Ouissal Assila, her educational background, which includes a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering (July 2016), a master’s degree in Materials and Process Engineering (October 2018) and received her Ph.D. degree (February 2023) in Materials and Process Engineering from the Higher School of Technology, University Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah (Fez, Morocco). She was awarded the highest honors by the jury on her Ph.D. thesis defense. During her Ph.D. program she conducted extensive research on the application of advanced oxidation processes, specifically CWPO, Fenton-like, Electro- Fenton, Photocatalysis and Ozonation for the removal of emerging contaminants from wastewater (Textile, Clothing Industry, etc..). Ouissal has had the opportunity to intern at Erasmus+ Programme International Credit Mobility, Laboratory of Chemistry and Biological Engineering-University of Minho (Braga, Portugal), where she actively participated in the development of novel oxidation catalysts. She has also participated in and taught practical courses on Mineral Chemistry, General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry and Unit Operations in Materials and Process Engineering at EST of Fez. Additionally, she has provided guidance and supervision to several master’s students from EST of Fez.

Currently, she’s an assistant researcher at the Associate Laboratory LSRE-LCM at Chemical Engineering Department of the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP), within the framework of the Project team GIATEX – “Intelligent Water Management in the Textile & Clothing Industry”, using chemical engineering skills, under supervision Professor Manuel Fernando Ribeiro Pereira.