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Contact Information

Name Muhammad Junaid Ali Asif Raja
Professional Title Machine Learning Researcher
Email muhammadjunaidaliasifraja@gmail.com

Professional Summary

Direct PhD in Computer Science at National Yunlin University of Science and Technology (YunTech), Taiwan. Machine Learning Researcher.

  • Intelligent neural surrogates for fractional-order dynamical systems
  • Fractional-calculus-inspired deep learning optimization
  • 30 publications, 27 indexed in the WoS Core Collection (h-index 10, 221 Google Scholar citations)

Education

  • 2024 - Present

    Yunlin, Taiwan

    Direct PhD (Master's to PhD)
    National Yunlin University of Science and Technology
    Computer Science and Information Engineering
    • Selected for Direct PhD program (Sept 2025)
    • Supervisor: Prof. Chuan-Yu Chang
    • Research: Fractional Deep Learning, neural surrogates for fractional-order dynamical systems, deep learning optimization
  • 2019 - 2023

    Islamabad, Pakistan

    Bachelors
    National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST)
    Electrical Engineering (Embedded Systems and Artificial Intelligence)
    • School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (SEECS)
    • Advisors: Prof. Faisal Shafait, Prof. Adnan Ul-Hasan
    • Affiliated with TUKL-DLL Lab, NCAI
    • FYP: 3D Point Clouds on Embedded Platforms, published as HLS4PC (SAMOS 2025)

Awards

  • 2025
    Phi Tau Phi Scholastic Honor Society Member
    Phi Tau Phi Scholastic Honor Society of the Republic of China

    Top 2% of graduate master’s students. Recognizes outstanding scholastic achievement and moral conduct.

  • 2025
    Direct PhD Selection
    National Yunlin University of Science and Technology

    Selected for Direct PhD program based on research output and academic performance.

Skills

Expertise: PyTorch
Proficient: MATLAB C++
Learning: JAX Julia Lean

Research Collaborators

  • Prof. Chuan-Yu Chang

    PhD supervisor. National Yunlin University of Science and Technology. MIPL Lab

  • Prof. Muhammad Asif Zahoor Raja

    Research mentor. National Yunlin University of Science and Technology. Google Scholar

  • Prof. Adiqa Kausar Kiani

    Future Technology Research Center, YunTech. Google Scholar

  • Prof. Chi-Min Shu

    Department of Safety, Health and Environmental Engineering, YunTech. Google Scholar

  • Dr. Naveed Ishtiaq Chaudhary

    Future Technology Research Center, YunTech. Google Scholar

  • Dr. Zeshan Aslam Khan

    International Graduate School of AI, YunTech. Google Scholar

  • Dr. Muhammad Shoaib

    AI Center, Yuan Ze University. Google Scholar

  • Dr. Zaheer Masood

    Capital University of Science and Technology. Google Scholar

Research Team

Languages

Urdu : Native
English : Professional
Spanish : Conversational (rusty; 790-day Duolingo streak)
Mandarin Chinese : Basic survival (picked up passively in Taiwan)

Interests

League of Legends: Semi-professional mid-laner (Yasuo OTP)
VALORANT: Former top IGL on Pakistan's competitive scene (in-game tag efreet#pain)
Fortnite: Ranked among Pakistan's top players
Chess: Casual player
Reading: Currently chipping away at Dostoyevsky's Crime and Punishment
Touch Typing: 100+ WPM on average