Jouke Jan Hottenga is a Senior Scientist at Qatar Biomedical Research Institute specializing in bioinformatics, gene identification, and population genomics. His work focuses on the genetic factors influencing health behaviors, biomarkers, and metabolic and neurological diseases. He has made significant contributions to genetics, with research published in high-impact journals. His expertise includes genome-wide association studies and meta-analyses.

With strong skills in bioinformatics and big data analysis, he processes and interprets complex genetic data using advanced computational techniques. His work supports genetic research by ensuring accurate and reproducible data analysis. His dedication to understanding genetic mechanisms has established him as a key figure in personalized medicine and public health.

Dr. Hasan Kurban is an Assistant Professor at the College of Science and Engineering. He is also an Adjunct Associate Professor of Computer Science and Data Science at Indiana University, Bloomington, USA, and an Editor for Nature Scientific Reports.

Dr. Kurban earned his Ph.D. in Computer Science with a minor in Statistics from Indiana University, Bloomington, USA, in 2017. His research spans artificial intelligence, deep learning, software engineering, graph theory, and large-scale data analytics, with applications in diverse fields, including computational materials science, biology, sports analytics, education, public transportation, finance, and medicine.

Dr. Moin is a Lecturer at the College of Science and Engineering. Previously, he worked as a Research Associate and Technical Laboratory Coordinator at Texas A&M University at Qatar. He was honored as the Best Researcher at TAMUQ for the year 2010–11 and received the Star Award for 2022–23.

Dr. Moin has authored over 70 articles in various international conferences and journals. He holds the distinction of being an IEEE Senior Member. Dr. Moin’s professional interests are in the field of power electronics, electric drives, and multi-phase converters, with a specific focus on matrix converters. He is also involved in AI and machine learning. Presently, his h-index is 19, and his i10-index is 46.

Haitham Abu-Rub is a Professor at the College of Science and Engineering. He received two PhDs, one in Electrical Engineering from Gdansk University of Technology, Poland, in 1995, and another in Humanities from Gdansk University, Poland, in 2004.

Abu-Rub has research and teaching experience at many universities in several countries, including Qatar, Poland, Palestine, USA, and Germany. He served for five years as the Chair of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Program at Texas A&M University at Qatar and for ten years as the Managing Director of the Smart Grid Center at the same university.

Abu-Rub is the recipient of many national and international awards and recognitions, including the Fulbright and Alexander von Humboldt scholarships. His research group includes many PhD students and postdoctoral fellows.

Abu-Rub has published over 600 journal and conference papers, three patents, eight books, and eight book chapters. He has offered numerous keynote speeches at many conferences, training courses for industry engineers, and special courses for students.

Abu-Rub is a Fellow of IEEE and Co-Editor in Chief of the IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics.

Dr. Fella Lahmar is an Assistant Professor of Education at the College of Islamic Studies and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, UK. Her expertise lies in comparative education, Islamic education, decolonial methodologies, and identity formation. She holds a PhD in Education and an MA in Educational Research Methods from the University of Nottingham, where she examined diversity in British Muslim schools. She also earned an MA in Islamic Studies from Loughborough University and a BA in Quran and Sunnah Sciences from Emir Abdelkader Islamic University, Algeria.

Her professional development at the University of Oxford, The Open University UK, and Birmingham Newman University focused on training in digital pedagogies, online learning, and emerging technologies in education.

Dr. Lahmar has held academic and research positions at The Open University, the University of Nottingham, and the University of Bolton. At The Open University UK, she contributed to the Decolonising Education for Peace in Africa (DEPA) project, focusing on Algeria’s artistic heritage as a medium for fostering reconciliation and mutual understanding across diverse communities.

Her research interrogates knowledge production, ethical reasoning, and the ontological foundations of education, while exploring alternative frameworks that emphasize relationality, wisdom, and holistic development.

Amna Zaman is an S.J.D. candidate and doctoral research fellow at the College of Law. Her dissertation focuses on the regulation of cross-border data flows (CBDFs) as an industrial strategy and its impact on international economic governance. Through her research, she examines how countries regulate CBDFs to advance industrial policies, cybersecurity, and economic interests, assessing their implications for international trade and legal frameworks.

She holds an LL.M. in International Law and Foreign Affairs from HBKU and has practiced law with a focus on corporate and family law. In addition to her legal practice, she has taught at the University of London, sharing her expertise with aspiring legal professionals.

She currently serves as an expert consultant with the International Labour Organization (ILO) project office in Qatar, contributing to the organization’s initiatives aimed at improving labor standards in Qatar and promoting social justice.

Hamoudah Al-Zaini is an S.J.D. candidate at the College of Law. His dissertation examines the impact of digital products on international trade law, arguing that the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) is inadequate due to its outdated classification system. His research explores the technological neutrality of GATS, the feasibility of its application to digital products, and recent efforts by the WTO and other international bodies to modernize trade regulations for the digital economy.

Hamoudah holds a Juris Doctor (JD) from HBKU and an MBA from Qatar University, with extensive professional experience in banking and financial services. He has over 20 years of experience in the financial sector, having worked at HSBC and currently serving at the Qatar Financial Centre Authority (QFCA), where he oversees compliance frameworks and regulatory risk management.

His research interests include international trade law, law and political economy, and law and technology. Hamoudah’s work has been published by Oxford University Press and Data Studies in Business and Economics.

Sehrish Javid is an S.J.D. candidate and Doctoral Fellow in the IPDD Project at the College of Law. Her research focuses on the role of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in facilitating digital development, with particular emphasis on their legal frameworks and how they contribute to technological advancement. Her dissertation examines how these zones create opportunities for digital transformation, facilitate cross-border partnerships, and integrate emerging technologies into global economic structures.

Sehrish holds an LLB, an MA in Near and Middle Eastern History from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), and an MSc in South Asian Studies with Persian from the University of Oxford. Her academic background equips her with a multidisciplinary approach to understanding the intersection of law, economic policy, and digital development.

Her research interests span international economic law, digital governance, and the regulatory challenges posed by evolving technological landscapes. Through her work, she aims to contribute to legal scholarship on SEZs and offer insights into how regulatory frameworks can be adapted to support digital economies.

Dr. Abdallah Alhaj Sulaiman is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Translational Oncology Research Center at Qatar Biomedical Research Institute (QBRI), working in Dr. Vladimir Katanaev’s group. He earned his PhD in Biological and Biomedical Sciences from Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), Qatar, where he studied chromatin remodeling and stress response signaling.

He holds an MSc from the American University of Beirut (AUB), Lebanon, where he was among the first to report the presence of the colistin resistance gene mcr-1 in water sources in the country. He also earned a Bachelor of Science from Mansoura University, Egypt. His research revealed a novel role for the histone H2B Arg95 residue in recruiting the transcription factor Spt16 to regulate rapamycin-induced cell cycle arrest.

Dr. Alhaj Sulaiman served as a consultant at HBKU’s College of Health and Life Sciences (CHLS), contributing to projects involving CRISPR-based bacterial detection and studying GLUT3 regulation in PRDX1-null cells and its role in arsenite sensitivity. He was awarded first place by jury in Season 15 of Stars of Science.