Ahmed Khalifa
Lecturer at Institute of Digital Games - University of Malta
Gżira, Central Region, Malta
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Top SchoolAhmed Khalifa is an AI/ML researcher and game designer with 11 years of experience blending academic research and hands-on game development. As a Lecturer at the University of Malta and a PhD candidate in Artificial Intelligence from NYU, he specializes in procedural content generation for game levels while maintaining an active portfolio of over 40 published games and prototypes. He co-founded the Game Developers Front in Egypt and has built startups and tools, including a stint as AI Engineer at modl.ai working on game-testing automation. Comfortable switching between research, teaching, and shipping playable products, he leverages deep technical training in computer engineering and real-world studio experience to turn generative AI ideas into interactive experiences. An unassuming but prolific creator, he often prototypes novel level-generation approaches that bridge academic insight with player-facing design.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Artificial Intelligence, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Artificial Intelligence at New York UniversityMaster’s Degree, Computer Engineering, Master’s Degree, Computer Engineering at Cairo University
English, Arabic
Github Skills (74)
adobe-flash10
lime10
nintendo10
mobile-web10
game-development10
tabletop10
javascript10
phaser10
game-engine10
rendering10
openai-gym10
deep-reinforcement-learning10
q-learning10
webgl10
2d-game10
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
amidos2006/DeepTingle
Nov 2016 - Feb 2020
Contributions:24 commits, 1 PR, 21 pushes in 3 years 3 months
deep-learningbutt
amidos2006/GraphDungeonGenerator
Oct 2018 - Feb 2020
Contributions:24 commits, 22 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 3 months
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