Employment
- Deputy Director of the SnT Centre • 07/2025 – Present —
Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT),
University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg.Overseeing the strategic development of SnT, fostering research excellence and strengthening partnerships between academia and industry.
- Associate Professor • 07/2025 – Present —
University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg.Conducting research and teaching in computer vision, artificial intelligence, and machine learning with an emphasis on real-world applications.
- Founder & Head of the Computer Vision, Imaging and Machine Intelligence (CVI²) Research Group • 01/2020 – Present —
Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT),
University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg.Leading interdisciplinary research in computer vision and machine learning with extensive collaboration with national and international industry partners.
- Co-Head of the SnT Space Zero-Gravity Lab • 07/2021 – Present —
Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT),
University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg.Coordinating space-related research focusing on computer vision and AI for space situational awareness and autonomous systems.
- Head of the SnT Computer Vision Lab • 03/2012 – Present — Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT), University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg.
- Acting Vice Director of the SnT Centre • 06/2024 – 07/2025 — Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT), University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg.
- Assistant Professor / Senior Research Scientist • 07/2020 – 07/2025 — Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT), University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg.
- Head of the Computer Vision Team within the Signal Processing and Communications (SigCom) Research Group • 07/2013 – 12/2019 — Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT), University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg.
- Research Associate • 11/2009 – 06/2013 — University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg.
- Lecturer • 02/2012 – 02/2020 — Université de Bourgogne, Le2i, Le Creusot, France.
- Consultant • 10/2014 – 03/2015 — Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories (MERL), Cambridge, MA, USA.
- Postdoctoral Fellow • 06/2009 – 08/2009 — Department of Radiology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
- Research Assistant • 08/2005 – 05/2009 — Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA.
- Consultant • 07/2008 – 10/2008 — Alcatel-Lucent Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ, USA.
- Teaching Assistant • 01/2008 – 05/2008 — Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA.
- Research Intern • 06/2007 – 08/2007 — Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, USA.
- Field Engineer • 08/2004 – 09/2004 — Schlumberger, Oil-field Services, Baku, Azerbaijan.
- Research Intern • 07/2003 – 08/2003 — Centre de Développement des Technologies Avancées (CDTA), Algiers, Algeria.
Current
Past
Leadership and Managerial Responsibilities
- Associated UL Expert for the Guild’s AI Research Cluster • 2025 – Present —
The Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities.Representing the University of Luxembourg in strategic initiatives focused on AI research collaboration across European institutions.
- Advisor to the Luxembourgish Government on the National AI Strategy • 2024 – Present —
Government of Luxembourg.Providing expert guidance on national AI policies and ethical frameworks for the deployment of artificial intelligence in Luxembourg.
- President, Evaluation Committee of the French CyberPEPR Program • 2024 – Present —
Programme et Équipements Prioritaires de Recherche (PEPR) pour la Cybersécurité, France.Chairing the national evaluation committee overseeing 10 major cybersecurity research projects with a combined budget of €65 million.
- Board Director • 2024 – Present —
Asteroid Foundation, Luxembourg.Contributing to strategic planning and educational outreach on planetary defense and space research.
- Advisory Board Member, Doctoral Training Center in Accountable, Responsible and Transparent AI (ART-AI) • 2023 – Present —
University of Bath, United Kingdom.Advising on doctoral research direction and responsible AI practices within the ART-AI training program.
- Member, Doctoral Program Committee in Computer Science and Computer Engineering (DP CSCE) • 2023 – Present —
University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg.Participating in the academic governance of doctoral programs, ensuring excellence in computer science and engineering education.
- Member, Algerian AI Board • 2023 – Present —
Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Algeria.Appointed by the Algerian Government to contribute to the strategic development of national AI policy and research direction.
- Member, Scientific Council, École Nationale Supérieure d’Intelligence Artificielle (ENSIA) • 2023 – Present —
ENSIA, Algiers, Algeria.Supporting the academic and scientific development of Algeria’s first national AI school.
- Founder & Head of the CVI² Research Group • 2020 – Present —
Computer Vision, Imaging and Machine Intelligence (CVI²),
SnT,
University of Luxembourg.Leading a research team focused on AI-driven computer vision, collaborating extensively with industry partners and government agencies.
- Member of the SnT Management Team • 2020 – Present — Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT), University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg.
- Member, Reviewing Committees for Faculty Selection • May 2023 —
France and Luxembourg.Participated in international academic recruitment panels evaluating faculty candidates in AI and computer vision.
Current
Past
Education
- Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering (Computer Vision) • 08/2005 – 05/2009 —
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA.Thesis: Geometric, Statistical and Topological Modeling of Intrinsic Data Manifolds: Application to 3D Shapes.
Supervisor: Prof. Hamid Krim, IEEE Fellow. - Diplôme d’Ingénieur d’État (State Engineering Degree) in Electronics, Signal Processing • 09/2000 – 06/2005 —
École Nationale Polytechnique, Algiers, Algeria.Thesis: Exploitation of Blind Techniques in MIMO-OFDM Communication Systems.
Supervisor: Prof. Adel Belouchrani, IEEE Fellow.
Awards and Peer Recognition
- Senior Member • 2018 — Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)Recognized for professional excellence and significant contributions to the field of computer vision and signal processing.
- Best Paper Award • 2017 — IEEE International Conference on Image Information Processing (ICIIP),
Computer Vision Track.Honored for outstanding research contributions in computer vision at ICIIP 2017.
- 2nd Place Best Paper Award • 2017 — IEEE International Conference on Image Processing (ICIP).Recognized among 2400 submissions for exceptional scientific merit and impact in image processing.
- Best Paper Award • 2015 — IEEE Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition Workshop (CVPRW) Multi-Sensor Fusion and Dynamic Scene Understanding (MSF), 2015.
- Student Best Paper Award • 2011 - IEEE International Symposium on Image and Signal Processing and Analysis (ISPA)
- Top 5 National Selection • International Internship, Major Oil Company • 2004 — Algeria.Selected as one of five students nationwide for an international technical internship.
- Ranked 2nd in Electronics • 2003–2005 — École Nationale Polytechnique, Algiers, Algeria.
- Ranked 1st Province-Wide • 1997–2000, Blida, Algeria.Achieved first place in both national Baccalaureate and College examinations.
Additional Achievements
- Regular Media Coverage • 2011–2025 — Featured in major outlets including The Scientist, The Guardian, Times Higher Education, RTL Radio, RTL TV, Silicon Luxembourg, and Wort.
- Established SnT as Associated Partner • Erasmus Mundus Master in Vision & Robotics (VIBOT) • 2012Enabled SnT to join the VIBOT consortium, participate in its Academic and Management Board, and propose internships and MSc thesis topics.
- Ph.D. Defense at Age 26 • 02/2009 — North Carolina State University, USA.
- Full Ph.D. Scholarship • 2005–2009Awarded through competitive grants from the U.S. Office of Naval Research (ONR) and the U.S. Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA).