Biography

Ouassila HIOUAL received her B.S. and M.S. degrees in Computer Science from Mentouri University of Constantine, Algeria, in 2002 and 2005, respectively. Following her graduation, she joined the Department of Computer Science and Mathematical Sciences at Mentouri University of Constantine as a Lecturer, where she worked from 2005 to 2008.

In September 2006, she began her Ph.D. studies in Computer Science, which she completed in October 2011. During this period, she combined her research activities with teaching and academic supervision.

From 2009 to 2024, she served as a Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at Abbes Laghrour University of Khenchela, Algeria. Throughout her academic career, she has supervised numerous doctoral, master’s, and undergraduate students and has published several papers in international journals and conference proceedings.

Since September 2024, she has been serving as a Full Professor at the National Higher School of Autonomous Systems Technology (NHSAST), Algeria. In June 2026, she was appointed Director of the LSATEA Laboratory, where she leads research activities and promotes interdisciplinary collaborations in emerging digital technologies.

Her research interests include Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS), Industry 4.0, Data Science, the Internet of Things (IoT), Cloud Computing environments, and energy consumption optimization.