01 / 082010–2015
Khartoum, Sudan
Where I started
I studied engineering at the University of Khartoum. Chairing the IEEE student branch taught me how to bring people together around an idea.
Next chapterMY STORY
Hussam Khogali
From Khartoum to Riyadh
02 / 082016–2018
Khartoum, Sudan
Keeping things running
At Sabal, people depended on the systems I ran. Keeping them reliable taught me to think about what happens after you ship.
Next chapter03 / 082018–2022
Khartoum, Sudan
Closer to the people using it
At Crocodile Studio, I moved from running infrastructure to building software for clients. Their needs shaped the systems I built.
Next chapter04 / 082019–2021
Kigali, Rwanda
A new question
A scholarship gave me the chance to study AI in Kigali. I wanted to understand how machines learn.
Next chapter05 / 082021–2022
Montréal, Canada
Learning to ask better questions
At Concordia, I studied how machines learn when examples come without labels. Research taught me to test what I thought I knew.
Next chapter06 / 082022–2023
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Back to building
At DataServe, I built software for government and enterprise teams. I learned how much a good system depends on understanding the work people already do.
Next chapter07 / 082024–2025
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Building a team
Co-founding Hams meant deciding what to build and finding the people to build it with. I led the founding engineering team.
Next chapter08 / 082025–present
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Building in Arabic
Today I lead engineering at Palmar, a company I co-founded. I build for people who do their work in Arabic.
Get in touch02PLACES
Four cities that shaped me.
- 01KhartoumEngineering
- 02KigaliAI studies
- 03MontréalResearch
- 04RiyadhBuilding teams
03RESEARCH & EDUCATION
How machines learn.
Doctoral research in self-supervised learning
Concordia UniversityMontréal, Canada · 2021–2022
M.Sc. in Artificial Intelligence
African Institute for Mathematical SciencesKigali, Rwanda · 2019–2021
Google and Facebook scholarship.
B.Sc. in Electronics & Computer Systems Engineering
University of KhartoumKhartoum, Sudan · 2010–2015
Recognition & leadership
- Watson InstituteEntrepreneurship fellow
- HackCU2nd place · University of Colorado Boulder
- Youth Competition1st prize · Berlin, 2014
- IEEE Student BranchChair · University of Khartoum, 2011–2015
04GET IN TOUCH
Let’s talk.
I’d love to hear what you’re working on, especially if you’re looking for an AI lead or a technical co-founder.
hussam.h.khogali@gmail.com