Noor Al-Maadeed (Member, IEEE) received the Ph.D. degree in computer engineering from Brunel University, U.K., in 2014. She is currently an Associate Professor with the Computer Science and Engineering Department, Qatar University. She participated in many regional and international conferences and published an important number of research articles in prestigious peer-reviewed journals, book chapters, and conferences proceedings. She has improved the relationship between academia and the industry by leading many research projects, both domestically and abroad, totaling over eight million QAR in her fields of specialization, such as image processing, speech, speaker recognition, intelligent pattern recognition, video-surveillance systems, and biometrics. She is a member of the First Batch Qatar Leadership Center, the Current and Future Leaders Program, Qatar University Senate, and other committees. She is also a member of various international associations, such as IET, BA, and IAENG. She participates in activities which connect her to the community, such as working with charities and volunteering in sport events. She received the following awards, such as the Qatar Education Excellence Platinum Award for new Ph.D. holders from Highness the Emir of Qatar, in 2014 and 2015, the Premium Award from IET Biometrics, in 2017, and the Barzan Award, in 2019.