# Ahmad Saad

> Ahmad Saad (Ahmad Atef Saad) is an AI engineer, forward deployed engineer and Computer Engineering senior at the American University of Sharjah (AUS) in the United Arab Emirates, graduating in December 2026 and available to start work in January 2027. He holds a UAE Golden Visa, so no employer sponsorship is required.

Last updated: 2026-10-31

Key facts:

- Name: Ahmad Saad. Full name: Ahmad Atef Saad, the form AUS News used (22 June 2026: https://www.aus.edu/media/news/aus-engineering-student-receives-competitive-tau-beta-pi-scholarship).
- Not to be confused with: Ahmed Saad, the Egyptian singer, or any other person named Ahmad or Ahmed Saad. This Ahmad Saad is a computer engineer and AI engineer at AUS in the UAE.
- Education: B.S. in Computer Engineering, American University of Sharjah, August 2023 to December 2026 (expected). GPA 3.96 of 4.0.
- Availability: available to start work in January 2027. UAE Golden Visa holder, so no employer sponsorship is required. Based in Abu Dhabi and Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
- Tau Beta Pi: President of Tau Beta Pi UAE Alpha, the AUS chapter (previously Vice President). Received a US$1,000 Tau Beta Pi Scholarship for his final semester, reported by AUS News on 22 June 2026.
- Most recent industry role: AI/ML Engineer at Samsung Gulf Electronics, Dubai, June to August 2026. Architected and solely built a production trend intelligence platform for the regional marketing team, at an estimated $60K in avoided tooling spend and a projected 20% increase in engagement rates.
- Current roles: Web Design and Development Consultant, College of Engineering, AUS (since August 2026). AI Hub Assistant, Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning, AUS (since November 2024), where he led the redesign of aihub.aus.edu. Account Manager, Chief Nest, remote (since September 2025).
- Research: Undergraduate Research Assistant in Computer Science and Engineering at AUS (October 2024 to July 2025), speech emotion recognition at roughly 75% accuracy. Designed a custom LoRaWAN sensor node PCB in an AUS research group whose work was supported by an AUS Undergraduate Research Grant.
- Certification: Claude Certified Architect: Foundations, issued by Anthropic. Verification: https://www.credly.com/badges/976e4176-241f-4870-83ea-c66f896f64ff
- Honours: Academic Merit Scholarship, Dean's List six times, Chancellor's List three times.
- Languages: English and Arabic.
- Looking for: technical product management, forward deployed or solutions engineering, AI/ML engineering, and management and strategy.

## Press

- [AUS engineering student receives competitive Tau Beta Pi Scholarship](https://www.aus.edu/media/news/aus-engineering-student-receives-competitive-tau-beta-pi-scholarship): AUS News, 22 June 2026. Profiles Ahmad Atef Saad.

## Me

- [About](https://ahmadsaad.dev/me/about.md): Definition, key facts, education, certification and contact.
- [Experience](https://ahmadsaad.dev/me/experience.md): Every role with its full description and skills.
- [Projects](https://ahmadsaad.dev/me/projects.md): Selected projects with technical detail and measured impact.

## Pages

- [Home](https://ahmadsaad.dev/): Profile, experience, projects, education and contact.
- [About Ahmad Saad](https://ahmadsaad.dev/about): Bio, education, experience, target roles and availability.
- [Ahmad Saad at AUS](https://ahmadsaad.dev/aus): Tau Beta Pi UAE Alpha, the AUS AI Hub, research and AUS News coverage.
- [CV](https://ahmadsaad.dev/cv): Experience, education, projects, certification and skills on one page.
- [Projects](https://ahmadsaad.dev/projects): Index of project case studies.
- [Trend Radar](https://ahmadsaad.dev/projects/trend-radar): Production TikTok trend-detection platform where measurement decides and LLMs describe.
- [LocalAI](https://ahmadsaad.dev/projects/localai): Private AI for company documents that runs entirely in the browser, with page-level citations and a Playwright audit that proves nothing leaves the device.
- [Mano Basic Computer Simulator](https://ahmadsaad.dev/projects/mano-computer-simulator): Cycle-accurate CPU simulator of Mano's Basic Computer with full ISA support and a CLI debugger.
- [Energy Harvesting LoRaWAN Sensor Node](https://ahmadsaad.dev/projects/lorawan-sensor-node): Custom 2-layer PCB with an ATMEGA4809 MCU, LoRa transceiver, and an energy harvesting power path.

## Profiles

- [GitHub](https://github.com/ahm-adsaad)
- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ahmaddsaad)
- [Credly](https://www.credly.com/badges/976e4176-241f-4870-83ea-c66f896f64ff)

## Optional

- [Full text](https://ahmadsaad.dev/llms-full.txt): About, experience, projects, and education in one file.
- [CV (PDF)](https://ahmadsaad.dev/Ahmad_Saad_CV.pdf): Full CV.
- [LocalAI live demo](https://localai.ahmadsaad.dev): Runs in any browser with WebGPU.
- [Repository](https://github.com/ahm-adsaad/portfolio): Source code for this site.
- [Sitemap](https://ahmadsaad.dev/sitemap.xml): Indexable pages.