2025
Interactive MVC application visualizing solids of revolution with custom expression parsing, adjustable domain and slice controls, and midpoint Riemann sum volume approximations.
07 · Community

Impact on the ground

From building egg incubators for rural families to running legal awareness workshops in low-income schools, community service has been central to who I am — long before university.

Nakhal Pakistan

NGO promoting financial independence through sustainable engineering and community literacy across rural Pakistan.

139+
Families helped
200+
Volunteers
$10K+
Raised

Himmat Project

Conducted 30+ self-defence and legal awareness workshops in low-income schools and community centres. Drafted reform policy and presented to the commissioner.

30+
Workshops held

Disaster Management

Head volunteer with the Aga Khan Development Network — raised climate awareness and coordinated disaster relief in flood-prone regions of Pakistan.

AKDN
Partner
08 · Honors & Activities

Recognition & achievements

2026
Dean's List · Spring 2026
Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar · Perfect 4.00 Semester
2024
World Science Scholar
World Science Festival · 1 of 50 selected globally
View Proof ↗
2024
MIT LaunchX — Scholium
Entrepreneurship recognition & National Incubation Center grant
View Proof ↗
2023–24
Lumiere Research Program
University of Pennsylvania · Columbia Junior Science Journal Finalist
View Proof ↗
2022–23
Polygence Research Program
Cancer diagnostics research · LUMS Oncology Department
View Proof ↗
2023
Pakistan National Chemistry Team
PCHTo · International Chemistry Tournament · 2nd Place
View Proof ↗
2023
Pakistan National Mathematics Team
ITYM 2023 · Team Captain · Honorable Mention
View Proof ↗
2023
Euclid Mathematics Competition
Silver Medal · University of Waterloo
View Proof ↗
2022–23
ARSSDC Winner
Asian Regional Space Settlement Design Competition · Head of Engineering
2023–24
School President
International School Lahore · 3,500+ students · 20 societies supervised
2021–22
Head Boy
Lahore Grammar School Muslim Town · Liaison for 1,200+ students
View Proof ↗
2024
Highest Achiever Award
Director's Award — Service to School, Research & Publication
View Proof ↗
09 · Contact

Let's connect

I'm always open to interesting conversations — research collaborations, internship opportunities, startup ideas, or just a good chat about tech and society.

hussainu@andrew.cmu.edu →