Achievements

Awards, wins, and published research.

A selection of recognitions across hackathons, enterprise programs, and academic publications.

2023

Nominated — AWSome Awards

For customer obsession and technical excellence at AWS.

2022

Winner — HackZurich 2022

Europe's largest hackathon.

2021

Double Winner — HackZurich 2021

Two category wins in a single edition.

2020

Winner — Credit Suisse Machine Learning Hackathon

1st place across the bank.

2020

Winner — #VersusVirus COVID-19 Hackathon

X-OUT.ORG — long-term COVID growth prediction.

2020

3rd Place — HackZurich (Huawei Challenge)

Awarded by Huawei at HackZurich 2020.

2019

Highly Commended — IIA Award

Institute of Internal Auditors, best use of technology.

2019

2nd Place — Credit Suisse Deep Learning Hackathon

2018

3rd Place — Credit Suisse Blockchain Hackathon

2018

Winner — Credit Suisse Tableau Visualisation Competition

2014

Nominated — PwC Client Experience Awards

Signed gift & letter from PwC UK leadership.

2006

Entrepreneur — Built and sold a business

Started in 2006, exited in 2008.

Publications

Peer-reviewed & academic research.

Published work spanning behavioural economics, reputational risk, and AI-driven fraud detection on smart cards.

2017 · Publication

Measuring Reputational Risk by External Data

Co-authored research with ETH Zurich

A behavioural-economics approach to quantifying reputational risk for global financial institutions using external, unstructured data sources.

Reputational RiskBehavioural EconomicsETH Zurich

2007 · Publication

Fraud Detection in Smart-Card Environments using Artificial Intelligence

MSc Dissertation — Royal Holloway, University of London (Information Security Group)

Applied AI techniques to detect fraudulent transactions in smart-card systems. Presented at CARDIS and exhibited at the Royal Holloway Smart Card Centre.

Smart CardsFraud DetectionCARDISAI

Certifications

Licenses & certifications.

Cloud, strategy, blockchain, and AI-native craft — verified by AWS, Oxford, IBM and Lovable.

Feb 2026

Vibe Coding — L5: Diamond

Sourced from Lovable

Jul 2023

AWS Certified — Data Analytics Specialty

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Dec 2021

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Nov 2021

AWS Certified Solutions Architect

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Sep 2020

Oxford Strategic Innovation Programme

Saïd Business School, University of Oxford

Oct 2018

IBM Blockchain Essentials

IBM

Jul 2018

Oxford Blockchain Strategy Programme

Saïd Business School, University of Oxford

Podcasts

Featured conversations.

Interviews and discussions on AI, entrepreneurship, and the GTM lessons behind Uthereal.

Spotify · Episode

Finding new and exciting ways to get punched in the face: Wael Abdelmalek on the GTM failures that shaped Uthereal

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Spotify · Episode

Why Most AI Fails and the Founders Fixing It with João Carvalho & Wael Abdelmalek of Uthereal

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Talks & Interviews

On video.

Talks, panels, and interviews — from Talent Kick to Supply Chain Insights.

YouTube · Supply Chain Now

Supply Chains to Admire 2026: Winners and Dynamic Benchmarking Opportunities

July 2026

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YouTube · Supply Chain Insights

Supply Chains to Admire 2026: Winners and Dynamic Benchmarking Opportunities

June 2026

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YouTube · EWOR

Finding new ways to get punched in the face: Wael Abdelmalek on GTM failures that shaped Uthereal

May 2026

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YouTube · Talent Kick

Hear from 2024 Talent Kick Graduates: UTHEREAL

June 2025

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YouTube · Supply Chain Insights

Straight Talk — Supply Chain Insights: Using Large Language Models for Training

February 2025

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