Imane Hafnaoui
Senior AI Engineer at Manuka | The Databricks People
London, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolImane Hafnaoui is a Senior AI Engineer with 11 years of experience bridging academic research and industry delivery, currently building AI solutions at Manuka via algorithm design for multi-agent systems, robot swarms, DynamicNets and knowledge graphs. She holds a PhD in Computer Engineering from Université de Montréal and has a strong hands-on background in Python, FPGA development, pattern recognition and real-time systems from roles spanning postdoctoral research, consultancy and in-house engineering. Imane has taught and mentored students in microcomputer architecture and VHDL, and brings that pedagogy to practical product work—translating complex research into deployable systems. Her track record includes applied research internships in Japan and cross-disciplinary consulting at law and management firms, reflecting an ability to adapt AI techniques to regulated and enterprise environments. Notably, she pairs deep systems-level expertise (FPGA, real-time design) with modern AI algorithm development, making her especially effective on projects that require both edge-aware engineering and advanced machine learning.
11 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (M.Sc.), Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Master of Science (M.Sc.), Electrical and Electronics Engineering at University of BoumerdesDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Computer Engineering, 4.0*, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Computer Engineering, 4.0* at Université de Montréal - École Polytechnique de MontréalCREPUQ Exchange Student, Computer Engineering, A, CREPUQ Exchange Student, Computer Engineering, A at Concordia UniversityBachelor's degree, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Bachelor's degree, Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Université M'Hamed Bougara de Boumerdes
English, French, Arabic, Korean, Japanese
Github Skills (34)
lightning10
graph-algorithms10
python10
temporal10
graph10
time-series10
graph-analysis10
graph-database10
analytics10
neo4j10
graphdb10
scale10
rust10
embedded-database10
memgraph10
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
imanehaf/Tembre
Jun 2015 - Oct 2015
Contributions:24 pushes in 3 months
imanehaf/adventOfCode
Mar 2022 - Dec 2022
Contributions:6 pushes in 8 months
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