Maha Nawaz

A student with a dream to empower people through the use of technology

Rise Global Winner

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Chegg.org Global Student Top 10 Finalist

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IEEE Published Researcher & Lead Author

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Founder of NGO SheMakes

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Rise Global Winner • Chegg.org Global Student Top 10 Finalist • IEEE Published Researcher & Lead Author • Founder of NGO SheMakes •

Engineering Projects

  • Closed Loop Scientist

    We designed and built an agentic harness for enzyme design and validation, handed it to Claude, and wired it into a Hamilton robot.

    It came back with fourteen working, new-to-nature enzymes. To our knowledge this is the first autonomously designed de novo enzyme.

    WATCH HERE: https://youtu.be/1frGnIm6k-M

  • Autonomous CPR Robot

    A CPR robot that detects when a high risk patient is flatlining through a wearable IR heart rate sensor and immediately calls paramedics and then autonomously steers and positions itself over the patients chest and performs CPR until the paramedics arrive, potentially saving lives.

    WATCH HERE:
    https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7429417512934653952/

  • Myoelectric prosthetic for friend without hand

    Designed and 3d-printed a prosthetic controlled through residual muscle contractions, created an ml algorithm that processed and predicts data into prosthetic grip

    WATCH HERE:
    https://youtu.be/3lLYtwCNpO4

  • Brainwave eye-movement prosthetic arm

    Processed brainwaves through DL algorithms, FFT analysis, modelled and 3d-printed a 7 DofF prosthetic controlled through eye movements for locked in patients

    WATCH HERE:
    https://youtu.be/fGeMudsAX2I

  • 3-state mind controlled robotic arm

    Created a prototype arm that predicts 3 classes of thoughts with over 80% accuracy using DL learning and wave decomposition; actions include picking up a cup and shaking hands, all without the user moving

    WATCH HERE:
    https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_P0Qzi4vjLNj6V11bLFMdJPbD00ZUK1p

  • Robotic arm that plays rock, paper, scissors

    Earned a “Distinction” for buildingan anatomically accurate robotic hand that plays rock, paper, scissors and has 4 degrees of freedom for my HPQ.

    WATCH HERE:
    https://youtube.com/shorts/D2-XEE6Mg4o?feature=share

  • Caresync Remote Patient Monitoring App

    Built a full-stack remote patient monitoring app that continuously records patients' vitals and prescription intake, enhancing preventative care and decreasing medical bills 

    WATCH HERE:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKuNXZ3ZwcQ

  • Creating a Fibonacci Clock

    Created a fibonacci clock that tells the time through the fibonacci sequence

    WATCH HERE:
    https://youtu.be/DZi3bHn22sw

  • DIY vending machine to reward students

    As my first ever engineering project, I built a vending machine where the player wins a game of pong before the coil spins and the student earns a treat!

    WATCH HERE:
    https://youtu.be/oJNks1Z1Bls

  • Physics Semi-conductor 3d Model Visualisation

    designed and 3d printed a semi-conductor model to visualise how electrons gain energy and how the voltage is used up through components

    WATCH HERE:
    https://youtu.be/FxA1CD-wpOU

  • VONOS AI

    Try it out: https://www.vonos.us/

    AI-powered healthcare assistant designed to reduce the administrative burden on clinical staff. By integrating directly into existing clinical workflows it takes on the role traditionally filled by nurses during the intake process by automating time-consuming administrative tasks such as filling out patient forms, collecting patient data, and suggesting reasonable tests. This frees nurses to focus on what they do best, like taking vitals and providing hands-on patient care, while allowing doctors to dedicate their full attention to diagnoses and treatment plans.

About Me

A stanford sophomore who excels in her academic subjects and is passionate about empowering the special needs community through her EEG controlled prosthetic research, brain computer interface ML algorithms and light-weight assistive robotic hands. Maha is also determined to provide technological solutions to underprivileged families through her preventative disease healthcare apps as well as subsidized and commercialized robotics kits to rural areas in Pakistan.

Research Papers, Publications & Podcasts

Pending Patents

•   M. A. Ullah, M. Z. Nawaz, A. H. Chaudhry. Staged Differential Merge with Decoupled Membership, Quantity-Typed Valuation, and Ordering. U.S. Provisional Application No. 64/171,689, filed Oct. 2026.

•   M. A. Ullah, M. Z. Nawaz, A. H. Chaudhry. Tiered Code Resolution with a Validation Gate on a Single Exit. U.S. Provisional Application No. 64/171,696, filed Oct. 2026.

teasers of my research


Initiatives


I have also audited CS textbooks distributed to rural schools in Pakistan and taught teachers how to implement AI into a curriculum expanding to 200k students/1900 schools in collaboration with The Citizens Foundation.



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