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: 3^rd 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