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Junior AI Engineer focused on practical implementations, from data engineering to LLM-powered workflows. Experience across banking, telecom, and digital signage, building RAG systems, automation pipelines, predictive ML, and explainable AI using SHAP. Dedicated to robust data quality, production-ready REST APIs, and continuous improvement through hands-on experimentation with new AI tools.
Education
ICT Engineer's Degree - Data Science, ESPRIT - Private Higher
School of Engineering and Technology
2021 – 2024 | Manouba, Tunisia
Applied License in IT - CyberSecurity, ISET'COM - Higher Institute of Communications Studies
2017 – 2020 | Ariana, Tunisia
Professional Experience
Junior AI Engineer, Express Display
02/2026 – Present | Ariana, Tunisia
Built a regression model predicting customer wait times, using agent throughput and working-hour patterns.
Developed an offline Edge AI vision system for real-time audience analytics, tracking, and demographic estimation.
Developing a RAG-based chatbot over Express Display's product catalogue to automate customer support.
Keywords: Scikit-learn, Feature Engineering, OpenAI, Ollama, Hugging Face, LangChain, RAG, Computer Vision, Docker
Data Scientist Intern, DeltaSoft International
03/2024 – 01/2025 | Tunis, Tunisia
Extracted and transformed on-premises ERP transaction data, then engineered risk features for modeling.
Built and tuned an XGBoost regression model (R² = 0.94) and applied SHAP to explain the key drivers of client risk.
Deployed the model as a REST API in Azure ML and integrated it into Dynamics 365 for real-time scoring.
Keywords: Python, XGBoost, SHAP, XAI, SQL, SSMS, Flask, Azure ML, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, REST API
Financial Data Analyst Intern, Tunisian Saudi Bank
06/2023 – 08/2023 | Tunis, Tunisia
Designed and implemented a centralized data warehouse using Microsoft SSIS to consolidate financial data
Designed secure, interactive Power BI dashboards with DAX and Row-Level Security, ensuring role-based data access for bank branch performance and KPI monitoring.
Developed and evaluated an AutoARIMA model to forecast account volumes and support predictive financial planning.
Keywords: SSIS, SQL Server, Power BI (DAX, Power Query), Excel (VBA), SSMS, Financial Analytics, Time Series Forecasting
Machine Learning Intern, Orange Tunisie
07/2022 – 08/2022 | Tunis, Tunisia
Developed ARIMA & XGBoost models to predict weather impacts on telecom services, reducing downtime risks.
Improved forecast accuracy by 15% (1.10 MAE) via feature engineering and hyperparameter tuning for reliable results.
Presented findings to stakeholders, translating forecasts into actionable risk-mitigation strategies for telecom operations.
Keywords: ARIMA, XGBoost, LSTM, Time Series Forecasting, Feature Engineering, Hyperparameter Tuning, MAE, Python
Skills
AI & Generative AI: Hugging Face, RAG, OpenAI Studio, Ollama, Transformers, GNN, Prompt Engineering, SHAP, spaCy, NLTK
Machine Learning & Deep Learning: XGBoost, LightGBM, LSTM, ARIMA, TensorFlow, Keras, CNN, Scikit-learn, Feature Engineering
Software Development: Python (Pandas, NumPy, SciPy, Pydantic, PySpark), SQL, R, Java, React, Flask, REST APIs
Data Engineering & Cloud: Azure ML Studio, SSIS (ETL), SQL Server, Firebase, NoSQL (MongoDB), Docker, Kubernetes, n8n, Git
BI & Visualization: Power BI (DAX, RLS, Power Query), Tableau, SSRS, Streamlit, Plotly, Matplotlib, Seaborn, D3.js, Dash
Projects
Generative AI Recommendation System
Developed a Project Risk Management Chatbot (PMBOK/PMI guides) with Hugging Face Transformers to generate GNN-driven insights.
Data Science Project (cross-platform NLP-based application)
Developed an Automatic Detection System of email phishing attacks
Deep Learning Project (CNN Yoga Pose Classifier)
Mini-Project: Telecom Compliance & Cybersecurity Audit
Cybersecurity audit of ISET’COM resources, evaluating infrastructure risks and ensuring compliance with telecom regulatory standards.
Certificates
AI-103 : Developing AI Apps and Agents on Azure - In Progress
AI-900 Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Fundamentals - 06/2025
Scrum Fundamentals Certified (SFC) by SCRUMstudy - 06/2025
IBM Data Science Professional Certificate - 04/2025
Building Transformer-Based NLP Applications -NVIDIA- 11/2023
Applications of AI for Anomaly Detection - NVIDIA - 10/2023
Natural Language Processing Specialization -Coursera- 02/2023
Awards
1st Place – 2024 Riyeda Business Game (Winner)
Hult Prize 2023 Global Accelerator Semi-Finalist - Lisbon
2nd Place - 2022 PitchHack Hackathon - AI in Healthcare
1st Place - 2020 Tunisia Open GeoDATA Hackathon
Languages
English: C2 · | French: B2 · | Arabic: C2 | Spanish: A1
Interests
Photography · | Sports | Arts | GenAI | Entrepreneurship
