Palwasha W. Shaikh (IEEE Member ’16) earned her PhD. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Ottawa (UO), Canada, in 2026. She earned her B.Eng. in Computer Engineering with summa cum laude honors from the American University of Kuwait (AUK) in 2019, followed by an M.A.Sc. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from UO in 2021.During her time at AUK, she worked as a Teaching Assistant at the Tutoring Center (TRC) and a Research Assistant in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Currently, she serves as a Research and Teaching Assistant at UO's School of Engineering and Computer Science.Her research spans areas such as embedded systems, IoT, Li-Fi, traffic signal control, connected vehicles, and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). She has contributed to publications in these domains and is now focused on emerging technologies, including smart connected and autonomous electric vehicles, deep learning applications, wireless sensor networks, smart grids, and dynamic wireless charging infrastructures for electric vehicles.