Shyma Yaser Alhuwaider is a Ph.D. candidate in the Computer Science program at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), currently conducting research under the supervision of Professor Bernard Ghanem at the Image and Video Understanding Lab (IVUL).

Shyma earned her Master's degree in Applied Mathematics and Computational Science from KAUST. Prior to joining KAUST, she achieved Magna cum laude distinction in her undergraduate studies, graduating with a double major in Computer Science and Engineering from Prince Mohammed Bin Fahd University.