As a little girl, I have always been fascinated by books and reading, knowledge was something that I enjoyed acquiring, as my brother used to call me "a total geek " . I joined Computer Science because I found in it a field where you get to learn a lot about problem solving and analytical thinking. After graduation I worked as a software engineer at first but I wasn't satisfied, I had a passion for research, for trying new things, for innovation that I didn't find my job to satisfy, then one of my friends told me about CMIC so I applied and after going through the interview cycle I was accepted and starting the job that is constantly proving to be challenging with a high demand for innovation and creativity.
After I joined CMIC I realized that this job is different from what I'm used to, the degree of independence you have here is much higher and more important, you get to figure out things on your own and handle all development tasks yourself from designing to testing,. My days here at CMIC are really packed with problems to think of and new concepts to learn, it's like a treasure hunt for the right innovation and the next break through. In CMIC, I got to work amongst one of the most talented and smart people I've met with everyone unique in their way. Each day in my life here is rarely the same, applied research is proving to be an interesting adventure..
An RSDE is a doer, as Nayer, one of our researchers, calls us "a black box". We work with the researcher to try to find the best innovative solution to problems and implement this solution. We work on prototypes and proof of concept work. One of the things that I found here to be of high importance unlike other places is evaluating the results of your work and making sure that they are reliable and as accurate as possible. This task really opened my eyes to ways of looking at my work and the result I am producing in a way I wasn't used to. My work consists of two parts, development and research with higher emphasis on development. I get to work on a project that I own myself as my individual contribution to the center; this allows me to really set all my innovation and creativity to work.

So, I start my day with the magic bliss of a coffee cup from our very much appreciated coffee machine here at the center. Charged with caffeine, I dive into the world of classification, social networks, user modeling ..etc..My tasks requires a high demand of resourcefulness in figuring things out, you don't usually get the specific requirements as it is accustomed in normal software development., I have to search for possible solutions, try various venues of tackling the problem and doing all development and testing task myself. I feel I have grown a lot in my work here at CMIC, and constantly developing adaptability for the dynamic nature of the life at an applied research center.