Hey, I'm Islam!
A Duke University student interested in AI/ML pipelines and infrastructure. Currently based in Durham, NC.
I grew up between Egypt and Saudi Arabia. I'm a big fan of Alternative Hip Hop and enjoy playing Tetris and Monkeytype in my free time.
ML Research Assistant
Duke University•ML + infrastructure for enzyme design @ Romero Lab
Software Engineer Intern
Soff•AI + infrastructure for supply chain intelligence
Software Engineer
Helian•Developing AI insight tool for medical research workflows
- Engineered ETL pipeline achieving 80% speedup and 65% resource reduction
- Built document processor embedding 25K daily PDFs with <100ms latency
- Implemented caching system reducing costs by 15% and storage by 10%
- Optimized RAG reducing token usage by 25% and response time by 40%
ML Engineer Intern
Reveal Genomics•Breast cancer genomic analysis & biomarker discovery
- Enhanced biomarker identification by 55% with Dask + NetworkX pipelines
- Improved non-linear gene correlation detection by 65% using PCA + t-SNE
- Reduced R&D analysis time by 85% with custom genomic dashboards
ML Research Assistant
Duke University•ML for therapeutic protein design @ NaderiAlizadeh Lab
- Engineered continual learning model increasing generalization by 9%
- Built distributed pipeline optimizing 1M+ protein candidates with 20% speedup
- Implemented GearNet integration boosting prediction accuracy by 20%
Software Engineer Intern
Duke Institute for Health Innovation•Automated health literature review system
- Engineered review system processing 250+ papers daily
- Built classifier achieving 98% accuracy and 95% faster processing
- Implemented grant-writing assistant serving 350+ analysts across organizations
- Developed BERT detector analyzing 10K+ EHR records hourly
Software Engineer Intern
Project: Sapien•NLP + population health analysis dashboard
- Engineered survey builder reducing creation time by 25%
- Built classification pipeline reducing analysis time by 95%+
- Implemented HIPAA-compliant data anonymization ensuring privacy
ML Research Assistant
Saudi Aramco, KFUPM•Metal-organic polymers for CO₂ capture @ IRC-HTCM
- Engineered simulations predicting capture capacity within 12% of results
- Built meta-analysis analyzing 300+ papers for proposals (3 publications)
- Implemented breakthrough analysis interface processing 36K+ points hourly
Better FinderIn ProgressBetter Finder
Developing a native macOS Finder alternative for developers with AI-powered search, customizable workflows, and advanced filtering capabilities. Designed to offer power users with maximal automation and productivity.
- Swift
- SwiftUI
- Core ML
- macOS API
- Metal
- FileProvider
Etchr – GitHub README GeneratorEtchr – GitHub README GeneratorNew!
Web application that reduces README creation time from 120+ minutes to 5 clicks, serving 100+ users with 65% repeat usage by leveraging Google's Gemini AI to analyze codebases and generate documentation.
- TypeScript
- Next.js
- Express.js
- Node.js
- Supabase
- Google Gemini
- GCP
Job Track – CLI Job TrackerJob Track – CLI Job Tracker
CLI tool that automates the tracking of job applications by extracting information from Gmail emails using Google Gemini AI and updating a Google Sheet, eliminating manual data entry.
- Python
- Google Gmail API
- Google Sheets API
- Google Gemini
- CLI
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Dec. 2024
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Jul. 2022