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Technical Lead iOS Engineer at Sephora (LVMH) with 13+ years of experience, author of "AI Driven Swift Architecture," and host of the Swift Academy Podcast.

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Modern iOS Security: Attacks, Defenses & AI

May 31, 2026

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Swift With Walid

Security isn't Apple's job alone – it's yours. This episode of Swift Academy brings together iOS security experts Dave Poirier and Deya Elkhawaldeh to expose dangerous assumptions, real-world attack surfaces, and how AI is transforming both offense and defense. Small implementation mistakes become major vulnerabilities. Learn the attacker mindset and build defensive culture into your engineering workflow.

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MLX Swift & On-Device AI with Adrien Grondin

May 17, 2026

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Swift With Walid

MLX is Apple's machine learning framework for Apple Silicon – but how does it compare to Core ML and Foundation Models? Adrien Grondin explains fine-tuning, memory constraints, small language models (SLMs), and building SwiftUI apps with on-device AI. Plus: battery consumption, latency, and WWDC expectations.

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Cupertino MCP Code Explained by Mihaela

May 14, 2026

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Swift With Walid

What if AI agents could read 90,000+ Apple documentation pages offline? Cupertino is a local MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that makes this real. Senior iOS architect Mihaela explains the architecture, client-server communication, and why local-first AI tooling changes iOS development workflows.

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Correctness vs Performance in Swift Concurrency

May 8, 2026

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Swift With Walid

Actors, isolation, Sendable — Swift Concurrency is powerful but not always intuitive. Matt Massicotte joins to explain the real trade‑off between correctness and performance, how static isolation differs from dynamic isolation, and what actually changes when you migrate to Swift 6.

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Apple Foundations Models With Mohammad Azam

May 4, 2026

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Swift With Walid

This isn't about chatbots or remote APIs. Apple is embedding Foundation Models directly into your app's architecture — private, on‑device, and fully under your control. Learn how tools, structured generation, and adapter‑based fine‑tuning turn AI into a deterministic, evolving part of your Swift codebase.

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Walid SASSI

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With over 13 years of experience in the Apple ecosystem, Walid is a Technical Lead iOS Engineer at Sephora (LVMH), where he leads initiatives used by millions of users. He is the author of "AI Driven Swift Architecture" (Packt Publishing) and host of the Swift Academy Podcast.

Through his articles and videos, Walid shares practical insights on architecture, scalability, and performance — bridging the gap between day-to-day engineering and advanced iOS practices. His content is for developers who want to build not just working apps, but robust, production-grade solutions.

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Walid SASSI iOS Articles & Videos

Latest resources

Modern iOS Security: Attacks, Defenses & AI

MLX Swift & On-Device AI with Adrien Grondin

Cupertino MCP Code Explained by Mihaela

Correctness vs Performance in Swift Concurrency

Apple Foundations Models With Mohammad Azam

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