Before graduating, my research was focused on the optimization of traffic, specifically the smart allocation of passengers to taxis. The research resulted in a number of Conference Papers and the following Journal Paper: H. Hosni, J. Naoum-Sawaya, and H. Artail, “The Shared-Taxi Problem: Formulation and Solution Methods”, Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 70: 303-318 (2014).After Graduating I started my own company Digital Trans, a service for smartly connecting Taxis to Passengers, where I’ve:- Single-handedly developed the MVP for both the Android and iOS phone apps: http://www.cabbis.com/download- Single-handedly developed the company website and the Web App for Taxi Companies- Raised $200,000 in funding- Hired 1 engineer, 1 operations manager and a graphic designer- Recruited (interviewed and trained) drivers to form the fleet- Released the product in Beirut and reached over 1700 trips with great feedback and a 73% retention rateIn September 2017, I co-founded Cabbis, a SaaS for Cab Companies (www.cabbis.com), where I’ve:- Made the company profitable with a total of 16 Cab Companies in Beirut, Vienna and Mozambique- Grew the team to 3 developers and 1 business developer- Commenced expansion to a number of Eastern European cities