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Majd Hawasly
Scientist
Educational Qualifications
PhD in Informatics
MSc in Artificial Intelligence
Entity
Qatar Computing Research Institute
Divison
Arabic Language Technologies
Biography
Dr. Majd Hawasly is a scientist at the Arabic Language Technologies group at Qatar Computing Research Institute. He received his PhD from the University of Edinburgh in 2014 in a topic at the intersection of robotics and machine learning. He then joined Five AI, a UK-based autonomous driving startup, where he eventually became a lead research scientist at the applied research team in motion planning and prediction. His research interest lies in developing robust and intelligent AI systems that continually learn and adapt.
PhD in Informatics
The University of Edinburgh
2014
MSc in Artificial Intelligence
Heriot-Watt University
2009
BSc in Computer Engineering
Damascus University
2006
- Robust Intelligent Systems
- Lifelong Learning
- Sequential Decision Making
Scientist
Arabic Language Technologies, Qatar Computing Research Institute
2023 - Present
Lead Research Scientist
Motion Planning and Prediction, Five AI Ltd
2022 - 2023
Senior Research Scientist
Motion Planning and Prediction, Five AI Ltd
2020 - 2022
Research Scientist
Motion Planning and Prediction, Five AI Ltd
2017 - 2020
Research Fellow
School of Computing, University of Leeds
2016 - 2017
- 2009 - 2012, The University of Edinburgh Overseas Research Scholarship Award.