Instructor — National Telecommunication Institute (NTI)
Teaching Applied Data Science, DevOps and Cloud Development tracks; building course materials and workshops.
About Me
I’m Mostafa Ashraf — a passionate software engineer from Cairo working on modern C++ systems, cloud-native services, and 5G/Open RAN platforms. I hold a B.E. in Computer & Systems Engineering and I’m currently pursuing an M.Sc. (Ain Shams). I contributed to multiple open-source projects (GSoC contributor & mentor) and I work on telecom cloud-native modules like CHF and RIC testing platforms.
Experience
Jun 2025 – Present
Apr 2022 – Present
Software Engineer — Orange Innovation Egypt
C++ software engineer with modern C++ (11/14/17), Qt, Docker, CI/CD. Worked on LoRa mesh protocol, ns-O-RAN-FlexRIC integration, E2AP & KPM-RC implementation, and energy saving xApps. Presented at OAI 10th Anniversary Workshop.
Feb 2022 – Oct 2025
Teaching Assistant — Faculty of Engineering, Ain Shams University (ASU)
Courses: Distributed Computing, Data Structures & Algorithms, High-Performance Computing, Advanced Programming.
Nov 2022 – Nov 2023
Software Developer — Egyptian Armed Forces (Military Service)
Full-stack dev: ReactJS + NodeJS, MsSQL/SQLite, REST & WebSockets, embedded device integration, local network setup for lab.
Feb 2023 – Aug 2023
Mentor — Google Summer of Code (Jenkins)
Guided contributors on code reviews, documentation and integrating projects into Jenkins (plugin health score probes).
May 2022 – Oct 2022
Open Source Contributor — CGAL (GSoC)
Reorganized codebase to MVP pattern, added Qt features, template metaprogramming, OpenGL support and bug fixes.
Mar 2021 – Aug 2021
Machine Learning Intern — Amazon Web Services (AWS)
AWS training and ML engineering tasks as part of MCIT program.
Mar 2022 – Jul 2022
Sprints — AWS re/Start Trainee
AWS re/Start BootCamp (cloud fundamentals & job readiness).
2021 – 2022 (various)
Multiple Roles & Contributions
COM-IoT (Kalman filter), Resala (C++ instructor), Udacity Student Ambassador, GirlScript contributor, freelancing pilot program.
Projects
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BrainWheel (Graduation Project)
EEG-based brain-controlled smart wheelchair — autonomous & manual modes, ML for control and safety features.
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RIC Testing Platform (ns-O-RAN-FlexRIC)
Open-source simulator and RIC testing integration (E2AP, KPM v3). Link: ns-O-RAN-flexric
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OAI Charging Function (CHF)
Custom C++ CHF integrated with NRF & SMF for traffic calculation and quota management (OpenAirInterface core).
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TourchPIP
Deep-learning Python package implementing layers, activations, training loop (pip package available).
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CNN Dog Breed Classifier, Plagiarism Detector, Sentiment Web App
Flask apps deployed on AWS, demoing ML pipelines and web integration.
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Search Engine (C++ / Qt)
Search across 100k+ files using trie, PostgreSQL and C++/Qt UI.
Education
Master of Science (M.Sc.) — Ain Shams University
Electrical Engineering (Computer & Systems Engineering) — 2024–2026
Bachelor of Engineering — Ain Shams University
Computer & Systems Engineering — Graduated 2021 (Graduation Project: BrainWheel — Excellent)
Selected Courses & Training
- Cloud DevOps Nanodegree — Udacity
- React Developer Nanodegree — Udacity
- Complete Modern C++ (11/14/17)
- AWS re/Start & AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02)
Skills
Languages & Systems
C, C++11/14/17, Python, JavaScript, Java basics, Verilog, VHDL
Frameworks & Tools
Qt, React, Docker, Kubernetes, CMake, GDB, Valgrind, ASAN, TSAN
Cloud & ML
AWS (SageMaker), Docker, CI/CD, ML pipelines, SageMaker experience
Networking & Telecom
OpenAirInterface, RIC/FlexRIC, E2AP/KPM, LoRa, 5G core concepts
Certifications & Awards
- AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02) — Aug 2024
- Google Summer of Code — Contributor (2021, 2022); Mentor (2023)
- Top 5 — Dell Envision the Future competition (Graduation Project)
- Various nanodegrees & specialized certification (Udacity)