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Hussein Elazhary

Software Engineer · AI / ML Engineer

AI/ML and software engineer who builds intelligent systems end-to-end, from computer-vision and NLP models to production applications and agentic AI pipelines.

Education

B.Sc. Computer Science · The American University in Cairo

Sep 2021 – Feb 2026
  • B.Sc. in Computer Science, graduated February 2026.
  • CS GPA 3.97 / 4.0, overall GPA 3.79 / 4.0.
  • Coursework: Software Engineering, AI, Computer Vision, Machine Learning (+ Advanced), Algorithms, Networks, Computer Architecture, Operating Systems, Databases.
  • CS tutor for individuals and groups, in Egypt and online.

Exchange Semester · Concordia University, Montreal

Sep 2024 – Dec 2024
  • Exchange semester at Concordia University, Montreal, Canada, as part of the AUC Computer Science degree.

Experience

Software Engineer · Qortova

Mar 2026 – Present
  • Co-lead a small R&D team researching and prototyping emerging AI and software capabilities, carrying selected prototypes through to production features.
  • Delivered 21 features end-to-end across the rider and driver iOS/Android apps and backend of a ride-hailing platform — card payments, OTP auth with JWT refresh-token rotation, Arabic/English RTL localisation, and accessibility across 35+ screens.
  • Built low-latency real-time AI voice agents (LLM, ASR/TTS) with a modular persona and skill layer that adapts one pipeline to any vertical; extended the stack into an interactive AI chess coach with engine-grounded feedback.
  • Built an LLM-powered pipeline extracting structured data from unstructured messaging sources, with async processing and Pydantic schema enforcement.
  • Developed a 3D VR safety training environment in Unity for factory and physical-labour drills.

Software Engineer Intern · Darwinz AI

Sep 2025 – Oct 2025
  • Built browser-automation pipelines in JavaScript and Playwright.
  • Implemented session persistence via cookies and context reuse.
  • Developed lightweight bots for automated workflows.

AI/ML Engineer Intern · Brightskies

Jul 2025 – Aug 2025
  • Developed a modular AI-assistant software prototype for smart glasses with ASR, a fine-tuned BERT model for intent classification, and a multimodal LLM (Gemini API) for contextual responses.
  • Enabled offline functionality via tool calling and fallback handling, reducing API dependency by 20%.
  • Integrated camera and microphone inputs for real-time interaction with wake-word detection and hands-free control.
  • Designed a scalable architecture for sensor and hardware-module integration, including a smart-glasses prototype with a GUI for testing.

Software Engineer Intern · Darwinz AI

Jun 2022 – Aug 2022
  • Developed an AI-driven restaurant ordering system in Python with the OpenAI API, using prompt engineering to reduce drift and keep dialogue task-focused.
  • Built an integrated Jupyter testing environment for AI audiobook partner Ekra2ly, enabling TTS evaluation with ElevenLabs.

Skills

Languages
C++ · Python · C# · Java · SQL · Verilog · Assembly
AI / ML
PyTorch · TensorFlow · Keras · OpenCV · Computer Vision · NLP · LLMs · Transformers · BERT · ASR/TTS · Transfer Learning
AI Engineering
LLM orchestration · Agentic workflows · MCP servers · Prompt engineering · Local + cloud deployment · Structured LLM extraction
Cloud & APIs
AWS (Lambda, ECR, IAM, CloudWatch) · Google Cloud Platform · Firebase · OpenAI API · Gemini API · Anthropic API · ElevenLabs API
Workflow
SDLC · Agile / Kanban · Jira · Git & GitHub · Docker · GitHub Actions · Code review · REST APIs
Tools
Linux · VS Code · Android Studio · Unity · Godot · Vivado · Playwright · Power BI · BigQuery

Projects