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Researching secure, fault-tolerant cloud and IoT systems. Shipping containers, pipelines and Linux infrastructure.

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Researcher · DevOps
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Constantine, DZ
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MISC Lab · Amelkis
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zsh + tmux + vim

Hamza

I’m a Ph.D. candidate in Secure Cloud Architecture at Université de Constantine 2 and a DevOps engineer, living somewhere between research papers and production pipelines — usually inside a terminal.

My research at the MISC laboratory focuses on fault-tolerant distributed infrastructures, IoT systems, real-time AI, and intelligent access control for smart environments. My thesis: “Development of Secure Integrated Systems for Smart Campus.” I’ve published work on multimodal violence detection combining physical actions and emotional cues.

On the engineering side, I build and operate CI/CD pipelines, containers, and Linux infrastructure — the same distributed-systems theory I research, applied where downtime actually hurts.

I also teach: machine learning to 100+ students, plus Master’s labs in distributed algorithms and operating systems. And yes, I use Linux — btw.

Experience

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Every lab, job and classroom so far. A flag marks a level that's still in progress.

Zone Professional Experience

  1. In progress 2025 – Present

    DevOps Engineer

    @ Amelkis Solutions

    • Building and operating CI/CD pipelines and containerized workloads
    • Automating infrastructure provisioning and deployment workflows
    • Administering Linux-based environments and internal tooling
    • Docker
    • Kubernetes
    • CI/CD
    • Linux
    • Automation

  2. In progress Dec 2025 – Present

    Federated Learning for IoT Intrusion Detection

    @ Research Project, MISC Laboratory

    • Designing a privacy-preserving simulation framework for IoT intrusion detection systems (IDS) using Federated Learning (FL)
    • Optimizing decentralized model training across heterogeneous IoT nodes to detect anomalies while minimizing data exposure
    • Federated Learning
    • IoT Security
    • Intrusion Detection
    • Distributed AI

  3. In progress Jan 2025 – Present

    Systems & Infrastructure Administrator

    @ MISC Laboratory

    • Architected and managed lab virtualization infrastructure using Proxmox VE, OPNsense, and WireGuard VPN
    • Orchestrated containerized workloads using Docker and Kubernetes for centralized lab services
    • Implemented network security with DMZ segmentation, automated SSL/TLS management, and openLDAP SSO
    • Orchestrated a multi-user JupyterHub environment for deep learning research with GPU resource allocation
    • Proxmox
    • OPNsense
    • Docker
    • Kubernetes
    • WireGuard
    • openLDAP
    • JupyterHub

  4. Cleared Dec 2024 – Jul 2025

    Real-time Violence Prediction & Access Control

    @ Ph.D. Project, MISC Laboratory

    • Architected a high-concurrency, event-driven microservices architecture using Apache Kafka as the message broker, utilizing asynchronous event streams to decouple video ingestion, inference engines, and access control logic
    • Engineered a multimodal deep learning pipeline integrating ResNet-based spatial-temporal features and facial emotion recognition, achieving 97% accuracy with optimized inference latency for edge deployment
    • Deployed a containerized processing stack using Docker, implementing full-stack observability with Prometheus and Grafana to monitor system health and ensure near-instantaneous detection
    • Python
    • ResNet
    • Docker
    • Apache Kafka
    • Prometheus
    • Grafana
    • Microservices
    • Computer Vision

  5. In progress Sep 2024 – Present

    Instructor in Machine Learning

    @ Socode

    • Designed and taught a complete Artificial Intelligence program to 100–200 students
    • Covered supervised learning, regression, classification, neural networks, and Generative AI
    • Supervised hands-on Python projects, emphasizing practical implementation and ethical AI practices
    • Teaching
    • Machine Learning
    • Python
    • AI

  6. Cleared Jun 2025 – Jul 2025

    Intern Supervisor — WiFi-Enterprise Infrastructure

    @ MISC Laboratory

    • Supervised interns deploying WiFi-Enterprise infrastructure for the lab
    • Supported 20–100 users using 802.1X, LDAP authentication, and FreeRADIUS
    • 802.1X
    • LDAP
    • FreeRADIUS
    • Networking

  7. Cleared Nov 2023 – Jul 2024

    Research Engineer — IoT Middleware & Access Control

    @ MISC Laboratory

    • Implemented formally verified, context-aware service discovery and collaboration protocols within a middleware for IoT-connected devices
    • Enabled self-healing and recovery in distributed environments
    • Integrated and deployed facial-recognition-based access control services as part of the Smart Lab project
    • IoT
    • Middleware
    • Facial Recognition
    • Distributed Systems

Zone Teaching Experience

  1. In progress 2024 – Present

    Lab Instructor

    @ Université de Constantine 2

    • Distributed Algorithms — consensus, fault-tolerance, and leader election mechanisms (Master’s level)
    • Advanced Operating Systems — process synchronization, concurrency, and inter-process communication
    • Teaching
    • Distributed Systems
    • Operating Systems
    • Go

  2. In progress 2024 – Present

    Teaching Assistant

    @ Université de Constantine 2

    • Assisted practical sessions for the Master’s course: Verification and Validation of Distributed Systems
    • Supported students applying formal verification, model checking, and testing methods to distributed architectures
    • Formal Methods
    • Model Checking
    • LOTOS

Zone Community

  1. Cleared Sep 2022 – Dec 2023

    Instructor & Community Organizer

    @ Google Developer Group (GDG) Constantine

    • Led workshops and events such as DevFest 2021–2022
    • Introduced participants to Go, web services, and cloud technologies
    • Promoted peer learning and collaboration through interactive, hands-on sessions
    • Community
    • Go
    • Workshops

Education

Cartridges

Three degrees, one university, and the third one is still loading.

Ph.D. 2025 – Present

Ph.D. in Secure Cloud Architecture

Université de Constantine 2 — Abdelhamid Mehri

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Thesis Development of Secure Integrated Systems for Smart Campus

Research focus: distributed cloud architectures, IoT systems, real-time AI, fault-tolerant distributed infrastructures, and intelligent access control.

  • Cloud Security
  • IoT
  • Real-time AI
  • Distributed Systems
M.Sc. 2022 – 2024

Master's in Networks and Distributed Systems

Université de Constantine 2 — Abdelhamid Mehri

Valedictorian — Ranked 1st university-wide

Thesis Smart Access Control through IoT in MISC Laboratory

Speaker at SENV'24 on smart access control via IoT; organized workshops (Create Your First Web Service Using Go) and major tech events (GDG DevFest 2022, Le Salon de l'Informatique 2023).

  • IoT
  • Multi-Agent Systems
  • Facial Recognition
  • Smart Cities
B.Sc. 2019 – 2022

B.Sc. in Computer Science

Université de Constantine 2 — Abdelhamid Mehri

Thesis Laptop Price Prediction Using Machine Learning for the Algerian Market

Organized GDG DevFest 2021; active member of computer science student organizations.

  • Machine Learning
  • Python
  • Leadership

Research & talks

Lore

Papers written and stages taken.

accepted Conference paper · 2025

A multimodal approach for real-time violence detection based on physical actions and facial expressions

H. Halladj, A. Bouzenada, D. E. Saidouni, M. R. Bennamoun, and A. Nouari

Proceedings of the First International Conference on Smart Applications (ICSA 2025)

BibTeX
@inproceedings{halladj2025multimodal,
  title     = {A multimodal approach for real-time violence detection based on physical actions and facial expressions},
  author    = {H. Halladj, A. Bouzenada, D. E. Saidouni, M. R. Bennamoun, and A. Nouari},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of the First International Conference on Smart Applications (ICSA 2025)},
  year      = {2025},
  note      = {accepted}
}

Talks & workshops

Projects

Inventory

Things I've built. Rarity is how far each one went, from coursework to published research.

Skills

Abilities

Equipped and battle-tested. Starred entries are my main weapons.

Languages & Frameworks ×7

  • Pythonmain
  • Gomain
  • JavaScript / TypeScript
  • C
  • Haskell
  • Ruby on Rails / Laravel
  • Express.js / Gin / React

DevOps & Infrastructure ×8

  • Dockercontainers
  • Kubernetesorchestration
  • Proxmox VE / VMwarevirtualization
  • OPNsense / pfSensefirewalls
  • Prometheus / Grafanaobservability
  • CI/CD pipelinesautomation
  • Linux administrationopenLDAP SSO, daily driver
  • Gitversion control

Cloud & Distributed Systems ×7

  • Cloud security & fault-tolerance
  • Microservices / event-driven architecture
  • Apache Kafkastreaming
  • AWS
  • JADE agent platformmulti-agent
  • RESTful API design
  • IoT middlewareSmart-Lab

AI & Machine Learning ×4

  • Scikit-learn / TensorFlow / PyTorch
  • Deep learningResNet, federated learning
  • Computer visionemotion & behavior
  • Generative AI

Networking & Simulation ×4

  • Network design & analysis
  • IEEE 802.11ax/ac/n
  • ns-3 simulation
  • FreeRADIUS / 802.1X / LDAP

Databases ×2

  • PostgreSQL / SQL
  • MongoDB / Redis

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Awards

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Hamza's trophies 4/4

  • Valedictorian

    Ranked 1st across the entire university

    University of Constantine 2 · 2024

    Ranked 1st among all graduates at University of Constantine 2 for the year 2023–2024.

  • Speaker

    SENV'24 "Smart Environments" Seminar

    MISC Laboratory, University of Constantine 2

    Presented contributions to the Smart City project, focusing on smart access control via IoT.

  • Workshop Instructor

    GDG DevFest Constantine 2022

    Led technical workshops teaching modern development practices to aspiring developers.

  • Event Organizer

    GDG DevFest 2021 & 2022, Le Salon de l'Informatique 2023

    Organized major developer conferences and community tech events in Constantine.

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