Zidan

Zidan

I like learning about learning.

2026

Thinking about thinking...

2025

Launched FlowLens, a Chrome extension with an MCP server to debug faster with coding agents.

2024

Founded Magentic AI, building AI-native tools for software development.

2020 - 2024

Worked at Move.ai as an early/founding engineer, helping deploy computer vision motion capture systems for clients including EA Sports.

2021

Received a UK Global Talent visa and moved to London.

2018 - 2020

Built LiDAR/camera perception systems for traffic analytics and speed enforcement.

Co-invented a granted U.S. patent for mobile LiDAR vehicle tracking.

2013 - 2018

BSc in Computer Engineering at Cairo University.

2018

While completing my Computer Engineering degree, interned with Valeo's AI research team and co-authored YOLO3D (ECCV 2018) and YOLO4D (NIPS 2018) for real-time 3D object detection from LiDAR point clouds.

2016

Built real-time facial emotion recognition with CNNs.

Built a humanoid robotic hand using custom flex sensors.

2015

Built Magneto, a 3D space game in OpenGL/C++.

Built Crazy Brush, a two-player game in Assembly with serial UART communication.

2014

Built Telemetry CanSat, an ATmega328P-based can-sized satellite that collected and transmitted flight and weather data in real time.