Itba Malahat

Machine Learning Engineer · Trustworthy AI Researcher

Leadership

Community service

Roots Millennium Schools · 2019–2020

Founder — Mental Health Club

  • 2019

    Founded a student-led mental-health initiative at Roots Millennium Schools.

  • November 2019

    Became affiliated with Rehman Medical Institute, building partnerships with licensed mental-health professionals and healthcare institutions to organise expert-led sessions.

  • 16 June 2020

    Contributed to a speaker session with Kehkishan Syed on depression, academic pressure, and mental-health challenges at a national level.

  • 19 October 2020

    Selected as the youngest speaker at the World Mental Health Day event, speaking on youth leadership in mental-health awareness.

  • Introduced research-backed approaches to mental-health education, tailored for the student population.

Project Topi · October 2021–February 2022

Volunteer

  • Supported community outreach and social-impact initiatives serving local communities around GIKI.

North West General Hospital & Research Center · July 2019

Intern & Team Lead

  • Completed a healthcare-focused internship while taking on team coordination and leadership responsibilities.

Women in Engineering

  • Contributed to women-focused advocacy and community initiatives, including Aurat March Day and Mahwari Justice disaster-relief efforts.

Societies

AIESEC in GIKI

AIESEC — Association Internationale des Étudiants en Sciences Économiques et Commerciales

2021–2025

  • Team Member — Member Experience (MXP)

    October 2021–April 2022

    Contributed to member engagement, internal culture, and community-building within the local chapter.

  • Team Lead — Digital Marketing & Outreach

    June 2022–November 2022

    Led digital marketing and outreach efforts, coordinating communications, campaign visibility, and external engagement.

  • Election Chair — Local Committee President

    October 2024

    Chaired the Local Committee President election, overseeing the process for one of the chapter's most important leadership transitions.

  • Executive Board Discharge Chair

    February 2025

    Chaired the formal discharge of the outgoing Executive Board, supporting accountability and leadership transition within the chapter.

Humans of GIKI

Co-founder and Chief Editor · February 2022–Present

  • Co-founded a digital storytelling platform that grew to an audience of more than 800 people and fostered greater unity, inclusion, and empathy across the GIKI community.

  • Designed and managed the editorial workflow for more than 165 interviews featuring people from diverse cultural, academic, and personal backgrounds.

  • Guided story development, interviewing, editing, and publication to ensure that each narrative remained respectful, authentic, and engaging.

Literary & Debating Society (LDS), GIKI

February 2022–February 2025

  • Member, Writer & Digital Artist

    February 2022–2023

    Contributed to literary content, creative writing, and digital artwork for society initiatives.

  • Marketing & Creative Team

    2023–February 2024

    Worked across merchandise, offline marketing, digital prints, and creative support for society events.

  • Marketing Head

    February 2024–February 2025

    Led a 40-member marketing team, overseeing promotion, creative direction, and outreach for major literary and intellectual events.

  • Led marketing for open mics, book clubs, philosophy discussions, and GIK Open for Intellectual Discourse — an All-Pakistan Debate Tournament attracting 200+ debaters from across the country — helping strengthen LDS as a space for debate, literature, and intellectual exchange.

WOMEN IN TECH® Global

Mentor · October 2025–Present

  • Supporting women entering and growing within technology through mentorship, encouragement, and practical career guidance.