Mohamed Elabbas
Research Engineer at Espace pour la vie
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolMohamed Elabbas is a research engineer based in Montreal with 10 years of software engineering experience and a growing focus on machine learning. He blends practical software development background from roles in industry with formal ML training from the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences and hands-on research at Polytechnique Montréal and Mila. Currently at Espace pour la vie, he applies AI to real-world problems, bringing both experimental rigor and production-minded coding practices. Colleagues describe him as highly motivated and eager to tackle new challenges, with a track record of moving from electrical engineering foundations to applied ML research. Unusually, his career bridges cross-continental experience—from Sudanese engineering roots to Canada’s AI ecosystem—giving him a broad perspective on deploying impactful ML solutions.
10 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree Machine Learning, Master's degree Machine Learning at African Institute for Mathematical SciencesBachelor's degree Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Bachelor's degree Electrical and Electronics Engineering at University of Khartoum
Github Skills (27)
ecology10
python10
biology9
algorithms9
pytorch9
machine-learning9
tensorflow9
neural-network9
deep-learning9
computer-vision9
jax8
mlops8
ai8
deep-neural-networks8
ml8
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
mohamedelabbas1996/Image-captioning
Aug 2022 - Jan 2023
Contributions:33 commits, 32 pushes, 1 branch in 5 months
mohamedelabbas1996/coding-challenges-wc
Nov 2023 - Mar 2026
Contributions:7 pushes, 4 branches in 2 years 3 months
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