Mariette Awad

Mariette Awad

Dr. Mariette Awad is Director of the Artificial Intelligence, Data Science and Computing Hub at the American University of Beirut and a tenured Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering. She is recognized among the world’s top 2% most-cited researchers in the Stanford–Elsevier citation database and received the 2024 Abdul Hameed Shoman Award for Arab Researchers and the Intissar Ahdab Award for Women’s Excellence and Impact in Research.

Her work spans efficient and responsible machine learning, AI for health and education, and AI governance. She has published over 140 peer-reviewed papers and authored Efficient Learning Machines. She has contributed to AI policy and governance through work with UN-ESCWA, the International Science Council, the Guidelines International Network, and the Munich Convention on AI, Data and Human Rights. She is also a regional ambassador and co-organizer of AUB Women in Data Science, which has reached over 5,000 participants from more than 40 countries. Through AIcademy and Holexp, she advances youth AI education and education innovation by making emerging technologies more accessible, experiential, and socially relevant for young learners and future changemakers.

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