Reflections on delivering my first research talk at USEC 2026, presenting our work on AI-enabled NSFW deepfakes hiding in plain sight on Fiverr.
A summary of our RANDLab blog post on how AI-enabled NSFW deepfake services have quietly moved into Fiverr, a platform with 3.5 million active buyers.
Someone did it. So can you. On building a directory of 262 Egyptian CS researchers — and why visibility matters for non-traditional paths into research.
I built a lightweight, local, AI-powered assistant to finally keep my research paper library under control.
Why I believe in bringing everything you've got to the PhD journey — and why settling for mediocrity is harder than aiming high.
Reflections on growing up in a small Egyptian village, studying in Arabic, and navigating the transition to doing a PhD in the U.S.
Why I offer personalized feedback to PhD applicants, and reflections on what made the difference in my own application journey.