Ola Ali
PhD Candidate
Email: ola.megahead@gmail.com
I am researching the dynamics of migrant networks to identify the driving factors of migration and examine its impact on the social, economic and political structures of both origin and destination countries. I hold a bachelor’s degree in physics from Cairo University and a master’s degree in the physics of complex systems from the Institute for Cross-Disciplinary Physics and Complex Systems, in Spain and I am currently a PhD student at Vienna University of Technology and the Complexity Science Hub.
Academic Work
Conferences & Schools
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Participated in the Population and Social Data Science Summer Incubator Program at the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR), here.
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Presented the Refugee stability analysis in EGU24 in Vienna, Austria, here.
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Presented the diaspora model for human migration in CCS 2023 at Bahia, Brazil, here.
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Participated in Lipari School on Computational Complex and Social Systems 2023, here.
Projects
2024
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I participated in the 2024 Infra4NextGen hackathon and my team was awarded Best Story!
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I was part of the CSH Opportunity in Crisis – Empowering Ukrainian Refugees to Rebuild the Ukrainian Economy project. My role was to conduct data analysis and help with a feasibility study regarding the integration of Ukrainian refugees in Austria's labour market. Find out more here.
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I am a member of the PhD representatives at the Complexity Science Hub.
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I am part of the organization team of the ASCII-CSH Women’s Network.
2023
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I was part of the CSH team organizing the complexity science meets digital humanism workshop with the aim to raise awareness about the importance of human-centric complex systems science and digital humanism and promote their adoption in technology and system design. Find out more here.
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I was part of a the organizing team of Open arms grant offered by NetSci 2023 here.
2019 -2023
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I was the organizational development manager at ADSERO - Ragy Soliman & Partners, Egypt. I managed planning and implementation of office functions and compliance standards, I also assist with internal firm management and setting strategies for business development and firm internal policies.
Education
2019
B.S.
PHYSICS
CAIRO UNIVERSITY, EGYPT
2022
MSc.
PHYSICS of COMPLEX SYSTEMS
IFISC (CSIC-UIB), SPAIN
2023-Now
Ph.D.
INFORMATICS, CS
TU & CSH, Austria