Based in London, UK. I build backend systems in fintech, run a travel eSIM startup, and publish AI research. I also mentor and judge at hackathons.
- π Founder & CEO of HelloRoam - travel eSIM platform covering 170+ countries
- π’ Software Engineer at Kuflink Ltd (FCA-regulated fintech)
- π MSc Computer Science (Distinction) from University of Greenwich
- π 4 peer-reviewed papers in IEEE and Elsevier journals
HelloRoam - A travel eSIM marketplace
- 170+ countries, 63 languages, 20+ currencies
- AI-powered content engine for multi-language pages at scale
- Leading a team of engineers across UK and Pakistan
Kuflink - Backend systems for regulated finance
- Repayments, interest engines, investor flows (PHP/Laravel)
- Cut API response times by ~50% through query tuning
- Reduced memory usage from ~8GB to ~3GB on long-running jobs
- Led upgrades: Laravel 10β12, PHP 8.0β8.4 with zero downtime
- ETHGlobal London 2024 - 3rd place (Uniswap) + Worldcoin Pool Prize
- Encode ETHLondon 2023 - $1,500 Etherspot bounty
- Hybrid CNN-BiGRU model for load forecasting - Energy Reports (Elsevier), 2025
- Deep Learning for Wind Energy Forecasting - IEEE ICEET, 2024
- DCCP vs TCP for Real-Time Applications - IEEE ICEET, 2024
- ML Methods for Short-Term Load Forecasting - IEEE ICECCE, 2024
- Judge & Mentor - UK AI Agent Hackathon at Imperial College London (650+ participants)
- Volunteer Instructor - Taught programming to 150+ students in Pakistan
- Backend: PHP, Laravel, Node.js, Python
- Databases: MySQL, Redis, PostgreSQL
- Cloud: AWS (Lambda, EC2), Docker, GitHub Actions
- Blockchain: Solidity, Hardhat, Ethers.js, EVM chains
- Email: aqibhassanbhatti@gmail.com
- LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/aqib-h
- Location: London, UK
π‘ Building systems that work at 2am when users need them most.



