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Maksim Abdul Latif

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I am Maksim Abdul Latif, a transdisciplinary AI audio developer, musicologist, and writer whose work spans philosophy, Arabic studies, and digital humanities.

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I am Maksim Abdul Latif, a transdisciplinary AI audio developer, musicologist, and writer whose work spans philosophy, Arabic studies, and digital humanities. I combine technical skills with a deep appreciation for music history, heritage, and narrative craft to explore responsible AI, multilingual language technologies, and archival projects.

Born in Russia in 1977 and raised in Syria, I am now a Dutch citizen, balancing research, teaching, and creative practice—piano performance, poetry, plays, and translations—while pursuing innovative intersections of AI, language, and memory in cultural heritage contexts.

  • 18 years' experience
  • Joined June 2026

Languages

  • ArabicFluent
  • RussianFluent
  • EnglishFluent
  • DutchAdvanced

Industry experience

  • Media & Entertainment
  • Education
  • Software & Internet
  • Professional Services
  • Non-Profit Organization

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Work experience· 7 roles

AI Audio Developer · Aviavox B. V.Jan 2025 – Present · 1 yr 11 mos

Driving innovation by integrating Aviavox’s AI systems with cutting-edge large language models (LLMs), TTS, and next-generation audio intelligence architectures.

Researcher · University of AmsterdamJan 2021 – Dec 2024 · 4 yrs

NWO Hesita Grant, PhD Pilot: From Archive to Network: Syrian Music in the Jaap Kunst Audio Collection and Beyond.

Research Assistant · Utrecht UniversityJan 2018 – Dec 2019 · 2 yrs

eScience centre CLARIAH project, Bridging the gap: Digital Humanities and the Arabic-Islamic corpus. Tasks included collaboration facilitation, data processing, text manipulation (Python, R), corpus building, and co-writing articles.

Translator · Aviavox B. V.Jan 2018 – Present · 8 yrs 11 mos
Student Assistant · Utrecht UniversityJan 2017 – Dec 2017 · 1 yr
Internship · Amsterdam UniversityJan 2015 – Dec 2015 · 1 yr
Lecturer · Damascus ConservatoryJan 2006 – Dec 2013 · 8 yrs

Education

BA in Piano performance · Damascus Conservatory2030 – 2002
Arabic reading group · Utrecht University2013 – 2019
Gilles Deleuze philosophy seminar · Utrecht University2014 – 2017
RMA in Musicology · Utrecht University2017

Certifications and awards· 6

NWO Hesita Grant - PhD Pilot2021 – 2026
Utrecht University Excellence Scholarship for Musicology (RMA)2013 – 2015
Scholars at Risk fellow2013 – 2026
CARA fellow2013 – 2026

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