About
Shaymaa Mahmoud is currectly a M.S. student in the Communication Theory Lab (CTL) under the supervision of Professor Mohamed-Slim Alouini at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST).
Education and Early Career
Shaymaa Mahmoud received her B.S. in Data Science with a minor in Computer Science from the American University in Cairo in May 2025, and spent the spring of 2024 studying abroad at Kent State University. During her undergraduate years, she worked across several research groups.She did research internship during her semester abroad at the Advanced Telerobotics Research Laboratory at Kent State. She then joined the Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics at UCLA as an NSF REU RIPS on a project sponsored by Analog Devices, which she presented as a poster at the Joint Mathematics Meetings in 2025.
Research Interests
Her research applies artificial intelligence to wireless communication systems. More specifically, she applies machine learning techniques to underwater optical wireless communication, where she focuses on optimizing channel estimation.
Education Profile
- B.S. in Data Science, minor in Computer Science, The American University in Cairo, Egypt, September 2021 – May 2025
Awards and Distinctions
- Tomorrow's Leaders Scholarship, Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI). Fully funded merit based scholarship.
- Silver Medal, International Youth Math Challenge 2019.
Related People
Principal Investigators
Mohamed-Slim Alouini
- Al-Khawarzmi Distinguished Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering