Academics

I graduated Summa Cum Laude from the American University of Sharjah (AUS) with a BSc. in Mechanical Engineering and a minor in Applied Physics in 2018. In the same year, I was admitted to the Tau Beta Pi and Pi Tau Sigma honor societies. Then, in August 2020, I earned an MSc. in Engineering Systems Management from the Industrial Engineering Department at AUS while being a full-time graduate teaching and research assistant. Shortly after, I worked as a research assistant for the Industrial Engineering department at my alma mater until May 2021.

In September 2023, I joined the department of Wood Science at the University of British Columbia as a PhD student, with a focus on modeling and optimizing the performance of mass timber structures in fire.

Degrees

PhD in Fire Resilience of Mass Timber Structures (2023 – Present),
Department of Wood Science, Faculty of Forestry

University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

MSc. in Engineering Systems Management (2018 – 2020),
CGPA: 3.93/4,
Thesis Title: Design of a Theoretical Framework for a Real-Time Fire Evacuation Guidance System
BSc. in Mechanical Engineering (2014-2018),
Minor in Applied Physics,
CGPA: 3.96/4 (Summa Cum Laude)

American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE

Awards

Dean’s List award winner for 6 undergraduate semesters
Two-time winner of Chancellor’s List award
Merit Scholarship, 2014-2018
Member of Pi Tau Sigma (the International Honor Society for Mechanical Engineers) and the first female inductee into the local chapter, 2018
Member of Tau Beta Pi (the Engineering Honor Society), 2018
Graduate Teaching Assistant Full Scholarship, 2018-2020
Bachelor’s capstone project (“Duct Inspection Robot”) awards:
- First place, The International Symposium on Mechatronics and Its Applications (ISMA’18) Student Poster Competition, 2018
- First place in Mechanical Engineering Department, The First Annual Engineering Design & Innovation Competition & Exposition (EDICE), 2018

Nanodegrees

Introduction to Machine Learning with TensorFlow (2022)
Advanced Data Analysis, (2022)
in collaboration with egFWD
Data Analysis Professional, (2021)
in collaboration with egFWD

Self-Paced Courses

The Effect of Fire on People, Property, and the Environment (online, non-credit)

Certifications

Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) – Mechanical (2018)
Credential ID: 1842339

SAP Certified Application Associate – Business Foundation & Integration with SAP ERP 6.07
Score: 91%

HP ATA Connected Devices Associate
Credential ID: wMs2N-FMs2 , verifiable here.