Ahmed R. Sagarwala he/they

About

Portrait of Ahmed Sagarwala in Regent Park, Toronto, Canada

Ahmed Raza Sagarwala (BTech, MDM) is a tech MacGyver that laces together hardware and software systems to create solutions. He has an in-depth understanding of how digital technologies function and integrate into our everyday lives. As a consultant, Ahmed assists organizations with their digital communications and workflows.

Currently working as an Associate Dean of Interaction Design at Humber College, managing a cluster of eight programs; Bachelor of Design, Graphic Design, Multimedia Design & Development, Game Programming, UX Design, Web Development, and Content Strategy.

Research interests include web technologies, user-experience design, traffic automation, networked systems, embedded processors, empowerment through programming, open-source development, communication protocols, and cryptography.

Education

2015 • Master of Digital Media, Ryerson University

ryerson.ca/mdm

Thesis: Conceptual Framework for Enhancing Energy Disaggregation Using Crowd and Context

2008 • Bachelor of Technology, Ryerson University

ryerson.ca/gcm

Graphic Communications Management

Academic Experience

Humber College

humber.ca

  • Associate Dean, Interaction Design

    Managed the Interaction Design cluster, consisting of eight programs. Determined the teaching scope of over 20 full-time faculty and 80 part-time instructors. Developed programs and ensured learning outcomes were met.

CSU Cal Poly

calpoly.edu

  • GRC 339. Web Design & Production Fall '20

    Advanced design and production techniques for web development. Current software applications and technologies for user interface design, site structure and information architecture. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory.

  • GRC 402. Digital Printing and Emerging Technologies in Graphic Communication Winter '21

    Study of the theory, technology, economics and application of digital printing processes and variable data publishing. Explores digital printing technology, databases, and database publishing techniques. 2 lectures, 1 laboratory.

Ryerson University

ryerson.ca

  • EID 100. Digital Skills & Innovation for the Global Economy

    Faculty of Communication & Design, Interdisciplinary Studies

  • RTA 963. Web Design

    Faculty of Communication & Design, Radio Television Arts

  • CRI 300. Digital Design Lab

    Faculty of Communication & Design, Creative Industries

  • CFPN 534. Graphic Design

    Faculty of Communication & Design, Image Arts

  • MT 8425. Digital Media in Practice

    Ted Rogers School of Management, MBA Program

  • GRA 422. Electronic Document Design II

    Faculty of Communication & Design, Graphic Communications Management

Projects

This section is still being worked on. Images, code, and much work is pending...

  • Game of Thrones (Season 5) Advertising Campaign 2015

    Created a system to automate the creation 3-second video clips for Bell Media. The process involved capturing a video with realtime chroma-key (greenscreen) background insertion and output to a hotfolder to generate a GIF file using FFMPEG. GIF was then share through social channels.

    Samples: #1 #2 #3

  • Autonomous blog scraper and pre-assessment 2014-2017

    A web scraper that captures blog posts linked in tweets, assessing them for keywords and grammar. The result is fed into an algorithm that pre-assesses and assigns a score. A Twitter bot notifies the user of receipt.

  • Web Design Primer 2019

    An Open Education Resource (OER) on web design co-authored with Dr. Richard Adams. Entire book is available for free online through the Ryerson University library.

    Read the WDP

  • Network connected garage controller 2018

    Built using a Spark Photon and an old Coleman garage door opener. Securly connects to IFTTT to automation and implements a timer to close the garage if left open for more than 20 minutes. Detects garage orientation using a IR distance sensor.

  • Custom Google Home alerts 2018

    Hacked together using a Google Home, Samsung SmartThings hub, WebcOre, Raspberry Pi, and Linux web server. Alerts for weather, hourly chime, door entries, and HVAC using text-to-speech and custom MP3 files.

  • Sub in a sofa 2019

    200W Sony sub-woofer placed within the middle seat of a three-seater leather couch. Allows for less bass to do more (the kids are sleeping upstairs). Explosions and engine sounds are made tactile and transmitted using haptics.

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