Prior to taking up this position she read her PhD at the University of Nottingham. Her current research focuses on human rights protection online, data protection and cybersecurity. She has consulted governmental and non-governmental stakeholders in the Middle East on drafting and implementing cybercrime and data protection legislation. She is a participant to the Research Group on Human Rights Protocols Considerations in the Internet Research Task Force. She founded, and serves as the elected Secretary of, the Qatari Branch of the International Law Association.