Teaching & supervision

Teaching and supervision

I mentor students at the point where computing theory meets applied research—helping them frame strong questions, build sound systems and communicate their results with confidence.

Approach

Research-led teaching

My supervision connects machine learning, networks and intelligent systems to practical challenges. Projects are structured around clear evidence, reproducible methods and responsible technology design.

01

Question

Define a focused, meaningful problem and understand the technical context around it.

02

Build

Design and evaluate a method with appropriate data, tools and experimental discipline.

03

Communicate

Present decisions, evidence and limitations clearly to both technical and wider audiences.

Courses

Teaching portfolio

Undergraduate teaching across programming, discrete mathematics, research practice, web development, information theory and cryptography.

Kuwait University

  • Computer Programming
  • Discrete Structures
  • Academic Research in Computer Science
  • Full-Stack Web Development
  • Information Theory and Cryptography

Gulf University for Science and Technology

  • Discrete Structures
  • Programming Language Paradigms
  • Object-Oriented Programming in Java
  • Programming in Python
  • Application Development
  • Fundamentals of Web Design

Research mentorship

Master’s supervision

Current MSc supervision spanning trajectory prediction, UAV imagery, intelligent traffic control and real-time network optimization.

2024–2026

UAV Imagery Labelling: Solutions and Challenges

Abeer Alsafran · MSc · Supervisor

2024–2026

Machine Learning-Based Real-Time Traffic Classification for QoS Optimization in Software-Defined Networks

Batoul Salman · MSc · Co-supervisor

2025–2027

Smart Traffic Lights Control System

Ahlam Abousidou · MSc · Supervisor

2025–2026

Short-Term Vehicle Trajectory Prediction Using GPS Data

Kholoud Almutairi · MSc · Supervisor

2026–2027

MSc Research Project

Fatemah Salem Saket · Co-supervisor · Topic in development

International collaboration

International graduate co-supervision

Graduate research co-supervision with the University of Ottawa’s PARADISE Research Laboratory.

Started 2019 · Graduated 2021

Hongfan Mu

Traffic-flow forecasting with deep spatio-temporal models.

Started 2022 · Graduated 2024

Alireza Najafi

Radar-based perception for autonomous driving in adverse conditions.

Omar Sebri

Fair and efficient dynamic vehicle routing.

Applied learning

Undergraduate research and capstone projects

Undergraduate research supervision and selected 2025–2026 capstones, including collaborations with Zain Kuwait and Warba Bank.

BSc research · 2025–2027

UAV Imagery Classification Techniques

Ahmed Jlidi · Supervisor

INERTIA — BCM Department System

In collaboration with Zain Kuwait

  • Thamer Alrasheed
  • Ahmed Abdelbary
  • Hamza Al-Shaya

HyperLocal IoT for SMEs

In collaboration with Zain Kuwait

  • Sureen Aslavi
  • Malak Ahmad
  • Mennatallah Gbreel

Krino

In collaboration with Warba Bank

  • Abdel Sharif
  • Osama Hassane
  • Abubakr Zaghloul

AL-Motarjim

Student capstone project

  • Sarah Almutairi
  • Hala Elmossalmy
  • Lamiaa Abushara

Zain ReVerse

In collaboration with Zain Kuwait

  • Fatemah Almutairi
  • Wadhhaa Alotaibi
  • Nourah Alenezi

TruePick

In collaboration with Warba Bank

  • Seba Alzahir
  • Rayan Alharies
  • Abdulwahab Alenzi

Prospective graduate student with a strong fit in mobility, networks or applied machine learning? Introduce your research interests.