Muhammad Rohan Ali Asmat
Researcher | Software Product Designer/Developer
Abstract
Distinguished Researcher and Software Product Designer with over 8 years of specialized experience in frontend development, user experience design, and bioinformatics research. Currently pursuing advanced research in computational biology at Köster lab, University of Essen, Germany. Demonstrated expertise in venture design processes, static website generation with semantic technologies, and large-scale scientific workflow development. Published author with contributions to CEUR Workshop Proceedings and semantic web technologies.
Core Competencies
Management & Collaboration
Frontend Development
Design & Prototyping
Programming Languages
Tools & Platforms
Languages
Professional Experience
Frontend and UX Lead
CARTEBLANCHE INNOVATION INTEGRATED, Lahore, Pakistan
Led the Product Design Department, operationalizing Venture Design Process and setting reusable artifacts for sprints. Facilitated cross-functional team alignment using Business Model Canvas and Agile Team Charter methodologies.
- Led Problem Discovery, Motivation, Usability, and Architecture Sprints
- Developed Hirecinch - Application Tracking System
- Documented company-wide coding standards and facilitated implementation
Research Assistant
FRAUNHOFER IAIS, Germany
Developed static websites using Jekyll-RDF for multiple research projects. Contributed to European Union projects including biotope and GRACEFUL. Worked extensively with semantic web technologies and Node-RED workflows.
Education
MSc in Media Informatics
RWTH Aachen University, Germany
CGPA: gut (2.1) in German Scale. Specialized in human-computer interaction, semantic web technologies, and digital media systems.
Bachelor in Computer Science
National University of Emerging Sciences (FAST-NU), Lahore
CGPA: 3.24 out of 4.0. Achieved Dean's List in Fall 2009 with GPA of 3.69.
Selected Publications
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A Comparative User Evaluation on Visual Ontology Modeling Using Node-Link Diagrams
M. R. A. Asmat, et al. Best Workshop Papers of ISWC 2018, CEUR Workshop Proceedings, 2018.
Workshop paper presented at ISWC 2018. Evaluated different visual approaches for ontology modeling and their impact on user understanding and efficiency.
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CEUR Make GUI - A Usable Web Frontend Supporting Scientific Workshop Proceedings
M. R. A. Asmat, et al. Conference Paper, Springer, 2017.
Developed a usable web frontend for CEUR Workshop Proceedings submission workflow, significantly improving user experience for scientific workshop organizers.
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A Usable Web Frontend for Supporting Scientific Workshop Proceedings
M. R. A. Asmat. Master Thesis, RWTH Aachen University, 2016.
Master thesis developing CEUR Make GUI with comprehensive usability studies and comparative analysis showing significant improvements in interface design and usability.
Open Source Contributions & GitHub Activity
Research & Academic Projects
European Union Projects
Industry Projects
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