# Elshadai Tegegn

> Software Engineer | ITU Youth Envoy

Location: Newark, New Jersey, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/elshadai

Welcome to my LinkedIn page! I'm Elsh, a curious mind and software engineering grad from Ethiopia. 

My career has been a vibrant journey through research and practical projects, with a special focus on Explainable AI (XAI). I believe in making technology understandable and accessible.

Diversity in tech is a cause close to my heart. I'm devoted to creating inclusive spaces where all voices are heard.

Thanks for reading this far! Let’s connect, exchange ideas, and inspire each other in this fascinating world of technology. Here's to shaping a diverse and innovative future together!

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Audible
Jan 2024 – Present | Newark, New Jersey, United States

### Youth Envoy @ International Telecommunication Union
Jan 2024 – Present

### Software Engineer @ Organisation of Southern Cooperation - OSC
Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

### Senior Backend Engineer @ Gebeya Inc.
Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

### Research Intern @ InstaDeep Ltd
Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 | London, England, United Kingdom

### SWE Intern @ Amazon
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

### CMMRS Pre Doctoral Fellow @ Max Planck Institute for Software Systems
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | Saarbrücken, Saarland, Germany

### SGI Research Fellow @ Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Plane and Edge Detection using RANSAC 
- Revisiting Computational Caustics
- Out-of-Context Data Augmentation for 3D Scenes

### Software Development Engineering @ Audible
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | Newark, New Jersey, United States

### Full-stack Developer @ Eskalate
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022

### Campus Ambassador @ Huawei
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

### Automation Tester | Digitization Engineer @ QualityTaskForce AG
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

### Talent Vetting Expert @ Gebeya Inc.
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | Ethiopia

### Chief Operating Officer | Back-end Engineer @ NileStream
Jan 2020 – Jan 2022 | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

### Co-Founder @ Knovuslab
Jan 2020 – Jan 2022 | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

### Content Writer @ Big Dream Ethiopia
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021

### Talent Manager @ AIESEC in Ethiopia
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021

### Intern @ iCog Labs
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Operational support


## Education
### Master of Science - MS in Artificial Intelligence
Georgia Institute of Technology
Jan 2025

### Doctor of Philosophy - PhD in Computer Science
Iowa State University
Jan 2024

### Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering
Addis Ababa University
Jan 2019 – Jan 2023

### Nanodegree in AWS AI & ML
Udacity
Jan 2023 – Jan 2023

### Global UGRAD Exchange program in Machine Learning | Advanced Algorithms | Criminology | American Government
Tennessee Technological University
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022

### Competitive Programming
A2SV
Jan 2021

### Certificate of studies in Leadership training
ShARE - Growing a new generation of leaders
Jan 2020 – Jan 2022

### Certificate of studies in Back-end engineering
Gebeya Inc.
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020

### Lideta Catholic Cathedral School
Jan 2014 – Jan 2018


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/elshadai-tegegn
- Website: https://blooming-basin-13464.herokuapp.com/

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Last updated: 2026-03-23