Experience & Education

9+ years at the intersection of applied AI, academic research, and enterprise consulting across the MENA region.

Work Experience

AI & Analytics Division Manager

DataScience Middle East (Emircom LLC)

Aug 2024 – Present
  • Set the technical vision for GenAI and Agentic AI adoption across financial, governmental, and healthcare sectors.
  • Built and mentored a 25-person multidisciplinary team of data scientists, AI engineers, and analysts.
  • Designed enterprise-scale GenAI automation engines for AML, CDD, and regulatory intelligence.
  • Integrated ChatGPT, Perplexity, and custom LLMs into a shareholder mapping platform, reducing manual tracing by >70%.
  • Led development of a GenAI chatbot for loan analysis and e-invoice support using Gradio with dynamic UI and model switching.
GenAILLMsSAS ViyaAMLLeadership

Data Engineer / Scientist Consultant

DataScience Middle East (Emircom LLC)

Nov 2022 – Aug 2024
  • Built LLM-integrated SAS Viya pipelines to support regulated workflows across banking and government sectors.
  • Customized SAS Macros and Machine Learning models in Viya to support dynamic rule-based GenAI augmentations.
  • Optimized GenAI outputs with structured metadata extraction, pattern recognition, and hybrid rule-based + neural logic.
SAS ViyaPythonLLMsData Engineering

Assistant Lecturer — ML, Deep Learning & Embedded Systems

Ain Shams University

Jul 2022 – Present
  • Teach advanced undergraduate and master's courses in ML, Deep Learning, Transformers, and GenAI trends.
  • Supervise applied research combining embedded systems with LLM-based interactive models.
  • Designed comprehensive AI/ML/GenAI curricula covering transformers, computer vision, and production-oriented skills.
TeachingMLDeep LearningCurriculum Design

Team Lead — Shams Robot

Robotic Research Lab, Ain Shams University

Feb 2021 – Oct 2022
  • Led the creation of an autonomous robotic nurse incorporating vision-based GenAI for behavior recognition.
  • Integrated facial recognition, navigation systems, and GenAI-assisted communication using dialogue models.
RoboticsComputer VisionGenAIResearch

Instructor & Technical Author

AMIT Learning / Nahdet Misr Publishing Group

Various
  • Delivered structured training programs in Python, AI fundamentals, real-time systems, and ML workflows.
  • Authored and reviewed educational materials, textbooks, and instructional content for learners across levels.
TrainingPythonAI EducationAuthoring

Software Development Engineer

Elibre DMCC

Previous
  • Built engineering vision systems including 3D object recognition and smart drawing tools.
Computer Vision3D RecognitionEngineering

Education

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PhD Student — Computer Science (AI in Smart Cities)

Ain Shams University

2023 – Present
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Pre-PhD — Computer Science (GenAI Research Focus)

Ain Shams University

2022 – 2023
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M.Sc. in Computer Science (Machine Learning & Computer Vision)

Ain Shams University

2017 – 2022
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B.Sc. in Computer Engineering

Ain Shams University

2011 – 2015

Key Achievements

Designed enterprise-scale GenAI automation engines for AML, CDD, and regulatory intelligence using hybrid SAS-Python pipelines.

Reduced manual shareholder tracing by over 70% through LLM-driven identity reconciliation platform.

Directed creation of an AI facility compliance reviewer combining LLMs + OCR for regulatory mapping.

Led pre-sales and feasibility studies across UAE, KSA, Qatar, and Egypt for enterprise AI projects.

Published 5 peer-reviewed papers on computer vision and AI with 30+ total citations on Google Scholar.