Career
A timeline of leadership
Eighteen years shaping cognitive psychology at the University of Tunis, followed by an international chapter setting research and policy direction across the Arab League.
2026 to Present
Member, Tunisian Engineer Label Committee
Tunisian Order of Engineers
Appointed alongside membership in the Engineering Sciences Council. Contributes to quality standards for engineering education in Tunisia: critical thinking, creativity, and societal responsibility beyond technical skill.
2022 to Present
President, Crime Prevention Department
Naif Arab University for Security Sciences (NAUSS), Riyadh
Shapes postgraduate crime-prevention curricula for all 22 Arab League member states.
2021 to Present
Founding Member, Innovation Lab (iLab@NAUSS)
NAUSS, Riyadh
Designed the lab's vision, mission, physical space, and research tooling.
2020 to Present
Associate Professor and Advisor for Scientific Research
NAUSS, Riyadh
Leads academic initiatives in Crime Prevention. Senior expert to UNODC, IOM, and UNOCT.
2016 to 2020
Director, Career Center
Faculté des Sciences Humaines et Sociales, Université de Tunis
Built entrepreneurship, leadership, and career-readiness programs for students.
2014 to 2017
Deputy Dean, Director of Internships
Faculty of Humanities at Tunis, Université de Tunis
Created the faculty's first digital internship placement system and industry-partnership network.
2007 to Present
Founder and Chair, CEM International Congress
Cognition, Emotion, Motivation. Hammamet, Tunisia
Founded and chairs the CEM congress series (CEM07, CEM09, CEM15), drawing keynote speakers such as George Sperling, Bernard Rimé, and Klaus Scherer from 18+ countries.
2002 to 2020
Associate Professor
Université de Tunis
Eighteen years of teaching, research, and doctoral supervision.
The CEM International Congress
Since 2007, a recurring gathering in Hammamet, Tunisia, bringing together leading voices in cognition, emotion, and motivation research from around the world.
CEM07
20071st International Congress on Cognition, Emotion and Motivation. Hammamet, Tunisia. 12 countries, 200 participants. Keynotes: George Sperling, Irving Biederman, Klaus Scherer.
CEM09
20092nd Congress. Hammamet, Tunisia. 18 countries, 250 participants. Keynotes: Bernard Rimé, Art Markman, Johnmarshall Reeve.
CEM15
2015"Broadening the Base, Blending the Mind." Medina Convention Center, Hammamet, Tunisia.