I'm Ali. I like challenges, I like solving problems, and I like getting things done. I like taking a confusing problem and turning it into something clear and useful.

I believe in learning by doing, breaking things, fixing them, and making them better. I'm persistent and resilient, and I don't give up when things get tough.

If you'd like to reach out, you can find me through the social links in the navigation, or feel free to email me at aliyousef.aca@gmail.com!

Experience

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Cloud Engineering Intern

Cairo · · Full Time

Four-week Cloud Build track progressing from OCI and Terraform foundations to OKE and a team-built e-commerce delivery pipeline with Helm, GitHub Actions, and ArgoCD.

OCI · Terraform · Kubernetes · Docker

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DevOps Intern

New Cairo · · Internship

Six weeks on Klickit's DevOps team, covering Nginx and Graylog observability work, CI/CD, and the SDK behind their internal ticketing platform, Spotlight.

Nginx · Docker · Graylog · CI/CD · Linux

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Database Intern

Cairo · · Internship

Oracle Database work on Linux VMs, technical documentation, and end-to-end UI/UX delivery for Autousata.

Oracle · Linux · LaTeX · UI/UX · Vercel

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Junior Teaching Assistant

New Cairo · · Part Time

Supported four computer science lab courses and mentored more than 80 students across Java, data structures, Prolog, Haskell, and SQL.

Java · Data Structures · Prolog · Haskell · SQL

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DevOps Intern

New Cairo · · Internship

Built and deployed a Django employee database in a five-person team using Linux, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS RDS, and GitHub Actions.

Django · Linux · Testing · Docker · CI/CD

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Cybersecurity & Digital Solutions Intern

Cairo · · Internship

Combined a Whisper-to-GPT-2-to-gTTS speech pipeline with applied work in GRC, SOC, digital forensics, and penetration testing.

Whisper · GPT-2 · GRC · SOC · DFIR

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Software & Systems Intern

Egypt · · Internship

Two weeks in Enppi's IT division covering Oracle Forms and Reports, network simulation, and an ASP.NET MVC application.

Oracle · ASP.NET MVC · Networking · Virtualization · SDLC

Projects

Screenshot of the Sentinel sentiment dashboard

Sentinel

B.Sc. thesis · GUC ·

Measures financial sentiment disagreement across news, Reddit, and SEC filings using a fine-tuned LLaMA 3 model, SDI, and MASLD.

AI · Financial Sentiment · Research · EGX

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Algo Viz

Retro DSA ·

An interactive, retro-styled learning environment that organizes computer science topics from fundamentals to applied domains.

Algorithms · Data Structures · Education

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ZarfToken

Event management system ·

A six-person MERN platform centralizing event discovery, approval, QR registration, and participation data for the GUC community.

Events · Registration · Analytics

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Autousata

MERN project ·

Led the UI/UX and deployment of a bilingual automotive marketplace covering listings, auctions, seller verification, and account flows.

MERN · Marketplace · Auctions · UI/UX

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GEM Heist

Graphics game ·

A computer graphics game project. Details are limited until I track down the supporting files.

Computer Graphics · Game

Education

The German University in Cairo

B.Sc. in Computer Science and Engineering

New Cairo, Egypt

Saint Fatima Language School

American High School

Cairo, Egypt

The International School of Choueifat (Dubai)

American Primary & Middle School

Dubai, UAE

Certifications

McKinsey Forward program completion certificate

Forward Program

McKinsey.org ·

Practical training in structured problem-solving, communication, adaptability, and digital collaboration.

Problem Solving · Communication · Digital Toolkit

Machine Learning Specialization certificate

Machine Learning Specialization

DeepLearning.AI · Coursera ·

Three-course specialization covering supervised learning, neural networks, decision trees, recommenders, and reinforcement learning.

Machine Learning · Neural Networks · Recommenders

Programming for Everybody course certificate

Python for Everybody

University of Michigan · Coursera ·

Foundational coursework in Python programming and core data structures from the University of Michigan.

Python · Programming · Data Structures

Write Smarter with Overleaf and LaTeX course certificate

Write Smarter with Overleaf and LaTeX

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center · Coursera ·

Practical training in structured technical writing and collaborative document workflows using Overleaf and LaTeX.

LaTeX · Overleaf · Technical Writing

Ali receiving an award on stage in graduation attire

Miscellaneous Certificates & Documents

Personal archive ·

An archive of academic records, school honours, admissions results, recommendations, and workshop documents.

Academic Records · Honours · IELTS · Workshops

Hobbies

Dream garage: W198, Jaguar E-Type, Countach, F40, DBS, 964 Turbo, 918 Spyder, Aventador SVJ, Lamborghini Miura, and Ferrari 812 Competizione.

I also play the oud. Badly, but I'm learning.

Favorite films and series: The Office, Better Call Saul, Breaking Bad, Malcolm in the Middle, The King's Speech, The Naked Gun, and The Matrix.

Pong

LoLiQ

From Lol (Ali) + IQ :)