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

Data Science Trainee | DEPI

Completed an intensive cohort program spanning Python, machine learning, deep learning, data visualization, and AI deployment workflows.

Applied supervised and unsupervised learning in end-to-end data-science projects with a cross-functional cohort.

Manipal Academy of Higher Education logo Jul 2025 - Sep 2025

Data Scientist Intern | MAHE

Built and deployed an interactive news summarization chatbot using Google Gemini API with conversational, context-aware question generation.

Co-authored an NLP text summarization research 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.

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, portfolio, and GitHub context 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 Certified Machine Learning Specialty certificate
Amazon Web Services | May 2024

AWS Certified Machine Learning - Specialty

Validated machine learning model building, training, tuning, and deployment on AWS, including SageMaker-centered workflows.

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McKinsey.org | In Progress

McKinsey Forward Program

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

NASA Space Apps Challenge certificate
NASA | Sep 2025

NASA Space Apps Challenge Participant

Built ExoNet, an explainable exoplanet classifier reaching 95.28% accuracy on K2 candidates.

Huawei HCIA-AI certificate
Huawei | Nov 2023

HCIA-AI V3.5

Certification covering AI foundations, neural networks, deep learning, and cloud AI concepts.

NTI AI professional training certificate
NTI | Nov 2023

AI Professional Training - 120 Hours

Government-backed intensive program in ML, DL, ANN, data analysis, and professional skills.

ApplAi Computer Vision training certificate
ApplAi | Jul 2023

Computer Vision Professional Training

Hands-on training in object detection, image classification, and OpenCV pipelines.

ICPC ECPC Qualification certificate
ICPC | Jun 2023

ICPC ECPC Qualification

Competitive-programming qualification demonstrating algorithmic problem-solving fundamentals.

ArabCAB 2026 finalist
ArabCAB 2026

FCIS Team Finalist

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

EF SET English C1 Advanced certificate
EF SET | Oct 2025

English C1 Advanced

Advanced English proficiency for technical writing, presentations, and cross-functional collaboration.

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.