Karim AbdelMawla
Junior Data Scientist & Ethereum
Developer
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Cairo, Egypt
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An International Relations & Journalism graduate-turned data-scientist with an intensive focus on the areas of web scraping, data cleaning, manipulation, analysis, and visualization - with 2 years of experience in the global Cryptoasset industry. Seeking to leverage acquired skills for developing In-depth market research to further understanding of the crypto-space, the future scope of blockchain technology, and examining its capacity beyond cryptocurrencies. EDUCATION
Blockchain for Business
Cornell University
10/2019 - 01/2020,
Cryptocurrencies and
Ledgers
Cryptographic Essentials
Blockchains and Digital
Ledgers
Applications of
Blockchain Technology
International Relations & Journalism
University of Buckingham
06/2017 - 06/2019, Buckingham, UK
Introduction to
Reporting, Video-craft,
Media Studies, Social
Media, investigative
Reporting, From Data to
Story
CERTIFICATES
Data analysis with Pandas and Python - Udemy
(06/2020 - 07/2020)
Comprehensive certificate introducing Python's dedicated toolkit for data Analysis. Revolves around the handling, manipulation and colossal data sets
Complete Python Bootcamp from Zero to Hero - Udemy
(06/2020 - 07/2020)
All-inclusive python certificate that introduces basic fundamentals of the language and extends to cover advanced features --> OOP, decorators Modern React with Redux - Udemy (04/2020 - 05/2020) A broad-ranging certificate that introduces essential pillars of React, while assimilating the JS framework with Redux. Built Recipe-search web app that utilizes ajax requests to retrieve results query from a commercial API Ethereum and Solidity: The Complete Developer's Guide - Udemy (02/2020 - 03/2020)
Learned and used latest version of Ethereum development tools (Web3 v1.0, truffle, open-Zepplin to build and desploy lottery + crowdfunding smart-contracts. Front-end compiled with React and linked to the DAPP The Complete Javascript Course - Udemy
(01/2020 - 02/2020)
JavaScript and programming fundamentals, behind-the-scene theoretical implementation, JS code interactive with webpages, advanced JS features
- prototypal inheritance.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Research Intern on Cryptoassets,
Blockchains and DLT technology
University of Cambridge - Centre for
Alternative Finance
03/2020 - Present,
Utilized standardized research methods and
techniques to update and maintain internal database Contributed to the data collection & analysis process of publishing 3rd CryptoAsset global benchmark study via exploration of the mining industry
Wrote-up results of the global benchmark
questionnaire surveys for presentation and
publication
Identified adequate secondary data sources and
conducted literature review
Engaged with leading actors of the ecosystems, as
well as policymakers and regulators and key players in the mining industry
Delivered presentations on topical alternative finance issues to the rest of CCAF team
PROJECTS
3rd Global Cryptoasset Benchmarking Study
(03/2020 - 09/2020)
Distributed the survey within the MENA region and translated it into Arabic.
Employed data analysis to provide a holistic overview of the global crypto-asset ecosystem by probing crypto service providers and the mining industry
Built python-based web crawlers to scrap crypto-related data from a dozen websites on leading earning system amongst mining pools & their most mined cryptocurrencies, using Selenium & Scrapy.
Built interactive dashboards to visually demonstrate the latest findings around crypto-currency dominance and the rise of global crypto adoption.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Data Analysis
Python -> Pandas, NumPy
Courses
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TECHNICAL SKILLS
Web Scraping
Python -> Selenium, Scrappy, Splash
Node JS -> Puppeteer, Cheerio, Nightmare JS
Data Visualisation
Power BI, Tableau, Python's dedicated toolkit -> Matplotlib, Seaborn, Plotly, Pandas
Ethereum & Web Development
Solidity, JavaScript, Python, truffle, open-zepplin, React, Bootstrap, HTML, CSS, Remix, Ganache