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- Country of residence: Palestine
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Anas Toma is an assistant professor at the Department of Computer Engineering, and the coordinator of the Artificial Intelligence Master’s program, An-Najah National University, Palestine. He holds a PhD degree in Computer Engineering from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) in Germany. He received his B.Sc. from An-Najah National University in Palestine and his M.Sc. from Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST) in Jordan. He worked as a teaching and research assistant for one year and as a lecturer for three years at An-Najah National University. From 2016 to 2019, Anas worked as a postdoctoral researcher at TU-Dortmund University in Germany.
Research Interests
Computer vision.
Machine learning.
Real-time and embedded systems.
Cloud and edge computing.
High-performance and energy-efficient scheduling.
Projects
E-Governance in Palestine and the MENA Region (INDIGO), 2021 - Now
Global Quality-Performance Optimization in Edge Computing Systems, 2021 - Now
CIM returning experts program supported by the GIZ and ZAV, 2020 - 2022
Research project B2 within the collaborative research center SFB876 supported by the DFG, 2016 - 2019
Software campus - Implementation and evaluation of different real-time scheduling approaches for massively parallel hardware - Implementierung und Evaluierung verschiedener Echtzeit Scheduling Ansätze für massiv parallele Hardware (ESCHE), 2014 - 2015
SPP1500-Project - Generating and Executing Dependable Application Software on UnReliable Embedded Systems (GetSURE), 2013 - 2014
Scientific and Social Contribution
DAAD Selection/Pre-selection Committee Member
Higher Education Institutions for the In-Country Programme for the Palestinian Territories
PhD & Master Scholarships in Germany for Students from Palestine
Reviewer or co-reviewer for different international journals and conferences (please refer to my CV for more details).
Achievements and Awards
Awards and Scholarships
3rd Place Award, 12th Annual NYUAD International Hackathon for Social Good, New York University Abu Dhabi, 2024
Short-Term Research Grant, Laval University, Canada - Palestinian Quebecer Science Bridge, 2023
Joint Research and Education Program, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany – Palestinian German Science Bridge PGSB, 2023
DAAD Re-invitation Program for Former Scholarship Holders, 2022
Second Place Regional Winner - OpenCV AI Competition 2021, sponsored by Microsoft Azure and Intel, 2021
Best paper award, the 11 th International Conference on Bio-inspired Systems and Signal Processing, BIOSIGNALS/BIOSTEC, 2018
Research Grant for Doctoral Candidates and Young Academics and Scientists, DAAD, 2011 - 2015
Third Country Scholarship for Postgraduate Studies, DAAD, 2006 - 2008
2nd Position in B.Sc. of computer engineering, An-Najah National University, Palestine, 2005
Tuition Fees Waiver Award for Outstanding Students, An-Najah National University, Palestine, 2000 - 2005
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