St Andrews, Scotland, The United Kingdom
HCI Research (Usability, Collaboration and Learning, Remote Group Collaboration Technologies, Visualization), Software Engineering (Product Management, Agile Project Management, Care Driven Development, Scrum, Kanban, HIVE (Human Interaction Virtual Environment) organisational model, Essence Framework), Participatory Design (Co-design, Cross-cultural design, Distributed design, PD Methods & Tools), Collaborative Editing (Crowdsourcing, Group Dynamics, Face-to-Face Collaboration, Distributed Collaboration, Social Enterprise), Open Knowledge (Wikipedia, Equity, Human Rights, Wiki Technology, Collaboration Patterns, Online Communities, Collaborative Translation, Online Volunteering), Web Development (Open-source, Single-page application, Web Extentions), Education (Collaborative Learning, Teaching English as a second language (TESL))
Agile Project Management: Course at the University of Oxford, Department for Continuing Education
Social Entrepreneurship: Course at the University of Oxford, Department for Continuing Education
Professional Skills Curriculum: Series of evening workshops at the University of St Andrews require regular attendance to develop skills in Project Management, Team Management, Strategy and Organisation, Presentation, amongst others.
Technical Skills: Java, JavaScript, PHP, Node.js, MeteorJS, Laravel, D3.js, React.js, Vue.js
Methods/Toolsets/OS: Agile Management (Scrum and Kanban), macOS, Ubuntu, Windows, Git
Language: Full bilingual proficiency (speaking, reading, writing) in English and Arabic.
Volunteering: A Trainer at the Wikimedia UK Charity. Previous ACM Programming Contest Coach, Deputy of Humanitarian Aid at the St Andrews British Red Cross Society, and Archery Club Publicity Officer.
University of St Andrews
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science (expected Spring, 2023)
2019 - 28-0
University of St Andrews
Master's degree, Management and Information Technology (Distinction & Deans' List award)
2017 - 2018
Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport
Bachelor's Degree, Computer Engineering (distinction & honour status)
2009 - 2014
Lecturer, School of Computer Science at the University of St Andrews
www.st-andrews.ac.uk/business-transformation/
Lecturing Software Engineering Principles and Information Technology as well as engaging in HIC research activities.
2023 - Present
User Researcher, Business Transformation Portfolio Office
www.st-andrews.ac.uk/business-transformation/
Researching, designing, documenting, creating, and delivering a stakeholder engagement plan to support the Data Pipelines and Store (DPAS) project. This includes supporting the project manager in collating risks and managing issues to ensure successful delivery within the BTPO’s project management team.
2023 - 2023
Digital Strategy Officer, Research and Innovation Services
www.st-andrews.ac.uk/about/professional-services/research/
Collaborating with the Vice-Principal Digital and the Director of Research and Innovation Services on reviewing digital research models within our university and across the sector, identifying successful practices we can incorporate into our schools. Our goal is to analyse these practices to better understand the requirements for prosperous digital research, ultimately strengthening our digital research capabilities.
2023 - 2023
Laboratory Demonstrator, School of Computer Science at the University of St Andrews
www.st-andrews.ac.uk/computer-science/people/
Engaged in tutoring, demonstrating and marking on Computer Science modules
2018 - 2023
Postgraduate Academic Convenor & St Leonard's Liaison Officer, Students' Association at the University of St Andrews
www.st-andrews.ac.uk/computer-science/people/
2019 - 2020
Alumni Coordinator & Managers' Network Coordinator, CEED - Professional Skills Curriculum (PSC) at University of St Andrews
www.st-andrews.ac.uk/computer-science/people/
2017 - 2018
Teaching Assistant & Extracurricular Programme Coordinator, Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport
2014 - 2017
Software Engineering Team Leader, CMD "Control, Manage, Decide" Software Solutions Company
2013 - 2015
2018 - Present
2018 - 2019
OpenUK Honours List, OpenUK, 2021-2022
Chevening Alumni Programme Fund (CAPF) – Grant to organise an online conference. , UK Govt FCDO’s Chevening Scholarship , 2021-2022
Up and Coming Wikimedian., Wikimedia UK, 2020-2021
St Leonard's Postgraduate College Doctoral Scholarship, St Leonard's Postgraduate College & The University of St Andrews, 2019-2023
The University of St Andrews Endorsement for the Graduate Entrepreneur Visa Scheme., The University of St Andrews, 2018-2019
The University of St Andrews Enterprising Pitch Award, University of St Andrews, 2018
The University of St Andrews Deans' List Award, University of St Andrews, 2018
The UK Government Chevening Scholarship, The UK Government, 2017-2018
The Syrian Government Ministry of Higher Education Scholarship for Private Universities, The Ministry of Higher Education, 2009-2014
The Arab Academy's Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport, 2016-2017
The Arab Academy's Certification of Gratitude and Appreciation for Excellence in Sport, Arab Academy, 2015-2016
The CMD company competition in System Analysis and Design Award, CMD "Control, Manage, Decide" Software Solutions Company, 2014-2015