Founder and CEO, XactGen AI
Asher Mehfooz
Asher Mehfooz is an AI developer and data scientist, and the founder and chief executive of XactGen AI. Ashir Mehfooz is the same person. He is also an AI developer and research team head at ROBX.AI.
He earned a BS in Data Science from the University of Kotli (October 2021 – December 2025) with a CGPA of 3.89/4.00, and graduated as gold medalist. His thesis manuscript, on a multimodal tutoring system for early childhood education, has been submitted for first editorial review.
Research interests
- Large language models and generative AI for real-world, production-grade applications
- Natural language processing, prompt engineering, and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) systems
- Artificial intelligence in education, including intelligent tutoring systems for young learners
- Sentiment and social-media intelligence from large-scale, unstructured web data
- Applied machine learning and human–AI interaction for scalable software systems
Thesis
A Multimodal AI-Driven Intelligent Tutoring System for Personalized Early Childhood Education
Asher Mehfooz · 2025 · submitted for first editorial review
A web tutoring system for children aged 3–6, combining generative AI, text-to-speech, and 3D animated avatars to teach alphabets, numbers, colours, and shapes, with a poem generator, a drawing canvas, and a teacher dashboard.
Experience
Founder and CEO · XactGen
September 2025 – present · Software Technology Park, University of Kotli, AJK
- Founded and registered an AI and data science consultancy, from client acquisition through delivery.
- Leads client work in machine learning, data analysis, dashboards, and custom AI tools, including a browser-based virtual try-on.
AI Developer and Research Team Head · ROBX.AI
November 2025 – present · Islamabad
- Leads production language-model work, including Pulisint, a live sentiment platform.
- Directs a research team building teacher-facing tools for the I Am Scientist platform.
Lead, AI and Data Science · Datix AI
March 2025 – April 2026 · Kotli, AJK
- Led department delivery from requirements through dashboards, AI applications, databases, and language-model pipelines.
Intern, DevOps and Generative AI · Systems Limited
June 2025 – August 2025 · Islamabad
- Supported CI/CD and Docker in a production environment, and a generative-AI chatbot on Azure AI.
Skills
AI and machine learning
LLMs · Generative AI · RAG · Prompt engineering · Fine-tuning · NLP · Deep learning · Model evaluation
Data
EDA · Statistical analysis · Predictive modelling · Tableau · Power BI · SPSS · R · SQL
Programming
Python · JavaScript · React · Next.js · PyTorch · TensorFlow · Scikit-learn · LangChain · FastAPI · Flask
Infrastructure
Docker · Git · Linux · CI/CD · Azure AI · MongoDB · Apache Spark
Projects
Smart Animated Tutor for Kids
Thesis, University of Kotli
Tutoring system for children aged 3–6 with generative AI, speech, and a 3D avatar, plus a poem generator, drawing canvas, and teacher dashboard.
I Am Scientist
ROBX.AI
Teacher-facing AI tools covering data pipelines, model integration, and deployment.
Pulisint
ROBX.AI
Live sentiment platform that takes online sources through a language-model pipeline onto a real-time dashboard.
IELTS Official Training
EdTech
AI-supported IELTS practice for speaking, writing, and feedback.
Virtual Try Room
XactGen, client
Browser extension that lets a person upload a garment and a photo to try clothing on virtually.
Fertiliser recommendation
XactGen, client
Machine-learning recommendations on an edge device for field use with limited connectivity.
INSPAL
Client delivery
Inspection workflows, scoring, and reports, with scheduling and role-based access.
GoFlix
USA client
Movie browsing and playback web app built with Next.js.
LocalGov
Civic data
Local-government records and reports, with a database and language-model summaries.
Text keyboard LLM
Professional project
Fine-tuned language model for next-word prediction and writing suggestions.
LLM fine-tuning and API deploy
Professional project
Domain-specific model fine-tuning connected to web apps through APIs.
Generative AI chatbot
Personal project
Context-aware chatbot focused on prompt design and response quality.
Telco customer churn
Kaggle, ashirzaki
Classification model for customers at risk of leaving, from cleaning through evaluation.
NYC taxi fare, PySpark
Kaggle, ashirzaki
Distributed regression pipeline on the NYC taxi fare data with Apache Spark.
Titanic survival
Kaggle
Classification with missing-value handling, feature engineering, and standard evaluation.
Pakistan sentiment dashboard
Professional project
Web dashboard for sentiment on Pakistan-focused sources, with filters and trends.
Statistical analysis and visualisation
Datix AI, client
Client analysis in R and SPSS, with hypothesis testing and Tableau dashboards.
MS Access database
Freelance client
Relational database with forms, queries, and reports.
Keyboard device driver
University coursework
Windows keyboard driver for input events, from an operating-systems course.
Awards
Gold medalist
BS Data Science, University of Kotli, 2025. Highest standing in the cohort, CGPA 3.89/4.00.
Prime Minister’s Youth Laptop Scheme
Government of Pakistan, 2023, awarded for academic standing.
First student-led startup
XactGen, registered under the Software Technology Park (SCO STP), 2025.
Certifications
Thirteen courses, issued through Coursera.
- Google Data Analytics · Google / Coursera · 2022
- Data Visualization with Tableau · Coursera · 2022
- Data Analysis and Visualization in Power BI · Coursera · 2023
- Introduction to Big Data with Hadoop and Spark · Coursera · 2023
- Google AI Essentials · Google / Coursera · 2023
- Neural Networks and Deep Learning · Coursera · 2023
- Introduction to Artificial Intelligence · Coursera · 2022
- Machine Learning with Apache Spark · Coursera · 2024
- Improving Deep Neural Networks · Coursera · 2024
- Generative AI: Introduction and Applications · Coursera · 2024
- Generative AI: Prompt Engineering Basics · Coursera · 2025
- Getting Started with Microsoft Excel · Coursera · 2022
- Charts and Dashboards using Google Sheets · Coursera · 2022