Lama Hamandi
(she/her/hers)
Associate Teaching Professor

Research interests
- Systems & networking
Education
- PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ohio State University
- MS in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ohio State University
- BS in Electrical Engineering, American University of Beirut
Biography
Lama Hamandi is an associate teaching professor at the Khoury College of Computer Sciences at Northeastern University. They earned their bachelor’s in electrical engineering from the American University of Beirut, and their masters and PhD degrees in electrical and computer engineering from the Ohio State University. Hamandi is research active in systems and networking.
Prior to joining Northeastern, they worked as a senior lecturer at the American University of Beiruit. Hamandi is also part of the Associate Teaching Professor Promotion Committee.
Outside of the classroom, they enjoy hiking.
Recent publications
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[TEST-FEB24]-Gamification of Computer Science Algorithms
Citation: Lama Hamandi, Hla Htoo, Senay Tilahun, Haider Amin. (2025). Gamification of Computer Science Algorithms SIGCSE (2), 1733. https://doi.org/10.1145/3641555.3705033 -
Project-based Activities to Introduce Hardware in a Software-focused Course
Citation: Lama Hamandi, Mark Leslie Miller, Shivakumar Mathapathi. (2024). Project-based Activities to Introduce Hardware in a Software-focused Course SIGCSE (2), 1899. https://doi.org/10.1145/3626253.3633425 -
Connected and Autonomous Electric Vehicles: Quality of Experience Survey and Taxonomy
Citation: Damaj, I., Serhal, D., Hamandi, L., and Zantout, R., and Mouftah, H., “Connected and Autonomous Electric Vehicles: Quality of Experience Survey and Taxonomy”, Vehicular Communications, v.28, 2021, 100312, SSN 2214-2096