
Rana Amr Afifi
Research Assistant at The American University in Cairo
Maadi, Cairo, EgyptWork Experience
Research AssistantPart Time
The American University in Cairo
Oct 2019 - Present -5 yrs, 9 months
- Job Details:Working on a joint project with an industrial partner to build a Distributed Machine Learning System for an IoT Network with Edge Computing as key technology
Research InternInternship
EPFL Switzerland
Jul 2019 - Sep 2019 -2 months
Switzerland , Lausanne
- Job Details:Worked in the Dependable Systems Group on detecting and mitigating side-channel security attacks in a verified network address translator (vigNAT).
Research InternFull Time
ETH Zurich
Jul 2018 - Aug 2018 -1 month
Switzerland , Zurich
- Job Details:Worked in Systems Group on developing HPET driver for the Barrelfish OS (a research operating system developed in ETH). The technical report can be found on http://www.barrelfish.org/documentation.html
Blockchain InternInternship
IBM
Feb 2018 - Apr 2018 -2 months
Egypt , Cairo
- Job Details:Developed a web application that utilized Blockchain Hyperledger Technology.
Education
Master's of Computer Engineering in Computer Engineering
Cairo University (CU)Jan 2020 - Jan 2022 - 2 yr
B.Eng. in Computer and Communication Engineering
Cairo University (CU)Jan 2014 - Jan 2019 - 5 yr
High School - Thanaweya Amma
orouba language schoolJan 2014
Activities
Head of the Youth Development Committee at IEEE CUSB
Student Activity
Aug 2016 - Apr 2017 -8 months
PR member at Egyptian Engineering Day (EED)
Volunteering
Jul 2016 - Aug 2016 -1 month
Achievements
Winner in P&G IT Challenge P&G Egypt March 2019 Winner in NASA Space Apps Cairo Hackathon NASA Space Apps October 2018 First place in IBM Blockchain Hackathon IBM-Egypt September 2017 First place in English Public Speaking Contest Cairo Governorate November 2010 First place in English Public Speaking Contest Orouba Language School, Maadi April 2010
Verified Badges
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Languages
English
FluentArabic
FluentFrench
Intermediate
Training & Certifications
Predictive Analytics Badge
IBM·2018TOEFL
AMIDEAST·2014