Who I Am

Wahed Shaik

I'm Wahed Shaik, a Data Science & AI student and founder. Over the past few years, I've turned ideas into real products with traction, competing and winning on local and international stages along the way.

I founded SharkBand, an AI-powered card management platform, which has won the QDB Business Gateway Competition (1st place), placed in the top 3 at QSTP, and gained interest from 1,000+ users. I also co-founded Equipped, an AI fashion app selected for M7 SCALE 7, and so much more!

Beyond startups, I've served as IT Director of Qatar Youth Power, led workshops and events impacting hundreds of students, and represented Qatar internationally through innovation and entrepreneurship programs in Canada and Japan. I'm also a Doha Debates Ambassador and Mentor, blending tech, leadership, and communication to drive impact.

I thrive at the intersection of AI, product, and entrepreneurship — building, shipping, and scaling solutions that solve real problems.

On stage at the 2026 UDST Student Symposium
On stage at the 2026 UDST Student Symposium
Leading a workshop at ASD's Changemaker Conference
Leading a workshop at ASD's Changemaker Conference
Facilitating at the EMPOWER workshop
Facilitating at the EMPOWER workshop

Skills

System ArchitectureCloud ServicesRetrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)Artificial IntelligenceData ScienceProduct & EntrepreneurshipPythonJavaSQL (MySQL)HTML & CSSGoogle Ads & Analytics

Languages

English — NativeHindi — NativeTelugu — FluentArabic — Beginner

Education

University of Doha for Science & Technology (UDST)
Artificial Intelligence and Data Science
2022 — 2026

Certifications

McKinsey Forward Program · McKinsey.org · Jun 2026 ↗Supervised Machine Learning: Regression and Classification · DeepLearning.AI · Apr 2026Machine Learning with Python · IBM · Mar 2026Samsung Innovation Campus — Apprenticeship · Samsung Innovation Campus · Feb 2026IBM Data Science · IBM · Dec 2025Digital Transformation with Google Cloud · Google · Dec 2025Foundations of Project Management · Google · Dec 2025Reboot the Earth · Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar · Oct 2025Basecamp 2024 Graduate · DMZ · Aug 2024 ↗Launchpad for Entrepreneurs · Desjardins · Aug 2024Google Analytics for Power Users · Google · Aug 2022Google Tag Manager Fundamentals · Google · Aug 2022
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