People Directory

People Directory
Thais Silva
Lead Researcher , TII, Cameroon, UAE
Barry Sanders
Director, Institute for Quantum Science and Technology at the University of Calgary,, Canada
Will Pate
Global Community Manager, Random Hacks of Kindness, Canada
Christian Weedbrook
Founder, CEO, XanaduAI, Canada
Matthias Christandl
Leader of the Quantum for Life Center, University Copenhagen, Denmark
LinkedIn
Ahmed Ellaithy
Director, Technology Transfer Office, American University in Cairo, Egypt
Youssef Eldakar
Director, International School of Information Science, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Egypt
Steven Haley
General Manager, Mercy Corps Egypt, Egypt
Muhammed Mansour
Entrepreneurship Program Coordinator, Mercy CorpsEgypt,Venture Capital & Private Equity, Egypt
Thierry Sans
Assistant Professor, Carnegie Mellon University Qatar, France
Marieke Hood
Executive Director Impact Translator, Geneva Science and Diplomacy Anticipator (GESDA), France
Krisztian Benyo
Ph.D., Technical Business Developer, Expert in Quantum Solutions Development at Pasqal, PASQAL, France
Iordanis Kerenidis
CNRS Research Director, Senior VP of Quantum Algorithms , QCWare, France
Julia Theodora Thiele
Sr GTM Spec - Amazon Braket, Amazon Web Services EMEA SARL, Germany
Massamba Thioye
Head of the Innovation Hub, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Germany
David Hutchful
Senior Technical Program Manager, Grameen Foundation, Ghana
Antonios Argyros
CEO, Greek Quantum Gate, Greece
Arjun Venkatraman
Lead Developer, CGNet Swara, India
Urbasi Sinha
Heads the Quantum Information and Computing (QuIC) Laboratory, Raman Research Institute (RRI), India
LinkedIn
Alessandra Motteran
UX and UI Designer, NiEW, Italy
LinkedIn
Andrea Violante
CEO Strategy & Business Designer, NiEW, Italy
Maria Teresa
Director of Design Delivery and Strategist, NiEw, Italy, Mexico
Teresa Alaniz
Director of Design Delivery & Strategist, NiEW, Italy
LinkedIn
Kamel Al-Asmar
Entrepreneurship Ecosystem & Community Builder | Data Technologist | Opportunity Creator, DisruptAD - An ADQ Initiative, Jordan, UAE
Khaled Al Habache
Software Engineer, N2V, Jordan
Monther Abushaikh
Software Engineer, N2V, Jordan
Reem Khouri
Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, Ruwwad Micro Venture Fund, Jordan
Jayeesh Bhalla
World Bank Consultant,
Amir Zeid
Associate Professor of Computer Science, American University of Kuwait, Kuwait
Mohamed Omer Eissa
Head of Technology & Telecom Investments, Gulf Investment Corporation, Kuwait
Maha El Choubassi
Assistant Professor of Computer Science, American University of Beirut, Lebanon
Nagi Salloum
Founder, Loomni.com, Cineklik.com, and Startappz, Lebanon
Ghassan Chahine
DPE Lead Lebanon & NEPA- IM, Microsoft Corporation, Lebanon
Walid Mansour
Managing Director, Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP), Lebanon
Tony Feghali
Co-founder and CEO, White Mountain Technologies, Lebanon
Abdallah Absi
CEO, Zoomaal, Lebanon
Pak Shen Choong
Postdoctoral Researcher, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Mayalsia
Maria Teresa
Director of Design Delivery and Strategist, NiEw, Italy, Mexico
Loay Elbasyouni
Sr. Manager of Engine Electrical Design, BLUE ORIGIN, Palestine
Mohammad Khatib
Cofounder/Web Developer, Bazinga, Palestine
Mousa Farajallah
Mousa Farajallah
Associate Professor of Cybersecurity Engineering, Palestine Polytechnic University, Palestine
LinkedIn
Mohannad Zalloom
Software Project Manager, Souktel Inc., Palestine
Pawel Gora
Pawel Gora
CEO, Quantum AI Foundation, Poland
LinkedIn
Gabriel Falcao
Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering , University of Coimbra, Portugal
Dina Sherif
Founder, Ahead of the Curve, Qatar
Ahmed K. Elmagarmid
Qatar Foundation’s Inaugural Executive and Director, Qatar Computing Research Institute, Qatar
Arif Padaria
CEO/Entrepreneur in Residence, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Saudi Arabia
Philipp Kammerlander
Executive Director of the Quantum Center, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Luca Mira Wolf-Bauwens
Lead Researcher, Responsible Quantum Computing & IBM Quantum Technical Ambassador, IBM Research Europe, Switzerland
Martin Gastal
Partnership and Engagement Lead, Adviser, Open Quantum Institute, CERN, Switzerland
John Elbing
Strategic Business Storybuilding, Standpoint, Switzerland
LinkedIn
Davide Fanciulli
Assistant Program Management Officer, The Beyond Lab, UN Geneva, Switzerland
Özge Aydoğan
Head of the SDG Lab, the Innovation Lab , United Nations Office in Geneva, Switzerland
Worawat Meevasana
Deputy Director of Technopolis, Suranaree University of Technology, Thailand
Bechir Omrane
Head Of Business Development , Kharabeesh, Tunisia
Jeffrey Avina
Director of the Middle East and Africa Division of Microsoft International’s Citizenship and Community Affairs Department, Microsoft, Turkey
Jeffery Avina
Director, Middle East and Africa Division, Microsoft International’s Citizenship and Community Affairs Department, Turkey
Anna Chefter
Head of Investment Risk-Investment Services Department, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, UAE
Lina Hourani
Director CSR Division, Al Ahli Holding Group, UAE
Fadi Aloul
Associate Professor of Computer Engineering, American University of Sharjah, UAE
Fahem Al Nuaimi
CEO, Ankabut, the UAE’s National Research and Education Network, UAE
Hassan Mikail
Global Director E-Commerce, Aramex International, UAE
Muhammed Mekki
Founding Partner, AstroLabs, UAE
Rama Chakaki
CEO and Founder, Baraka, UAE
Medea Nocentini
CEO , Care and Consult A Cause (C3), UAE
Nabeel Al-Qirim
Associate Professor, College of Information Technology, United Arab Emirates University, UAE
Manar Abu Taleb
Assistant Professor, College of Information Technology, Zayed University, UAE
Anna-Liisa Goggs
Chief Operating Officer, Consult and Coach for a Cause, UAE
Abdullah Al Shimmari
Senior Director AI and Data Solutions, Core42, UAE
Dr Abdullah Al Shimmari
Senior Director AI and Data Solutions, Core42, UAE
Kamel Al-Asmar
Entrepreneurship Ecosystem & Community Builder | Data Technologist | Opportunity Creator, DisruptAD - An ADQ Initiative, Jordan, UAE
Nasser Salim
Ag. Executive Vice President/Network Technology, Etisalat, UAE
Abdulnaser Al Rashedi
Strategic Communication Officer, Executive Affairs Authority, UAE
Nina Curley
Abu Dhabi Director, Flat 6 Labs, UAE
Ali Hashmi
CEO, i360 Accelerator, UAE
Ibrahim Lari
CEO, Injazat, UAE
Shehmir Shaikh
President, Kairos Middle East, UAE
Lawrence Groo
Co-founder, Liwa Ventures, UAE
Amal Al Ghaferi
Assistant Professor, Masdar Institute, UAE
Dr. Behjat Al Yousuf
Dean, Masdar Institute, UAE
Davor Svetinovic
Professor of Computer Science, Masdar University, UAE
Rawdha AlMeraikhi
Associate Director of Outreach, MBZUAI, UAE
Nawal Yousif Alhanaee
Director of Future Energy Department, Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure, UAE
Al Bloom
Vice Chancellor, NYUAD, UAE
Fabio Piano
Provost, NYUAD, UAE
Farah Emad Shamout
Assistant Professor Emerging Scholar of Computer Engineering, NYUAD, UAE
Hisham Sati
Director of the NYUAD Center for Quantum and Topological Systems (CQTS), NYUAD Associate Dean of Science; Professor and Program Head of Mathematics , NYUAD, UAE
Hoda Al Khzaimi
Research Assistant Professor of Computer Engineering, Director of the Center of Cyber Security, NYUAD, UAE
Jay Chen
Assistant Professor of Computer Science, NYUAD, UAE
Mariet Westermann
Vice Chancellor, NYUAD, UAE
Michael Paik
Visiting Assistant Professor of Computer Science, NYUAD, UAE
Muhammad Shafique
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, NYUAD, UAE
Khalil Ramadi
Assistant Professor of Bioengineering, NYUAD, MIT, UAE
Riyadh Baghdadi
Assistant Professor in Computer Science at NYUAD, Affiliated Researcher at MIT, NYUAD, MIT, UAE
Sana Odeh
NYUAD Hackathon Founder and Chair and Clinical Professor, NYUNY,NYUAD, UAE
Rudayna Abdo
Director of Business Strategy, Otak International, UAE
Lara Demirijian
Advisor for Service Improvement in the Government, Prime Minister’s Office Dubai, UAE
May Habib
Founder and CEO, Qordoba, UAE
Lucas Borges
Associate Researcher , QRC, Technology Innovation Institute (TII), UAE
Stavros Efthymiou
Associate Researcher , QRC, Technology Innovation Institute (TII), UAE
Reem Al Musabbeh
Serial Entrepreneur and Head of Community at Women in AI, Retech, UAE
Allan Tosta
Postdoctoral Researcher, TII, UAE
Edoardo Pedicillo
Associate Researcher, TII, UAE
Edoardo Pedicillo
Associate Researcher, TII, UAE
Joanna Majsak
Intern, TII, UAE
Thais Silva
Lead Researcher , TII, Cameroon, UAE
Khaled Talhouni
Ventures Manager, Twofour54, UAE
Saad Harous
Professor, UAE University, UAE
Roland Daher
Head of Business Development, Wamda, UAE
Ayham Gorani
Founder & CEO of AlphaApps FZ LLC, Widgetlabs GmBH, UAE
Reem Al Musabbeh
Serial Entrepreneur and Head of Community, Women in AI, UAE
May ElBarachi
Professor, Zayed University, UAE
Mutaz Qasem
Chief Technology Officer, Zeedna, UAE
Mohamed Hamdy
Managing Director of Turn8 Accelelator,
Rania Hadi
Tech Wadi and Google’s Outreach Programs in the Middle East in North Africa,
Ritesh Tilani
CareZone,
Kashif Chaudhry
Head of New Digital Services & Ecosystem, Orange, United Kingdom
Dominic Sayers
Investor, Seedcamp, United Kingdom
Graham Alabaster
Chief of the Geneva Office, UN Habitat, United Kingdom
Roy Zakka
Serial Entrepreneur, and credited with having started Mobile Value-Added Services in the MENA region,
Sebastian Hassinger
Principal Specialist, WW Business Development & Go-To-Market, Amazon Braket, Amazon AWS, United States
Oleg Kaganovich
Venture Partner, DFJ Frontier, United States
Catherine Lefebvre
Senior Advisory Open Quantum Institute, GESDA, United States
Arnaud Sahuguet
CTO, GovLab / NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering, United States
Heike Riel
IBM Fellow, Lead IBM Research Quantum EMEA, IBM, United States
Kaoutar El Maghraoui
Principal Research Scientist and Manager, IBM, United States
Mira L. Maghraoui
Head of Science & Technology and Lead of IBM Research Quantum Europe, IBM, United States
Aziza Almanakly
Aziza Almanakly
Graduate Research Fellow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States
LinkedIn
Davide Venturelli
Senior Research Scientist, NASA Ames Research Center, NASA/USAR, United States
Jeremy Johnstone
Head of Data Infrastructure and Chief Architect, Nomi, United States
Owen Davis
Managing Director, NYC Seed, United States
Michael Overton
Chair of the Computer Science Department and Professor of Computer Science and Mathematics, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, NYU, United States
Shawn Van Every
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Communication, NYU, United States
Frank Rimalovski
Managing Director, NYU Innovation Venture Fund, United States
Terri Burns
Board of Trustees at NYU and Founder of Type Capital, NYU, Type Capital, United States
Nima Adelkhani
Chief Deal Maker and Founder, PITME, United States
Kanav Setia
Founder, qBraid, United States
Ricky Young
Ricky Young
COO, qBraid, United States
LinkedIn
Constantijn Van Der Poel
AI Team Lead, SandboxAQ, United States
Dr Ossama Hassanein
Founder and CEO, Tech Wadi, United States
Vardaan Sahgal
Quantum Software and Solutions Head, Womanium Quantum, United States
LinkedIn
Vardaan Sahgal
Quantum Software and Solutions Head, Womanium Quantum, United States
Paul D. Miller
DJ Spooky, Fellow, Composer, Multimedia Artist, and Writer, Yale University Center for Creative Arts and Media, United States
Laura Dorpich
Researcher and Professor, Universidad de Montevideo, Uruguay