Chess Algorithms: Why AI Is Much More Than LLMs
Chess engines are a reminder that AI is not only about generating words. It is also about search, planning, evaluation, optimization, and decision-making.
Technical & Data Consultant
Full-stack applications • Data engineering • Cloud solutions
Technical and Data Consultant at PwC Malta with hands-on experience building full-stack applications, REST APIs, database-backed enterprise systems, mobile applications, ETL pipelines, and cloud-hosted solutions. I have worked across financial services, healthcare, fintech, iGaming, and enterprise environments, combining a BE in Computer Science and Engineering with an MBA in Finance and Business Analytics.
Developing a privacy-first Android application that captures weight measurements from compatible Bluetooth Low Energy scales and synchronises validated readings with Android Health Connect. Built device discovery, scale parsing, centralised validation policies, user-controlled health permissions, and automated unit, widget, integration, and release workflows.
Designed and deployed a cloud-hosted enterprise platform for pharmacy inventory, pricing, reporting, and operational workflows. Developed Python ETL and automation pipelines, integrated backend APIs and databases, configured ERPNext modules and permissions, and deployed containerised services on Microsoft Azure.
Chess engines are a reminder that AI is not only about generating words. It is also about search, planning, evaluation, optimization, and decision-making.
Max Tegmark's Life 3.0 is not really a book about robots. It is a book about us, and what we choose to become.
PwC Malta
University of Malta
Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology
Patiala, India
Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology
Patiala, India
University of Malta
Malta
2019 – Present
Regularly solve algorithmic problems on LeetCode and Codeforces, with an emphasis on data structures, graph algorithms, dynamic programming, complexity analysis, and structured problem solving.
December 2012 – Present
Participated in regional and international competitions, developing rapid pattern recognition, algorithmic thinking, consistency, and composure under time pressure.