Abdelkareem Elkhateb
Arabic NLP Researcher & AI Engineer
I build efficient AI models, semantic search systems, and production ML pipelines for Arabic and multilingual applications.
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X اللغة ليست عِلمًا .. بل هي شيء فوق العلم
لغتنا في خطر داهم .. ونحن أيضًا “Language is not a science — it is something above science. Our language is in danger — and so are we.”
Who am I
I’m an NLP Engineer at Xbites, building the AI backend for Darin.
I also research with Hamza Salem Lab on Arabic embeddings and contribute to NAMMA for open-source Arabic AI.
My thesis focuses on making transformers run efficiently on CPUs. I write about Arabic NLP, embedding models, and building production AI systems.
Projects
BertHash-Femto
113× smaller than AraBERTv2, 94% accuracy. Runs on edge devices. → GitHub
Zarra & Bojji
Tiny Arabic models for phones. → Read more
كم كالوري
Arabic nutrition search. → Try it
GPUVec
GPU pricing & ML benchmarks. → Check it
Recent Writing
Super Productivity: Best Free Todo App
Why I switched from Todoist to this open-source productivity system after 1.5 years of daily use.
OnePlus Pad 3 Review
The best Android tablet for productivity in 2025? Snapdragon 8 Elite, 13.2-inch display, and real-world coding experience.
Huawei Watch GT 4 Long-Term Review
GPS accuracy, 14-day battery life, sleep tracking, and using it in India — one year later.
MTEB: Massive Text Embedding Benchmark
A deep dive into the standard benchmark for evaluating text embedding models.
How I Use NLP for SEO
Automating content optimization with Python, Google Search Console API, and semantic similarity.
Digital Minimalism for AI Engineers
Why I moved back to RSS, quit social media for professional updates, and how it improved my focus.
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