Applied AI Engineer / RAG & Automation / LLM Products

I build AI systems from models to reliable workflows.

Omar Salama builds real-time computer-vision systems and LLM-powered automation workflows for high-impact applications. The work combines measurable model performance, retrieval, APIs, and deployment-aware engineering.

About Me

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Applied AI Engineer for AI Automation, AI/ML, and LLM product roles.

Reliable AI automation. Product-minded engineering. Computer vision depth.

I build applied AI systems that take research into usable products and workflows. My focus is computer vision, real-time inference, retrieval-augmented generation, and LLM-enabled automation backed by APIs and practical reliability controls.

My flagship work is Shifaa, a privacy-first patient-monitoring platform. I worked on its real-time seizure-detection pipeline using Vision Transformers, Graph Neural Networks, OpenPose, ONNX Runtime, C++, and Python.

I hold a dual degree in Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence from Ain Shams University and the University of East London (Class of 2026, GPA: 3.3/4.0). At Cultiv Bureau, I apply the same mindset to AI automation: n8n workflows, RAG, CRM integrations, APIs, webhooks, and production debugging.

Computer Vision Healthcare AI RAG AI Automation Real-Time Inference

Experience & Education

Cultiv Bureau logo Jul 2026 - Present

AI & Automation Intern | Cultiv Bureau

Design LLM-enabled n8n workflows for intent classification, conversation routing, and CRM operations through REST/GraphQL APIs, webhooks, Bitrix24, and WhatsApp Cloud API.

Build RAG pipelines with chunking, embeddings, vector similarity search, and context injection; improve reliability with prompt templates, JSON validation, retries, fallback handling, Docker, and production debugging.

Digital Egypt Pioneers Initiative logo Jul 2025 - Jan 2026

AI & Machine Learning Trainee | Digital Egypt Pioneers Initiative (DEPI)

Completed intensive training in Python, machine learning, deep learning, data engineering, and AI deployment.

Built end-to-end AI projects across model development, evaluation, and deployment workflows while collaborating in a cross-functional cohort on real-world solutions.

Manipal Academy of Higher Education logo Jul 2025 - Sep 2025

Data Scientist Intern | MAHE

Researched a multimodal AI credit-risk scoring system combining structured financial data, emails, and financial documents.

Applied BERT and Transformer embeddings with feature fusion, explored SHAP/LIME and LayoutLMv3/Donut for explainable document understanding, and co-authored an NLP text-summarization paper under Prof. Ramakrishna.

ASU Racing Team logo Oct 2024 - Jul 2025

Path Planning Specialist | ASU Racing Team

Developed a path-planning system for an autonomous vehicle, implementing optimization algorithms from scratch for the Shell Eco-marathon team.

Notopia logo Jul 2024 - Oct 2024

Full-Stack Developer | Notopia

Built a scalable e-commerce application using Flutter, Next.js, and SQL. Optimized backend queries, reducing processing time by 30%.

Ain Shams University Faculty of Computer and Information Sciences Sep 2022 - Jul 2026

B.Sc. Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence

Dual degree from Ain Shams University and the University of East London in Cairo, Egypt. GPA: 3.3 / 4.0.

Graduated July 2026. Selected AI work includes healthcare, medical imaging, NLP, and autonomous systems.

Featured Projects

Flagship AI systems presented as compact case studies for fast technical review.

1st Place | Computer Vision

Fruit & Food Segmentation and Calorie Estimation

Segmentation, classification, few-shot recognition, and calorie estimation using EfficientNet-B4 + DeepLabV3+.

97.69% Val IoU
PyTorchEfficientNet-B4DeepLabV3+Few-shot Recognition
ProblemFood analysis needs object-level recognition before calories can be estimated reliably.
SolutionSegment food regions, classify items, support few-shot recognition, then estimate calories.
Results97.69% Validation IoU and 1st Place in the Ain Shams CV Course Competition.
LessonsStrong segmentation quality is the foundation for trustworthy downstream nutrition estimates.
Medical Imaging

Liver Tumor AI - Real-Time Detection & Segmentation

PyTorch + U-Net liver tumor segmentation pipeline for unseen patients using strict patient-level validation.

95% Accuracy 91.7% Dice
PyTorchU-NetMedical AISegmentation
ProblemMedical segmentation can look strong while leaking patient data across splits.
SolutionPatient-independent validation with a U-Net segmentation pipeline.
Results95% accuracy and 91.7% Dice score.
ImpactHealthcare AI proof point with a deployed demo and reproducible code.
NLP Research

Article Summarizer Chatbot

Conversational summarization and question-generation chatbot using Gemini 2.5 Flash API.

Gemini APIStreamlitNLPQuestion GenerationROUGE Evaluation
ProblemReaders need fast, contextual summaries and follow-up questions from long articles.
SolutionA Streamlit chatbot that summarizes, extracts topics, and generates context-aware questions.
ResearchBuilt during the MAHE internship and connected to an NLP summarization paper.
Future WorkAdd richer evaluation dashboards and source-grounded answer tracing.
Speech AI / LLM Product

CohereVoice Studio

An advanced speech-recognition, broadcast-subtitle, and meeting-intelligence suite with Egyptian Arabic-aware model routing.

Cohere TranscribeStreamlitpyannote.audiowav2vec 2.0FFmpeg
CapabilitiesGenerates broadcast-ready subtitles, multilingual transcripts, speaker labels, and structured meeting notes.
ArchitectureRoutes media by language, then combines ASR, diarization, word alignment, subtitle splitting, and translation.
DeliveryAvailable through a Streamlit studio and a scriptable CLI for repeatable media-processing workflows.
LLM Product Engineering

Grounded Portfolio Assistant

A portfolio assistant that answers from verified CV, professional context, portfolio, and GitHub knowledge with server-side OpenAI calls.

OpenAI APIGrounded RetrievalServerless APIRoute TestsDiagnostics
ScopeAnswers only from verified professional material instead of open-ended web knowledge.
ReliabilityUses route tests, provider diagnostics, conversation context, and a verified fallback path.
LessonGrounding and deterministic handling matter as much as the model response in recruiter-facing AI products.
AI Automation

Sanitized n8n Workflow Templates

Public, credential-free workflow templates that demonstrate the building blocks behind LLM-enabled automation.

n8nLLM WorkflowsREST APIsWebhooksJSON Validation
PurposeShare inspectable workflow patterns without exposing customer data, credentials, or employer-specific logic.
FocusAutomation composition, API/webhook integration, structured data handling, and failure-aware workflow design.
RelevanceSupports an Applied AI and AI Automation engineering profile with a public implementation artifact.

Technical Skills

Core strengths for Applied AI, AI/ML, Computer Vision, and AI Automation roles.

Programming Languages

Python C++ Dart SQL

AI & Machine Learning

PyTorch TensorFlow Scikit-learn Hugging Face Transformers ONNX Runtime Graph Neural Networks Vision Transformers

Computer Vision & NLP

OpenCV Image Segmentation Object Detection Pose Estimation Optical Flow 3D Vision Transformers Gemini API

RAG & AI Automation

n8n RAG Prompt Engineering Embeddings Vector Similarity Search REST / GraphQL APIs Webhooks Bitrix24 CRM WhatsApp Cloud API JSON Validation Retry & Fallback Handling

Data, Cloud & Engineering

Pandas NumPy AWS SageMaker AWS Lambda Data Preprocessing Streamlit Git Linux Docker OOP Data Structures & Algorithms

Leadership & Research

Technical Leadership Cross-functional Collaboration Public Speaking Problem Solving Curriculum Design Research Writing

Achievements & Certifications

AWS Exam Readiness Machine Learning Specialty course completion certificate
Amazon Web Services | Jun 2024

Exam Readiness: AWS Certified Machine Learning - Specialty

Completed AWS Training and Certification exam-readiness coursework for the Machine Learning - Specialty certification.

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McKinsey Forward Program graphic
McKinsey.org | In Progress

McKinsey Forward Program

Currently completing a practical learning program in problem solving, communication, relationship building, and digital and AI essentials.

Digital Egypt Pioneers Program Data Scientist certificate
Digital Egypt Pioneers | Jun - Dec 2025

DEPI Data Scientist Certificate

Completed the Digital Egypt Pioneers Program and achieved its core learning outcomes in the Data Scientist track.

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Manipal Institute of Technology certificate for the Interactive Chatbot Interface for News Summarization project
Manipal Institute of Technology | Sep 2025

News Summarization Chatbot Project

Completed the Interactive Chatbot Interface for News Summarization project with Manipal Institute of Technology, as part of an AIESEC internship project.

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AIESEC Global Volunteer Leadership Development Experience certificate
AIESEC Global Volunteer | Sep 2025

Leadership Development Experience

Completed AIESEC's Leadership Development Experience through a Global Volunteer opportunity.

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NASA International Space Apps Challenge Galactic Problem Solver certificate
NASA International Space Apps Challenge | Oct 2025

Galactic Problem Solver

Recognized for participation and efforts to address challenges on Earth and in space during the 2025 challenge.

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Huawei HCIA-AI V3.5 course certificate
Huawei Talent Online | Sep 2024

HCIA-AI V3.5 Course

Completed the HCIA-AI V3.5 course and received a passing grade through Huawei Talent Online.

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NTI and ITIDA Artificial Intelligence training certificate
NTI & ITIDA | Sep 2024

AI Professional Training - 120 Hours

Completed a four-week, 120-hour Artificial Intelligence summer training course.

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ApplAi Computer Vision Summer Training certificate
ApplAi - FCIS ASU | 2023

Computer Vision Summer Training

Completed the Computer Vision Summer Training program under the Faculty of Computer and Information Sciences at Ain Shams University.

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ICPC ECPC Qualifications Day 5 Honorable Mention certificate
ICPC ECPC Qualifications | Jul 2024

Honorable Mention - ECPC Day 5

Received an Honorable Mention with the Ain Shams University Faculty of Computer and Information Sciences team.

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ArabCAB 2026 finalist
ArabCAB 2026

FCIS Team Finalist

Represented the Ain Shams University FCIS team as a finalist at ArabCAB 2026.

EF SET C1 Advanced English certificate
EF SET | Oct 2025

English C1 Advanced

Achieved C1 Advanced English proficiency with an EF SET score of 62/100.

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Leadership & Community

Leadership roles that support the AI engineering narrative through mentoring, partnerships, and community delivery.

ApplAi community logo
Oct 2022 - Aug 2025

ApplAi | Operational Lead

Led 12+ strategic meetings, secured 3 partnership and venue agreements, and delivered 20+ soft skills workshops to develop members' professional and leadership capabilities.

Resala Charity logo
Mar 2023 - Present

Resala Charity | Head of Department

Directed 50+ volunteers and organized 10+ charity events, including the El-Adha Clothing Campaign 2023, across 30+ social initiatives.

IAESTE logo
Sep 2025 - Apr 2026

IAESTE | Exchange Administrator

Managed the 2025-2026 international internship exchange cycle, coordinating internship placements across multiple countries.

AIESEC Ain Shams
Jan 2025 - Nov 2025

AIESEC | Finance & B2B Specialist

Conducted market research, closed 2 strategic partnership deals, and optimized financial workflows across university entities.