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Safia Malallah is a Teaching Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Kansas State University (KSU), affiliated with the Carl R. Ice College of Engineering. She holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from KSU (2021), an M.S. in Computer Science from Montana State University (2017), and a B.S. in Information Science from Kuwait University (2008). Her professional experience spans software development, graphic design, and academic roles, including her current position as Project Coordinator for the NSF-funded Kansas Data Science Consortium.
Education:
- Ph.D. in Computer Science, Kansas State University (2017-2022)
- M.S. in Computer Science, Montana State University (2015-2017)
- B.S. in Information Science, Kuwait University (2003-2008)
- Graduate Certificate in Technology and Early Childhood, Tufts University (2020)
Research Interests: Focuses on integrating computational thinking into early childhood education, addressing gender disparities in STEM, and advancing software testing methodologies. Her frameworks, such as the 'besTech' Technology Practice Framework, aim to bridge education and computing. She actively promotes women in computing through initiatives like GROW and has been recognized by Microsoft for her outreach efforts.
Key Contributions: Spearheads the Kansas Data Science Consortium to expand data science education across Kansas institutions. Her work on gender stereotypes in STEM and computational thinking pedagogy has been presented at ASEE and MINKWIC conferences. She also contributes to interdisciplinary projects, such as the BeeMachine initiative for bee species classification.
Awards:
- Graduate Student of the Month (Carl R. Ice College of Engineering, KSU)
- Nominated for Employee of the Year (IT Department, Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development)
Advising & Grants: Oversees student projects in data science capstones and coordinates industry-academia collaborations. Her grants include NSF-funded initiatives promoting data science education and outreach programs targeting underrepresented groups in STEM.
Labs & Teams: Member of the Knowledge Discovery in Databases (KDD) Lab at KSU and previously part of Montana State’s Software Engineering Lab. Engaged with community initiatives like the Kansas Data Science Consortium and STEM summer camps.
