Biography
Asmaa Abdallah received the B.S. degree (with High Distinction) and the M.S. degree in Computer and Communications Engineering from Rafik Hariri University (RHU), Lebanon, in 2013 and 2015, respectively. She earned her Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the American University of Beirut (AUB), Lebanon, in 2020.
From 2021 to 2024, she was a Postdoctoral Fellow at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), where she is currently a Research Scientist in the Communications and Computing Systems Laboratory.
Between 2016 and 2020, Dr. Abdallah served on the executive committee of the IEEE Young Professionals Lebanon Section. She was the recipient of the Academic Excellence Award at RHU in 2013 for graduating top of her class. She also received a scholarship from the Lebanese National Council for Scientific Research (CNRS-L/AUB) in support of her doctoral studies.
In 2023, Dr. Abdallah was named one of the 15 leading Innovators Under 35 in the MENA region by MIT Technology Review. Her research interests include machine learning, communication theory, stochastic geometry, and array signal processing, with a focus on energy- and spectrally-efficient algorithms for next-generation wireless communication systems.
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.
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