After KAUST Academy
Maha completed the nine-month Apple Developer Academy program at Tuwaiq in May 2025 and earned Microsoft certifications in Azure data engineering, Fabric analytics and Power BI. Maha also published a paper on coral reef health monitoring in May 2025.
Summer project
Artificial Intelligence Specialization · Cohort 2024
(Pneumonia Diagnosis Assistant) – Customized Hybrid Deep Learning Approach for Symptom-Driven Pneumonia Diagnosis
This project presents a hybrid deep-learning approach for diagnosing pneumonia, integrating image and text-based data. A VGG16-based U-Net model was developed to analyze chest X-rays, effectively detecting pneumonia with high precision. Simultaneously, a pre-trained BioBERT model was employed to extract symptoms and relevant medical history from patient records. Although BioBERT was used without fine-tuning, it served as a baseline for symptom analysis, with future work aimed at fine-tuning to enhance accuracy. The integrated model demonstrated a strong performance, achieving an Intersection over Union (loU) of 0.88 and an accuracy of 95%. This dual-modality approach allows for a more accurate diagnosis by combining the strengths of image segmentation and natural language processing. showcasing the potential of hybrid models in improving diagnostic tools for healthcare professionals, offering faster, more reliable, and context-aware medical diagnosis.
With KAUST Academy
- Cohort 2024
Artificial Intelligence Specialization
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology · Artificial Intelligence Summer School
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