Background
Education
Ph.D. Industrial Engineering (2022), Georgia Institute of Technology
Concentration: Supply Chain Engineering
Minor: Public Policy & STS studies
M.S. Industrial Engineering (2018), Georgia Institute of Technology
M.S. Engineering Management (2014), Qatar University
B.S. Industrial and Systems Engineering (2011), Qatar University
Honors and awards
Best Application Paper Award, IISE Transactions, 2023 Supply Chain and Logistics Focus issue.
Best Paper Award, 2022 IISE Annual Conference, Facilities Design and Planning Track.
MHI Scholarship for participation in the Material Handling Teachers Institute sponsored by the College Industry Council on Material Handling Education (CICMHE), University of Buffalo, August, 2022.
2nd place, 2020 IISE Logistics and Supply Chain (LSC) Division Best Student Paper Award.
Stewart Teaching Fellow, H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial & Systems Engineering, Georgia Tech.
Scholarship recipient, Advances in Operations Research Applied to Transportation and Logistics NSF-funded workshop, The Quinlan School of Business at Loyola University Chicago, July, 2019.
J. Kerry Clayton Fellowship, Georgia Tech, 2016-2018.
The Order of Excellence Award, Qatar University, 2011. This is a merit-based award given to the top ten university graduates. Ranked 1st (highest GPA), College of Engineering, 2011.
The H.H. the Emir of Qatar's full-ride Scholarship for Academic Excellence, for undergraduate studies at Qatar University, 2007-2011. This is a competitive scholarship awarded annually to top 25 (<1% of) high school graduates nationwide.
The Syrian embassy in Qatar merit-based scholarship, 2007-2011. This scholarship was given annually to three outstanding Syrian nationals for undergraduate studies at Qatar University.