Ouissal Assila (OA) received her Ph.D. in Materials and Process Engineering in February 2023 from the Higher School of Technology, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University in Fez, Morocco. She was awarded the highest honors by the jury for her Ph.D. thesis defense. Her doctoral research focused on the application of advanced oxidation processes for the removal of emerging contaminants from wastewater. During her Ph.D., she completed an internship through the Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility Programme at the Laboratory of Chemistry and Biological Engineering, University of Minho in Braga, Portugal, where she actively contributed to the development of novel oxidation catalysts. Following the completion of her Ph.D., she was contracted as Assistant researcher at LSRE-LCM, within the Department of Chemical Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP). She was involved in the GIATEX project – “Intelligent Water Management in the Textile & Clothing Industry” from January 2024 to December 2025. She’s currently a Postdoctoral researcher at LSRE-LCM (FEUP), supported by an Excellence Grant awarded through the 7th Scientific Employment Stimulus – CEEC Individual Call, funded by FCT, under the framework of the project INNOVATE-CLEAN.

In addition to her research activities, OA has contributed to teaching practical courses in Mineral Chemistry, General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, and Unit Operations in Materials and Process Engineering at the Higher School of Technology of Fez. She has also guided and co-supervised several master’s students in Morocco.