Muhammad Wahaaj Tauqir
Senior Software Engineer at Elytra Studios working across XR, computer vision, and full stack systems. Research interests include explainable AI and cybersecurity, with first author work on interpretable 5G intrusion detection.
Engineering work spans VR simulations for medical, military, and safety-critical industrial training, geolocation AR, and computer-vision features for Unity applications.
Research spans security-focused explainable ML for 5G intrusion detection, contactless thermal respiration sensing, and an auditable credit-scoring system deployed on GCP.
Software Engineering
Selected work in explainable systems, VR, AR, computer vision, cinematic sequences, and games.
Explainable Systems
Built SHAP explanations for 5G intrusion detection and deployed an auditable credit-scoring system on GCP.
VR
Created VR training simulations for medical, military, and safety-critical industrial settings, including multiplayer and live heart-rate data.
Computer Vision
Implemented face tracking for contactless respiration sensing and real-time motion validation for physiotherapy.
AR
Developed geolocation AR using real-world maps and GPS-based points of interest, alongside lightweight WebAR experiences.
Cinematic Sequences
A selection of high quality clips from game projects, chosen for their visual detail and immersive moments.
Hyper Casual Games
A selection of lightweight mobile games built around simple mechanics, quick sessions, and accessible controls.
Python · C++ · C# · TypeScript
Unity · React · Node.js · Flask
GCP · Docker · PostgreSQL · OpenXR
Research
Explainable and trustworthy machine learning for security-sensitive systems.
5G intrusion detection with SHAP
First and corresponding author. Designed a multi-interface 5G intrusion detector using LSTM and Transformer models, with protocol-specific SHAP explanations.
Automated credit scoring system
Built and deployed an auditable credit-scoring pipeline using monotonic feature binning. Awarded First Position at Bahria University's Final-Year Project Open House.
Contactless thermal respiration sensing
Co-developed a multi-camera system with PointX Labs for contactless breathing measurement; demonstrated at Dubai Design Week.
SHAP · TensorFlow/Keras · scikit-learn · ONNX · Ensemble models
OpenCV · MediaPipe · Arduino
Recognition & Credentials
University and industry awards, with selected professional certificates.