Ummar Abbas is a Senior Software Engineer at the Qatar Computing Research Institute (QCRI), with more than 15 years of experience in areas of software development, architecture and management. His particular interest lies in scientific research-oriented software development: machine/system control, algorithms, image processing and other software supporting high end machines such as healthcare modalities and microscopes. Most of his experience is derived from software development and leadership roles related to life-sciences and healthcare modalities. In the past four years, Abbas has developed a keen interest in the area of data science: deep learning and machine learning. He has since been engaged in this field either at work or through extra-curricular projects.