Yousra Alkabani
About Yousra Alkabani
Yousra Alkabani is a researcher and Associate Professor at Ain Shams University in Egypt, focusing on hardware security, low power design, and embedded systems. She has also been a researcher at George Washington University since 2018, contributing to advancements in machine learning and memory technologies.
Current Position at George Washington University
Yousra Alkabani has been working as a Researcher at George Washington University since 2018. In this role, she focuses on the acceleration of machine learning and post-Moore's law architectures. Her research contributes to advancements in hardware security, low power design, and embedded systems.
Academic Background and Education
Yousra Alkabani completed her Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering at Ain Shams University from 1998 to 2003. She then pursued her Master of Science in the same field at Ain Shams University from 2003 to 2006. Following her master's degree, she attended Rice University, where she earned her PhD from 2006 to 2010.
Previous Academic Positions
Prior to her current role, Yousra Alkabani served as an Assistant Professor at Ain Shams University from 2011 to 2017. She also worked as a Visiting Assistant Professor at the American University in Cairo from 2013 to 2018. Additionally, she held a position as a Teaching Assistant at Ain Shams University from 2003 to 2006.
Research Contributions and Projects
During her academic career, Yousra Alkabani has been involved in various research projects. She developed a spam filter on FPGA during her master's degree and contributed to the automation of labs at Cube Optics AG during her undergraduate studies. At the University of Pittsburgh, she engaged in research on new memory technologies.
Internships and Early Experience
Yousra Alkabani gained early experience through an internship at Huber+suhner Cube Optics AG in 2002. Additionally, she worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Pittsburgh for three months in 2014, where she further developed her expertise in research.