I’m an engineer with Masters degree from Ecole Centrale de Nantes and the Lebanese Univerity. Currently, I work as a Software Engineer at [announcing soon].

During my studies, I gained a lot of interest in algorithms and data structures, as well as model checking, game theory, and electronics. The majority of my professional experience thus far involves backend web development and Machine Learning from the design stage all the way to depoyment, I would like to explore large-scale applications in the future.

I like to participate in all kinds of programming contests (such as Google Google Hashcode), attend events, and simply be part of communities centered around my interests. I have had the chance to create such communities by co-founding RASS, a student society within the Leanese University, and creating social media groups centered around certain topics (like groups for solving Advent of Code together) that have endured for many years.

In my free time, I like to climb (some top-roping but mostly indoor bouldering, working on my skills to eventually try outdoor bouldering), go on bike trips, and solve miscelanous puzzles. I also love specialty coffee and cooking.

🔭 Professional Experience

• Artificial Intelligence Research Intern
  April 2024 - September 2024
  Alten SA

  • Developed a chatbot using state-of-the-art LLMs (such as Llama3.1, Mistral NeMo) and advanced RAG architectures with a focus for greenwashing detection.
  • Designed and implemented multiple bespoke benchmarks and evaluation metrics.
  • Focus on tabular data understanding and question-answering.

• AI/ML Enginering Intern
  Jul 2023 – Aug 2023
  Data for Business (D4B)

  • Researched and identified AI/ML use cases for the public transportation sector and developed a PoC for population and demand forecasting.
  • Demonstrated skill in handling and analyzing large-scale open-source datasets, including millions of data points.

• Backend & ML Engineer Intern
  Feb 2022 – Aug 2022
  Globalistic Tech Inc.

  • Development of an AutoML platform for structured data using Keras, Flask, and C#.
  • Improved data preprocessing for a credit scoring model, increasing accuracy by 15%, as well as managing its deployment.

• Technical Instructor
  2021 – 2022
  International Education Association, IEA France

  • Created Python courses (beginner to advanced) and machine learning courses, focused on high school teachers.
  • Lead instructor for several MOOCs on Python soon to be included in the national curriculum of Lebanon.

💻 Projects

• SnipTeX: A Sublime Text 3/4 extension.
• Game of Go: Game implementation with RL AI agents using MCTS and Unbounded (Best-First) Minimax.
• Poursuite: A Unity program designed to measure hand-eye coordination to support ongoing cognitive research.

🌟 Skills

Programming Languages and Tools

• Python:
  • PyTorch, HuggingFace, TensorFlow, Scikit-Learn
  • LlamaIndex
  • Django, Selenium
• C# and .Net Core
• C/C++ and CUDA
• Java, Matlab, PostgreSQL
• Linux 🐧, Git, Bash

Currently Learning

Go, OCaml

🎓 Education

École Centrale de Nantes (ECN) – Nantes, France
2022 - 2024

• Master’s in Engineering, Specializing in AI and Software
• Minor in Research and Development

Lebanese University Faculty of Engineering (Branch II) – Roumieh, Lebanon
2018 - 2024

• Master’s in Engineering, Specializing Electronics and Telecommunications

🤝 Volunteer Experience

• Tutor and technical instructor
  Coder Maker program - IEA Gave hands-on workshops on programming and robotics using Raspberry Pi and Python.

• Co-Founder and former President of RASS
  A student society within the Lebanese University focusing on computer science, artificial intelligence, and software engineering..

📫 How to Reach Me

📧 Shot me an email: me@charbel-abidaher.com

💼 Or a message on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/charbel-abi-daher