Laila Shereen Sakr

Laila Shereen Sakr
Born (1971-11-18) November 18, 1971 (age 52)
Alexandria, Egypt
EducationPhD in Media Arts and Practice from University of Southern California, M.F.A. in Digital Arts and New Media from University of California, Santa Cruz, and M.A. in Arab Studies from Georgetown University
Occupation(s)artist, theorist, and lecturer
Known forCreating the award-winning media system, R-Shief (Arabic for 'archive'), and for predicting the fall of Muammar Gaddafi in Libya in August 2011 using Twitter analytics.
Websitehttp://vjumamel.com

Laila Shereen Sakr (born 1971), known by her moniker, VJ Um Amel, is an Egyptian–American digital media theorist and artist. She is the founder of the digital lab, R-Shief, Inc.,[1] an Annenberg Fellow, and Assistant Professor of Media Theory & Practice at University of California, Santa Barbara,[2] where she founded the Wireframe digital media studio.[3]

She holds an M.F.A. in Digital Arts and New Media from University of California, Santa Cruz, an M.A. in Arab Studies from Georgetown University.,[4] and a PhD in Media Arts + Practice from the University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts.[5]

  1. ^ "R-Shief". r-shief.org. Retrieved October 27, 2017.
  2. ^ "University of California, Santa Barbara - Film and Media Studies: People". Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  3. ^ "VJUmAmel". vjumamel.com. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  4. ^ UC Santa Cruz Digital Arts/New Media. "laila shereen sakr's danm thesis project, r-shief, lauches official website". Retrieved October 27, 2014.
  5. ^ "University of Southern California – Media Arts + Practice: People". Retrieved October 27, 2014.