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Amir Ismail is a researcher focused at the intersection of computer vision, robotics, and intelligent transportation systems. His primary contributions lie in automated license plate detection and recognition, particularly for Tunisian vehicles. Recognizing a critical gap in available resources, Ismail created the PGTLP (Pearl Guard Tunisian License Plate) dataset, a publicly available, annotated image collection that has become a foundational resource for research in this region. His work extends to practical deployment, benchmarking state-of-the-art YOLO architectures for real-time plate detection from mobile robot video feeds and developing an end-to-end recognition system optimized for inference on mobile security platforms. Earlier in his career, Ismail also explored hyper-redundant (snake) robot locomotion, proposing a novel clustering-based control method for serpentine gait. With his most-cited papers each garnering 6 citations, his work demonstrates a clear trajectory from foundational dataset creation to applied, real-world systems, making significant strides in automated surveillance and vehicular identification.