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Master of Science

Indiana University, Bloomington

Computer Science

• Elements of AI
• Applied Machine Learning
• Deep Learning Systems
• Engineering Cloud Computing
• Foundations of Large Language Models

Bachelor of Science

Al Akhawayn University

Computer Science

• Linear Algebra
• Calculus
• Probability and Statistics
• Big Data
• Distributed Systems
• Artificial Intelligence

EmoPAtt-Lite: Lightweight Facial Emotion Recognition

Springer Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems

First Author, International Conference on Information Technology and Applications (ICITA), 2025. Achieved 79.35% accuracy on FER2013 with only 1.3M parameters using novel attention mechanisms.

Research Engineer — Data Analyst

Bioinformatics Lab, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P)

• Investigating transfer learning and partial domain adaptation methods for field-scale yield prediction in low-data agricultural regions.
• Designing scalable ML pipelines (MLflow, Airflow, MinIO, Hive) to integrate multimodal data sources—remote sensing, soil, and weather—for field-level fertilizer recommendation.

AI Engineer

Vehicle Autonomy and Intelligence Lab, Indiana University, Bloomington

• Implemented state estimation algorithms for autonomous racing vehicles.
• Gained hands-on experience with sensor fusion (IMU, GNSS, LiDAR) and real-time robotics systems.

Associate Instructor

Indiana University, Bloomington

• Taught Pervasive Computing and Modeling & Simulation courses.
• Led lab and class sessions, developed course materials, and mentored students.

Computer Science Instructor

Coding Mind Academy

• Teaching computer science courses, such as American Computer Science League (ACSL), and Artificial Intelligence, to students from diverse age groups and backgrounds.
• Designing comprehensive curricula, courses, and instructional materials tailored to various computer science topics.

Founder and Lead Instructor

CS Academy

• Designing and delivering advanced CS curricula; piloted pedagogical methods informed by learning science research.

Chemistry and Physics Teaching Assistant

Al Akhawayn University

• Led laboratory sessions and assisted with grading, proctoring, and student guidance.

Software Engineer

Hightech Payment Systems

• Designed, developed, and tested features for business groups and networks (e.g., Mastercard) using C, PL/SQL, Oracle, Unix, and Jenkins.
• Improved system reliability by designing fault-tolerant architectures and debugging critical failures.

Software Engineer Intern

Renault Group

• Designed and built a cross-platform digital wallet mobile application using React Native, Spring Boot, PostgreSQL, Docker, Kubernetes, GitLab CI/CD, and Google Cloud Platform.
• Ensured high-quality product delivery by adhering to the Scrum framework and applying cutting-edge UX design principles.

Automation Engineer Intern

Renault Group

• Built a chatbot and support automation system using Dialogflow and Selenium.
• Designed a web support platform using Django and jQuery.

Full Stack Web Developer Intern

Toubib.ma

• Developed a REST API and geolocation features using Django and GeoDjango.
• Implemented scheduling and dashboard functionalities for patients.

Vice President of the Fulbright Association

Fulbright Association — Indiana University, Bloomington

Head of the Computer Science Committee

Arrachad Association

Software Engineer

Al Akhawayn University’s Mechatronics Team

Project Coordinator

Hand in Hand Association