Negar Kamali is a skilled professional with extensive experience in research and engineering. Holding a PhD in Computer Science from Northwestern University and a PhD in Computational Mechanics from the University of Illinois Chicago, Negar has worked as a Research Assistant at Northwestern University and has contributed as a Research and Teaching Assistant at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Negar's professional experience includes roles as a Software Developer and US API Manager at SkyCiv Cloud Engineering Software, and as a Structural Engineer and Automation Expert at Arup, as well as serving as a Structural Engineer Professional at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM).