Nermeen Shaltout

Address: 40 Abbas al Akkad Street, Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt. Date of Birth: April 18, 1984. Nationality: Egyptian Tel:
(+2)2275-3273 (Home), (+2)0100-561-8832 (Mobile) Email: [email protected]

OBJECTIVE
Job opportunity as unreal engine develop or character artist.

EDUCATION
Master of Science, Computer Science (CS), the American University in Cairo (AUC), June 2016
• GPA : 3.28/4.0
• Relevant Coursework: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Pattern Recognition, Mobile & Pervasive Computing, Computer Security,
Computer Vision, Web Mining, Natural Language Processing (NLP), Neural Networks.

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science, the American University in Cairo, Feb 2006
• GPA : 3.41/4.0
• Relevant Coursework: Technical Writing, Website Development, Database Development, Software Engineering, Software
Development
IGSCE, British Council & Egyptian Language School, Science Route, June 2000.
HONORS
Dean’s List of Academic Honors, AUC, Spring 04, Spring 05 & Fall 06
PUBLICATIONS
• Shaltout, N. A., Rafea, A., Moustafa, M., Moustafa, A., & ElHefnawi, M. “Comparing Two Feature Selection Methods for
Influenza-A Antiviral Resistance Determination.,” in JBINS, vol. 1, no. 1, 2015, pp. 48-54.
• Shaltout, N. A., Rafea, A., Moustafa, M., Moustafa, A. & ElHefnawi, M. "Comparing PCA to Information Gain as a Feature
Selection Method for Influenza-A classification,” in International Conference on Intelligent Informatics & Biomedical Sciences
(ICIIBMS), Okinawa, 2015, pp. 279-283.
• Shaltout, N. A., Rafea, A., Moustafa, A. & ElHefnawi, M. “Using Information Gain to Compare the Efficiency of Machine
Learning Techniques When Classifying Influenza Based on Viral Hosts,” in Springer, Transactions on Engineering Technologies,
2015, pp. 707-722.
• Shaltout, N. A, Rafea, A., Moustafa, A. & ElHefnawi, M. “Information Gain as a Feature Selection Method for the Efficient
Classification of Influenza Based on Viral Hosts” in Proceedings of the World Congress on Engineering 2014, vol. 1, July 2 - 4,
2014, London, U.K.
• Shaltout, N. A. Improving Machine Learning Techniques for Influenza-A Classification, M.S. thesis, Computer Science &
Engingeering (CSCE) department, AUC, Cairo, Egypt, 2014.
WORK EXPERIENCE
• Developer, Kngine, Full time, Researcher & Development Software Engineer, C# developer, June 2015- Current.
• Developer, Emerging Media, Full Time, PHP developer, Feb 2014-July/August 2014.
• Masters' Thesis, unpaid, Masters requirement, CSCE Department, AUC, Fall 2010 - Spring 2014.
• Paid Graduate Assistant, Part time per availability, AUC, Spring 06-Spring 09.
BACKGROUND SUMMARY
Technical & Programming Language Skills
Acquired programming skills in C#, PHP, Laravel, Opencart, WAMP, HTML, CSS, Bootstrap, JavaScript, C, C++, Matlab,
Linux, Intel XDK, VirtualBox, Snort, Loic, Nmap, Ms-Access, Oracle, Java.  Acquired skills additional skills for the
programs: MS Word, MS Excel, MS Project & Adobe Photoshop.
Software Development Skills
• Currently implementing a content extraction algorithm using AI & NLP. The program uses web as a corpus, it detects &
eliminates biolerplate/noise in a website while preserving important information.
• Implemented a NLP matching algorithm with PHP that matches two similar strings.
• Created a simple web crawling program in C#, using threads & parallel functions.
• Used Java, HTML5, Cordova & Phonegapp during coursework to make mini mobile applications. Accessed the phone's
hardware functions; e.g. the accelerometer & Bluetooth. As well as software functions; e.g. retrieving Facebook tags.
• Simulated a virtual intrusion detection system with VirtualBox, Snort, Loic & Nmap, using Ubuntu & Windows for my masters.
• Programmed various machine learning & computer vision research projects with Matlab for my masters.
• Used Matlab to analyze Influenza-A DNA sequences during my Masters thesis, & extended it for conference proceedings. 
Created a PHP admin website which converts HTML pages to PHP using the Laravel 3 framework.
• Implemented a PHP website measuring customer sales & overall performance using OpenCart.
• Coded the user interface of a limousine website using Bootstrap.
• Wrote the CSS code for a search engine that locates schools.
• Debugged students’ computer science assignments as a graduate teaching assistant (C++, Java, other).
• Aided in coding the User Interface (UI) of my senior bachelor project using AWT in Java. The project was a JAVA plug-in for
FUJABA that takes Java source code as its input, analyzes it & produces UML sequence diagrams.
• Developed a virtual Computer Science departmental website using HTML, XML & ASP as part of coursework.
• Designed & implemented a business-related database for a virtual resort company using MS-Access & Oracle 8 for a course.
• Designed UML for a registration & information website targeted at gym users as part of coursework
• Developed CSS code & designed a web page for school website as part of coursework.
Research & Analytical Skills
• Researched boilerplate removal from websites in order to implement content extraction as part of my job.
• Researched the C# Common Language Runtime (CLR) in order to improve the efficiency of my code as part of my job.
• Researched artificial intelligence& natural language processing techniques, as part of my job, in order to implement them.
• Published extensions of the thesis in conference proceedings & in scientific journals with the aid of my thesis supervisors. The
topic was utilizing Machine Learning to classify Influenza-A.
• Published a thesis in collaboration with the Computer Science (CS) department, & Biology department as a requirement for my
Masters. The topic was utilizing Machine Learning to classify Influenza-A.
• Wrote research & survey papers during coursework in the topics of Image Processing, Web Mining, Advanced, Pervasive &
Mobile Computing, Security
• Implemented programs as a result of research during my masters in the topics of Image Processing, Computer Graphics,
Pervasive Computing, Neural Networks, Advanced Algorithms.
Communication Skills
• Networked with several innovators at IT fairs such as Cairo Maker Faire.
• Presented extensions of the graduate thesis topic in international conferences: WCE, July 2014 & ICIIBMS, November 2015.
• Participated in a start-up competition as the team’s programmer, which involved pitching a product in front of judge of panels,
as part of a session named "Disrupt! Graphics!" hosted by Innoventures.
• Participated in a contest organized by the Student Union about effective team work: "The Challenge".
• Presented various IT topics throughout the academic years.
• Effectively participated in a variety of academic projects & extracurricular activities that focused on group work.
• Practiced public relation skills via student extracurricular activities.
Creative Skills
• Implemented the design of a web search engine, that locates schools, using Photoshop.
• Aided my team in designing the final presentation of the undergraduate senior project.
• Aided in the publications teams of a university-run clubs.
• Designed a stage in three days time as a requirement for an undergraduate theater course.
• Contributed content to student-run periodicals: "The Independent" & "Writers in a Third World Nation."
Language Skills
• Fluent in spoken & written English & Arabic. Basic Japanese language skills.
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Student, The Japanese Foundation, Cairo Center, July 2015- 2017.
Attendee, Cairo Maker Faire, local faire, The GrEEK Campus, March 2016.
Invited Speaker, International Conference on Intelligent Informatics & BioMedical Sciences (ICIIBMS), international
conference, Okinawa, Japan, November 2015 .
Participant, "Disrupt! Graphics!", local startup competition, Innoventures, Fall 2014.
Invited Speaker, World Congress on Engineering (WCE), international conference, London, UK, July 2014.
Contributor, Writers for a Third World Nation, student publication, AUC, Spring 2013.
Delegate, Leadership conference, student conference run by AIESEC, AUC, Fall 2012.
Member, Microsoft Student Partnership, AUC, Fall 2011.
Participant, International Students Leadership Conference (ISLC), student conference, AUC, Fall 2008 - Spring 2009.
Participant, Robotics Club, student club, AUC, Spring 2007 - Spring 2008.
Participant, "The Challenge", student team work competition, Student Union, AUC, Fall 2005.
Member, Publications, International Conference of Information Technology (ICIT), student conference, AUC, Spring 2004 - Fall 2005.
Delegate, "Future Technologies", student conference, ICIT, AUC, Fall 2004.
Delegate, "Product Innovation", student conference, Entrepreneur's Society (ES), AUC, Spring 2003.