PhD program, Human-Computer Interaction at the University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.
Graduation Doctor of Natural Sciences (April 2025); Final Grade Dr. rer. nat.: “magna cum laude” (∅ 1.0, Very Good)
Thesis Title: Scaling Privacy for Ubiquitous Technologies
Examination Committee: Florian Alt, Karola Marky, and Stefan Schneegass
Master program, Computer Science and Engineering Department, The American University in Cairo, Cairo, Egypt.
Graduation Master of Science (Summer 2015); Final Grade: GPA 3.36
Thesis Title: Anti-spoofing using challenge-response user interaction
Bachelor program, Faculty of Computer Sciene, Misr International University (MIU), Cairo, Egypt.
Graduation Bachelor of Science (Summer 2010); Final Grade: GPA 3.4
Lead interdisciplinary research on human-centered immersive technologies, physiological and behavioral sensing, and adaptive XR systems for safety-critical applications.
Coordinate research activities within a third-party-funded collaborative project involving academic and industrial partners.
Design, implement, and evaluate user studies investigating human behavior, performance, workload, and physiological responses in immersive environments.
Supervise Bachelor's and doctoral students, supporting research projects and scientific publications.
Develop and evaluate adaptive XR training systems for safety-critical industrial applications, including renewable energy and pharmaceutical manufacturing.
Collaborate with academic and industrial partners to translate human-centered research into practical XR solutions.
Conducted and led research projects in privacy, behavioral biometrics, and user-centered security, resulting in multiple peer-reviewed publications.
Designed and implemented user studies across various ubiquitous computing environments.
Provided teaching support and supervision for HCI and Usable Security courses, mentoring undergraduate and graduate students.
Part of the Scalable Interaction Paradigms for Pervasive Computing Environments project, funded by the German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft DFG).
Investigated biometric-based user identification in dynamic, multi-user smart environments.
Contributed to project design, study implementation, and academic dissemination.
I have supported 15+ Bachelor's, Master's, and PhD research through supervision and mentoring at Hamm-Lippstadt University of Applied Sciences, University of Duisburg-Essen, and the German University in Cairo. These projects have spanned a broad range of HCI topics, including usable privacy, behavioral and physiological sensing, immersive technologies, secure interaction, and adaptive user experiences across real and virtual environments.
Delivered undergraduate and graduate-level courses in Computer Science, including Computer Vision, Computer Systems Architecture, and Introduction to Programming
Supervised student theses and capstone projects.
Delivered undergraduate courses in Computer Science, including Computer Vision, Programming, and Algorithms.
Delivered undergraduate courses in Computer Science, including an introduction to Programming module.
Mensch und Computer 2024 for "Push Me: Evaluating Usability and User Experience in Nudge-based HRI"
MobileHCI 2026
Augmented Humans 2026
MobileHCI 2025
Augmented Humans 2025
Multi-User Interactions in Immersive Smart Spaces, The 10th ACM International Symposium on Pervasive Displays (ACM PerDis 2026)
Secured Augmentation: On-Body Security and Safety Interfaces, Augmented Humans (AHs 2025)
VR4Sec: Security for XR and XR for Security. Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security (SOUPS 2021).
Defining and Fortifying Against Cognitive Vulnerabilities in Social Engineering (23462) 12–15 Nov 2023.
SPP 2199 Winter School 2021 (Virtual), 2022, 2024, and 2025
LMU Munich Winter School on Human-Computer Interaction (2020).
SUI 2024, CHI 2023, and MobileHCI 2021(Virtual)
Served in Program Committee and Associate Chair roles for leading Human-Computer Interaction conferences, including ACM CHI (Associate Chair), ACM CHI Late-Breaking Work, MobileHCI, MUM, and Mensch und Computer.
Served as a reviewer for various Human-Computer Interaction conferences and journals, including ACM CHI, MobileHCI, Mensch und Computer, EICS, HRI, and IMWUT.
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