Assistant Professor · Senior Member, IEEE

Noura Aljeri, PhD

Department of Computer Science · Kuwait University

I develop intelligent, efficient and sustainable communication systems for connected mobility—from vehicular networks and traffic forecasting to smart cities and secure IoT.

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Research

Research interests

My work sits at the intersection of wireless networks, mobility and intelligent systems. I study how connected vehicles and infrastructure can predict change, manage resources and communicate reliably in complex environments.

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Smart mobility

Mobility management and prediction for connected and autonomous transportation.

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Vehicular networks

Efficient, resilient and sustainable architectures for 5G/6G-enabled mobility.

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Machine learning

Spatio-temporal models for traffic forecasting, classification and fault detection.

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IoT & smart cities

Secure communication and network optimization across urban connected systems.

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About

Biography

Dr Noura Aljeri is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Kuwait University and a Research Fellow with the PARADISE Research Laboratory at the University of Ottawa. She directs ICAS Lab — Intelligent Connected Autonomous Systems at Kuwait University and founded the Kuwait National Robotics Competition.

Her research programme spans energy-efficient mobility management, network softwarization and machine-learning models for intelligent transportation systems. She is Principal Investigator or Co-Principal Investigator on four funded projects, including a KFAS-supported multi-institutional study of artificial intelligence in Kuwaiti higher education.

She received her PhD in Computer Science from the University of Ottawa in 2020, following an MSc and BSc from Kuwait University. Her recognitions include the 2025 ACM MSWiM Rising Star Researcher Award, the Pierre Laberge Thesis Prize, the Faculty of Engineering’s Most Outstanding PhD Thesis Award and a best paper award at IEEE AICCSA.

Recognition

Honours and awards

Selected recognition for contributions to intelligent mobility, networking and doctoral research.

2021

Pierre Laberge Thesis Prize in the Sciences

University of Ottawa

2020

Most Outstanding PhD Thesis Award

Faculty of Engineering, University of Ottawa

2019

Best Paper Award

16th IEEE/ACS International Conference on Computer Systems and Applications

2018–2020

International Doctoral Scholarship

University of Ottawa

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