Hi!, I'm Ilham Rafiqin
/eel-hum/
Final-year Computer Engineering student (GPA 3.79/4.0) specializing in robust data ecosystems and Large Language Model (LLM) architectures. Currently executing national digital initiatives at the Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs (AITF), applying analytical thinking to optimize technical workflows and solve complex architectural challenges. A systematic problem solver recognized as 4th Place in the Budaya GO! competition out of 627 applicants.
# data_pipeline.py
import apache_beam as beam
from airflow import DAG
with DAG('etl_harvest') as dag:
extract = PythonOperator(
task_id='extract',
python_callable=fetch_data
)
transform >> load
version: '3.8'
services:
api:
build: .
ports:
- '8000:8000'
redis:
image: redis:alpine
restart: always
INFO [crawler] Fetching batch 47/200
INFO [tokenizer] 200M tokens processed
DEBUG [qwen-9b] Loading LoRA adapters
INFO [sft] Epoch 3/5 - loss: 0.234
INFO [grpo] Alignment step complete
OK [pipeline] All stages green ✓
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About & Experience
Computer Engineering Student (GPA 3.79) • Data Engineering • LLMs • Cloud
Malang, Indonesia
Final-year Computer Engineering student (GPA 3.79/4.0) specializing in robust data ecosystems and Large Language Model (LLM) architectures. Currently executing national digital initiatives at the Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs (AITF), applying analytical thinking to optimize technical workflows and solve complex architectural challenges. A systematic problem solver recognized as 4th Place in the Budaya GO! competition out of 627 applicants.
Experience
AI Engineer (Internship)
•Artificial Intelligence Talent Factory (Komdigi)Developing Indonesian education expert LLM workflows and supporting national digital initiatives with end-to-end data → training → inference collaboration.
- Developed scraping pipelines (Crawl4AI + Playwright) to curate 200M+ tokens; implemented filtering/noise reduction for Continual Pre-Training (CPT)
- Fine-tuned Qwen 3.5 (9B) via Unsloth + QLoRA on 80GB VRAM GPUs; implemented SFT and DPO/GRPO for alignment
- Developing automated pipeline via OpenRouter for synthetic instruction-tuning datasets aligned with Indonesia educational curricula
- Collaborating across 5 cross-functional teams and multiple stakeholders (Komdigi, Kemensos, Sekolah Rakyat)
AI Developer (Project)
•Budaya GO! (Ministry of Culture, Indonesia)Built Maltopia — a cultural preservation platform combining RAG and interactive experiences for Topeng Malangan / Nusantara.
- Engineered a RAG system (Gemini API + Supabase) to digitize oral traditions into a queryable knowledge base
- Integrated AI features with Next.js + Three.js 3D mask renderings for interactive cultural access
- Ranked 4th out of 627 teams; recognized for technical implementation by the Ministry of Culture
Data Engineer (Project)
•FILKOM, Universitas BrawijayaBuilt Smart Harvest — a dockerized ETL pipeline and yield prediction system for multi-commodity agricultural datasets.
- Engineered a Docker-based ETL pipeline orchestrated by Apache Airflow
- Designed a Star Schema data warehouse for analytics performance
- Developed regression-based forecasting to predict harvest yields
Volunteer Academic Assistant
•PSLD UBUniversity center supporting accessibility for students with disabilities.
- Provided 1-on-1 academic assistance and classroom accessibility support
- Used basic Indonesian Sign Language (BISINDO) to bridge communication
Vice Chairperson
•K-RISMA Bootcamp (FILKOM UB)Research-focused student organization dedicated to academic innovation and competitions.
- Led a research workshop for 70+ participants focusing on academic writing and sustainable innovation
- Facilitated submission of 4 extended abstracts to CODE International Conference 2024
Cyber Security
•POROS (Organization of Open Source), FILKOM UBOpen-source development and cybersecurity community in FILKOM UB.
- Co-organized internal Capture The Flag (CTF) sessions and peer-led study groups
- Managed institutional relations as public relations to foster external collaborations
Skills & Technologies
Programming Languages
Data Engineering
AI & LLM
Cloud & DevOps
Cybersecurity
Human Languages
Works
Projects and credentials mapped from my CV.
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