Kulsoom Abdullah is an AI Engineer in the Bashir Lab in the Department of Radiology at Duke University. Previously, she was a data scientist for a healthcare insurance company (Elevance Health formerly known as Anthem) with more than seven years of experience in data science and machine learning, more than five years experience in network security data visualization and in the Malware and Human Resource domains. She received a doctorate in electrical/computer engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology and is keen on all things data with particular interest in applied ML/DL research, healthcare, medicine and AI for Good. She is keen on all things data. In her spare time, she is a competitive Olympic Weightlifter and was Crossfit Level I certified. Her experiences weightlifting in an effort to compete at U.S. national competitions led her to advocate to compete in clothing that adheres to religious codes, opening the door for women from cultures around the world to compete and move beyond preconceived notions of gender, race, and religion. Her athletic feats and determination culminated in an invitation to deliver remarks following Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at the U.S. State Department’s Eid ul Fitr reception 2011. She represented Pakistan as the first female at the international level to compete wearing hijab at the 2011 World Weightlifting Championships. She continues the cycle of empowerment by helping others and supporting relevant causes.