CV
Education
- M.S. in Robotics, Carnegie Mellon University, 2022 (Expected)
- B.S. in Electrical & Computer Engineering, Northeastern University, 2019
Research Experience
Robotics and Intelligent Vehicles Research Lab
Undergraduate Research Assistant | Jul 2016 - May 2019
Advisor: Prof. Taskin Padir
- Worked on multiple projects, publishing and presenting at multiple venues including, IEEE SSRR, RISE, and MIT URTC (See publications below).
- Participated in Robocup@Home 2017-18 and World Robot Summit 2018. Team awarded “Best in Manipulation” and “Best in the USA” for Robocup@Home 2018.
- Developed DialogflowROS, an open source ROS package for NLP using Google’s Speech & NLP APIs.
Integrated Human-Machine Systems Lab
Undergraduate Research Assistant | Nov 2015 - Jun 2016
Advisor: Prof. Yingzi Lin
- Assisted with the development of a brain-computer interface based on event related synchronization/desynchronization feature extraction using LabView and C++. Presented research at RISE and ACC 2016.
- Ran experiments and collected data to train a Support Vector Machine (SVM) Algorithm.
- Conducted research on the effect of cold pain on physiological signals. Designed and ran an experiment on human subjects.
MIT Mechatronics Research Lab
Research Intern | Sept 2014 - Feb 2015
Advisor: Prof. Kamal El-Toumi
Surveyed computer vision algorithms to detect cars and pedestrians.
Work Experience
Tarteel
Co-Founder | Dec 2018 - Present
World’s first application for recognizing and correcting Muslim’s recitation of their holy book, the Quran.
MassChallenge Startup Accelerator and MIT Sandbox finalist.
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Amazon Web Services
Software Engineer | Jul 2019 - Aug 2020
- Member of the RoboMaker team focused on developing the ROS2 Core.
- Worked on
rosbag2 and various ros-tooling projects.
- Developed features for RoboMaker’s Fleet Management service.
- Founding member of the ROS2 Tooling working group.
Arçelik
Robotics R&D Coop | Jul 2018 - Dec 2019
- Published a systematic review on the SOTA in elder care robotics.
- Conducted a market analysis and systematic review of the state-of-the-art literature in home robotics and smart homes using Six Sigma Tools.
- Designed and prototyped a proof-of-concept “clutter-cleaning” robot project. Wrote realtime servo controllers for an MCU and used NLP to control the robot using speech commands.
- Developed a technology road map for a future research/product ecosystem.
iRobot
Lead Systems Test Intern | May 2017 - Dec 2017
- Promoted to Lead Systems Engineering and Integration Test (SEIT) Intern and given responsibilities such as training new interns on various tools and machines and running workshops.
- Assembled and maintained test fixtures that push iRobot’s products to the limits.
- Programmed pneumatics, servos, and miscellaneous circuits using LabView and MCUs such as Arduino & RaspberryPi.
- Designed and built a novel optoelectronics test fixture for iRobot’s home-based product line using CAD, 3D printing, and machining.
Awards
- NSF Graduate Research Fellowship - Honorable Mention, 2019
- Northeastern’s Huntington 100, 2019
- Northeastern College of Engineering Research Honors, 2019
- Northeastern Excellence Scholarship, 2014
- Presidential Global Scholarship, 2018
- Northeastern Dean’s List, 2014-2019
Honors
- IEEE-HKN Honor Society
- Tau Beta Pi Honor Society
Skills
Programming
4+ Years
| Language |
C/C++ |
Python |
NodeJS |
Matlab/Simulink |
Frameworks
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- Boost
- Python C API
- SQLiteCPP
- OpenCV
- Eigen
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- Keras/Tensorflow
- Numpy
- Gym
- AWS CDK
- Flask/Django
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- Express
- Websockets
- Apollo GraphQL
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<3 years
- Golang
- SQL
- Bash/Shell scripting
Apps & Fabrication
- AWS/Google Cloud
- Solidworks
- CNC Milling
- Soldering & Crimping
Publications
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A. A. Allaban, D. Bonnie, E. Knapp, P. Gokhale and T. Moulard, "Developing Production-Grade Applications with ROS 2" to appear in Robot Operating System (ROS) The Complete Reference, 1st ed., Vol. 6, A. Koubaa, Ed., Switzerland: Springer International Publishing AG 2021
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Abou Allaban, A.; Wang, M.; Padır, T. A Systematic Review of Robotics Research in Support of In-Home Care for Older Adults. Information 2020, 11, 75.
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A. A. Allaban, V. Dimitrov and T. Padır, "A Blended Human-Robot Shared Control Framework to Handle Drift and Latency," 2019 IEEE International Symposium on Safety, Security, and Rescue Robotics (SSRR), Würzburg, Germany, 2019, pp. 81-87, doi: 10.1109/SSRR.2019.8848977.
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Tarik Keleştemur, Naoki Yokoyama, Joanne Truong, Anas Abou Allaban, and Taşkin Padir. 2019. System architecture for autonomous mobile manipulation of everyday objects in domestic environments. In Proceedings of the 12th ACM International Conference on PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments (PETRA 19). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, 264–269. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1145/3316782.3316797
Talks
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August 26, 2020
Talk at Virtual, Pittsburgh, PA
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June 01, 2020
Talk at Virtual, Khobar, KSA
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September 02, 2019
Talk at University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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March 21, 2019
Workshop at Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts
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March 13, 2019
Workshop at Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts
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January 29, 2019
Workshop at Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts
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May 01, 2017
Workshop at Arcelik Cayirova HQ, Istanbul, Turkey
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May 01, 2017
Workshop at iRobot HQ, Bedford, Massachusetts
Teaching
Service and leadership
- Started the IEEE RAS Student Chaper at Northeastern University.
- Ongoing student mentor for Al-Noor Academy juniors and seniors.
- Ongoing volunteer at the Islamic Society of Boston’s entrepreneurship and leadership program.
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