Prior to this position, she was assistant professor at National Engineering School of Carthage, Tunisia and lecturer at INP Grenoble, France. She received a bachelor in industrial engineering in 2004 (National Engineering School of Tunis), a M.Sc. in Industrial Engineering in 2005 (INP Grenoble, France), and a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering in 2008 (INP Grenoble, France). Her major research areas consist of scheduling, supply chain management, logistic and operations research.