صفاء مسعود | جامعة حمد بن خليفة

صفاء مسعود

عالمة

البريد الإلكتروني

smessaoud@hbku.edu.qa

موقع المكتب

B1-1125

صفاء مسعود

عالمة

المؤهلات العلمية

Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering

Master of Science in Computer Engineering

الكيان

معهد قطر لبحوث الحوسبة

السيرة الذاتية

Safa’s research is centered around safe AI, generative models (energy-based models) and reinforcement learning and motivated by applications in computer vision and health intelligence. Safa obtained her PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign working with Prof. Alexander Schwing. She graduated with Bachelor and Master degrees in Electrical Engineering and Information Technology from the Technical University of Munich. She obtained a Master degree in Computer Engineering from Virginia Tech advised by Prof. Sandeep Shukla. She was a visiting scholar at UC-Berkeley, where she worked on her Master thesis under the supervision of Prof. Alberto Sangiovanni Vincentelli and Prof. Andreas Herkersdorf.

Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

2021

Master of Science in Computer Engineering

Virginia Polytechnic and State University

2014

Master of Science in Electrical Engineering and Information Technology

Technical University of Munich

2013

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and Information Technology

Technical University of Munich

2011

  • Safe AI
  • Generative Models
  • Reinforcement Learning
  • Computer Vision and Health Intelligence

Scientist

Qatar Center for Artificial Intelligence, Qatar Computing Research Institute

2022 - 2023

Teaching Assistant

Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

2017 - 2021

Research Assistant

Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

2014 - 2017

  • 2016 - 2019, IsDB Scholarship.  
  • 2015 - 2016, CompGen Fellowship at UIUC.  
  • 2015, The Grace Hooper Scholarship for Women in Computing.
  • 2012 - 2013, The Heinrich and Muhlfenzl Scholarship.
  • 2008 - 2013, Scholarship awarded by the Tunisian Government and the DAAD for Bachelor and Master degrees in Germany for ranking among the top 10 students in Tunisia in the national high school examination.