EL MEHDI BAHOUM

Documenting the achievements of a growth-driven researcher

Research Accomplishments

Seminar: AI Regulation in the Energy Sector

• Conducting a literature review exploring the terms accountable AI, explainable AI, and AI transparency.

• Conducting interviews with AI experts from the corporate sector to elicit insights on AI regulatory requirements.

• Analyzing the EU AI Act to explore the implications of “high risk” categorization of AI systems.

• Exploring the impact of AI on the energy sector and on society.

• Proposing regulatory requirements for AI in the energy sector.

• Presenting the results to an audience of students and research assistants

Education

Work Experience

Master Thesis Publication (IEEE 10th World Forum on Internet of Things)

• Investigating temperature-dependent sensors as potential Physical Unclonable Functions (PUFs)

• Testing thermistors under various temperatures to identify PUF behaviour

• Conducting meticulous experimentation using different equipment (e.g. climate chamber, multimeters, and wires)

• Conducting data analysis and visualization via Python.

• Employing a binary discretisation method to differentiate behaviour amongst the different sensors

• Publishing the treatise on the 10th IEEE World Forum on Internet of Things (2024)

Research Publication (Games and Culture Journal)

• Conducting research on UN Sustainable Development Goals and serious games.

• Conducting an elaborate literature review on the effectiveness of serious games as educational and informative tools.

• Collecting data on serious games addressing the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

• Conducting an analysis of the impact of 36 serious games on the players’ knowledge of UN Sustainable Development Goals.

• Employing Python visualisation to identify hidden patterns and trends in the collected data.

• Publishing the analysis on the Games and Culture peer-reviewed journal

Scientific Paper: Study on the Acceptance of Non-Fungible Tokens

• Conducting a literature review of the scientific works on ambivalence and technology acceptance.

• Conducting a descriptive study about the views of university students and alumni in Germany and abroad about the technology of non-fungible tokens (NFTs).

• Collecting data through an online questionnaire.

• Performing statistical analysis.

• Identifying a majority skepticism towards NFT amongst respondents.

• M.Sc. Computer Science (2024)

• University of Passau, Germany

• Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (2019)

• Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane, Morocco

Research Assistant

Impact Circles, Berlin, Germany (March 2024 – August 2024)

• Conducting research on topics including AI for earth observation, UN SDG, and serious games

• Working on a co-developed interdisciplinary AI ethical framework for earth observation

• Conducting an analysis of the impact of serious games on players’ knowledge of UN Sustainable Development Goals

• Co-authoring the publication of the analysis

Software Engineer - Internship

CADEX Group, Casablanca, Morocco (May 2019 – August 2019)

• Requirements elicitation and gathering for a ticket management software

• Designing the software using Unified Modeling Language (UML)

• Implementation of the software

• Creation of test cases and performing automatic tests

• Writing a comprehensive report detailing all aspects of the project

• Presenting of the final product to stakeholders

  Technology used: Windev, WLanguage HFSQL