CV
| EDUCATION | |
| 2022 (expected) | Doctor of Philosophy Department of Information Science, Cornell University |
| 2017 | Master of Science Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto |
| 2015 | Master of Architecture The John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design, University of Toronto |
| 2011 | Honors Bachelor of Science (with High Distinction) Majors: Architectural Studies and Computer Science, University of Toronto |
| PUBLICATIONS | |
| Dina Sabie, Samar Sabie, Cansu Ekmekcioglu Dedeoglu, Yasaman Rohanifar, Fatma Hashim, Steve Easterbrook, and Syed Ishtiaque Ahemd. 2019. Exile Within Borders: Understanding the Limits of the Internally Displaced People (IDPs) in Iraq. In Proceedings of LIMITS ’19, Lappeenranta, Finland, June 10-11, 2019. | |
| Samar Sabie and Tapan Parikh. 2019. Cultivating Care through Ambiguity: Lessons from a Service Learning Course. In 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems Proceedings (CHI 2019), May 4–9, 2019, Glagsow, Scotland, UK. ACM, New York, NY, USA. | |
| Samar Sabie, Jay Chen, Azza Abouzied, Fatma Hashim, Harleen Kahlon, and Steve Easterbrook. 2017. Shelter Dynamics in Refugee and IDP Camps: Customization, Permanency, and Opportunities. In Proceedings of LIMITS ’17, Santa Barbara, CA, USA, June 22-24, 2017. | |
| Samar Sabie, Steve Easterbrook, Cosmin Munteanu, Karan Singh, Olivier St-Cyr, and Fatma Hashim. 2017. Participatory Shelter Design for Displaced Populace: Reflections from a User Study. HCIxB 2017: HCI Across Borders Symposium. CHI 2017. | |
| Maha Salman, Samar Sabie, Steve Easterbrook, and Josie Abate. 2016. Sustainable and Smart: Rethinking What a Smart Home Is. In Proceedings, Fourth International Conference on ICT for Sustainability (ICT4S 2016), Amsterdam, The Netherlands, August 29-September 1, 2016. *Best Paper Award* | |
| Samar Sabie, Maha Salman, and Steve Easterbrook. 2016. Situating Shelter Design and Provision in ICT Discourse for Scarce-Resource Contexts. In Proceedings of the Second ACM Workshop on Computing within Limits (LIMITS ’16), Irvine, CA, USA, June 9-10, 2016. ACM. | |
| Samar Sabie and Mahtab Sabet. 2016. Optimizing Energy Consumption in Communication Networks using Software Defined Networking. In Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Environmental Design and Innovation at al Zaytoonah University (ZEC 2016), Amman, Jordan, May 16-18, 2016. | |
| Maha Salman and Samar Sabie. 2008. Urban Sprawl and Planning Challenges for Mega Cities in Canada. In Proceedings of the 10th Sharjah Urban Planning Symposium, Sharjah, UAE, November 23, 2008. | |
| RESEARCH EXPERIENCE | |
| August 2017-present | Research Assistant, Represent Lab, Department of Information Science, Cornell, USA |
| Sept-Nov 2016 | Research Assistant, Design Technology Lab, Department of Computer Science, University of New York Abu Dhabi, UAE |
| 2011-2014 | Research Assistant, Responsive Architecture Design (RAD) Lab, John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design, University of Toronto |
| 2014 | Grant Developer, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto Supervisor: Izzeldin Abeulaish Project: Al Khayma al Sehya [A Moisture Absorbing Fabric Membrane for Indoor Applications in the West Bank] |
| 2010 | Research Assistant, Cities Centre, University of Toronto Supervisor: Eric Miller Project: Integrated Land Use, Transportation, and Environment (ILUTE) Modelling System |
| 2010 | Research Assistant, Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto Supervisor: Steve Engels Project: CAD Presenter [A Hand Gesture-Based User Interface for AutoCAD 2010] |
| 2009 | Research Assistant, Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto Supervisor: Steve Easterbrook Project: vizExpress [A Wiki Extension for Collaborative Science] |
| TEACHING EXPERIENCE | |
| Organizer and Instructor, Cornell Tech | |
| S’ 2018 | Civic Design Initiative for Youth (CivicDIY) |
| W’ 2018 | P.S./I.S. 217 Oral History Social Studies Unit for Seventh Grade |
| Course Instructor, University of Toronto | |
| S’ 2017 | CSC148: Introduction to Computer Science |
| Teaching Assistant, Cornell Tech | |
| F’ 2018 | INFO 5915: Remaking the City |
| W’ 2018 | INFO 5910: Revolutionary Technology |
| F’ 2017 | INFO 5915: Remaking the City |
| Teaching Assistant, University of Toronto | |
| S’ 2017 | CSC148: Introduction to Computer Science |
| F’15/W’16/S’ 16/F’16 | CSC108: Introduction to Programming |
| W’16/W’17 | ENV381: Special Topics in the Environment: Big Ideas in the Digital World 2 – Social Media and Environmentalism |
| W’2016 | C4M: Computing for Medicine |
| W’ 2015 | ARC2047: Environmental Systems (Second Year M.Arch Building Science Core Course) |
| F’ 2014 | ARC2023: Intermediate Computer Applications (Second Year M.Arch Visual Communication Core Course |
| Workshop Organizer and Instructor | |
| S’ 2016 | Learn How to Code: A Three-Part Workshop Series, UofT Coders, University of Toronto Lectures: conditionals, functions, classes, packages, Python applications for data visualization |
| F’ 2014 | Sensing, Actuating and Microprocessing: A Hands-on Introduction to Environmental Augmentation John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design, University of Toronto |
| F’ 2013 | Introduction to Arduino and Microcontroller Programming John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design, University of Toronto |
| S’ 2013 | PhotoShop Rendering Tutorial for Design Studio 4 College of Architecture Engineering, Ajman University, UAE |
| Guest Lecturer | |
| August 2016 | Design Studio 6: Moving Spaces, RCC Institute of Technology, Yorkville University, Canada Lecture: Plasticity of Shelter in Forced Displacement Contexts |
| July 2016 | CSC108: Introduction to Programming, University of Toronto Lectures : Files, Sets, Dictionaries, Run time, and Sorting Algorithms |
| Conference Co-Organizer | |
| 2013-2014 | Architecture Starting with the Brain: A symposium with architecture theorists, historians, philosophers, and artists in the field of Neuro Logics. March 7-8 2014 John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design, University of Toronto |
| Invited Critic | |
| S’ 2016 | Year 5 Final Graduation Studio with Dr. Hadeer Merza Faculty of Architecture & Design, University of Petra, Jordan |
| F’ 2015 | The Game Social Innovation Competition Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering, University of Toronto |
| REFEREED POSTERS | |
| Samar Sabie, Dina Sabie, and Mai Al-Judy. Pervasive Rehab: The Rehab Facility as an Enabler for Healing. The ACM-W Canadian Celebration of Women in Computing Conference (CAN-CWiC), Ottawa, Canada, January 22-23, 2016. | |
| Samar Sabie. vizExpress: Graphing Made Easy in Wiki Pages. The first Ontario Celebration of Women in Computing Conference (ONCWiC), Kingston, Canada, October 22-23, 2009. | |
| PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE | |
| 2012-2014 | Lead Project Developer, Studio (n-1) Architects, Toronto |
| 2011 | Junior Architect. Green Cube, Sharjah, UAE. |
| 2012-2013 | Assistant Designer, Geraghty and Associates Design & Strategy Consultancy, Toronto |
| 2010-2011 | Assistant Designer and Technology Developer, Khoury Levit Fong, Toronto |
| 2010 | Software Developer, York Region Athletic Association, Toronto |
| 2009-present | Freelance Web developer |
| GRANTS & SCHOLARSHIPS | |
| 2019 | Engaged Opportunity Grant, Office of Engagement Initiatives, Cornell University |
| 2019 | ACM Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity in Computing Travel Award, Department of Information Science, Cornell University |
| 2017 | Cornell First Year Graduate Fellowship, Department of Information Science, Cornell University |
| 2017 | C. C. Gotlieb (Kelly) Graduate Fellowship, Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto |
| 2016-2017 | Canada Graduate Scholarships-Master’s Award (CGSM), Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada |
| 2015 | The Irving Grossman Prize, Faculty of Architecture, University of Toronto |
| 2015 | The Wolfond Scholarship in Wireless Information Technology, Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto |
| 2014 | TD Bank Higher Education Award, University of Toronto |
| 2011 | Admission Fellowship, Faculty of Architecture, University of Toronto |
| 2010 | The John Hamilton Watson Award for International Study, University of Toronto |
| 2010 | Studies in International Architecture Travel Grant, University of Toronto |
| 2010 | The Anne Marjorie Scholarship for High Standing in the Humanities, University of Toronto |
| 2009 | The Isabel Bader In-Course Scholarship, University of Toronto |
| 2009 | The Trenwith Computer Science Award, University of Toronto |
| 2009 | NSERC Undergraduate Summer Research Award (USRA), University of Toronto |
| 2008 | The Salvatore and Marion (Cooper) Brancaccio Award for Excellence in Science and Mathematics, University of Toronto |
| 2007 | Bloor Lands Admission Scholarship, University of Toronto |
| 2007 | Admission Scholarship, University of Toronto |
| HONORS AND AWARDS | |
| 2017 | Finalist. IDeA Place and Displacement: A Marketplace in Refugee Settlement Competition. |
| 2016 | Best Paper Award. 4th International Conference on ICT for Sustainability (ICT4S), Amsterdam, The Netherlands. |
| 2016 | Audience Popularity Award. 4th International Conference on ICT for Sustainability (ICT4S), Amsterdam, The Netherlands. |
| 2016 | Best Research Poster Award (2nd Place). The 2016 ACM-W Canadian Celebration of Women in Computing Conference, Ottawa, Canada. |
| 2014 | Most Valuable Employee, University of Toronto Nona Macdonald Visitors Centre. Awarded based on excellent performance and exceptional problem solving skills for work on touch-interactive LCD displays during the center’s architectural renovation. |
| 2013 | Event of the Year Co-Organizer Award, University of Toronto Students’ Union. Awarded to the most active campus organizations and organization executives for their leadership and outstanding contributions to the diverse campus community. |
| 2012 | Most Creative Executive Member Prize, Enactus University of Toronto. Awarded to one of 68 young student leaders for design creativity and innovation in problem solving. |
| 2012 | Progress through Entrepreneurial Action Competition Winner (Second Place), Financial Literacy Category, Central Canada Level (Ontario and Quebec), Enactus Canada. |
| 2008-2011 | Dean’s List, University of Toronto |
| 2007 | University of Toronto Scholars Award, University of Toronto |
| SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS | |
| Samar Sabie. Curating the Use of Technology in Context-Sensitive Design. TEDxUofT, University of Toronto, Canada, November 22, 2017. | |
| Samar Sabie. Applying Field Lessons to Housing and Spatial History Capturing Closer to Home. iSchool, University of Toronto, Canada, September 21, 2017. | |
| Samar Sabie. What non-technical interdisciplinary impact can you instigate with a computer science degree? Sisters coding @Rangle, September 23, 2016. | |
| Samar Sabie. Facilitating Participatory Shelter Design and Construction in Camps Through ICT. University of New York Abu Dhabi, UAE, September 23, 2016. | |
| Samar Sabie. Plasticity of Shelter in Forced Displacement Contexts. Academy of Design at the RCC Institute of Technology, Yorkville University, Canada, August 8, 2016. | |
| Samar Sabie. Ameliorating Canada’s Role in Forced Displacement Relief via ICT-based Development Interventions. ACM-W Canadian Celebration of Women in Computing Conference (CAN-CWiC), Ottawa, Canada, January 22-23, 2016. | |
| Samar Sabie. Architecture for Protracted RefuScapes: Historiography, Policy, and Design Considerations. Academy of Design at the RCC Institute of Technology, Yorkville University, Canada, 2014. | |
| Samar Sabie. Post-secondary Education Options and Career Paths in the Arts and Sciences for New Immigrants. Father Michael Goetz Secondary School, Mississauga, Canada, 2012. | |
| Samar Sabie. Enabling a Seamless Data Visualization and Sharing User Experience via GoogleChart API. Computer Supported Collaborative Science Session, Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto, July 29, 2009. | |
| EXHIBITIONS | |
| Carol Moukheiber, Christos Marcopoulos, Rodolphe el-Khoury, Andrew Piotrowski, Tommy Reslinski, and Samar Sabie. Internet of Moss. Exhibited at ACADIA 2013 Adaptive Architecture Conference. The School of Architecture at Waterloo, Canada, October 24, 2013. | |
| Carol Moukheiber, Christos Marcopoulos, Rodolphe el-Khoury, Valentina Mele, Jonah Ross, Samar Sabie, Sabastian Savone, Yi Ping See, and Dina Sabie. IM Blanky 1. Exhibited at STITCHES: Suzhou Fast Forward Exhibition, WORKShop Toronto, October 26, 2011 – February 18, 2012. | |
| Samar Sabie. Agile Domiciles – University of Oxford Edition. Exhibited at Archigram in The UK: Student Work From Summer Abroad ARC 331. John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design, University of Toronto, November 9-13, 2010. | |
| Samar Sabie. A Perforated Apartment Unit. Exhibited at 3rd Year Architecture Design Tower Exhibition. John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design, University of Toronto, December 8, 2009. | |
| SERVICE | |
| 2018-present | Student Wellbeing Officer, PhDs At Cornell Tech (PACT), Cornell Tech |
| 2016-2017 | Reviewer, SIGCHI |
| 2015-2016 | Computer Science Graduate Student Benevolent Society (CSGSBS) Representative, Undergraduate Affairs Committee, Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto |
| 2015-2016 | Undergraduate Students Mentor, Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering, University of Toronto |
| 2012-2015 | Web and Media Consultant, Daughters for Life, Toronto, Canada |
| 2012-2013 | President, Arab Students’ Association, University of Toronto |
| 2011-2012 | Director of Web Media, Enactus University of Toronto |
| 2009- 2011 | On-site Team Leader and Webmaster, Habitat for Humanity @ UofT, University of Toronto |
| 2009-2010 | Ambassador, Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto |
| TECHNICAL SKILLS | |
| Design Software: Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, In Design, After Effects), AutoCAD, 3ds Max, Rhino | |
| Parametric Tools: Grasshopper, Processing, Rhino Python, MATLAB | |
| Web Development: JavaScript, HTML, CSS, PHP, Ajax, jQuery, MySQL, XML | |
| Programming Languages: Python, Java, C#, C++, Arduino | |
| Languages Spoken: Arabic, English | |