Dr. Hala is an Associate Professor in Electrical Engineering at IUG. Her research interests focus on studying wireless communication, optical communication, optical sensors, MTMs devices, biophysics, and more. She is a TWAS fellow. She is a recipient of international awards, including Fulbright Scholarship, AvH Scholarship, and Islamic University Deanery Prize.

• The difficulties she faced during her undergraduate studies in physics, including the closure of Birzeit University. • The difficulties she faced during her study as a graduate student in physics, including cultural difference. • Why she changed her subject from nuclear physics to optics. • Job hunting and different careers. • The difficulties during her work as a Professor at Islamic University of Gaza