Dr. Amira J. Zaylaa is an Associate Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Beirut Arab University, she was a former coordinator of the Biomedical Engineering Program and is a member of the Quality Assurance Committee. Her specialization is in medical imaging, signal and image processing and artificial intelligence for healthcare. She previously held faculty positions at the Lebanese University and the Lebanese International University, and was a postdoctoral researcher at the American University of Beirut. She has more than 40 peer-reviewed publications, supervises graduate and senior projects, and is the Government Representative of the IEEE Lebanon Section.

Medical imaging (contrast ultrasound, MRI, mammography, optical imaging etc.), Biomedical signal and image processing and artificial intelligence and deep learning for early disease detection. Her work includes complexity and entropy analysis of biosignals such as fetal heart rate and EEG, neuroengineering, biomaterials, telemedicine and e-health, smart biomedical systems, robotics, and rehabilitation, with applications to breast cancer, diabetic retinopathy, and neurological disorders.

Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering, Lebanese University (2014, highest honors); Ph.D. in Life and Health Sciences: Biomedical Signals, François-Rabelais University of Tours, France (2017, highest honors); M.Sc. in Biomedical Physics, Medical Imaging, Lebanese University (2011, with distinction); B.Sc. in Physics, Lebanese University (2009). Postdoctoral research in Neuroengineering, American University of Beirut (2015-2016). Additional training: AI for Medicine, Linnaeus University (2022); PhD-level computer science courses, University of Genoa (2022-2023); Human Subjects Research diploma, Albert Einstein College of Medicine; CITI research ethics and Good Clinical Practice certifications.

Medical and biomedical imaging, biomedical image processing, signal processing in medicine, biomedical sensors, telemedicine and robotics, machine learning for medical applications, neuro-AI imaging, biomedical photonics and optical imaging, biophysics and bioelectricity, radiation dosimetry, medical physics, research methodology, and senior design projects, at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

-Excellence in Teaching, Research and Community Service Award, Beirut Arab University (2025); -LIRA-18 Fund Award for TeleMedGuard (2025); -Women Researcher Award in Intelligent Sensing, International Research Awards on Sensing Technology (2023); -LIRA 2022 Achievement Award; -LIRA-13 Achievement Award (2018); -CNRS-L Ph.D. Scholarship (2011-2014); -Best Oral Presentation Award in Biomedical Engineering, Lebanese University (2013).