Hi all, Hesham here: materials scientist turned agentic AI builder

Hey everyone, thanks Ryan for the invite.

I'm Hesham, based in Bochum, Germany. PhD in computational materials science from ICAMS (Ruhr-Universität Bochum), where I'm now a postdoc working on agentic AI for materials science. I'm also Technical Lead at OpenPhase Solutions, and I run my own shop, AutonomousLab, plus VelocityMind for enterprise multi-agent systems.

What I'm building:

• matsim.ai: AI agents that set up and run materials simulations (coming soon)
• figlab.ai: AI-generated scientific figures and diagrams
• CoalitionKit: open-source platform where everyone brings their own agent and the agents team up over A2A, with MCP and generative UI. Built it for the Meta Global AI Developer Hackathon
• SwarmWeaver: autonomous multi-agent coding with parallel git worktrees and approval gates
• A writing series on Agent Reliability Engineering, basically what it takes to get agents from demo to production

What's working: figlab.ai is live and getting used. And going deep on the protocol stack (MCP, A2A, AG-UI, ADK) has paid off a lot. Agents in science and engineering need real verification, not just vibes, and that's where I keep finding gaps nobody covers.

One thing I need: a co-founder. I'm solo right now. Ideally someone strong on go-to-market or enterprise sales who gets deep tech, or a builder who wants to work on agents for science and simulation.

Happy to help anyone with multi-agent architecture, MCP servers or agent evals. I am glad to connect with folks building for Europe or around the globe!