Hi! I'm Abdessamad El Kabid

A science and engineering student and aspiring researcher.

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Who Am I ?

About Me

I am a student and an aspiring researcher with a solid foundation in mathematics and computer science, driven by curiosity and a passion for problem-solving. I have a keen interest in optimization, machine learning, operations research, and data-driven decision-making. Committed to continuous learning, I aim to contribute to exploring and pushing the boundaries of human knowledge.

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Education
Ecole Polytechnique

France, Sep 2022 - Present

Master's level program in Applied Mathematics and Computer Science.

Research
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Research project, Center for Applied Mathematics (CMAP) - Ecole Polytechnique

Sep 2024 - Present

  • Working with: Prof. Frédéric Meunier and Prof. Stéphane Gaubert
  • Designing a Near-Optimal Online Algorithm to optimize the pricing of a battery with unknown client demand, and find the competitive ratios in both deterministic and stochastic settings.
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Independent Research, CMAP

Jun 2024 - Present

  • Working with : Prof. El Mahdi EL MHAMDI
  • Investigating the impact of label flipping attacks on federated learning systems under various defense mechanisms. Derived and proved the optimality of an attack algorithm in case the server uses the mean to aggregate gradients.
Research project, CMAP - Ecole Polytechnique

Jun 2023 - May 2024

  • Investigated the combined effects of scaling the capacity of the model and data poisoning on the model's performance and robustness. Designed an algorithm to slow down training under specific assumptions.
Experimental and research work, Ecole Polytechnique

Feb 2024 - May 2024

  • Worked on Point Cloud Sampling algorithms. Implemented an efficient, incremental neighbor graph construction algorithm to maintain graph updates as data points are added.

Teaching Experience
Paris Cité University, Teaching assistant

Sept 2024 - Present

Teaching Linear Algebra, Real Analysis, and Probability theory to second-year undergraduates.

Ecole Polytechnique, Teaching assistant

Oct 2023 - May 2024

TA in Algebra and Galois Theory course.

Industry Experience
HSBC, Research Scientist Intern

Jun 2024 - Sep 2024

Conducted research on state-of-the-art agentic design patterns. Implemented findings as methods in their application which led to a 12% improvement in performance.

For a pdf copy of my report, please check out this link: Report

NLP Engineer, Part-time

Mar 2024 - Jun 2024

Developed an LLM-powered application for transportation services, improving customer experience with real-time insights.

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Tech Stack

git linux mysql pandas numpy python pytorch scikit-learn c++ java javascript tensorflow docker langchain llamaindex ...

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