PhD in Software Engineering
Polytechnique Montréal · Montréal, Canada
August 2026 – Present
- Research: AI agents, AI safety & reliability, and AI for software engineering (AI4SE).
Curriculum Vitae
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currently: PhD Student @ Polytechnique Montréal · open to research collaborations, research internships, advising roles
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Education
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
New York University Abu Dhabi · Abu Dhabi, UAE
Class of 2025
University Honors ScholarFounders Day Award
- Minor in Interactive Media
- GPA: 3.887 (Cum Laude)
- Global study: NYU New York, NYU Florence, NYU Athens
Graduate Level
Deep Learning Systems and LLMs
Operating Systems
Open Source Development
AI/ML & Data Science
Computer Vision
Human-Centered Data Science
High Performance Computing
Core Computer Science
Algorithms
Data Structures
Database Systems
Discrete Mathematics
Systems & Networks
Computer Networks
Computer Systems Organization
Applied Internet Technology
Software Engineering
Software Engineering
Creative Robotics and Tech
Experience
- PhD Student — Software Engineering — Polytechnique MontréalAugust 2026 – Present
- Senior Software Engineering SME (part-time) — WhiteshieldAugust 2026 – Present
- Senior Full Stack Engineer — WhiteshieldFebruary 2026 – July 2026
- Full Stack Developer — WhiteshieldNovember 2025 – February 2026
- Full Stack Engineer — D&V Herrmann ServicesJuly 2025 – November 2025
- Open Source Software Engineer — Robotics & AI Institute (formerly Boston Dynamics AI Institute)March 2025 – May 2025
- Research Assistant — New York University Abu DhabiFebruary 2025 – May 2025
- Research Assistant — CITIES Center for Interacting Urban NetworksFebruary 2024 – August 2024
- Software Engineer Intern — AIREV HOLDING LIMITEDJune 2024 – July 2024
- Research Assistant — NYU Tandon School of EngineeringAugust 2023 – December 2023
- Project Manager Intern — Digital EnergyMay 2023 – August 2023
Full details on the experience page.
Publications
- Detecting and Repairing Incomplete Software Requirements with Multi-LLM Ensembles — Mohamad Kassab, Marwan AbdElhameed · ASE 2025
- Mapping the Landscape of Requirements Completeness: Definitions, Techniques, Tools, and the Emerging Role of AI — Mohamad Kassab, Marwan AbdElhameed · SEAA 2025
- Inference Scaling vs Reasoning: An Empirical Analysis of Compute-Optimal LLM Problem-Solving — Marwan AbdElhameed, Pavly Halim · arXiv 2024
Skills
Spoken Languages
Arabic (Native)
English (Fluent)
German (Intermediate)
Programming Languages
C#
Python
JavaScript
TypeScript
C++
SQL
Java
HTML/CSS
Bash
Frameworks & Libraries
.NET Core
Blazor
PyTorch
Flask
Django
Node.js
Express.js
React.js
Ray
NumPy
Pandas
Matplotlib
NLTK
Gensim
Keras
TensorFlow
BeautifulSoup
PyMongo
TorchX
Power BI
Tools & Platforms
SQL Server
Azure
IIS
Docker
Git
GitHub
Bitbucket
Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
CUDA
Singularity
MongoDB
PostgreSQL
ZMQ
ONNX
SSIS
SSRS
MPI
Linux
Kubernetes
sbatch
AI/ML
Deep Learning
Machine Learning
Computer Vision
Natural Language Processing (NLP)
Large Language Models (LLM)
Multi-LLM APIs
Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
Vector DB
mBART
Distributed Training
Fine Tuning
Methodologies & Practices
Agile
Scrum
CI/CD
Microservices
RESTful APIs
Data Pipelines
Data Analytics
Data Visualization
Web Scraping
High Performance Computing (HPC)
Systems Architecture
ETL