Alaa Tharwat

Alaa Tharwat Othman is a distinguished PostDoc and Research Group Leader at Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences in Germany. He earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Ain Shams University in Egypt. His research focuses on machine learning with small data, active learning, and explainable AI for Industry 4.0 applications. Actively engaged in academia, Alaa has contributed to conferences like AISI and organized workshops and tutorials at prestigious events such as ECML PKDD, IEEE...See more

Alaa Tharwat Othman is a distinguished PostDoc and Research Group Leader at Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences in Germany. He earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Ain Shams University in Egypt. His research focuses on machine learning with small data, active learning, and explainable AI for Industry 4.0 applications. Actively engaged in academia, Alaa has contributed to conferences like AISI and organized workshops and tutorials at prestigious events such as ECML PKDD, IEEE WCCI, and WUML. His numerous publications and tutorials, easily accessible for students, underscore his commitment to knowledge dissemination. Recognized for his exceptional presentations, Alaa has received awards, including Best Presenter, Best Paper, and Best Teaching Assistant. Motivated by a passion for simplifying complex concepts, he extends his expertise to authoring a book aimed at imparting fundamental programming knowledge to readers, reflecting his dedication to spreading knowledge and facilitating learning. See less