Murtadha Najem

About

AI & Data Engineer at Kapita Research, a market research firm in Baghdad, where I build the pipelines that take raw data from Iraqi sources, much of it in Arabic, to clean datasets and dashboards. I studied Information and Communication Engineering at Al-Nahrain University and graduated first in my class. I work across the whole chain, from collection and cleaning to machine learning, structured extraction, and the findings that come out of it.

Experience

AI & Data EngineerKapita Research2026 to present
Event Operations & Data CoordinatorTicketZone / Digital Zone2024 to 2026
Network & Data Systems TraineeAsiacell2025
Robotics TrainerJuniorSpace2023 to 2024

Projects

Spatial Data Analysis, Interactive Dashboard, Arabic Analytical Report

Iraq Service Atlas

Interactive spatial analysis project that maps and analyzes documented service points across Iraq.

135K+ service points16 service categories10 km and 1 km grids

Built a national spatial service atlas for Iraq using grid-based analysis instead of only governorate-level summaries.
Designed an interactive dashboard for filtering by governorate, district, grid resolution, indicator, and service category.
Produced an Arabic analytical report summarizing the strongest insights and explaining why grid-level analysis reveals patterns hidden by governorate averages.

PythonGeoPandasPandasGISMapLibre GLPMTilesJavaScriptHTML/CSSSpatial AnalysisArabic Data Storytelling

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End-to-End Data Pipeline, Analytical Report

Iraqi Job Market Analysis Pipeline

End-to-end data pipeline and analytical report on Iraq's private-sector job market.

101,961 job posts17 months30+ Telegram channels10+ platforms

Collected job posts from Telegram channels and hiring websites.
Used a multi-stage AI classification pipeline to identify real job posts.
Extracted job title, company, location, salary, experience, education, skills, contract type, and gender preference.

PythonPandasTelethonScrapy/PlaywrightOpenAI APIArabic NLP

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Bachelor's Final Year Project, Al-Nahrain University

Hierarchical LLM 5G/6G Control

Multi-agent AI system for handover and MEC optimization in 5G/6G networks.

73% URLLC drop reduction57% mMTC energy reduction70% fewer ping-pong handovers

Designed a hierarchical control architecture with tower-level agents, supervisor conflict resolution, and a strategic LLM optimizer.
Implemented a deterministic safety shield to prevent unsafe LLM outputs.
Tested 600-second simulations across multiple random seeds and compared GPT-4o-mini, GPT-4.1, and TeleLLM.

PythonLangGraphOpenAI APIMulti-Agent SystemsDigital TwinMEC/Handover

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Featured Audio AI Research, Arabic Maqam Recognition

Arabic Maqam Classification

Deep learning system for recognizing Arabic maqamat in music and the Holy Quran.

92.72% test accuracy8 maqam classes

Classified 8 maqam classes: Ajam, Bayat, Hijaz, Kurd, Nahawand, Rast, Saba, and Seka.
Used Librosa for audio loading and feature extraction with 60 fixed windows per sample.
Extended the maqam-recognition workflow to Holy Quran audio as a related but distinct vocal audio classification task.

PythonLibrosaTensorFlow/KerasCNN-LSTMAudio ClassificationArabic Audio AI

Music Notebook Holy Quran Notebook

Telecommunications, Deep Learning

Digital Modulation Classification

CNN-based classification of digital modulation signals for telecommunications.

97.215% final accuracy99.763% family classifier

Combined RadioML-style digital modulation data with FSK data.
Built a general modulation-family classifier and specialized ASK, FSK, PSK, APSK, and QAM classifiers.
Implemented a routing system that sends each signal to the correct specialized CNN model.

PythonTensorFlow/KerasCNNI/Q SignalsTelecommunicationsSignal Processing

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Claude Code Skills Tools I built to make an AI coding agent better at real data work. 3 tools

Learning & Practice Projects Earlier applied ML/DL notebooks built for practice, experimentation, and learning. 2 projects

Edge AI & IoT Projects Hardware-to-backend systems combining edge devices, computer vision, and automation. 1 project

Workflow Automation Tools Applied tools built to automate specific tasks and make repeatable workflows easier. 4 tools

Automation, Local-First Tooling

Video Compression & Phone Sync Suite

Local-first video compression and phone sync toolkit with Android automation and Telegram bot support.

This project started from a repeated personal problem: phone storage kept filling up because videos take too much space. I built a local-first workflow to pull, compress, report, and sync videos back to the phone.

Local-firstFFmpeg HEVCAndroid ADBTelegram Bot

Android CLI Pipeline

Pulls videos from an Android camera folder to a local PC using ADB.
Compresses videos using FFmpeg and HEVC/H.265.
Pushes optimized videos back to the phone.
Monitors free disk space and pauses before the drive fills up.

Telegram Bot Workflow

Supports Android, iPhone/iOS, desktop, and web through Telegram upload.
Uses a 10-second sample encode to estimate runtime and final file size.
Provides Quick, Standard, and Maximum compression modes.
Processes video jobs sequentially with a non-blocking internal queue.

Dynamically selects compression settings based on source bitrate.
Generates compression reports and space-saving statistics.

PythonFFmpegADBTelegram BotAutomation

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Product Engineering, Telegram Bot

Telegram Crochet Pattern Bot

Image-to-crochet-pattern Telegram bot with Arabic support and interactive step-by-step guidance.

I built this bot after noticing how difficult it can be to manually convert images into crochet patterns. It turns an uploaded image into a crochet-style grid, maps colors, and guides users row by row in Telegram.

Simple UITelegram UsePrecise Color Selection

Workflow

Converts uploaded images into crochet pattern grids.
Analyzes image complexity and recommends an optimal pattern size.
Detects dominant colors and maps them to a yarn color palette.
Generates row-by-row crochet instructions with Arabic interface support.

Architecture

Separates reusable image-processing modules from Telegram bot handlers.
Uses SQLite for user and session persistence.
Supports inline-button navigation and localized stitch color edits.
Keeps core logic reusable for a future web app, CLI tool, or messaging platform.

PythonTelegram BotPillowSQLiteImage Processing

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Automation, Instagram Bot

Instagram Reel Bot

A helper Instagram account that answers the posts you send it, right in the chat.

I kept copying reel links into a chat to ask about them, so I built a bot that lives on a second Instagram account. I share a reel with it the way I would with a friend, and a few minutes later it replies: it looks up the repo, site or tool the reel shows and tells me what is true, what it costs and what the catch is.

Notices in secondsResearch firstLocal archive

Notices a new message within seconds from a headless browser left on the inbox, or checks on a timer.
Reads each post through the reel pipeline: speech, on-screen text in Arabic and English, songs and key frames.
Finds the names a reel shows, even behind "comment for the link", and checks its claims at the source.
Replies as an Instagram reply, marks the message seen, and keeps a searchable record of every post.

PythonPlaywrightClaude CodeAutomation

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Social Media Analytics

Instagram Account Audit

A full audit of any Instagram account: what the audience engages with, genuine versus internal likes, and an expert review of how the content is made, delivered as a PDF report.

PythonClaude CodeContent Analysis

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Side Projects & Personal Tools Small exploratory and educational tools built from curiosity and study needs. 2 projects

Hobbies Things I built because the question was interesting, not because anyone needed them. 6 projects

Community & Volunteering Educational documentation and knowledge-sharing work created to support students and future cohorts. 1 initiative

Skills

Python SQL (PostgreSQL, MySQL) DuckDB Pandas Polars Scrapy Playwright Telethon Airflow Scikit-learn TensorFlow/Keras LangGraph OpenAI API Claude API GeoPandas Tableau Git

Credentials

Education

B.Sc. Information and Communication Engineering

Al-Nahrain University, College of Information Engineering

Graduated June 2026

Ranked 1st in class

Certifications

Professional Certifications

Claude Certified Architect, Foundations

Anthropic's certification for designing and building applications with Claude, passed in September 2026.

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IBM Data Science Professional Certificate

Python, SQL, machine learning, and data visualization across 12 courses.

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IBM Data Analyst Professional Certificate

Data analysis, Excel, SQL, Jupyter, and Cognos Analytics across 11 courses.

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IBM Data Engineering Professional Certificate

Data pipelines, ETL, relational and NoSQL databases, and big data tools.

Machine Learning Specialization by Stanford Online

Supervised learning, unsupervised learning, neural networks, and reinforcement learning across 3 courses.

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IBM Machine Learning Professional Certificate

Machine learning, deep learning, time series, and reinforcement learning across 6 courses.

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CV

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Contact

For work, a collaboration, or a question about anything here.

mu0rttadha@gmail.com +964 773 459 1075 Baghdad, Iraq

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Experience

Projects

Iraq Service Atlas

Iraqi Job Market Analysis Pipeline

Hierarchical LLM 5G/6G Control

Arabic Maqam Classification

Digital Modulation Classification

Scraping Skill

Browser Use Skill

Claude Reel

X-Ray Chest Classification

Speech-Based Gender Prediction

Full pipeline from hardware capture to local backend processing and storage.

Smart Walkway Camera System

Video Compression & Phone Sync Suite

Telegram Crochet Pattern Bot

Instagram Reel Bot

Instagram Account Audit

Small exploratory tools built around custom logic, study support, and practical interfaces.

InfiniteBaseCalc

Numerical Methods Calculator Suite

Arabic Library of Babel

Reading QR Codes by Hand

Doomsday Trainer

Equation Painter

Hams

Scope Writer

ICE 2022-2026 Study Archive

Skills

Credentials

B.Sc. Information and Communication Engineering

Professional Certifications

Claude Certified Architect, Foundations

IBM Data Science Professional Certificate

IBM Data Analyst Professional Certificate

IBM Data Engineering Professional Certificate

Machine Learning Specialization by Stanford Online

IBM Machine Learning Professional Certificate

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