THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE IDEAS

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Developers, builders, and curious minds. Get to know our hosts and guests.

Mohamed Elsherif

Software architect and host of AskDeveloper Podcast. Conversations with the people building software, exploring AI, and shaping technology—in Arabic.

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Ahmed Ayad

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A SQL Engineer by trade, a database guy by education and training, and data dude by passion. I am currently an Engineering Director of the Managed Storage and Workload Management team in Google #BigQuery, building the best large scale enterprise data warehouse on the planet. My team owns the core parts of BigQuery involved in managing user data, metadata catalog, streaming and batch ingestion, replication, resource management and placement, physical sharding, and structured lake analytics. Over the years we have: - Grew data under management by several orders of magnitude. - Grew BigQuery's global footprint to more than 20+ regions and counting. - Enabled the hyper scaling of data analytics for a Who's Who list of Fortune 500 users, both Enterprise and Cloud-native. I am passionate about building cool technologies at scale, and the effective teams that create them. Things I did in previous professional lives: - I have shipped components in SQL Server product since SQL Server 2008. Worked on the Performance Data Collector, Policy Based Management, AlwaysOn, The Utility Control Point, SQL Azure stack from the backend to the middle-tier and Portal, SQL Server Agent, SQL Server Optimizer, and SQL Server Management Tools. - Did Database research in the areas of Data Mining, Query Optimization, and Data Streaming.

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Ahmed Essam

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An engineer who likes to look under the hood. By day, I find the right model for the problem. By night, I train my own LLMs and dissect those little brains with mechanistic interpretability.

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Ashraf Foad

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A seasoned Solution & Enterprise Architect, boasting over 25 years of extensive experience in driving technical excellence and performance optimization within the Financial Services and Banking sectors. I am dedicated to delivering exceptional results through strategic planning, innovative problem-solving, and collaborative leadership. Strong in idea communication to implementation using excellent written and verbal skills, to maximize engagement and understanding. What sets me apart? Passion for building and mentoring high-performance IT teams to deliver record results around a common vision and shared values. Main contributor to team induction/onboarding program. This was extended outside of work by delivering value through a YouTube channel, and Udemy course. My dedication to continuous learning and growth has led me to pursue many certifications in IT. This helps me stay up-to-date with industry best practices. I am always eager to embrace new challenges and leverage my skills to contribute to the success of the organization.

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Marwa Abdeldayem

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Marwa Abdeldayem Principal Product Manager at Microsoft Strategic and visionary Product Management leader with over 14 years of experience, distinguished for driving product success and customer satisfaction on a scale. Expert in orchestrating cross-organizational strategies and leading teams to exceed divisional goals and OKRs. Renowned for fostering a culture of resilience, collaboration, and innovation to deliver exceptional product and customer experiences.

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Mohamed AbuMuslim

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Mohamed AbuMuslim is a seasoned cybersecurity expert and a pioneer in the field of offensive security. He established the first Offensive Security Team at Microsoft Egypt, where he led groundbreaking initiatives to bolster organizational security. As the Co-founder of BSides Albuquerque (BSidesABQ), Mohamed fosters community-driven cybersecurity innovation and knowledge-sharing. An accomplished speaker, Mohamed has shared his insights at renowned conferences like Black Hat MEA, RE:Hack, BSides and many more, focusing on topics such as adversarial AI engineering and cloud security. Beyond his technical expertise, He creates engaging educational content for CyberDose.

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Mohamed El-Geish

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Mohamed El-Geish CTO & Co-Founder at Monta.AI Bio: elgeish.com Passionate about machine learning, big data, debugging, software craftsmanship, teaching, coaching, building engineering organizations that solve challenging problems effectively, helping others with their aspirations, and writing about the above (see more about the Computing with Data book here: computingwithdata.com). My personal mission is to empower people around the globe to collaborate more effectively using software that provides great experiences

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Samer Salhi

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Samer Salhi is an experienced technology professional with over 20 years in the field, currently serving as a Senior Program Manager at Nokia in Washington, U.S. He specializes in managing complex, cross-functional projects in cloud, IoT, and AI technologies. Samer is pursuing a Doctorate in Business Administration with a focus on Business Intelligence, enhancing his strategic and analytical skills to improve program performance and profitability. His career is marked by multiple certifications, publications, and awards, showcasing his expertise and leadership in the technology sector. He also values networking and sharing insights on technological trends and innovations.

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Tarek Dawoud

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Tarek Dowoud Principal PM Manager at Microsoft, Identity Expert, Customer Success Champion, Architect and Technical Leader. Experienced Program Manager in field of Identity and Security, Modern Authentication and Modernizing and moving enterprises to the cloud. Strong Dev/Test background and high empathy for customers and a strong collaborator.

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