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RIP, Dr. Reem Bahgat
You were one of the best deans I had during my time at Cairo University... I'm truly grateful for your support, especially for writing me a recommendation letter when I decided to pursue my Ph.D. studies at Queen's University!
New Preprint Accepted at ICMLCN 2025
I am pleased to share that a preprint version of my latest research, "SafeSlice: Enabling SLA-Compliant O-RAN Slicing via Safe Deep Reinforcement Learning", is now available on arXiv. This work has been accepted at ICMLCN 2025 in Barcelona, Spain.
Featured on Grad Chat (Podcast)
I was recently featured on Grad Chat at Queen's University, where I discussed my research in an accessible format.
Listen to the episodeThesis Acknowledgments Surprise
While checking QSpace for my PhD thesis, I discovered my name in the acknowledgments of over 11 MSc and PhD theses. I'm honored by this recognition!
Tutorial Delivered at IEEE GLOBECOM 2024
I delivered a tutorial at IEEE GLOBECOM 2024 in Cape Town titled "Reinforcement Learning for Next-Generation Networks: The Road to Trustworthiness." This was a milestone event concluding my Ph.D. journey.
Ph.D. Successfully Defended!
I've successfully defended my Ph.D. at Queen's School of Computing. My thesis introduces a trustworthy DRL framework for O-RANs. Thanks to all who supported me!
New Gradifying Blog Post
Check out my latest Gradifying Blog post about thriving in graduate school.
Read "Don't Just Survive—Thrive"First Gradifying Blog Post
I'm writing for Queen's Gradifying Blog! Read my first post about preparation and mindset for graduate studies.
Read "Before You Dive In"Presented at IEEE CCECE 2024
I presented my research on trustworthy RL for O-RANs at IEEE CCECE 2024.
View paper on IEEE XploreTutorial Accepted at IEEE GLOBECOM 2024
My tutorial was accepted for IEEE GLOBECOM 2024: "Reinforcement Learning for Next-Gen Networks."
Honourable Mention: PhD Research Award
I received an Honourable Mention for the Queen's School of Computing Ph.D. Research Achievement Award.
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