Mayssa Mayel

Published monthly articles and tutorials on Medium focused on software engineering and AI topics. Garnered 6K+ views and 3K+ reads over the first year, steadily growing a community of AI enthusiasts.

- Analyzed and cleaned real-world automotive ECU communication data, and created multiple Grafana dashboards for data visualization. - Developed 3 ML/DL-based use cases covering time-series forecasting, classification, anomaly detection, and clustering, with SHAP integration for model explainability and insight extraction. - Engineered a scalable AI diagnostic system that processes new pcap files, runs multi-model diagnostics (LSTM, RF, XGBoost, clustering), and visualizes system behavior through real-time Grafana dashboards. - Integrated LLMs with prompt-engineered model outputs to automatically generate comprehensive diagnostic reports, highlighting failure root causes and recommended mitigations. - Automated CI/CD pipelines using Docker and Jenkins to streamline deployment and ensure reliability across the system lifecycle

The OST Program is a pan-African pre-seed accelerator, jointly crafted with Columbia Engineering and Columbia Business School, dedicated to empowering early-stage startups and promising individuals from Tunisia, Senegal & Morocco.

- Developed and integrated Face Verification and Signature Detection APIs for the PixInsure app using advanced models such as YOLO, DeepFace, ArcFace, and MTCNN, improving secure user authentication and document verification through Flask. - Built a custom data extraction pipeline for financial reports utilizing PaddleOCR, Table Transformer, and LayoutLMv3 significantly enhancing the accuracy of table, title, and text extraction. - Recognized as Intern of the Month (Summer 2024) for delivering high-impact solutions, demonstrating exceptional technical expertise, and teamwork.

- founded the first and only student branch of the Tunisian Space Association (TUNSA) in Sfax, bringing together 20+ members from different universities. - Established three key departments: AI, On-Board Computer (OBC), and Space Communications (SPACECOM). - Led the coordination of workshops and training sessions in Space Telecommunications, AI, Space Robotics, IoT, and CubeSat development, ensuring a hands-on learning experience for members. - Represented TUNSA at the International Book Fair in Sfax, organizing interactive workshops for kids to spark interest in space exploration.

Business Idea Competition (BIC) | MedTech Fusion Initiative • Led the development of MedWatch, a prototype health monitoring system for chronic disease management, as part of an international competition. • Conducted surveys and interviews with chronic disease patients to identify needs and challenges. • Collaborated closely with doctors from MedHelp team to design and refine MedWatch, focusing on real-time health metrics and user-centered features. • Developed a prototype mobile app and smartwatch system providing accurate, real-time health data, emergency alerts, condition updates, medication reminders, and daily health tips. • Created a comprehensive business plan and prototype presentation highlighting the innovation in health monitoring and management tools. • Gained hands-on experience in entrepreneurship, healthcare technology, and project management within a competitive setting.

-Collaborated on a dynamic project focusing on data extraction, dataset refinement, and quiz generation using French quizzes. -Led the transformation of raw PDF quizzes into a structured dataset and implemented natural language processing models for question variant generation. -Developed a Python script for quiz creation, contributing to the development of an innovative educational resource. -Gained practical experience in data science, error correction, and machine learning applications.