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Abdussamad Farooq Saeed

Senior AI Engineer | Canadian Citizen | Living in Saudi Arabia

I am a Senior AI Engineer with deep experience in high performance computing and advanced Linux systems. I build production AI systems with LLMs and computer vision. I also work across autonomous systems, embedded AI, and large scale HPC environments. I focus on secure and efficient software with measurable performance gains, and I take systems from research to reliable real world deployment.

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Work Experience

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AI Engineer (Full-Time)

Etlaq.sa | Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia

Feb 2026 - Present

  • Designing and building agentic AI systems for Vibe coding and automated web development.
  • Developing production grade Next.js applications powered by AI agents.
  • Delivering enterprise AI solutions for multiple Etlaq clients.

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Agentic AI Engineer

Traffic Hi Tech Company | Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia

Aug 2025 - Feb 2026

  • Built enterprise AI systems for live traffic analysis and optimization across Saudi infrastructure.
  • Developed AI agents for police and city management operations.

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Enterprise AI Specialist

National Center for Vegetation Cover Development and Combating Desertification | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Aug 2025 - Jan 2026

  • Designed and deployed on premise enterprise AI platforms for project management and land use land cover analysis.

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Agentic AI Engineer (Part-Time)

Etlaq.sa | Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

June 2025 - Jan 2026

  • Built AI agents to automate development workflows and improve engineering productivity.

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Cyber Security AI Researcher (Part-Time)

Interdisciplinary Research Center for Intelligent Secure Systems, KFUPM | Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

Jan 2025 - May 2025

  • Built AI agents for automated penetration testing using lightweight LLMs.
  • Designed and maintained Linux infrastructure supporting multiple postdoctoral cybersecurity researchers.

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Arabic and Islamic NLP AI Engineer (Part-Time)

SDAIA Joint Research Center for Artificial Intelligence, KFUPM | Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

Sep 2024 - Dec 2024

  • Led Arabic NLP initiatives including LLM pretraining, fine tuning, and evaluation.
  • Built a production RAG system with custom retrieval. Improved query accuracy by 35 percent.

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Cyber Security AI Engineering Intern

Interdisciplinary Research Center for Intelligent Secure Systems, KFUPM | Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

Jan 2024 - Jun 2024

  • Created cybersecurity datasets with 35K plus malware scripts used to train over 20 LLMs.
  • Built a multimodal AI agent with terminal control, Python execution, web search, and RAG.

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Key Projects

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Space Debris Detection CubeSat System (Senior Capstone)

2024

  • AI and ML: Built YOLOv11 based debris detection system. Achieved over 60 percent accuracy on Raspberry Pi 5 through model and pipeline optimizations.
  • Embedded Systems: Developed C and C++ ADCS with gyroscope and magnetometer achieving under 2 degree orientation error.
  • Communication: Implemented RF telemetry for real time data transfer and remote AI model updates.
  • Simulation: Built 3D orbital simulator in Godot for trajectory testing and collision prediction.
  • Ground Control: Developed Flask based control station with telemetry visualization.
  • System Integration: Delivered complete 2U CubeSat prototype under 5,000 SAR budget.

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Arcade Gaming Consoles

2026

  • Built custom arcade console using Raspberry Pi 5.
  • Developed WASM based games targeting legacy hardware platforms.

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High Performance Custom Compiler

2021-2022

  • Built recursive descent compiler in C and C++.
  • Achieved 150 plus MB per second tokenization on i7 and 186 MB per second on i9.
  • Implemented robust syntax error detection and reporting.
  • Maintained compatibility with C standard library while preserving C style syntax.
open repository

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Deep Agent AI Systems

2024-2026

  • Deep Agent Architectures: Designed multi agent systems with long horizon planning, self reflection, and goal driven execution.
  • Advanced Retrieval and Memory: Built RAG systems with custom embeddings and dynamic context selection. Improved relevance by 40 percent.
  • Persistent Agent Memory: Implemented long term and episodic memory for multi session continuity.
  • Agent Orchestration and Tooling: Developed autonomous workflows with terminal access, Python execution, and web retrieval.
  • Inference and Systems Optimization: Optimized agent inference pipelines and scheduling. Reduced end to end latency significantly while preserving accuracy.

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Technical Skills

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Programming Languages

PythonCC++CUDAJavaScriptGoC#SQLZigOdinAssembly

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AI and ML

PyTorchHugging Face TransformersYOLOTinyGradOpenCV

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Tools and Systems

LinuxGitDockerCMakeNinjaVimUnityRaylib

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Specialization

Systems programmingHigh Performance ComputingCybersecurityComputer VisionNLP

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Publications and Research

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Automating Cyber Security Penetration Testing Tasks with AI Agents Using Lightweight LLMs

ACM journal

Under Review

First author submission. Expected release mid 2026.

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Education

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Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals | Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

Aug 2019 - Aug 2025

Relevant Coursework: Computer Graphics, Game Programming, Cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence, Independent Research in AI and Cybersecurity.

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Certifications

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Fundamentals of Accelerated Computing with CUDA C and C++

NVIDIA

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Volunteering

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Accountant and Program Supervisor

Mawhibah 2025 Summer Program, KFUPM | Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

Summer 2024 and 2025

  • Supervised over 160 high school students in intensive STEM programs.
  • Managed program finances and operational logistics.
  • Taught ESP32 based IoT course for high school students.

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Languages

Arabic: NativeEnglish: Native