Extracurricular Activities

Leadership roles, community engagement, and mentoring activities supporting students and promoting cultural exchange.

Current Activities

Content Writer
Gradifying Blog, Queen's School of Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs, Kingston, Canada
Sept. 2024 - Present

Write blog posts dedicated to supporting fellow graduate students as they navigate their academic journeys.

Co-founder and Host
Queen's TRL Alumni Panel Discussion Series, Kingston, Canada
2020 - Present

Organize and host panel discussions inviting alumni of Queen's Telecommunications Research Lab from Industry and Academia.

Founder and Member
Reinforcement Learning Reading Group, Queen's University, Kingston, Canada
2019 - 2020 and 2025

A group aimed at mentoring grad students while learning concepts and applications of RL.

Leadership & Mentoring

Graduate Student Mentor and Ph.D. Grad Committee Officer
Graduate Computing Society, Queen's University, Kingston, Canada
2019 - 2020 and 2022 - 2023

Help new graduate students adapt to graduate studies at Queen's and life in Kingston and voice their concerns to the school.

Founder and President
Egyptian Students Association at Queen's (ESAQ), Kingston, Canada
Jan. 2022 - May 2023

Aims at sharing Egyptian culture while promoting cultural exchange and reflecting the cultural diversity of Queen's and Kingston.

Project Manager, Sustain Kingston Team
Queen's Ph.D. Community Initiative (with the City of Kingston), Kingston, Canada
2021 - 2022

Led a diverse team to identify challenges and recommend solutions for the sustainability of Kingston social enterprises.

Community Engagement

Pavilion Manager
Kingston Multicultural Arts Festival, Kingston, Canada
2019

Lead the participation of Kingston Egyptian Community in the festival.