Contributing to query optimization and performance improvements
Focus on table statistics and data summarization
Graduate Student Researcher
University of California, Riverside
Riverside, CA
July 2021 – June 2025
Design and implement novel data management solutions, leading to publications in top conferences like SIGMOD and SIGSPATIAL
Conduct weekly meetings for multiple research projects
Assist with research paper reviews at database conferences like VLDB, SIGMOD, and SIGSPATIAL
Software Development Engineering Intern
Amazon Web Services – Redshift
East Palo Alto, CA
June 2024 – September 2024
Worked with the query optimization team to evaluate a new feature that derives statistics using sketching algorithms for query planning
Built a tool for evaluation and visualization of statistics in Redshift, identifying error categories and suggested solutions to resolve 85%+ of errors
Conducted analysis on the effect of the new feature on query plans and identified causes of performance degradations and potential fixes
PhD Intern – Apple Maps Operations Team
Apple, Inc.
Cupertino, CA
June 2023 – September 2023
Developed a scalable address maintenance prototype for Apple Maps using spatial joins across large datasets
Proposed spatially aggregated metrics to identify bulk resolutions for address changes and pinpoint data issues by region
Provided recommendations for automating the prototype as a recurring data summary and visualization process
Research Assistant
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
October 2018 – May 2020
Developed a predictive maintenance system for electrical pumps using deep learning models, improving accuracy in blind tests
Built an early prototype dashboard for visualizing pump signal data and testing predictive models
Other experiences
Served on SIGMOD’23 Reproducibility Committee.
Volunteered at database conferences: SIGSPATIAL’22, ICDE’23, and SIGMOD’23.
Teaching Assistant for graduate-level Big Data Management course at UCR.
Teaching Assistant for undergraduate-level Introduction to Big Data course at UCR.
Delivered a guest lecture on big spatial data and spatial joins to a class of 130 students.
Peer Mentor (volunteer) for the International Peer Mentor Program at UCR.
Teaching Assistant for the Data Science Summer School for two years at KFUPM.
Grader for undergraduate Computer Science courses at KFUPM.
Publications
2025
Geospatial Computing from Data Lakes to Deep Learning Applications