Mona Demaidi

Mona Nabil Demaidi is an entrepreneur and women's rights advocate. She was born on December 14, 1988, in Nablus, Palestine. She obtained her PhD in Advanced Software Engineering and Machine Learning and MSc with distinction in Software Engineering and Data Management from the University of Manchester, UK. Demaidi joined An-Najah National University in 2016, becoming the youngest female with a PhD certificate at the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology in Palestine. In 2014, she became a board member of Women in Engineering and Arab Women in Computing. In september 2024, Dr Demaidi became the dean for the Faculty of Digital Sciences and Director of International Relations at Arab American University between September 1, 2024 – August 1, 2025. Starting from August 2025 she became the vice president of Artificial Intelligence and Director of International Relations at Arab American University.