Professional Experience

Teaching Assistant Professor, – Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS	Aug 2023 -current
Teaching graduate and undergraduate courses. Descriptions of the taught courses can be found under Teaching Experience CC 110 – Introduction to Computing (2023) CC 111 – Elements of Computer Programming (2023) CC 315 – Data Structures and Algorithms II (2023) CIS 115 – Introduction to Computing Science (2023)

Project Coordinator – Kansas Data Science Consortium, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS

Aug 2022 -current

This project is a collaborative group representing colleges and universities across Kansas establish by National Science Foundation. The KDSC seeks to engage students in real-world data analysis, expanding access to data science education, and building Kansas’s capacity for innovation and reasoning. Involved in facilitating collaboration among faculties representing Kansas State University Involve in creating immersive data science courses and capstones that foster connections between academia and industry Find potential local partners with data science need from different fields, such as business and commerce, education..etc. Create immersive data science courses and capstones that foster connections between academia and industry Guide the students through these courses, helping them to develop data-driven solutions support students in publishing their work as posters. Involved in organizing the 1st Data Science Conference in Kansas by participating in a workshop Organizing the registration of the KSU students to the conference and organizing the trip.

Senior Software Developer , – AEDA LLC, Manhattan, KS Advanced Engineering Design Apps LLC is an innovative establishment intended to push the envelope to enable building Advanced Engineering Apps at an affordable subscription cost.	March 2023-July 2023
Design, development, and implementation of software programs and applications for mobile phones, tablet devices and computer platforms for use in the engineering marketplace

PostDoc – Annotator -Knowledge Discovery in Databases Lab (KDD), Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS

Aug 2022- July 2023

Working in BeeMachine project which is a collaboration between KDD lab and the Entomology department at K-State which deals with automated identification of bee species from images based on image classification. Image Annotation: create Bees datasets from annotating a rectangle and polygon that generate Yolo, VOC XML, COCO and VGG Format to train the Bee classification modal Create an annotation training course with a certificate Facilitate Annotation training for the new annotators of the KDD lab Image scoring paper: collaborate on building new classification model that score an image based on their quality by researching the criteria that identify the good quality for Bee images to cerate high quality dataset

Graduate Teaching Assistant, – Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS – Montana State University, Bozeman, MT	2016-2020
Teaching graduate and undergraduate courses. Descriptions of the taught courses can be found under Teaching Experience CS 145 Web Design (2016) CIS 501 Software Architecture and Design (2020) CIS 526 Web Interface Design (2019) CIS 744 – Advanced Software Analysis and Design (2019) CIS 751/551 Introduction to Computer Security (2018)

Web Developer, Dar Almohandes An engineering consultancy firm with offices in Kuwait and Egypt that provides architectural planning and designing services and paperwork clearance. My role was developed and maintain websites and applications

2015-2019

DARMEKW Client System – vb.net develop clients side system that allow them to view/update their profile, view architectural designing and submit request for paper work clearance. DARMEKW System – vb.net Develop Employee side system that engineers using it to can upload clients architectural designee and receive clients architectural modification request. While Paper clearance officer receive paper clearance requests and update the status of the paper and upload the governments received documents. The system has workflow were manager can monitor the progress of the work.

Computer Analyst, Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development Econimic Financial government institutions in Kuwait offer concessional loans, technical assistance, and grants to finance various projects to assist countries in need. My work focus in developing and upgrading K-fund systems.

2010-2015

Resolved Help Desk tickets Provided assistance for Kfund users Researched to improve software systems Structured and Develop applications K-Fund Yearly Party – 2010-2013 – VB.net, JavaScript, html, MS Flash Kuwait Fund Branch System – 2012 – VB.net Job Application System -2011 – VB.net Engineers Report Tracking System – 2011 – VB.net iPhone App for Kuwait Fund – 2011 – objective-C Public Relations website – 2011 – VB.net Ramadan Contest System – 2011 – VB.net & Silverlight Consulting Firms Registering System – 2010 – VB.net Windows Desktop application – 2010 – Silverlight Consulting Firms System for fund user – 2010 – VB.net Survey System – 2010 – VB.net

E-business Application Development Program Trainee, Public Institution For Social Security in copperated with IBM	Apr 2009- Dec 2009
Concepts & Basic Knowledge MS DOT Net & MS Visual Studio OO & JAVA Programming e-busniess Application Development (J2EE) Business, Project Management, and Personal Soft Skills

Data Analyst Intern, Student Information Center, Kuwait University,	Jun 2008- Aug 2008
Assisted in generating statistical reports

Graphic Designer, Aljusoor Company ,	2006-2008
Produced graphic artwork for short and long term projects. Involved in designing advertisements, brochures, handouts, flyers and online graphics

Teaching Experience

CS 145 Web Design Montana State University, Bozeman, MT Basic design principles and how these principles apply to website construction. HTML, HTML editors and Cascading Style Sheets. Laboratory projects reflect practical usage of course concepts	2016
CIS 501 Software Architecture and Design Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS Designing and implementing component-based software systems using blueprints and architectural design patterns.	2020
CIS 526 Web Interface Design Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS Fundamental principles and best practices of interface design, web service design, advanced web interfaces, web development frameworks, web standards, and accessibility issues.	2019
CIS 744 – Advanced Software Analysis and Design Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS Advanced concepts and practicum in object-oriented analysis, modeling, design, implementation, testing, and use of CASE tools; relationships among structural, static, and dynamic models; relationship among conceptual, system, and implementation models.	2019
CIS 890 – Data Science in Practice Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS An overview of fundamental concepts in Data Science, exploring the relationship between Data Science and Computer Science, as well as practical applications of data science principles in software development through hands-on experience in solving problems using data science techniques by developing and implementing software solutions. Utilize a range of popular tools, including Scikit-learn, Weka, Gensim, and others,	Spring 2023

STEM Experience  

Coding into the Virtual World — USD383 Summer STEM camp The camp empowers students to build 3D games, Virtual Reality, and Augmented Reality apps that aim to make learning fun and engaging by immersing them in a safe virtual environment using the Hatch XR platform. Hatch XR is a virtual reality learning platform designed for children where they can interact with objects, explore different settings, and solve challenges. The platform uses a combination of virtual reality headsets and educational content to create an immersive and interactive learning experience. It offers a variety of educational experiences in different subjects, including science, history, and language, such as exploring the human body, discovering ancient civilizations, and learning about different animals and their habitats. The platform is intended to be used in schools and educational settings.	Summer 2023
STEAM Night at Marlatt Elementary School — Marlatt Elementary School The event was a resounding success as k-5 kids had a blast engaging with the latest technology. With the help of #MakeyMakey, the banana piano was a hit, letting kids make music with the touch of a fruit. The play #mouseRobot and #KIBO robots also captivated young minds, sparking curiosity and excitement about the possibilities of computational thinking	April 2023
Minecraft Adventure — UFM Community Learning Center	Spring 2023, Summer 2023
Coding Around with Makey Makey — UFM Community Learning Center	Fall 2022, Spring 2022
Coding and Folding — UFM Community Learning Center	Spring 2022
Tinkering and Coding Around — MHK Play Studio (previously named IeDiscoveries Center)	Spring 2020
Coding and Robotics Camp — MHK Play Studio (previously named IeDiscoveries Center)	Spring 2020
Starbase Manhattam Kansas Starbase Program, Manhattan, KS Assisted in taught an hour introduction to programming lesson to 4th-6th grade students from the Manhattan Kansas Starbase program. In a pair programming exercise, students translated the sheet music of the song Ode to Joy using the Scratch programming language.	2018
STEM Summer taught and assisted in programming courses to 5th-9th grade students. These courses range in theme, including introduction to Scratch programming and micro controllers. Lesson are aimed to give young students an introduction to programming and other technology, as well as get them interested in pursuing a STEM- field	USA 2018 – Kuwait 2019
GROW Participated in outreach programs designed to engage young women in 6th-8th grade in STEM. As part of these programs, I taught lessons in Scratch programming language.	2018-2019

Publications

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Malallah S., Shamir L., Osiobe E. Gender Stereotype in STEM Fields: A Case Study of Kuwait. Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, and Kansas Women in Computing Conference 2023. Malallah S., Weese J, Alsalmi K. The “besTech” Technology Practice Framework for Early Childhood Education. 2023 ASEE Annual Conference Content Access. Malallah S., Shamir L., Hsu W., Weese J, Alfailakawi S. Computational Thinking Pedagogical + Framework for Early Childhood Education. 2023 ASEE Annual Conference Content Access. Malallah S., Shamir L., Hsu W., Weese J, Alfailakawi S. Data Science (Dataying) for Early Childhood. 2023 ASEE Annual Conference Content Access. Malallah S., Alfailakawi S., Alkhurafi TY., Weese JL. Reversing Gender Stereotypes in STEM Education in a Gender-Segregated Region. 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access. 2021 July. Malallah S., Alsalmi KN., Weese JL. Measuring Awareness of Computational Thinking in Kuwaiti Educational Institutions. 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access. 2021 July. Malallah, S., Alfailakawi, S., & Weese, J. (2020). A Replicate Study: Adoption of a STEM Outreach Program in Kuwait. Proceedings of the 127th American Society for Engineering Education Virtual Annual Conference Experience (ASEE 2020), Virtual On line, June 22-26, 2020. Malallah, S. & Weese, J. (2020). The Effects of Mind Maps on Computational Thinking. Proceedings of the 127th American Society for Engineering Education Virtual Annual Conference Experience (ASEE 2020), Virtual On line, June 22-26, 2020.

Other

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Malallah, Safia. (2022). Developing Computational Thinking Best Practices for Early Childhood Education in Kuwait and the United States. Kansas State University. Manhattan, KS, USA. Malallah, S., Zalah, Y. & Karne, R. An Analysis of the Advanced Encryption Standard and Threats Associated. Kansas State University. Manhattan, KS, USA. Malallah, S. Metamorphic Relations Ranking for Reducing Testing Cost in Scientific Software. (Dissertation). Kansas State University. Manhattan, KS, USA.

Talks/Workshops

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“Gender Stereotype in STEM Fields: A Case Study of Kuwait. Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, and Kansas Women in Computing Conference” Talk – 1st Kansas Data Science Conference – Lawrence KS “K-12 Data Science” Workshop – 1st Kansas Data Science Conference – Lawrence KS “Course-based Real-World Capstone Data Science Experience” poster – ARISE Conference – KS “Our Virtual Camp Experience” Speaker – Scrachjr Event – online “Computational Thinking” Speaker – Barcamp 8 – Kuwait “How to Build a Website” – Speaker Barcamp – Kuwait “Digi Girls” Speaker – Microsoft – Kuwait

Service and Judge

Poster Judge for MINKWIC	2023
Reviewer for ASEE	2021-2023

Organizations

Laboratory for Knowledge Discovery in Databases Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS	2018-present
MSU Software Engineering Lab Montana State University, Bozeman, MT	2016-2017
Click it Club College for Women, Kuwait University University, Kuwait	2006-2007
Kuwait Consumer Protection Civil Society member	2011-present
Kuwait Information Technology Society member	2010-2015
Art Studio College of Engineering, Kuwait University	2010-2015

Volunteering

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Develop Website for: The 1st International Workshop on Metamorphic Testing – 2016 – Develop Website for: Kuwaiti Consumer Protection Civil Society – 2012 –

Award

Graduate Student of the Month Carl R. Ice College of Engineering – Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS

Employee of the Month IT Department – Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development, Manhattan, KS

2022