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.

• 🚀 Founder & CEO of HelloRoam - travel eSIM platform covering 170+ countries
• 🏢 Software Engineer at Kuflink Ltd (FCA-regulated fintech)
• 🎓 MSc Computer Science (Distinction) from University of Greenwich
• 📄 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 10→12, PHP 8.0→8.4 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

💡 Building systems that work at 2am when users need them most.