Ahmed Albaalawy - Mechanical & Energy Engineer in Milan

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Milan, Italy

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Experience

Jan 2025 - Dec 2026

2 years

Quantum Optimization for Power Grid Unit Commitment

Politecnico di Milano

Reformulated a four-unit Mixed-Integer Linear Programming Unit Commitment problem into a 9-qubit QUBO formulation and implemented QAOA in Python/Qiskit.
Benchmarked results against the exact MILP global optimum and achieved an approximation ratio of 1.0 with the tuned configuration.
Diagnosed failure modes involving penalty scaling, constraint evasion, reproducibility, Hamming-distance barriers, and optimizer behavior; compared SLSQP and COBYLA.

Sep 2024 - Jan 2025

5 months

Bogdanci Wind Park - Technical & Financial Due Diligence

Politecnico di Milano

Performed wind-resource analysis, turbine-performance evaluation, layout optimization, grid-integration assessment, and technical/risk review; delivered structured quantitative recommendations.

Sep 2023 - Jan 2024

5 months

CSP Tower Optimization - Solar Multiple & Thermal Storage

SolarTech Lab, Politecnico di Milano

Ran simulation-based optimization and quantitative analysis to evaluate cost-effective solar-multiple and thermal-storage sizing under variable operating conditions.

Sep 2022 - Sep 2023

1 year 1 month

Banha, Egypt

Teaching Assistant - Mechanical Engineering

Faculty of Engineering, Benha University

Reviewed and graded engineering calculations, assignments, reports, laboratory work, and exams; checked assumptions, formulas, intermediate steps, and final results against consistent criteria.
Delivered tutorials and laboratory sessions and explained quantitative engineering methods through reproducible, step-by-step reasoning.

Oct 2021 - Present

4 years 11 months

Egypt

Computer Science Instructor

iSchool

Teach programming, computational thinking, AI, and machine-learning concepts to students aged 6-18, primarily 8-16, using Python, Godot, block-based learning, and Minecraft Education.
Evaluate coding exercises and projects, diagnose conceptual and implementation errors, and provide structured, level-appropriate feedback.
Use Notion, Google Sheets, and a specialized LLM-based feedback system to support learning activities, assessment, organization, and student feedback.

Jan 2021 - Dec 2022

2 years

Double-Stage Shrouded Horizontal-Axis Wind Turbine

Benha University

Designed, built, tested, and analyzed an experimental wind-energy system; led data acquisition and results interpretation and contributed extensively to research manuscript preparation.

AI Training & Data Annotation Contributor

Outlier

Reviewed model-generated outputs against detailed project instructions and evaluation criteria, checking technical correctness, logical consistency, relevance, completeness, clarity, and instruction adherence.
Applied structured annotation and scoring frameworks, documented concise rationales, and flagged ambiguous, inconsistent, or out-of-scope cases when required.
Identified the earliest reasoning or methodology error in multi-step responses, including cases where downstream steps or the final answer appeared plausible.
Worked independently on quality-sensitive tasks requiring precision, consistency, rapid guideline learning, and reliable written feedback.

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Education and Energy.

Education

Energy

Business Area Experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Research and Development, Product Development, Operations, Quality Assurance, and Finance.

Information Technology

Research and Development

Product Development

Operations

Quality Assurance

Finance

Summary

Mechanical engineer and AI-training contributor. Experienced in reviewing model outputs, auditing technical content, applying detailed guidelines, identifying logical or factual errors, and producing structured feedback. Strong fit for FRATCH projects spanning Mechanical Engineering + Python, AI model training, Quality Assurance, R&D, technical content review, data/AI evaluation, and energy-sector assignments.

Skills

Programming & Data: Python, Numpy, Matplotlib, Qiskit, Matlab, Data Analysis, Numerical Modeling, Automation, Debugging, Machine-Learning Fundamentals.
Ai / Llm Evaluation: Data Annotation, Model-Output Evaluation, Prompt/Instruction Adherence, Rubric-Based Review, Reference-Answer Validation, Structured Feedback, Quality Assurance.
Optimization & Mathematics: Milp, Qubo/Ising, Qaoa, Slsqp, Cobyla, Constraint Analysis, Quantitative Modeling, Numerical Benchmarking.
Engineering Tools: Solidworks, Autocad, Proteus, Arduino Ide, Cnc Machining, Experimental Instrumentation, Laser Tachometry, Mechanical Torque Measurement.
Education Technology: Godot, Minecraft Education, Block-Based Programming, Notion, Google Sheets, Llm-Assisted Feedback Workflows.

Languages

Arabic

Native

English

Advanced

Italian

Elementary

Education

Oct 2023 - Jun 2026

Politecnico di Milano

M.Sc. Energy Engineering · Energy Engineering · Milan, Italy · 100/110

Oct 2017 - Jun 2022

Benha University

B.Sc. Mechanical Power Engineering · Mechanical Power Engineering · Egypt · 84.28%

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 7

Experience in Education 5.5 y

Avg length 1 y 5 m

Longest experience 4 y 10 m

Global Experience

Countries worked in 1 (Egypt)

Primary country Egypt

Expertise

Recent roles Quantum Optimization for Power Grid Unit Commitment, Bogdanci Wind Park - Technical & Financial Due Diligence, CSP Tower Optimization - Solar Multiple & Thermal Storage

Main industries Education, Energy

Main business areas Information Technology, Research and Development, Product Development

Qualifications

Highest degree Master

Profile

Created

August 2026

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Ahmed is based in Milan, Italy.

Ahmed speaks the following languages: Arabic (Native), English (Advanced), Italian (Elementary).

Ahmed has at least 6 years of experience. During this time, Ahmed has worked in at least 6 different roles and for 5 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 11 months. Note that Ahmed may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Based on recent experience, Ahmed would be well-suited for roles such as: Quantum Optimization for Power Grid Unit Commitment, Bogdanci Wind Park - Technical & Financial Due Diligence, CSP Tower Optimization - Solar Multiple & Thermal Storage.

Ahmed's most recent position is Quantum Optimization for Power Grid Unit Commitment at Politecnico di Milano.

In recent years, Ahmed has worked for Politecnico di Milano, SolarTech Lab, Politecnico di Milano, Faculty of Engineering, Benha University, iSchool, and Benha University.

Ahmed is most experienced in industries like Education and Energy.

Ahmed is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology, Research and Development, and Product Development. Ahmed also has some experience in Operations, Quality Assurance, and Finance.

Ahmed has recently worked in industries like Education and Energy.

Ahmed has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology, Research and Development, and Product Development.

Ahmed holds a Master in Energy Engineering from Politecnico di Milano and a Bachelor in Mechanical Power Engineering from Benha University.

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