Career Record

• Jul 2019 till now          | Postdoctoral Fellow at Creative Interactions Lab, Ottawa, ON, Canada

• Sep 2015 to Jun 2019  | PhD Researcher at Open Lab, Newcastle University, UK

• Oct 2014 to Sep 2015  | Lecturer Assoc. at MSA University

• Mar 2009 to Oct 2014   | Senior Developer at Vodafone Egypt

• Jul 2008 to Mar 2009   | Web Developer at Intercom Enterprises

• Jul 2007 to Jan 2008    | IT Specialist at Suez Canal Authority

• Sep 2006 to Jul 2007   | IBM Intern in the IBM Websphere Program

Education

• PhD in HCI Computing, Open Lab, Newcastle University, UK (2019)

• MSc of Computer Science, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt (2014)

• BSc(Hons) of Computer Science, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt (2006)

Member of The Arab Women in Comuting Association

Previous member of Vodafone Egypt Women in Technology Diversity & Inclusion Initiative

Exhibitions

1. Peace Painting   | at the Carleton Community Art Exhibition, Carleton University Art Gallery. Ottawa, ON, Canada, Jan-Feb 2020.

2. AMR Interactive Pharmacys   | at the London Design Festival Reading, UK, Sep 2018.

3. BacterioChromic   | at the Living with Adaptive Architecture Exhibition, Lakeside Arts Gallery. Nottingham, UK, May-June 2018.

4. ActuEater  | at the Living with Adaptive Architecture Exhibition, Lakeside Arts Gallery. Nottingham, UK, May-June 2018.

5. Immersive Hive   | at the “Bees!” Exhibition, at The Hancock Great North Museum. Newcastle, UK, March 2018.

6. Enchanted Architecture Gallery | during the “2016 CHARRETTE WEEK”, Architecture School, Newcastle University, UK, Sep 2016.

Media

1. 2030 Ambient Dwellings
   Article in the Medium Magazine, by Piers Fowkes. October 2, 2019.

2. Seamless Seams: Machine Sewing shape-changing and colour-changing threads.
   Article in Open Lab, by Emily Barker. June 27, 2019.

3. Beautiful and Smart
   Article in Professional Builder. Featured in "Innovations". February 18, 2019.

4. Interior design of the future will seem like magic
   Article in The Conversation. Featured both "Art" and "Science + Technology". February 15, 2019

5. Help create a buzz about bees at Newcastle University’s Great North Museum: Hancock
   Article in the Northern Echo, by Joe Kelly. March 12, 2018

Invited Talks

1. Future Interactive Interiors: between Utopia and Dystopia
   Afternoon Intersections Talk at the CUAG (Carleton University Art Gallery), Ottawa, ON, Canada. March 25, 2020

2. Can Women in STEM change the game?
   International Women's Week Breakthrough Breakfast at Kanata Tech Hub, ON, Canada. March 3, 2019

3. Shape-Changing Interfaces and Home Decor
   BIG Lab talk (Bristol Interactions Group) at Bristol University, UK. November 4, 2019

4. Interactive Interior Design
   Public CLUE talk at Carleton University Ottawa ON, Canada. August 19, 2019

5. Interior Design that Walks and Talks!
   Public Lecture at Newcastle University "New Voices on Science, Agriculture and Engineering". May 2, 2019

6. Academia and Industry Collaboration
   Guest Speaker at the Vodafone Global Innovation Forum. October 30, 2015.