Yaseera Ismail

Yaseera Ismail, 2016 fellow of South Africa, was selected as a 2018 Optical Society Ambassador for her work on quantum communications and the development of quantum-enabled technologies. Yaseera has been an active member of the Optical Society of America (OSA) for nine years and was the founding president of the student chapter in Durban, South Africa in 2012.
OSA Ambassadors are leaders in the field of optics and photonics who are dedicated to supporting the society’s chapters. They provide career advice, technical knowledge and mentorship and support professional development events at different chapters of OSA. Ambassadors also serve as mentors to early career professionals in the optics and photonics fields. Just ten individuals are selected to be ambassadors each year, hailing from across the globe.
OSA was founded in 1916 with the mission to educate and bring together scientists, engineers, educators and technicians from across the globe to engage in professional development.