Scholar
Malek Itani
Google Scholar ID: XK2ZyqUAAAAJ
University of Washington
Citations & Impact
Citations
201
H-index
7
i10-index
6
Publications
14
Co-authors
5
list available
Publications
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
- 1. Founded Hearvana.ai, aiming to revolutionize hearables technology.
- 2. Paper 'Hearable devices with sound bubbles' covered by IEEE Spectrum.
- 3. Knowledge Boosting received Madrona Prize runner-up.
- 4. Paper 'Look Once to Hear: Target Speech Hearing with Noisy Examples' received an Honorable Mention at CHI 2024.
- 5. Semantic Hearing featured on The Vergecast podcast.
Research Experience
- Research Assistant in the Mobile Intelligence Lab at the University of Washington, working with Prof. Shyam Gollakota in the Paul G. Allen School for Computer Science & Engineering.
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the American University of Beirut, working with Prof. Joseph Costantine at the Electromagnetics Lab.
Background
- Current Electrical Engineering PhD student at the University of Washington in Seattle. Research interests include mobile systems, embedded systems, machine learning, audio & speech, and small-scale robotics. Committed to exploring innovative intersections among these fields to drive impactful advancements.
