About me

I focus on web privacy and network security, with an emphasis on evaluating real-world, privacy-preserving technologies. My recent work involves analyzing the adoption of DNS over HTTPS (DOH), TLS, and certificate revocation systems in modern web browsers.

I also bring deep experience in full-stack development, software reliability, and hardware security, and have applied machine learning and NLP (Transformers, LSTMs) to data analysis and topic discovery

What i'm doing

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    Security Research

    Developing and evaluating security and privacy mechanisms in modern web browsers and networking protocols.

  • Web development icon

    Web development

    High-quality development of web applications using Django, React, and Angular.

Honors & Awards

  • Dean's Fellowship

    Dean's Fellowship

    University of Maryland, College Park. (2024—2025)

  • Graduate Assistantship

    Graduate Assistantship

    University of Maryland, College Park. (Aug 2023—Present)

  • Scholar Alumna

    Scholar Alumna

    Abdulla Al Ghurair Foundation for Education. (2019—2023)

  • Dean's List

    Dean's List

    The American University in Cairo. (2019—2023)

Dean's Fellowship
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Dean's Fellowship

University of Maryland, College Park. [cite: 150]

Resume

Education

  1. University of Maryland - College Park

    Aug 2023 — Present

    Ph.D. in Computer Engineering.

    • Advisor: Prof. Dave Levin.
    • Research focus: Web privacy and network security.
    • Graduate Dean's Fellowship (2024-2025).
    • GPA: $3.76/4.0$.

  2. The American University in Cairo

    2019 — 2023

    B.S. in Computer Engineering.

    • GPA: $3.80/4.00$ (Magna cum laude).
    • Minors: Interactive Media Design, Mathematics.

Experience

  1. Graduate Research Assistant (GRA)

    Jan 2025 — Present

    Investigating web privacy, network security, and certificate revocation systems.

  2. Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA)

    Aug 2023 — Present
    • Led weekly lab and discussion sessions for courses including Reverse Engineering, HW Security, and Computer Organization.
    • Held regular office hours to support students with project-based assignments and clarifying complex concepts.
    • Assisted in grading exams and assignments.

  3. Software Development Intern (Siemens)

    Oct 2022 — March 2023
    • Developed a feature-rich internal dashboard for Jira statistics.
    • Enhanced the 'pdbview' utility using $C/C++$.
    • Conducted Coverity code analysis to improve reliability.

My skills

  • Programming Languages

    Python, $C/C++$, Java, Javascript, SQL, MATLAB.

  • Frameworks & Tools

    Django, React, Angular, TensorFlow, Keras, Android Studio, Keil uVision, Packet Tracer, Git, JMeter.

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