Noora Hamad Sultan Hamad Almarri

Noora has been honored with a Healthcare Fellowship from the United Kingdom Research Institute (UKRI) at University College London, showcasing her commitment to advancements in healthcare. Serving as a Visiting Lecturer in Entrepreneurial BioTech at HEC, Paris, a renowned business school in France, she has made notable contributions to academia. Noora’s accomplishments include receiving the first prize in Collective Intelligence Development at the Global Ideathon Conference in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, in 2022. As the first Emirati to work on analog Integrated Circuits Design for biomedical implantable devices at TSMC and XFAB, Noora has been at the forefront of technological innovation. Her impact extends to the academic realm, where she has published 20 papers in high-impact journals, conferences, and conferences live demonstrations. Notably, she was fully funded as an ambassador and presenter at the Global Youth Scientist Summit (GYSS) by the Singapore Prime Minister’s Office winning first prize. Noora also won three best research presentation prizes in Circuits and Systems, Women in Engineering, and Women in Circuits and Systems in the UK. As the CEO of YouTECH, she has represented both the UAE and the UK at Viva Tech Paris. Additionally, she has served as a Postgraduate Teaching Assistant at University College London (UCL) and holds an Associate Fellowship in Higher Education. Noora’s commitment to innovation and impact is further exemplified by her receipt of the Sandooq Al Watan Fellowship for designing a front-end detector for the Light-1 satellite mission. As a Minisatellite mission Grant Winner by the UAE Space Agency, she contributed to the successful launch of the Light-1 Satellite. In the realm of education outreach, Noora has hosted students through the In2scienceUK program, empowering disadvantaged youth in STEM careers in bioelectronics.

In her role as an Electronics Lecturer with Immerse Education in London, she has demonstrated her expertise and dedication to education. As a member of the League of European Research Universities, she played a crucial role in proposing new EU university policies for international students and contributed to a manifesto for the multidisciplinary structure of research and education. Noora’s commitment to social impact is evident in her work in Dharavi, Mumbai, where she designed solutions for local community sustainability problems. She has also collaborated with Urbz, an Urban research and active collective, to innovate solutions for the plastic recycling industry. Furthermore, she participated in building homes in rural areas for families in Thailand and Jordan