Syed Omar Faruk (Towaha) serves as a Project Manager Technical Lead at the Centre for Analytics, Informatics and Research (CAIR) since November 2025, combining data science with high-performance and quantum computing to enhance research methodologies. Concurrently, Syed is a researcher at the Canadian Space Agency, focusing on project management and oversight of AI and machine learning components, while also mentoring students. As a Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant at Memorial University, responsibilities include grading and instruction support. Previous experience includes significant roles at Meta, Evolok, and the University of Essex, where contributions ranged from technical investigation in fraud detection to software development and system integration. Syed holds a PhD in Computer Science from Memorial University and has completed various professional development programs in quantum computing and data science from renowned institutions.
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