Biography
Yusra Salameh is a Computer Science student at the University of Memphis, pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science with a concentration in Data Science and a minor in Business Information Technology Systems. She is currently a Visiting Student Researcher at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), working with the Integrated Reef Fisheries Lab. Her interests lie at the intersection of data science, artificial intelligence, and humanitarian and environmental challenges. She is particularly interested in using data and technology to better understand real-world problems and develop solutions that can have a meaningful impact on communities. Her technical interests include machine learning, data analysis, computer vision, and data visualization, with experience in Python, SQL, and other data science tools. At KAUST, Yusra is working on developing artificial intelligence methods to automate the analysis of Red Sea fisheries data. Her research focuses on using computer vision and machine learning to identify fish species and estimate fish length and weight from images and video. Through this work, she hopes to explore how AI and data-driven methods can support environmental monitoring while building toward a career in humanitarian data science, where she can use technology and data to improve decision-making and support communities.
