Lobna Said
About me
I am Co-Principal Investigator of two nationally-funded research projects in Egypt about wastewater treatment and smart irrigation in the ‘Internet of Things’ (IoT) era. My research involves a wide range of interdisciplinary concepts drawn from mathematics, circuit theory and modelling, statistics, bio-impedance, chaos theory, and security and encryption, among others. It also integrates theoretical and experimental aspects of IoT, renewable energy, the design and application of mem-elements, and water management and agriculture.
AGYA membership allows me to extend my professional and cross-cultural experience to the international level, interacting with diverse people from different disciplinary and research backgrounds.
AGYA provides a unique platform for debating and analysing new technologies and developing dialogue-based responses.
I wish to improve my science communication skills and increase public awareness of the relevance of science for society. As a teacher, the personal growth I gain from AGYA’s training and research activities improves my ability to offer guidance and help empower my (female) students, regardless of their ethnic and social backgrounds. I am grateful for the funding opportunities offered by AGYA, which enable innovative interdisciplinary research.
Academic career
2020 - 2024 | Affiliate Member of the African Academy of Sciences (AAS). |
2020 - 2021 | Co-Chair of the Egyptian Young Academy of Science (EYAS), ASRT, Egypt |
2020 | Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) |
2019 - 2022 | Member of the Egyptian Young Academy of Science (EYAS), ASRT, Egypt |
2019 | State Encouragement Award in Engineering Science, Egypt |
2018/19, 2019/20 | Dr. Hazem Ezzat Prize for Outstanding Researcher, Nile University, Egypt |
2018 - today | Vice-chair of the IEEE Computational Intelligence Egypt Chapter |
2017 | Excellence Award from the Center for the Development of Higher Education and Research for 2016, Egypt |
2016 - today | Assistant Professor, Electrical Communication and Electronics, Nile University, Egypt |
2016 | Assistant Professor, Electronics Department, German University in Cairo, Egypt |
2012 - 2016 | Ph.D. in Electronics and Electrical Communication Engineering, Cairo University, Egypt |
2011 - 2016 | Assistant Lecturer, Mathematics and Electronics Departments, German University in Cairo, Egypt |
2007 - 2011 | M.Sc. in Electronics and Electrical Communication Engineering, Cairo University, Egypt |
- My Commitment to AGYA
- Former AGYA Co-President (2023-2024)
- Member of the AGYA Steering Committee (2022-2024)
- Task Force Good Research Practices
- Nomination Committee 'New AGYA Members' 2021, 2023
- Member in Charge of the Working Group 'Energy, Water, and Environment' since 2022
- Former Member in Charge of the Working Group 'Arab and German Education'
On a personal note
Must read in my discipline:
Experimental comparison of integer/fractional-order electrical models of plant by Ahmed AboBakr, Lobna A. Said, Ahmed H. Madian, Ahmed S. Elwakil, Ahmed G. Radwan
Favourite novel:
Call of the Unknown by Mahmoud Taymour (1948)
The scientist from my country you should know:
Prof. Ahmed G. Radwan, Engineering mathematics