MOHAMED ALI SAIDANE

Motivated and dedicated student with a strong passion for computer science and a proven track record of academic excellence. Known for my open-minded approach to problem-solving and my ability to quickly learn and adapt to new technologies. Seeking to leverage my skills and knowledge to thrive in a challenging and innovative environment.

INFORMATICS TUNISIAN ASSOCIATION

Competitive Programming Coach

Tunis - August 2022
● I was selected to train a group of 6 high schoolers of the “Intermediate” level in C++ and problem-solving.
● Introduced them to fundamental algorithms and data structures such as Binary Search, Stacks, Queues, Recursion etc.

● Activities included educational contests, discussions, and regular feedback.

ARAB AND AFRICAN COLLEGIATE PROGRAMMING CHAMPIONSHIP (ACPC) FOR TEENS FINALIST

Arab Academy for Science and Technology (AAST)

Tunis, Tunisia / Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt - December 2022

TUNISIAN COLLEGIATE PROGRAMMING CHAMPIONSHIP (TCPC) FOR TEENS SILVER MEDALIST (2ND PLACE)
Informatics Tunisian Association Tunis, Tunisia - September 2022

• My teammate and I placed 2nd out of around 20 teams and qualified for the Arab and African Collegiate Programming Championship for Teens (ACPC Teens) in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt after solving 11 out of 14 problems.

INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIAD IN INFORMATICS (IOI) FINALIST
International Olympiad in Informatics

Yogyakarta, Indonesia - August 2022

• Qualified as one of the 4 Tunisian participants in the International Olympiad in Informatics and competed against more than 80 countries.
• Made new friendships and met like-minded peers from all around the world.
• Discovered the Indonesian culture and the South-East Asian world as I took part in many traditional activities such as making Batik.
• Participated in sponsored activities and had an interview with an Indonesian national cultural center.

PARLONS CHIMIE 3RD PRIZE
Olympiades Nationales de la Chimie

Paris, France - June 2022

• Chemistry contest where teams from all French High Schools of the world compete into making the best chemistry project and communication strategy around the theme “Chemistry and Cosmetics” throughout the school year.
• Our project Lentiscus Cosmetix qualified for the final organized in Paris, France, but could not participate onsite as our supervising teachers could not accompany us.
• After orally presenting our project to the jury online, our team won the 3rd prize among all participants in the contest.

MAGHREB OLYMPIAD IN INFORMATICS (MAGOI) SILVER MEDALIST (3RD PLACE)

Informatics Tunisian Association - May 2022

TUNISIAN OLYMPIAD IN PROGRAMMING (TOP) GOLD MEDALIST (1ST PLACE)

Informatics Tunisian Association - March 2022

ARAB AND AFRICAN COLLEGIATE PROGRAMMING CHAMPIONSHIP (ACPC) FOR TEENS FINALIST

Arab Academy for Science and Technology (AAST) - December 2021

Tunis, Tunisia Nabeul, Tunisia

Luxor, Egypt

• My teammate and I qualified as one of the 3 Tunisian participating teams in the Arab and African Collegiate Programming Championship for Teens.
• Made new friendships with both high school and university participants from all of the Arab world.
  

INTERACT BIG SOUTH TUNIS

Member

Tunis, Tunisia. April 2021-September 2021

• Worked with more than 60 other club members in organizing events such as “Je cours pour l’autisme” (Running for autism), a semi-marathon the profits of which were donated to a special education center which took care of autistic children, or “Koffet Romdhane” in which we collected enough food for 800 families during the month of Ramadan.
• Actively worked in the media committee where I designed posts and edited videos to promote our events on social media.
• Worked in the international committee thanks to which I met and befriended other Interact Club members from the Philippines, South
  Africa, Brazil etc.

• Piano and classical music: 5 years, Went to the Ivan Aivasovsky and Algorithms academies of music. Performed in shows with over 100 spectators. Regularly play Bach, Chopin and Saint-Saëns pieces. Composed instrumental pieces.
• Chess, Sudoku: Frequently compete in Chess games or Sudoku with friends.
• Volleyball: 2 years, Participated in tournaments representing my high school as part of the Sports Association (“Association Sportive”).
• General knowledge: I actively watch general knowledge quiz competitions such as “Question Pour Un Champion” and daily news.