Open to interesting problems in AI systems, accelerators, and robotics.

Alhussein Jamil Software Engineer — AI Systems

École Polytechnique graduate. I build software for optical AI accelerators, all the way from PyTorch down to silicon.

Portrait of Alhussein Jamil, a software engineer with short dark hair, wearing a navy suit, white shirt, and patterned blue tie, photographed against a neutral grey background.

01 · About

About

École Polytechnique graduate building software for optical AI accelerators — from PyTorch execution and graph lowering all the way down to runtime logic, kernels, and ISA-level command generation.

My background runs through reinforcement learning, robotics, and computer vision: training control policies for bipedal robots and exoskeletons, shipping vision pipelines for industrial automation, and bridging the worlds of compilers, hardware, and machine learning.

02 · Experience

Experience

Software Engineer — AI Accelerator Stack · Arago

Paris, France

Oct. 2024 — Present
- Develop core software components for a custom optical AI accelerator focused on matrix multiplication.
- Build a PyTorch-to-hardware execution path: graph lowering, tensor transformation, command generation, and runtime orchestration.
- Implement low-level kernels and ISA-level execution flows for a proprietary multi-core accelerator architecture.
- Integrate compiler, runtime, driver, and hardware-facing components into end-to-end ML accelerator demos.
Machine Learning Engineer · EyePick

Paris, France

Sept. 2023 — Sept. 2024
- Built computer-vision pipelines for real-time robotic automation in industrial, agricultural, and culinary environments.
- Built image-based anomaly detection and classification systems for quality-control applications.
- Adapted ResNet-based models as an alternative to YOLO-based detection pipelines under licensing constraints.
Reinforcement Learning Intern · Wandercraft

Paris, France

Mar. 2023 — Sept. 2023
- Trained reinforcement-learning control policies for the Cassie bipedal robot and the Eve exoskeleton.
- Used NVIDIA Isaac Gym and Ray RLlib for parallel simulation and distributed policy training.
- Worked on sim-to-real transfer using imitation learning, domain adaptation, and visual adaptation methods.
AI Algorithms Intern · Poppins (formerly Mila)

Paris, France

Jun. 2022 — Sept. 2022
- Implemented an adaptive-difficulty algorithm for a therapeutic game designed for dyslexic children.
- Used clustering and gameplay metrics to adjust difficulty dynamically without explicit child feedback.
- Contributed to algorithmic development and game-side integration.

03 · Projects

Projects & Awards

CassieRobot Control

Reinforcement-learning environment and control policy for the Cassie bipedal robot, built on Ray RLlib.

RL
Robotics
Ray RLlib

View on GitHub

NMT with Bahdanau Attention

From-scratch implementation of Bahdanau attention for neural machine translation.

NLP
Attention
PyTorch

View on GitHub

Scientific Olympiads

Three-time Silver Medalist at the Syrian National Olympiads in Mathematics, Informatics, and Robotics.

Award
Mathematics
Informatics
Robotics

04 · Gallery

3D Creations

A few personal 3D renders.

Computer-generated 3D render of a softly lit bedroom interior with a bed, side table, and warm lighting. — Bedroom

Cozy 3D bedroom interior scene.

3D render of a brightly coloured children’s bedroom with toys, decorations, and playful furniture. — Kid's Room

Playful, brightly lit children’s room.

Stylised 3D-modelled character of a young child rendered with cartoon-like proportions. — Stylised Kid Character

Stylised 3D character of a young child.

Detailed 3D render of a kitchen knife showing the blade, edge highlights, and handle materials. — Knife Study

Modelled and rendered kitchen knife.

3D render of an outdoor market scene with stalls, produce, and atmospheric lighting. — Market Scene

Outdoor market environment.

Stylised 3D character render reminiscent of Mike Wazowski with a single large eye, small horns, and a rounded purple body, standing against a dark teal background. — Wozawski

Character study inspired by Mike Wazowski.

05 · Photos

Photos

Snapshots from outside the screen.

Close-up photograph of a chicken with reddish-brown feathers and a bright red comb, looking directly at the camera. — Chicken

A curious chicken caught mid-stare.

06 · Skills

Skills

Programming

Python
C++
C
OCaml
Java
C#
SQL

AI Systems

PyTorch execution
Graph lowering
Runtime design
Custom ISA
Kernels
Multi-core execution

Machine Learning

Computer vision
Reinforcement learning
Imitation learning
Sim-to-real
Model deployment

Robotics

NVIDIA Isaac Gym
Ray RLlib
Robotic control
Industrial automation
VR robot interfaces

Tools

Linux
Git
Docker
Debugging
HW/SW integration

07 · Education

Education

2020 — 2024

École Polytechnique

Engineering Degree — MSc equivalent

· Mathematics, physics, statistics, machine learning, and robotics.

2023 — 2024

Sorbonne University — UPMC

Master 2 — Intelligent Systems

· Built a VR interface for controlling and visualising a Franka Emika robotic arm.

2018 — 2020

Lycées Louis-le-Grand & Buffon

CPGE — MPSI → MP*

· Intensive preparatory classes in mathematics and physics.

08 · More

Languages · Teaching · Interests

Languages

Arabic Native
French Bilingual
English Bilingual
Spanish Intermediate

Teaching

X-HEC Master

Guest lecturer in machine learning for engineering and business master's students.
Lycée Saint-Louis

Oral examiner in mathematics for CPGE students.

Interests

MMA
Puzzles
Violin
Climbing

09 · Contact

Contact

Say hi 👋

The fastest way is an email — I usually reply within a few days.

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