Volunteer
- Barclays Bank UK (Oct 2022 - Present)
- Technical Mentor; helping graduates and interns acquire new technical skills, gain exposure to different DS & ML projects, and learn how to progress
- Race at Work Mentor (Reverse Mentoring Pogramme); mentoring managers by creating a safe space to learn and be exposed to challenging dialogue whilst learning about the lived experiences of Black and Minority colleagues.
- Manara (Mar 2021 - Aug 2022)
- Mentor for supporting students with soft & English skills development}
- Manara is a non-profit organisation that connects global tech companies with top highly-vetted Arab software engineers – identifying undiscovered computer scientists and teaching them how to pass interviews.
- Code First Girls (CFG) (Dec 2020 - May 2021)
- Instructor for Introduction to Data & SQL Programming Course}
- CFG is a non-profit social enterprise for transforming tech by providing the skills, space and inspiration for women to become kick-ass developers and future leaders.
Awards
Scholarships
- Become a Science Founder (BSF) Fellowship for Entrepreneurship Scientists, 2021
- The Connected City Summit, 2016
- Machine Learning Summer School (MLSS’s 15 Kyoto), 2015
- Mobile User Experience (MEX) Scholarship, 2015
- University of Surrey PhD Studentship – Graduate School, 2015 to 2018
- MEDASTAR Erasmus Mundus – MSc at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), 2012 to 2014
Student Awards
- Exemplary Student Award, Helwan University, Computer Science Department, Egypt, 2008
- Exemplary Student Award, Helwan University, Computer Science Department, Egypt, 2007
- Microsoft Imagine Cup Competition, 2008
- Theme: “Imagine a world where technology enables a sustainable environment”
- Award: 3rd Place in National Final Competition
Travel Awards
- Represented Egypt with Egyptian delegation, “Youth Exchange Program”, Tunisia, 2008
- Represented Egypt in TEIMUN Conference “The European International Model of United Nations” in Netherlands, 2007
Other Extracurricular Activities
- Data Champion at the University of Cambridge, 2022.
- Research mentor for new postgraduate research students, University of Surrey, 2015 to 2018
- Student Ambassador, University of Surrey, 2015 to 2018
- Acted as a volunteer in Talent Communications Team, AIESEC VUB, 2012
- Microsoft Student Partner at Helwan University, 2008 to 2009