Navigating Detachment: Reflections from ICDAR 2024
Reflecting on my experience at ICDAR 2024, I confront feelings of disconnection and self-discovery amid shifting research interests and changing professional relationships. This personal journey explores the complexities of academic growth, detachment, and understanding one's evolving place in a research community.
Generate Depth and Normal Maps with Blender
In this tutorial, we use Blender 2.93.6 to render and save depth maps and surface normals of a 3D object as Numpy arrays in Python.
Challenges and Failures of Pakistan's 2018 General Election Result Transmission System (RTS)
Explore the reasons behind the software failures in Pakistan's 2018 general elections and their impact on transparency, accountability, and election credibility. Learn about the Result Transmission System, the importance of third-party verification, and the need for accountability measures to restore public trust in the election process.
Il Duce and the Forgotten Tramp
It was a pleasant spring day in the year 1943. The sun shone brightly over a peaceful Spanish port city of Huelva, while the war blazed all around.
Atif Mian and Religious Intolerance in Pakistan
Early into his new office, PM Khan nominated Atif Mian for a post in Economic Advisory Council. A few days later, the whole country erupted into protests.
More About Me
In this section, I share brief glimpses of my hobbies and life outside computers.
When I was little, books were my escape and, as far as I can remember, I've always loved reading. However, Harry Potter is the reason I became obsessed with them, and then it never stopped.
Since 2012, I've been doing this thing where I set myself a personal reading goal for the year.
Thanks to my penchant for meticulously logging everything I do, you can see (almost) every book I have read on Goodreads.
Long-boarding
Not exactly the sporty type, but sometimes you have to bend your own rules.
This playlist shows me trying to learn long-boarding at 25. Better late than never, right?
Bicycling
I use my bicycle to get around town or take occasional trips into the forests and mountains around.
Cooking
I like to cook and occasionally bake. Here's a list of my favorite recipes on YouTube. Cheers!
I also sometimes bake cakes and breads.