M. Haris Usmani

Digital Artwork, Logos, Event Backdrops, Random Graphics..

A selected few from the plethora of Digital Artwork I've designed to tone up my Photoshop/Illustrator skills and aesthetic sense.

Electrical Engineering/Computer Science Projects: Research, Course Projects, Arts-Engineering Works..

Interesting work I have done in the lab utilizing the Development and Research skills I learned, along with exploring new grounds such as Arts-Engineering. I have explored Embedded Systems, Computer Networks, Computer Vision and Music Technology.

Film Making: Short Films, Music Videos..

Editing & Cinematography work on a few films I made in the past. I do all my editing in Adobe Premiere, while most of these films are shot in a very low-budget setup.

Music Performance, Production & Composition..

A set of media showcasing my collaborative music-making experiences: Performance (Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar), Production (Recording\Mixing) along with some Composition.

Featured Work:

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Artwork
ECE/CS Projects
Film
Music

ofxCorrectPerspective (Spring 2014)

Makes parallel lines parallel- an OF addon for auto 2d rectification.

ofxCorrectPerspective is an OpenFrameworks add-on that performs automatic 2d rectification of images.
Capstone Project for Interactive Art & Computational Design (Prof. Golan Levin, Spring 2014)

CMU Deewane – Gathe Raho 2014

Deewane's Award-Winning Performance at Gathe Raho 2014

Deewane's Award-Winning Performance at Gathe Raho 2014 (Inter-collegiate South Asian a Capella Competition)
Recorded in February 2014.
My first major show with CMU Deewane. We won First Place along with the award for the Best Male Vocalists. I did Tenor 1 parts, along with the Solo for the first song 'I want it that way'.

Romantic – Nescafe Basement

LEAD VOCALS on Romantic – a tribute to Soulive at Nescafe Basement

LEAD VOCALS on Romantic – a tribute to Soulive at Nescafe Basement.
Recorded in Summer 2012.
We transformed Soulive’s Jazz piece into a Funk-rock song. Minor pitch-correction has been applied to my vocal track, but this song was recorded in one take.

Thriller Backdrops (2010-11)

ARTWORK: LUMS Music Society's "Thriller Night" Backdrops

ARTWORK: LUMS Music Society's "Thriller Night" Backdrops
Designed in 20010-11

LUMS SSE – Creative Space (2009)

ARTWORK as part of my Admission Application to LUMS SSE

ARTWORK as part of my Admission Application to LUMS SSE
Designed in 2009

Suspended Motion (Fall 2013)

Suspended Motion is an arts-engineering project based on a Philosophical Theme revolving around Scientism.

Suspended Motion is an arts-engineering project based on a Philosophical Theme revolving around Scientism.
Course Project for Advanced SIS: Hybrid Instrument Building (Prof. Ali Momeni, Fall 2013)

Live Sessions: Chuck Norris by BTC

VIDEO PRODUCTION: LUMS Music Society's Live Sessions: Chuck Norris

VIDEO PRODUCTION: LUMS Music Society's Live Sessions: Chuck Norris by Beneath the Covers
Recorded/Produced in 2011

Death by Scrabble – An LMA Production

Short Film based on the story 'Death by Scrabble' by Charlie Fish

Short Film based on the story 'Death by Scrabble' by Charlie Fish
Recorded/Produced in 2010

Billo De Ghar (Metal Version) – Beneath the Covers

LEAD VOCALS on the Metal Version of Abrar-ul-Haq's "BIllo De Ghar"

LEAD VOCALS on the Metal Version of Abrar-ul-Haq's "BIllo De Ghar"
Recorded/Produced in Summer 2010

Buffer Sizing in the Internet: How can SDN help? (Spring 2013)

Research Project for "Topics in Internet Research" (Spring 2013)

Research Project for "Topics in Internet Research" (Dr. Zartash Uzmi, Dr. Ihsan Ayyub- Spring 2013)

WSN in Mines: a System Level Implementation (SPROJ)

Wireless Sensor Networks in Mines: a System Level Implementation (2013)

Wireless Sensor Networks in Mines: a System Level Implementation
Final Year Project – Advisor: Dr. Ijaz Haider Naqvi

NRSFM using Local Rigidity (Fall 2012)

Non-rigid Structure from Motion using Local Rigidity in Space & Time. Computer Vision – Published in IEEE WACV 2014

Non-rigid Structure from Motion using Local Rigidity in Space & Time
Computer Vision (Dr. Sohaib Khan, Fall 2012) – Research Project - Later Extended & Published in IEEE WACV 2014

FPGA based Electronic Drums (Fall 2012)

Cost-effective FPGA based MIDI Electronic Drum-kit with extremely low latency and a natural playing response.

Cost-effective FPGA based MIDI Electronic Drum-kit with extremely low latency and a natural playing response.
Course Project for Digital System Design (Fall 2012)

Continuum Fingerboard (Spring 2012)

Designed and implemented a prototype of a musical instrument, the Continuum (originally by Haken)

Designed and implemented a prototype of a musical instrument, the Continuum (originally by Haken)
Course Project for Data Acquisition & Interfacing (Dr. Momin Uppal, Spring 2012)

Noise Cancellation Headphones (Fall 2011)

Cost-effective, Analogue "Noise Cancellation Headphones" designed using Discrete Components only.

Cost-effective, Analogue "Noise Cancellation Headphones" designed using Discrete Components only.
Class project for EE-340 DEVICES & ELECTRONICS, Fall 2011.

Guitar Tab Generator (Spring 2010)

MATLAB based project that generates Guitar Tabs in ‘standard tabulation form’.

MATLAB based project that generates Guitar Tabs in ‘standard tabulation form’. A simple, crude way to capture notes from an analogue signal.

Drum Cover of Open Car (Porcupine Tree)

LIVE RECORDING & PRODUCTION: Drum Cover of Open Car (Porcupine Tree) by Shahab Ahmad

LIVE RECORDING & PRODUCTION: Drum Cover of Open Car (Porcupine Tree) by Shahab Ahmad
Recorded/Produced in Summer 2012

Circles – Project JT

LEAD VOCALS, STUDIO RECORDING & MIXING on an original composition – Circles: Project JT

LEAD VOCALS, STUDIO RECORDING & MIXING on an original composition – Circles: Project JT
Recorded/Produced in Summer 2012

Home – Nescafe Basement

RHYTHM GUITARS & BACKING VOCALS on Home – a cover of Chris Daughtry at Nescafe Basement

RHYTHM GUITARS & BACKING VOCALS on Home – a cover of Chris Daughtry at Nescafe Basement.
Recorded in Summer 2012.

Hum Rahein na Rahein – Nescafe Basement

LEAD VOCALS on Hum Rahein na Rahein – a cover of Roxen at Nescafe Basement

LEAD VOCALS on Hum Rahein na Rahein – a cover of Roxen at Nescafe Basement.
Recorded in Summer 2012.
A short Urdu song as a prelude to the next part- this is a cover of a Pakistani pop band but we've modified the composition.

Yeh Pal – Nescafe Basement

BACKING VOCALS on Yeh Pal – a cover of Call at Nescafe Basement

BACKING VOCALS on Yeh Pal – a cover of Call at Nescafe Basement.
Recorded in Summer 2012.

Logos: PsiFi 2010-11, Project JT, LGS Doc Club..

ARTWORK: Logos designed for events/clubs.

ARTWORK: Logos designed for events/clubs.
Designed in 2007-11

It’s My Life – Nescafe Basement

LEAD VOCALS on It’s my Life – cover of Bon Jovi at Nescafe Basement

LEAD VOCALS on It’s my Life – cover of Bon Jovi at Nescafe Basement.
Recorded in Summer 2012.
Minor pitch-correction has been applied to my vocal track, but this song was recorded in one take.