Faiz Noorani

What they built

Faiz built Access Lens, an AI-powered augmented reality solution that converts spoken English into Auslan (Australian Sign Language) in real time via smart glasses or a smartphone camera. Designed to run locally without cloud dependency, it eliminates delays and cost barriers common in other translation platforms. The project directly addresses a critical accessibility gap for Australia's Deaf and hard-of-hearing community, enabling more confident and inclusive everyday communication.

Verified track record

• Samsung Newsroom AU article loaded once in full text, but subsequent targeted extraction for image metadata timed out (504), so no stable direct image URL could be verified/extracted in this run. Per rules, leave PictureURL unchanged; manual next step: open the Samsung page and copy the image address of the article’s lead photo (if it shows Faiz Noorani). [PictureURL Finder] Note (2026-04-26): Re-try to load Samsung page for image extraction hit 504 timeout again; cannot verify a stable direct image URL in this run. (source)