Fourth Edition of International Women in Mathematics Day 2024

Dr Lama Tarsissi is an Associate Professor in Mathematics at Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi, and a member of the project Sorbonne Center for Artificial Intelligence -SCAI. She is an Associate Researcher in Computer Sciences at the University of Gustave Eiffel Paris-France. She holds a Ph.D. in Mathematics and Computer Sciences from the university of Savoie Mont Blanc in France. In 2017, she became the ambassador of the Committee of Women in Mathematics (CWM) for Lebanon. Since her arrival to UAE, she also became the ambassador for UAE to this committee. Starting January 2024, she is a member of the Middle East Research Commission at the Francophonie University Agency- AUF.

Dr Hala Alaqad has been working as Visiting faculty at UAE University. She received her PhD from the UAE university in July 2020. During her PhD study, Dr Hala worked as a research and teaching assistant. She has more than 15 years of teaching experience in schools, colleges and universities. Her research field is geometric analysis, in particular, the geometry of discrete groups. Currently, Dr Hala is working on the utilization of q- Calculus in geometric function theory. She has published the results in high-rank international journals and conferences.

Dr.Safaa El Sayed is an Assistant professor at Sorbonne university Abu Dhabi. After completing her bachelor and masters degree from Lebanese University, Beirut, she completed the Ph.D. at Lorraine university, Nancy in differential geometry.Dr Safaa has more than 10 years of experience as an assistant professor of Mathematics at universities in France and UAE.

Lisa Brashear is a passionate educator and researcher with nearly two decades of experience in diverse fields. She thrives in environments that combine strong research skills with clear communication, and has a proven ability to translate complex information into engaging learning experiences. Lisa is equally adept in both academic and research settings. Her teaching portfolio spans various subjects, including mathematics, statistics, business, economics, and computer science. In addition to her expertise in educational methodologies and technology’s influence on learning. Lisa’s career spans across continents, with experience teaching and leading educational initiatives in the USA, Belgium, and the UAE. This has fostered her ability to connect with students and colleagues from a variety of backgrounds, incubating a truly global perspective in her approach to education. Beyond the classroom, Lisa has a strong track record in leadership and communication. She has spearheaded large-scale events like TEDx conferences and sailing association initiatives. She is a published researcher and a continuous learner, actively keeping pace with the latest trends in education, research, and social justice issues. She is a vocal advocate for the just transition, believing that education is a key driver of positive change for individuals and the planet.

Ghilmana Sarmad completed her master’s degree from NUST. Since 2016, she has been serving in the field of academia as a senior lecturer, where her students have inspired her to become a bridge between mathematical modeling and computer sciences.
Besides, she is very much motivated to change the common slogan that “mathematicians are boring”; No, they are not, they are just busy solving the world’s problems”. She is honored to work under the supervision of Dr. Abdessamad Tridane. Their work mainly focuses to understand and analyze the impact of local and nonlocal mobility on the spread and containment of any pandemic. However, today she is going to talk about how an awareness program can be effective in controlling heroin addiction.

Taimun Qaisar is currently a PhD student at the United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain in UAE. Her research interests lie in the dynamical systems, stochastic processes, and financial derivatives. Currently, she is working on quadratic stochastic process and their applications under the guidance of her supervisor Prof. Farrukh Mukhamedov. She has an active participation in conferences in France, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Sharjah. Apart from her research she teaches calculus for science and business, differential equations for engineering and Calculus II. Originally from India, she graduated her master’s degree with a gold medal from university of Kashmir.

Dr Marwa Banna is an Assistant Professor of Mathematics at NYU Abu Dhabi, specialized in high-dimensional probability theory, focusing on random matrices and free probability theory. Between 2016 and 2020, she was a postdoctoral researcher at Saarland University within the free probability research group of Roland Speicher. Prior to that, she was a CNRS postdoctoral researcher at Télécom ParisTech hosted by Walid Hachem. In September 2015, she obtained her Ph.D. degree from Université Paris-Est, supervised by Florence Merlevèdeand Emmanuel Rio.
Her research, featured in high-level peer-reviewed mathematical journals, demonstrates her expertise and contributions to the field. Additionally, she serves as an associate editor for the journal “Mathematical Physics, Analysis, and Geometry”. She has been invited as a speaker to numerous international conferences and recently organized a conference on “Quantum Information Theory and Free Probability” at NYUAD in January 2024, illustrating her commitment to advancing mathematical research both locally and globally.”

Dr Hanin ALJebawy is an assistant professor of Mathematics at the American University in Dubai. She obtained her PhD in applied mathematics in 2020 from the University of Technology of Compiègne (member of the Sorbonne Alliance) in France. Her PhD thesis was focused on inverse problems and their applications to medical imaging. She is a member of the MENA Youth Network. Her main areas of research include inverse problems, and semi-linear elliptic equations.

Dr Giulia De Masi got her PhD with a thesis on Statistical Properties and Dynamical Evolution of Complex Networks within the Institute of Complex Systems (CNR) in Rome, the University of L’Aquila and the University of Rome La Sapienza, in collaboration with City University in London. She was Post-doctoral Researcher in the Polytechnic University of Marche and Visiting Researcher at Hitachi Research Laboratory, in Nara, Japan. In 2008, she started working in the R&D field (Snamprogetti Center of Excellence, Italy), joining the Department of Advanced Engineering Services and Technology Innovation Projects. In the last 8 years, she collaborated with several R&D institutions and Universities in UAE, such as with Sorbonne University in Abu Dhabi, working both in teaching and research activities, being also affiliated with Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies (Italy). She has three patents, more than eighty peer-reviewed publications (including journals and conferences) and more than forty reports for the Industry. She has been recently awarded as Women in Engineering (WIE) Propel laureate by IEEE and UAE ambassador for Women in Data Science. Her main fields of expertise are Collective Intelligence, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Computational Modeling with applications to social and artificial systems.

Dr Grace Younes is an Assistant Professor of Mathematics at Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi. After completing the first four years of university studies in fundamental mathematics in Beirut, she moved to Paris for master 2 in applied algebra in cryptography at the University of Paris Saclay. She completed her Ph.D. in mathematics at Paris Sorbonne Université, Institut de mathématiques de Jussieu – Paris Rive Gauche (IMJ-PRG) and Inria Paris. Her thesis was about studying effective algorithms for the computation of the L_infinity-norm of finite-dimensional time-invariant linear systems. Dr Grace’s primary research interests are computer algebra algorithms, complexity theory, effective real algebraic geometry, and algebraic aspects of automatic control.

Fareeha Jamal is currently a PhD Student at United Arab Emirates University in Al Ain, UAE specializing in Graph Theory. Her research interests are in Graph Theory, Algebraic Graph Theory, Combinatorics, and Discrete Mathematics. Prior to pursuing her PhD, she earned her Master’s degree from the National University of Sciences and Technology in Pakistan. She has a passion for exploring the intricacies of mathematical structures and patterns and is dedicated to advancing the field through her research.