Experiences & Achievements

As a second-year computer science student, I partnered with Hafida (economics student) under the team name FutureGrowth Lab and we were selected as one of the Top 10 national finalists in the ENSET Challenge 2025 (May 2025, ENSET Mohammedia). In the online qualification phase, we created RampUp Morocco, a web application designed to help people with disabilities discover tailored job opportunities across industries in Morocco. I rapidly prototyped the functional web app on localhost in one day using AI coding tools, while Hafida designed the logo and we prepared together the presentation.

Our project advanced to the on-site finals, where we worked on the “IA Vigilante 2025” challenge: developing an AI solution for detecting and preventing academic fraud (plagiarism, AI-generated content, and online exam cheating).

Technologies Explored: Hugging Face Transformers, Sentence-Transformers, Streamlit, langchain, chromaDB, vector-embeddings and AI agents…

Although we faced significant challenges in project organization, database management, and keeping the system stable under time pressure, this experience was a major eye-opener. It clearly highlighted my skill gaps and strongly motivated me to strengthen my software engineering fundamentals and reduce over-reliance on AI tools to build reliable, scalable projects.

In April 2025, I participated in the Cipher Challenge held at UM6P College of Computing in Rabat (April 12–13, 2025). This competitive cryptography event challenged me to apply cryptographic techniques and algorithms to solve complex problems, while sharpening my critical thinking, creative problem-solving, and cybersecurity awareness. The challenge aimed to promote cryptographic skills among students and contribute to the broader cybersecurity community. I’m proud to have taken part in this initiative alongside talented peers and under the guidance of distinguished organizers and experts. This experience deepened my passion for cryptography and motivated me to continue exploring its real-world applications in cybersecurity.

During a two-month remote UI design internship (January–February 2025), I worked intensively with Figma to create clean, user-centered interfaces. My primary project involved designing a complete e-commerce website interface, from homepage and product listings to cart/checkout flows. I applied core UI principles, consistent typography/color systems, responsive layouts, and micro-interactions while iterating based on mentor feedback. This hands-on experience deepened my mastery of Figma’s advanced features (components, variants, auto-layout, prototyping) and taught me to balance visual polish with usability. The final designs improved perceived usability and visual coherence, preparing me to contribute effectively to real product teams.