Roman Naeem

Roman Naeem

PhD Researcher

Biography

I am a researcher in machine learning, computer vision, and medical image analysis, with a PhD in Electrical Engineering from Chalmers University of Technology. My work focuses on geometry-aware deep learning for structured spatial prediction in 3D medical images, including vascular centerline extraction, image-to-graph learning, segmentation, and detection, with publications in leading conferences such as MICCAI and AAAI. I am proficient in Python and PyTorch, with experience designing scalable models for complex datasets.

Education

PhD Electrical Engineering

Chalmers University of Technology (Gothenburg, Sweden)

Jan 2021 - Jun 2026

MSc. Complex Adaptive Systems

Chalmers University of Technology (Gothenburg, Sweden)

Sep 2018 - Jun 2020

BE Electrical Engineering

National University of Sciences and Technology (Islamabad, Pakistan)

Sep 2012 - Jun 2016

Interests

Machine Learning Computer Vision Medical Image Analysis
Publications
(2026). CEVAR: Centerline Embedding Extraction for Endovascular Aneurysm Repair. In MLMI 2026.
(2026). ARTA: Adaptive Mixed-Resolution Token Allocation for Efficient Dense Feature Extraction. arXiv, under review.
PDF
(2026). RefTr: Recurrent Refinement of Confluent Trajectories for 3D Vascular Tree Centerlines. In MICCAI 2026.
(2025). Trexplorer Super: Topologically Correct Centerline Tree Tracking of Tubular Objects in CT Volumes. In MICCAI 2025.
(2025). Optimizing Gene-Based Testing for Antibiotic Resistance Prediction. In AAAI 2025.

Experience

  1. Research Assistant

    Chalmers University of Technology (Gothenburg, Sweden)
    Developed an Android app for real-time on-device book detection and OCR (~250 ms) using EfficientDet and Google ML Kit, with a custom text-matching module for fast, private inventory management.
  2. Master Thesis Project

    Whywaste AB (Gothenburg, Sweden)
    Developed an automated food inventory model using object detection and a novel object similarity network for visual clustering, leveraging synthetic data to reduce reliance on real samples and streamline training.
  3. Assistant Business Manager

    Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (Karachi, Pakistan)
    Managed telecommunication infrastructure and 6,000 subscribers, leading a 24-member team to maintain and expand networks while implementing retention strategies that grew the customer base.
  4. Process Engineering Intern

    Procter & Gamble (Karachi, Pakistan)
    Conducted PR analysis on a new packing line to enhance troubleshooting, developed a logistics tracker for cost monitoring, and streamlined processes to reduce time and improve efficiency.
  5. Sales and Design Intern

    Avanceon Middle East & South Asia (Karachi, Pakistan)
    Applied CRM tools to improve sales at Avanceon. Gained expertise in Rockwell Automation systems and IAB software, while researching industrial applications and safety standards to strengthen technical knowledge.
Technical Skills
Deep Learning

Extensive experience building custom Transformer, CNN, RNN, and GNN models for vessel centerline detection, image segmentation, object detection, registration, and diverse ML tasks including semi/self-supervised, reinforcement learning, and NLP.

Programming

Experience with Python, PyTorch, TensorFlow, CUDA, C++, and MATLAB.

Datasets and Validation

Skilled in creating custom datasets for image segmentation and spatial graphs, handling large-scale multimodal data (CT, MRI, endoscopy, images, text) for model training and validation using extensive evaluation criteria.

Software Engineering

Git, Bash, Conda, Docker, Linux, Cloud GPUs (SLURM, Google Cloud), Experiment tracking (Neptune, Weights & Biases), Android software development.