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Hussein
Maatouk

Cloud Data Engineer · AI & ML Practitioner

Designing scalable cloud data pipelines and reliable analytics foundations that bridge raw data to real-world impact — from distributed systems to production-ready data platforms.

Hussein Maatouk — Cloud Data Engineer
MSc
Data Science & Artificial IntelligenceUniversity of Genoa, Italy
2+
Years in Data EngineeringCloud pipelines, BI & analytics
6
Data & AI ProjectsPipelines, ML & web apps · 2 live
5
Languages Spoken
  • Arabic
  • English
  • Italian
  • French
  • German

Professional Profile

Turning complex data into
strategic decisions

I am a Cloud Data Engineer with hands-on expertise in designing end-to-end ELT pipelines, orchestrating distributed workflows, and building reliable data platforms that transform large-scale datasets into actionable intelligence. My academic background — an MSc in Data Science and AI with honours — underpins a rigorous, research-informed approach to engineering.

I thrive at the intersection of cloud infrastructure, machine learning, and data engineering — building systems that are not only technically sound but genuinely useful to the people who depend on data every day.

Apache KafkaApache AirflowdbtDataformBigQueryGCPPySparkTableauPythonSQL

Contact Details

Professional Experience

Where I have made an impact

Career timeline2024 — 2026
202420252026
Horsa Insight logoHorsa Insight
Visualitics logoVisualitics
University of Genoa logoUniversity of Genoa
Horsa Insight logo

Horsa Insight

Turin, Italy · Hybrid

Current

— Present · 1 yr 1 mo

  1. Cloud Data Engineer

    Full-time

    Consultant on a global Customer Data Platform for a major international retail group, built on Google Cloud. The platform brings customer data from across the group's brands into a single, trusted view for CRM and marketing teams.

    • Build and maintain Airflow workflows on Cloud Composer to orchestrate data ingestion, transformation and delivery.
    • Develop layered BigQuery transformations with Dataform, turning raw data into clean, business-ready tables.
    • Build batch and real-time ingestion pipelines on Google Cloud, using Pub/Sub, Kafka and Dataflow.
    • Deploy and maintain data models across development, test and production environments, in line with data residency requirements.
    • Support GDPR compliance by handling data subject requests and maintaining privacy and access controls.
    • Investigate and resolve production data issues, from root-cause analysis to deployed fixes.
    • Collaborate in a multi-vendor team using GitLab CI/CD, merge requests and code reviews.
Google CloudBigQueryDataformApache AirflowCloud ComposerPub/SubKafkaDataflowCloud FunctionsGitLab CI/CDGDPR
Visualitics logo

Visualitics

Turin, Italy

— · 1 yr 1 mo

  1. Data Platform Engineer – Tableau

    Full-time

    Apr 2025 — Oct 2025 · 7 mos

    • Led migration of Tableau Server content and data sources to Tableau Cloud, using Python and SQL-based scripting.
    • Collaborated with stakeholders to gather requirements and translate business needs into scalable BI solutions across multiple client engagements.
  2. Data Platform Engineer Intern

    Internship

    Oct 2024 — Mar 2025 · 6 mos

    • Architected and deployed Tableau Server environments, delivering interactive dashboards that translated complex datasets into actionable business insights.
    • Built and optimized data models in PostgreSQL, designing schema structures that supported high-performance analytical queries for client reporting.
    • Developed Python-based automation scripts for data extraction, transformation, and loading, streamlining recurring reporting workflows.
Tableau ServerTableau CloudPythonSQLPostgreSQLData ModelingETL
University of Genoa logo

University of Genoa

Genoa, Italy

— · 1 yr

  1. Data Science Researcher – Geospatial Data & ML

    Full-time

    Fairness-aware geospatial data processing.

    • Researched and implemented fairness-aware preprocessing techniques for geospatial datasets, addressing bias in location-based machine learning models.
    • Leveraged PostGIS and PostgreSQL to store, query, and analyze large-scale spatial datasets, enabling reproducible geospatial experiments.
    • Developed Python pipelines for spatial feature engineering, bias detection, and fairness metric evaluation across geographic data distributions.
    • Produced academic findings on ethical AI implications in geospatial contexts, contributing novel insights to responsible data science research.
PythonPostGISPostgreSQLGeospatial AnalysisFairness-Aware MLETLVisualizationResearch

Thesis & Research

Fairness-Aware Geospatial Research

Fairness-aware geospatial data preprocessing research
MSc Thesis — University of Genova
110/110Cum Laude Honours

Fairness-Aware Geospatial Data Preprocessing

Researched and implemented fairness-aware preprocessing techniques for geospatial datasets, addressing spatial bias in location-based machine learning models. Leveraged PostGIS and PostgreSQL for large-scale spatial analysis, and developed Python pipelines for feature engineering, bias detection, and fairness metric evaluation.

Produced academic findings on ethical AI implications in geospatial contexts, contributing novel insights to responsible data science — a domain increasingly critical as AI systems influence real-world spatial decision-making.

PythonPostGISPostgreSQLGeospatial AnalysisFairness-Aware MLEthical AIResearch

Projects

Things I've built

From a live language academy to research on distributed agents and deep learning: 6 projects, built end to end.

thedeutschmaster.com
Deutsch Master — German Language Academy — screenshot

EdTech · Full-stack web app

Deutsch Master — German Language Academy

A free, structured German A1 course for learners who speak English, German, Italian or Arabic (with full right-to-left support). Includes 29 lessons, around 1,380 words with example sentences, a Grammar Lab covering 33 topics, interactive exercises, conversation challenges, spaced-repetition review and unit tests. Built as a static web app on Vercel with a Supabase backend handling authentication, vocabulary storage and progress sync across devices. A database trigger merges and backs up progress so it is never lost. German audio is generated once with Google Cloud Text-to-Speech through a Supabase Edge Function and cached, and automated Playwright tests run on every push.

  • JavaScript
  • Supabase
  • PostgreSQL
  • Vercel
  • Edge Functions
  • Google Cloud TTS
  • Playwright
  • i18n
hussein320.github.io
TechEUR_Insights — screenshot

Data visualisation · Web

TechEUR_Insights

An end-to-end data engineering and visualization project exploring European tech industry trends. Involved exploratory data analysis and data cleaning in Python, data transformation pipelines, REST API integration, and JSON dataset creation. Implemented a fully interactive web application using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript featuring custom SVG visualizations including bar charts, stacked bar charts, heatmaps, Sankey diagrams, line charts, and scatter plots. Incorporates a PowerBI dashboard for executive-level reporting. Built on the 5-million-trees open dataset context to benchmark environmental impact alongside workforce metrics.

  • Python
  • JavaScript
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • SVG
  • REST API
  • JSON
  • PowerBI

More builds & research

SupplierAgent.java

Multiagent systems

Jade Java-Infused Supply Chain Optimization Using Multiagent Systems Technologies

Designed and implemented a multiagent system using the JADE framework in Java to optimize supply chain logistics. Agents autonomously negotiate, coordinate, and allocate resources across a simulated supply chain, demonstrating how distributed intelligence reduces bottlenecks and improves throughput.

  • Java
  • JADE
  • Multiagent Systems
  • Supply Chain
benchmark.py

Big data · Benchmark

Syntactic Analysis: SQL versus PySpark

A comparative syntactic and performance analysis of SQL and PySpark for large-scale data processing tasks. Evaluated query expressiveness, readability, execution plans, and scalability across equivalent data transformation scenarios to guide technology selection in data engineering pipelines.

  • SQL
  • PySpark
  • Apache Spark
  • Big Data
nl_to_sql.yml

Conversational AI

RASA Powered Chatbot Data Querying: An Intuitive SQL Alternative For Non-Programmers

Built a conversational AI interface using RASA that translates natural language queries into SQL statements, enabling non-technical users to interact with relational databases without programming knowledge. Covers intent recognition, entity extraction, dialogue management, and dynamic query generation.

  • RASA
  • NLP
  • Chatbot
  • SQL
caption.py

Deep learning · Research

Image Captioning Generation: Conductive Study and Experimental Analysis

Conducted a comprehensive study and experimental analysis of image captioning models, benchmarking encoder-decoder architectures with attention mechanisms across standard datasets. Evaluated caption quality using BLEU and METEOR metrics and analyzed the impact of visual feature extraction strategies on generation accuracy.

  • Python
  • Deep Learning
  • Computer Vision
  • NLP

Education

Academic foundation

Master of Science · Data Science and Artificial Intelligence

University of GenoaGenoa, Italy

Graduated with 110/110 Cum Laude. Focused on the theoretical foundations and practical applications of modern machine learning, AI systems, and data engineering across diverse domains.

  • Statistical learning and probabilistic modelling for high-dimensional data analysis
  • Deep learning architectures including CNNs, RNNs, transformers, and generative models
  • Computer vision techniques for image segmentation, object detection, and visual understanding
  • Large language models, prompt engineering, and retrieval-augmented generation pipelines
  • Signal processing and time-series analysis for real-world sensor and audio data
  • Distributed computing and scalable data pipelines using cloud-native frameworks
  • Data visualisation and exploratory analysis for communicating analytical narratives
  • Trustworthy AI principles covering fairness, explainability, robustness, and privacy
  • Predictive analytics and decision-support systems for business and scientific contexts

Bachelor of Science · Computer Science

Lebanese International UniversityBeirut, Lebanon

Comprehensive undergraduate programme covering core computer science disciplines including algorithms, data structures, software engineering, databases, networking, and operating systems.

  • Solid grounding in algorithms, complexity theory, and software design patterns
  • Hands-on experience with relational databases, web development, and systems programming
  • Capstone project integrating full-stack development with data-driven features

General Trainer Course · Training Methodology and Facilitation

Lebanese Red CrossBeirut, Lebanon

Certified training programme developing competencies in instructional design, adult learning principles, facilitation techniques, and effective communication for humanitarian and community-oriented contexts.

  • Instructional design and structured curriculum development for diverse audiences
  • Facilitation and presentation skills for group training sessions
  • Application of adult learning principles in volunteer and community programmes

Skills & Languages

Technical expertise

Data Engineering & Cloud

Apache KafkaApache AirflowGoogle Cloud ComposerdbtDataformPySparkApache SparkETL/ELT PipelinesGoogle BigQueryGoogle Cloud PlatformCloud StoragePub/SubData WarehousingData Modeling

BI & Visualization

TableauLooker StudioD3.jsPlotlyMatplotlibDashboard DesignKPI ReportingGeospatial Visualization

AI & Machine Learning

Scikit-LearnCNNsGANsClustering AlgorithmsSupervised LearningUnsupervised LearningFeature EngineeringModel EvaluationNLP Basics

Programming & Data Processing

PythonPySparkPandasNumPyGeoPandasREST APIsJSONGitGitHub ActionsShell Scripting

Databases & Querying

SQLPostgreSQLMySQLPostGISGoogle BigQueryQuery OptimizationSpatial QueriesDatabase Design

Soft Skills

Analytical ThinkingProblem SolvingCross-functional CollaborationData StorytellingStakeholder CommunicationAgile WorkflowAttention to DetailContinuous Learning

Languages

Arabic
Native
English
Advanced Professional Proficiency
Italian
Advanced Professional Proficiency
French
Beginner
German
Beginner

Volunteering

Giving back to the community

Community volunteering and humanitarian work

Field Volunteer & Data Coordinator

Lebanese Red Cross2019–2025

Active volunteer contributing to humanitarian field operations and internal data coordination. Supported the digitisation and mapping of relief distribution routes across vulnerable communities.

  • Mapped emergency relief routes using open-source GIS tools
  • Coordinated data entry and validation for beneficiary records
  • Participated in first-aid training and field deployment exercises

GIS Volunteer Analyst

Reforestation Lebanon Initiative2021–2022

Contributed geospatial analysis and mapping support to a national reforestation campaign, helping identify optimal planting sites and track restoration progress over time.

  • Produced site-suitability maps for reforestation planning
  • Tracked canopy regrowth using multi-temporal satellite imagery
  • Delivered training sessions on basic GIS workflows to field teams

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Let's build something great together

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