Dr. Sujitha Subash Padma Jeya was awarded with the PhD in Biotechnology from VIT University, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India. In her PhD project she investigated the genetic variants associated with Schizophrenia, with special reference to gene polymorphisms in the Serotoninergic system, ESR1 and DNA repair gene (XRCC1) in Tamil population (South India). This study was supported by the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India. 

In 2018, Dr. Sujitha joined the Human Genetics Department, Precision Medicine Program, Sidra Medicine, Qatar, as a Research Specialist. Over there, she worked on several research projects funded by Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF). She was involved in validating the susceptible variants discovered through 'Whole Genome Sequencing in the Mendelian and Autism' disease subjects. But her special focus was finding the molecular biomarker for Diabetic retinopathy in Qatar's Population using multi-OMICS (circulating miRNA profiling, mRNA expression profiling, methylation profiling, proteomics profiling) approach. As part of the Diabetes Precision Medicine Program, she validated the hub of genes orchestrating the podocytes functions, which were discovered through the Geodata set analysis (retrospective analysis). She has demonstrated the involvement of susceptible transcription factors in pronephros development in Zebrafish hyperglycemic models. She also worked in the 'Qatar Genome Project' assessing the impact of amylase genes Copy Number Variation (Structural Variants) on adiposity in Qatar's Population.

Dr. Sujitha, joined Dr. Fares Al-Ejeh team as a Post-Doctoral Researcher in 2022, and is currently involved in finding clinically actionable potential biomarkers in Qatar's population for Cancer Precision Medicine.

Maisa Ismael Alkailani is a Lecturer at the College of Health and Life Sciences at Hamad Bin Khalifa University. She joined HBKU as a senior research associate at the College of Health and Life Sciences, exploring signaling pathways in glioma genesis.

Maisa attended high school in one of the Qatari public sector schools and earned the diploma as one of the outstanding students who sat for the Ministry of Education standardized exams that year. She earned an MSc degree in biomedical sciences with merit from the University College London, studying the role of VEGF-A in modulating detrusor smooth muscle cell differentiation during mouse bladder development.

She also earned an MSc in experimental medicine from McGill University, characterizing molecular mechanisms associated with metastasis signaling in inflammatory breast cancer. She worked on studying the causes and consequences of retrotransposon expression in ovarian and breast cancer to earn her PhD degree in Cellular and Molecular Medicine from the University of Ottawa.

After graduating on the Honor list from the biomedical sciences program at Qatar University, she was licensed as a medical laboratory scientist by the American Society for Clinical Pathology. Maisa also served as a teaching assistant at Qatar University for two years.

Ghaneya graduated from Qatar University with a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences in 2006. She received a Qatar Research Leadership Program (QRLP) scholarship from the Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF) in 2016 to pursue her postgraduate education. She holds a Master's and PhD in Biological and Biomedical Sciences from Hamad Bin Khalifa University. Her PhD project focused on exploring the role of cancer testis antigen PRAME in the oncogenesis and tumor progression of breast cancer. She joined Dr. Lawrence Stanton’s team in 2021 as a Senior Research Associate and she is involved in various projects exploring the molecular mechanisms and pathways underlying neurodevelopmental disorders, including Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). 
 

Abdullah works as a Research Associate at Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute (QEERI) where he supports R&D activities related to renewable energy, grid integration & synchrophasor technology using measurement, control, and instrumentation techniques. Abdullah holds BEng in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Heriot-Watt University and an MSc in Sustainable Energy from HBKU. Abdullah started his professional career in R&D where he joined Williams F1 as an Electronics Engineer in 2011 and supported activities in research and development of electro-mechanical Flywheel Energy Storage System (FESS). In 2014, he joined Engineering Solutions – QSTP as a Telecom Project Engineer and acted as a focal point in supervising electronics & telecommunications-related projects for O&G clients.

Ahmed Abotaleb is a Research Associate at Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute. Previously, he worked for ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions as a process engineer and for COMSOL Multiphysics as a technical support engineer. His research interests include process optimization, gas conversion, CCU and Multiphysics computational modelling. He has authored and coauthored more than thirteen technical papers and holds seven patents. He holds an MS and a BS in chemical engineering.

Dr. Sara A. Al-Emadi is a Research Fellow at the Qatar Computing Research Institute (QCRI). Her research is focused on advancing robust generalisation in artificial intelligence (AI) to enable reliable deployment in complex, real-world environments. Her scholarly interests span computer vision, remote sensing, and artificial general intelligence (AGI), combining methodological development with practical application.

Dr. Al-Emadi’s research trajectory reflects a strong interdisciplinary orientation. She has led and contributed to projects involving unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technologies, anti-drone systems, network infrastructure, computer networks, and cybersecurity. This breadth of expertise enables her to approach research from both systems-level and algorithmic perspectives, fostering solutions that are technically rigorous and operationally viable.

Her professional trajectory uniquely combines academic scholarship with substantial industry leadership. Prior to her research career, she worked in the oil and gas sector as a Network Infrastructure Engineer and later as a Senior Engineer in IT Strategy and Enterprise Architecture. This experience informs her strategic approach to AI research, emphasising reliability, systems integration, and real-world deployment at scale.

Dr. Al-Emadi actively contributes to the research community through peer review and scholarly service. She serves as a reviewer for leading international conferences and journals in artificial intelligence and computer vision. In addition, she regularly presents her research at academic and professional venues, supporting knowledge dissemination and contributing to the advancement of the field.

Dr. Al-Emadi is a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). Her recent scholarly contributions have been published in leading and highly selective venues, including the IEEE/CVF Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR) and the International Journal of Computer Vision (IJCV), reflecting the impact and rigour of her research.

Dr. Kim Moloney focuses on the intersection of the public administration discipline with international organizations, transnational administration, and good governance, and separately, intersections with the unique policy challenges of small states. She also engages in discussions of social equity and, separately, the intellectual history of public administration. 

She has published in journals such as Public Administration Review, American Review of Public Administration, Perspectives on Public Management and Governance, Policy and Society, Review of Public Personnel Administration, Global Policy, and International Review of Administrative Sciences, among others.

Her book, “Who Matters at the World Bank”, was published by Oxford University Press in October 2022. Her co-edited books include the “Oxford Handbook on Global Policy and Transnational Administration” (Oxford University Press, 2019) and the “Routledge Handbook on Crisis, Polycrisis, and Public Administration” (Routledge, 2025).

Dr. Moloney is Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Australian Journal of Public Administration, Associate Editor of Public Administration Review, Associate Editor of Administrative Theory & Praxis, and Associate Editor of the Asia Pacific Journal on Public Administration. She is also a Co-Editor of the Book Series on Transnational Administration and Global Policy with Bristol University Press.

Abubaker Abdelmagid received his diploma in Instrumentation and Process Automation Engineering Technology from the College of the North Atlantic-Qatar (CNA-Q) in 2015. He has participated and contributed to a number of research projects related to corrosion and material science as part of CNA-Q’s students’ and alumni recruitment program. He joined Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute (QEERI) in early 2020 as a lab technician. His main role at the corrosion center is conducting electrochemical corrosion tests and corrosion inhibitor evaluation.

Ayah Deif is a Project Manager at the College of Public Policy at Hamad Bin Khalifa University. She has over 18 years of extensive experience across various domains, including operations, marketing, financial and general administration, HR, and project management. She has had a dynamic career, transitioning from operations management and PMO consultancy to recruitment operations, and excelling in communications and event management.

Dr. Mustafa Osman Ismail Elamin specializes in biochemistry and international relations. His work experience includes being a lecturer in multiple universities, and he has also worked as the Foreign Minister of Sudan and the Ambassador of Sudan to the United Nations (UN) and to Switzerland. He was a special envoy of the Arab League to Iraq, Lebanon, and Palestine. He is now a Senior Advisor to the Director-General of the UN-DNCD partnership, a member of the Arab Crisis Team (ACT) in Jordan and Oman, and a member of the executive board of the Global Forum for Moderation.

Dr. Elamin has participated in and chaired many national, regional, and international conferences; and has published 15 books, mainly in global affairs.