Curriculum Vitae

Address: 2301 S. Third St. Paul C.Lutz Hall, Room 419, University of Louisville, KY, USA
Email: mohamed.elsharkawy@louisville.edu | mohmed.elsharkawy@mans.edu.eg
Phone (USA): +1 502-885-0800
Phone (Egypt): +20 1069662911

Research Interests

  • Medical Image Analysis
  • Machine Learning
  • Deep Learning
  • Image Segmentation
  • Computer Vision

Education

Ph.D. (2023–Current)

University of Louisville, Louisville, KY
Thesis Advisors: Profs. Ayman El-Baz, Adel Elmaghraby

M.Sc. (2016–2022)

University of Louisville (USA) jointly with Mansoura University (Egypt)
Thesis: "Role of Machine Learning in Early Detection of Retinal Diseases"
Advisors: Profs. Ayman El-Baz, Ahmed Atwan, Eman Eldaydamoni

B.S. (2011–2015)

Information Technology, Faculty of Computers and Information Sciences, Mansoura University (Egypt)
Senior Project: "Smart Intensive Care Unit"
Cumulative Grade: Distinction with Degree of Honor (90.2%), GPA = 3.7
Department Rank: 1st among 160 students

Teaching Experience

Mansoura University, Egypt (Mar 2015 – Present)

  • Prepared, delivered, and organized laboratory/tutorial sessions
  • Graded quizzes and mid-term exams
  • Assisted in teaching:
    • Logic Circuits
    • Electronic Fundamentals
    • Network Programming
    • Object-Oriented Programming
    • Mobile Computing
    • Fundamentals of Programming
    • Fundamentals of Statistics

University of Louisville, USA (Jan 2023 – Present)

  • Prepared, delivered, and organized lab/tutorial sessions
  • Graded quizzes and mid-term exams
  • Assisted in teaching undergraduate courses:
    • Bioengineering Measurements and Biosystems & Signals
    • Computer Tools for Medical Image Analysis

Honors and Awards

  • Exemplary Research Scholarship Award, University of Louisville (April 2024)
  • Second Place Doctoral Engineering Student Awards, Research! Louisville (Oct 2023)
  • Best Dissertation Award (Master's), Mansoura University (July 2023)
  • Second Place Master Engineering Student Awards, Research! Louisville (Sept 2021)
  • Exemplary Research Scholarship Award, University of Louisville (April 2023)
  • Finalist, 3-Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition, University of Louisville (2023)
  • Ranked first (Honors) in B.Sc. (2015), Mansoura University
  • College excellence award for all four undergraduate years (2011–2015)

Scientific Publications and Identifiers

I have authored/co-authored 15+ peer-reviewed publications in top journals and conferences, mainly in the fields of medical image analysis, AI, and machine learning.

For a complete breakdown of publications (journals, conferences, etc.), please see the Publications page.

Patents and Disclosures

  1. M. Elsharkawy, A. El-Baz, A. Shalaby, A. Soliman, A. Sharafeldeen, A. Mahmoud, H. Sandhu, G. Giridharan. "Assessment of Pulmonary Function in Coronavirus Patient," U.S. Patent Application #63/156,171 (In Progress)

Professional Activities, Service, and Affiliations

Reviewer for 15+ journals and conferences, including:

  • IEEE Journal on Biomedical and Health Informatics
  • Scientific Reports
  • Artificial Intelligence in Medicine
  • Artificial Intelligence Review
  • Computers in Biology and Medicine
  • PLOS ONE
  • ISA Transactions
  • IEEE Access
  • Diagnostics
  • ...plus major conferences like ICPR, MICCAI, ISBI

Software and Skills

  • Programming: Python (highly competent), Matlab (very good), R
  • Operating Systems: Windows
  • Toolkits: Microsoft Office, LaTeX, Overleaf

Languages

  • Arabic: Native
  • English: Very Good

Activities and Hobbies

  • Tennis
  • Soccer
  • Traveling
  • Social relationships

References

Available upon request.