Hoda El-Mikaty received her Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Communication from the University of Alexandria, Faculty of Engineering, and a Masters degree in Parallel Processing from the University of Liverpool, England. She joined the BA team in the Construction Monitoring Unit during the Library’s construction phase. In 2000, she took over the management of the PSC, where she introduced the first hands-on informal science education facility in Alexandria. She has also created the North Africa and Middle East network of Science Centers in 2006. Engineer El-Mikaty is the head of the Egyptian women in Engineering (WIE) IEEE affinity group. She is also a member of several NGO’s as well as cultural committees and societies.