# Mohammad Izhaar Ahmed

> Full stack developer in Hyderabad, India. Builds end-to-end web and mobile products with React, Node.js, Express and MongoDB, and ships LLM-powered features on top of them.

Hey, I'm Izhaar (Mohammad Izhaar Ahmed). I'm a Software Developer and Instructor at Nxtwave and hold a Master's in Computer Science Engineering from ISL Engineering College, Hyderabad. Most of my time goes into building full-stack applications, designing REST APIs, and integrating large language models into real products.

## Links
- GitHub: https://github.com/IzhaarAhmed
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/izhaarahmed
- Hugging Face: https://huggingface.co/Izhaar7
- Kaggle: https://www.kaggle.com/mohammadizhaarahmed
- Email: mohammadizhaarahmed@gmail.com

## Experience
- Software Developer & Instructor, Nxtwave (Apr 2025 – Present): mentored 1000+ students in Python, MERN and LLM fundamentals; built NxtProf, an in-house professional-development platform on React + Firebase with anonymous peer feedback, attendance streaks and AI-generated performance insights.
- Assistant Software Developer, Sutherland Global Services (Sep 2024 – Feb 2025): scalable web apps and REST APIs in JavaScript, React and Node.js.
- Junior Software Developer Intern, Altariz Solutions (Sep 2023 – Aug 2024): full-stack apps in React and Node/Express; 30% backend efficiency gain, 40% fewer production bugs.

## Projects
- VeinReach: blood donation and emergency request platform with geospatial donor matching and self-escalating requests. https://veinreach.mohammadizhaarahmed.workers.dev/
- Refyn: collaborative code review platform with side-by-side diffs, line comments and AI reviews via Llama 3.3 70B on Groq. https://refyn-ten.vercel.app
- Thesis: Quantum Vision–Guided Xception for Robust Visual Feature Learning Under Image Distortions (M.Tech, ISL Engineering College, 2026) — Heavy QV-Xception, 93.16% test accuracy on six-class scene classification. DOI 10.5281/zenodo.23114096 — https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23114096
- Academic Ally: React Native study resources app with AllyBot AI chat, PdfChat, bookmarking, ratings and PDF viewing. https://academic-ally.netlify.app/
- TeachOS: internal instructor platform at NIAT (staff only, company sign-in) — schedules, lecture recording with AI evaluation scored out of 10, student feedback, grooming check and manager slot booking.
- DuckPilot: browser-based analytics desk — drop a CSV or Parquet file and ask questions in plain English; DuckDB-WASM runs client-side so rows never leave the browser. https://duckpilot.netlify.app/

## Achievements
- Panel review member for the Smart India Hackathon (SIH) at NIAT, 2026 — judged and scored student teams.
- Winner, Buildathon at ISL Engineering College, 2026.
- Hackathon 2022: 2nd place among 40+ teams.
- Best Project 2023: led a 4-member team to victory among 40+ teams.
- Vice Chair, AVNIET Computer Society (2022).

## Case studies
- [VeinReach](https://portfolio-v2.mohammadizhaarahmed.workers.dev/projects/veinreach/): Blood donation & emergency request platform
- [Refyn](https://portfolio-v2.mohammadizhaarahmed.workers.dev/projects/refyn/): Collaborative code review platform
- [NxtProf](https://portfolio-v2.mohammadizhaarahmed.workers.dev/projects/nxtprof/): Your team's growth engine
- [Academic Ally](https://portfolio-v2.mohammadizhaarahmed.workers.dev/projects/academic-ally/): Your go-to source for academic resources
- [TeachOS](https://portfolio-v2.mohammadizhaarahmed.workers.dev/projects/teachos/): The instructor's day, end to end
- [DuckPilot](https://portfolio-v2.mohammadizhaarahmed.workers.dev/projects/duckpilot/): Natural-language SQL over your CSVs