Mohammed Makhlouf is a seasoned security and systems leader with 11+ years building internet-scale, distributed systems and production AI/ML stacks, currently serving as CISO in Dubai. He combines deep hands-on software and infrastructure engineering experience with strategic leadership—previously heading Security Engineering at large organizations including Careem and advising startups as a technologist and investor. Known for practical expertise across detection & response, application and infrastructure protection, and privacy engineering, he also brings academic rigor from Stanford’s ML with Graphs coursework and dual BSc degrees in Information Systems and Electrical Engineering. A self-described "Bedouin Technologist," Mohammed contributes to the Rust ecosystem mindset and bridges low-level systems thinking with high-level security strategy, often shaping organizational architecture and hiring practices.
11 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
B.Sc. Electrical Engineering, B.Sc. Electrical Engineering at United Arab Emirates University
B.Sc. Information Systems, B.Sc. Information Systems at Assiut University
XCS224W Machine Learning with Graphs, XCS224W Machine Learning with Graphs at Stanford University
Contributions:4 commits, 3 pushes, 1 branch in 10 months
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