General Info
Professional Track
- Telecommunications
Country
LibyaAreas of Expertise
- Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning
- Engineering, Energy Resources
- Engineering, Telecommunications
Professional Interests
- Smart grid
- Smart cars
- Deep learning and neural networks
Age
37Dare to be the first of what you dream that young girls would be inspired by.
What will be your most valuable contribution to your TechWomen host company?
I will share my skills in artificial intelligence and ideas with my colleagues in my host company such as MATLAB programming and academic writing as I attend meetings and social gatherings.
The Top Three Things I Would Like to Learn or Experience During my Mentorship
- Smart grid/sensing/buildings/cars
- Artificial intelligence
- Company Management
Mentorship Characteristic
- Visit an office or attend a site-visit
- Identify workshops or certificate programs to further my learning after the program has ended
- Present my current work to professionals in my industry
- Identify a short-term project I can work on at the partnering company
- Have exposure to specialized industry techniques
Ideal Company Type
I am strongly interested in companies that are innovative and have life-work balance in the topics of smart energy/buildings/environments. I am also interested in artificial intelligence and deep learning techniques and smart sensing. I would like to learn more about company challenges and how to tackle these challenges. Networking with like minds would be beneficial.
Programming Languages
- SQL
- Visual Basic
Additional Technical Skills
Presentation in power point, excel and academic writing with Latex.
What are three adjectives that best describe you in the work place?
- Hard worker
- Confident
- Sociable
What impact will your mentorship have on your career and professional path?
I am in the beginning of establishing a company that is focused in research and training for smart sensing technologies (smart building and more), this program will help me set up my company management goals and will empower my skills in AI. Adding to that, will help me to investigate new research topics and network with mind-like professionals.
After participating in the TechWomen program, how will you leverage your mentorship experience to make an impact in your home country?
I will teach all newly gained skills and pass down my knowledge to my students and colleagues in my home town of Derna. As well as, use any learnt techniques into research and training topics.
Work History
Years of Full-time Work Experience
5Primary Professional Focus
- Electronics or telecommunications
- Energy, renewable technology or green technology
Current/Most Recent Job
- Title and Company: Lecturer, University of Derna
- Direct Reports:
- Type: Full-time
- Location: Derna, Libya
- Dates: June 29, 2021 –
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Responsibilities:
Preparing slides, teaching, examination, research, supervising students.
Job #2
- Title and Company: Lecturer, Institute of Altamimi
- Type: Full-time
- Location: Altamimi, Libya
- Dates: October 1, 2019 – June 28, 2021
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Responsibilities:
Teaching technical skills and experience, supervise graduation projects in artificial intelligence and smart sensing.
Education History
Institution #1
- Institution: University of Strathclyde
- Degree Awarded: Ph.D
- Major: Electronics and Electrical
- Minor: Machine Learning
- Location: United Kingdom
- Completion Date: June 1, 2017
Institution #2
- Institution: University of Strathclyde
- Degree Awarded: Master's
- Major: Communications, Control and DSP
- Minor:
- Location: United Kingdom
- Completion Date: September 1, 2011
Institution #3
- Institution: University of Omar Amukhtar
- Degree Awarded: Bachelor's
- Major: Electrical and Electronics
- Minor: Communications
- Location: Libya
- Completion Date: June 1, 2007