Abigail is a final year PhD candidate in the Acoustic Signal Processing and Machine Learning field at the University of Wollongong in Australia, and an active researcher working on collaborative projects along the fields of Digital Signal Processing and Artificial Intelligence. Alongside this, she has over 3 and a half years of experience teaching engineering subjects with the University of Wollongong in Dubai (UOWD). Passionate about teaching and research, she has co-authored over 15 publications and has received three research awards, including winning the Best Paper award twice in a row from a reputable conference. She is also a reviewer for IEEE Xplore and various conferences. Within the duration of her career as an academic, she has received consistent top evaluation ratings and several awards including: a Teaching Excellence Award - Highly Commended in 2019; a Teaching Excellence Award - Winner in 2020; along with nominations for Passion and Research Excellence Awards in 2020. Further, she has also conducted activities in collaboration with industry companies, such as teaching an Artificial Intelligence workshop by IBM, and supervising interns with Software AG. Being a strong believer of continuous professional development, she has also acquired two teaching certifications from Swinburne University, and certifications in Artificial Intelligence and Enterprise Design Thinking with IBM. She is an IEEE member and a student member of Engineers Australia.