Lina Ahmad holds a Master Degree (MArch) from the Architectural Association, in London. She has over 10 years of professional experience working as an architect, across different sectors and project stages; ranging between design work, from proposing alternate schemes as well as detailing and executing architectural packages, to participating in projects’ execution and site supervision. Within academia, her work has been awarded and exhibited, including a contribution to the exhibit material for UAE’s first National Pavilion at the 14th International Architecture Exhibition at Venice Biennale. She is also the recipient of the Architecture + Cityscape Awards 2003, “Designing for a new world”, under the category of ‘Aspiring Architect’. Currently, Ahmad holds an Assistant Professor position at Zayed University, Abu Dhabi. In 2015, Ahmad published a book titled; Cellular 'Network' City, presenting an investigation into the realm of algorithmic architectural design.