Rate My Professor Hanan Salam

Hanan Salam is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at New York University Abu Dhabi, serving in a tenure-track position since January 2023, after holding the Emerging Scholar position from 2021 to 2022. She directs the Social Machines and RoboTics Lab (SMART) at NYUAD and is affiliated with the Center for AI and Robotics (CAIR). Her career includes serving as Associate Professor in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science at Emlyon Business School in Lyon, France (2019–2020); R&D Engineer in AI and Robotics at startup A.I.Mergence in Paris (2016–2017), where she developed AI algorithms for intelligent mobile robots for home surveillance; Contractual Assistant Professor (ATER) and Post-doctoral Fellow in Human-Robot Interaction at Sorbonne University (formerly University of Pierre and Marie Curie, 2014–2016); and part-time lecturing at various French institutions including ESILV, Paris VIII, Rennes I, and INSA (2011–2018). Additionally, she worked as an independent consultant in AI and Data Science for companies like Slighter and Sylog (2017–2019). Salam earned her PhD in Telecommunications, Information, and Communication Sciences and Technologies from CentraleSupélec, Rennes, France, in 2013 with highest honors, her Master’s degree in Control, Robotics, Signal, and Image Processing from Ecole Centrale de Nantes in 2011, and her Engineering degree in Telecommunications and Computer Science from Lebanese University in 2010. She is the co-founder and Head of Education and Research for Women in AI, an international non-profit Do-Tank aimed at closing the gender gap in AI through education, research, and events.