PhD candidate · Lead AI Engineer · University Assitant 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
9Teaching assignments, 2025–2027
70+Production releases, Systelium
9Universities teaching at

Autonomous, self-improving agents

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

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

Research evolution

  1. Sep 2026 · SN Computer Science
    Architectural analysis: a systematic survey of generative and cognitive self-improving agents.
  2. Sep 2026 · NCIIT26
    Adaptation: monitoring-based strategy for non-stationary multi-agent collaboration, plus two co-authored Arabic NLP reviews.
  3. Apr 2026 · NCMAI'26
    Mechanism: isolating stochastic self-improvement in LLM agents.
  4. Oct 2025 · SPECOM25 Proceedings
    Retention and stateful interaction: a lightweight voice-assistant architecture with privacy-preserving design.

Published work

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

● Published
Oct 2026

Meta-LADDER: Adaptive UCB-Based Strategy Selection for Self- Improving Symbolic Reasoning in Large Language Models

Abdelkader Seif el islem Rahmani, Yasser Yahiaoui, Abdelghani Bouziane, Abdelkadir Kabouia, Omar Farouk Berbouchi, Ikram Amina Rahmani
8th International Conference on Scientific and Innovative Studies ICSIS 2026 · Conference paper · Link
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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
surveyself-improvementagent architectures
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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
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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
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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
self-improvementLLM agents
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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

Computer Architectures

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

Applications of Deep Learning in Finance

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

Introduction to AI (practical work)

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

2026-2027

1st semester

Computer Architectures

2nd year licence, Computer Science · University of Saida, Computer Science dept.
Set of groups (TP)
Assigned

2025–2026

2nd semester

Computer Tools

2nd year licence, Biology · University of Naama, Biology dept.
Full course (Course) · Link of full courses: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1PZ1_DnpaM3bTORShCM14ZlRdCKN1rZ8s?usp=sharing
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) · Link of full courses: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Q-IVetBEeIF9WdswoMn9MlPxPpYaFAAy?usp=sharing
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.

Prodigy InfoTech

Machine Learning Intern · 11/2024 – 11/2024 · Remote

Problem. Completed a selective ML internship program, applying Python and NLP techniques to solve real-world prediction and classification tasks.
System. Improved data preprocessing pipelines and trained baseline models with 10%+ performance gains.
Result. Documented results and shared learning outcomes, aligning with industry best practices for transparency and reproducibility.

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 | Artificial Intelligence, University of Naama
  • M.Sc. Computer Science | Computer Modeling of Knowledge and Reasoning, University of Saida
  • B.Sc. Computer Science | Information Systems and Software Engineering, 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