Hello, I'm

Mouhamad Alim
Al-Amine

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Recent Computer Science graduate and early-career AI researcher with a peer-reviewed publication in deep reinforcement learning for autonomous quadrotor navigation. Working across autonomous systems, embedded AI, and low-resource NLP.

Mouhamad Alim Al-Amine

// About Me

I recently graduated in Computer Science from the Islamic University of Madinah, where I am now pursuing an M.Sc. in Data Science. I am originally from the Central African Republic. My academic projects and peer-reviewed research have focused on deep reinforcement learning, autonomous systems, and embedded intelligence. I have also worked on NLP tools for underserved languages.

In July 2026, I founded CONACAF, a Central African company working in software, digital services, and computer-assisted language services.

Outside of academics, I have been involved in community development work in CAR, coordinating with international organizations on humanitarian initiatives.

Location

Medina, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

University

Islamic University of Madinah

Origin

Central African Republic

Focus

AI & Autonomous Systems

Languages

English (Fluent) French (Native) Arabic (Fluent) Sango (Native) Fulani(Native)

// Research

Published — Drones, 2026

Shaping Gradient and Exploration-Noise Initialization, Not Reward Polarity, Determine Convergence in Deep Reinforcement Learning for Autonomous Quadrotor Navigation and Obstacle Avoidance

Developed a PPO-based autonomous navigation system for a Crazyflie-class quadrotor in Webots using a hierarchical PID+DRL architecture and a three-stage curriculum. Multi-seed experiments show that a continuous shaping gradient, exploration-noise initialization, and curriculum advancement criterion jointly determine convergence; reward polarity alone does not. The final policy achieved 95.0% success at Stage 0, 89.6% at Stage 1, and 48.4% at the hardest Stage 2 conditions.

PPO Webots Stable-Baselines3 Curriculum Learning Crazyflie

Publication

Alkhodre, A. B.; Alim Al-Amine, M.; Alsaawy, Y. Drones 2026, 10(9), 660 • Published 28 August 2026 • DOIPDF

Paper Under Review

SangoNMT: Parameter-Efficient Domain Adaptation of NLLB-200 for Sango

Developed a Sango-French translation and speech prototype for Sango, the national language of the Central African Republic. Constructed a quality-filtered parallel corpus of 21,125 verse pairs, applied LoRA fine-tuning to NLLB-200, and integrated the resulting model with a speech-synthesis pipeline.

NLLB-200 LoRA HuggingFace MMS-TTS Low-Resource NLP

Resources

Live DemoModel Weights

Primary Interests

Reinforcement Learning Autonomous Systems Intelligent Control Robotics Embedded AI Low resource NLP

Secondary Interests

FPGA-based Acceleration Edge AI Systems Real-time Learning

// Projects

Completed

Computational Pipeline (KAUST)

320-hour intensive program at KAUST Academy. Built automated pipeline integrating AlphaFold2 and AutoDock Vina for computational biology. Focused on workflow optimization and reproducibility.

AlphaFold2 AutoDock Vina Bioinformatics Pipeline

PC Cluster Setup

Configured MPI-based computing cluster for parallel computing coursework. Documented distributed systems setup and demonstrated parallel execution principles across networked nodes.

MPI Distributed Systems Parallel Computing Linux

DE1-SoC FPGA Hex Display

FPGA hex display system for the DE1-SoC (Cyclone V 5CSEMA5F31C6). Implements a reusable 7-segment decoder module supporting full hexadecimal (0–F) output across multiple displays using Verilog HDL.

Verilog FPGA DE1-SoC Quartus Prime Cyclone V

// Education

August 2026 — Present

M.Sc. Data Science

Islamic University of Madinah, Saudi Arabia

2021 — June 2026

B.Sc. Computer Science

Islamic University of Madinah, Saudi Arabia

5-year program including preparatory year • 136 total units

Summer 2025

KAUST Academy — Bioinformatics

King Abdullah University of Science & Technology

320-hour intensive computational biology program. Selected participant.

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Relevant Coursework

Machine Learning Algorithm Design and Analysis Software Engineering Operating Systems Parallel & Distributed Computing Database Systems Research Methodology Computer Architecture Computer Networks Computer Security Object-Oriented Programming

// Certifications & Awards

DeepLearning.AI / Coursera

Deep Learning Specialization (5 courses)

DeepLearning.AI / Coursera

Mathematics for Machine Learning & Data Science (3 courses)

University of Michigan / Coursera

Python 3 Programming Specialization (5 courses)

Google / Coursera

Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate (8 courses)

U.S. Department of State / OPEN MOOCs

English for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)

KAUST Academy

Bioinformatics Program with focus on AI (320 hours)

Distinctions

Certificate of Outstanding Achievement — Graduation Project, Faculty of Computer & Information Systems (April 2026)

Recognition for contribution to ABET accreditation renewal process, Faculty of Computer & Information Systems

Participant — KAUST Academy 2025

// Community Engagement

CRJICAD
Chargé de Communication

Central African Republic

  • Coordinated with UNICEF, US Embassy, and MINUSCA
  • Assisted more than 100 children in obtaining birth certificates after conflict
  • Supported hygiene awareness programs
REJCAD
Community Development

Réseau des Jeunes Centrafricains pour le Développement

Certificate of Recognition for community development involvement.

// Get in Touch

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