About

I am a Ph.D. student in Computer Science at the University of California, Riverside, advised by Prof. Ahmed Eldawy.

My research focuses on spatial data systems, large-scale data management, and the intersection of databases and AI. I study how large language models and multimodal data can advance geospatial applications and intelligent systems.

  • Spatial Data Systems
  • Large-Scale Data Management
  • Databases & AI
  • Large Language Models
  • Multimodal Data

Education

  • 2025 – Present

    Ph.D. in Computer Science

    University of California, Riverside

  • 2020 – 2025

    B.Sc. in Computer Engineering

    The American University in Cairo · Double Minor in Business & Mathematics

    • Graduated with High Honors
    • Undergraduate thesis: a speech generation system integrating ASR, LLM, and TTS components — improving rare-name recognition and optimizing LLaMA, Gemma, and Mistral models for natural conversational output.
  • 2023

    Exchange Program

    Portland State University

Experience

  • Jul – Sep 2025

    GenAI Engineer

    EnergyAI.Berlin

    Designed multi-agent LLM systems using Google ADK, built custom tool integrations, and developed backend logic for agent orchestration in intelligent energy-planning applications.

  • Aug – Sep 2024

    Backend Intern

    Thndr

    Helped build and maintain large-scale fintech backend systems serving over 3 million users.

  • Jun – Jul 2024

    Backend Intern

    Paymob

    Enhanced payment APIs using Python and Django REST Framework.

  • Sep – Dec 2023

    Undergraduate Teaching Assistant

    The American University in Cairo

    Supported CS1 students through hands-on programming instruction.

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Contact

The fastest way to reach me is by email at selma008@ucr.edu. You can also find me on GitHub and LinkedIn.