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Education

• Ph.D. in Computer Science, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Aug 2025 – present
• M.S. in Computer Science, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Dec 2024
• B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, California State University Northridge, May 2013

Research Experience

• Aug 2025 – present: Graduate Research Assistant, Siebel School Fellow, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Multimodal knowledge graph pipeline for large-scale retrieval and concept extraction, running multi-LLM inference (Llama 3B/8B, Qwen 14B) on H200/A100 GPUs via vLLM with human-in-the-loop evaluation
  • Agent-based task-oriented dialogue system for contextual risk intervention using belief state tracking, structured databases, and reinforcement learning for action selection
  • Embodied multi-agent planning by extending PARTNR (Habitat 3.0) with inter-agent dialogue, training coordination policies with SFT and GRPO on Llama 3.1-8B
  • Generative AI diagnosis pipeline that maps semantic errors to knowledge graph concepts, evaluated against expert human judgments
• Jan 2025 – Aug 2025: Volunteer Researcher, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Organized course interaction data and summarized usage patterns for an AI-driven education analytics tool
  • Prototyped a knowledge graph linking student activity signals to learning concepts and prerequisites
• May 2023 – Dec 2024: Graduate Research Assistant, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Built CodeLens, an AI-powered SQL assistant that gives targeted feedback on semantic errors in student queries, using fine-tuned GPT models on real student submissions
  • Work published at ASEE 2024 and DataEd 2025
• Aug 2023 – Dec 2023: Researcher, CS 598 Security and Privacy for IoT in Homes, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Designed the user interface for a Matter protocol testbed with a network utility device for traffic sniffing and wireless access
  • Distinguished Paper Award at SDIoTSec 2024

Industry Experience

• May 2026 – present: ChipStack AI Super Agent Team, Cadence Design Systems, San Jose, CA
  • LLM-based agents for automated RTL design and optimization workflows
  • Benchmarking and evaluation pipelines for agent performance on PPA objectives
• Jun 2023 – Aug 2023: Web Application Developer, Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Demo booking website with Python Flask and Google Cloud, including authentication and booking management
• Jan 2016 – Aug 2021: Founder and CEO, Gonuts Cronuts LLC, Kuwait
  • Ran financial and operational strategy and supply chain analytics for a business supplying 70+ outlets
• Jun 2014 – Dec 2015: Field Engineer, Baker Hughes Drilling Fluids, Ahmadi, Kuwait
  • Optimized drilling fluid properties using operational and geological data analysis
• Dec 2013 – Jun 2014: Plant Engineer, Alkout Industrial Project, Shuaiba, Kuwait
  • Plant inspections, scheduled shutdowns, and chemical input process improvements

Skills

• Programming: Python, Java, Matlab, R
• Frameworks: PyTorch, TensorFlow, vLLM
• Data: SQL, Neo4j, MongoDB, pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn, PowerBI, Tableau
• Web and Cloud: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Docker, AWS, GCP
• Languages: English (native), Arabic (native), French (basic)

Publications

• From SQL Errors to Concept Gaps: An AI-Powered Knowledge Graph Analytics Platform for Personalized Feedback
  Abdulrahman AlRabah, Weijian Zhou, Xing Gao, Abdussalam Alawini. arXiv preprint arXiv:2608.03118, 2026.
• PredAct-Bench: Benchmarking Tool-Augmented Dialogue under Controlled Tool Noise
  Abdulrahman AlRabah, Xiaocheng Yang, Dilek Hakkani-Tür, Abdussalam Alawini. arXiv preprint arXiv:2608.02372, 2026.
• Too Polite to Disagree: Understanding Sycophancy Propagation in Multi-Agent Systems
  Vira Kasprova, Amruta Parulekar, Abdulrahman AlRabah, Krishna Agaram, Ritwik Garg, Sagar Jha, Nimet Beyza Bozdag, Dilek Hakkani-Tür. Proceedings of the 27th Annual Meeting of the Special Interest Group on Discourse and Dialogue (SIGDIAL 2026), 2026.
• GBC: Gradient-Based Connections for Optimizing Multi-Agent Systems
  Xiaocheng Yang, Abdulrahman AlRabah, Dilek Hakkani-Tür, Gokhan Tur. Proceedings of the 27th Annual Meeting of the Special Interest Group on Discourse and Dialogue (SIGDIAL 2026), 2026.
• WIP: AI-Powered Knowledge Graph System for Personalized SQL Learning and Adaptive Feedback in Database Systems Education
  Weijian Zhou, Abdulrahman AlRabah, Dylan Dunham, Abdussalam Alawini. 2026 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, 2026.
• Integrating Generative AI Chatbots to Foster the Entrepreneurial Mindset in Engineering Education
  Xing Gao, Abdulrahman AlRabah, Sotiria Koloutsou-Vakakis, Tomasz Kozlowski, Volodymyr Kindratenko, Abdussalam Alawini. 2026 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, 2026.
• Instructor-Aligned Knowledge Graphs for Personalized Learning
  Abdulrahman AlRabah, Priyanka Kargupta, Jiawei Han, Abdussalam Alawini. arXiv preprint arXiv:2602.17111, 2026.
• Data-Driven Insights into AI-Powered Learning: Analyzing Student Interactions with AI-bot in Engineering Education
  Abdulrahman AlRabah, Zepei Li, Meredith Blumthal, Sotiria Koloutsou-Vakakis, Volodymyr Kindratenko, Tomasz Kozlowski, Abdussalam Alawini. 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, 2025.
• CodeLens: A Generative AI Framework for Automated Feedback on SQL Assignments
  Abdulrahman AlRabah, Abdussalam Alawini. 4th International Workshop on Data Systems Education (DataEd 2025), 2025.
• Optimizing Database Query Learning: A Generative AI Approach for Semantic Error Feedback
  Abdulrahman AlRabah, Sophia Yang, Abdussalam Alawini. 2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, 2024.
• Designing and Evaluating a Testbed for the Matter Protocol: Insights into User Experience 🏆 Distinguished Paper Award
  Ravindra Mangar, Jingyu Qian, Wondimu Zegeye, Abdulrahman AlRabah, Ben Civjan, Shalni Sundram, Sam Yuan, Carl A. Gunter, Mounib Khanafer, Kevin Kornegay, Timothy J. Pierson, David Kotz. Workshop on Security and Privacy in Standardized IoT (SDIoTSec), co-located with NDSS 2024, 2024.

Awards

• Distinguished Paper Award, SDIoTSec 2024
• Siebel School Fellow, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2025
• 1st place, Fostering the Entrepreneurial Mindset, Babson Global Inc., 2016
• 1st place, SME Entrepreneurship Diploma, The National Fund, 2016