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Mohamed Farag

Mohamed Farag

PHD STUDENT
Bonn

Summary

Doctoral student at the University of Bonn specializing in developing methods for uncertainty estimation and explainability in Deep Learning models for Crops monitoring. Experience in Deep Learning across diverse fields, including Medicine. Eager to learn and expand horizons. Committed to developing skills in Reliable Deep Learning systems. Thrives in both autonomous and collaborative environments, excelling in independent work and contributing effectively to group projects with enthusiasm and energy.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
2
2
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Languages

Work History

Ph.D. Student

Bonn University
07.2023 - Current
  • As a Ph.D. student at the AID4Crops unit, I explore the connection between Uncertainty Quantification (UQ) and Explainable Machine Learning (XML) for crop monitoring. By quantifying uncertainties and unraveling AI models' workings, we aim to develop more robust data-driven agricultural systems.

Assistant Lecturer

German University in Cairo (GUC)
08.2022 - 01.2023
  • Initiated and facilitated classroom discussions.
  • Boosted students'' critical thinking skills through active learning strategies and problem-solving activities.
  • Met with students during and after office hours to address concerns and offer feedback.
  • Provided constructive and timely feedback to students to advise on areas of concern and suggest improvements.
  • Established positive relationships with students, parents, and fellow educators, promoting open communication channels for enhanced collaboration.

Visiting Researcher

Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB)
07.2022 - 09.2022
  • Implemented deep learning architectures for Cannula segmentation and localisation such as UNet, Attention UNet, etc.
  • Investigated different loss functions and different training schemes.
  • Produced the data's ground truth.

Teaching Assistant

German University in Cairo (GUC)
09.2018 - 08.2022


  • Research as well as other university-administration, -development and - activities tasks like student counseling and advising.
  • Helped with grading assignments and tests, providing constructive feedback to students based on results.
  • Supported classroom activities, tutoring, and reviewing work.

Developer

Ain Shams University
09.2017 - 06.2018
  • Design an algorithm to connect a Synchronous generator to the power grid.
  • Continuously updated skills through training courses, workshops, and self-study

Education

Ph.D. - Institute of Geodesy and Geoinformation

The University of Bonn
Bonn, Germany
07.2023 - Current

M.Sc. - Electronics Engineering

German University of Cairo
Cairo
12.2020 - 5 2022

M.Sc. - Electrical Power Engineering

Ain Shams University
Cairo
03.2019 - 12 2020

B.Sc. - Energy and Renewable Energy Engineering

Ain Shams University
Cairo
09.2013 - 6 2018

Skills

Pytorch expertise

Work Preference

Work Type

InternshipFull Time

Work Location

Hybrid

Important To Me

Paid sick leavePaid time offWork from home optionHealthcare benefitsCareer advancementWork-life balanceFlexible work hours

Timeline

Ph.D. Student

Bonn University
07.2023 - Current

Ph.D. - Institute of Geodesy and Geoinformation

The University of Bonn
07.2023 - Current

Assistant Lecturer

German University in Cairo (GUC)
08.2022 - 01.2023

Visiting Researcher

Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB)
07.2022 - 09.2022

M.Sc. - Electronics Engineering

German University of Cairo
12.2020 - 5 2022

M.Sc. - Electrical Power Engineering

Ain Shams University
03.2019 - 12 2020

Teaching Assistant

German University in Cairo (GUC)
09.2018 - 08.2022

Developer

Ain Shams University
09.2017 - 06.2018

B.Sc. - Energy and Renewable Energy Engineering

Ain Shams University
09.2013 - 6 2018

LANGUAGES

English (Fluent)
Arabic (Fluent)

Publications

  • Farag, M., Emam, A., Leonhardt, J., Roscher, R. (2025). Enhancing Decision Support in Crop Production: Analyzing Conformal Prediction for Uncertainty Quantification. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 237, Part B, 110559
  • Emam, A., Farag, M., Kierdorf, J., Klingbeil, L., Rascher, U., Roscher, R. (2025). A Framework for Enhanced Decision Support in Digital Agriculture Using Explainable Machine Learning. In: Del Bue, A., Canton, C., Pont-Tuset, J., Tommasi, T. (eds) Computer Vision – ECCV 2024 Workshops. ECCV 2024. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 15625. Springer
  • A. Emam, M. Farag and R. Roscher, 'Confident Naturalness Explanation (CNE): A Framework to Explain and Assess Patterns Forming Naturalness,' in IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, vol. 21, pp. 1-5, 2024, Art no. 8500505, doi: 10.1109/LGRS.2024.3365196.
  • Farag, Mohamed and Kierdorf, Jana and Roscher, Ribana, 'Inductive Conformal Prediction for Harvest-Readiness Classification of Cauliflower Plants: A Comparative Study of Uncertainty Quantification Methods', in Proceedings of the IEEE/CVF International Conference on Computer Vision (ICCV) Workshops, 651-659, 2023.
  • M. M. Farag, M. Fouad and A. T. Abdel-Hamid, 'Automatic Severity Classification of Diabetic Retinopathy Based on DenseNet and Convolutional Block Attention Module,' in IEEE Access, vol. 10.

References

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ribana Roscher

  • Head of the Data Science for Crop Systems Group at Forschungszentrum Jülich and Professor of Data Science for Crop Systems at University of Bonn
  • mail: ribana.roscher@uni-bonn.de

Dr. Mariam Mohamed

  • Machine Learning Researcher, Noah Labs
  • mail: mariam.m.fouad13@gmail.com

Prof. Michael Goetz

  • Junior-Professor at Ulm University
  • mail: michael.goetz@uni-ulm.de

Assoc.Prof. Amr Talaat

  • Vice Dean of Student Affairs
  • mail: amr.talaat@guc.edu.eg

Prof. Yasser Hegazy

  • President of the German University of Cairo
  • mail: yasser.higazi@guc.edu.eg

Publications

  • Farag, M., Emam, A., Leonhardt, J., Roscher, R. (2025). Enhancing Decision Support in Crop Production: Analyzing Conformal Prediction for Uncertainty Quantification. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 237, Part B, 110559
  • Emam, A., Farag, M., Kierdorf, J., Klingbeil, L., Rascher, U., Roscher, R. (2025). A Framework for Enhanced Decision Support in Digital Agriculture Using Explainable Machine Learning. In: Del Bue, A., Canton, C., Pont-Tuset, J., Tommasi, T. (eds) Computer Vision – ECCV 2024 Workshops. ECCV 2024. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 15625. Springer
  • A. Emam, M. Farag and R. Roscher, 'Confident Naturalness Explanation (CNE): A Framework to Explain and Assess Patterns Forming Naturalness,' in IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, vol. 21, pp. 1-5, 2024, Art no. 8500505, doi: 10.1109/LGRS.2024.3365196.
  • Farag, Mohamed and Kierdorf, Jana and Roscher, Ribana, 'Inductive Conformal Prediction for Harvest-Readiness Classification of Cauliflower Plants: A Comparative Study of Uncertainty Quantification Methods', in Proceedings of the IEEE/CVF International Conference on Computer Vision (ICCV) Workshops, 651-659, 2023.
  • M. M. Farag, M. Fouad and A. T. Abdel-Hamid, 'Automatic Severity Classification of Diabetic Retinopathy Based on DenseNet and Convolutional Block Attention Module,' in IEEE Access, vol. 10.
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