Yomna M.I. Hassan is a PhD student in Cairo, Egypt with a background in electrical engineering and computing. She has worked as a senior research engineer at Intel Labs and as an assistant lecturer. Her experience includes research projects in areas such as video streaming, imagery analysis, and intelligent transportation systems.

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YOMNA M.I. HASSAN
PhD. Student
M.Sc. in Computing and Information Science
Current Location: Cairo, Egypt
Mobile: (+2) 0122-2209-605
Email: yomnamahmoud@gmail.com
Homepage: eg.linkedin.com/in/yomnamahmoud
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Intel Labs – Middle East Mobile/Wireless Innovation Center (MEMIC)
Senior Research & Development Engineer
Cairo, Egypt
Oct2012 – Present
• Participated in multiple research projects and supervised internal projects in the fields of video streaming,
image enhancement, & ontology engineering.
• Co-authored 2 publications and 6 patents in the fields of video streaming & imagery analysis, some of which
were part of a 3GPP standard contribution.
• Analyzed and developed multiple optimization and adaptation techniques for DASH Video Streaming
(using VLC and Intel's My Media Library (MML) application).
• Built a Toolchain for embedded applications over Linux for potential wearable system designs.
• Designed and developed a C#/C++ tool for DASH MPD parsing, analysis, and enhancement.
• Initiated potential research projects within the intelligent transportation systems field.
• Supervised hand-overs for finalized solutions & proof-of-concepts to other teams (in the US and Russia).
• Contributed in major international research events (where only high quality demos were accepted) for Intel
Wireless Conference (IWC), Intel Country Fair, Research@Intel US, and Research@Intel Europe.
• Supervised graduation projects and summer interns (SVC Encoder, IIS media-streaming based module,
OpenDVC platform enhancement, DASH Encoder).
Valeo PowerTrain Systems (CMMi-L3)
Tooling Engineer
Cairo, Egypt
Jun 2012 – Oct 2012
• Served as part of the tooling research team (based in both Cairo & Cergy, France).
• Performed development, feature design & enhancement, automated validation & testing, bug fixing, &
database design tasks within several projects including file generation, parsing, conversion, & combination.
• Presented technical specifications of projects to teams within Cairo and Cergy.
• Applied process management, traceability & management techniques.
Modern Sciences and Arts University
Assistant Lecturer
Cairo, Egypt
Oct 2011 – Jun 2012
• Taught undergraduate courses such as: software engineering, database management systems, dental
informatics, introduction to computer sciences for management, dentistry and pharmacy.
• Participated in tasks such as projects supervision, curriculum design and exam/assignments correction.
• Performed documentation tasks as part of the National Accreditation Committee.
• Independent development work: train system packaging service simulator. Using: Java (Netbeans IDE).
Masdar Institute
Research Scientist, Teaching Assistant, Requirements Engineer, Software Engineer
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Fall 2009 – Summer 2011
EDUCATION
Faculty of Computers and Information Sciences, Cairo University
PhD. student (passed qualifier exams)
Cairo, Egypt
2013 – Present
Masdar Institute
M.Sc. Computing and Information Science, Minor: Sustainable energy (CGPA: 3.76)
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Aug 2009 – Aug 2011
• A program in collaboration with Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
• Thesis: Applicability of interactive genetic algorithms to multi-agent systems: experiments on Games used in
smart grid Simulations. (C#, C++, SQL 2008, Socket programming) – Advisor: Jacob Crandall.
• Involved in various projects such as:
o Self-initializing gene prediction using machine learning techniques. (Matlab)
o Data discretization & classification: applied in medical, farming & image recognition fields. (Matlab)
o Analysis of satellite imagery to detect UAE variation in vegetation & climate. (Matlab, ENVI, SQL 2008)
o Online exam management system "QuizInteract". (PHP, MySQL, Apache 10)
o Complete case study and cost analysis of using treated alloy instead of cast iron in cars.
o Round robin & evolutionary tournament simulator for analysis & testing of single agent learning
algorithms. (C#, SQL 2008, Knoppix-Linux version)
o Iterative prisoner dilemma simulator code. (C#)
o XNA Game for environmental education. (Microsoft XNA, C#, Silverlight, Adobe Photoshop)
o Analysis of the usage of pine-wood as an energy source in India.

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Ain Shams University
B.E. Electrical Engineering, Computer and Systems Department (Very Good)
Cairo, Egypt
Sep 2004 – Jul 2009
• Graduation project: Online traffic solution: web portal for traffic analysis using image processing & sharing
information between users. (ASP.NET, OpenCV, SQL, Bing maps, XML) – Grade: Excellent, Advisor: M. Nabil
• Sponsorship: LINDdotNET. Winner of Microsoft Imagine cup National competition.
• Participated in projects such as:
o Software for ECG data analysis using Back propagation and SVM, 2009. Using: Matlab.
o RSS Feed Graphical Feed Reader, Microsoft Egypt, 2008. Using: C#, Silverlight, XAML, XML.
o Library Database system, 2008. Using: C#, SQL 2005.
PUBLICATIONS
• Y. Hassan, A. Helmy, & M. Rehan, “Effect of varying segment size on DASH streaming quality for mobile
user”, IEEE ICET, Cairo, Egypt, Apr. 2014.
• Y. Hassan & J.W. Crandall. “Genetic algorithms in repeated matrix games: effects of algorithmic
modifications and human Input”, IEEE SSCI, 2013.
• J.W. Crandall, M. H. Altakrori, & Y. M. Hassan, “Learning by demonstration in repeated stochastic
games”, AAMAS, 2011.
• Y. Hassan, S. Ahmed, & J.W. Crandall, “Interactive artificial learning in multi-agent systems”, Workshop
on Learning for Human-Robot Interaction Modeling, RSS, 2010.
AWARDS & FELLOWSHIPS
• Masdar Institute Scholarship – Masdar Institute, MIT, Abu Dhabi, UAE, 2009 – 2011.
• Dean's Recognition Award – Faculty of Engineering, Ain shams University, Cairo, Egypt, 2009.
• Winners of Microsoft National Imagine Cup competition, 13th Worldwide, Software Design competition
– Microsoft, Cairo, Egypt, Apr 2009.
INTERNSHIPS & COURSES
• Student feedback & graduation projects management course – Middlesex University Coaches at Modern
Sciences and Arts University, Cairo, Egypt, Apr 2012.
• Team coaching & leadership techniques course – Modern Sciences & Arts University, Cairo, Egypt, Jan 2012.
• ExxonMobil geology course, selected for MENA scholarship – ExxonMobil, Istanbul, Turkey, Dec 2010.
• Summer Internship at Microsoft, Cairo, Egypt, Jul – Sep 2008:
o Networking (infrastructure, core infrastructure), business intelligence, databases, SharePoint, MSF
(solutions foundation), team suite, workflow, CRM (customer relationship management system),
Silverlight; Project: Graphical RSS Feed Reader using Silverlight technology.
• Web development: Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) – New Horizons, Cairo, Egypt, 2008.
• Spring Internship at Mentor Graphics – Cairo, Egypt, Mar – May 2007:
o Trained in CED team on analyzing datasheets for electronic components on UNIX based systems.
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
• Beena Green sustainability community volunteer, 2012 – Present.
• Assisted in the delivery of Robitics workshop delivered by C.O.R.D , Medenine, Tunis, Mar 2014.
• Participant in Young Future Energy Leaders (YFEL) in the World future energy conference, 2010 – 2011.
• Frequent writer at the Masdar Institute Newsletter in 2011 and part of the orientation committee in Fall 2010.
• Helped in preparing the National Robotics Olympiad competition in the UAE, Summer 2010.
• Co-designed and taught a C# summer course for engineers at Masdar Institute, Summer 2010.
• Assistant Librarian and Member of Masdar Institute IEEE student branch, 2010.
• Assessed with a team the usage of hydraulic electricity in Boyan, Malaysia, Masdar Institute, Mar 2010.
• Member of Masdar Institute Language Club, Beginners French Teacher, 2009 – 2010.
• Volunteer in 350.org related activities, 2009 – 2010 and MSP (Microsoft Student Partner), 2008 – 2009.
• Organizer at the Fifth International Conference on Computer Engineering and Systems, ICCES 2009.
• IT & Media Member in EYE 2008, EPR member in EYE & Aces 2007, & participant in EYE & ACES 2006.
• Participant in MECA Academy, R&D Module, 2007, Project: Electricity by solar cells for poverty regions.
COMPUTER SKILLS
• Programming Languages: C#, C++, C, Matlab, Java, scripting, Perl.
• Tools: Matlab, Visual studio, Eclipse, OPNET, Microsoft IIS, Apache HTTP Server, Mercurial, IBM Rational
Rose, Edraw, LATEX, Microsoft Office & Visio, Tortoise SVN, Dropbox versioning, Oracle MySQL
WorkBench, WinMerge, Komodo IDE, Komodo IDE, Netbeans, eclipse, Serena versioning tools & reqtify.
• Environments: Windows 7/8, Ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS, Knoppix (Linux version).
LANGUAGES
• Arabic - Mother tongue, English - Fluent (TOEFL iBT: 108 (in 2009), IELTS: Band 8.0 (in 2011).
• French - Good (Fourth Level at the French Cultural Center in Cairo CFCC).