umer qureshi

projects

robots, apps and study tools by Umer Qureshi, built to be used

free standardized education tool · AI / developer

korah

A free standardized education tool, open to any student with a browser. Built as a team, led by Oscar.

  • Built the Essay Annotator in JavaScript, HTML and CSS.
  • Hosted on Firebase and Vercel, reaching more than 100,000 people.
  • Spearheaded the College Prep and Marketing internship.
  • JavaScript
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • Firebase
  • Vercel

the teamCreated together by Oscar (team lead), Daniel, Bushi, Dev and Umer.

korah.app
OTIS Made to Move Communities · project lead · 2025

iris AI

An iOS app that helps visually impaired people navigate their surroundings, running entirely on the device.

  • Programmed in Swift using machine learning, computer vision and LiDAR.
  • Runs locally on the phone rather than in the cloud.
  • Global winner with a $35,000 investment, ahead of the continental winning teams from Japan, China and Turkey.
  • Swift
  • Machine Learning
  • Computer Vision
  • LiDAR
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Lemelson-MIT InvenTeams · project lead · 2026

RADIX

An autonomous all-terrain robot invented to eliminate the invasive Brazilian peppertree.

  • Provisional patent approved, patent pending, with a $7,500 investment.
  • Built on Linux, Raspberry Pi, MAVLink and the ArduPilot architecture.
  • Field research conducted with the botany team at FIU and Professor Joe Redwine.
  • Linux
  • Raspberry Pi
  • MAVLink
  • ArduPilot
NBC Miami coverage
community study cafe · founder

coffee house

An online cafe where students from the same school sit down and focus on studying together.

  • Shipped and built in HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
  • Enclosed to the school domain, with around 300 users.
  • Message encryption and local filtering keep the space safe.
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • JavaScript
coffee-house.app
Science Olympiad study & organization · founder

akoizo

A study and team-organization website for Science Olympiad, with more than 900 tests and 70 lessons.

  • More than 500 users on the local school domain.
  • Programmed in Next.js and enclosed to the school domain.
  • Autograder, notes generator, ranked tests, instructor analytics and more.
  • Next.js
bacterial identification & nanobot bacteriophage release · creator · HOSA

BINBR

A concept created and presented at HOSA to combat antimicrobial resistance.

  • Pairs bacterial identification with nanobot-delivered bacteriophages.
  • Designed as a response to antimicrobial resistance.
  • Biomedical
  • Research