Summary
Ismail Abdellaoui is an AI/ML engineer and entrepreneur with eight years of experience blending deep learning research and production software delivery. As founder and CEO of NeuraFirst and Tabibware he builds AI-driven automation and conversational agents that have delivered measurable commercial outcomes, including an 86.6% booking uplift for a real estate broker and a 4.2x ROI for a retail grand opening. He holds an MSc in Artificial Intelligence and is co-author of five scientific deep learning papers, with hands-on research experience in transformer-based audio source separation. Comfortable shifting between R&D and productization, he also taught machine learning and information retrieval at Universiteit Maastricht, refining his ability to translate complex techniques into practical solutions. Based in the United States, he combines academic rigor with startup pragmatism to help companies “use AI” as a competitive superpower. An often overlooked strength is his track record of shipping end-to-end systems—from desktop and web dashboards to voice bots—bridging models to real revenue.
8 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
MSc. in Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence, MSc. in Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence at Universiteit Maastricht
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science at Al Akhawayn University
Baccalauréat - Spécialité Physique Chimie, PHYSICAL SCIENCES, Baccalauréat - Spécialité Physique Chimie, PHYSICAL SCIENCES at Lycée Paul Valéry
French, Arabic, English