Summary
Yasmin Aljedawi is an experienced data-driven software engineer and researcher with a decade of experience applying machine learning, NLP and energy analytics across industry and research settings. She holds an MSc in Computer Science (Data Analytics & Cognitive Science) from UCD and a BSc in Software Engineering from CU Boulder, and has blended academic rigor with production work at Saudi Aramco and a Max Planck lab. Currently leading Advocacy & Global Outreach for Sync Global Digital Wellbeing at Ithra, she shapes policy-facing research and public engagement around digital health while continuing hands-on technical work. Her profile includes a filed patent for electricity demand forecasting, a TEDx talk in Arabic, and a Medical IoT hackathon win—signals of a practitioner who communicates complex ideas to diverse audiences. Comfortable analyzing Arabic social media and brain/energy datasets, she brings a rare mix of domain breadth spanning cognitive science, energy systems, and digital wellbeing. Based in Dhahran, she pairs curiosity-driven research with real-world impact across industry, academia, and global forums.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Data Analyst Nanodegree, Data Analyst Nanodegree at Udacity
Coursework in Computer and Information Science, Coursework in Computer and Information Science at Northeastern University
Master's degree Computer Science NL (Specialising in Data Analytics & Cognitive Science), Master's degree Computer Science NL (Specialising in Data Analytics & Cognitive Science) at University College Dublin
Bachelor's degree Computer Science (Software Engineering), Bachelor's degree Computer Science (Software Engineering) at University of Colorado Boulder
English, Arabic