Prof. Doaa M. Shawky is a Professor of Software Engineering and the Founding Director of the Software Development (SWD) Program at the School of Computational Sciences and Artificial Intelligence (CSAI), Zewail City of Science and Technology, Egypt. She earned her Ph.D. in Software Engineering from Cairo University in 2005 and has since built a distinguished career combining academic leadership, research excellence, and large-scale software engineering practice.

As Founding Director, Prof. Shawky led the establishment and strategic design of the SWD program, overseeing curriculum architecture, lab infrastructure development, industry alignment, and research-driven academic growth. Under her leadership, the program was structured to align with international standards and emerging technological paradigms, particularly AI-driven software systems and cloud-native engineering practices.

Her research and teaching interests span software architecture and design, AI-augmented software engineering, distributed and parallel systems, cloud-native architectures, trustworthy and explainable AI, scalable enterprise platforms, and intelligent data-driven systems. She actively integrates modern AI methodologies into software engineering processes, advancing the discipline toward more adaptive and intelligent system design.

Prof. Shawky has supervised over 15 senior graduation projects and more than 20 MSc and Ph.D. theses across domains including applied machine learning, enterprise microservices architectures, intelligent analytics platforms, and distributed computing systems. Her supervision philosophy emphasizes rigorous engineering foundations, research depth, and real-world applicability.

She serves as a reviewer for several international scientific journals and conferences and is the Managing Editor of the Journal of Engineering and Applied Science. She has also participated as a speaker and judge in numerous local and international academic and innovation competitions, supporting emerging talent and interdisciplinary collaboration.

Beyond academia, Prof. Shawky has worked as a Software Architect and consultant on several large-scale software projects, advising on system architecture design, scalability strategies, AI integration, and enterprise modernization initiatives. Her consultancy experience bridges academic research with industrial implementation at scale.

She is an active member of IEEE and engages with the global professional community in computing and engineering to advance research collaboration, academic standards, and technological innovation.

Prof. Shawky’s academic philosophy centers on integrating strong theoretical foundations with innovation and impact, ensuring that software systems are scalable, trustworthy, and aligned with evolving societal and industrial needs.