Ghada Mohammed Al-Khater has worked in diverse fields gaining relevant experience in the areas of finance, sports, and biomedical science. She began her career working for the Ministry of Economy and Finance as a Researcher of Administrative Affairs in the Public Budget Dept. where she participated in preparing the budget for the State of Qatar (2003 – 2008) . She was a member of Restructuring and Re-engineering of Financial Policies, Systems and Processes of the State of Qatar Ministry of Finance (Singapore) (2007-2008). As the Head of Development & Projects (HR Department) for the Olympic Committee, she led several important projects including HR's strategy implementation and monitoring. One of her greatest achievements is the “Automation of Performance Appraisal System & Integration with Competency Profiling”.

Al-Khater has been working with Qatar Foundation in 2010 to date. She began her stint with the HR department, successfully leading various recruitment-related projects and representing QF both locally and internationally. In 2013 she was nominated for the role of Head of Business Support at Qatar Biobank where she in charge of human resource, finance, planning, facility management and procurement. She has participated in several communication and awareness related activities and was assigned the position of Secretary of the Board of Trustees.

Al Khater served as the Project Manager for the inauguration of Qatar Biobank, which was inaugurated by HH Sheikha Moza Bint Nasser, a responsibility of honor entrusted to her by the higher management. She took over as Operations Manager in QBRI in 2015, joining the leadership team. She mainly manages human resources and procurement and also ensure effective and close working relationship within the three research centers of QBRI and HBKU, as well as the various directorates within Qatar Foundation.

She was among the first batch of graduates from HBKU to receive an Executive Masters in Strategic Business Unit Management from HEC-Paris Qatar Branch Campus (in 2014). Additionally she holds a Bachelor's degree in English Literature from Qatar University.

Susan L. Karamanian is Dean of HBKU's College of Law. She previously held leadership positions at the American University of Sharjah and the George Washington University Law School. Susan is a member of the Executive Council of the American Society of International Law (ASIL) and was previously Vice President of ASIL. She was also President of the Washington Foreign Law Society. She has lectured on international law at the University of Paris, the OAS Academy of International Law, Tamil Nadu National Law School, the National Law School of India University, Bangalore, and the Hague Academy of International Law (Director of English Studies). She has presented two lectures (“The Right to Property under International Law” and “The Intersection of Public International Law and Private International Law”) as part of the United Nations Audiovisual Library of International Law. She is a trustee of the Center for American and International Law, where she chairs the Southwestern Institute for International and Comparative Law, and a director of Texas Appleseed. She is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, the American Council on Germany, the American Bar Foundation, and the Texas Bar Foundation.

Dr. Ahmed Abdala is a Chemical Engineering Professor and Program Chair at the College of Science and Engineering, Hamad Bin Khalifa University. He received his PhD in chemical engineering and fiber & polymer science from North Carolina State University. His research focuses on developing advanced materials for energy and environmental applications, utilizing polymers and nanomaterials. His work includes polymer nanocomposites, functionalized graphene materials, anti-corrosion coatings, polymeric membranes for gas separation and water treatment, and nanohybrids of metal/metal oxides and 2D nanomaterials for catalysis, adsorption, energy storage, and thermoelectric materials.

Dr. Abdala has published 120 peer-reviewed journal articles, with an H-index of 49 and 20,150 citations, and holds 7 US patents. He is the recipient of several prestigious awards, including the 2023 Texas A&M University at Qatar Faculty Excellence Award, the 2019 Distinguished Researcher Award from the Indian Association of Solid-State Chemists & Allied Scientists (ISCAS), the 2016 Qatar Excellence in Innovation Award from Thomson Reuters, and the 2013 and 2014 “Science Lantern Faculty Award” from the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company.

Eleni Polymenopoulou is an Associate Professor at the College of Law at Hamad Bin Khalifa University and an Adjunct Associate Professor at Georgetown University, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service. She holds a diploma in Law from the University of Athens and a Master in Law and PhD in Human Rights Law/International Law from the University of Grenoble-Alpes (France).

Before her current appointment, she practiced law and collaborated with several NGOs, including the Greek Council for Refugees (GCR), Article 19 (on freedom of expression) and the International Press Institute (IPI). Eleni also holds a diploma in Applied Arts, Comics and Illustration (Athens) and has published books as a children’s book author and illustrator. In 2019, she received an honorary research fellowship award at University College London (UCL-Qatar) for her project on cultural heritage and Islamic law and a research grant in 2022 to set up the ‘Art and Law’ Lab at VCUarts – Qatar (with Prof. Radha Dalal). 

Her most recent published book is Artistic Freedom in International Law (CUP 2023). Currently, she is working on a monograph on Cultural Heritage Law in the Arabian Gulf: An International and Comparative Law Perspective.
 

I am a Software Engineer with years of industry experience in different technologies. I have extensive experience in data processing and big data technologies and web related backend technology. 
I also have some experience administration and maintenance of Big data related clusters like Hadoop and Spark cluster.
Being part of the Cybersecurity group along, I also have experience in Cybersecurity related research aspects.
 

Ahmad Musleh is a software engineer at Qatar Computing Research Institute. He carries an interest in taking prototypes and forming them into industry grade products. He previously held research assistant positions at Qatar University and Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar. Musleh graduated with a degree in Computer Science from Carnegie Mellon University, in 2015.

Dr. Georgios (George) Dimitropoulos is a Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Research and S.J.D. Program Coordinator at the College of Law, as well as an adjunct faculty member at Georgetown University in Qatar. His research focuses on redefining the boundaries of domestic and international law, with particular emphasis on economic sovereignty and the impact of digital technologies on traditional legal models.

Dr. Dimitropoulos is currently the Lead Principal Investigator of the Industrial Policy for Digital Development (IPDD) Project, funded by the Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF). He is also an incoming WTO Chairholder of the World Trade Organization Chairs Programme (WCP). He serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of World Investment & Trade and the Asia Pacific Law Review and is Vice-Chair of the International Law and Technology Interest Group of the American Society of International Law (ASIL).

George holds an LL.M. and J.S.D. from Yale Law School, and an LL.M. and Ph.D. summa cum laude from the University of Heidelberg. He has held visiting positions at institutions like NYU, UCL, and SMU. His work has appeared in leading journals such as the Washington Law Review, the World Trade Review, and the Journal of International Economic Law. Some of his recent work includes the books Regulating Blockchain: Techno-Social and Legal Challenges (co-edited with Philipp Hacker, Ioannis Lianos, and Stefan Eich, OUP, 2019) and International Commercial Courts: The Future of Transnational Adjudication (co-edited with Stavros Brekoulakis, CUP, 2022).

Dr. Yusuf Bicer is an Associate Professor in the College of Science and Engineering at Hamad Bin Khalifa University. He received his PhD in Mechanical Engineering at the Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Ontario Tech University, Canada. His PhD thesis investigated photoelectrochemical-based hydrogen and ammonia production options. He completed his BSc in Control Engineering and a master’s in Energy Science and Technology from Istanbul Technical University, Turkey.

His research focuses on utilizing solar energy in various processes, such as effective cooling in greenhouses through innovative approaches, the development of renewable-based integrated energy systems with desalination, carbon capture and conversion, and clean fuel production, including hydrogen and ammonia.

Dr. Bantekas is a Professor of Transnational Law (with an emphasis on sports law, contracts, arbitration and international law) at HBKU and Adjunct Professor of Law at Georgetown University and Senior Fellow at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies of the University of London. He has advised international organizations, including UN, CoE, IDEA, OIC, UNDP and is regularly appointed as arbitrator in international commercial disputes. He was appointed to the list of arbitrators of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in 2023 and advises private entities and national federations on various regulatory and contractual aspects of sports law. He has authored more than 200 peer reviewed articles, including in the American Journal of Int’L; British YB Int’l L; ICLQ; European J Int’l L; Human Rts Quarterly; J Int’l Dispute Settlement; Arbitration Int’l; American Rev Int’l Arbitration; Berkeley J Int’l L; Pennsylvania J Constitutional Law and others. He is the author of 20 books, 13 of which have been published by Oxford and Cambridge University Press.

Hilary Bell teaches construction and infrastructure development law, dispute resolution and legal skills courses. Hilary is an innovative academic leader, she is the JD Degree Coordinator, a member of the Curriculum Committee, and chairing the College's Admissions Committee. As a professor, Hilary complements academic perspectives with that of an experienced practitioner. She has 11 years of professional dispute resolution experience and has practiced in the UK and Qatar.

In addition to teaching, Hilary coaches teams competing in international moot court competitions, including the Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot. Before joining HBKU Law, she was a construction disputes lawyer in Qatar. Before moving to Qatar, she practiced as a litigator in the UK. Hilary is a Solicitor and Notary Public; a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitration; a Member of the International Coach Federation; and a Master Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming.

Hilary's scholarship focuses on the application of educational pedagogy to teaching critical areas of law including climate law, dispute resolution, and therapeutic jurisprudence. She regularly trains and coaches practicing lawyers to improve their performance, and has trained the trainers of the Nigerian Institute of Chartered Arbitrators on how to design arbitration training courses.