# MUHAMMAD W.

> Software Engineer | Prediction, Planning, Control, Machine Learning

Location: San Mateo, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/muhammadw

As a Research Assistant at the University of Southern California, I am pursuing my PhD in Electrical Engineering, focusing on the planning and control of autonomous vehicles. I have over six years of experience in teaching and research in the fields of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and control theory, and I am passionate about developing high-impact applications and tools for complex industrial systems.

I am a Fulbright Scholar, with multiple publications in peer-reviewed journals. I have also completed a four-month internship as a Controls Research Engineer at Plus, a leading provider of self-driving truck technology, where I applied my skills in motion planning, advanced driver-assistance systems, and deep learning. My mission is to advance the limits of AI, data science, and control theory to enhance the safety, efficiency, and sustainability of autonomous vehicles and other systems.

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Zoox
Jan 2024 – Present | Foster City, California, United States

### Research Assistant @ University of Southern California
Jan 2022 – Jan 2024 | Los Angeles, California, United States

### PHD Student @ University of Southern California
Jan 2018 – Jan 2024 | Los Angels

### Research Engineer Controls @ Plus
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | Cupertino, California, United States

### Assistant Professor @ University of Management and Technology
Jan 2013 – Jan 2017 | Lahore
Managed student mentorship programs, supervised cross-cultural team of 12 teachers, delivered lectures, planned curriculum, supervised accreditation of professional degree programs.

### Lecturer @ University of Management and Technology - UMT
Jan 2010 – Jan 2013 | Lahore, Pakistan
Delivered lectures, designed course outlines, grade assignments, student counseling, final year project advising.

### Lab Engineer @ University of Management and Technology - UMT
Jan 2009 – Jan 2010 | Lahore, Pakistan
Designed and updated lab manuals, conducted lab sessions for Digital Logic Design, Digital Signal Processing, Circuit Analysis


## Education
### Doctor of Philosophy - PhD in Electrical engineering
University of Southern California

### Master of Science - MS in Electrical and Computer Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology

### Master's degree in Electrical Engineering
University of Management and Technology - UMT

### Bachelor's degree in Electrical engineering
University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/mwaqassandhu
- Portfolio: https://medium.com/@mwaqas

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Last updated: 2026-04-11