Authors

Our authors in Agenta

Ilyes Rezgui

Ilyes is a Financial Project Analyst at Nokia with dual master's degrees in Data Science and Software Engineering. He specializes in AI research, formal verification, and RAG systems optimization.

Background

Current Role: Financial Project Analyst at Nokia, Budapest
Education: MS Data Science (ELTE), MS Software Engineering (ISI Tunisia)

Expertise

AI/ML and Generative AI
RAG Systems & LLM Applications
Formal Verification & Model Checking
Financial Analytics & Project Management

Notable Work

Co-authored research on design pattern detection using attention mechanisms (ECSA 2024), published guides on RAG optimization techniques, and leads performance analysis teams at Nokia. Ranked 1st in his Software Engineering master's program.

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Nizar Karkar

Nizar is a Software AI Engineer with expertise in PySpark, AWS, and Generative AI. He specializes in building RAG systems and data pipelines for enterprise applications.

Background

Current Role: AI & Data Engineer at Scalyz
Education: Computer Science, ENSI Tunisia
Location: Tunis, Tunisia

Expertise

Generative AI & RAG Systems
Data Engineering with PySpark
AWS Cloud Solutions
Machine Learning Applications

Notable Work

Developed enterprise RAG systems for invoice processing, built predictive maintenance models for aircraft components, and regularly shares insights on AI implementation through Medium and LinkedIn.

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Mahmoud Mabrouk

Mahmoud is Co-Founder of Agenta, an open-source platform for building production-grade LLM applications. He has a PhD in Computer Science from TU Berlin and specializes in LLMOps, prompt engineering, and AI system evaluation.

Background

Current Role: Co-Founder at Agenta
Education: PhD Computer Science, TU Berlin
Location: Berlin, Germany

Expertise

LLMOps & Production LLM Applications
Prompt Engineering & Management
LLM Observability & Evaluation
Computational Biology & Deep Learning

Notable Work

Built protein structure prediction systems that ranked 3rd in CASP11 benchmark, co-founded Agenta (open-source LLMOps platform), and regularly publishes guides on RAG optimization and chunking strategies. Former research assistant at TU Berlin with expertise in GANs and HPC.

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Ilyes Rezgui

Ilyes is a Financial Project Analyst at Nokia with dual master's degrees in Data Science and Software Engineering. He specializes in AI research, formal verification, and RAG systems optimization.

Background

Current Role: Financial Project Analyst at Nokia, Budapest
Education: MS Data Science (ELTE), MS Software Engineering (ISI Tunisia)

Expertise

AI/ML and Generative AI
RAG Systems & LLM Applications
Formal Verification & Model Checking
Financial Analytics & Project Management

Notable Work

LinkedIn Profile • ResearchGate Profile

Nizar Karkar

Nizar is a Software AI Engineer with expertise in PySpark, AWS, and Generative AI. He specializes in building RAG systems and data pipelines for enterprise applications.

Background

Current Role: AI & Data Engineer at Scalyz
Education: Computer Science, ENSI Tunisia
Location: Tunis, Tunisia

Expertise

Generative AI & RAG Systems
Data Engineering with PySpark
AWS Cloud Solutions
Machine Learning Applications

Notable Work

Developed enterprise RAG systems for invoice processing, built predictive maintenance models for aircraft components, and regularly shares insights on AI implementation through Medium and LinkedIn.

LinkedIn Profile