Biography
Prof. Faiza Boumediene is currently the Deputy Director for Teaching, Degrees and Continuing Education at the National Higher School of Autonomous Systems Technology (NHSAST), Algiers, Algeria. She has been a Full Professor of Mechanical Engineering since 2019.
She received her Engineering degree in Mechanical Engineering from the National Institute of Mechanical Engineering (INGM), Boumerdes, a Magister degree in Robotics, Automation and Industrial Computing from the Polytechnic Military School (EMP), and a Ph.D. in Structural Mechanics through a joint supervision program between the University of Science and Technology Houari Boumediene (USTHB), Algeria, and the University of South Brittany (UBS), France. She was awarded the Habilitation in Mechanical Engineering in 2014.
Before joining NHSAST in 2024, she served at USTHB from 2003, where she held several academic and administrative positions, contributing to engineering education, curriculum development, and academic governance.
Her research interests include structural dynamics, finite element analysis, model order reduction, nonlinear vibrations, optimization, and artificial intelligence applications in mechanical engineering. She has authored numerous publications in international journals and conference proceedings, supervised master's and doctoral students, and serves as a reviewer, editorial board member, and scientific committee member for several international journals and conferences.
Prof. Boumediene's academic and leadership experience reflects her strong commitment to excellence in engineering education, scientific research, innovation, and quality assurance.
