// emerging tech, human problems · vancouver, bc

samia
sajid

developer & designer. I’m passionate about creating innovative experiences with emerging technology.

see the work ↓ psst — touch the pixels, or type "play" to break them →

me.png — … pixels, all of them ticklish

ideas into prototypes✦design with intention✦code that brings it together✦AI for learning✦XR for training✦ ideas into prototypes✦design with intention✦code that brings it together✦AI for learning✦XR for training✦

I go after the projects and roles that genuinely inspire me — especially the ones that give me room to experiment, think differently, and create something meaningful.

EML Spring Showcase '25

SIGGRAPH '26

CMD-F '26

the work

(08) — click one to open it up

i like to paint :)

faculty dodgeball '26

the journey

0.0 yrs of cumulative build time — and counting

places that let me turn new technology into better ways to learn, practise, and solve real problems.

also found at

clubs, communities & stages

notable achievements

recognition & scholarships

somewhere with no merge conflicts

who's building this

I’m a Malayali, born in Abu Dhabi and raised in Qatar — now in Vancouver studying Computer Science at UBC.

I’ve always been drawn to the newest thing in technology, mostly because I want to understand what it can do for real people.

These days that means moving between GenAI, VR, design, and full-stack development — usually in spaces connected to learning and healthcare. I’ve built clinical simulations medical students train in, explored AI tools that support how people learn, and spent more than a few weekends turning strange ideas into hackathon projects.

I like being somewhere between developer and designer — technical enough to build the system and curious enough to question how it should look, feel, and work.

Outside of work I’m usually painting, chasing a good sunset, finding the best view in the city, or explaining to my people that yes, you really can enjoy your job.

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