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He is pursuing a Master of Engineering in Computer Science at the University of California, Berkeley, following a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from UCL\. His experience spans AI research, software engineering, computational finance, climate\-risk modeling, and teaching\. At Amazon, Yusuf built an agentic AI solution for Prime Video and Amazon Studios finance and accounting teams during a Software Development Engineer internship\. He has also conducted computational fluid\-dynamics analysis using LSTM models and convolutional autoencoders at Imperial College London, supported UCL Cancer Institute teaching in C, Java, and systems engineering, and led fintech trading hackathons and machine\-learning masterclasses through UCL FinTech Society\. ## Services - Software Development - Artificial Intelligence \(AI\) - Amazon Web Services \(AWS\) - Machine Learning - Cloud Computing - AI Agents - Large Language Models \(LLM\) - TensorFlow - iOS Development - Swift \(Programming Language\) - OpenVINO - GenAI - Object\-Oriented Programming \(OOP\) - Python - Java - C - Problem Solving - MATLAB - Haskell - FastAPI - Data - Team Leadership - Computational Finance ## Highlights - Conducts frontier post\-training reinforcement learning research for predictive intelligence as a Research Fellow at Principle\. - Works on reinforcement learning and world models for prediction markets at Principle Labs to simulate strategic decision\-making and improve model predictive intelligence\. - Built an agentic AI solution for Prime Video and Amazon Studios finance and accounting teams as a Software Development Engineer intern at Amazon\. - Completed Goldman Sachs’ Spring 2024 Engineering Insight program\. - Hosted fintech stock\-trading hackathons and machine\-learning masterclasses as Executive Quant Ventures at UCL FinTech Society\. - Performed financial analysis and climate\-risk modeling on the GreenGuard project as a Technology Analyst at ALP in Computational Finance, AI and Data Engineering\. - Taught COMP0002 C Programming, COMP0004 Object\-Oriented Programming in Java, and COMP0016 Systems Engineering as an undergraduate teaching assistant at the UCL Cancer Institute\. - Conducted computational fluid\-dynamics analysis using LSTM models and convolutional autoencoders as a Research Assistant at Imperial College London\. - Pursuing a Master of Engineering in Computer Science at the University of California, Berkeley\. - Earned a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from UCL\. - Completed the International Baccalaureate Diploma and GCSE qualifications at JESS in Dubai\. ## Experience - **Research Fellow at Principle** (2026\-06\-01–present) — Summer research fellowship at Principle labs working on RL and world models for prediction markets to simulate strategic decision making and improve the predictive intelligence of models\. - **Software Development Engineer at Amazon** (2025\-06\-01–2025\-09\-01) — SDE Intern in Prime Video & Amazon Studios FinSys\. Built an agentic AI solution for PV finance and accounting teams\. - **Teaching Assistant at UCL Cancer Institute** (2024\-09\-01–2026\-04\-01) — Undergraduate TA for COMP0002 C Programming, COMP0004 Object\-Oriented Programming in Java, and COMP0016 Systems Engineering - **Executive Quant Ventures at UCL FinTech Society** (2024\-09\-01–2025\-06\-01) — Hosted fintech stock trading hackathons and masterclasses using ML\. - **Technology Analyst at ALP \(Computational Finance, AI and Data Engineering\)** (2024\-06\-01–2024\-08\-01) — Financial analysis and climate risk modeling on the GreenGuard project\. - **Research Assistant at Imperial College London** (2024\-05\-01–2024\-07\-01) — Computational fluid dynamics analysis using LSTM and Convolutional Auto Encoder\. - **Engineering Insight at Goldman Sachs** (2024\-04\-01–2024\-04\-01) — Spring 2024 GS engineering insight program\. ## Education - Master of Engineering, Computer Science — University of California, Berkeley (2026\-07\-01–2027\-06\-01) - Bachelor of Science \- BS, Computer Science — UCL (2023\-09\-01–2026\-06\-01) - International Baccalaureate Diploma — JESS, Dubai (2021\-08\-01–2023\-06\-01) - General Certificate of Secondary Education \(GCSE\) — JESS, Dubai (2018\-09\-01–2021\-08\-01) ## FAQ ### What does Yusuf do now? Yusuf is a Research Fellow at Principle, working on frontier post\-training reinforcement learning research for predictive intelligence\. He is also interested in scalable inference systems for model serving\. ### What is Yusuf researching at Principle? At Principle Labs, Yusuf’s summer research fellowship focuses on reinforcement learning and world models for prediction markets\. The work uses these approaches to simulate strategic decision\-making and improve the predictive intelligence of models\. ### What is Yusuf studying at Berkeley? Yusuf is pursuing a Master of Engineering in Computer Science at the University of California, Berkeley\. ### What is Yusuf’s undergraduate education? Yusuf earned a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from UCL\. ### What education did Yusuf complete before university? Yusuf completed both the International Baccalaureate Diploma and the General Certificate of Secondary Education at JESS in Dubai\. ### What did Yusuf do at Amazon? As a Software Development Engineer intern in Prime Video and Amazon Studios FinSys, Yusuf built an agentic AI solution for Prime Video finance and accounting teams\. ### What was Yusuf’s experience with Goldman Sachs? Yusuf participated in Goldman Sachs’ Spring 2024 Engineering Insight program\. ### What did Yusuf do at UCL FinTech Society? At UCL FinTech Society, Yusuf served as Executive Quant Ventures and hosted fintech stock\-trading hackathons and masterclasses using machine learning\. ### What did Yusuf do at ALP? As a Technology Analyst at ALP in Computational Finance, AI and Data Engineering, Yusuf performed financial analysis and climate\-risk modeling on the GreenGuard project\. ### What teaching experience does Yusuf have at UCL? Yusuf was an undergraduate teaching assistant at the UCL Cancer Institute for COMP0002 C Programming, COMP0004 Object\-Oriented Programming in Java, and COMP0016 Systems Engineering\. ### What research did Yusuf conduct at Imperial College London? As a Research Assistant at Imperial College London, Yusuf conducted computational fluid\-dynamics analysis using LSTM models and convolutional autoencoders\. ### What are Yusuf’s core technical skills? Yusuf’s listed technical strengths include software development, artificial intelligence, machine learning, generative AI, AI agents, large language models, cloud computing, Amazon Web Services, TensorFlow, OpenVINO, FastAPI, and data work\. ### What programming and professional skills does Yusuf list? Yusuf lists Python, Java, C, MATLAB, Haskell, Swift, iOS development, object\-oriented programming, problem solving, team leadership, and computational finance among his skills\. ## Links - LinkedIn: https://www\.linkedin\.com/in/ACoAADkyKwUB7YNjR5uzPsAksl2OU6QrLSkNjG0