Usman Ghani Bawany

London, United Kingdom · usman120ghani@gmail.com

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Education

University College London (UCL)

Sep 2025 – Aug 2026

MSc Emerging Digital Technologies · Programme Representative

Focus: Blockchain Technologies · Bioinformatics (audit) · Open-Endedness & General Intelligence (audit).

Institute of Business Administration (IBA)

Aug 2020 – Jul 2024

BSc Computer Science · CGPA 3.57 · Dean's Honor List

Research

Published

  • K. Zahoor, N. Z. Bawany and U. Ghani, "Explainable AI for Healthcare: An Approach Towards Interpretable Healthcare Models," 24th Int. Arab Conf. on Information Technology (ACIT), UAE, 2023. DOI: 10.1109/ACIT58888.2023.10453740.
  • K. Zahoor and U. Ghani, "Robust Deep Learning Model for Adversarial Defense in Medical Image Diagnosis," 2nd Int. Conf. on Emerging Technologies in Electronics, Computing and Communication (ICETECC), Pakistan, 2025.

Under Review

  • U. Ghani and K. Liu, "Unified Logical Liquidity (ULL): A Deterministic Block-Synchronous Pricing Protocol for Fragmented Decentralized Exchange Reserves," submitted to conference, 2026.

Working Paper

  • U. Ghani, "Crowding Dynamics in Large-Cap US Equities: A Residual Multi-Factor Consensus Approach to Measuring Algorithmic Reflexivity, 2000–2024."

Selected Projects

Zero-Knowledge Wallet Verifier

Solidity + JavaScript prototype proving token ownership without revealing wallet details using zk-SNARKs (Groth16). Demonstrates privacy-preserving identity and balance verification integrable with existing ECDSA infrastructure.

AI Reflexivity in US Equities (RMFC)

Built an ex-ante crowding measure on 153 JKP factors across 3,669 US stocks; finds Granger-causal evidence (p = 0.037) of an AI-driven reflexivity loop.

UCL Racing Rocket — Flight Computer Avionics (IREC 2026)

STM32 avionics with 6-state FSM, OR-gated apogee detection, interrupt-driven IMU pipeline, EMA filters, gyro–accelerometer fusion, and median voting for fault tolerance.

G.U.A.R.D. Autonomous Drone — Top 6

Engineered a custom Pixhawk-based drone with ROS, QGroundControl, and computer vision for real-time human distress detection in disaster zones.

Credit Risk Stratification

Investigated the interpretability–accuracy trade-off in credit default (45K loans), benchmarking linear, ensemble, and neural models under asymmetric loss, framed around Basel II/III explainability constraints.

Blockchain Voting System

Dual-token governance on permissioned Ethereum: Soul Bound Tokens (ERC-721) bind identity to wallet; Campus Participation Tokens (ERC-20) create an on-chain engagement ledger.

Yoga Pose Classification

Decoupled pose estimation from classification — MoveNet keypoints feeding a custom NN, achieving higher accuracy at significantly lower compute than pixel-based models.

Work Experience

Foresio — Co-Founder

Mar 2026 – Present

AI automation startup · London, UK

Building voice agents that autonomously handle inbound calls and appointment scheduling for service SMEs (locksmiths, dental practices, law firms); also developing broader business process automations.

ZM Converters — Business Development Executive

Jun 2023 – Feb 2026

Flexible packaging manufacturer · Karachi, Pakistan

  • Spearheaded debut exhibition generating 150+ B2B leads and USD 250K+ in contracts.
  • Built ERP (.NET / SQL Server) and Power BI dashboards; reduced data-entry errors 40%.
  • Built an SEO-optimised website (PHP); 3× traffic and 210% increase in inbound inquiries.

Sadiq.ai — Frontend Developer Intern

May 2023 – Jul 2023

Game-based onboarding platform (Pureversity) · Karachi, Pakistan

Developed a gamified onboarding platform using Next.js, improving load time by 30% and overall UX.

DIC Pakistan — Business Analyst Intern

Jul 2021 – Aug 2021

Multinational ink and specialty materials manufacturer · Karachi, Pakistan

Analysed workflows via Kaizen, identifying inefficiencies and proposing targeted improvements.

Achievements & Awards

  • Bloomberg–FCA Trading League at UCL: Ranked #1 in RL P&L across the league.
  • Blockchain Technologies: Top 5; report highlighted by UCL Centre for Blockchain Technologies.
  • ICPC Regional Finalist (2022 & 2023): International Collegiate Programming Competition, GIKI.
  • UCL BaseKX Explore Programme: 6-week flagship venture-building programme (Fall 2026).
  • Programme Representative: MSc Emerging Digital Technologies, UCL (2025–2026).
  • NVIDIA Certificate: Fundamentals of Accelerated Computing with CUDA Python (2023).
  • Diploma in Taxation: 6-month programme — income, sales, and corporate tax, IBA Karachi (2022).
  • CEO, IBA Iqra Society (2023–2024); Thematic Lead, Green Youth Movement (2023–2024).

Leadership & Social Impact

Uplift Pakistan — Founder

Jun 2020 – Present

  • Welfare NGO supporting 5,000+ individuals through monthly food drives and plantation campaigns.
  • Empowered 50+ women through entrepreneurial skill-building, fostering financial independence.

Dar ul Sukoon — Volunteer

Community service at a shelter supporting children with mental disabilities.

Skills

ML & AI: Neural network architecture (PyTorch, TensorFlow), transfer learning, computer vision, statistical modelling & causality testing, feature engineering, GPU computing (CUDA), Python.

Blockchain & Cryptography: Smart contract engineering (Solidity), zero-knowledge proofs (zk-SNARKs / Groth16), DeFi protocol design, token economics (ERC-20 / ERC-721).

Embedded & Systems: Real-time firmware (STM32, C/C++), sensor fusion, autonomous navigation (ROS, Pixhawk), cloud infrastructure (AWS, Terraform, Docker), Git.

Software & Data: Full-stack development (MERN, Next.js, JavaScript), ERP systems (.NET, SQL Server), business intelligence (Power BI), Java, SEO.

Interests

Evolutionary biology · Theology · Urdu poetry · Hiking · Travel · Philosophy of mind · Free will