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The story so far, from building apps in Algiers to studying AI coding agents in Montréal, plus a plain-language write-up of each paper.

The story so far

  1. Chapter 1Learning to Build2021 – 2023 · AlgiersJoining ENSIA, the first projects, and a datathon that showed me I liked shipping things more than reading about them.
  2. Chapter 2Building for Real People2023 – 2024 · AlgiersA recommender system pitched to the Minister of Higher Education, a startup, an Arabic chatbot, and a string of hackathons.
  3. Chapter 3Engineering Meets Management2024 – 2026 · Algiers & remoteA double degree at EHEC, freelancing for a French client, and the most competitive year of my studies.
  4. Chapter 4Montréal and GEODESFeb – Aug 2026 · MontréalA research internship at Université de Montréal, working on how AI agents repair software, and how we know when they get it wrong.
  5. Chapter 5Starting the PhDSep 2026 – present · MontréalGraduating from ENSIA and EHEC, starting a PhD at Université de Montréal, and the questions I want to answer about AI coding agents.

Papers