General Info
Professional Track
- Information Technology
Country
TunisiaAreas of Expertise
- Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning
- Data Mining and Analytics
- Health Sciences and Technology
Professional Interests
- Computer-aided drug discovery
- Molecule activity prediction using classification approaches
- Artificial Intelligence for medical diagnosis (eHealth)
Age
37The Top Three Things I Would Like to Learn or Experience During my Mentorship
- Business planning: Learn how to translate an innovative project into a successful startup (market study, business model, final product conception)
- Entrepreneurship: Immerse into a technical and managerial ecosystem that shall inspire me for my startup project and help me grow my network and connect with potential collaborators in the silicon valley. I would also like to learn how to develop and deploy an AI-based eHealth solution (requirements in terms of hardware, cloud solutions, most suitable technologies for the application development, etc).
- Technical: Implement an artificial intelligence tool
Ideal Company Type
The ideal company for me would be focused on developing AI solutions accessible through simple devices (tablets, phones) and deployable in low-resources settings. The medical field (eHealth/mHealth) is preferable but not mandatory. The company may be of big or medium size, multicultural, with a growth mindset.
Additional Technical Skills
Python, R, scientific writing
What are three adjectives that best describe you in the work place?
- Assertive
- Enthusiast
- Multi-tasking
What impact will your mentorship have on your career and professional path?
I expect to gain valuable insights on business management and enterprise culture during my stay in the host organisation. I also seek to learn how are AI technologies are implemented in a highly innovative environment.
After participating in the TechWomen program, how will you leverage your mentorship experience to make an impact in your home country?
I intend to put my TechWomen experience and my previous experience in mentoring women scientists to initiate a mentoring program in my institution with the help of other colleagues. The idea is to build a community-based mentoring framework that aims at empowering young researcher since their early years in the STEM fields.
Work History
Years of Full-time Work Experience
6Primary Professional Focus
- Bio or medical technology
- Individual contributor leading innovation
- Scientist and researcher
Current/Most Recent Job
- Title and Company: CEO, AI4HD
- Direct Reports:
- Type: Part-time
- Location: Tunis, Tunisia
- Dates: June 1, 2020 –
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Responsibilities:
Manage and conduct all scientific and operational activities, implement sales strategies, identify funding sources, identify collaborators and stakeholders.
Job #2
- Title and Company: Researcher, Institut Pasteur de Tunis
- Type: Full-time
- Location: Tunis, Tunisia
- Dates: January 9, 2015 – March 1, 2015
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Responsibilities:
Develop machine learning methods for drug discovery, implement sustainable data management systems for clinical research data, supervise and mentor graduate students, manage multiple research projects, write scientific papers.
Job #3
- Title and Company: Assistant researcher, Institut Pasteur
- Type: Full-time
- Location: Paris, France
- Dates: April 1, 2014 – March 31, 2015
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Responsibilities:
Develop novel tools for protein surface mapping using Self-Organizing Maps, Identify novel anti-Leishmania molecules using high virtual screenings and molecular modeling approaches.
Education History
Highest Level of Education Completed
Ph.DInstitution #1
- Institution: University of Carthage
- Degree Awarded: Ph.D
- Major: Bioinformatics
- Minor:
- Location: Tunisia
- Completion Date: April 1, 2016
Institution #2
- Institution: National School of Engineers of Tunis
- Degree Awarded: Master's
- Major: Information Processing
- Minor: Bio-systems
- Location: Tunisia
- Completion Date: July 1, 2010
Institution #3
- Institution: Faculty of Sciences of Tunis
- Degree Awarded: Bachelor's
- Major: Analytical Chemistry
- Minor: Instrumentation
- Location: Tunisia
- Completion Date: June 1, 2008
