Dr. Dena Ahmed S. Al Thani | Hamad Bin Khalifa University
Hamad Bin Khalifa University

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Dr. Dena Al-Thani

Dr. Dena Al-Thani (PhD)


Associate Professor
Information & Computing Technology
College of Science and Engineering

  • Phone+974 44547238
  • Office location208U, 1st Floor, HBKU Student Center

Biography

Dr. Dena Al-Thani is an Associate Professor and the Director of Interdisciplinary Programs at the College of Science and Engineering at Hamad Bin Khalifa University. Dr. Al-Thani was awarded her Ph.D. in Computer Science from Queen Mary University of London. Her research areas of interest include accessibility, inclusive design, and eHealth. Dr. Al-Thani is now actively publishing her work in highly-ranked journals and presenting her work at international conferences. She is keen to see the impact of her research on inclusion in the world, and, to that end, she is a member of the World Health Organization (WHO) technical advisory group on assistive technology and the Arab ICT Accessibility Expert Group, an initiative by Mada.

 


Research Interests

  • Inclusive Design
  • Autism
  • Accessibility
  • Explainable AI

Experience

Associate Professor

College of Science and Engineering, HBKU

2022 - Present
  • Assistant Professor

    College of Science and Engineering, HBKU

    2016 - 2022
  • Senior Manager Portal and Integration Platforms

    Ooredoo

    2009 - 2011

Education

PhD Computer Science

Queen Mary University of London, UK

2016
  • MSc Software Engineering

    Queen Mary University of London, UK

    2009
  • BSc. Computer Science

    Qatar University

    2004

Selected Publications