Resume

Education

MSc in Computing (Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning), Imperial College London, Distinction, 2020.

Thesis:
- “On the Effect of Rendering and Randomisation for Visual Sim-to-Real Transfer”, under the supervision of Dr Edward Johns
Courses:
- Mathematics for Machine Learning
- Reinforcement Learning
- Machine Learning for Imaging
- Deep Learning
- Introduction to Machine Learning
- Operations Research
- Computer Vision
- Natural Language Processing
- Independent Study Option: “Image-Based Robot Learning for Manipulation”

BSc in Computer Science, King Saud University, Ranked First, 2017

Dissertation:
- “Image-Based Arabic Sign Language Recognition”, under the supervision of Dr Ouiem Bchir
Courses:
- General Physics, Linear Algebra, Calculus 1 & 2, Statistics, and Discrete Math
- Java Programming 1 & 2, C Programming, Data Structures, and Algorithms Design
- Fundamentals of Database Systems, Compilers, and Operating Systems
- Artificial Intelligence, Data Mining, Image Processing, and Machine Learning
- Computer Security, Computer Organization, and Computer Networks
- Theory of Computation

Skills

Languages: Arabic (native), English (Fluent)

Programming languages: Python, Java, C, C#

Machine learning: PyTorch, Keras, PySpark, Scipy, OpenCV, torchvision, CUDA

Data analysis and visualisation: NumPy, Pandas, Plotly, Matplotlib, Seaborn, Alteryx, Tableau, Deck.gl

3D Simulation: Unity3D, CoppeliaSim (V-Rep)

Web development: SQL, PostgreSQL, REST API, Flask, HTML, CSS, WordPress

Software engineering: Agile software development (SCRUM), JUnit, Python unittest, Git

Fellowships/Scholarships

QIMAM FELLOWSHIP, Fellow. (April/2020-Present)

A fellowship awarded by McKinsey and Company in collaboration with leading national and international companies to Saudi potential leaders. The 2020 cohort received 17,000 applicants, and only 50 were admitted to the fellowship

MISK FELLOWSHIP, Graduate Fellow. (Aug/2019-Present)

Awarded by one of the leading organisations in Saudi Arabia to students with high leadership potential to solve Saudi’s greatest challenges

ELITE SCHOLARSHIP, Receiver. (July/2019-Present)

Awarded by the Ministry of Education in Saudi Arabia to students who have acceptance in one of the world top 20 universities

Publications

Image-Based Arabic Sign Language Recognition System

R. Alzohairi, R. Alghonaim, S. Aloqeely, W. Alshehri, M. Alzaidan, and O. Bchir, “Image-Based Arabic Sign Language Recognition System,” International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications, vol. 9, no. 3, Apr. 2018

Benchmarking Domain Randomisation for Visual Sim-to-Real Transfer

Alghonaim R and E. Johns. "Benchmarking Domain Randomisation for Visual Sim-to-Real Transfer." International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA). IEEE, 2021

Honours And Awards

First Place in the Annual Project Fair (CCIS Project Fair), King Saud University.

Ideal Student Award, College of Computer Science, King Saud University.

Dean Award for Academic Excellence for two consecutive years, King Saud University.

Best Poster Award, Honorable Mention, The Ninth Annual Undergraduate Research Conference on Applied Computing (URC 2017), Dubai, UAE.

First Place and Gold Award in the ACM National Programming Jam 3.0.

Third Place in the CCIS First Programming Competition, King Saud University.

Winner of the First IBM BLUEMIX Hackathon in Saudi Arabia, King Saud University.

Raghad Alghonaim