Adelaide University Internship - Mahir Numayeer Islam
Welcome Mahir!
Mahir Numayeer Islam has joined our Data Analytics Team for his Adelaide University SET (Sciences, Engineering and Technology) Internship for his Bachelor of Mathematical and Computer Sciences for Semester 2, 2025, 27 May 2025 - 22 August 2025.
He is completing a 140 hour internship onsite with SAcommunity at the Connecting Up Office, Infoxchange 15 hours a week for 10 weeks over 2 days around his university classes.
Total Hours 15 Joined 27 May 2025 Last Check-in 30 May 2025
Personal Biography
Mahir is a second-year university student studying Bachelor of Mathematical and Computer Sciences. He is passoinate about problem-solving, competitive programming, and working on low-level projects. He is proficient in C++, Python, Javascript, and he is currently learning Rust.
Currently for his internship at Connecting Up, he is exploring data analytics and whether this is a field he would enjoy working in. He is looking forward to collaborating in a professional workspace and gaining practical work experience that will help him in the future.
In the future, his aim is to work as a software engineer in the high frequency trading(HFT) field at top firms such as Jane Street, Citadel Securities, Optiver, etc. Further down the line, he plans to pursue a PHD in his 30s and work on cutting-edge research projects at leading tech companies.
National Volunteer Week - 27 May 2025
Intern Mahir, Volunteers Yong Kheng Beh and Joe Xanqiao Zhang, Interns Charmi Divecha, Meixuan Liao,Shrushti Rajendra Ladage, Deekshitha Goud Podeti and staff member Julia Koh
Induction And Orientation For Interns
The induction for the internship kicked off with a cake celebration for the National Volunteer Week in Australia. Interns, volunteers, and staff members met and introduced themselves to each other including their career aspirations. Such a lovely and collaborative atmosphere set a great & positive tone for the internship project ahead!
All Staff Infoxchange Town Hall Meeting
The All Staff Infoxchange Town Hall Meeting involved everyone in the company getting up to speed with what the other departments and interstate offices are doing. This also included the tech side of the company include updates regarding GenAI being involved with work and consumer-facing products made by the commpany in effort to streamline data from non-profit companies.
The meeting was done on the same day as the induction for the new interns and it was a great opportunity for us(including me) to get a deeper insight into the company. This involved understanding a lot about how certain departments in the company work and the importance most of them have in the success of non-profit organizations in Australia and aiding communities struck by natural disasters. I also learned how funding for non-profit organizations including Infoxchange worked and how the funding is essential for handling sensitive community data.
All in all, it was a great experience and opportunity to learn more about the company and it was a great introduction for, us, interns about the company and how our projects will directly impact the success of the organization.
Digital Training Webinars
Volunteers and interns have access to the Connecting Up Digital Learning Platform, which offers live and recorded webinars, workshops, and webcons led by subject-matter experts on various technology topics relevant to the not-for-profit sector. Mahir selected, attended, summarized, and evaluated relevant training sessions to explore how they could enhance his internship experience:
Decisions With Data: Business Intelligence for your Organisation - Sam Headberry
At the beginning of my Week 3, I decided to watch the webinar - Decision with Data: Business Intelligence for Your Organisation. This was a very insightful webinar where I learned how key decisions for the success of a company can be made with data specifically using business intelligence tools such as Power BI and how a data-driven decision-making environment starts with the senior management. My key takeaway from this webinar is that clear data visualizations and dashboard can provide a lot of meaningful insight to organizations/companies which in return help them to make decisions critical to the success of the said organization/companies. The insights from this webinar will be helpful for my internship as well as I start getting started with my own data analysis for my chosen community and I plan to apply the Power BI techniques and other additonal key data analysis features that I learned through this webinar.
