She earned her Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science from the University of Illinois at Chicago in Fall 2019, with her dissertation titled “Deadlock Detector and Solver (DDS).” She completed her Master of Science in Computer Science at Bowling Green State University in Fall 2011, with her thesis titled “A Cloud Computing Framework for Computer Science Education.” Her academic journey began with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University (formerly Dammam University) in Fall 2006, where she graduated with honors.
In her academic career, she began as an Instructor at New Horizons Institute in Khobar, KSA, during Summer 2007, where she trained students at various levels on ICDL and IC3 certificates and taught courses in Computer Mathematics, Secretary duties, office management, and office technology. She then taught basic computer skills and Microsoft Office applications at Dammam University (now Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University) in Fall 2007. Prior to this, she worked as a Teacher at Riyadh Al-Islam Schools in Spring 2007, where she taught basic computer skills to girls, ranging from elementary to high school students.
Since Fall 2012, she has been serving as a faculty member at Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University in Riyadh, KSA
Work experience
As a Lecturer and Assistant Professor, she teaches a range of courses including Foundations of Programming (GN 044), Discrete Structures (CS100), Programming Language I (CS110), Programming Language II (CS111), Computer Organization (CS206), Natural Language Processing (CAI 350), Graduation Project I (CS487), and Graduation Project II (CS488). She is involved in designing and recording a programming basics course and a data structures course as electronic courses for the programming diploma program. She participates in faculty committees and collaborative initiatives to improve the curriculum and attends seminars to stay updated on the latest trends in technology and teaching methods. She also serves as a scientific contact at the University of Southern California in the field of video game design and is the Computer Sciences’ program leader.
In her non-academic experience, she served as Vice President, Director of Public Relations, and Director of the Cultural and Information Committee at King Abdulaziz and his Companions Foundation for the Gifted from Summers 2002 to 2007. During her tenure, she built a summer science program for talented students, encouraged their inventiveness, and gained significant managerial skills through her six years of work with the President of the program.
Certifications or Professional Registrations:
She holds several notable certifications and professional registrations, including membership in the Golden Key International Honor Society and the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society. She also possesses the Huawei HCIA-AI Certificate. Her current professional memberships include the Computing Research Association, the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), and the IEEE Computer Society.
Honors and Awards:
She has received several honors and awards, including participation in the CRA-Women Grad Cohort Workshop, and has been recognized with the ACM’s SRC Travel Award and the HPDC Travel Award. Her service activities encompass planning programs and activities for talented students, building and designing electronic courses, and supervising the student magazine for the College of Computer and Information. She is also involved in various committees, including judging and supervising hackathons.
In terms of granted projects, she is currently working on the Researchers Supporting Project at Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University (Project number: PNURSP2023R409) for the year 2023. She is also leading two projects funded by the Deputyship for Research & Innovation, Ministry of Education in Saudi Arabia: “Detection and Identification of Plant Leaf Diseases using YOLOv4” (Project number RI-44-0618) from November 2022 to May 2024, and “Use of Modern Machine Learning Techniques to Combat Extremism and the Role of Women” (Project number WE-44-0279) from November 2022 to May 2024.