PhD candidate · Lead AI Engineer · University lecturer

Researching how agents improve themselves. Building the systems that run them.

AbdElKader Seif El Islem Rahmani — PhD research on generative-AI methods for autonomous agents and self-improvement behavior, alongside production AI engineering (LLM workflows, RAG, agent systems, backend infrastructure) and university teaching.

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6Published papers
7Teaching assignments, 2025–2027
70+Production releases, Systelium
2Universities teaching at

Autonomous, self-improving agents

Focus. Generative-AI methods for autonomous agents and self-improvement behavior, PhD in Computer Science (Artificial Intelligence), University Centre of Naama.

Areas. Autonomous and self-improving agents, LLM systems, adaptive multi-agent systems, reliable AI architectures.

Research evolution

  1. Oct 2025 · book chapter
    Retention and stateful interaction: a lightweight voice-assistant architecture with privacy-preserving design.
  2. Apr 2026 · NCMAI'26
    Mechanism: isolating stochastic self-improvement in LLM agents.
  3. Sep 2026 · SN Computer Science
    Architectural analysis: a systematic survey of generative and cognitive self-improving agents.
  4. Sep 2026 · NCIIT26
    Adaptation: monitoring-based strategy for non-stationary multi-agent collaboration, plus two co-authored Arabic NLP reviews.

Published work

Published papers, book chapters and conference contributions. DOIs are linked where assigned.

● Published
Sep 2026

Architectural Patterns for Self-Improving Intelligent Agents: A Systematic Survey of Generative and Cognitive Approaches

AbdElKader Seif El Islem Rahmani, Yasser Yahiaoui, Abdelghani Bouziane
SN Computer Science, vol. 7 · Journal article · pp. Volume 7, 746 · DOI 10.1007/s42979-026-05333-6 · Link
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Sep 2026

MIND-META: A Monitoring-Based Adaptive Strategy for Non-Stationary Multi-Agent Collaboration

AbdElKader Seif El Islem Rahmani, Yasser Yahiaoui, Abdelghani Bouziane, Anes Abdelouahab Mahammedi, Mohammed Maati
NCIIT26, University of Saida · Conference paper · Link
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Sep 2026

Semantic Annotation of Arabic Text: A Pipeline-Centric Review

Anes Abdelouahab Mahammedi, Abdelghani Bouziane, Yasser Yahiaoui, Djelloul Bouchiha, AbdElKader Seif El Islem Rahmani, Mohammed Maati
NCIIT26, University of Saida · Conference paper (co-authored review) · Link
Arabic NLPsemantic annotationreview
● Published
Sep 2026

Arabic Dialect Identification on Social Media: A Review of Datasets, Models, and Emerging Trends

Mohammed Maati, Abdelghani Bouziane, Djelloul Bouchiha, Anes Abdelouahab Mahammedi, AbdElKader Seif El Islem Rahmani
NCIIT26, University of Saida · Conference paper (co-authored review) · Link
Arabic NLPdialect identificationreview
● Published
Apr 2026

Characterizing Stochastic Self-Improvement in Autonomous LLM Agents: Mechanism Isolation and Boundary Condition Analysis

AbdElKader Seif El Islem Rahmani, Yasser Yahiaoui, Abdelghani Bouziane
NCMAI'26, The First National Conference on Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence, Ouargla, Algeria · Conference paper · Link
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Oct 2025

Retention-Augmented Voice Assistant: A Lightweight Architecture for Stateful Interaction with Comprehensive Evaluation and Privacy-Preserving Design

AbdElKader Seif El Islem Rahmani, Yasser Yahiaoui, Abdelghani Bouziane
International Conference on Speech and Computer (SPECOM), Springer Nature Switzerland · Book chapter · pp. 157-169 · ISBN 978-3-032-07955-8 · DOI 10.1007/978-3-032-07956-5_11 · Link
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University teaching

Courses, tutorials (TD) and practical work (TP) at the universities of Naama and Saida.

2026–2027

1st semester

Applications of Deep Learning in Finance

Master 1 · University of Saida, Faculty of Economics
Full module (Course + TD)
Assigned

Computer Architectures

2nd year licence, Computer Science · University of Naama, Computer Science dept.
Full module (Course + TD + TP + Exam)
Assigned

Introduction to AI (practical work)

2nd year licence · University of Saida, Faculty of Economics
TPs (TP)
Assigned

2025–2026

2nd semester

Computer Tools

2nd year licence, Biology · University of Naama, Biology dept.
Full course (Course)
Completed

Language Theory

2nd year, Computer Science · University of Saida, Computer Science dept.
TPs, selected groups (TP)
Completed

Mathematical Logic

1st year, Computer Science · University of Naama, Computer Science dept.
TD only (TD)
Completed

1st semester

Data Analysis

Master 1, Information Systems · University of Naama, Computer Science dept.
Full module (Course + TD + Exam)
Completed

What gets built and shipped

Systelium

Lead AI Engineer (freelance) · 06/2025 – present · Remote, France

Problem. Enterprise workflows with heavy manual document handling.
System. AI platform on FastAPI, PostgreSQL, async processing, microservices, Docker, CI/CD, with Google Gemini in production workflows.
Result. 70+ production releases, 99.9% uptime, 70% less manual effort.

Sole technical owner, prototype to production.

AgriTechly

Deep Learning Engineer · 07/2023 – 06/2024 · Remote

System. Plant disease detection models with end-to-end ML workflow: data prep, training, evaluation, optimization, deployment.
Result. +15% model accuracy, −20% inference latency.

Independent consulting

Freelance developer / AI consultant · 01/2020 – present

Scope. 20+ client projects end-to-end. AI-focused since January 2023: LLM applications, RAG pipelines and agent systems.

Capabilities

Agents / AI
Agentic AI, LLMs, RAG, embeddings, multi-agent systems, evaluation, tool use, structured outputs
Backend
Python, FastAPI, Node.js, TypeScript, JavaScript, PostgreSQL
Infrastructure
Docker, CI/CD, GitHub Actions
ML tooling
PyTorch, TensorFlow, Hugging Face, LangChain, LangSmith, W&B
Governance
ISO/IEC 42001 Lead Implementer training, AI risk and lifecycle management

Research ↔ engineering

Research asks what agents can become. Engineering finds out what survives contact with production.

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Curriculum vitae

AbdElKader Seif El Islem Rahmani

Senior AI Engineer | Agentic AI, LLM Systems & AI Infrastructure

Experience

  • Lead AI Engineer (Freelance), Systelium — 06/2025–present
  • Deep Learning Engineer, AgriTechly — 07/2023–06/2024
  • Independent Freelance Developer / AI Consultant — 01/2020–present

Education

  • Ph.D. Computer Science | AI, University Centre of Naama
  • M.Sc. Computer Science, University of Saida
  • B.Sc. Computer Science, University of Saida

Certifications & achievements

  • ISO/IEC 42001 Lead Implementer Certificate, PECB
  • Huawei Seeds for the Future 2024
  • 2× Hackathon 2nd place

Why intelligent agents

I research how LLM-based agents can retain, reflect and adapt, and I build AI systems for real clients. Each side corrects the other: production shows where agent ideas break, and research gives structure to what I build.

Currently: PhD work on generative-AI methods for autonomous agents, AI platform engineering as a technical owner, and teaching computer science and AI courses at the universities of Naama and Saida. Languages: Arabic (native), English (fluent), French (conversational).

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Get in touch

Academic

Research collaboration, supervision, reviewing.

rahmani.abdelkaderseifelislem@cuniv-naama.dz

Professional

Engineering and consulting work.

a.e.k426rahmani@gmail.com

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Profiles

Google Scholar

Scholarly record and citations.

ResearchGate

Research presence and papers.

LinkedIn

Career record.

GitHub

Code and repositories.

ORCID

Record of all indexed papers