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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