Experience

  1. Graduate Assistant

    The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
    • Conduct research at the intersection of Large Language Models and Graph Neural Networks
    • Implement and improve sophisticated AI models, optimized for CUDA
    • Teach classes on Machine Learning, Big Data, and Philosophy of Technology
  2. Scholarship Researcher

    L3S Research, Hanover, Germany
    • Researched cross‐modal learning on medical data and contributed to multiple technical reports.
  3. Senior Head

    Ministry of Transport, Telecommunication, and IT (MTCIT), Muscat, Oman
    • Delivered key data initiatives and consulted on national projects, such as the COVID e-Learning initiative.
    • Served on the advisory team of various intiatives, including eCensus, national heald portal, and national credit bureau
    • Drafted advisory reports to the office of the undersecertary and the minister of MTCIT on technology proposals and alignment with strategic objectives.
  4. Founder and General Manager

    Badals.com (acquired), Muscat, Oman
    • Established a multi‐million e‐commerce business with sales exceeding $2M/year.
  5. Government Fellow

    United Nations University - EGOV, Guimaraes, Portugal
    • Conducted research on policy‐making based on big data, publishing 2 papers.
  6. Senior/Head/Acting Director

    Information Technology Authority (superceded by MTCIT), Muscat, Oman
    • Led the development, deployment, and operation of a government data hub, which facilitated millions of data exchange operation daily across government.
    • Directed development of an award‐winning Government Cloud (G‐Cloud), which hosts Oman government infrastructure.
  7. Instructor

    Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman
    • Taught Introductory computing classes
  8. Associate/Prinicpal

    Tritek Solutions (acquired by Perficient), Fairfax, VA, USA
    • Led the development, deployment, and operation of a government data hub, which facilitated millions of data exchange operation daily across government.
    • Directed development of an award‐winning Government Cloud (G‐Cloud), which hosts Oman government infrastructure.

Education

  1. PhD Informatics (In Progress)

    Penn State Univeristy
    GPA: 3.97/4.0
  2. M.S Computer Science

    Penn State University
    GPA: 3.95/4.0
  3. BSc Computer Science

    Penn State University
    GPA: 3.86/4.0
Skills & Hobbies
Technical Skills
PyTorch
Data Science
NextJS
Hobbies
Tennis
Travelling
Reading
Awards
ACM SigSpatial Travel Award
NSF ∙ October 2023
Languages
100%
English
100%
Arabic
25%
French