
Fiza Mulla
Contact: fizamulla123@gmail.com
Born July 4, 2003 Fairfax, VA
Education
University of Maryland, College Park, Immersive Media Design, Computing. Expected Graduation: 2025
Freedom High school, Advanced Diploma (2021)
Academies of Loudoun, Academy of Engineering and Technology, IT pathway (2021)
Academies of Loudoun, Monroe Advanced Technical Academy, Introduction to Health and Medical Sciences (2019)
Work History
Jan '23 - May '23 Immersive Media Design Teacher Assistant
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Reviewing, updating, and editing course content material
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Graded coding assignments, essays, and research projects
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Reinforced students/peers with course concepts as well as assisted them with their homework assignments
June '22 - Aug '22 American College of Radiology Intern
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Worked on an individual project involving API development and debugging where the API specifically was involved in storing pathology and radiology summaries on the operative/procedure reports tab.
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Worked with several applications such as Visual Studio, mySQL, and postman to access the code, database, and call the endpoint .
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Worked with a team of software developers in an agile methodology approach with daily scrum meetings, user stories, and a JIRA ticketing system.
Jan '22- Feb '22 Cloudforce Intern
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Worked with a team of interns to create a solution during the 3-week timeline for the company's snack inventory.
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Created and set up a prototype with cameras using Computer vision (Microsoft Azure Cloud) to track employees’ snacks
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Tracked and updated the data to create an automated inventory via Microsoft Teams
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Presented our final project/prototype to the Cloudforce team
Sept '19 -March '20 AList Empire Intern
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Worked on this start up’s Artificial Intelligence based software.
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Developed experiments using the software to test viability of the product
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Captured, analyzed, and provided feedback to see impact of the product and target markets for product launch
Jun '20 -Aug '20 Fleet Reserve Association Intern
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Supported the Marketing and Communications team to the update the fra.org website
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Created training for designated branch leadership to utilize website functionality
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Assisted with updating the user interface and customization of website navigation and user flow
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Created custom tagged content and newsletter pages for ease of use by staff and for a better user experience in an efficient manner within the custom Content Management System software
Jun '19- Aug '19 iSolvers Intern
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Worked alongside a team of college interns to integrate an open source discussion forum software with the company’s proprietary back end system
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Assisted with the creative user interface design and customization
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Developed and configured CSS and HTML code
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Provided feedback on the UX as an end user/admin as well as created documentation to host the software on a custom cloud
Research and Publications
NASA Ocean Undergraduate Research at University of Maryland, College Park:
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Collaborating with students at UNT to help create an interactive immersive experience using projection that conveys data and information from NASA's new PACE program
2021 Kesina Baral, Jeff Offutt, Fiza Mulla. Self determination: A comprehensive strategy for making automated tests more effective and efficient IEEE International Conference on Software Testing, Verification and Validation, April 2021
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Had the opportunity to work on a JAVA project with the Director and Professor of Software Engineering at GMU and a PhD computer engineering student.
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Project consisted of creating test automation software in JAVA using JUnit testing
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Built automated test cases in JUnit such that these test cases would also be able to be leveraged for future projects.
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Co-authored the final publication which was accepted at the 2021 IEEE international conference on Software Testing, Verification, and Validation.
Activities
UMD WMUC Drop the Pop Radio Show Host/Reporter:
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Researched and wrote stories/discussion questions on the week’s pop-culture news
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Participated and facilitated live discussions/coverage of relevant pop-culture topics
UMD Student Government Association Legislative Branch Representative:
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Representing and serving the off-campus outlying student community by advocating for initiatives to support these students
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Wrote and worked on additional University-related initiatives/projects and pieces of legislation where I researched and interviewed/reached out to related faculty/students/organizations
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Held weekly office hours
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Attended and participated in weekly general body meetings
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Participated in the Diversity and Communications committees weekly
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Edited and compiled the weekly general body meeting agenda graphics for the @umd.sga Instagram through Adobe Illustrator
XR Club Member
NonProfit Organization, The Kindness Project Co-Founder:
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Started a non-profit organization from scratch, called “The Kindness Project” with another student. We planned and executed events that are a safe space for teens to learn, contribute to the community, and earn volunteer hours.
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Hosted several events to include more than 100 volunteers from over 10 local schools.
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Featured in articles published in in The South Riding Magazine and the Marconi Kid Loudoun Newsletter
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Competed in the Step Up Loudoun Youth 2018 Competition and became the top 10 finalists out of 80+ teams and won a cash prize of $250
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Website Link: https://www.thekindnessprojectva.com/about/