AI Researcher · Multi-Agent Systems · NASA Alum

Iizalaarab Elhaimeur

Call me Izzy

"The best way to predict the future is to invent it." – Alan Kay

Specializing in Multi-Agent Systems, Large Language Models, and Educational Technology.

Education

Old Dominion University

Starting Jan 2026

PhD in Computer Science

Accepted into PhD program. Research Focus: AI/ML, Multi-Agent Systems, and Quantum Computing.

Old Dominion University

Exp. Dec 2025

MS in Computer Science

GPA: 3.95 | Thesis: "Toward Personalizing Quantum Computing Education"

Old Dominion University

Dec 2024

BS in Computer Science

GPA: 3.87 | Graduated with Distinction. Dean's List: 2022-2024.

Experience

Old Dominion University

Aug 2024 - Present

Graduate Research Assistant (Google Partnership)

Lead developer on AI-powered Quantum Ed Platform using Google ADK & Vertex AI.
Presented 4 research posters at ODU-Google Enablement Partnership Summit.
Designed dual-agent architecture for knowledge graph traversal.

NASA Headquarters

Sep - Nov 2024

AI/ML Research Intern

• Achieved 96x speedup (8h → 5m) in paper summarization using HPC.
• Architected Expertise Finder V3, reducing codebase by 40%.
• Built researcher matching system using advanced NLP on 15M+ publications.

Old Dominion University

Jan 2022 - May 2024

Undergraduate Teaching Assistant

• Assisted in CS 150 (Programming I) and CS 250 (Programming II).
• Conducted weekly lab sessions and mentored 50+ students per semester.

Projects & Publications

First Light

Interactive ML Visualization

React, Neural Networks, Canvas

Interactive neural network visualization teaching machine learning through hands-on digit recognition. Watch neurons light up during forward and backpropagation.

Personalizing Quantum Ed

IEEE QCE 2024 | Published

LLMs, Knowledge Graphs

Co-authored paper on Intelligent Teaching Assistant combining knowledge graphs with dual-agent LLM architecture.

Google A2A Protocol

Open Source Contributor

Python, gRPC, Protobuf

Contributing to Google's A2A Protocol for standardized multi-agent communication. Implementing message passing schemas.

Google ADK Framework

Open Source Contributor

Vertex AI, LangChain

Contributing to Google's ADK Protocol. Developed agent orchestration patterns and prompt engineering utilities.

ISBN Pricer App

iOS App Store | 5 Stars

React Native, Python

Real-time book price comparison app. Engineered fault-tolerant scraping system handling 10K+ daily price checks.

DailyPolicyReport

Founder & Lead Dev

LLMs, Web Scraping

Full-stack platform using LLMs to summarize Congressional bills. Achieved 1,000+ daily active visitors.

Skills & Expertise

AI / ML	PyTorch, TensorFlow, Transformers, LLMs (GPT-4, Claude, BERT), RAG, Vector DBs
Multi-Agent	Google ADK, A2A Protocol, Agent Orchestration, Prompt Engineering
Languages	Python, Java, JavaScript, C, C++, Q#, SQL, Bash
Quantum	Qiskit, Pennylane, Cirq, Quantum Algorithms, VQE
Cloud/HPC	GCP, Vertex AI, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Slurm
Dev	React, React Native, Node.js, MongoDB, RESTful APIs

Certifications & Recognition

IBM Quantum Summer School 2024 - Badge of Excellence
Hugging Face - AI Agents Course Completion
QWorld Quantum Certificates (Bronze, Silver, Gold)
Classiq - Quantum Algorithm Design Fundamentals
Dean's List - Old Dominion University (2022-2024)