Bakr Sikal

– Research focus: ML-based resource management, cache contention mitigation, thermal optimisation, and energy efficiency forecasting on heterogeneous SoCs, applied to multi-processor embedded environments. – Recipient of the competitive €115,000 Software Campus federal grant (2-year program); responsible for full program execution and deliverables.

Founded and scaled a software company to profitability within 2 years. Reverse-engineered the full SAGE ERP database schema and built a bidirectional real-time middleware layer; real-time sync has been in production since 2018, serving one of Morocco's top industrial distributors. The company runs independently; client contract through 2030.

– Designed and implemented ML systems for cache contention mitigation and workload scheduling on clustered manycores and heterogeneous SoCs in C/C++ and Python. – Developed sequence-based forecasting models for energy efficiency prediction on modern heterogeneous processors; demonstrated measurable KPI improvements over static policy baselines. – Hardware profiling, simulation environment design, and real-hardware validation across AMD’s, Intel’s and ARM-based many-core platforms.

– Technical Lead of cross-functional engineering squads at one of Africa's largest industrial conglomerates; responsible for architecture, delivery, and mentoring. – Designed and built O'Talent: a blockchain-based HR talent platform using decentralised peer-contribution ledgers, a large-scale, architecturally complex production system. – Led incident management platform development (Android + React JS / Spring Boot) for OCP's Jorf Lasfar industrial site.

– Built one of the first software payment terminals in C/C++ (NDK/JNI): a PCI DSS-compliant mobile payment SDK for NETS, a major European banking client under strict security and compliance constraints. – Expertise in embedded C/C++, JNI, NDK, real-time constraints, and HW/SW interface design.

Built and deployed Morocco's first e-hailing app across three cities. Winner, Ford Code for Taxicabs Mobility Challenge (Third Prize + Popular Choice Award).

– Full-stack development (Android/Java/Kotlin, C, PHP, web) for business clients; end-to-end ownership from requirements through production deployment.

Magna Cum Laude (1.0 / sehr gut) | Supervisor: Prof. Jörg Henkel

GPA 3.88/4.0

GPA 3.88/4.0