I am a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, advised by Prof. Bruce Hajek.

My doctoral research involves developing and analyzing algorithms for large-scale random systems, focusing on statistical inference, performance evaluation and information recovery from network data. Specific topics include graph alignment, correlation detection, and security of distributed protocols in blockchains. I’ve also explored optimizing resource allocation in wireless networks during an internship at Nokia Bell Labs. My broader interests include dynamic matching and robust decision-making in networked environments.

I graduated with B.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering and Mathematics from the American University of Sharjah, where I received the President’s cup for highest GPA. My research there focused on problems in control theory, communication networks, and microwave sensing. I also worked on the Ising model during a research internship at Aalto University, Finland.

Outside of work, I enjoy reading, traveling and hiking. I particularly appreciate the US National Parks and aspire to eventually explore all 63!

Updates

2025

• [July] I will be giving an invited talk at INFORMS APS Conference in Atlanta, GA.
• [June] I will be attending IEEE ISIT in Ann Arbor, MI.
• [June] I will be attending the IISA conference in Lincoln, NE.
• [May] I received the A.R. “Buck” Knight Fellowship from the ECE department at UIUC.
• [April] Two papers “Exact random graph matching with multiple graphs” and “Detecting correlation between multiple Gaussian networks” accepted to ISIT ‘25.

2024

• [October] I was a finalist for the INFORMS Applied Probability Society’s Best Student Paper Prize.
• [October] I gave an invited talk at the Theoretical Advances in Networks, Dynamics and Inference session at the INFORMS Annual Meeting in Seattle, WA.
• [July] I presented our work “Robust Graph Matching when Nodes are Corrupt” at ICML in Vienna, Austria.
• [July] I presented a poster on Exact Graph Matching with Multiple Graphs at “Stochastic Networks Conference” in Stockholm, Sweden.
• [April] I received the Robert T. Chien Memorial Award from the ECE department at UIUC.
• [April] I was selected as a MAVIS Future Faculty Fellow for the academic year 2024-25.
• [April] I presented a poster on Exact Graph Matching with Multiple Graphs at the IDEAL Workshop on Learning in Networks: Discovering Hidden Structure in Evanston, IL.
• [February] I presented a poster on Robust Graph Matching at the CSL Student Conference at UIUC.