Samira Hosseini

Samira Hosseini obtained her BSc degree in Applied Physics from the University of North Tehran, Iran, and her MSc degree in Polymer Chemistry and a Ph.D. degree in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. She served as a postdoctoral associate at the Department of Electrical Engineering, School of Engineering and Sciences, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico, and as a postdoctoral fellow at the Research Laboratories of Electronics (RLE) at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA. Currently, she is the Director of the Writing Lab at the Institute for the Future of Education within Tecnologico de Monterrey, which focuses on Educational Research, Faculty training, and enhancing the publication record of Tecnologico de Monterrey. She also holds the position of Research Professor at the School of Engineering and Sciences, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico. She is the Publication Chair at the International Congress on Educational Innovation, which takes place on an annual basis in Monterrey, Mexico, and the founder of a workshop series titled Future of Educational Innovation, which has received technical sponsorship from IEEE-Region 9 as well as IEEE-Education Society. She is the author/co-author of more than 50 scientific publications and the inventor/co-inventor of 6 intellectual properties. Samira is the recipient of the Hero of the Year award for her outstanding achievements at Tecnologico de Monterrey. Moreover, two intellectual properties led by her research team were selected for the Best Invention of the Year award by convocatoria programa jalisciense de Fomento a la propiedad intelectual by the government of Guadalajara, Mexico. She is a level-1 member of the Mexican National Academy of Researchers and is on the Editorial Board of different international journals, including Computers & Electrical Engineering, Journal of Big Data, Artificial Intelligence in Education, Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, Revista Iberoamericana de Tecnologias del Aprendizaje, and Revista Ciência & Saúde Coletiva, among others. Moreover, Samira is trained as a certified executive & leadership coach and is certified in Goal Mapping and coaching crises, as well as coaching students.