Biography
Asmaa Abdallah is a Research Scientist at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). From 2021 till 2024, she was a Post-Doctoral Fellow at KAUST. In 2020, she received the Ph.D. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the American University of Beirut (AUB), Beirut, Lebanon. In 2023, Dr. Abdallah has been selected by MIT technology review as one of the leading 15 Innovators under 35 in the MENA area. She currently serves as an editor for IEEE Communications Letters.
Asmaa Abdallah received the B.S. (with High Distinction) and M.S degree in computer and communications engineering from Rafik Hariri University (RHU), Lebanon, in 2013 and 2015, respectively. In 2020, she received the Ph.D. degree in electrical and computer engineering at the American University of Beirut (AUB), Beirut, Lebanon. Ms. Abdallah was the recipient of the Academic Excellence Award at RHU in 2013 for ranking first on the graduating class. She also received a scholarship from the Lebanese National Counsel for Scientific Research (CNRS-L/AUB) to support her doctoral studies.
Research Interests
Ms. Abdallah's research interests include communication theory, stochastic geometry for wireless communications, machine learning for wireless communications, array signal processing, with emphasis on energy and spectral efficient algorithms for emerging wireless communication technologies.
Awards and Distinctions
- Academic Excellence Award for ranking first on the graduating class, Rafik Hariri University (RHU), 2013
- Scholarship for doctoral studies, Lebanese National Counsel for Scientific Research (CNRS-L/AUB), 2015
Education
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
- Electrical and Computer Engineering, American University of Beirut (AUB), Lebanon, 2020
- Master of Science (M.S.)
- Computer and Communications Engineering, Rafik Hariri University (RHU), Lebanon, 2015
- Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
- Computer and Communications Engineering, Rafik Hariri University (RHU), Lebanon, 2013
