research
Two papers submitted to ICLR 2027
I'm excited to share that my collaborators and I have submitted two papers to ICLR 2027. Wish us luck!
PhD Student in Computer Science
Ahmed Abdelmaguid
Also known as Ahmed M Hamdi
University of California, Riverside
I am a Computer Science PhD student at the University of California, Riverside. My research interests include database systems, text-to-SQL, information retrieval, and large language models.
Research interests
Currently
- Working on research in RAG systems across heterogeneous sources
- Collaborating with QCRI
- Trying to lose weight—one step at a time
Latest updates
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Excited to TA CS 236 and CS 279 this Fall
I'm excited to share that I am serving as a Teaching Assistant for CS 236 and CS 279 at UC Riverside during the Fall 2026 quarter. Looking forward to supporting students and being part of a great quarter!
Selected publications
View all →2026
SOLAR: Scalable Distributed Spatial Joins Through Learning-Based Optimization
Proceedings of the 42nd IEEE International Conference on Data Engineering (ICDE)
Conference paper
A learning-based system that improves distributed spatial joins by reusing effective partitioners for similar datasets.
2024
AraEGI: Arabic Gender Identification Using Transformers for Egyptian Dialect
2024 IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications (ISCC)
Conference paper
A transformer-based approach for identifying gender in Egyptian Arabic dialect text.
2022
Vision Transformers Based Classification for Glaucomatous Eye Condition
2022 26th International Conference on Pattern Recognition (ICPR)
Conference paper
A vision-transformer ensemble for classifying glaucoma from fundus images, designed to capture global visual features for more accurate diagnosis.
Education
PhD in Computer Science
University of California, Riverside · Current
Master of Science in Computer Systems Engineering
Alexandria University · Completed · 2021 – 2024
Bachelor of Science in Computer and Communication Engineering
Alexandria University · Completed · 2016 – 2021
Current roles
View experience →University of California, Riverside
Teaching Assistant
2025-10 – Present
Graduate Student Researcher
2024-10 – Present