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IRTAZA SHAHID

PhD/MS, Computer Science, University of Maryland
Founding DeepLearning Engineer, Hearvana.ai

Currently a Computer Science Ph.D. student at University of Maryland, College Park. Research assistant in the Networking, Mobile Computing, and Autonomous Sensing Lab (iCoSMoS) advised by Prof. Nirupam Roy. My doctoral research focuses on Human-Centric Acoustics: The Interplay of Opportunities and Security—developing systems that harness everyday acoustic signals for enhancing user experience, while ensuring security and privacy. My work spans speech privacy, deepfake detection, and earable-based health sensing, with publications at venues such as USENIX Security, ACM MobiSys, and IEEE ICASSP.

Currently, I am also a Founding Deep Learning Engineer at Hearvana.ai, a stealth AI startup at the AI2 Incubator, where I build efficient deep learning models for next-generation hearing technology.

Research Interests

  • Secure and Private Speech Communication
  • Generative AI and Speech/Audio Models
  • Deepfake and Misinformation Detection
  • Earables and Health Sensing
  • Machine Learning & Signal Processing
  • Edge AI and Low-Power Acoustic Systems

Projects

img Preventing Automated Monitoring on Voice Data

img Tamper-proofing Speech in Live Recordings

img Towards Enabling DPOAE Estimation on Single-Speaker Earbuds

img Scribe: Simultaneous Voice and Handwriting Interface

img Large Network UWB Localization: Algorithms and Implementation

img VoiceFind: Noise-Resilient Speech Recovery in Commodity Headphones

img Structure Assisted Spectrum Sensing for Low-power Acoustic Event Detection

img ThermWare: Towards Side-channel Defense for Tiny IoT Devices

img Predictive Maintenance of Industrial Machine Health through Backscatter RFID signal

img Constellation Design with Deep Learning for Down Link Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access

Publications

Information

Education

  • Ph.D Computer Science, University of Maryland, College Park
  • MS Computer Science, University of Maryland, College Park
  • BS Electrical Engineering, Lahore University of Management Sciences, Pakistan
  • FSc Forman Christian College, Pakistan

Academic Appointments

  • Founding Deep Learning Engineer, Hearvana.ai (2025, present)
  • Research Intern, Nokia Bell Labs, Cambridge, UK (2024)
  • Research Intern, Nokia Bell Labs, Cambridge, UK (2023)
  • Research Assistant, iCoSMos Lab, University of Maryland, College Park
  • Teaching Assistant Computer Networks, University of Maryland, College Park (Spring 2021)
  • Teaching Assistant Communication Systems, LUMS (Fall 2019)
  • Research Assistant SDSB, LUMS (Summer 2019)
  • Research Assistant Bio-Agri Photonics Lab, LUMS, LUMS (Spring 2019)
  • Teaching Assistant Calculus, LUMS (Fall 2018)

Awards & Honors

  • Student Travel Grant, Usenix Security (2025)
  • Student Seed Funding, Maryland Cybersecurity Center (2023)
  • Student Travel Grant, ACM MobiSys (2023)
  • Student Travel Grant, Maryland Cybersecurity Center (2023)
  • Summer Research Fellowship, University of Maryland, College Park (2021)
  • Dean's Fellowship, University of Maryland, College Park (2020)
  • Award of High Distinction, LUMS (2020)
  • Dean's Honor List Award, LUMS (2016-2020)

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  • Office: IRB 2116
  • Brendan Iribe Center for Computer Science and Engineering
  • 8125 Paint Branch Drive, College Park MD 20742

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