Mariette Awad is an assistant professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department of the American University of Beirut. She received her PhD in electrical engineering from the University of Vermont and was a visiting professor at Virginia Commonwealth University, Intel Mobile Group, and MIT. She worked in the IBM System and Technology group as a wireless product engineer. She is the recipient of numerous patents and business awards. Her published research interests include machine learning, data analytics, and energy-aware computing.