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Developer, founder & AI student

SAIF ULLAHABID.

From a first idea to a working product.
I build for the web, mobile, and the people using them.

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01The person behind the work

Curious by nature. Driven to build.

I’m Saif, an AI student and developer who enjoys turning a complicated problem into something useful and easy to use.

Saif Ullah Abid
A little introductionSaif Ullah AbidFull-stack developer · AI student

Good software starts with understanding people.

I care about how it works.
And how it feels to use.

I study Artificial Intelligence at Pak-Austria Fachhochschule and build applications for the web and mobile. My main venture is PAF Trade, a campus marketplace I founded and developed for my university community. My work also includes student services, campus ordering, and experiments in robotics and interactive graphics.

I enjoy the full process: understanding the problem, shaping the interface, connecting the systems, and getting the details right. React Native, Next.js, and PostgreSQL are a few of the tools I use along the way.

I currently serve as Vice President of the Science Society at PAF-IAST. I’m also a two-time Gold Medalist and a former college society President. These experiences have shaped how I work: take responsibility, communicate clearly, and help the team move forward.

From development to releaseFind my apps on Google PlayPublished for iPhoneExplore my apps on the App Store
Founder
PAF TradeCampus marketplace
2×
Gold MedalistAcademic achievement
iOS & Android
Published developerApp Store & Google Play
Aspire
Leaders Program alumnusAspire Institute · 2026

Learning by doing

Experience that
shapes the work.

From campus projects to professional teams, each role has taught me something I bring to the next.

How I approach a project

01

Understand the people

Start with the people using the product and the problem they need solved.

02

Build the whole experience

Connect the interface, application logic, and data into a useful product.

03

Refine through use

Pay attention to the details, listen to feedback, and keep improving.

Grow Pakistan announcement inviting Saif Ullah Abid as a keynote speaker at its second Youth Summit
Invited keynote speaker

Grow Pakistan Youth Summit

2nd edition · In collaboration with Youth Office Haripur.

See the speaker announcement
See this thinking in the work
Current roleCurrent

Vice President

Science Society · PAF-IAST

Serving as Vice President of the PAF-IAST Science Society, alongside my development work and AI studies.

Student leadershipScience SocietyPAF-IAST
Current roleCurrent

Campus Leader

Grow Pakistan · PAF-IAST Chapter

Representing the PAF-IAST chapter of Grow Pakistan, a youth platform focused on skills, leadership, and community development.

Campus representationYouth leadershipCommunity
Current ventureCurrent

Founder & Developer

PAF Trade · Campus marketplace

Founded and developed a marketplace for the PAF-IAST university community, taking ownership of the product, the app, and its public website.

Product developmentMarketplaceFounder
2026 — PresentCurrent

Lead Full-Stack Developer

Stratford College London

Building student management tools, enrollment workflows, and administrative systems across web and mobile.

Next.jsPostgreSQLReact Native
2026 — PresentCurrent

Lead Systems Engineer

PAF-IAST Cafeteria Platform

Developing a campus ordering app, connecting the mobile experience with order processing and backend services.

React NativeExpoSupabase
2024

Sales Strategy Intern

Honda Atlas Pakistan

Gained hands-on experience in customer relationship management, sales operations, and market development.

CRMSales operationsStrategy

02Projects

A few things I’ve built.

Applications, experiments, and the thinking behind them. Open a project for a closer look at my role and the work involved.

06 projects

Education · Web & mobile

Stratford College London

A connected digital experience for students and college administration.

React NativeJavaScriptKotlin

Campus marketplace · Mobile app

PAF Trade

A startup I founded and built to help my university community buy, sell, and connect.

Campus marketplaceProduct developmentMobile app

Campus life · Mobile app

PAF-IAST Cafeteria

Making campus food ordering easier, from the first tap to collection.

React NativeExpoSupabase

Robotics · Physical prototype

Obstacle Detection & Vacuum Robot

A practical robotics project that brings obstacle detection and cleaning together.

RoboticsObstacle detectionAutomation

Interactive graphics · Smart wall simulation

Saif Shell

A kinetic wall simulation exploring how hexagonal panels respond to sunlight and noise.

ReactThree.jsC++

Offline web app · Open source

OffPulse

A self-contained first-aid reference designed for situations without an internet connection.

HTMLCSSJavaScript
Different challenges. The same care for the details.Web / Mobile / Experiments

Open source & developer tools

Built to be useful to others.

Libraries and command-line tools that solve problems I encounter while building. Explore the code, the approach, and the packages.

PythonSource on GitHub

Anneal

An extraction library that recovers fields when page markup changes.

Illustrated example

Learn several ways to find the same information.

$anneal run plan.json --html page.html --save
GitHub
TypeScriptPublished on npm

saif-prebuild-guard

Find config-plugin problems before starting a native build.

Illustrated example

Start with the plugins in an Expo app’s configuration.

$npx saif-prebuild-guard
GitHub
TypeScriptPublished on npm

saif-rn-a11y

Catch contrast, touch-target, and labelling issues in source code.

Illustrated example

Small controls and faint text are easy to overlook.

$npx saif-rn-a11y src/
GitHub
TypeScriptSource on GitHub

expo-ota-guard

A decision engine for staged updates and health-based rollback.

Illustrated example

Send an update to a small group of devices first.

$evaluateRollout({ deviceId, updateId, config })
GitHub
Explore more on GitHub

03Education & credentials

Learning that informs the work I do.

From machine learning and open science to app publishing and leadership. A closer look at the courses and credentials behind my work.

NASAAspire InstituteStanford UniversityQueen Mary University of LondonGoogleAppleAnthropic
19 credentials
19 credentials · Course details and available documents

04Expertise & tools

What I bring to a project.

Explore the work I do, the problems I help solve, and the tools behind the experience.

Choose an area to see the work behind it.

Web experiences

Web products with a clear purpose.

I build interfaces people can navigate confidently, then connect them to the services and data they need.

  • Student and administrative portals
  • Responsive websites and product interfaces
  • Forms, accounts, and connected workflows
Stratford College LondonIn practiceStratford College LondonStudent services and college administration, across connected applications.
Tools I use
Next.js
React
TypeScript
Framer Motion
Tailwind CSS