Annual Report AY 2011-12

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Contents
Forward by the Dean of the College of Engineering....................................................................... 3
Forward by the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs .................................................................... 5
Forward by the Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies ............................................. 6
College Advisory Board ................................................................................................................... 8
Department of Architecture and Urban Planning .......................................................................... 9
A. Executive Summary ................................................................................................................................. 10
B. Department Profile .................................................................................................................................. 12
C. Post Graduate Studies.............................................................................................................................. 16
D. Research .................................................................................................................................................. 17
E. Publications .............................................................................................................................................. 21
F. Seminars and Public Lectures................................................................................................................... 30
G. Other Activities ........................................................................................................................................ 33
H. Students’ Activities .................................................................................................................................. 34
Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering ...................................................................... 35
A.
Executive Summary .............................................................................................................................. 36
B.
Department Profile .............................................................................................................................. 39
C.
Post Graduate Studies.......................................................................................................................... 46
D.
Research ............................................................................................................................................... 47
E.
Publications .......................................................................................................................................... 50
F.
Seminars and Public Lectures .............................................................................................................. 55
G.
Other Activities .................................................................................................................................... 58
H.
Students’ Activities............................................................................................................................... 60
Department of Chemical Engineering........................................................................................... 61
A.
Executive Summary .............................................................................................................................. 62
B.
Department Profile .............................................................................................................................. 63
C.
Post Graduate Studies.......................................................................................................................... 68
D.
Research ............................................................................................................................................... 69
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E.
Publications .......................................................................................................................................... 76
F.
Other Activities .................................................................................................................................... 83
G.
Students’ Activities............................................................................................................................... 86
Department of Computer Science and Engineering ..................................................................... 89
A. Executive Summary ................................................................................................................................. 90
B. Department Profile .................................................................................................................................. 92
C. Post Graduate Studies............................................................................................................................ 101
D. Research ................................................................................................................................................ 104
E. Publications ............................................................................................................................................ 113
F. Seminars and Public Lectures................................................................................................................. 134
G. Other Activities ...................................................................................................................................... 146
H. Students’ Activities ................................................................................................................................ 152
Department of Electrical Engineering ......................................................................................... 154
A.
Executive Summary ............................................................................................................................ 155
B.
Department Profile ............................................................................................................................ 159
C.
Research ............................................................................................................................................. 164
D.
Publications ........................................................................................................................................ 171
E.
Seminars and Public Lectures ............................................................................................................ 186
F.
Other Activities .................................................................................................................................. 192
G.
Students’ Activities............................................................................................................................. 197
Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering ............................................................. 200
A.
Executive Summary ............................................................................................................................ 201
B.
Department Profile ............................................................................................................................ 203
C.
Post Graduate Studies........................................................................................................................ 209
D.
Research ............................................................................................................................................. 210
E.
Publications ........................................................................................................................................ 215
F.
Seminars and Public Lectures ............................................................................................................ 231
G.
Other Activities .................................................................................................................................. 232
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Forward by the Dean of the College of Engineering
Assalamu Alaikum,
Looking at the academic year 2011/2012, I am very proud to present
The CENG Annual Report to you. Over the past year, the College of
Engineering has continued to add to its record of achievements on
almost all fronts, and the year was full of activities that were beneficial to the students,
faculty, and the community at large.
On the academic side, the year witnessed the first accreditation visit from NAAB to look at
our Architectural Program, and the results were excellent. The agency decided to move
forward to initiate the second visit. All other programs continued to work on their regular
improvements, and quality assurance is becoming more and more a habit of operation.
Our students continued to achieve advanced places in almost every participation within
and outside Qatar. Winning the first place in the Microsoft National Imagine Cup and the
Annual GCC Senior Design Project Competition are just two examples of many. The fronts
that are our students are receiving are example of the quality of the programs we offer,
and the preparations that our students go through.
This year has witnessed the start of our PhD Program, which marks the first PhD program in
Qatar. Our flagship program in Environmental Engineering had a strong start, and the year
witnessed also the expansion of our masters programs, where approvals for three new
masters in Mechanical, Electrical, and Civil Engineering have been granted.
Our outreach activities has grown greater than ever, where we continued with our
computing competition, Life is Engineering Program, and many open days. CENG has held
its first alumni meeting ever, which was attended by more than 350 former students. The
event was a chance to reconnect many alumni with the college.
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Our industrial relations have grown substantially, where we have recruited four new
world known experts to fill chair positions from QG, Maersk, Oryx GTL, and Msheireb
Properties. The year has also witnessed the addition of a chair on energy efficiency
sponsored by Siemens and Kahramaa. This chair position has a particular importance, as it
falls in an area of increasing interest and importance to the college.
All in all, the year was exceptional by all means. The efforts exerted by the CENG team
members over the years has paid back substantially in 2011/2012, and the success we
had in this year is simply the efforts of everyone in CENG.
I hope you will enjoy reading the report, and we look for another successful year in
2012/2013.
Mazen Omar O. A. Hasna, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Engineering
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Forward by the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Greetings from the Office of the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs.
I joined the College of Engineering at Qatar University in February 2012.
Our office takes overall responsibility for the administration of
undergraduate curriculum issues including accreditation; managing
academic staff affairs including recruitment, promotion and professional
development; establishing committees’ structures; generating annual
reports; and representing the college in various university academic activities.
Undergraduate engineering programs have been running at Qatar University since 1980
and the College of Engineering currently offers 8 undergraduate programs in Architecture
(female students), Chemical Engineering (male and female students), Civil Engineering
(male students), Computer Science (male and female students), Computer Engineering
(female students), Electrical Engineering (male and female students), Industrial and
Systems Engineering (female students) and Mechanical Engineering (male students). These
programs are administered by 6 departments in the college. A total of 1,373 students are
currently enrolled in the college, out of whom are 742 female students. Most of our
students complete their degree requirements within 4 to 5 years and most secure their
first job within 4 months after graduation. Our graduates are highly sought after for
employment by the private and public sectors in Qatar.
All our engineering programs are accredited the USA Accreditation Board for Engineering
and Technology (ABET). We are mostly proud by the commitment of our faculty members,
academic staff, technicians, coordinators and administrators towards the continuous
improvement of our curriculums and college operations.
We are here to serve the students, faculty and other academic staff in the college. We
trust that you will find the information in our academic affairs website link at
www.qu.edu.qa/engineering/ADAA very useful.
Professor Ramzi Taha
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
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Forward by the Associate Dean for Research and
Graduate Studies
Research at CENG continues to develop in a very positive note.
In fact, CENG benefits greatly from being an important part of Qatar
University’s strong research environment, where multidisciplinary and
interdisciplinary cooperation is a fundamental component that is
developing strongly.
The college developed its research Blue Print, which includes six main research focus areas;
Energy and Environment; Materials and Nanotechnology; Renewable Energy; Biomedical
Engineering; Livable environment and Infrastructure; and Information and Communication
Technologies. These areas are in full alignment with the Qatar National Research Strategy
(QNRS); National Development Strategy 2011-2016 and Qatar’s National Vision 2030. It also
supports QU’s mission and strategic plan in meeting societal needs and addressing local and
global challenges. Our industrial, governmental agencies and other stakeholders were
engaged in developing these key focus areas.
CENG aims to deliver life-changing breakthroughs that are pertinent to the region’s needs
and will continue to fulfill its mission by contributing to the society’s well-being. The global
issues we are facing such as water, energy, carbon sequestration, and cyberspace security,
are imposing great challenges on the society and the region. CENG researchers are
improving water desalination technology, undertaking research on making solar energy
more economical, advanced material and nanotechnology; and making advancement in
information and communication technologies. The college is also contributing to the new
technologies needed for the most important international sport event, the Qatar 2022 FIFA
World Cup. At CENG we are determined to expand globally by forming academic and
research partnerships with leading universities while preserving our national characteristics.
Most of our ongoing research activities are in collaboration with international leading
universities around the world. The college has research collaboration with more than 70
research institutions in Qatar and around the world.
In this year, CENG announced the launch of its 3 computer research labs under the name
KINDI-Knowledge Intelligence Networked Data and Interdisciplinary Research which will
bring together a number of existing research and IT projects being conducted throughout
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the university. The College also launched two pilot plants to develop a new desalination
process based on membrane distillation, responding to the State of Qatar’s future strategies
to place valued attention on water. The project, which is funded by ConocoPhillips, involves
collaboration between CENG and the Global Water Sustainability Center (GWSC), along with
Qatar Electricity and Water Company (QEWC), and Kahramaa.
An important accomplishment for the College was the establishment of the Road Safety
Studies Center to conduct research on traffic accidents and road safety in Qatar. The Center
will contribute to promoting traffic awareness in Qatar and conduct research towards finding
sustainable solutions to mitigate the number of road accidents and fatalities in the country. A
tripartite agreement among QU, Kahramaa and Siemens was signed to advance scientific and
academic collaboration in CENG in the area of energy efficiency.
In the 5th NPRP cycle, we have received 31 projects with a total fund of about QR 109,500,000.
Currently, the college have a total of 120 National Priority Research Program (NPRP) with total
grants of about QR 365,000,000. This is about 60% of total QU research fund. The college
faculty members are currently contributing to over 33 international journals in their field of
experiences. Our faculty members and students have won many awards, including Associate
Professor Rashid Al-Ammari who received State Incentive Award in the Pure and Applied
Sciences Category for his outstanding achievements in the field of Electrical Engineering.
Currently, there are more than 175 graduate students registered in the graduate programs
offered by the college. The graduate programs are very well supported by many adequately
equipped research laboratories, computer facilities, and highly qualified faculty members.
Many of the research carried out is endowed with research grants either from QNRF,
industries or government agencies. The college received this year 16 graduate assistantships
from the university to support its high caliber graduate students.
Professor Abdel Magid Hamouda
Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies
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College Advisory Board
Name
Position
Company
Sh. Ahmed Ben Jassim AlThani
Chief Operating , Engineering and
Ventures
QatarGas
Nasser Ali Al-Mawlawi
Acting Managing Director
Ashghal
Dr. Mohammed Yousef AlMulla
Mr. Hamad Al Muhannadi
Vice Chairman & Chief Executive
Officer
Operation Group Manager
Mr. Mohammed Hamoudi
Microsoft
General Manager
Mr. Mohammed Abdah
– Director of Transportation
Planning & Infrastructure Dept.
Ministry of Municipality
and Urban Planning
Dr. Nasser Abdullah
Maarefia
Chief Executive Manager
Qtel
Eng. Essa Al Kuwari
Mr. Tom Petter Johansen
Sh. Faisal F.J. Al-Thani
Eng. Issa Al-Muhannadi
Chairman, Energy & Industry Sector.
Strategic Qatarization Plan Steering
Manager - Oil & Gas Surface
Development
Director, Dept. of Water
Management
President
CEO
Deputy Managing Director
CEO
Architect. Ibrahim Jaida
CEO
Eng. Ahmed Jolo
Chairman
Issa Rashid Al-Kaabi
Member
Abu Bakr Al Saiari
Mr. Mohammed Al Marri
Mr. Yousef Al-Hamar
QAPCO
RaGas
QP
QP
Ministry of Environment
Kahramaa
Qatalum
Maersk Oil Qatar
Msheireb Properties
Arabic Engineering
Bureau
Qatar Society of
Engineers
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Department of
Architecture and Urban
Planning
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A. Executive Summary
This report summarizes the achievement of the students and
faculty of the Department of Architecture and Urban
Planning.
It depicts major research publication, awareness and public
lectures, delivered by both department faculty and visitors.
Ashraf M. Salama, PhD
Head, Department of Architecture
and Urban Planning
Table A1: Summary
2011-2012
Academic and Support Stuff
Faculty
Teaching Assistant
Support Staff
Total
On-Study Leave
12
3
2
17
0
Undergraduate Program
Enrolment ARCH : Fall 2011
Spring 2012
Enrolment ARCT: Fall 2011
Spring 2012
Graduates:
Fall 2011
Spring 2012
Total number of registration: Fall 2011
Spring 2012
27
25
61
59
2
14
88
84
Graduate Program
Enrollment
Thesis Completed
12
0
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Research

Awarded Research Project 2011-2012
UREP
NPRP
Start Up Grants
University Internal Students’ Grants
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1 New
2 Ongoing
3
2
Publications
Refereed Journal Papers 2011-2012
Book Chapters 2011-2012
Conference Papers 2011-2012
Book Reviews 2011-2012
Editorials and Essays 2011-2012
Technical Reports 2011-2012
Working Papers 2011-2012
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7
32
2
6
3
1
Seminars – Public Lectures – Short Course
Seminars and Public Lectures Delivered by Academics and
Professionals 2011-2012
Invited Public Lectures – International 2011-2012
Seminars and Public Lectures Delivered by Department Faculty
2011-2012- Inside Qatar & QU
Short Course
10
1
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1
Other Activities


Faculty
Consultancy
Community Service
Students Activities
3
1
19
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B. Department Profile
Academic Staff
Table A2: Summary: Department Faculty, Positions, and Areas of Specialization
Faculty Name
Rank/Position
Ashraf M. Salama
Professor and Head
of Department
Hatem G. Ibrahim Associate Professor
Yasser Mahgoub
Associate Professor
and Coordinator
Master Program
MUPD
Lizmol Mathew
Assistant Professor
Djamel Boussaa
Assistant Professor
Area of Specialization
Architectural Design, Architecture
Education, Behavioral Studies
Architectural Design, Acoustics,
Urban Sustainability
Architectural Design, Urban
Planning, Behavioral Studies
Architectural Design, Housing,
Landscape, Architecture
Architectural Design, History of
Architecture, Heritage
Conservation
Appointment
Year
2009
2009
2010
2009
2009
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Faculty Name
Rank/Position
Djamel Ouahrani
Assistant Professor
Rania F. Khalil
Assistant Professor
Fodil Fadli
Assistant Professor
Agatino Rizzo
Assistant Professor
Anna Grichting
Assistant Professor
Hussam Salama
Assistant Professor
M. Salim Ferwati
Assistant Professor
Climatic Design, Energy Efficiency
in Building
Urban Planning, Housing, Project
Management, Urban Design
Sustainability, Assessment,
Conservation
Urban Planning, Strategic Urban
Planning, Urban Design
Landscape Urbanism, Urban
Design, Green Architecture
Planning, Urban Design
Design, Spatial Behavioral Factor
Appointment
Year
2009
2010
2010
2010
2011
2011
2011
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Technical and Support Staff
Table A3. Summary: Technical and Support Staff at the Department
Role
Area Of Interest
Appointment
Year
Suhail Zakhour
Teaching Assistant
Environmental Design Of Buildings
2009
Reham Qawasmeh
Teaching Assistant
Architecture Design, Urban Design
2009
Shiney Rachel
Rajan
Teaching Assistant
LEED, QSAS, Architectural Design
2010
Maha Sobhey
Abdel Baset
Lab Engineer
Architecture, Urban Planning, And
Urban Design
2010
TA/Staff Name
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Department Committees
Curriculum Committee
Chair: Dr. Ashraf Salama
Members: Dr. Lizmol Mathew, Dr. Hatem Ibrahim, Dr. Djamel Ouahrani, Dr. Djamel Boussaa, Dr.
Hussam Salama, Dr. Salim Ferwati, Dr. Fodil Fadli, Dr. Anna Grichting, Dr. Yasser Mahgoub.
(NAAB Coordinator Dr. Hussam Salama, Assessment Coordinator Dr Hatem Galal Ibrahim)
Graduate Studies And Research Committee
Chair: Dr. Yasser Mahgoub
Members: Dr. Ashraf Salama, Dr. Anna Grichting, Dr. Fodil Fadli, Dr. Salim Ferwati, Dr. Agatino
Rizzo, Dr. Rania Khalil, Dr. Djamel Ouahrani
Strategic Planning Committee
Chair: Dr. Djamel Ouahrani
Members: Dr. Rania Khalil, Dr.Salim Ferwati, Dr.Hussam Salama, Dr.Agatino Rizzo
Promotion Committee
Chair: Dr. Ashraf Salama
Members: Dr. Ashraf Salama, Dr. Yasser Mahgoub, Dr. Hatem Ibrahim
Recruitment Committee
Chair: Dr. Lizmol Mathew
Members: Dr. Djamel Ouahrani, Dr. Yasser Mahgoub
Students Committee
Chair: Dr. Lizmol Mathew
Members: Dr. Ashraf Salama, Dr. Hatem Ibrahim, Dr. Hussam Salama, Dr. Rania Khalil, Dr. Djamel
Boussaa
________________________________________________________________________
(Department faculty members serving in college and university committees are not included in this
section)
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C. Post Graduate Studies
Since September 2010 the Master of Urban Planning and Design-MUPD degree offers professional
education in the fields of urban planning and design. Graduates may ultimately apply their
professional skills in various government agencies, private enterprises, or non-profit organizations
within a variety of subject areas. The program is designed with a perspective that graduate education
emphasizes the development of students’ abilities to analyze, assess, assimilate, and apply critical
thinking in interdisciplinary planning and design processes. The course of study normally requires
two years (four semesters) for completion, in addition to a summer session. At different levels there
are 14 students enrolled in the program.
M.SC. Students’ Project
Student Name
Bothayna Ahmad Abbara
Thesis Title
Public Open Spaces in Doha
Thesis Committee
Members
Year
Prof. Ashraf Salama,
Dr. Hussam Salama
2010
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D. Research
Research Projects 2011-2012
UREP: Undergraduate Research Experience Program
Eleventh Cycle:
Primary faculty member: Hatem Galal A Ibrahim
Project title: Unifying Qatari Architecture Language and Contemporary Architecture: Case Study
of Doha- Qatar.
Sponsor: QNRF
Amount: US$ 30,000
Primary faculty member Hussam Salama
Project title: The Nature of Public Space in Globalizing Doha.
Team: Hussam Salama, Ashraf Salama
Sponsor: QNRF
Amount: US$ 36,000
Primary faculty member: Lizmol Mathew
Project title: Determinants of Students’ Satisfaction From Spatial Quality of Third Places in
Higher Education Learning Environments in Qatar.
Sponsor: QNRF
Amount: US$ 24,244
Tenth Cycle:
Primary faculty member: Fodil Fadli
Project title: Digitalizing Qatari Heritage: Recording & Surveying a Vanishing Traditional
Architecture.
Sponsor: QNRF
Amount: US$ 29,850
Primary faculty member: Rania F. Khalil
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Project title: Assessing School Siting: Optimize School Siting Strategy in Doha, Qatar.
Team: Rania F. Khalil, Hatem Galal A. Ibrahim
Sponsor: QNRF
Amount: US$ 47, 190
Primary faculty member: Yasser Mahgoub
Project title: Understanding Energy Consumption Behavior in Higher Educational Facilities.
Team: Yasser Mahgoub, Rania F. Khalil
Sponsor: QNRF
Amount: US$ 41,750
NPRP: National Priorities Research Program
Fifth Cycle:
Investigator: Agatino Rizzo (LPI)
Project title: Towards an Eco-Districts Strategy for Sustainable Urbanism in the Gulf Region.
Greater Doha as a Case Study.
Team: Vivek Sandas, David Taylor
Sponsor: QNRF
Amount: US$ 1,050,000
Forth Cycle:
Investigators: Hatem Galal Ibrahim (Co-PI)
Project title: A Novel Passive Air Conditioning System
Team: Rabah Boukhanouf , Hatem Galal Ibrahim
Sponsor: QNRF
Amount: US$ 960,000
Third Cycle:
Investigators: Ashraf M. Salama (LPI)
Project title: Investigating the Qualities of the Urban Environment in Emerging Regional
Metropolises: The Case of Doha
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Team: Ashraf M. Salama and Alain Thierstein
Sponsor: QNRF
Amount: US$ 980,000.
Qatar University Start Up Grants
Faculty member: Anna Grichting
Project title: Qatarscapes: Landscapes of Seven Ecologies.
Sponsor: QU-CENG
Amount: US$ 10,000
Faculty member: Hussam Salama
Project title: Globalizing Cities In A World Of Flows: A Comparative Study of Doha And Dubai.
Sponsor: QU-CENG
Amount: US$ 9,300
Faculty member: M. Salim Ferwati
Project title: Architectural Analysis of the Museum of Islamic Art, Doha, Qatar.
Sponsor: Office Of Academic Research (OAR)
Amount: US$ 19,500
Faculty member: Hussam Salama
Project title: Investigating Public Places in Doha.
Sponsor: QU-CENG
Amount: US$ 2,750
Faculty member: Rania F. Khalil
Project title: Assessing Users’ Satisfaction With Public Parks: The Case Of Doha City.
Sponsor: QU-CENG
Amount: US$ 2,329
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External Grants
Investigator: Anna Grichting (PI) 2012.
Project title: IMERA Art-Science Residency Marseille. "The Cyprus Greenlinescapes Laboratory”.
Team: Anna Grichting (PI). Saleem Ali/USA; Anil Soyumert/Turkey-Cyprus (NORTH); Rana Zincir,
United Kingdom/Cyprus (NORTH)
Sponsor: IMERA
Amount: US$ 50,000
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E. Publications
Refereed Journal Papers
Boussaa, D. (2012). The Casbah of Algiers, in Algeria; From An Urban Slum to a Sustainable Living
Heritage, International Transaction Journal of Engineering, Management, & Applied Sciences &
Technologies, http://www.TuEngr.com, http://go.to/Research.
Fadli, F. (In Press, 2012). The Impossible Mosque, Spatial Creation and Architectural Mutation
for Cultural Needs in Northern Ireland. IN Open House International. Special issue on Urban
Space Diversity: Paradoxes and Realities.V37, N 2 (June 2012).
Grichting, A. (2011). From Crisis to Opportunity. The Healing Ecologies of the Cyprus Green
Line", TOPOS Landscape Journal, No 76, Autumn 2011. Pp. 18-23.
Ibrahim, H. (2011). Hypotheses-Based Study for Adapting LEED to a Qatari Green Metric for Tall
Buildings, International Journal of Indoor and Built Environment-ACCEPTED: 11th May,
PUBLISHED in August 24, 2011; DOI: 10.1177/1420326X11413477.
Ibrahim, H. & Khalil, R. (2012). Rooting Old Souk in the Contemporary Urbanism of Qatar: The
Case Study of Souk Waqif. Space and Flow: An International Journal of Urban and Extra Urban
Studies ISSN: 2154-8676 (Print), ISSN: 2154-8684 (Online).
Khalil, R (2012). Smart Growth & New Urbanism: Towards Achieving a Smart University Campus.
Space and Flow: An International Journal of Urban and Extra Urban Studies ISSN: 2154-8676
(Print), ISSN: 2154-8684 (Online).
Mahgoub, Y. & Qawasmeh, R. (2012). Cultural and Economic Influences on Multicultural Cities:
The case of Doha, Qatar. Open House International. Vol. 37, issue 2, June 2010.
Mahgoub, Y. and Khalfani, F. (2012). Sustainability of Gated Communities in Developing
Countries. In Developing Country Studies, Vol. 2, No 6, pp. 53-63.
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Nour M. & Ibrahim, H. (2012). Heritage Conservation and Rehabilitation of Islamic City:
Comparison Study from Previous Experience, Journal of Building Technology, Ministry of
Municipal & Rural Affairs, Saudi Arabia.
Rizzo, A. (2012). Metro Doha. Cities, doi:10.1016/j.cities.2011.11.011
Rizzo, A. & Glasson, J. (2011). Conceiving transit space in Singapore/Johor: a research agenda
for the Strait Transnational Urban Region (STUR). International Journal of Urban Sustainable
Development. 3 (2), 156-167.
Rizzo, A. & Glasson, J. (2011). Iskandar Malaysia. Cities, doi:10.1016/j.cities.2011.03.003.
Salama, A. M. (2011). Towards a Responsive Architectural and Urban Education for
Understanding of and Intervening in Islamic Societies, Reflections on a New Post Graduate
Program at the Education City, Doha, Qatar. Lonaard Magazine is a peer-reviewed periodical,
publication of Lonaard Group in London, Issue 4, Volume 1, PP. 130-137. ISSN: 2045 – 8150.
Salama, A. M. (2011). Trans-disciplinary Knowledge for Affordable Housing. Open House
International, Volume 36, Issue 3, Urban International Press, United Kingdom, PP. 7-15. ISSN:
0160-2601.
Salama, A. M. and Gharib, R.Y. (2012). A Perceptual Approach for Investigating Urban Space
Diversity in the City of Doha. Open House International, Volume 37, Issue 2, Urban International
Press, United Kingddom, PP. 24-32. ISSN: 0160-2601.
Shaaban K.,& Khalil, R. (2012). Proposed Policies to Support the New Metro System in Qatar.
ELSEVIER Procedia. Special Issue.
Wiedmann, F., Salama, A. M. and Thierstein (2012). A Framework for Investigating Urban
Qualities in Emerging Knowledge Economies: The Case of Doha. Archnet-IJAR – International
Journal of Architectural Research, Volume 6, Issue 1, Archnet @ MIT School of Architecture,
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, PP. 42-56. ISSN: 1994-6961.
Wiedmann, F., Salama, A. M. and Thierstein (2012). Urban Evolution of the City of Doha: An
Investigation into the Impact of Economic Transformations on Urban Structures, Journal of the
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Faculty of Architecture, Middle East Technical University, METU.JFA, Volume 29, Issue 2, PP. 3561 DOI: 10.4305/METU.JFA.2012.2.2
Book Chapters
Grichting, A. (2011). From the ground up: The Cyprus Green Line and Ecologies of Peace in
Landscapes of Conflict in S. Egoz et al. (Eds.), The Right to Landscape: Contesting Landscape and
Human Rights. Ashgate Publishing, UK, pp. 277-289
Grichting, A. (2012). Cyprus. Greening the Dead Zone. in Tidball, Keith G; Krasny, Marianne E
(Eds.). Greening in the Red Zone. Disaster, Resilience and Community Greening. Springer,
Germany.
Grichting, A. & Kim, K-G. (2012). The Korean DMZ: from Red Zone to Green Zone. In Tidball,
Keith G; Krasny, Marianne E (Eds.) Greening in the Red Zone. Disaster, Resilience and Community
Greening. Springer, Germany.
Salama, A. M. (2011). Identity Flows: The Arabian Peninsula, Emerging Metropolises. In: Luis
Fernández-Galiano (ed.), Atlas Architectures of the 21st Century - Africa and Middle East.
Fundación BBVA, Madrid: Spain. PP.171-220. ISBN: 978-84-92937-19-6.
Salama, A. M. (2012). Architectural Identity Demystified: Visual Voices from the Arab World. In.
P. Emmons, J. Lomholt, and J. L. Jendrix (eds.), The Cultural Role of Architecture: Contemporary
and Historical Perspectives. Routledge: London. PP. 174-185. ISBN: 978-0-415-78341-5.
Salama, A. M. (2012). Assessing Qatar University’s Campus Outdoor Spaces: Design Intentions
Versus Users’ Reactions. In S. Mallory-Hill, W. Preiser and C. Watson (eds.), Enhancing Building
Performance. John Wiley and Sons, New York, PP.139-150. ISBN: 978-0-470-65759-1.
Salama, A. M. (2012). Evaluation Research and Inquiry Based Learning (IBL) in Architecture and
Urbanism: Consumption Versus Production of Knowledge. In S. Mallory-Hill, W. Preiser and C.
Watson (eds.), Enhancing Building Performance. John Wiley and Sons, New York, PP. 277-284.
ISBN: 978-0-470-65759-1.
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Conference Papers
Boussaa, D. (2011). Sustaining the living treasures in the Gulf? cases from UAE, Bahrain and
Qatar. Paper presented at the IMACO International Conference, Bali, Indonesia.
Boussaa, D. (2011). The casbah of Dellys in Algeria; from survival to revival. Paper presented at
The rehabilitation et revalorisation du cadre bati conference (REHABATI), Skikda, Algeria.
Boussaa, D. (2012). The Casbah oF Algiers in Algeria, From An Urban Slum To a Sustainable
Living Heritage, ICWSAUD2012, School of Housing, Building and Planning, Universiti Sains
Malaysia, 11800 USM, Penang, Malaysia.
Conventz, S., Salama, A.M., Wiedmann, F., Alaily-Matar, N., Thierstein, A. (2012). Investigating
Urban Qualities in Emerging Knowledge Economies: The Case of Doha, Presentation as part of
the session: Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Regional Prosperity: Creating Competitive
Economies V, the Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, New York.
Fadli, F. (2011) Retrofitting historic buildings into the 21st century-energy efficiency and passive
design aspects- Energy Management in Cultural Heritage Conference-Dubrovnik, Croatia.
Fadli, F. (2012) Lessons from the Past: The Sustainability Capacities of the Islamic Medina and its
Urban Fabric and Buildings. BME, Budapest Mar. 2012.
Fadli, F. (2012). Assessment models in the MENA region: an analytical study of QSAS. In Amoeda,
R et al. BSA 2012 – Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Building (In Press)
Sustainability Assessment.
Ferwati, M. S and Hakki, R. (2011). A Comparative Study of the Visual Impact of Roadways. The
First Forum on Traffic Safety: The Reality, Experiences and Hope, University of Dammam, KSA
12-13 December 2011.
Ferwati, M. S and Hakki, R. (2012). Visual impact assessment of roadways. Presented in the
12th World Congress of PRI, Marrakech 7-8 June 2012.
Grichting, A. (2011). The Cyprus Buffer Zone. Sharing a Vision for an Ecological Landscape of
Memory and Forgetting. Conference: Shared Spaces and their Dissolution: Practices of
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Coexistence in Cyprus and Elsewhere. PRIO (Peace Research Institute of Oslo) Cyprus Center &
Association for Historical Dialogue, Cyprus. 14 & 15 October.
Grichting, A. (2011). Divided Cities and Buffer Zones: Transitional and Transformational
Landscapes of Memory, Forgetting and Forgiving. International Symposium on Constructing
Memories in the Wake of Crimes Against Humanity: Artistic Interventions and the Politics of
Memory. Organized by Geneva University of Art and Design, Geneva, Switzerland, 7-10
December.
Grichting, A. (2012). Palimpsests: Activating Ecological Landscapes of Memory and
Reconciliation. City, Landscape, Memory Conference. Iranian Society of Landscape Architect
Professionals, Teheran 30 January 2012. Published in City-Life-Beauty Journal (the Journal of
Tehran Beautification Organization), June.
Grichting, A. (2012). Live Design / Design Build. The Frederick Douglass Peace Garden: From
Pocket Park to Public Space Network. "Live" Projects Pedagogy. International Symposium.
Critical Reflections on Live Projects with a view to co-creating a pedagogic best practice
framework." Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, United Kingdom. 24th-26th May 2012.
Ibrahim, H. & Khalil, R., (2011). A Framework for Rooting Old Souks in the Contemporary Urban
Environment, The 2nd International Conference on Spaces & Flows” 17-18 November, 2011,
Prato, Italy.
Ibrahim, H., (2011). Developing A Green Metric Mechanism versus LEED for Tall Buildings in
Qatar: Evaluation-Based Case Study, The Asian Conference on Sustainability, Energy and the
Environment ASCEE2011, 2-5 June, 2011-Osaka-Japan, pp. pp. 337-353, ISSN: 2186-2311.
Khalil, R. & Shaaban K. (2012). Rebuilding Old Downtowns: the Case of Doha, Qatar. In
Conference proceedings: REAL CORP 2012. ISBN: 978-3-9503110-2-0 (CD-ROM); ISBN: 978-39503110-3-7 Print. (pp. 677-689).Tagungsband, Schwechat.
Khalil, R. & Ibrahim, H. (2012). Optimizing School Siting in Doha, Qatar. In Conference
proceedings: International Conference on Management, Applied and Social Sciences
(ICMASS'2012),ISBN: 978-81-922428-1-1.
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Khalil, R. & Shaaban K. (2012). Developing Qatar's Regional Transit Network: Proposed Scenarios
for Linking Doha City to Al-Wakra City and Mesaieed Industrial City. Proceedings of the 5th
WSEAS International Conference on Urban Planning and Transportation (UPT12)- ISBN:978-161804-071-8
Mahgoub, Y. (2011). Cultural Aspects in Lighting Design. The Middle East 3rd Lighting Solutions
Conference.
Mahgoub, Y. (2011). Towards Eco-Tall Buildings in Doha, Paper published in the proceeding of
Council of Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat 2011 World Conference, COEX, Seoul, South Korea.
Mahgoub, Y. and Khalil, R. (2012). “Impact of Human Behavior on Energy Utilization”. Paper
published in the proceeding of International Conference on Energy and Environment -ICEE 2012,
21-23 June 2012, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Ouahrani, D. (2012). "Assessment of Climate Adaptation of Youth Club in Tozeur, South of
Tunisia". International Conference on Solar Heating and Cooling for Buildings and Industry, SHC
Conference, SAN FRANSISCO , USA, “Design and development of ‘Green’ mosques in the Middle
East”, Qatar Sustainable Building Forum, June 2012.
Rizzo, A. (2011). Emerging Mega-City Regions in Asia: The case of the Singapore-Johor
transnational urban region. In Conference proceedings: Space and Flows. Prato, Italy: Monash
University.
Rizzo, A. (2011). P2P Urbanism: What’s new?. In Conference proceedings: Atmosphere 2011,
Mediated Cities. Winnipeg: University of Manitoba.
Salama, A. M. (2011). Cross-Disciplinary Knowledge in Architectural Design Pedagogy. In Claudio
D’ Amato (ed.), Proceedings of the 1st International Conference of Rete-Vitruvio: Architectural
Education Between Teaching and Research. School of Architecture, Polytecnico Di Bari, Print and
Compact Disc, Bari, Italy, PP. 1463-1472. ISBN # 978-88-95612-78-2.
Salama, A. M., Wiedmann, F., Thierstein,A., Alaily-Matar, N., Conventz, S. (2011). Urban
Qualities in an Emerging Regional Metropolis: The Case of Doha. Qatar Foundation Annual
Research Forum-2011, Doha, Qatar.
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Salama, A. M. (2011). A Dialogical Understanding of Urban Center(s) and Peripheries in the City
of Doha, Qatar. International Conference of the Architectural Humanities Research Association:
Peripheries 2011, Queen’s University, Belfast, United Kingdom.
Salama, A. M. (2011). Colloquium-Live Projects in Architectural Education, Live Projects 2011,
Invited Key Speaker: Mapping Live Project Practices on Pedagogical Concepts and Theories
SPACE—School of Planning, Architecture, and Civil Engineering, Queen’s University Belfast, and
the Center for Education in the Built Environment, Cardiff, United Kingdom.
Salama, H. (2012). Globalizing Cities in a World of Flows: A comparative Study of Doha and
Dubai. The Contemporary Architecture and Urbanism in the Mediterranean and the Middle East
Symposium, November 2012.
Salama, H. (2012). Places of People Flows: Learning from Dubai. The 3d Gulf Research Meeting,
Cambridge University, July 2012.
Salama, H. (2012). Tahrir Square: A Reclamation of Public Space. Peer Reviewed paper accepted
at The International Planning History Society Conference, July 2012.
Salama, H. (2012). Tahrir Square: Between Local Traditions and Global Flows. Peer reviewed
paper accepted at The International Association for the Study of Traditional Environments
(IASTE) Conference, October 2012.
Book Reviews
Salama, A. M. (2011). Functionalism and the Contemporary Architectural Discourse: A Review of
'Functionalism Revisited' by Jon Lang and Walter Moleski. Archnet-IJAR-International Journal for
Architectural Research, Volume 5, Issue 2, Archnet @ MIT School of Architecture and Planning,
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, PP. 127-131. ISSN # 1994-6961.
Salama, A. M. (2012). Emerging Perceptions of Research by Design: Towards a Responsive
Practice, Review of “Design Innovation for the Built Environment: Research by Design and the
Renovation of Practice, by Michael U. Hensel (ed.). FORMakademisk, Oslo and Akershus
University College of Applied Sciences, Norway, Volume 5, Issue 1, PP. (in Press).
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Editorials and Essays
Rizzo, A. (2012). Reconstructing Meta-Doha. MONU magazine on urbanism. 16, 32-35.
Salama, A. M. (2011). Editorial: Anti-Vitruvian Architects and Contemporary Society. Architects
for Peace, September, Melbourne, Australia.
Salama, A. M. (2011). Editorial: The Quest for Architectural Excellence in non-Western Societies:
Reflections on the Aga Khan Award for Architecture in its 11th Cycle. Architects for Peace,
January, Melbourne, Australia.
Salama, A. M. and Sengupta, U. (2011). Editorial: Changing Paradigms in Affordable Housing,
Quality, and Lifestyle Theories. Open House International, Volume 36, Issue 3, Urban
International Press, United Kingdom, PP.04-06. ISSN # 0160-2601.
Salama, A. M. (2012): Narrating Doha’s Contemporary Architecture: The then, the now, the
drama, the theater, and the performance. Diigital Architectural Papers, Issue 8: Middle East 1:
Conditions for an Architectural Practice. ETH-Chair: Josept Lluis Mateo. Swiss Federal Institute of
Technology, Zurich.
Salama, A. M. and Thierstien, A. (2012). Rethinking Urban Diversity. Open House International,
Volume 37, Issue 2, Urban International Press, United Kingdom, PP.1-3. ISSN # 0160-2601.
Technical Reports
Grichting, A. (2012). Layers, Linkages and Lines: Environmental Peacebuilding in the Balkans .
Guest Blog on observations and insights during a field expedition and course on “Conservation
Beyond Borders” in the border regions between Albania, Montenegro and Kosovo, summer
2012. Published on National Geographic Website Newswatch by Saleem Ali.
http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2012/08/30/balkans-2012/
Salama, H. (2011). Sustainability in Dubai: An Urban Design Perspective, Dubai School of
Government Policy Brief. The Dubai School of Government.
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Salama, H. (2011). Towards an Arab Knowledge Society: Benefiting from Global Knowledge and
Information Flows. The Dubai Initiative Policy Brief, Belfer Center for Sciences and International
Affairs, Harvard University.
Working Papers
Salama, H. (Forthcoming). The Dubai Urban Phenomenon. Dubai Initiative Working Paper Series,
Belfer Center for Sciences and International Affairs, Harvard University.
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F. Seminars and Public Lectures
Seminars and Public Lectures Delivered by Visiting Academics and Professionals
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Alain Thierstein. 10/10/2011. The emerging knowledge economy. Bringing together
relational and physical space. Qatar University.
Rima Youssif. 19/10/2011. Our Sustainable Workplace. Qatar University.
João Nunes. 14/12/2011. Reinventing Sustainability: Landscape Architecture Solutions.
Qatar University.
Yousef Al-Horr. 28/12/2011. Development of First Performance Based Green Building
Rating System in MENA Region. Qatar University.
Earl Roger Mandle. 29/12/1011. The programming of Museums and Cultural Spaces. Qatar
University
Krunoslav Ivanisin. 04/01/2012. A View from a Above: The Middle East. Qatar University.
Henry Sanoff. 07/03/2012. Public Lecture : Democratic Design and Community
Development. Qatar University.
Robert Marans. 02/04/2012. Public Lecture : Quality of Life in Cities. Qatar University.
Naima Benkari. 03/04/2012. Teaching Sustainability in the Architecture Curricula. Qatar
University.
Paulo Martins Barata . 21/05/2012. Tectonics Unbound. Qatar University.
Invited Public Lectures
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Salama, A. M. (2012). Global Condition, Identity Discourse, & Contemporary Architecture in
the Gulf. In Conference proceedings: Middle East Lecture Series. Zurich, Switzerland: ETHFederal Institute of Technology- Zurich, Switzerland. (April 2012).
Seminars and Public Lectures Delivered by Department Faculty Inside Qatar and Qatar
University
 Agatino Rizzo. 30/11/2011. Emerging Mega-City Regions In Asia. Qatar University.
 Anna Grichting. 28/11/2011. The Cyprus Buffer Zone: Sharing a Vision for an Ecological
Landscape of Memory and Forgetting. Qatar University.
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 Anna Grichting. 16/1/2012. From Green to Blue: Landscapes and Seascapes in Qatar,
QGBC’s Seminar: "Natural Systems” Launch of Green Infrastructure Interest Group. Doha,
Qatar.
 Anna Grichting. 7/3/2012. Women and the City – Infrastructure Needs and Solutions in
Doha, QGBC’s Conference: How Women Work. Doha, Qatar.
 Anna Grichting (with QU Senior Students). 8/3/2012. Planning & Improving the Quality of
the Urban Environment. Qatar University (QU), the National Association of Women in
Construction, the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)Gulf Chapter, and Qatar Green
Building Council (QGBC) . Doha, Qatar.
 Ashraf Salama. 07/12/11. Understanding Urban Space in Doha. Qatar University.
 Ashraf Salama. 8/3/2012. Closing Remark. Qatar University (QU), the National Association of
Women in Construction, the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)Gulf Chapter, and
Qatar Green Building Council (QGBC) . Doha, Qatar.
 Ashraf Salama. 5/6/2012. Presentation- Launch of Energy Interest Group. QGBC, QU and
kahramaa’s Seminar: Sustainable Urbanism in Doha: Energy, Development, and Society.
Doha, Qatar.
 Ashraf Salama. 5/6/2012. Reflections on Sustainable Growth in Doha. QGBC, QU and
kahramaa’s Seminar: Sustainable Urbanism in Doha: Energy, Development, and Society.
Doha, Qatar.
 Ashraf Salama. 11/6/2012. Sustainable Qatar: From individual buildings to urban
development. MEED , QGBC & GORD Conference: Qatar Sustainable Building Forum. Doha,
Qatar.
 Djamel Boussaa. 7/12/2011. Sustaining The Living Treasures in The Gulf; Cases From UAE,
Bahrain and Qatar. Qatar University.
 Djamel Boussaa. 18/4/2012. Souk Waqif: A Historic Landmark in Doha, Cultural Identity and
Sustainability. Qatar Society Of Engineers.
 Djamel Boussaa. 18/4/2012. The Casbah of Algiers, in Algeria, from An Urban Slum to a
Sustainable Living Heritage. Qatar University.
 Djamel Ouahrani. 12/6/2012. Driving sustainability through the adoption of Biomimetic
Design. MEED , QGBC & GORD Conference: Qatar Sustainable Building Forum. Doha, Qatar.
 Fodil Fadli. 5/6/2012. Sustainability Assessment: Methods & Tools For Practice. QGBC, QU
and kahramaa’s Seminar: Sustainable Urbanism in Doha: Energy, Development, and Society.
Doha, Qatar.
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 Hussam Salama. 5/6/2012. Project Presentation: Designing for Sustainable Tourism. QGBC,
QU and kahramaa’s Seminar: Sustainable Urbanism in Doha: Energy, Development, and
Society. Doha, Qatar.
 Rania Khalil. 30/11/2011. Rooting Old Souk in the Contemporary Urbanism of Qatar: The
Case Study of Souk Waqif Abstract. Qatar University.
 Rania Khalil (with QU Senior Students). 8/3/2012. Environmentally Sustainable Tourism in
Qatar. Qatar University (QU), the National Association of Women in Construction, the Royal
Institute of British Architects (RIBA)Gulf Chapter, and Qatar Green Building Council (QGBC) .
Doha, Qatar.
 Yasser Mahgoub. 28/11/2011. Towards Eco-Tall Buildings in Doha. Qatar University.
 Yasser Mahgoub. 28/03/2012. Housing Research Academia Informing Profession. Qatar
Society of Engineers.
 Yasser Mahgoub. 05/12/2011. The Impact of Tall Buildings on Urban Habitat CTBUH-Qatar Regional Seminar. Qatar University.
Short Course
 Grichting, A. (6-7-2012 to 23-7-2012) A summer credit course Balkans Peace Park Expedition
2012 - Conservation beyond Borders as part of the Department of Environmental Studies,
University of Vermont, USA.
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G. Other Activities
Consultancy
2011. Ashraf M. Salama (Team Leader)
QU-CENG- Campus Planning, Accessibility, and Movement Patterns Study
Team: Dr. Yasser Mahgoub and Student Fatma Khalafani
Sponsor: Campus And University Facilities Committee
2011. Yasser Mahgoub (Team Leader)
QU-CENG-SUS-11/12-1 - Space Utilization Study.
Team: Prof. Ashraf M. Salama, Coordinator And Co-Lead PI, Dr. Fodil Fadli, Co-Investigator,
Arch. Maha Sobhi, Research Assistant, Arch. Shiney Rachel Rajan, Research Assistant, Students:
Fatima Khalafani And Ahood Al-Maimani, Islam Qunnaby And Motasem Miqdad.
Sponsor: QU Research Office /University Campus And Facilities Committee
2011. Djamel Ouahrani. 2011. (Consultant)
Design And Follow Up of a Prototype Furniture With Recycled Plastic.
Sponsor: QU MTU Material Technology Unit (6 Months). Doha, Qatar.
Community Service
Rania F. Khalil. 02/2012. Re-designing Qatar Charity Headquarters (with dr. Ashraf Salama, and
two students). Doha, Qatar.
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H. Students’ Activities
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Oct-11.Transportation And Infrastructure Planning Department, MMUP. Graduate
Students, Doha, Qatar.
Dec-11.DAUP Students Social Club Activity: Architectural Educational Field Trip (Fall 2010),
Katara Village, Doha, Qatar.
Dec-11.The Fifth Engineering Student Gathering Sultan Qaboos University. Online
Submission.
Dec-11.DAUP Students Social Club Activity: Chili Cook off Competition (Fall 2011), DAUP,
Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.
Dec-11.Regional Field Trip Graduate Students - Urban Design in Practice. Dubai, UAE.
Dec-11.GCC Engineering Students Design Competition 2012. Submission Through CENG.
Jan-12. Planet Solar Boat Visit in Porto Arabia, the Pearl. Doha, Qatar.
Jan-12. Presentation of Outcome of Senior Project I at UPDA (Spring). UPDA, Doha, Qatar.
Feb-12.Re-Designing Qatar Charity Headquarter, Doha, Qatar.
Mar-12.National Field Trip Graduate Students Design And Regeneration. Doha, Qatar.
Mar-12.Women in the Sustainable Built Environment -Student Project Presentation. Doha,
Qatar.
Mar-12.Cooling Plant Visit For the Course Environmental Control System 2 Sanitary and
HVAC ARCT 332. Qatar University Cooling Plant. Doha, Qatar.
Apr-12. Abu Nakhla Reservoir - With Ashgal Engineers. Doha, Qatar.
Apr-12.Istanbul Seminar- Orientalist Museum-Journey Into the Life of The Ottomans.
Doha, Qatar.
Apr-12.Site Visit For Design Studio Ii. Doha, Qatar.
May-12.Regional Field Trip Undergraduate Senior Students. Istanbul, Turkey.
May-12.DAUP Annual Exhibition. Qatar University. Doha, Qatar.
May-12.DAUP Students Social Club Activity: Freejna; A Qatari Story Telling Event (Spring
2012). DAUP, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.
Jun-12. Sustainable Urbanism In Doha: Energy, Development, And Society. Doha, Qatar.
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Department of Civil
and Architectural
Engineering
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The Department of Civil Engineering has made many
advances and achievements during the 2011/2012 academic
year. The number of students enrolled in the program
increased from 131 to 143. It graduated 19 students. The
department hired an additional faculty, Dr. Riyadh Al-Raoush
(environmental engineering, hired in spring 2012), two
teaching assistants (Eng. Sikder Selimuzzaman as an
additional TA, hired in fall 2011, and Eng. Abdulrahman AbuHijleh as a replacement for Eng. Nasser Al-Jurf, hired in spring
Saleh Mubarak, PhD
Head, Department of Civil and
2012), and lab technician Joseph Siju (hired in fall 2011). Dr.
Architectural Engineering
Ramzi Taha, who was hired in spring 2012 as an associate dean
for academic affairs, has also become part of the civil engineering department. Dr. Onur
Tokdemir was hired as a visiting professor to teach one course during spring 2012. Dr. Nasser
Al-Nuaimi was on sabbatical leave during this academic year. Also, Dr. Hisham Eid was
promoted from an associate professor to a full professor.
The department increased activities of all types. For example, the department conducted 12
seminars on QU campus; taught by both department faculty and visiting scholars. The
department faculty conducted 9 public lectures by professional societies. More field trips took
place this year than any previous year. The department held several successful events such as
the 3rd Annual Civil Engineering Open Day, First Alumni Annual Meeting , and First BIM User
Day.
In research activities, department faculty won 3 NPRP and 4 UREP proposals. The faculty
combined published 16 papers in refereed journals, 17 conference papers, and one book. The
department labs have been upgraded; the environmental and transportation labs added new
equipment.
The department faculty Drs. Khaldoon Bani-Hani, Ahmed Senouci, and Nasser Al-Nuaimi, along
with their student team won the first prize in the UREP annual competition 2012 on their
project: “Wireless Sensors for Corrosion Detection of Post-Tensioned Tendons in Bridges”. Also,
Dr. Hisham Eid won the Research Award (1st Place), 2011 from QU.
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The department continued and increased community service. Faculty held positions in a local
high school board of directors, a Ministry of Interior Committee on Traffic Safety, and the
Environmental and Water Resources Committee. Several faculty also participated in continuing
education seminars; both on and off campus.
In general, there was a clear and positive impact to the increased activities by the Department of
Civil Engineering; both inside Qatar University and the entire society. This was the result of
collective hard work by the department’s faculty and staff. This will only encourage us to do
more and better the next year.
Table A1: Summary
2011-2012
Faculty
Teaching Assistant
Support Staff
Total
On-Study Leave
12
4
3
19
No
Enrolment: Fall
Spring
Graduates: Fall
Spring
143
135
8
11
Graduate Program
Enrollment
Thesis Completed
2
-
Research
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Awarded Research Project
UREP
NPRP
4
4
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Publications
Book Chapters
Conference Papers
Book/Papers Reviews
16
2
17
5
Seminars – Public Lectures
Seminars and Public Lectures Delivered by Academics and
Professionals
3
3
Seminars and Public Lectures attended by Department Faculty
6
Conferences attended by Department Faculty
19
Workshops, Trainings and Visits by Department Faculty
11
Other Activities
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Faculty
Consultancy
Community Service
Students Activities
4
19
11
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Academic Staff
Rank/Position
Appointment
Year
Saleh Mubarak
Associate Professor
and Head of
Department
Construction Management,
Project Scheduling and Control,
Cost Estimating and Management.
2010
Osman
Elnawawy
Professor
Hydro-systems.
2000
Faculty Name
Hisham Eid
Professor
Ramzi Taha
Professor and
Associate Dean for
Academic Affairs
Soil and rock mechanics, geo
environmental engineering, soil
structure interaction.
Transportation Infrastructure,
Sustainable Construction, Solid
Waste and By-Product Materials
Recycling, Soil Stabilization and
Improvement.
2002
2011
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Faculty Name
Rank/Position
Mohammed AlAnsari
Associate Professor
Ahmed Senouci
Associate Professor
Khaldoon BaniHani
Associate Professor
Riyadh Al-Raoush Associate Professor
Omar Al-Ansari
Assistant Professor
and Vice President
for Students Affairs
Reinforced concrete design; solid
mechanics, Earthquake
Engineering, Numerical Analysis.
Structural engineering,
construction engineering and
management.
Structural control and health
monitoring, soft computing
application in civil engineering,
structural vibration and seismic
design, structural retrofitting and
rehabilitation.
Fate and transport of
contaminates in subsurface
systems, Environmental fluid
dynamics, Multiphase and
multistate modeling of flow
through porous media.
Geotechnical Engineering.
Khaled Shaaban
Assistant Professor
Khalid Naji
Assistant Professor
and Associate Vice
President for
Facilities and
Information
Technology
Traffic Operations, Intelligent
Transportation Systems, Traffic
Simulation, Traffic Safety, Work
Zones.
Computer applications in
construction engineering with
emphasis on project
management, cad and graphical
simulation techniques, virtual
environments.
Nasser Al-Nuaimi
Assistant Professor
Structural Engineering.
Appointment
Year
1994
1995
2007
2011
1990
2010
1990
2006
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Faculty Name
Rank/Position
Hassan AlDerham
Assistant Professor
and Vice President
for Research
Alaa Hawari
Assistant Professor
Okan Sirin
Assistant Professor
Procurement of construction
projects, productivity of
construction projects, housing
projects, evaluation of consulting
offices.
Water and waste water treatment
(membrane rejection and fouling,
bio sorption and selective
adsorption), solid waste
management and sustainability.
Pavement materials and design,
Superpave technology,
Accelerated pavement testing,
Traffic engineering.
Appointment
Year
1990
2010
2008
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TA/Staff Name
Role
Area Of Interest
Appointment
Year
Abdelhamid Bin
Salem
Teaching Assistant
Geomatics Engineering and
science of Measurement
2004
Husam Sadek
Teaching Assistant
Analysis and Design of Structures
2008
Sikder M
Selimuzzaman
Teaching Assistant
Environmental Engineering
2012
Abdulrahman Z.
Abu-Hijleh
Teaching Assistant
Construction Management &
Analysis and Design of Structures
2012
Abdul Azeez
Kilayil
Lab Technician
Land Surveying, Materials Testing
& Concrete and Soil Mechanics
2009
Joseph Valiya
Parambil Siju
Lab Technician
Traffic and Transportation &
Pavement and Material Testing
2012
Fatma S. Bejia
Administrative
Assistant
Organizational Skills, Problem
Solving Ability and Efficient
Coordinator and Motivator
2001
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Industrial Constituents
Table A4. Summary: Industrial Constituents at the department
Name
Title
Dr. Mohamed
Aymen
Abdulsalam
Lead Civil Structural
Eng.
RASGAS
24200
4732538 4732686
Mr. Nick
Lieshman
‫ـــــ‬
Qatar Gas
22666
‫ــــ‬
Chairman
Engineerin
g Offices
Director of
Road
Affairs
Urban planning
&Development
Authority
22188
4411664 ‫ــــ‬
ajolo@mm
aa.gov.qa
4324745 4439104
ialsada@h
otmail.co
m
Mr. Ahmed Al
Jolo
Mr. Ibrahim
Hashim AlSada
Company
Ashghal
P.O.Box
22188
Tel
Fax
‫ــــ‬
Email
dabdulsala
m@rasgas.
com.qa
nleishman
@qatargas
.com.qa
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Quality Assurance and Curriculum - accreditation: SACS – ABET Committee
Chair: Dr. Osman Elnawawy
Members: Dr. Ahmed Senouci, Dr. Khaled Shaaban and Eng. Nasser Aljurf /
Abdulrahman Abu-Hijleh
Research and Graduate Studies Committee
Chair: Dr. Hisham Eid
Members: Dr. Alaa Hawari and Dr. Mohammad Al-Ansari
Chair: Dr. Hisham Eid
Members: Dr. Osman Elnawawy, Dr. Saleh Mubarak and Dr. Ahmed Senouci
Outreach Committee
Chair: Dr. Khaldoon Bani-Hani
Members: Dr. Khalid Naji, Dr. Khaled Shaaban, Dr. Saleh Mubarak
Laboratories, Facilities, Space Management, & Safety Committee
Chair: Dr. Alaa Hawari
Members: Eng. Abdelhamid Bin Salem, Eng. Husam Sadek, Fatma Bejia, Abdul-Aziz Kilayil
Scheduling – Textbooks Committee
Chair: Okan Sirin
Members: Dr. Alaa Hawari, Eng. NasserAl-Jurf/ Abdulrahman Abu-Hijleh
Student Relations and Conduct – advising Committee
Chair: Dr. Okan Sirin
Members: Dr. Khaldoon Bani-Hani
Information & Annual Report Committee
Chair: Dr. Saleh Mubarak
Members: Dr. Khaled Shabaan, Eng. Husam Sadek, Fatma Bejia
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Promotion Committee
Chair: Dr. Osman Elnawawy
Members: Others; appointed when needed
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The Department of Civil Engineering started its post-graduate program in 2010 as part of the
post-graduate program of the College of Engineering, CENG. It participates in two
interdisciplinary Master-degree programs: The Engineering Management and the Environmental
Engineering programs, offered under the umbrella of the College of Engineering. In addition, the
department has started to offer Master and Ph.D. degrees in the other Civil Engineering
disciplines.
The details of the department post-graduate activities can be summarized as follows:
1. Master of Science in Engineering: The Department of Civil Engineering participates in two
of CENG program of Master of Science in Engineering:
a. Engineering Management (Construction Track), in collaboration with the
Mechanical Engineering Department: This track was supposed to offer courses
starting fall 2011 but there was only one student registered in the track so it was
put off till fall 2012. Now the department has about 8 students who already
started the track in fall 2012.
b. Environmental Engineering, in collaboration with the Chemical, Industrial and
Mechanical Engineering Departments : This program started offering courses in
fall 2011 and is expected to graduate students in spring 2013.
2. Master of Science in Civil Engineering: A new program that was initiated in fall 2011. It
includes specialization in Structures, Geotechnical, Traffic / Transportation, and
Hydraulics and Water Resources. This program is expected to enroll students starting fall
2012.
3. Ph.D. in Civil Engineering: This program was set up in 2010 and accepted two students in
the area of Structures/Materials in fall 2011, both specializing in structures. Qatar
University signed an MOU with the University College of London, UCL, that will help
complement this program and provide needed expertise.
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D. Research
Awarded Research Projects 2011-2012
Eleventh Cycle:
Project number: UREP 11-109-3-022.
Project title: Investigating The Safety Belt Use Of University Students In Qatar.
Grant amount (US$): 28,470
Primary faculty: Prof. Hisham Eid.
Students: Motasem Miqdad, Hadi Al-Harastani, Hamdi Jumaa.
Tenth Cycle:
Project number: UREP-10-061-2-017.
Project title: Novel Charts for Estimating the Elastic Settlement of Vertically Loaded Piles in
Nonhomogenous Rock.
Primary faculty: Prof. Hisham Eid.
Students: Khaled H. Rabie, Saleh R. Tehemar, Mohammed E. Shamyah.
Fourth Cycle:
Project number: NPRP4-529-2-193
Project title: Technology-Based Asset Management Tools for Sustainable Water Infrastructure in
Qatar.
Granting body: QNRF.
Investigator: Dr. Ahmed Senouci (CO-LPI)
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Project title: Transferability of Safety Analytical Tools from North America To Qatar: Viability and
Potential Modifications.
Investigator: Dr. Khaled Slah Shabaan (LPI)
Project number: NPRP-5-488-2-194
Project title: Pipe-fine-grained Soil Interface Shear Strength for Stability Analysis of Near-shoreenergy Infrastructure.
Granting body: Qatar Foundation.
Investigator: Dr. Hisahm Eid (PI)
Project title: Tools for value management of water distribution networks in Qatar
Grant amount (US$): 1,048,000
Granting body: QNRF
Investigator: Dr. Alaa Al Hawari (CO-LPI )
Project number: NPRP 4-188-2-061
Project title: Innovative use of recycled materials in construction
Investigator: Dr. Okan Sirin (CO-PI)
Third Cycle:
Project title: Sustainable Performance of Oil Pipelines.
Grant amount (US$): 644,255.8
Investigator: Ahmed Senouci (CO-LPI)
Project title: Impact of Environmental Policies on the Construction Industry in Qatar.
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Investigator: Ahmed Senouci (CO-PI)
Second Cycle:
Project title: Study Of Offshore Pipeline-Soil Interface Shear Strength Behavior Using Full-Scale
Laboratory Testing.
Granting body: Qatar Foundation.
Investigator: Dr. Hisahm Eid (PI)
Project title: Multi-Scale Computational Models for Predicting Performance of Asphalt
Pavements under Realistic Loading Conditions.
Investigator: Dr. Okan Sirin (CO-PI)
First Cycle:
Project title: Upgrading Waste Rubber-Tire Aggregates for Use in School Playgrounds, Tennis
Yards, and Walkways Pavements.
Granting body: QNRF
Project title: Distributed Multi-objective optimization for the construction of Transportation
systems in the State of Qatar.
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E. Publications
Al-Raoush, R. (2012). Experimental Investigation of the Influence of Pore Geometry on NAPL Water Interfacial Areas using Synchrotron Tomography. Water, Air and soil pollution.
Eid, H.T., and Bani-Hani, K. (2012). Settlement of Axially Loaded Piles Entirely Embedded in Rock
– Analytical and Experimental Study. The International Journal of Geomechanics and
Geoengineering, Vol. 7, No. 2, pp. 139-148.
Eid, H.T. (2012). Bearing capacity and settlement of skirted shallow foundations on sand.
International Journal of Geomechanics. Accepted on June, 2012.
Eid, H.T. (2012). Stability Charts for Uniform Slopes in Soils with Nonlinear Failure Envelope.
Canadian Geotechnical Journal, submitted on June, 2012.
Eid, H.T. (2012). Estimating the Elastic Settlement of Piled Foundations on Rock. Estimating the
Elastic Settlement of Piled Foundations on Rock, submitted on August, 2012.
Elwakil, E., Abdrabou B., El-Abassy, M., Senouci, A., and Zayed, T. (2012). A Model for Predicting
Failure of Oil Pipelines. Structures and Infrastructures Engineering.
Hawari, A.H. (2012). Application of Dried Anaerobic Digested Sewage Sludge as Phenol Bio
sorbent. International Journal of Environmental Engineering.
K.S. Al-Jabri, M. Baawain, R.A. Taha, Z. Al-Kemyani, K. Al-Shamsi and A. Ishtieh (2012). Potential
Use of FCC Spent Catalyst as Partial Replacement of Cement or Sand in Cement Mortars.
Construction and Building Materials (in press).
Muhammad Ateeq, Ahmed Senouci, Hassan Al-Nageim, and Ahmed Al-Shamma’a (2012).
Microwave Spectroscopy for the Analysis of Absorption Properties of Treated Waste Rubber
Aggregates. Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste.
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R.A. Taha, Z. Al-Kamyani, K. Al-Jabri, M. Bawaain and K. Al-Shamsi (2012). Recycling of Waste
Spent Catalyst in Road Construction and Masonry Blocks. Journal of Hazardous Materials, Vol.
229-230, pp. 122-127.
Saleh Mubarak, Abdulaziz M. Jarkas and Charles Y. Kadri (2012). CRITICAL FACTORS
DETERMINING BID/NO BID DECISIONS OF CONTRACTORS IN QATAR. ASCE Journal of
Management in Engineering. Submitted in May, 2012.
Al-Ansari, M. (2011). Formulating Building Response to Earthquake Loading. International
Journal of Civil and Structural Engineering, Volume 2, No 1, pp. 305-316.
Al-Raoush, R. (2011). Change in microstructure parameters of porous media over representative
elementary volume for porosity. Particulate Science and Technology, Volume, 30, pp. 01—16.
Al-Raoush, R. (2011). Representative elementary volume analysis of porous media using X-ray
computed tomography. Powder Technology, Volume, 200, pp. 69-77.
Al-Raoush, R. (2011). Impact of wettability on pore-scale characteristics of residual nonaqueous
phase liquids. Environmental Science and Technology, volume, 43, pp. 4796-4801.
Khaled Salah Shaaban (2011). Evaluation of New Simplified Dynamic Lane Merging Systems
(SDLMS) for Short-Term Work Zone Lane Closure Configuration. Jordan Journal of Civil
Engineering.
Books / Book Chapters
Mubarak S. (2012). “How to Estimate with RS Means Data”. 4th edition. Wiley. 978-1-11802528-4
Mubarak S. (2012). “AACE Best Practices: Participation in writing the best practices for schedule
contingency management”, AACE International.
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Conference Papers
Abdelwarith K., Kandil A., Haddock J., Senouci A., Al-Derham H. (2012). Review of Existing
Transportation Sustainability Initiatives and Their Applicability to Qatar. Paper presented at CRC
Conference, Purdue University, West-Lafayette, Indiana, USA.
Ahmed Senouci and Saleh Mubarak (2012). Multi-Objective Optimization Model for Scheduling
of Construction Projects. Presented at the Construction CPM Conference, Orlando, Florida, USA.
Ahmed Senouci and Saleh Mubarak (2012). Genetic algorithm-based multi-objective model for
scheduling of linear Construction projects under extreme weather conditions. Presented at the
AACE Conference, AACE International, Dubai, UAE, November 2012.
Amarasinghe, R., Wijewickreme, D., and Eid, H (2012). Some observations on the typical seabed
pipeline-sand interface shear strength under low effective normal stresses. Presented at the
Proceedings of the 65th Canadian Geotechnical Conference “GeoManitoba 2012”, Winnipeg,
Manitoba, Canada.
Guan Long, Shakir Al-Busaltan, Ahmed Senouci, Mohammed Al Ansari, Hassan Al Nageim,
Ahmed Al-Shamma’a. (2012). A novel modification on rubberizing the bituminous material and
relevant properties characterization. Presented at the Proceeding of the 11th Annual
International Conference on PAVEMENT ENGINEERING AND INFRASTRUCTURE, Liverpool. UK.
Khaled Salah Shaaban (2012). Comparative Study of Road Traffic Rules in Qatar Compared to
Western Countries, Transport Research Arena 2012. Presented at Transport Research Arena
2012.
K.S. Al-Jabri, Z. Al-Kamyani, R.A. Taha, M. Bawaai, K. Al-Shamsi and A. Al-Saidy. Performance of
Concrete Made with Spent Catalyst as Partial Cement Replacement. Proceedings, FIB
Symposium, Sweden, June 11-14, 2012.
K.S. Al-Jabri, Z. Al-Kamyani, R.A. Taha, M. Bawaain and K. Al-Shamsi. Use of Spent Catalyst as an
Additive Cementitious Material in Concrete and Masonry Blocks. Proceedings, American
Concrete Institute-Kuwaiti Chapter, May 8-10, 2012.
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Muhammad Ateeq, Ahmed Senouci, Mohammad Alansari, Ahmed Al-Shamma’a, Hassan AlNageim (2012). Mechanical Performance of Rubberised Bituminous Mix Design. Presented at the
Proceeding of the 11th Annual International Conference on PAVEMENT ENGINEERING AND
INFRASTRUCTURE, Liverpool. UK.
R.A. Taha, H. Al-Nasseri, K. Al-Jabri, A. Al-Nuaimi and A. Al-Harthy. Use of Milled Cement Kiln
Dust in Cement Mortars. Proceedings, Third International Conference on Construction in
Developing Countries, ICCIDC-III, Bangkok, Thailand, July 4-6, 2012.
Sadek H., Masad E., Sirin O., Al-Khalid, H., Little D. (2012). The Implementation of MechanisticEmpirical Pavement Design Method to Evaluate Asphalt Pavement Design in Qatar. Paper
presented at the 5th Eurasphalt & Eurobitume Congress, Istanbul, Turkey.
Srinivasa Nookala, Hisham Said, Amr Kandil, Ahmed Senouci, Hassan Al-Derham, Hubo Cai, and
Mohamed El-Gafy. (2012). Developing a Framework for Pre-Design Process Simulation for Green
Buildings. Paper presented at CRC Conference, Purdue University, West-Lafayette, Indiana, USA.
Al-Raoush, R. (2011). Use of computed tomography to characterize residual NAPL in porous
media systems. Presented at the 27th Annual International Conference on Soils, Sediments,
Water, & Energy, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA.
Al-Raoush, R. (2011). Pore-scale characterization of residual NAPL in heterogeneous porous
media systems. Presented at the World Environmental and Water Resources Congress, ASCE,
Palm Springs, California, USA.
Eid, H. T. (2011). Geotechnical Considerations on the Design of Piled Rafts on Rock,”. Presented
at The 6th International Structural Engineering and Construction Conference (ISEC6), Zürich.
Jonathan Striblet, LeChell Rush, Myles Floyd, Mark Porter and Al-Raoush, R. (2011). Combined
use of computed tomography and the lattice-Boltzmann method to investigate the influence of
pore geometry of porous media on the permeability tensor. Presented at the American
Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, the American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, California, USA.
Khaled Salah Shaaban (2011). Efficiency of Triple Left-Turn Lanes at Signalized Intersections.
Presented at The 13th International Conference on Harbor.
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Book/Paper Reviews
Okan Sirin reviewed a paper for the International Journal of Pavement Engineering.
Ramzi Taha reviewed a manuscript submitted for the Journal of Hazardous Materials.
Ramzi Taha reviewed four papers submitted for the 4th European Pavement and Asset
Management Conference, Malmo, Sweden, September, 2012.
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Seminars and Public Lectures Delivered by Visiting Academics and Professionals
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David Fisher. January, 2012. Rotating Towers. Qatar University.
Hassan Kanbargy, the inventor of Ultimax Cement. May 30, 2012. Live Demo of the Ultimax
Cement, a presentation, and some Interesting Videos. Qatar University.
René Schumann. November, 2011. Building Information Modeling (BIM). Qatar University.
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Alaa Al Hawari and QF participants. December, 2012. Qatar Shelter Initiative. Qatar
University.
Okan Sirin. April 16, 2012. An Alternative Laboratory Aging Process for Short-term Aging of
Modified Asphalts. Qatar University.
Ramzi Taha and Farid Benyahia. May, 2012. Remediation and Management of Hydrocarbon
Contaminated Soils. Qatar Petroleum.
Saleh Mubarak. August 21, 2012. Webinar: The Art of Creating a Construction CPM
Schedule, by WPL Publishing Company.
Saleh Mubarak. August 22, 2012. Webinar: Advanced CPM Networks Analysis, by WPL
Publishing Company.
Seminars and Public Lectures attended by Department Faculty
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Alaa Al Hawari. February, 2012. Organic Waste Management in Qatar: Problems and
Solutions. Wyndham Grand Regency Hotel Doha-Qatar.
Saleh Mubarak. February, 2012. The Secrets of Motivational Presentations by OFID.
Saleh Mubarak. June, 2012. The Role of Engineers and Government Authorities in Reducing
Road Accidents, by QSE.
Saleh Mubarak. July, 2012. Project Schedule Acceleration, a 4-hour professional continuing
education seminar, by Mecton Qatar.
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Dr. Ramzi Taha. July 4-6, 2012. 3rd International Conference on Construction in Developing
Countries, ICCIDC-III, Bangkok, Thailand.
Dr. Riyadh Al-Raoush. December, 2011. The American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting. San
Francisco, California.
Dr. Riyadh Al-Raoush. November, 2011. The 3rd Annual Conference for Undergraduate
Research (The Triple EX). Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Dr. Riyadh Al-Raoush. October, 2011. 27th Annual International Conference on Soils,
Sediments, Water, & Energy. Amherst, Massachusetts.
Dr. Khaled Shaaban. November,2011. 4th Annual Bridges Middle East. Doha, Qatar.
Dr. Khaled Shaaban. Trans4 Conference, 2011. Doha, Qatar.
Dr. Khaled Shaaban. Eco-q Conference, 2011. Doha, Qatar.
Dr. Khaled Shaaban. Qatar Transport, 2011 Conference. Doha, Qatar.
Dr. Khaled Shaaban. QITCOM Conference & Exhibition 2011. Doha, Qatar.
Dr. Khaled Shaaban. Transportation Research Board 90th Annual Meeting Conference.
Washington, D.C.
Dr. Khaled Shaaban. Humanization of Cities of Tomorrow.
Dr. Saleh Mubarak. July, 2012. AACE's 56th Annual Meeting (Association for the
Advancement of Cost Engineering).
Dr. Saleh Mubarak. June, 2012. IQPC World Stadium Congress (speaker & panelist).
Dr. Saleh Mubarak. April, 2012. MEED Stadium Build Middle East Conference (panelist on
stadiums for World Cup 2022).
Dr. Saleh Mubarak. April, 2012. Construction Week Conference "Building Towards 2022".
Grand Hyatt Doha
Dr. Saleh Mubarak. December, 2011. Conference on Health, Safety, and the Environment
(HSE) in the Construction Industry.
Dr. Saleh Mubarak. December, 2011. Conference on Building Information Modeling (BIM).
Eng. Nasser Al Jurf. December, 2011. Building information Modeling Conference.
Eng. Nasser Al Jurf. October, 2011. PMI Global Congress North America.
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Workshops, Trainings and Visits by Department Faculty
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Dr. Alaa Al Hawari visited "Center for Environmental Research and Sustainable Technology
(UFT)" at the University of Bremen in Bremen - Germany. The title of the research was
"Development of a novel fouling suppression system in submerged membrane bioreactors
using dielectrophoretic forces". The visit was from July 5th - August 4th 2012.
Dr. Alaa Al Hawari attended the Cosmo Oil Training Program. The subject of the training was
Energy Saving and Environmental Management. The training took place in Japan from
22/1/2012 to 2/2/2012.
Dr. Alaa Al Hawari organized a workshop related to Qatar Shelter Initiative project.
December, 2011.
Dr. Alaa Al Hawari visited different parts of Indonesia as part of the Qatar Shelter Initiative
project. October, 2011.
Dr. Khaled Shaaban visited New Doha International Airport , Ministry of Municipal Affairs
and Urban Planning, and Ministry of Interior.
Dr. Ramzi Taha visited Ashghal, Qatar Petroleum (QP), Gulf Organization for Research and
Development (GORD) at QSTP, and Texas A&M University at Qatar.
Dr. Riyadh Al-Raoush delivered a short course, PE Exam Review (state of Louisiana),
Southern University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA.
Dr. Riyadh Al-Raoush was a Session Co-Chair at American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall
meeting 2011, session entitled "Interfacial Processes in Subsurface Flow and Transport:
Linking the Pore-Scale to the Continuum-Scale”, December, 2011.
Dr. Riyadh Al-Raoush was a jury member at American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall meeting
2011, Outstanding Student Paper Award.
Dr. Saleh Mubarak attended OFID workshop: Faculty Performance Review and Development
System on April, 2012.
Eng. Abdelhamid Ben Salem attended one week technical training on GPS technology.
Eng. Abdelhamid Ben Salem attended one week technical training on Robotic Total Station
& Pythagoras Software.
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Consultancy
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Dr. Ahmed Senouci. Engineering Expert for an appeal court case.
Dr. Saleh Mubarak. Engineering Expert for an appeal court case.
Dr. Khaled Salah Shaaban. Qatar Wireless Innovations Center.
Dr. Riyadh Al-Raoush. Center for Energy and Environmental Studies, Southern University and
Environmental Studies, Baton Rouge, LA, USA.
Role: Environmental and Water Resources Expert.
Community Service
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Dr. Ahmed Senouci serving as an Engineering Expert for the Court of Qatar in a dispute
involving a private school building.
Dr. Alaa Al-Hawari volunteered as a supervisor in the Bottle Top Art Project sponsored by
the Pearl Qatar and organized Qatar Green Business Council (QGBC).
Dr. Ramzi Taha is a member of the Scientific Committee, 4th European Pavement and Asset
Management Conference, Malmo, Sweden, September, 2012.
Dr. Saleh Mubarak Board of Trustees member, Ali bin Jassim School, since December 2010
Dr. Saleh Mubarak has been helping one of the participants in the “Stars of Science”.
Dr. Saleh Mubarak participated with AIESEC youth meeting initiatives for a projects camp.
Dr. Saleh Mubarak participated in Aljazeera News (Arabic and English), Aljazeera Mubasher,
several local newspapers.
Dr. Saleh Mubarak visited Ali bin Jassim School and delivered a presentation on October,
2011.
Dr. Saleh Mubarak delivered PMI lecture titled “So, what’s my percent complete anyway?”
on October, 2011.
Dr. Saleh Mubarak delivered a lecture to QSE titled “Divide & Conquer: The Art of Breaking
down the Project into Activities for Creating a CPM Schedule” on January, 2011.
Dr. Saleh Mubarak delivered a lecture to Egyptian Engineers League titled “Project
Management in the Construction Industry” on April, 2012.
Dr. Saleh Mubarak delivered a lecture to PMI Bahrain titled “Divide & Conquer: The Art of
Breaking down the Project into Activities for Creating a CPM Schedule” on May, 2012.
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Eng. Husam Sadek being an organizer and a jury member in Engineers Got Talent.
Eng. Husam Sadek organized the “Sports Day and Bowling Night”.
Eng. Husam Sadek being a jury member in the Cultural Village 2012.
Eng. Husam Sadek being a jury member in the QU Theater.
Eng. Husam Sadek being a jury member in the QU Talent Show.
Eng. Husam Sadek presented a workshop titled “How to attract what you want in your life”.
Eng. Husam Sadek presented a workshop titled “Manage your time”.
Eng. Husam Sadek presented a workshop titled “Plan your life”.
Eng. Husam Sadek presented a workshop titled “Improve your communication skills”.
Eng. Husam Sadek delivered a lecture titled “Life is reading” in Thakafa Take Away.
Eng. Nasser Al-Jurf being a member of PMI Global Congress.
Eng. Nasser Al-Jurf being a member of Building Information Modeling.
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A visit to LRT at Lusail. May, 2012. Organized by Dr. Mohammed Al-Ansari.
Master Students of Capstone design course/design project (EEMP510). April, 2012. A visit to
the industrial wastewater plant of Qatar Chemical Company (Q-CHEM). Organized by Dr.
Alaa.
Qatar Petrochemical (QAPCO). Organized by Dr. Alaa.
the industrial wastewater plant of Ras Laffan Olefins Cracker (RLOC). Organized by Dr. Alaa.
the industrial wastewater plant of Qatar Chemical Company (Q-CHEM). Organized by Dr.
Alaa.
Students of Physico-Chemical Processes in Environmental Systems (EEMP509). March, 2012.
A visit to Doha south wastewater treatment plant. Organized by Dr. Alaa.
A visit to New Accommodation for QU Students. March, 2012. Organized by Dr.
Mohammed Al-Ansari.
A visit to Demolition Waste Management Center. February,2012. Organized by Dr.Okan
Sirin.
Students of Selected Topics in Environmental Engineering (CVEN453). November, 2011. A
visit to Doha south wastewater treatment plant. Organized by Dr. Alaa.
Two site visits for a construction project site in Al-Gharraffa. Organized by Dr. Ahmed
Senouci.
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Department of
Chemical Engineering
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This report summarizes the achievement of the students and
faculty of the Department of Chemical Engineering.
It depicts major research projects, publication, awareness and
public lectures, consultancy and services delivered by both
department faculty and visitors.
Farid Benyahia, PhD
Head, Department of
Chemical Engineering
Table A1: Summary
2011 - 2012
Faculty
TA’s
Staff
12
5
4
Enrollment
Courses Offered
191
3 GENG, 22 CHME
Postgraduate Program
Enrollment
Courses Offered
7
2
Research
Grants
Contracts
Consultancy
31
2
NA
Publications
Books or book chapters
Journal Publications
Conference Papers
Research reports
3
28
11
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Academic Staff
Faculty Name
Rank/Position
Farid Benyahia
Professor
Ramazan
Kahraman
Professor
Ibrahim Abu
Reesh
Professor
Hazim Qiblawey
Associate Professor
Majeda
Khraisheh
Associate Professor
Shaheen AlMuhtaseb
Abdulreda
AlSayegh
Fadwa Eljack
Associate Professor
Process Design and Modeling,
Catalytic Processes, Environmental
Biochemical Engineering,
Immobilized Cell Technology,
Nitrification in Wastewater
Treatment, Airlift Bioreactors, CO2
Emissions Reduction and
Desalination Brine Reject
Management, Membrane
Distillation Desalination
Materials, Composites, Polymer
Technology, Corrosion, Transport
Phenomena
Biochemical Engineering,
Environmental Biotechnology
Water treatment and water reuse,
Desalination, crystallization.
Water and wastewater treatment,
CCS, ionic liquids applications in oil
and gas
Adsorption, Adsorbent Materials,
Membranes, Thermodynamics
Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor
Appointment
Year
2006
2007
2010
2007
2009
2007
1998
Process Integration and
optimization.
Design of sustainable and
2007
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Faculty Name
Mert Atilhan
Mohammed Ali
Saleh
Mohammed AlMarri
Rank/Position
Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor
environmentally benign
technologies.
Abnormal Situation Management
of gas industries for flare
reduction.
Design of environmentally benign
materials.
Computer aided process
engineering.
Applied thermodynamics, multicomponent gas mixtures
properties, gas hydrates, carbon
dioxide capture, porous polymers,
adsorption, ionic liquids
Air pollution (NOx removal) and
catalysis
Applied thermodynamics,
simulation and modeling, catalysis.
Appointment
Year
2007
2010
2009
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TA/Staff Name
Mohammed
Abou Nada
Role
Area of Interest
Appointment
Year
Teaching Assistant
Process Design, Modeling and
Simulation, Separation Science and
Technology, Mass Transfer, Gas
Processing, Membrane Separation
Processes and Process Safety.
2006
Mohamed
Arshad
Teaching Assistant
Shaden Daghash
Teaching Assistant
Hesan Elfaki
Teaching Assistant
Ahmed Alnouss
Teaching Assistant
Computational fluid dynamics,
energy analysis in thermal system,
modeling of viscosity of aqueous
salt solution.
Plant design, reaction engineering,
thermodynamics and
environmental engineering.
Research interest in the area of
environmental sustainability and
pollution control including: carbon
dioxide capture, grey water
treatment and re-use,
environmental systems modeling,
removal of dissolved solids from
water as well as heat integration.
Process integration, design and
modeling.
Process systems engineering and
optimization.
Sustainable process design and
operation.
Computer-aided technologies for
chemical process desig.
2008
2009
2010
2010
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TA/Staff Name
Role
Ahmed Elkhatat
Senior Lab
Technician
Saied Ahmed
Lab Technician
Alaaeldin
Senior Lab
Esmat Negmeldin Technician
Area of Interest
Area of interest in Research:
environmental evaluation of water
resources by using isotope
hydrology and biochemistry, and
resorcinol-formaldehyde nanostructured materials for separation
and energy applications.
Area of interest in applications:
Operation and calibration of
Inductive Coupled Plasma (ICPAES), Gas Chromatography (GCFID-ECD), GC Gas Analyzer (NGAFID-TCD), Ion Chromatography,
FTIR, TOC Analyzer, CHNS Analyzer,
Surface Area Analyzer, UV-Vis
Spectroscopy and Isotope ratio
mass spectrometer.
Area if interest in quality: ISO
17025.
Mechanical and industrial
workshops, helping master and
doctoral students in implementing
their scientific researches. Also,
safety in labs.
Analytical Chemistry
Appointment
Year
2009
2009
2007
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Quality Assurance Curriculum Committee
Chair: Dr. Ramazan Kahraman
Members: Dr. Farid Benyahia, Dr. Dr. Majeda Khraisheh
Curriculum Development and Changes Sub-committee
Chair: Dr. Shaheen AlMuhtaseb
Members: Dr. Fadwa ElJack and Dr. Mert Atilhan
Students Committee
Chair: Dr. Fadwa ElJack
Members: Dr. Mohamed Ali Saleh, Dr. Mohamed Al-Marri , Eng. Shaden Daghash and
Eng. Mohamed Abu Nada
Research Committee
Chair: Dr. Hazim Qiblawey
Members: Dr. Mert Atilhan, Dr. Mohamed Al-Marri, Dr. Shaheen AlMuhtaseb and Dr. Mohamed
Ali Saleh
Laboratories and Safety Committee
Chair: Dr. Mert Atilhan
Members: Dr. Farid Benyahia, Dr. Mohamed Ali Saleh and Dr. Ahmed Al-Khattat
Scheduling Committee
Members: Dr. Ramazan Kahraman, Dr. Farid Benyahia and Eng. Shaden Daghash
Strategic Planning Data Management Committee
Members: Dr. Ramazan Kahraman, Dr. Farid Benyahia and Mrs. Wafaa AbuFool
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Table A4. Post graduate students’ names, thesis committee members and title
Student Name
Thesis Committee
Members
Thesis Tittle
Hesan Hamed El Faki
Dr. Alaa Hawari
Industrial wastewater
Hasanat Mohammad
Ramadan
Drs. Alaa Hawari
Dr. Ibrahim Abu Reesh
Biological treatment of industrial
wastewater
Ashar Abdulrazzaq Diab
Dr. Mert Atilhan
Carbon capture through porous
polymers
Jumana Ahmad Ahan
Prof. Abu Reesh
Dr. Simon Judd
Produced water characterization and
treatability studies
Karam Elahmed
Prof. Farid Benyahia
Carbon conversion
Yehia Mohammad Ali
Manawi
Dr. Majeda Khraisheh
Membrane distillation desalination
Ahmad Mohammad Fard
Membrane distillation desalination
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D. Research
Eleventh Cycle:
Title: A study on the carbon footprint of the vinyl chloride monomer process
Primary faculty: F. Benyahia (Lead PI), M. Khraisheh
Students: A. Al-Sabri, A. Alola, M. Hussein, M. Al Mahrizi, N. Doualeh, S. Al-Khalifa
Duration: Feb. 2012 – Jan. 2013
Title: The Syntheses of CO2 Adsorbent Microporous Materials in Amine Solutions)
Primary faculty: M. Atilhan (LPI), F. Karadas (CoPI)
Students: Fahd, Shurair, Baligh
Title: Melamine-Amide Based Porous Organic Polymers for CO2 Capture
Primary faculty: M. Atilhan (Lead PI), E. Deniz (Co-Mentor)
Students: M. Azam, M. Khan, R. Anzi
Title: Household Laundry Wastewater Reuse For Food Production
Primary faculty: H. Qiblawey (Lead PI), Ahmed Easa (Co-mentor)
Students: S. Jarjash, K. Abou-Maali, A. Abdulrahman, A. Moursi
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Tenth Cycle:
Title: Water characterization and treatability studies of produced water from the Qatari oil and
gas industry
Primary faculty: M. Khraisheh (Lead PI), F. Benyahia
Students: Zakaria Othman, Mohamed Taha, Maimona Al-saadi, Balqes Al-saadi, Elham Hammad,
Khalifa Al-Thani
Duration: Sept. 2011 – Jun. 2012
Title: Estimation, simulation and modeling of SOx, NOx and CO2 emissions from the GTL process
Primary faculty: M. Khraisheh (Lead PI), F. Benyahia
Students: Enas omar, Layal Bani Nasser, Ibrahim Alnuaimi, yehia minawi, Ahmad Kayvani Fard,
Mohd Alshaabi
Title: A/C condensate, A Source of Water for Hydroponic Farming.
Primary faculty: H. Qiblawey (Lead PI)
Students: M. A. AL-Mutawa, N. A. Al-Dahdouh, S. T. Al Zouqri
Title: Development of New Generation Polymeric Membranes and their Applications in the
Separation of Organic Solvents
Primary faculty: S. Al-Muhtaseb (Lead PI), M. Patil (Co-Mentor)
Students: A. Alkhouzaam, A. Kasht, M. Azam, M. Baker, M. Al Khasib, and R. Al-Anzi.
Ninth Cycle:
Title: Development of an Aspen simulation library for distillation control and analysis
Primary faculty: S. Ahmed (Lead PI)
Students: A. M. Mahamat, A. Abdulmajeed, M. Taha
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Duration: Jan. 2011 – Dec. 2011
Title: CO2 Capture by Using Modified Urea Complexes from Effluent Gas Streams
Primary faculty: M. Atilhan (Lead PI), F. Karadas (Co-Mentor)
Students: A. Al-khouzaam, K. Drar, M. Al-Khasib
Fifth Cycle:
Project title: Ionic liquids for the control and management of Qatari natural gas hydrates
Granting body: QNRF
Investigators: Majeda Khraisheh (LPI), Mert Atlihan, and David Rooney (Queen's University
Belfast ) Role: CO-LPI.
Duration: Oct. 2012 – Sept. 2015
Project title: Cyanuric Organic Polymers (COPs) for Inexpensive and High Efficiency CO2 Capture
and Separation
Granting body: QNRF
Investigators: Mert Atilhan (LPI), Fraser Stoddart (Northwestern University), Cafer T Yavuz
(KAIST)
Project title: Developing innovative phase change materials based on raw materials available in
Qatar
Granting body: QNRF
Investigators: M. Farid (LPI, Auckland University), S. Al-Muhtaseb (PI), J. Kurdi (Co-LPI, CNA-Q),
M. Albeldawi (QP
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Fourth Cycle:
Project title: An assessment of present and future environmental impacts of major desalination
plants in Qatar under changing climate
Granting body: QNRF
Investigators: Majed Mohammadian (university of Ottawa-Canada / Lead PI) – Hazim Qiblawey
(co-Lead PI), Gregory A. Lawrence, (University of British Colombia, PI)
Project title: A Novel Nano-Coating Technology for Oil, Gas & Seawater Desalination Plants
Granting body: QNRF
Investigators: Wei Gao (Auckland-New Zealand / Lead PI) – Ramazan Kahraman (co-Lead PI)
Duration: Apr 2012 – Mar 2015
Third Cycle:
Project title: Enhancing Qatar’s Future Oil and Gas Technology via Design and Evaluation of Ionic
Liquids
Granting body: QNRF
Investigators: M. Khraisheh (Lead PI), M. Atilhan, D. Rooney (QUB)
Duration: Sept. 2010 – Aug 2013
Project title: CO2 capture and photoconversion to a renewable fuel
Granting body: QNRF
Investigators: M. Khraisheh (Lead PI), J. Tang (UCL)
Project title: Integrated Terahertz Technologies for Methane Gas Production from Clathrates and
Real Time Analysis
Granting body: QNRF
Investigators:Cafer T. Yavuz (KAIST / Lead PI) - M. Atilhan (co-Lead PI
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Project title: Versatile Nanocomposite Thin Film Reverse Osmosis Membranes for Sea-water
Desalination
Granting body: QNRF
Investigators: E. Sivaniah (Lead PI) and H. Qiblawey (Co-Lead PI)
Second Cycle:
Project title: Synthesis and Tailoring of Resorcinol-Formaldehyde Gel-Based Activated Carbon
Materials for the Storage or Selective Separation of Natural Gas Components
Granting body: QNRF
Investigators: S. Al-Muhtaseb (Lead PI) and A. Negmeldin (Co-PI)
Project title: Green infrastructure for greywater and A/C condensation reuse
Granting body: QNRF
Investigators: F. Jaber (Lead PI) and H. Qiblawey (Co-Lead PI)
Project title: Carbon dioxide (CO2) capture and conversion from natural and effluent gas streams
Granting body: QNRF
Investigators: M. Atilhan (Lead PI)
Project title: CO2 mineralization and reject brine management by chemical reaction
Granting body: QNRF
Investigators: F. Benyahia (Lead PI) and A. Negmeldin (Co-PI)
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Project title: Development of Novel Gas-to-Liquid Processes in Near-Critical and Supercritical
Phase Media
Granting body: QNRF
Investigators: N. Elbashir (Lead PI), F. Eljack (Co-PI), C. Roberts (Co-PI), M. El-Halwagi (Co-PI), J.
Hahn
Project title: Preparation and testing of nanoparticle functionalized membranes for gas
separation
Granting body: QNRF
Investigators: E. Sivaniah (Lead PI) and S. Al-Muhtaseb (Co-Lead PI)
Project title: Density, Speed of Sound, and Phase Equilibria Measurements of Acid Gas Mixtures
Used in Sequestration and Enhanced Oil Recovery Processes
Granting body: QNRF
Investigators: J. Holste (Lead PI) and M. Atilhan (Co-Lead PI)
First Cycle:
Project title: Measurement of Densities and Phase Envelops for Qatari Type Natural Gas
Mixtures And Development of a Rational Equation of State to Describe the Data
Granting body: QNRF
Investigators: M. Atilhan (Lead PI)
Duration: Oct. 2008 – Apr. 2012
Qatar University Grants
Title: NOx removal from waste gases streams using zeolite based catalysts
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Investigator: M. Ali Saleh Saad
Title: Economics Analysis of a Novel Gas to Ethylene Technology Using Natural Gas as Feedstock
Investigator: F. ElJack (PI)
Duration: Apr. 2011 – Oct. 2012
Title: Viscosity and Density Measurements of Concentrated NaCl-CaCl2-H2O Aqueous Solutions
at Different Temperatures
Investigator: Hazim Qiblawey (PI)
Duration: Apr. 2011 – Oct. 2012
Title: The Investigation of Carbon-Dioxide Capture through MOF Complexes and Cyanometallate
Systems
Investigator: Mert Atilhan (PI)
Duration: Jan. 2011 – Jan. 2012
QSTP : Qatar Science Technology Park Projects
Title: Evaluation of Membrane Distillation to Augment Water Production from Thermal
Desalination Brines by Leveraging Low Grade Waste Heat
Investigator: F. Benyahia (PI), M. Khraisheh (Co-PI) , Research Assistants: Yahya Menawey (BSc
Chemical Engineering), Ahmed Fard (BSc Chemical Engineering)
Duration: Nov. 2011 – Oct. 2013
Title: Utilization of Recycled Polymers in Qatar
Investigators: M. Al-Maadeed (MTU, QU), A. Hodzic (University of Sheffield, UK) and R.
Kahraman (ChE, QU)
Duration: Jun. 2009 – Dec. 2012
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E. Publications
Scelsi, L., Hodzic, A., Soutis, C., Hayes, S. A., Rajendran, S., Alma’adeed, M. A. and Kahraman, R.,
“A Review on Composite Materials Based on Recycled Thermoplastics and Glass Fibres”, Plastics,
Rubber and Composites, 40:1, 1-10 (2011).
Kahraman, R., Abbasi, S. and Abu-Sharkh, B., “Processing and Characterization of Palm FiberPolypropylene Composites”, Key Engineering Materials, 471-472, 145-150 (2011).
Alma’adeed, M., Ozerkan, G., Kahraman, R., Rajendran, S. and Hodzic, A., “Life Cycle Assessment
of Particulate Recycled Low Density Polyethylene Reinforced with Talc and Fiberglass”, Key
Engineering Materials, 471-472, 999-1004 (2011).
Zavala-Rivera, P.; Channon, K.; Nguyen, V.; Sivaniah,E.; Kabra, D.; Friend, R.H.; Nataraj, S. K.; AlMuhtaseb, S. A.; Hexemer, A.; Calvo, M. E.; Miguez, H. Collective Osmotic Shock in Ordered
Materials, Nature Materials, 2012, 11, 53-57.
Awadallah-F, A.; ElKhatat, A.M.; Al-Muhtaseb, S.A. Impact of Synthesis Conditions on Meso- and
Macropore Structures of Resorcinol-Formaldehyde Xerogels, Journal of Materials Science, 2011,
46, 7760-7769.
ElKhatat, A.M.; Al-Muhtaseb, S.A. Advances in Tailoring Resorcinol-Formaldehyde Organic and
Carbon Gels, Advanced Materials, 2011, 23, 2887–2903.
M. Khraisheh , F. Benyahia & S. Adham Industrial case studies in the petrochemical and gas
industry in Qatar for the utilization of industrial waste heat for the production of fresh water by
membrane
desalination
Desalination
and
Water
Treatment,
1,
1-7
(doi:
10.1080/19443994.2012.714725).
Beljadid A., A. Mohammadian and Hazim Qiblawey. Numerical simulation of rotation dominated
linear shallow water flows using finite volume methods and fourth order Adams scheme.
Computers & Fluids 62, 64 – 70 (2012).
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Hazim Qiblawey, F. Banat, and Al-Naser Q. Performance of reverse osmosis pilot plant
powered by Photovoltaic in Jordan, Renewable Energy 36, 3452 – 3460 (2011).
F. Karadas, H. El-Faki, E. Deniz, C.T. Yavuz, S. Aparicio, M. Atilhan CO2 adsorption studies on
Prussian blue analogues, Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 162, pp. 91-97, (2012).
M. Atilhan, S. Aparicio, F. Karadas, K. R. Hall, R. Alcalde Isothermal PρT measurements on
Qatar’s North Field type synthetic natural gas mixtures using a vibrating-tube densimeter,
Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics, 53, pp. 1-8 (2012).
M. Atilhan, S. Aparicio, K. R. Hall ptimized Binary Interaction Parameters for VLE Calculations of
Natural Gas Mixtures via Cubic and Molecular-Based Equations of State, Industrial and
Engineering Chemistry Research, 51 (28) pp. 9687 – 9699 (2012).
H. A. Patel, F. Karada , A, Canlier, J. Park, E. Deniz, Y. Jung, M. Atilhan* and C. T. Yavuz* High
capacity carbon dioxide adsorption by inexpensive covalent organic polymers, Journal of
Material Chemistry, 22, 8431-8437, 2012.
S. Aparicio and M. Atilhan Choline-Based Ionic Liquids on Graphite Surfaces and Carbon
Nanotubes Solvation: A Molecular Dynamics Study, Journal of Physical Chemistry, in press DOI
jp-2012-01270y.R1, 2012.
vibrating-tube densimeter, M. Atilhan*, S. Aparicio, F. Karadas, K. R Hall, R. Alcalde, Journal of
Chemical Thermodynamics, in press DOI: JCT-12-129, 2012.
PρT measurements and derived properties of liquid 1-alkanols, M. J. Dávila, R. Alcalde, M.
Atilhan, S. Aparicio Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics, 47, 241-259, 2012.
A Review on Natural Gas Hydrates Phenomena in Subsea Conditions and Pipelines: Prediction
and Inhibition Methods, Storage, Transportation and Related Safety Concerns, M. Atilhan, S.
Aparicio, F. Beniahya, Natural Gas. ISBN: 979-953-307-567-8 InTech Publishers, Co, 2012.
Mixed ionic liquids: the case of pyridinium-based fluids, S. Aparicio, M. Atilhan, Journal of
Physical Chemistry B, 116, 2526-2537, 2012.
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Water effect on CO2 Absorption for Hydroxylammonium Based Ionic Liquids: a Molecular
dynamics study, S. Aparicio and M. Atilhan, Chemical Physics, in press, DOI:
10.1016/j.chemphys.2012.03.008, 2012.
Study on hydroxylammonium-based ionic liquids. II. Computational analysis of CO2 absorption ,
S. Aparicio, M. Atilhan, M. Kraisheh, R. Alcalde, J. Fernández, Journal of Physical Chemistry B,
115, 12487-12498, 2011.
On the Viscosity of Pyridinium Based Ionic Liquids: An Experimental and Computational Study, S.
Aparicio-Martinez, R. Alcalde, C. Lafuente, I. Bandrés, M. Atilhan, Journal of Physical Chemistry
B, 115(43):12499-513, 2011.
Study on Hydroxylammonium Based Ionic Liquids. Part II: Computational Analysis of CO2
Absorption, S. Aparicio-Martinez, M. Atilhan, M. Khraisheh, R. Alcalde, Journal of Physical
Chemistry B, 115(43), 12487-98, 2011.
Study on Hydroxylammonium Based Ionic Liquids. Part I: Characterization, Santiago AparicioMartinez, Mert Atilhan, Majeda Khraisheh, Rafael Alcalde, Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 115
(43), 12473-86, 2011.
Amidoximes: Promising Candidates for CO2 Capture, S. Zulfiqar, F. Karadas, J. Park, E. Deniz, G.
D. Stucky, Y. Jung, M. Atilhan* and C. T. Yavuz, Energy & Environmental Science, 4, 4528-31,
2011.
PρT Behavior of Three Lean Synthetic Natural Gas Mixtures using Magnetic Suspension
Densimeter and Isochoric Apparatus from 250 K to 450 K with pressures up to 150 MPa: Part II,
M. Atilhan*, S. Aparicio-Martinez, S. Ejaz, D. Cristancho, I. Mantilla, K. Hall, Journal of Chemical
and Engineering Data, 56 (2) 212-221, 2011.
CO2 Adsorption Studies on Hydroxy Metal Carbonates, M(CO3)x(OH)y (M= Zn, Zn-Mg, Mg, MgCu, Cu, Ni, and Pb) at High Pressures up to 175 bar, F. Karadas, C. T. Yavuz, S. Zulfiqar, S.
Aparicio, G. D. Stucky, M. Atilhan*, Langmuir, 27 (17) 10642-47, 2011.
Study of Dimethoxyethane / Ethanol Solutions, S. Aparicio, R. Alcalde, J. Luis Trenzado, M. N.
Caro, and M. Atilhan, The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 115 (28), pp 8864–8874, 2011.
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PρT Behavior of a Lean Synthetic Natural Gas Mixture Using Magnetic Suspension Densimeters
and an Isochoric Apparatus: Part I, M. Atilhan*, S. Aparicio, S. Ejaz, D. Cristancho, and K.R. Hall,
Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data, 56 (2) 212–221, 2011.
“Advances in Gas Processing” Proceedings of the 3rd Gas Processing Symposium, Editors:
Abdelwahab Aroussi and Farid Benyahia, ISBN: 978-0-444-59496-9, Elsevier, 2012.
"Natural Gas Hydrates"., Mert Atilhan, Santiago Aparicio, Farid Benyahia and Erhan Deniz.
Advances in Natural Gas Technology (Ed: Hamid El-Megren), InTech (2012). ISBN: 978-953-510507-7
“Review on natural gas thermopysical property measurement techniques” InTech (2012), Mert
Atilhan, Santiago Aparicio ISBN: 979-953-307-803-7
Conference Papers
Aiduan Li Borrion, Majeda Khraisheh, Farid Benyahia, Environmental life cycle impact
assessment of Gas-to-Liquid Processes. Proceedings of the 3rd gas processing symposium,
Elsevier advances in gas processing series, pp. 71-77, 2012. ISBN: 978-0-444-59496-9.
Elitsa Dzhongova, Junwang Tang, Majeda Khraisheh, Solar to Fuel: Overview and Applications of
CO2Conversion to Fuel, Proceedings of the 3rd gas processing symposium, Elsevier advances in
gas processing series, pp. 82-89, 2012. ISBN: 978-0-444-59496-9.
Shieling Ng, Mert Atilhan , Ferdi Karadas, Johan JACQUEMIN, JillianThompson, David Rooney,
Majeda Khraisheh. Applications of Ionic Liquids in Gas Processing, Proceedings of the 3rd gas
processing symposium, Elsevier advances in gas processing series, pp. 133-138, 2012. ISBN: 9780-444-59496-9.
CO2 Adsorption Studies on Hydroxy Metal Carbonates at High Pressures, F. Karadas, S. Aparicio,
C. T. Yavuz, and M. Atilhan*, Proceedings of the 3rd annual Gas Processing Symposium, Elsevier,
in press 2012.
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CO2 Adsorption Experiments on Porous Cynometallates, H. El-Faki, F. Karadas and M. Atilhan*,
Proceedings of the 3rd annual Gas Processing Symposium, Elsevier, in press 2012.
High Pressure and High Temperature CO2 Adsorption on Hydrotalcite Derivatives, F. Karadas and
M. Atilhan*, Proceedings of the 3rd annual Gas Processing Symposium, Elsevier, in press 2012.
Exceptional CO2 capture via polymeric materials, H. A. Patel, F. Karadas, A. Canlier, E. Deniz, C. T.
Yavuz, M. Atilhan*, Proceedings of the 3rd annual Gas Processing Symposium, Elsevier, ISBN:
978-0-444-59496-9.
Benyahia, F., “The carbon conundrum: Challenges and opportunities in the Gulf”, Downstream
Technology Conference, Kuwait, 19-22 Feb 2012.
Al-Ghanim, N., Khraisheh, M., and Benyahia, F., “Flare Reduction Options and Simulation for
the Qatari Oil and Gas Industry”. Proceedings of the 3rd gas processing symposium, Elsevier
advances in gas processing series, 2012. ISBN: 978-0-444-59496-9.
Van den Bos, J. Jahn, W.A.P., van den Broeke, L.J.P. and Benyahia, F. “Combining postcombustion CO2 capture with CO2 utilization”. Proceedings of the 3rd gas processing
symposium, Elsevier advances in gas processing series, 2012. ISBN: 978-0-444-59496-9.
Borrion, A.L, Majeda Khraisheh, M. and Benyahia, F. “Environmental life cycle impact
assessment of Gas-to-Liquid processes”, Proceedings of the 3rd gas processing symposium,
Elsevier advances in gas processing series, 2012. ISBN: 978-0-444-59496-9.
Daghash, S. “The Carbon Footprint of Ammonia Process: Case Study on Utilization of Natural Gas
& Environmental Sustainability”, Proceedings of the 3rd gas processing symposium, Elsevier
advances in gas processing series, 2012. ISBN: 978-0-444-59496-9.
Presentation: 2012, SYMP18 Meeting, High Pressure CO2 Absorption Studies on [bmim][PF6],
[bmim][Tf2N] and [emim][Tf2N] Ionic Liquids up to 20 MPa: Experimental and Simulation
Approach, M. Atilhan.
Presentation: 2012, ACS Annual National Meeting, Porous triazine polymer networks for
enhanced CO2 adsorption, Hasmukh A. Patel, Ferdi Karadas, Ali Canlier, Erhan Deniz, M. Atilhan
and Cafer T. Yavuz.
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Presentation: 2012, American Chemical Society Spring National Meeting, Porous triazine
polymer networks for enhanced CO2 adsorption, H. A Patel, F. Karadas, A. Canlier, E. Deniz, M.
Atilhan, C. T. Yavuz.
Poster: 2012, 3rd Annual Gas Processing Symposium, Performance Validation of Amine Based
CO2 Capture: Experimental and Simulation Approach, I. Al-Nuaimi, A. Al-Nouss and M. Atilhan.
Presentation: 2012, 3rd Annual Gas Processing Symposium, CO2 Adsorption Studies on Hydroxy
Metal Carbonates at High Pressures, F. Karadas, S. Aparicio, C. T. Yavuz, and M. Atilhan.
Presentation: 2012, 3rd Annual Gas Processing Symposium, CO2 Adsorption Experiments on
Porous Cynometallates, H. El-Faki, F. Karadas and M. Atilhan, Proceedings of the 3rd annual Gas
Processing Symposium.
Presentation: 2012, 3rd Annual Gas Processing Symposium, Applications of Ionic Liquids in Gas
Processing, S. Ng, M. Atilhan, F. Karadas, J. Jacquemin, J. Thompson, D. Rooney, M. Khraisheh.
Presentation: 2012, 3rd Annual Gas Processing Symposium, High Pressure and High Temperature
CO2 Adsorption on Hydrotalcite Derivatives, F. Karadas and M. Atilhan.
Presentation: 2012, 3rd Annual Gas Processing Symposium, Exceptional CO2 capture via
polymeric materials, H. A. Patel, F. Karadas, A. Canlier, E. Deniz, C. T. Yavuz, M. Atilhan.
Poster: 2011, American Chemical Society - Spring National Meeting, CO2 adsorption behavior of
metal hydroxy carbonate compounds, M. Atilhan, F. Karadas, C.T. Yavuz and G.D. Stucky.
Presentation: 2011, American Chemical Society - Spring National Meeting, CO2 adsorption
studies on inorganic porous materials, F. Karadas, C.T. Yavuz, G.D. Stucky, M. Atilhan.
Presentation: H. Qiblawey, EU-GCC Clean Energy Network: EU GCC Co-operation on RES, Energy
Efficiency & CCS Discussion Groups and Seminars. May 7-9, 2012, Doha, Qatar.
Presentation: H. Qiblawey, Desalination for the Environment: Clean Water and Energy. April 23–
26, 2012, Barcelona, Spain.
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Presentation: H. Qiblawey, GCC Power and Water Desalination Summit 2011. October 2 – 3,
2011. Doha – Qatar.
Poster: F. Jaber, H. Qiblawey and Sh. Kant “A/C Condensate and greywater reuse as water
alternative for arid regions” Coupling Natural & Human Systems: 12th Annual American
Ecological Engineering Society Meeting. June 7-9, 2012. Syracuse, NY. USA.
Presentation: F. Jaber and H. Qiblawey “Evaluating greywater and A/C condensate daily volume
and water quality in urban settings” American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers
(ASABE) Annual Meeting, August 7 – 10, 2011. Louisville, Kentucky, USA. Paper number
1111616.
Poster: H. Qiblawey and F. Jaber “Greywater and A/C condensate as an alternative water source
for urbanized arid regions” American Ecological Engineering Society Meeting. May 23 – 25, 2011
Asheville, North Carolina – USA.
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F. Other Activities
Faculty name
Faculty Activities
 Trip to QAPCO with students on 24 Nov 2011
 Teaching Excellence, OFID Workshop in Nov 2011
 Soil remediation to Qatar Petroleum, on May 3rd 2012, Ras Bou
Abboud
 Visited Total-QSTP on 31 Jan 2012
 Trip to Maersk oil with students on 13 Dec 2011 and 16 Feb 2012.
 Trip to Shell with students on 23 Feb 2012
 Attended the thermal desalination workshop at QSTP on 20 Mar.
2012
 Carbon Capture workshop organized by Texas A&M from 2 to 3
April 2012 and attended by Dr. Farid on 2 April. Dr. Farid also
chaired and presented on economics and social issues on 3 April
 Trip to QChem with students on 8 April 2012
 Trip to OryxGTL with students on 10 April 2012
Prof. Ramazan
Kahraman
 Workshop on “meaningful assessment of program outcomes and
rubric development: examples from chemical engineering
courses” on 19 Oct 2011
 OFID days workshop by Dr. Ramazan Kahraman from 5-7 Feb 12
Dr. Shaheen AlMuhtaseb
 Seminar on “Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) process for Carbon
Sequestration” on 25 April 2012
Dr. Abdulreda
AlSayegh
 Trip to Dolphine Energy with students on 1 Dec 2011.
Dr. Fadwa Eljack
 Trip to Q-Chem with students on 25 Dec 2011.
 Seminar on “Product design & Computer Aided Molecular Design
(CAMD)” on 18 April 2012.
Dr. Mohammed Ali
Saleh
 Trip to QVC with students on 31 May 2012.
Dr. Mohammed AlMarri
 Trip to Shell with the students on 24 November 2011.
Dr. Salim Ahmed
 Seminar on “Towards anew alarm system design philosophy” 2011
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Faculty name
Faculty Activities
Dr. Mert Atilhan
 Workshop on Senior projects in Oct 2011.
 Trip to Qatar Gas with students on 1 Dec 2011 and 9 Apr 2012.
 Attended the GPC workshop on 16-17 Jan 2012 on Gas Hydrates
 Attended Workshop on LNG safety organized by TAMUQ
 Attended LNG World Summit organized by Flemming Group
 Attended TUBITAK, YTBIK event in July 2012 in Turkey
 ACS Annual Spring Meeting in San Diego, CA, USA, March 2012
 Visit to KAIST, S. Korea in October 2011
 How to keep your journal paper collections organized by using
MENDELEY workshop by Dr. Mert Atilhan on 7 May 2012
 Cosmo Oil training course- Japan Feb 2012
Prof. Ibrahim Abu
Reesh
Dr. Hazim Qiblawey
 Seminar on “Greywater treatment and modeling in a submerged
membrane sequencing batch reactor” on 16 Nov 2011
 Trip to QP refinery with students on 3 May 2012
 Seminar on “Air Conditioning Condensate and Greywater Reuse” on
28 March 2012.
 Participant in Qatar University Research Forum: Toward a
Knowledge-Based Economy
 Presentation in 8th Meeting of the GPC Technical Advisory
Committee
 Chair and advisory board committee of GCC Power and Water
Desalination Summit 2011 in Doha
 Talk and member of EU-GCC clean Energy Network in Energy
Efficiency & CCS in Doha
 Presentation in “American Ecological Engineering Society
Conference (AEES) – 2011” USA
 Presentation in “Desalination for the Environment conference :
Clean Water and Energy- 2012” Barcelona – Spain
 Membership in European Desalination Society (EDS)
 Membership in American Ecological Engineering Society (AEES)
 Short course: Heat Exchanger: Operation, maintenance and
troubleshooting Doha- Qatar. 28 – 31 May 2012. organized by
Horizon Services
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Faculty name
Faculty Activities
 Workshop on “meaningful assessment of program outcomes and
rubric development: examples from chemical engineering courses”
on 19 Oct 2011
 Workshop on report writing in Nov 2011.
 Trip to Qatar Gas with students on 21 Dec 2011.
 OFID days workshop by Dr. Majeda Khraisheh from 5-7 Feb 12
 Seminar "Photocatalytic conversion of CO2 to C-based fuels" by Dr.
Tang, T. (ICL) organized by Dr. Majeda on 4 April 2012
 Trip to QVC with students on 5 April 2012.
 Trip to QVC with students on 5 April 2012.
 Trip to QAPCO March 2012
 Trip to QAFAC April 2012
 Seminar For Exxon Mobile on waste minimization November 2011
 Seminar on Design Teaching for Department of Electrical
Engineering Spring 2012
 Winner of Best paper Presentation, Gas Symposium
 Attended the thermal desalination workshop at QSTP on 20 Mar 12
 Winning Outstanding Teaching award Sept 2011
 Leading a team of students to take part in Environmental Public
Speaking Competition in Dubai November 2011
 Industrial Visit to Ras Abu Fantas with research team Dec. 2011
 Cosmo Oil training course- Japan Feb 2012
 Presentation in a conference: March 2012, IEEE Engineering
Education Design, SANTA Clara, USA
 Presentation: Life cycle assessment of GTL, March 2012, Gas
Symposium, Doha
 Presentation in a conference: Solar to fuel March 2012, Gas
Symposium
 Presentation in Conference: Water Desalination Conference,
Barcelona, Spain 27 April 2012
 Visit to QWEC 20 June 2012
 Presentation in conference: GTL impacts, Seattle, USA, 12 July 2012
 Attendance of two training courses on Honors program evaluation
and assessment, 15-13 July, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
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G. Students’ Activities
ChE Faculty – Student Gathering: on 27 Oct 2011 for male students and 3 Nov 2011 for female
students.
Qatar foundation research forum: from 20 to 23 Nov 2011
The following students gave an oral presentation on their UREP projects:
Maryam Hamidani, Yehia Menawi.
Maryam Hamidani won the best oral presentation.
Dubai environment competition: from 20 to 23 Nov 2011
Student team: Mohammad Alkhasib, Mohammad Taha, Ahmad Fard
Participation of ChE Students in 20th World Petroleum Congress: from 4 to 8 Dec 2011
Hamad Al-Buainain, Jaber Al-Neama, Amro Kasht, Md.Ariful Azam, Mustafa Ghoul, Hagar
Kenawi. Students were recruited as delegate assistants to guide people in the congress to the
various locations.
Student Society Election: on 27 & 28 Feb 2012.
Participation of ChE students in the Think Plastic awareness forum: on 1 March
Maryam Mohammed Almesaifri, Fatima Fathi Nabhan, Hamad Khamees Al-Buainain, Jaber
Ahmad Al-Neama
Participation of ChE students in the 3rd international gas symposium: on 5 - 7 March
Mustafa Al-Ghoul, Haneen Abdelrazeq, Mohammed Shurair, Heba Alla Magdy Iman Madhoun,
Sarra Kawther, Sara Iyad, Fadi Elsaid, Noura Dawass, Elaf Atfe, Mohammed Al Mahrizi, Noura
Elshrbajy, Abeer Issa, Amro Alaaeldin Behis, Narimane Belloula, Zahra Omar Ahmed, Samar
Hamza, Fahd Moustafa, Sahar Roshdi, Fatima Fathi Nabhan, Nabila Adam Abdi, Neima Houssein
Doualeh, Khalid Saleh Drar, Amira Nemmour, Aya Adel Moussa, Mohammad Al-khasib
Female ChE gathering – seniors vs. students: on 26 April 2012
Organized by the Chemical Engineering Society
Photography workshop: on 26 April 2012
Organized by the Chemical Engineering Society
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Participation of ChE students in the POCE conference: from 14 to 16 May
Haneen Saeed Hasan, Mohanad Shehada, Hussein Mohamed Sadan, Abdelrahman Tariq
Abdelrahman, Dina Tarek, Basma Mustafa, Nafis Mahmud, Mohammed Nabeel, Jaber AlNeama,
Khalid Abdallah AbouMaali, Roghayeh Yousef Dejan, Aeman Aljumaily, Khalid Saleh Drar,
Mohammad Saad Khan, Mohamed Adel Hussen, Awab Saifaldawla Elkhidir, Nada Aldahdouh,
Sahar Alzouqri, Mays Said Abdulrahman, Mustafa Ghoul
Dr. Abdulreda Al Sayegh farewell: on 29 May 2012
Organized by ChES in collaboration with Students Matters Committee
Plant Design Competition Winners: on 13 June 2012
 (Overall design): Nabila Adam Abdi, Fatima Fathi Nabhan, Maryam Mohammed, Jomana
Mohamed El Madad
 (Presentation – female): Maimona Abdullah Alsadi, Noor Hassan Riad, Elham Bassam
Hammad, Belqes Ahmed Alsadi
 (Presentation – male): Mohammad Taha, Mohammad Al Khasib, Abdelkader Al Khouzam,
Amro Khasht
Senior Project Poster Competition Winners: on 13 June 2012
 Aida Rafat, Samar Emam, and Neima Doualeh
Industrial Visits with students:
 Trip to Shell:
o Dr. Mohammed Al-Marri, November 24, 2011.
o Dr. Farid Benyahia on 23 Feb 2012
 Trip to QAPCO, Dr. Farid Benyahia, November 24, 2011.
 Trip to QVC:
o by Dr. Mohammed Al-Marri, November 24, 2011.
o by Dr. Majeda Khraisheh , 5 April 2012 by
o by Dr. Mohamed Ali Saleh 31 May 2012
 Trip to Dolphine Energy, Dr. Abdulreda Al-Sayegh, December 1, 2011.
 Trip to Total-QSTP, Dr. Farid Benyahia on 31 Jan 2012
 Trip to Maersk oil, Dr. Farid Benyahia, December 13, 2011 and 16 Feb 2012.
 Trip to Maersk oil, Dr. Farid Benyahia, December 13, 2011 and 16 Feb 2012.
 Trip to OryxGTL by Dr. Farid Benyahi on 10 April 2012
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Trip to Qatar Gas,
o by Dr. Mert atilhan, December 1, 2011; and 9 Apil 2012
o by Dr. Majeda Khraisheh on 21 Dec 2011.
Trip to QChem,
o by Dr. Fadwa Eljack on 25 Dec 2011
o - by Dr. Farid Benyahia 8 April 2012
Trip to QP refinery by Dr. Ibrahim Abureesh on 3 May 2012
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Department of
Computer Science and
Engineering
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The Department of Computer Science and Engineering team has
been very aggressive in pursuing opportunities and excelling on
many fronts. Our students have consistently, over the past few
years, been recognized at the local, regional and international levels.
For example, this year our students won the Microsoft Imagine Cup
country finals and they will Represent Qatar globally in the
Qutaibah M. Malluhi, PhD
competition finals in Sydney. They have been selected among 4
Head, Department of Computer
projects worldwide for press coverage about their project in New
Science and Engineering
York. Our students also won the first place in the fifth engineering
students gathering at Sultan Qaboos University and were the runner up winners of the “Create
an App” competition during Platform Doha Expo, 2012. They have also won the Special
International Prize, Art & Technology Tohoku Competition, Japan, 2011. Our faculty team is a
distinguished one. During this year, we had published about 90 research papers and have over
100 million Qatari Riyals of funding to support innovative ongoing research projects. Our faculty
and staff have been active in serving the community and providing professional support to
external organizations. During the current year, the department has had several successful
community engagements including, organizing the fifth Qatar University Computing Contest for
high school students, hosting the Platform Doha 2012 gaming and game design expo,
establishing social network channels to enhance communication with students and faculty, and
establishing the KINDI laboratory for computing research.
Table A1: Summary
2011-2012
Faculty
Lecturers
Teaching Assistant
Support Staff
Total
On-Study Leave
23
5
7
2
4
6
90
Enrolment CS : Male
Female
Enrolment CE : Female
Graduates:
Total number of registration:
Fall 2011
Spring 2012
Fall 2011
Spring 2012
Fall 2011
Spring 2012
Fall 2011
Spring 2012
Fall 2011
Spring 2012
48
39
96
90
127
114
47
39
318
282
Graduate Program
Thesis Completed
6
Research

Research Project 2011-2012
UREP
3
NPRP
34
2
Publications
Refereed Journal Papers 2011-2012
Book Chapters 2011-2012
Conference Papers 2011-2012
Journal Papers of Faculty with Students
Conference Papers of Faculty with Students
62
2
69
4
9
Other Activities


Faculty
Consultancy
Awards
Students Activities
Competitions
Awards
2
13
1
5
91
Academic Staff
Faculty
Name
Qutaibah
Malluhi
Rank/Position
Professor of
Computer Engineering
and Head of CSE
Department
 Storage Networking
 Computer Networks
 High-Performance Computing
 Cloud Computing
Appointment
Year
2005
92
Faculty
Name
Appointment
Year
Professor of
Computer Science
 Information Engineering
 Verified Software, Fault tolerance and
Automatic testing
 Alerting Systems for real life
applications
 Formal Concept Analysis
 Relations Methods in Computer
Science
2000
Hasan Krad
Professor of
Computer Science
 Digital Circuit Design
 Computer Architecture
 Hardware Verification
 Parallel Processing
2004
Jihad
Mohamad
Al-Ja’am
Professor of
Computer Science
 Soft Computing, Optimization,
Intelligent Algorithms, Information
Retrieval and Engineering, Logic
1997
Professor of
Computer Science
 Product Lifecycle Management (PLM):
Using semantic web technologies to
better represent product data during
the whole lifecycle of the product.
 Geometric Modeling: Studying the
properties of algebraic surfaces (Dupin
cyclides, and supershapes) and their
use for 3D shapes representation and
3D reconstruction.
 Algorithms and Applications of
Geometric Constraints: Formulation
and solving of systems of constraints in
geometric modeling.
2009
Ali Al-Jaoua
Sebti
Foufou
Rank/Position
93
Faculty
Name
Abdelkarim
Erradi
Ahmad
Hasnah
Adel Cherif
Amr
Mohamed
Khaled
Khan
Rank/Position
Appointment
Year
Assistant Professor of
Computer Science
 Cloud Computing particularly
management and interoperability
aspects
 Software Composition for Distributed
Systems
 Software engineering of manageable
and autonomic computing systems
 Policy-based management of
Middleware systems particularly Web
Services
 Web service technologies (WS-*,
REST, Mashups, Cloud Services)
2009
 Information Retrieval
 Natural Language Processing
 Graph Theory
 Fault Tolerant Computing
 Wireless Computing
Assistant Professor
 Mobile Agent Systems
 Education
 Wireless Ad hoc sensor networks
 Resource optimization in wired and
wireless networks
 Multimedia delivery over
heterogeneous wireless networks
 Video streaming and multicast over
packet networks
 Distributed and cross layer
optimization
 WDM optical Networks
 Secure Software Engineering
Assistant Professor,
 Cloud Computing Security
Graduate Program
 Healthcare Information systems
Coordinator
 Software and Security Metrics
Associate Professor of
Computer Science
1996
2002
2007
2006
94
Faculty
Name
Rank/Position
Appointment
Year
Khaled
Shaban
Computer Science
 Intelligent Systems Design
 Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining
 eLearning Systems
 Algorithms Design and Analysis
 Optimization and Operations
Research
2008
Loay Ismail
 Multimedia Systems
 Digital Image Processing
2006
 Image Processing
Mohammad Assistant Professor of
 Neural Networks
Al-Meer
 Digital Signal Processing
2000
Mohammad
Saleh
Computer Science
Mustafa
 Performance Evaluation Using
Modeling and Simulations of Adaptive
Network Routing, Performance
Optimization, and Scheduling.
2009
Mohammad
Computer Science, CS
Samaka
Program Coordinator
 m-Learning, PBL based e-Learning,
Wireless Applications, Curriculum
Development, Quality Assurance
Issues.
2003
Osama
Halabi
Computer Science
Osama
Shata
Computer Science
 Haptic Interface and Interaction
 Virtual Reality
 Interactive Media
 Human Computer Interaction
 Computer Graphics and Laser
Graphics
 Electronic Course Delivery.
 Multimedia Databases.
 Curriculum Development
 Distance Education – Technology and
Instructional Design.
2010
2003
95
Faculty
Name
Rachid
Hadjidj
Rehab
Duwairi
Rank/Position
Computer Science
Computer Science
Appointment
Year
 Real Time Systems Modeling and
Verification
 Hardware and Software Verification
 Automatic Verification and Model
Checking
 Computer Security & Networking
 Computer Forensics & Data Mining
2009
 Arabic Language Technologies:
keyphrase extraction, root extraction
and stemming, spelling correction,
Arabic search engines, and multidialect speech translation.
 Data Mining: categorization (in
particular for Arabic text), clustering,
and association rules mining
 Interoperability of (Heterogeneous)
Multi-databases (i.e. merging
independently and autonomously
designed databases into one coherent
database (virtual merging in particular
via views), and this involves, among
many other issues, semantic
heterogeneity detection and
reconciliation techniques.
2007
2009
2004
Ryan Riley
Computer Science
 Operating Systems
 Security
 Distributed Systems
 Education
 Wireless Communication
Somaya AlMaadeed
Computer Science
 Intelligent Document Management
System for Automatic Writer
Identification, Third NPRP Cycle.
96
Faculty
Name
Tarek
Elfouly
Uvais
Qidwai
Rank/Position
Includes but not limited to:
 Wireless Sensing Networks
 Intelligent Systems
 Network Security
 Mobile Applications
 Neural Networks
 Signal and Image Processing.
 Robotics.
Assistant Professor of  Machine Intelligence with applications
to industrial problems.
 Soft computing.
 Medical Informatics.
Computer
Engineering,
CE Program
Coordinator
Appointment
Year
2004
2005
97
TA/Staff
Name
Moutaz Saleh
Saleh
Saleh
Mohammad
Alhazbi
Sayed Ahmed
Hussein ElSayed
Role
Area Of Interest
Appointment
Year
Lecturer of Computer
Science
 Computer Networks.
 Scheduling and Routing.
 Operating Systems.
 Data Communications.
 Distributed Systems.
 Real-Time Systems.
 Network Security.
2005
Science
 Software Engineering
2002
Science
 Software for Numerical
Computations
2009
Amelle Bedair
Science
Aws Yousif
Al-Taie
Science
Zeyad Ali
Teaching Assistant of
Computer Science
 Micro Processor Applications
 Logic Design
 C++ Programming
 Assembly Language
 Artificial Intelligence
 Multimedia
 Hardware Description Language
 Field Programmable Gate Array
Assembly Language Programming
 Unix System Programming
 Cisco (Routing & Switching)
 Digital Design
 Internet Applications
 Distributed Systems
2003
2002
2007
98
TA/Staff
Name
Role
Ayman
Ahmed Zayan
 Computer Networks.
 Network Security.
 Databases.
2000
Farah AlQawasmah
 Body Area Network
2010
Fatima Amire
Hamza
 Networking (WMN)
2000
Khalid Ahmed Teaching Assistant of
Abu Al-Saud
 Computer Hardware
 Computer Network and Security
 Wireless Sensor Networks
1992
Sara Ahmed
Khalili
 Semantic Web , IR
2002
Tahani Issa Al
Mannai,
 Object Oriented Programming
(JAVA)
1999
Area Of Interest
Appointment
Year
99
Curriculum and Quality Committee
Chair: Dr. Mohammad Samaka
Members: Prof. Hasan Krad, Prof. Sebti Foufou, Dr. Tarek Elfouly, Dr. Osama Shata, Ms. Sara
Khalili (Direct Assessment), Mrs. Rana Malhas(Indirect Assessment), Eng. Khalid Abulsaud
(Textbooks)
Graduate Program and Research Committee
Chair: Dr. Khaled Khan
Members: Prof. Ali Al-Jaoua, Prof. Hasan Krad, Prof. Jihad Al-Ja’am, Prof. Qutaibah Malluhi,
Prof. Sebti Foufou
Faculty Recruitment Committee
Chair: Prof. Qutaibah Malluhi
Members: Prof. Sebti Foufou, Dr. Amr Mohamed, Dr. Uvais Qidwai, Dr. Khalid Khan
Promotion Committee
Chair: Prof. Hasan Krad
Members: Prof. Ali Al-Jaoua, Prof. Jihad Al-Ja’am
Computing Contest
Chair: Dr. Sayed Ahmad Hussein
Members: Dr. Uvais Qidwai, Dr. Rehab Duwairi, Dr. Ryan Riley, Dr. Abdulkarim Erradi, Dr. Saleh
Alhazbi, Mr. Aws Al-Taie, Dr. Moutaz Saleh, Mrs. Amelle Bedair
Course Project Award
Chair: Dr. Osama Halabi
Members: Dr. Mohamad Saleh, Dr. Saleh Alhazbi, Dr. Moutaz Saleh, Mr. Zeyad Ali, Eng. Farah
Alqawasmah
Student Relations and Recruitment
Chair: Prof. Jihad Al-Ja’am
Members: Dr. Rachid Hadjidj, Mrs. Amelle Bedair, Mr. Zeyad Ali, Mrs. Rana Malhas
100
Doctor of Philosophy
Student ID
201108047
199855054
Name
Thesis Title
Maan M Jalal
Haj Rachid
Jamela Nowar
Al-Otaibi
Not specified yet
Not specified yet
Principle
Supervisor
Prof. Qutaibah
Malluhi
Thesis Starting
Semester
Status
Fall 2011
Active
Prof. Ali Jaoua
Fall 2011
Active
Master of Science in Computing
Thesis
Starting
Semester
Status
-
Spring
2012
Active
Dr. Ryan
Riley
-
Fall 2011
Active
Dr. Khaled
Shaban
Prof.
Qutaibah
Malluhi
Fall 2011
Active
Prof.Jihad
Al-Ja’am
-
Fall 2011
Active
Principle
Supervisor
CoSupervisor
200450064
Wahda
Al-Marri
Towards Building a
Cloud Based
Scientific Data
Manager
Prof.
Qutaibah
Malluhi
19890413
Moham
med
Tamimi
Full Body Biometrics
using kinect
Student ID
Name
200054034
Noora AlNaimi
199203672
Masoud
Udi
Mwinyi
Thesis Title
Develop Parallel
Implementation of
NGS Analysis
Workflow
Understanding
Simple Stories
Through Concepts
Extraction and
Multimedia Elements
101
Principle
Supervisor
CoSupervisor
Thesis
Starting
Semester
Status
Maha Al
henzab
Simulation and
Analysis of PACS
Performance Over
Wireless Networks
Dr. Tarek
Elfouly
Dr.
Mohamme
d Samaka
Fall 2011
Active
199562745
Fatima
Hamza
Experimental
Evaluation of Video
Delivery in Wireless
Mesh Network
Dr. Amr
Mohamme
d
Prof.
Qutaibah
Malluhi
Fall 2011
Active
199660151
Sara
Khalili
Prof. Sebti
Foufou
-
Fall 2011
Active
200258268
Fatima
Shaban
Prof. Ali
Jaoua
-
Fall 2011
Active
200458124
Nour
Nakhalah
Dr. Ryan
Riley
-
Fall 2011
Active
Dr. Osama
Halabi
Prof. Sebti
Foufou
Fall 2011
Active
Prof.
Qutaibah
Malluhi
-
Fall 2010
Active
Prof. Jihad
Al-Ja’am
-
Spring
2011
Active
Student ID
200255981
200457735
Name
Sharmen
Ibrahim
200458222
Nassama
Mohands
200001587
Ali Al
Yafeai
Thesis Title
Duplicate Data
Detection in RDF and
OWL Databases
Design of Fault
Tolerant Software in
the Scope of the
Verified Software
Initiative
A social Networking
Based Approach to
Sensor-Node Security
Telerobotic Surgery :
Generating Haptic
Virtual Fixtures Using
Depth Camera and
Haptic Interface
Cloud Computing for
Document Similarity
in Large Collections
of Funding Agency
Documents
Hiding and Detecting
Steganography
Contents
102
Thesis
Starting
Semester
Status
-
Spring
2011
Submitted
Prof. Sebti
Foufou
-
Spring
2011
Submitted
Prof.
Qutaibah
Malluhi
-
Fall 2010
Completed
Prof. Ali
Jaoua
-
Fall 2010
Completed
Khaled
Alsaeed
Towards an Alert
Management System
to Support Business
Intelligence Systems
Prof. Jihad
Al-Ja’am
-
Fall 2010
Completed
Sahar
ismail
Incremental
Information
Management and
Organization Based
on a Domain
Prof. Ali
Jaoua
-
Spring
2011
Completed
Student ID
Name
200005085
Mahmoo
d Elorfali
200900001
Tahani
Abu
Musa
200552799
Rawan Al
Saad
200158280
Shikheh
Ravan
200004613
200156689
Thesis Title
Experimenting with
Arabic Opinion
Mining
Ontology-based
System for Diabetes
Management
Efficient
Bioinformatics Using
Map Reduce on QU
Cloud
Learning Approaches
for Events Detection
in a Text
Principle
Supervisor
CoSupervisor
Dr. Rehab
Duwairi
103
D. Research
Eleventh Cycle:
Title: SpellingTutor: Towards m-Learning Platform for Learning Arabic Spelling and Vocabulary
Primary faculty: Dr. Abdelkarim Erradi
Students: Hind Ali Almerekhi, Sajeda Mahmood Nahia, Lubna Maymun Alkailani
Duration: 2011-2012
Title: M-Learning for Training English at Workplace
Primary faculty: Dr. Loay Ismail and Dr. Mohammad Samaka
Students: Jalela Almuthana, Lubna Eliyan, Noof Alkubaisi, Nosayba Abu Abdullah, Razan Younes
Grant amount (US$):
Duration: 09.2011 to 07. 2012
Title: Mobile Augmented Reality for Pedestrian Navigation.
Primary faculty: Dr. Osama Halabi
Students: Huda Abdullateef Abu Abdullah ,Al-Maha Mohammad Al-Attiyh, Sumayia Salih Alkaladi
Duration: 2011-2012
Fifth Cycle:
Project title: GAD: Green And Dense - Designing the New Wireless Access Network
Investigator: Dr. Amr Mohamed.
Sponsor: QNRF
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Project title: Adaptive Information Security: Relating Security Requirements to Design
Investigator: Dr. Khaled Khan
Sponsor: QNRF
Project title: GAD: Green And Dense - Designing the New Wireless Access Network
Investigator: Dr. Amr Mohamed.
Sponsor: QNRF
Project title: Asset Management for Power Transformers in Smart Grid
Investigator: Dr. Khaled Shaban
Sponsor: QNRF
Project Title: New Paradigms for Robust Cloud Networking Services
Investigator: Dr. Khaled Shaban
Sponsor: QNRF
Project title: PLATE: Problem-based Learning Authoring and Transformation Environment
Investigator: Dr. Mohammed Samaka
Sponsor: QNRF
Project title: Information Theory Enabled Secure Wireless Networking: Scaling Laws, Network
Control, and Implementation
Investigator: Dr. Tarek ELfouly
Sponsor: QNRF
Project title: Novel Prognostic Biomarkers for Colorectal Cancer via Computerized Analysis of
Highly Multiplexed Protein Fluorescence Image Data
Investigator: Dr. Uvais Qidwai
Sponsor: QNRF
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Forth Cycle:
Project number: NPRP 4 - 1454 - 1 - 233
Project title: BioCloud – Algorithms, Tools and Infrastructure for High-Performance NextGeneration Bioinformatics on the Cloud
Investigators: PI: Prof. Qutaibah Malluhi, LPI: Umit Catalyurek
Duration: 04.2012-03.2015
Collaborative institute: Ohio State University and Nile University
Sponsor: QNRF
Project title: Scientific Data Management in the Cloud
Investigator: LPI: Prof. Qutaibah Malluhi
Duration: 04.2012-03.2015
Collaborative institute: Purdue University
Sponsor: QNRF
Project title: A Qatari Contribution to the Verified Software Initiative
Investigators: LPI: Prof. Ali Al‐Jaoua, Co‐ PI: Dr. Mohamed Saleh
Duration: 01.04.2012- 31.03.2015
Collaborative institute: New Jersey Institute of Technology (USA) ;Instituto Tecnológico
de Buenos Aires (Argentina)
Sponsor: QNRF
Project title: Advances in Biometrics via Narrowband Multispectral Imaging
Investigators: Lead PI: Prof. Sebti Foufou, Co-LPI: Prof. Sebti Foufou, PI: Dr. Rachid Hadjij, and
Monji Abidi, Co-PI: Andreas Koschan
Duration: 01.01.2012- 01.01.2015
Collaborative institute: IRIS Lab., University of Tennessee, TN, USA
Sponsor: QNRF
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Project title: Optimal Sensing, Resource Allocation, and Protocol Design for Real-time
Communications in Dynamic Spectrum Access Networks
Investigators: Co-Lead-PI: Dr. Amr Mohamed, LPI: Marwan Krunz
Duration: 2012-2015
Collaborative institute: University of Arizona
Sponsor: QNRF
Project title: Wireless Sensor Networks for Video Surveillance
Investigators: Co-Lead-PI: Dr. Amr Mohamed
Duration: 2012-2015
Collaborative institute: University of British Columbia
Sponsor: QNRF
Project title: Establishing a Qatari Arabic-English Digital Library Institute
Investigators: PI: Dr. Mohammad Samaka, LPI: Edward Fox, CSE CO-LPI:Prof. John Impagliazzo
Duration: 01.04.2012-31.03.205
Collaborative institute: Virginia Tech, Pennsylvania State University, Texas A&M University College Station
Sponsor: QNRF
Project title: Using Mobile Technology for English Training in the Qatar Workplace
Investigators: PI: Dr.Mohammad Samaka, LPIMohammad Ally, CSE CO-LPI:Prof. John
Impagliazzo, & A.Abu-Dayya
Duration: 01.04.2012-31.03.205
Collaborative institute: Athabasca University, Canada
Sponsor: QNRF
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Project title: VirtuallySafe: A Framework for Hypervisor Code and Data Integrity
Investigators: LPI: Dr. Ryan Riley, CO-LPI: Dr. Ryan Riley
Duration: 2012-2015
Collaborative institute: Carnegie Mellon University Qatar (Doha, Qatar) , Binghamton University
(Binghamton, NY USA)
Sponsor: QNRF
Third Cycle:
Project title: Trusted Computation-Intensive Services in Cloud Computing Environments
Investigators: LPI : Prof. Qutaibah Malluhi
Duration: 11.2010 – 11.2013
Sponsor: QNRF
Project title: Managing Private Data in The Cloud
Investigators: CO-LPI: Prof. Qutaibah Malluhi
Duration: 11.2010 – 11.2013
Sponsor: QNRF
Project title: Qloud: Towards a Cloud Computing Infrastructure in Qatar to Target Regional
Scientific Applications
Investigators: CO-PI Name: Prof. Qutaibah Malluhi
Duration: 11.2010 – 11.2013
Collaborative institute: Carnegie Mellon University / Qatar University / Texas A&M University –
Qatar
Sponsor: QNRF
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Project title: Towards a Tutorial Based System to Assist Qatari Children with Mild Intellectual and
Learning Disabilities
Investigators: LPI: Prof. Jihad Mohamad Al-Ja’am, CO-PI: Dr Somaya Al’Maadeed,
CO-PI: Prof. Ali Jaoua
Duration: 15.12.2010- 14.12.2013
Collaborative institute: University of Ottawa, Canada
Sponsor: QNRF
Project title: Design and implementation of a new geometric constraint solver based on
Bernstein Polytopes
Investigators: LPI: Prof. Sebti Foufou
Duration: 11. 2010 – 10.2013
Collaborative institute: Université de Bourgogne
Sponsor: QNRF
Project title: Fault-Adaptive Performance Management of Enterprise Computing Systems
Investigators: CO-LPI: Dr. Abdelkarim Erradi, Co-PI: Dr Rashid Hadjidj
Duration: 01.01.2010 – 01.01.2013
Collaborative institute: Mississippi State University
Sponsor: QNRF
Project title: Innovative framework for scalable signal processing and power-efficient
communication in healthcare wireless body area sensor networks
Investigators: LPI: Dr. Amr Mohamed, CO-PI: Dr. Khaled Shaban
Duration: 11. 2010 – 10.2013
Collaborative institute: University of British Columbia, Canada
Sponsor: QNRF
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Project title: An answer set programming approach for specification and verification of
distributed authorizations in complex environments
Investigators: LPI Name: Dr. Khaled Khan
Duration: 11. 2010 – 10.2013
Collaborative institute: University of Western Sydney
Sponsor: QNRF
Project title: Security Assurance for Service-Oriented Software Systems
Investigators: LPI: Dr. Khaled Khan CO-PI: Dr Abdelkarim Erradi, Dr. Saleh Al-Hazbi
Duration: 11. 2010 – 10.2013
Collaborative institute: Swinburne University of Technology
Sponsor: QNRF
Project title: International Center of Excellence in Software Engineering
Investigators: CO-LEAD PI: Dr Osama Shata, CO-PI : Dr Abdelkarim El-Radhi
Duration: 11. 2010 – 10.2013
Collaborative institute: Ahmed Bin Mohamed Military College - Qatar / Arab Academy For
Science & Technology / West Virginia University
Sponsor: QNRF
Project title: Multi-dialect phrase-based speech recognition and machine translation for Qatari
broadcast TV
Investigators: CO-PI: Dr. Rehab Duwairi, CO-Lead PI: Dr. Eiman Mustafawi, Colleage of Art and
Science
Duration: 11. 2010 – 10.2013
Collaborative institute: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (LPI)
Sponsor: QNRF
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Project title: Intelligent Document Management System for Automatic Writer Identification
Investigators: LPI: Dr. Somaya Al-Ma'adeed , Co-PI: Prof. Ali Jaoua, Co-PI: Prof. Jihad Al’Jaam
grant amount (US$): 780,920.75
Duration: 01.12. 2010 – 30.11.2013
Collaborative institute: Northumbria University
Sponsor: QNRF
Project title: Network & Service Security using Social Networking
Investigators: CO-LPI Dr. Tarek ElFouly
Grant Amount (US$): 1,000,000
Duration: 01.12. 2010 – 01.12.2013
Collaborative institute: Imperial College London
Sponsor: QNRF
Project title: Towards a Wearable and WBAN-based Health Monitoring and Automatic Diagnosis
System for Low-cost Personal Healthcare in Qatar.
Investigators: Co-Lead PI: Dr. Uvais Qidwai
Duration: 01.09. 2010 – 31.08.2013
Collaborative institute: National University of Singapore
Sponsor: QNRF
Second Cycle:
project title: Financial Watch
Investigators: Prof. Ali Jaoua, Co-LPI: Prof. Jihad Al’Jaam
Duration: 01.09.2009- 31.08.2012
Collaborative institute: Commissariat of Atomic Energy, LIST CEA-LIST (France)
Sponsor: QNRF
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Project title: Wireless Mesh Networking: Experimental Testbed-based Studies of Radio Access,
Routing, and Network Resource Allocation
Investigators: Dr. Amr Mohamed
Duration: 2008-2011
Sponsor: QNRF
project title: Innovative Robot for NDT Applications in LNG/LPG Tank Floor Inspection
Investigators: Dr. Uvais Qidwai,
Duration: 2008-2011
Collaborative institute: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Sponsor: QNRF
Internal Grants
Title: Kinect Interface for Humanoid Robot for Teaching and Rehabilitation Applications
Primary faculty: Dr. Uvais Qidwai
Duration: 2012-2013
Title: Robotic Toy for Autistic Children
Primary faculty: Dr. Uvais Qidwai
Duration: 2012-2013
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E. Publications
Prof. Ali Al-Jaoua
Co Author, Information Sciences, Elsevier, Impact Factor=2.8
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0020025511005743
, Volume no: 188, Pages: 198-214, Elsevier, Published, Print, 04.2012, Formal Context Coverage
Based on Isolated Labels: An efficient Solution for Text Feature Extraction, F. Ferjani, S.Elloumi,
A.Jaoua, S. Ben Yahia, S. Ismail, S.A. Ravan, Published in the International Journal of Information
Science.
Main Author, New Mathematics and Natural Computing Journal (NMNC),
http://www.worldscinet.com/nmnc/mkt/gateways.shtml USA, Accepted for publication, Print,
11.2012,Using Fringes for Minimal Binary Context Decomposition.
Co Author, 5th Language & Technology Conference: Human Language Technologies as a
Challenge for Computer Science and Linguisticshttp://www.ltc.amu.edu.pl/
Pages: 496-499, Poland, Published, Print, 11.2011, Using Cross-Language Information Retrieval
for Machine Translation
Co Author, Communications in Computer and Information Science (NDT 2012, Part I, CCIS 293) Volume 293, Springer Lecture Notes Series, Pages 23-32, 2012, Springer-Verlag, Berlin
Heidelberg 2012, (ISSN 1865-0929), (ISBN 978-3-642-30506-1), DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-30507-8,
Volume no: 293, Pages: 23-32, Springer-Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg, Published, Print, 04.2012,
Understanding Simple Stories through Concepts Extraction and Multimedia Elements.
Co Author, In The Research Bulletin of The American Computing Machinery (Jordan ACM
Professional Chapter: Design and Evaluation of Computer Software), Volume 11, Number 11,
April 2012, Pages 135-141. (ISSN: 2078-7952), Volume no: 11, Pages no: 135-141 , Jordan
,Published, Print, 04.2012, Towards A Multimedia-Based Educational System for Children.
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Prof. Hasan Krad
Co Author, International Journal of Information and Education Technology, Volume no: Vol. 1
(No. 3),Pages: 190-194, Singapore, Asia, Print, Published, 08.2011, TEACHING COMPUTER
ARCHITECTURE AND ORGANIZATION USING SIMULATION AND FPGAs
Main Author, Krad, H. AUTOMATED REASONING TECHNIQUES FOR SYSTEM CORRECTNESS
VERIFICATION, The International Journal on New Computer Architectures and Their Applications
(IJNCAA), Volume no: Vol. 2 (No. 3), pp 423-431, 08. 2012 (ISSN: 2220-9085).
Main Author, Krad, H. and A. Y. Fida El-Din, AUGMENTING COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE
CLASSROOM EXPERIENCE WITH FPGAS BASED LEARNING, the International Journal of Computer
Theory and Engineering (IJCTE), Volume no: Vol. 4 (No. 4), pp 611-615, 08. 2012 (ISSN: 1793821X).
Prof. Jihad Al-Ja’am
Main Author, International Journal of Multimedia Tools and Applications, SPRINGER, (ISSN:
1380-7501, Print Version, Journal no. 11042, DOI: 10.1007/s11042-011-0768-3)
http://www.springerlink.com/content/h4r7470g1558vv5n/
ISSN (Print) 1573-7721 - ISSN (Online) 1380-7501
Volume no: 11042, Pages: 1?26, ,: Springer-Verlag Germany, Published, Print, 2011, March 2011,
Research Article: RFID-Based Interactive Multimedia System for the Children.
Main Author, Journal of Communication and Computer, ISSN 1548-7709 (Print Version), Number
7, July 2011, David Publishing, USA. (ISSN 1548-7709), Volume no: 8, Pages: 536-544, USA,
Published, Print, 11.2011, The Qatari Environment Friendly Web Portal.
Main Author, The Research Bulletin of The American Computing Machinery (Jordan ACM
Professional Chapter: Design and Evaluation of Computer Software) (ISSN: 2078-7952), Volume
11, Number 11, 135-141, ACM Jordan Professional chapter, Published, Print, Research Month 4,
Towards A Multimedia-Based Educational System for Children.
Main Author, Communications in Computer and Information Science - CCIS 293. Springer
Lecture Notes Series, Springer-Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg 2012. Volume 293,Pages: 23-32
114
,Springer-Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg 2012,4,2012, Understanding Simple Stories through Concepts
Extraction and Multimedia Elements.
Main Author, International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET, ISSN: 1863-0383),
Volume 6, Issue S2, Pages 11-19, May 2011, Austria, www.i-jet.org, http://online-journals.org/ijet/article/viewArticle/1640 , Vol. no: 11-19, Pages: 11-19, Austeria, Published, Print, 05.2012.
An Assistive Computerized System with Tangible User Interfaces for Children with Moderate
Intellectual and Learning Disabilities.
Main Author: The IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement (An International
Journal) (ISSN: 0018-9456, Impact Factors (2010): 1.098), http://ieee-ims.org/node/43,
Published by: IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Society, 0018-9456/$31.00 © 2012 IEEE,
Pages 1-9, USA, Published, Print, 05.2012, A Tele-Rehabilitation Wobble Board for Lower
Extremity Therapy.
Co Author, New Mathematics and Natural Computation (An International Journal- Society of
Mathematics Uncertainty), World Scientific Publisher, (Print ISSN: 1793-0057), May 2012,
http://www.worldscinet.com/nmnc/nmnc.shtml, http://www.ee.duke.edu/math-uncertainty/,
Volume 7, Number 1,Pages: null, Place of Pub: Using Fringes for Minimal Conceptual
Decomposition of Formal Contexts, Published, Print, 05.2012, Using Fringes for Minimal
Conceptual Decomposition of Formal Contexts.
Prof. Sebti Foufou
Co Author, Computer Aided Design, Elsevier, Vol no: 44, Pages: 575?590, Computer Aided
Design, Elsevier, Published, Print, 06.2012, OntoSTEP: Enriching product model data using
ontologies. Raphael Barbau, Sylvere Krima, Xenia Fiorentini, Sudarsan Rachuri, Anantha
Narayanan, Sebti Foufou, Ram D Sriram.
Co Author, Computer Aided Geometric Design, Elsevier., Vol no: 44, Vol no: 44, Pages: 18-29,
Computer Aided Geometric Design, Elsevier, Published, Print, 01.2012, Polytope-based
computation of polynomial ranges. Christoph FÜNFZIG, Dominique MICHELUCCI, Sebti
FOUFOU. , v.29, pp 18-29, Elsevier, 2012.
Co Author, International Journal of computer vision and image processing, vol no: 1, Pages: 5257, http://www.igi-global.com/journal/international-journal-computer-vision-image/1181,
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Published, Online, 08.2011, Construction of 3D Triangles on Dupin Cyclides?, Bertrand BELBIS,
Lionel GARNIER, and Sebti FOUFOU.
Main Author, Information and computations, Elsevier, Vol no: 216, Pages: 24-38, Information
and computations, Elsevier, Published, Print, 05.2012, Interrogating Witnesses for Geometric
Constraint Solving. Sebti FOUFOU, Dominique MICHELUCCI
Dr. Abdelkarim Erradi
Co Author, Summer School on Collaborative Modelling and Co-simulation for Embedded
Systems Design, University of Twente, Netherlands, Accepted for publication, Online, 07.2012, S.
Abdelwahed, A. Erradi, "A Model-based Framework for Automatic Failure Recovery in
Distributed Computing Systems", Summer School on Collaborative Modelling and Co-simulation
for Embedded Systems Design organized by Design Support and Tooling for Embedded Control
Software (DESTECS) http://www.destecs.org/summer-school.html, University of Twente,
Netherlands, July 2012.
Co Author, Journal of Systems and Software, USA, Accepted for publication, Online, 08.2012, Ali
Ouni, Marouane Kessentini, Abdelkarim Erradi, Osama Shata, Mohamed Salah Hamdi and Walid
AbdelMoez, Defects Correction Using Multi-Objective Optimization, Journal of Systems and
Software, Elsevier, July 2012.
Co Author, Kessentini, M., Kessentini, W., and Erradi, A. (2012) ‘Example-based Design Defects
Detection and Correction’, Automated Software Engineering Journal, Springer (to appear).
Dr. Amr Mohamed
Co Author, IEEE technology and engineering education journal, vol no: 6, Pages: 28-35, USA,
Published, online,12.2011, Assistive Technology for People with Hearing/Speaking Disabilities.
Main Author, Journal of Emerging Trends in Computing and Information Sciences, Volume no: 2,
Pages: 509-513, Canada, Print, Published, 10.2011,Performance Comparison of Two Dynamic
Routing Protocols: RIP and OSPF
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Main Author, Journal of Computer Science, Vol no : 8, Pages: 121-132, USA, Published, Print,
01.2012, Wireless body area sensor networks signal processing and communication framework:
survey on sensing, communication technologies, delivery and feedback.
Main Author, The 2012 world congress of computer science, computer engineering, and applied
computing, Las Vegas, USA, Accepted for Publication, Print, 07.2012, Deploying and Configuring
Wireless Mesh Network in Coexistence of Highly Interfering Wireless LANs
Dr. Khaled Khan
Main Author , International Journal of Secure Software Engineering, Volume no: 1(2), Pages: 3556, USA, Published, Print, 04,.2010, Tool Support for Secure Software Integration.
Co Author, International Journal of Secure Software Engineering, Volume no: 2, Pages: 65-76,
PA, USA, Pub, Print, 06.2011, Secure Information System Using Modal Logic Technique
Main Author, IEEE IT Professional, Volume no: 12(5), Pages: 20-26, USA, Published, Print,
09.2010, Establishing Trust in Cloud Computing.
Main Author, Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, Springer, Volume no:: 82,Pges:
232-236, Berlin, Published, Print, 02.2012, Profile Based Security Assurances for Service Software
Main Author, International Journal of Software Engineering, Volume no: 3(1), Pages: 3-28, Cairo
Dr. Mohammad Al-Meer
Single Author , Journal of emerging Trends in Computing and Information Sciences, Vol.3, No. 4,
April 2012., http://cisjournal.org/journalofcomputing/Archive_April_2012.aspx
Vol. 3, No. 4, Pages: 637-644, Canada, Published, Print, 04.2012, "Cloud Hadoop MapReduce for
Remote Sensing Image analysis"
Single Author , International Journal of Emerging Technology and Advanced Engineering. ISSN
2250-2459. Vol. 2, Issue 5., http://www.ijetae.com/Volume2Issue5.html
published in 20 May 2012., Vol. 2, Issue 5, pages: 1-8, place of Pub: India, Accepted for
publication, online, 05.2012, "Vegetation Extraction from Free Google Earth Images of Deserts
Using BPNN Approach in HSV Space"
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Dr. Osama Halabi
Main Author, NICOGRAPH International 2012, Bali, Indonesia, Accepted for publication, Print,
07.2012, Navigation Aid for Blind People Using Depth Information and Augmented Reality
Technology
Co Author, The Journal of the Society for Art and Science, , Volume no:1 0, No 4, Pages: 234-240,
The Society for Art and Science, Published, online, 12.2011, Enhancing 3D Scenes Using a Laser
Projector in Real-time.
Main Author, International Journal of Arts and Technology (IJART), Volume no: 4, No 4, Pages:
373-391, Inderscience Publishers, Print, Published, 12.2011, SpiroRasLaser:An Interactive Visual
Art System Using Hybrid Raster-Laser Projection
Co Author, The Journal of the Society for Art and Science, Volume no: 10, No 4, Pages: 263-275,
The Society for Art and Science, Published, online, 12.2011, Real-time Rendering of Virtualviewpoint Images from Multi-view Camera Images Using Projection Mapping.
Dr. Osama Shata
Co Author, The Communications of the Arab Computer Society, Volume no: 4 no. 2, Published,
online, 12.2011, The International Center of Excellence in Software Engineering.
Dr. Rachid Hadijdj
Main Author, IEEE Transaction On Computers, Volume no: 60, Pages: 1085-1099, Qatar,
Published, Print, 08.2011, Efficient reachability analysis for time Petri nets.
Hadjidj, R. and Boucheneb, H. Model checking Zenoness for time Petri nets. Theoretical
Computer Science ,Submitted.
Hadjidj, R. and Boucheneb, H. Adapting TCTL model checking for Zenon time Petri nets. IEEE
Transaction on Computers, Submitted.
118
Hadjidj Belhi, D. Hadjidj, R. and Drias, H. and Boucheneb, H. A Novel Guided Local Search
Approach for the Examination Timetabling Problem. Applied Mathematics and Computation,
Submitted.
Dr. Rehab Duwairi
Main Author, International Arab Journal for Information Technology (IAJIT), Volume no: 8,
Pages: 251-258, Jordan, Published, Print, 11.2011, Rehab Duwairi, Rania Al-Zubaidi, "A
Hierarchical K-NN Classifier for Textual Data".
Main Author, Journal of Informetrics, Germany, Inprocess, Print, 12.2012, A Framework for
Sentiment Analysis in Arabic Text
Reviewer, IAJIT, Jordan, Inprocess, Print, 12.2012, Incorporating Weightage Calculation into the
Naïve Bayes Classifier Based Two Dimensional Attributes for Classification
Reviewer, CCIS-KSU, SA, In process, Print,12.2012, Controlling Randomized Quizzes by Infusing
them with Non-randomly Selected Question Sets.
Main Author, JASIST, US, In process, Print, 12.2012, Shihab: A Domain Independent keyphrase
Extraction Algorithm for Arabic Documents
Dr. Somaya Al-Ma'adeed
Main Author, Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID
179693, 11 pagesdoi:10.1155/2012/179693 , Pages: 1, USA ,Pub, Print, 04.2012, A new ChaosBased Image-Encryption and Compression Algorithm
Main Author, Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID
794106, 8 pagesdoi:10.1155/2012/794106, USA,02.2012, Text-Dependent Writer Identification
for Arabic Handwriting
Co Author, Springer- Journal of Real-Time Image Processing, 5 November 2011, USA, Published,
online, 11.2012, An improved palmprint recognition system using iris features,
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Editor, International Arab Journal of e-Technology, Arab Open University – Jordan, Published,
Print, 10.2012, International Arab Journal of e-Technology
Editor, Recent Advances of Media Security: Algorithms and a Special Issue of the Journal of
Electrical and Computer Engineering, Volume no: 12 (12), USA, Published, Online, 04.2012,
Recent Advances of Media Security: Algorithms and Implementations
Co Author, Machine Vision and Applications, 22 (5). pp. 865-878. ISSN 0932-8092, Volume no:
22, Pages: 865-878, USA, Published, Print, 09.2012, Round-Robin sequential forward selection
algorithm for prostate cancer classification and diagnosis using multispectral imagery.
Bouatmane, Sabrina, Roula, M. A., Bouridane, Ahmed and Al-Maadeed, Somaya (2011).
Co Author, Materials and Design, Volume: Elsevier , USA, Accepted for publication,
Print,05.2012, Characterization of Untreated and Treated Male and Female Date Palm Leaves
Materials and Design
Co Author, Elsevier Digital Signal processing Journal, USA, Accepted for publication, Print,
05.2012, Enhancing face recognition using directional filter bank.
Main Author, Proceedings of ICITSM '12, UAE, Published, Print, 03.2012, Introducing
Programming to Undergraduate Students through Active Learning Approach
Dr. Tarek Elfouly
Co Author, IEEE Multidisciplinary Engineering Education Magazine, Volume no: 6, No 4,Pages:
28-35, USA, Published, online,12.2011, Sara Jamal Qaffaf, Rouda Al-kuwari, Ohood Al-amoudi,
Nada Al-Oraidi, Heba Dawood, Muneera Al-Marri, Tarek El-Fouly, Amr Mohamed, ?Assistive
Technology for People with Hearing/Speaking Disabilities?
Co Author, To be decided, Pages: 52-57, http://www.igi-global.com/journal/internationaljournal-computer-vision-image/1181 ,Canada, Published, online,06.2012, Construction of 3D
Triangles on Dupin Cyclides?, Bertrand BELBIS, Lionel GARNIER, and Sebti FOUFOU.
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Dr. Uvais Qidwai
Main Author, Journal of Medical Imaging and Health Informatics, USA, Volume no:1, pages: 307316, USA, Published, Print, 12.2011, Blind deconvolution and Retinal abnormality detection in
blurred retinal images.
Main Author, Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, Vol no: 22, Pages: 1307-1311, Place of Pub: USA,
Published, Print, 07.2011, Cranial Reconstruction After Decompressive Craniectomy: Prediction
of Complications Using Fuzzy Logic.
Main Author, International Journal of Computer Information Systems & Industrial Management
Applications, Qidwai, U., and Shakir, M., “Filter Bank Approach to Critical Cardiac Abnormalities
Detection using ECG data under Fuzzy Classification”, accepted for publication in International
Journal of Computer Information Systems & Industrial Management Applications (ISSN: 21507988), July 2012.
Book Chapters
Khaled Khan and Qutaibah Malluhi, Co Author, Scalable Computing and Communications:
Theory and Practice, Accepted for publication, Print, Wiley, 30.05.2012
Somaya Al-Ma'adeed, Co Author, Title: Prostate Cancer - Original Scientific Reports and Case
Studies, ISBN: 978-953-307-342-2 ,Published, Print, 30.05.2012, Croatia
Conference Papers
Prof. Ali Al-Jaoua
Co Author, 4th International Conference on Arabic Language Processing, May 2-3, 2012, Rabat,
Morocco, Accepted for Publication, Print, 05.2012, Feature Extraction Based on Isolated Labels:
Application for Automatic News Categorization.
121
Co Author, Qatar Foundation Annual Research Forum- 2011, Pages: 260-261, Qatar, Published,
Print, 10.2011, Minimal Generators Based Algorithm for Text Features Extraction: A more
efficient and large scale approach
Co Author, Qatar Foundation Annual Research Forum(Oral presentation),Pages: 239-240, Qatar,
Print, Published,10.2011, An Arabic-Based Tutorial System for Children with Special Needs(Oral
presentation).
Co Author, 2011 International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition, ISBN: 978-07695-4520-2 ISSN: 1520-5363, Pages: 1470-1474, IEEE Computer Society, Los Alamitos, CA,
USA, Published, Online, 09.2011, The ICDAR2011 Arabic Writer Identification Contest
http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/ICDAR.2011.292
Co Author, Qatar Foundation Annual Research Forum, Pages: 291-292, Qatar, Published, Print,
11.2011, News Alerts Trigger System to Support Business Owners
Co Author, 4th International Conference on Arabic Language Processing, May 2-3, 2012, Rabat,
Morocco, Rabat-Morocco , Accepted for publication, Print, 05.2012,Using a Statistical Language
Model Combined with a Cross-Language Search Engine for English-Arabic Machine Translation.
Co Author, In Proceedings of The International Arab Conference on Information Technology
(ACIT-2011), 12th Cycle Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, December 11-14, 2011, Pages 87-93,
http://acit2k.org/ACIT/
,Pages: 87-93, Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), Published, Print,12.2011,An Assistive Computerized System
for Managing and Educating Children with Moderate and Mild Intellectual Disabilities at
Shafallah Center in The State of Qatar.
Co Author, In Proceedings of The International Joint Conference on Advances in Signal
Processing and Information Technology, SPIT 2011, Track-1: International Conference on
Advances in Information Technology and Communication AIT 2011,
http://spit.engineersnetwork.org/2011, (Springer-Verlag, LNICST), Amsterdam, The Netherlands,
December 01, 02, 2011, Pages 1-5, 2011.
Pages: 1-5, Netherlands, Published, Print, 12.2012 ,An Arabic-Based Tutorial System for Children
with Special Needs.
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Main Author ,Qatar Foundation Annual Research Forum, (Oral Presentation), Pages: 288-289,
Qatar, Published, Print, 10.2011, Conceptual Weighted Feature Extraction and Support Vector
Model: A Good Combination for Text Categorization.
Co Author, In Proceedings of The International Conference on Human Computer Interaction &
Learning Technologies, ICHCILT?2012, (ISSN: 2091-0266) http://www.ichciit.com, Abu Dhabi,
UAE, March 30-31, 2012, Pages 20-27. , Volume no: ISSN:2091-0266 , Pages no: 20-27 , AbuDhabi , Published, Print, 03.2012, An Assistive Tutoring System for Teachers and Students with
Intellectual Challenges.
Prof. Hasan Krad
Co Author, 2011 4th IEEE International Conference on Computer Science and Information
Technology (IEEE ICCSIT 2011), Chengdu, China, Published, Print, 06.2011, ENHANCING
CLASSROOM EXPERIENCE FOR COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE EDUCATION WITH FPGAs
Main Author, The 4th International Conference on Modeling, Simulation and Applied
Optimization (ICMSAO-2011), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Published, Print, 04.2011, FORMAL
METHODS AND AUTOMATION FOR SYSTEM VERIFICATION
Main Author, The International Conference on Informatics & Applications (ICIA 2012), Malaysia,
Accepted for Publication, Print, 06. 2012, Theorem Proving Techniques for Formal System
Verification.
Main Author, Proceedings of The International Conference on Human Computer Interaction &
Learning Technologies, ICHCILT?2012, (ISSN: 2091-0266) http://www.ichciit.com, Abu Dhabi,
UAE, March 30-31, 2012, Pages 20-27., Pages 20-27, UAE, Published, Print,3.2012,An Assistive
Tutoring System for Teachers and Students with Intellectual Challenges.
Co Author, Proceedings of The International Arab Conference on Information Technology (ACIT
2011), 12th Cycle - Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, December 11-14, 2011, Pages 87-93,
http://acit2k.org/ACIT/, Pages: 87-93, Saudi Arabia, Published, Print, 02.2011, An Assistive
Computerized System for Managing and Educating Children with Moderate and Mild Intellectual
Disabilities at Shafallah Center in The State of Qatar.
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Co Author, The 11th International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition,
ICDAR?2011, Beijing, China, September 18-21, 2011. http://www.icdar2011.org,
http://www.icdar2011.org/EN/column/column32.shtml,
Pages: 1-6, China, Published, Print, 09.2011, ?The ICDAR2011 Arabic Writer Identification
Contest?
Main Author, Proceedings of the IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON 2011,
International Conference), Learning Environments and Ecosystems in Engineering Education
http://www.educon-conference.org/educon2011/
http://www.psut.edu.jo/sites/EDUCON/program/contribution1169_b.pdf
http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/freeabs_all.jsp?arnumber=5773141
, Pages: 226?230, Austria, Published, Print ,04,2011,An Assistive Computerized System for
Children with Moderate Intellectual and Learning Disabilities?
Co Author, Proceedings of The International Joint Conference on Advances in Signal Processing
and Information Technology, SPIT 2011, Track-1: International Conference on Advances in
Information Technology and Communication - AIT 2011, http://spit.engineersnetwork.org/2011,
(Springer-Verlag, LNICST), Amsterdam, The Netherlands, December 01, 02, 2011, Pages 1-5,
2011. Pages: 1-5, Amsterdam, Published, Print, 12.2012, An Arabic-Based Tutorial System for
Children with Special Needs.
Co Author, IEEE International Symposium on Medical Measurement and Applications (MeMeA),
May 2011, Italy ,http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpls/abs_all.jsp?tp=&arnumber=5966703&tag=1
http://memea2011.ieee-ims.org/
, Pages: 366-369, Published, Print, Italy, 05.2011, E-Wobble: An Electronic Wobble Board for
Ankle and Toe Rehabilitation
Co Author, Proceedings of The IEEE International Conference on Multimedia and Expo, IEEEICME?2011, July 11-15, 2011, Barcelona, Spain http://www.icme2011.org/index.php (Main
Conference).
http://www.ics.forth.gr/~zabulis/secretlinkXYZ/HTML/HtmlSubmissions/MainConference/paper
_137.html Pages 1-6, 2011
Vol no: DOI: 10.1109/ICME.2011.6011852, Pages: 1-6, Spain, Published, Print, 07.2011, LearnPads: A Mathematical Exergraming System for Children?s Physical and Mental Well-Being
124
Co Author, 4th International Conference on Arabic Language Processing, CITALA 2012, Pages:
91-99, Rabat, Morocco, May 2-3, 2012., Published, Print, 05. 2012, Feature Extraction Based on
Isolated Labels: Application for Automatic News Categorization.
Co Author, 2012 IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference,
http://imtc.ieee-ims.org/ , Graz, Austria, May 13-16, 2012., In Process, Print, 05. 2012,
MeMaPads: Enhancing Children's Well-being Through a Physically Interactive Memory and Math
Game.
Co Author, Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Arabic Language Processing,
CITALA 2012, Rabat, Morocco, (ISBN: 978-9954-9135-0-5) May 2-3, Pages: 91-99, Morocco,
Published, Print, 05.2012, Feature Extraction Based on Isolated Labels: Application for Automatic
News Categorization?
Co Author, 2012 IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference,
http://imtc.ieee-ims.org/, Graz, Austria, May 13-16, 2012., Graz, Austria, Accepted for
publication, Print, 05.2012, MeMaPads: Enhancing Children's Well-being Through a Physically
Interactive Memory and Math Game.
Co Author, Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Frontiers in Handwriting
Recognitions, ICFHR?2012, Bari, Italy, September 18-20, 2012,
http://www.icfhr2012.uniba.it/index.php, Italy, Accepted for publication, Print,05.2012, A New
Handwriting Dataset for Automatic Writer Identification Systems
Prof. Qutaibah Malluhi
Main Author, ACM/IEEE International Workshop on Security and Privacy Preserving in eSocieties (SeceS'11), Pages: 42-44, Beirut, Lebanon, Published, Print, 09.2011, Cloud Computing
without Seeing.
Prof. Sebti Foufou
Co Author, Proceedings of the ASME 2011 International Design Engineering Technical
Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference IDETC/CIE 2011, ASME
IDETC conference, Washington DC, Published, Print, 08.2011, DEXML: a first step toward a UML
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based implementation framework for PLCS. Sylvere Krima, Roch Bertucat, Josh Lubell, Sudarsan
Rachuri, Sebti Foufou.
Co Author, Proceeding of the workshop on Performance Metrics for Intelligent Systems, Pages:
8, PerMIS?12, University of Maryland. MD, USA, Published, Online, 03.2012, Performance
Evaluation of Robotic Knowledge Representations Craig Schlenoff, Sebti Foufou, Steve
Balakirsky.
Co Author, PLM Conference 2012, Pages: 10, PLM Conference 2012, Montreal, CA, Accepted for
publication, Print, 07.2012, Dynamic customization and validation of product data models using
semantic web tools. Sylvere Krima1, Allison Barnard Feeney, Sebti Foufou, , Montreal, CA, July 911th, 2012.
Khan, K., Malluhi, Q., "Identifying Contextual Properties of Software Architecture in Cloud
Computing", Proceedings of the 9th IEEE International Conference on Dependable, Autonomic
and Secure Computing, December 12-14, 2011, Sydney, IEEE Computer Society Press, Los
Alamitos, Calif.
Co Author, 8th International Conference on Innovations in Information Technology
(Innovations'12), Al-Ain UAE, Accepted for publication, Online, 03.2012, Khan, K., Erradi, A.,
Alhazbi, S., Han, J., "Security Oriented Service Composition:A Framework", 8th International
Conference on Innovations in Information Technology (Innovations'12), UAE, March 2012.
Single Author, 7th IEEE International Conference on Computer Science & Education (ICCSE
2012), Melbourne Australia, Accepted for publication, Online, 07.2012, A. Erradi, "easyCapstone:
A Framework for Capstone Design Project Management and Assessment", 7th IEEE International
Conference on Computer Science & Education (ICCSE 2012), Melbourne Australia, July 2012.
Single Author, IEEE International Conference of Information Technology and eServices (ICITeS
2012), Sousse Tunis, Accepted for publication, Online. 03.2012, A. Erradi, "Applying and
evaluating architectural patterns on a Stock Trading case study", IEEE International Conference
of Information Technology and eServices (ICITeS 2012), Sousse Tunis, March 2012.
Co Author, 3rd IEEE International Conference on Software Engineering and Service Science
(ICSESS), Beijing China, Accepted for publication, Online, 06.2012, Khan, K., Erradi, A., Alhazbi, S.,
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Han, J., "Modeling Security Importance and Preferences of Software Services", 3rd IEEE
International Conference on Software Engineering and Service Science (ICSESS), Beijing China,
22-25, June 2012.
Main Author, 3rd IEEE International Conference on Multimedia Computing and Systems
(ICMCS'12), Tangier Morocco, Accepted for publication, Online05.2012, A. Erradi, S. Nahia, H.
Almerekhi, L. Al-kailani, ?ArabicTutor: a Multimedia m-Learning Platform for Learning Arabic
Spelling and Vocabulary?, 3rd IEEE International Conference on Multimedia Computing and
Systems (ICMCS'12), Tangier Morocco, May 2012
Dr. Amr Mohamed
Main Author, International Journal of Communications, Network and System Sciences, Volume
no: 4,Pages: 487-494, USA, Print, Published,08.2011, Fairness Aware Group Proportional
Frequency Domain Resource Allocation in L-SC-FDMA Based Uplink.
Co Author , Zayed university undergrad research conference, Dubai, Published, Print, 03.2012,
Real-time Device-Free Object Detection and Localization System Based on RSSI of Wireless
Signals.
Main Author , IEEE 76th Vehicular Technology Conference: VTC2012-Fall, Québec City, Canada
,Accepted for Publication, Print, 10.2012, Distributed Cooperative Q-learning for Power
Allocation in Cognitive Femtocell Networks
Main Author, IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), Paris, France,
Accepted for publication, Print, 04.2012, QUMESH: Wireless mesh network deployment and
configuration in harsh environment
Dr. Khaled Khan
Co Author, ACM Proceedings of the First International Workshop on Security and Privacy
Preserving in e-Societies(SeceS '11), Pages: 42-44, Place of Pub: USA, Pub, Print, 12.2011, Cloud
Computing without Seeing.
Main Author, 9th International Conference on Software Methodologies, Tools, and Techniques
(SOMeT), Pages: 257-267, Japan, Published, Print, 09. 2010, Security-Aware Service Composition
for End users of Small Enterprises
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Main Author, Proceedings of the 8th IEEE Conference on Innovations in Information Technology,
2012, = USA, Published, Print, 03.2012, Security Oriented Service Composition: A Framework,
Volume no: 116, Pages: 51-57, Australia
Co Author, Proceedings of the Australian Information Security Conference, Volume no: 116,
Pages: 51-57, Australia, Published, Print,
Main Author, Proceedings of the 9th IEEE International Conference on Dependable, Autonomic
and Secure Computing, Pages: 561-568, USA, 12.2011 , Identifying Contextual Properties of
Software Architecture in Cloud Computing
Dr. Khaled Shaban
Main Author, The Fourth Workshop on Data Mining Case Studies and Practice Prize (DMCS
2011) at IEEE International Conference on Data Mining (ICDM 2011), Pages: 719-724, Vancouver,
Canada, Print, Published, 11.2012, The 100 Most Influential Persons in History": A Data Mining
Perspective.
Co Author, The International Conference on Informatics Engineering and Information Science
(ICIEIS2011), Part II, Communication in Computer and Information Science (CCIS) Series of
Springer LNCS, CCIS 252, Pages: 128-139, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Published, Print, 11.2011,
Hybrid System for Disease Diagnosis System based on Artificial Neural Networks, Fuzzy Logic,
and Genetic Algorithms
Co Author, International Conference on Computer and Information Sciences (ICCIS2012), Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia, Accepted for publication, Print, 06.2012, Computer Aided Diagnosis System
based on Machine Learning Techniques for Lung Cancer
Co Author, 2012 IEEE Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition and The National
Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (IEEE OFC/NFOEC2012), Los Angeles, California, Published,
Print, 03.2012, Diverse Lightpath Protection against Correlated and Probabilistic Failures in
Multi-Domain Optical Networks.
Abdullah Kadri, Khaled Shaban, Elias Yaacoub and Adnan Abu-Dayya, “Air Quality Monitoring
and Prediction System using Machine-to-Machine Platform,” the 19th International Conference
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on Neural Information Processing (ICONIP2012), Doha, Qatar, November 12-15, 2012.
(Accepted)
Refat Atef Ghunem, Khaled Bashir Shaban, Ayman Hassan El-Hag, and Khaled Assaleh, "Towards
Cost-effective Maintenance of Power Transformer by Accuretely Predicting its Insulation
Condition," 2012 IEEE Electrical Power and Energy Conference (IEEE EPEC12), London, Ontario,
Canada, October 10-12, 2012. (Accepted)
Khaled Bashir Shaban, and Mahmoud Abdulwahed, "Research-based Learning in Computing
Courses for Senior Engineering Students," The IEEE International Conference on Teaching,
Assessment, and Learning for Engineering (IEEE TALE 2012), Hong Kong, August 20-23, 2012.
(Best Paper Award)
Dr. Loay Ismail
Co Author, A Web-based Platform for Mobile Service Delivery, Proceedings of the 2nd Annual
International Conference on Web Technologies & Internet Applications (WebTech 2012), M.
Samaka, J. Impagliazzo, L. Ismail, K. Aldos, F. Al-Saffar, and N. Hamed, pp. 76-81, Indonesia,
Published, Print, 05.2012.
Dr. Mohammad Samaka
Main Author, INTED2012 (6th International Technology, Education and Development
Conference), http://www.iated.org/concrete2/virtual_session_detail.php, volume number:
http://www.iated.org/concrete2/virtual_session_detail.php , Pages:
http://www.iated.org/concrete2/virtual_session_detail.php , Spain, Published, online, 03.2012,
M-LEARNING FOR TRAINING ENGLISH AT WORKPLACE
Main Author, 2nd Annual International Conference on Web Technologies & Internet
Applications (WebTech 2012), Singapore, Accepted for publication, Print, 05.2012, A Web-based
Platform for Mobile Service Delivery.
A full paper Accepted for publication in the proceedings of the Annual International Conference
on Web Technology & Internet Applications WEBTEC 2012 7-8 May, 2012 Indonesia.
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Dr. Osama Shata
Single Author, The 12th ACIS International Conference on Software Engineering, Artificial
Intelligence, Networking and Parallel/Distributed Computing (SNPD 2011), Pages: 213-220, USA,
Published, Print, 11.2011, A Crash Undergraduate Course in Global Software Engineering.
Single Author, The 2012 International Conference on Software and Information Engineering
(ICSIE 2012), Accepted for publication, Online, 12.2012, Teaching Software Engineering: A Critical
Path Method.
Dr. Rachid Hadijdj
Co Author, 4th International Workshop on Foundations and Techniques for Open Source
Software Certification, OpenCert 2010, ITALY, Volume no: 33, Pages: 1-18, Published, Print, 09.
2010, Security Evaluation and Hardening of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS)
S. Abdelwahed, R. Jia, R. Mehrotra, A. Erradi, R. Hadjidj, A. Ali, A Model-based Framework for
Automatic Failure Recovery in Computing Systems, ICAC12, Submitted.
Dr. Rehab Duwairi
Co Author, Qatar Foundation Research Forum, Doha, Qatar, 20-22 November, Qatar, Published,
Print, 11.2011, Challenges and techniques for dialectal Arabic speech recognition and machine
translation.
Co Author, Qatar Foundation Research Forum, Doha, Qatar., Qatar, Published, Print, 11.2011,
Learning to Recognize Speech from a Small Number of Labeled Examples
Dr. Somaya Al-Ma’adeed
Main Author, ICDAR2011, Pages: 1470-1474, China, Published, Print, 09.2011, The ICDAR2011
Arabic Writer Identification Contest, ICDAR2011 conference.
Main Author ,Qatar University Research Forum: 1st place on ICT poster competition hosted by
Qatar University Research Forum (QURF) 2011, Qatar, Published, Print, 10.2011, Intelligent
Document Management System for Automatic Writer Identification
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Dr. Tarek Elfouly
Co Author, IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), France,
Published, Print, 04.2012, QUMESH: Wireless mesh network deployment and configuration in
harsh environment"
Co Author, URC conference, Zayed University, Published, Print, 04.2012, Real-time Device-Free
Object Detection and Localization System Based on RSSI of Wireless Signals,
Co Author, Qatar Foundation Research Forum, Qatar, Published, Print, 11.2011, Assistive
Technology for People with Hearing/Speaking Disabilities
Co Author, 2012 Power & Energy Society Transmission and Distribution Conference and
Exposition, Orlando, FL, USA,Published, Print, 05.2012, Design of a Power System Stabilizer
Based on Microcontroller for Power System Stability Enhancement.
Dr. Uvais Qidwai
Main Author, Volume no: 1, Pages: 348-353, Malaysia, Published, Print, 09.2011,IEEE
International Symposium on Industrial Electronics and Applications, Time-Frequency based
Signal Restoration for Laser-Ultrasound signals with applications in NDT.
Main Author, Qidwai, U., and Shakir, M., “Ubiquitous Arabic Voice Controlled Device to assist
people with disabilities”, 4th International conference on Intelligent and Advanced Systems
(ICIAS), 06. 2012, Malaysia
Main Author, IEEE 11th Hybrid Intelligent Systems Conference Malaysia, Published ,Print, ,
12.2011, Fuzzy Detection of Critical Cardiac Abnormalities using ECG data: A ubiquitous
approach.
Main Author, 2nd International Conference on Aerospace Science & Engineering (ICASE 2011),
Pakistan, Published, Print, 12.2011,Fuzzy Control for VTOL/STOL Problem
Main Author, 2nd International Conference on Aerospace Science & Engineering (ICASE 2011),
Pakistan Published, Print, 12.2011, Time Frequency Analysis of MFL signals
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Faculty Members with Students Journals
Prof. Ali Al-Jaoua, Formal Context Coverage Based on Isolated Labels: An efficient Solution for
Text Feature Extraction, S. Ismail, S.A. Ravan, Accepted in the International Journal of
Information Science, November 2011. Elsevier, doi: 10.1016/j.ins.2011.10.023
Jihad Mohamad Alja'am, Abusin Rahama, Abdlah A. Sabri, and Mohamad Abbasi "The Qatari
Environment Friendly Web Portal", in Journal of Communication and Computer, ISSN 1548-7709
(Print Version), Volume 8, Number 7, July 2011, David Publishing, USA. (ISSN 1548-7709), Pages
536-544, 2011.
Dr. Amr Mohamed Performance Comparison Between Dynamic Routing Protocols RIP and OSPF
using NS2, Journal of Emerging Trends in Computing and Information Sciences, Fatima Hamza,
2011
Somaya Al-Maadeed, Afnan Al-Ali and Turki Abdalla, â€œA new Chaos-Based ImageEncryption and Compression Algorithmâ€•, accepted for publication in Journal of Electrical and
Computer Engineering, 2012.
Faculty Members with Students Conference Papers
Prof. Ali Al-Jaoua, Conference forum of Qatar Foundation, 2011, Automatic Text Categorization,
Sheikha Ali Ravan.
Feature Extraction Based on Isolated Labels: Application for Automatic News Categorization,
F.Ferjani, S.Elloumi, A.Jaoua, S.A.Ravan, S.Ben Yahia, N. Semmar, J. Jaam, CITALA’12, 4th
International Conference on Arabic Language Processing, May 2-3, 2012, Rabat, Morocco.
Masoud Udi Mwinyi, Sahar Ahmad Ismail, Jihad Mohamad Alja'am, Ali M. Jaoua: "An Assistive
Tutoring System for Teachers and Students with Intellectual Challenges", International
Conference on Human Computer Interaction & Learning Technologies, ICHCILT 2012,
http://www.ichciit.com Abu Dhabi, March 2012
Masoud Udi Mwinyi, Sahar Ahmad Ismail, Jihad M. Alja’am, Ali M. Jaoua:
"Understanding Simple Stories through Concepts Extraction and Multimedia Elements"
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IEEE/Springer â€“ The Fourth International Conference on Networked Digital Technologies
(NDTâ€™2012) http://www.ndtconf.org/ Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), April 26-28, 2012.
Proceedings in the Communications in Computer and Information Science (CCIS 7899) Series of
Springer LNCS.
IEEE/Springer â€“ The Fourth International Conference on Networked Digital Technologies
(NDTâ€™2012) http://www.ndtconf.org/ Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), April 26-28, 2012.
Proceedings in the Communications in Computer and Information Science (CCIS 7899) Series of
Springer LNCS
Mariam Kafood, Muneera Saleh, Maryam Darwish, Abdelkarim Erradi (2011), â€˜Interactive
Campus Map for Self-guided Tour on Mobile Devicesâ€™, Intl. Conf. on Information Technology
and e-Services (ICITeS\'2011), Sousse Tunisia.
Abdelkarim Erradi, Sajeda Mahmood Nahia, Hind Ali Almerekhi, Lubna Maymun Alkailani
(2012), â€˜ArabicTutor: Towards m-Learning Platform for Learning Arabic Spelling and
Vocabularyâ€™, I3rd IEEE International Conference on Multimedia Computing and Systems
(ICMCS\'12), Tangier Morocco.
Noora Mohammed Al-Naimi, Khaled Bashir Shaban, "The 100 Most Influential Persons in
History": A Data Mining Perspective," The Fourth Workshop on Data Mining Case Studies and
Practice Prize (DMCS 2011) at IEEE International Conference on Data Mining (ICDM 2011), pages
719-724, Vancouver, Canada, December 11-14, 2011.
Dr. Osama Halabi, Mariam Al-Ansari, Yasmin Halwani, Fatma Al-Mesaifri, Roqaya Al-Shaabi,
Navigation Aid for Blind People Using Depth Information and Augmented Reality Technology,
NICOGRAPH International 2012, Bali, Indonesia, July 2-3, (2012).
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Dr. Mohammad Samaka
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Presenting a seminar to the College of Engineering faculty members 18 January, 2012
Dr. Osama Halabi
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Organized Seminars on Ubiquitous Creative Method by New Notebook Technology (IdeaMarathon will change your study and life)? delivered by Japanese professors to the
department, the student in computing club, and the whole university in collaboration with
OFID.
Dr. Ryan Riley
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Gave an invited seminar at Purdue University. "Furthering Data-Only Rootkit Attacks".
August, 2011
Gave a seminar to students about Wireless Security and WEP hacking. December, 2011.
Short Courses Delivered by Department Faculty
Dr. Ryan Riley
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“Introduction to Wireless Security and WEP Cracking”, Dec 14 2011, QU Computing Club.
Eng. Khalid AbuSaud
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Take A parts of a Computer ʺPersonal Computer Hardware and Software Basicsʺ, Qatar
University Computing Club, December 21, 2011
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Advanced Skills for Search Engine in the Internet
‫المهارات المتقدمة للبحث في شبكة االنترت‬, in El-Diwan El-Amiri-Qatar, February 20-23, 2012
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Keynote Talks Presentations
Prof. Hasan Krad
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Gave a seminar on Academic Promotion Process, at the Department of Computer Science
and Engineering 29.09.2011.
Prof. Jihad Al-Ja'am
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Keynote Speaker in The conference had two keynote speakers:
"Importance of Using Assistive Technology for People with Disability" Forum. Invited by the
vice president of the rehabilitation international association - Arab Chapter Mr. Mohamad
ALSAYD. October Doha, Qatar, October 13, 201.
Dr. Khaled Khan
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Keynote Speaker at the Datacenterdynamics in November 2011.
Dr. Rachid Hadjdij
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Gave a seminar about Computer Forensics at The Military Faculty, 03. 2012, Qatar.
Dr. Ryan Riley
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Gave a short talk entitled "Protecting Query Privacy in Cloud Database Hosting" at IEEE
Security and Privacy 2012.
Dr. Uvais Qidwai
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Planned Workshops with NED university of Engineering & Technology Karachi-Pakistan, for
August 2012 in the areas of Robotics, Fuzzy Logic, and LabVIEW based topics.
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Seminars and Public Lectures Organized by the Department
Speaker
The oral examination for Mr. Khalid Saeed
Supervisor: Prof. Jihad Al-Ja’am, Qatar
University
Prof. Hasan Krad,
Qatar University
Chris CliftonPurdue University, USA
The oral examination for Ms. Shiekha Ali
Supervisor Name: Prof.Ali Jaoua, Qatar
University
Dr. Ryan Riley
Qatar University
Takeo Higuchi (Director of Idea Marathon
Institute) & Takaya Yuizono (Associate
Professor, School of Knowledge Science,
Japan Advanced Institute of Science and
Technology)
Prof. Athman Bouguettaya
RMIT University (Australia)
Dr. Mohamed Elmahdy
Ulm University (Germany)
Dr. Ali Bab-Hadiashar
RMIT University (Australia)
Prof. Yasin Dhaher
Northwestern University
Date
28-09-2011
Title
Alerting System and Application
for Financial Watch Project
29-09-2011 Academic Promotion Process
Freeing Cloud Databases from
Privacy Constraints
Automatic Text Categorization and
05-10-2011 Segmentation Based on Domain
Ontology
Furthering Data-Only Rootkit
10-10-2011
Attacks
03-10-2011
Ubiquitous Creative Method by
New Notebook Technology (Idea14-11-2011
Marathon will change your study
and life)
24-11-2011
26-12-2011
29-12-2011
19-01-2012
The oral examination for Ms. Sahar Ismail
Supervisor: Prof. Ali Jaoua, Qatar
University
22-2-2012
Dr. Uvais Qidwai, Qatar University
26-02-2012
RMIT Research Strengths and
Collaboration Opportunities
Automatic Speech Recognition for
Dialectal Arabic
Robust Parametric Visual Data
Modeling and Segmentation
Emulating a Surgical Intervention
at the Human Knee
Incremental Pseudoconceptual
Information Management and
Organization Based on a Domain:
Application for financial Domain
System Identification Approach to
Nondestructive Testing in Oil &
Gas Sector application
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Speaker
The oral examination (viva) for Ms. Rawan
AlSaad Supervisor: Prof. Qutaibah Malluhi,
Qatar University
Professor Joseph Dichy, Lyon 2-Lumière
University , France
Date
29-2-2012
29-2-2012
Dr. Jinwei HU,Qatar University
04-03-2012
Dr. Khaled M. Khan,
Qatar University
11-03-2012
Dr. Samir Elloumi, Qatar University
18-03-2012
Dr. Junaid Chaudhry, Qatar University
25-03-2012
Prof. Sebti Foufou, Qatar University
01-04-2012
Ihab Ilyas, Qatar Computing Research
Institute (QCRI)
Dr. Kareem Darwish, Qatar Computing
Research Institute, Qatar Foundation
Dr. Osama Halabi, Qatar University
Mr. Hanif Khalak
Prof. Mohamed JEMNI, University of Tunis
Dr. Ali Mili, New Jersey Institute of
Technology, USA
Professor Marcelo Frias, University of
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Organized by Prof. Ali Jaoua
Title
A Framework for Efficient
Sequence Alignment Using
MAPREDUCE on the Cloud
Retrieving information in Arabic:
can it be improved?
Access control policy verification
and update
The Changing Landscape of
Enterprise Architecture in a CloudEnabled Environment
Text Processing: Features
Extraction and Information
Extraction
u-Cities: Doha's Future as a Smart
City
Short Introduction to Ontology
Evaluation Approaches
02-04-2012 Data Analytics at QCRI
15-04-2012 Transliteration Mining for the Real
Haptic for Medical Training
Simulation
Architecting a Science Cloud at
25-04-2012
WCMC-Q
Role of ICT and Scientific Research
2-05-2012 Toward Improving e-Accessibility
of People with Disabilities
Mean Failure Cost: A Measure of
14-05-2012
Dependability
15,16,17A Tutorial about verified Software:
05-2011
Foundation and Tools
Second Annual Workshop about
20-06-2012
Financial Watch Project
22-04-2012
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Attendance of Conferences, Workshops, etc.
Prof. Ali Al-Jaoua
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Attended Qatar Foundation Annual Research Forum, Nov. 20-22, 2011, Qatar National
Convention Center, Doha, Qatar.
Attended: CITALA’12, 5th Language & Technology Conference: Human Language
Technologies as a Challenge for Computer Science and Linguistics
http://www.ltc.amu.edu.pl/Rabat 2-3 , MOROCCO, May 2012.
Attended QITCOM 2012 Conference and Exhibition, 5th-7th March, 2012, Qatar National
Prof. Hasan Krad
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Attended Workshop by OFID: Using Online Resources available through the Libraries, on
27.10. 2011
Attended Workshop by OFID: Best Practices in Faculty Advising: Advisors as Teachers, on
31.10. 2011
Attended Workshop by OFID: Using EndNote Web, on 02.11. 2011
Attended Workshop by OFID: Best Practices in Faculty Advising: Advisors as Teachers, on
14.11.2011
Attended The 3rd OFID Days Workshop entitled, ? Active Learning and Assessment: Where
Are We??, on Feb. 13-15, 2012.
Attended Workshop Cisco Expo Qatar 2012, Doha, the 24th .01. 2012 at Qatar National
Convention Center
Attended New Concept of Integrity Solutions, December 12-14, 2011, Doha, Qatar
Attended Qatar Foundation Annual Research Forum, Nov. 20-22, 2011, Qatar National
Attended gov.INFOSEC, an Information Security Conference, 12th 01.2012, The Diplomatic
Club, Doha, Qatar.
Attended The Third International Gas Processing Symposium 2012, 5th-7th March, 2012, Ritz
Carlton, Doha, Qatar.
Attended QITCOM 2012 Conference and Exhibition, 5th-7th March, 2012, Qatar National
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Attended the Summer School in Computer Science - NDU Beirut - Lebanon July 2011 (7 full
days).
Attended The E-Learning Congress in Hamdan University, Dubai, January 2012,
Courses: Use of Smart Devices in Education.
Attended Sessions on Teaching Children - Early childhood intervention - Qatar University College of Education.
Attended the Gas Processing Conference 2012, Doha, Qatar.
Attended QITICOM2012, Qatar National Convention Center, 5-7 March 2012: had 2 posters
and 1 oral presentation.
Attended "Government Information Security Conference" on 12.01.2012 at the Diplomatic
Club, Doha, Qatar.
Attended ACIT'2011 Conference - Saudi Arabia. Chairing Sessions on IT and Application.
December 2011.
Attended The ACM ICEM - 12: Intelligent-Information-Systems, Jordan 2012, April 2012.
Attended The International Conference on Human Computer Interaction & Learning
Technologies, Abu Dhabi March 2012.
Attended The NDT 2012, International Conference, Dubai, Canadian University, April 2012.
Attended Financial Watch Workshop-June 2011: Workshop Moderator.
Signature Verification Workshop-September 2011: Workshop Moderator.
Organizer and Chair of the Session: Computer Systems and Applications, November 2012,
Doha - Qatar http://www.iconip2012.org
Prof. Sebti Foufou
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Attended the 3rd OFID days as a participant, and as a session moderator.
Attended SPM 2011 Conference, Oct 2011, Orlando FL.
Attended Workshop on Computer Graphics, November 2012, Tabuk, KSA.
Attended the Arabs Expatriate Forum in Doha, January 2012.
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Attended 7th IEEE International Conference on Computer Science & Education (ICCSE 2012),
Melbourne Australia, July 2012
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Attended Teaching-Related Workshops offered by OFID such as a workshop on Teaching
Strategies that Improve Learning, OFID Edu Tech Days, Creating and maintaining motivation
in multicultural classrooms, etc.
Dr. Amr Mohamed
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Attended Presentations about Mendeley for organizing research publications
"QUMESH: Wireless mesh network deployment and configuration in harsh environment",
poster presentation at IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC),
April 2012.
Conducted three scientific missions to University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada,
Purdue University, Indiana, USA, and Nile University, Cairo, Egypt to strengthen research
collaborations and foster research network
Dr. Khaled Khan
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Team Based Learning: An Alternative to Lecturing in Small and Large Classes: Successful
Experiences
Attended OFID Workshop, on February 12, 2012.
Capitalizing on Experiences in Assessment.
Attended OFID Workshop, on February 15, 2012.
Best Practices in Faculty Advising: Advisors as Teachers.
Attended OFID Workshop (Please see the attachment in the Reflection page)
Dr. Khaled Shaban
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Professional Science Master's Programs (PSM) Workshop, Qatar University
Assuring Student Success In Graduate School Workshop, Qatar University
Workshop on Pattern Recognition and Biometrics, Qatar University
OFID Days Workshop: EndNote web: The citation management software, Qatar University
Introduction to Survey Design Workshop by the Social & Economic Survey Research Institute
(SESRI), Qatar University
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Dr. Loay Ismail
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Attended Respondus, OFID Workshop : Creating Online Tests and Delivering on Blackboard ,
January.2012 (First OFID EduTech Days)
Using Blackboard Effectively to Promote Active Learning January.2012 (First OFID EduTech
Days)
Attended Using a Mac or iOS device as a Teaching Tool OFID Workshop at QU January.2012
(First OFID EduTech Days)
Attended ‫ ‐ التعامل مع الواجبات و التغذية الراجعة‬9 ‫ البالك بورد‬OFID Workshop, March.2012.(OFID)
Attended Workshop Introduction to Engineering Education Research, June.2011
(Professional Development Workshop organized by FACE)
Attended Workshop on Pattern Recognition and Biometrics, March. 2012, Qatar University
Attended series on Research Support for Publications in English. December. 2011, OFID.
Attended Qatar University Research Forum, October.2011, Qatar University.
Attended Qatar Foundation Annual Research Forum, November.2011, Qatar Foundation.
Attended OFID Workshop, Follow-up: Best Practices in Faculty Advising, February. 2012, The
3rd OFID days.
Attended OFID Workshop, SharePoint: Why Sending an Email isn't Enough Anymore,
January. 2012, First OFID EduTech Days.
Attended Workshop, Space Management & Scheduling Solution Training, April. 2012,
Prepared by the Scheduling department.
Dr. Mohammad Samaka
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Participated in IT Conference in Doha, QITCOM, by ictQatar 5-6 March.
Participated in IT Conference in Doh, a Mobile Learning, by Texas A&M University 27-28
February.
Participated in IT Conference in Doha the 2nd Annual e-Learning, by ictQatar 8. February.
Participated in ABET's IDEAL Workshop Tuesday, January 03.01.2012
Attended Workshop by OFID: Challenges and Opportunities, Tuesday, 14.02.2012 at 02:00
PM-4:00 PM.
Attended Workshop by OFID: Analyzing Assessment Results and Closing the Loop, Tuesday,
14.02.2012 at 08:45AM -12:00 noon
Attended Workshop by OFID: Active Day Learning: 13-15 February.2012.
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Participated in Annual International Conference on Web Technology & Internet Applications
WEBTEC 2012 7-8 May, 2012 Indonesia.
Dr. Osama Halabi
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Attended Workshop, Introduction to Engineering Education Research, by: Mahmoud
Abdulwahed, Visiting Assistant Professor in Engineering Education, 07.06.2011.
Attended Workshop by OFID, Teaching Strategies that Improve Learning -Session 3:
Promoting Critical Thinking Brainstorming, on 01.11.2011.
Attended Workshop by OFID, Presentations by the Winners of the Exemplary Online Course
Award, on 22.11.2011.
Attended Workshop by OFID, Writing for Publication- Session 1: Choosing the appropriate
journal and writing accordingly, on 10.10.2011
Attended Workshop by OFID, Writing for Publication- Session 2: Research methodology as
required for publications?, on 12.10.2011
Attended Workshop by OFID, Writing for publication - Session 3: Conducting/writing a
review of the literature?, on 17.10.2011
Attended Workshop by OFID, Writing for publication - Session 4: Methodology section? , on
19.10.2011
Attended Workshop by OFID, Writing for publication- Session 5: Data analysis and result?,
on 24.10.2011
Attended Workshop by OFID, Writing for publication- Session 6: Review journal?, On
26.10.2011
Organized along with Dr. Erradi from Senior Project Task the 2nd Project Exhibition Day in
the department.
Attended NICOGRAPH International 2012, Bali, Indonesia, July 2-3, (2012).
Dr. Osama Shata
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Attended Seminar in College of Engineering End of Year Event.
‫ االتجاهات المعاصرة في مجال تحديد مخرجات تعلم الطالب وصياغتها على مستوى المقرر‬Attended Seminar
"،‫األستاذ الدكتور علي محمد عبدالمنعم‬
2011 ‫ أكتوبر‬19 ‫ يوم األربعاء الموافق‬:‫الجلسة األولى‬:
Attended Seminar : Motivating Students while Raising the Bar: Experience from an
Undergraduate Laboratory Course, by Dr. Ali Eid,on Sunday, October 9, 2011.
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Attended Seminar : QU Merit Award for Outstanding Faculty: The Show-off, the Glamor and
the Plaque! Yet, a Showcase of What Is Just Way Beyond That?. 14/2/2012. Dr. Husam
Younes.
Attended Workshop: Using Arabic Language Online Databases- Tuesday, 25.10. 2011 at
10:00AM, Speaker: Ms. Myrna Tabet
Attended Workshop: Movie Maker: Motivate students to use Multimedia to enhance
projects presentations. 24.01.2012. Ms. Aisha Al Kaabi and Ms. Sara Al Muftah
Attended Workshop " Blackboard9 creating assignments and providing feedback to students
", 25.3.2012
Attended Workshop The role of statistical consultation unit in providing services for
researchers". Presented by Prof. Mohammad Salehi, 24.10.2011
Attended Workshop: NETOP SCHOOL 6 Computer Lab management program. 23/1/2012. Dr.
Arslan Ayari
Attended Workshop ‫"االتجاهات المعاصرة في مجال تحديد مخرجات تعلم الطالب وصياغتها على مستوى المقرر‬
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2011 ‫ أكتوبر‬24 ‫ يوم االثنين الموافق‬:‫الجلسة الثانية‬
Attended Workshop Follow-up Session: Moving toward Integration Units and Lessons.
Speaker : Prof. Michael Romanowski (CED) with Dr. Kalid A. Al-Saad (CAS). February 15, 2012
at 11:10AM
Attended the Presentation organized by the research office and QNRF about the National
Priorities Research Program (NPRP) 5th cycle on the 22nd of September 2011 at the College
of Engineering, Women's Section - Hall # 175
Attended Workshop: Creating online surveys using Lime Survey software. 25.01.2012. Mr.
Asad Nafees
Attended Workshop: SharePoint: Why Sending an Email Isn?t Enough Anymore. 25.01.2012.
Mr. Asad Nafees
Attended Workshop: The Online Assessment Management System. 23.01.2012
Attended Seminar: Capitalizing on Experiences in Assessment. Speaker : Dr. Adel Cherif,
Director - APLOA) and Dr. Mohsen Guizani, Associate VP for Graduate Programs. Wednesday,
February 15, 2012
Attended Seminar: Capitalizing on Experiences: Practitioner's Perspective. Speaker : Sharing
Experience with: Prof. Sherief Khalifa (CPH), Dr. Ramazan Kahraman (CENG) , and Dr. Helmi
Hammami (CBE). Wednesday, 15.02.2012
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Attended Workshop by OFID, Creating and Maintaining Motivation in Multicultural
Classrooms, on10. 2011
Attended Workshop by OFID, Providing Students With Learning Videos on Demand, 01.2012
Attended Workshop by OFID, Lecture Capture: A Demonstration for the Use of Technology
in Teaching,. 01.2012
Attended "Government Information Security Conference". QCert, 01.2012.
Attended QITCOM. ICTQatar,03.2012.
Attended IEEE Security and Privacy,05.2012. San Francisco, CA.
Attended Workshop by OFID, Creating Online Surveys Using Lime Survey Software, 01.2012.
(Useful for strategic planning committee).
Dr. Somaya AL-Ma’adeed
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Attended, First International Workshop on Automated Forensic Handwriting Analysis (AFHA
2011)
Chairs: Marcus Liwicki, Michael Blumenstein, Elisa van den Heuvel, Bryan Found
Beijing Friendship Hotel, 17-18 September 2011, ICDAR 2011, From 17.09.2011-18.09.2011,
Outside QU.
‫حضور واتمام الدورة‬, ‫ثقافة محقق المخطوطات‬
‫دورة تدريبية لكيفية التحقق من المخطوطات العربية التاريخية المكتوبة بخط اليد بالتعاون مع مركز المخطوطات العربية‬
‫ وزارة االوقاف والشؤون االسالمية بدولة قطر بالقاهرة‬From 01.01.2012-05.01.2012, Outside QU.
Present a poster and attend the round table meeting, Qatar University Research Forum: 1st
place on ICT poster competition hosted by Qatar University Research Forum (QURF) 2011,
Qatar University, From 31.10.2011-15.11.2011, QU.
Attended, Preparing a course portfolio, Qatar University, From 15.11.2011-15.11.2011, QU.
Attended, Workshop "Managing and Editing your QU Website", Qatar University, On
17.11.2011, College.
Attended, gov.INFOSEC2012, ICT Qatar, From 12.01.20012- 12.05.2012, Outside QU.
Attended, First OFID EduTech Days: ?Technology-Based Active Learning?, OFID, From
23.10.2012-25.01.2012, QU.
Attended, Active learning in honors Active learning and Assessment where are we, QUOFID,13.02.2012-15.02.2012, QU.
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Attend, Presentations by the winners of Exemplary Online Course Award, OFID, On
22.11.2011, QU.
Attended, "Introduction to Engineering Education Research", by Mahmoud Abdulwahed,
QU, On Tuesday, 07.06.2011, College.
Organizer, Workshop on: Automated Writer Identification and Signature Verification
QU, on 21.06.2012, QU.
Attended, International Workshop on Historical Document Imaging and Processing (HIP) 1617 9 September 2011, Beijing, China, ICDAR 2011, From 16.09.2011-17.09.2011, Outside QU.
Organizer, Workshop on Pattern Recognition and Biometrics
From 05.03.2012-08.03.2012, QU.
Attended Workshop, Managing and Editing your QU Website, 17.11.2011.
Attended International Workshop on Historical Document Imaging and Processing (HIP) 1617 9 September 2011, Beijing, China
Attended First International Workshop on Automated Forensic Handwriting Analysis (AFHA
2011) 17-18 September 2011, Beijing, China
Attended Workshop in NEOFACE software -Doha, 2- 14 October, 2011.
Attended Workshop in Vision box software -Doha, 7- 19 August, 2011.
Attended Workshop in Sagem software -Doha, 4- 15 September., 2011.
Attended Workshop Qitcom 05. 2012.
Attended Workshop in Emerging Threats to Information Security in the Government Sector
Discussed, ICT, Qatar, 12 .01.2012
Dr. Uvais Qidwai
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Attended Workshop by OFID Research Publications.
Attended Workshop by OFID, Data Entry System Training for OIPD application.
Attended, Certification Training and Exam., Silver Wing Ltd. UK, From 22.01.201115.05.2011, Outside QU.
Attended, Hydrates Training, Gas Processing Center, From 04.03.2012-04.03.2012, College of
Engineering.
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G. Other Activities
Consultancy
Dr. Khaled Shaban
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Consultant at Qatar Mobility Innovation Center (QMIC), Doha, Qatar.
Dr. Mohammad Samaka
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Consultant at QUWIC, involved in projects that requires research and development. Such
responsibility requires intensive research and design.
Awards
Dr. Khaled Shaban
 College of Engineering (CENG) “Excellence in Service Award” in recognition of outstanding
achievements while chairing CENG Faculty Affairs Committee during 2010-2011 academic
year.
Dr. Osama Halabi
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First Place, Microsoft Imagine Cup, Qatar Final, Software Design Category: “3D-Kindio:
avigation Aid for Blind and Visually Impaired” April 26, 2012. Students: Fatma Al-Msaifri,
fa095704, CE, Roqaya Saed Al-Shaabi, ra090350, CE , Mariam Essa Al-Ansari, ma095669, CS,
Yasmin Aladden Halwani, yh090582, CE.
Runner Up Award: Platform Expos, Create an App competition: “Find my Shadow” April 18,
2012. Students: Nahia Sajeda, 200751881, CS, Lubna Alkailani, 200756636, CS, Khuzama
Mahmoud, 200662001, CE.
Best Award: Competition for Art & Technology Tohoku 2011: “Different games to test your
memory”, July 16, 2011. Students: Noora Al-Shaabi, 200654663, MIE, Nawal Balsharam,
200558489, MIE.
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Dr. Ryan Riley
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Exceptional Teaching Certificate. Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Qatar
University, 2011.
Dr. Somaya Al-Maadeed
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Win the best performance in the 2011 Signature Verification Competition on Dutch data.
Win the Music Scores: Writer Identification and Staff Removal competition (ICDAR/GREC
2011).
3rd place in the NASA Mapping Dark Matter Contest
Qatar University Research Forum: 1st place on ICT poster competition hosted by Qatar
University Research Forum (QURF) 2011
Dr. Tarek Elfouly
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Winning first place in the student poster competition of the 2012 Power & Energy Society
Transmission and Distribution Conference and Exposition which was held recently in
Orlando, FL, USA
Winning best poster Award in the Qatar Foundation Research Forum.
Winning best Project Award in Saltan Qaboos University Competition.
Winning best project Award from the CSE 2011-2012 academic year.
Dr. Saleh Alhazbi
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Won Qatar University Exemplary Online Course Award.
Visits to Companies, Institutions, Centers, etc.
Dr. Amr Mohamed
 Visiting professor at University of British Columbia, July 8th. to July 18th, 2011
 Visiting professor at Nile University, July 20th to August 30th, 2011
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Summer School on Collaborative Modelling and Co-simulation for Embedded Systems Design
organized by Design Support and Tooling for Embedded Control Software (DESTECS),
University of Twente, Netherlands, July 2012.
Department Events and Activities
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6.06. 2011 Winning Two International Prizes to Identify the Owner of the Line and
Signature Electronically
A team from the Qatar University latest findings of science in the field of fingerprint recently
participated in the international conference to analyze and identify documents ICDAR2011
held in China. This competition was previously organized by a team of researchers at the
University of Qatar.
Qatar University team participated in the conference in a research paper on the same
subject, the conference was attended by Dr. Abdelali Hsaineh and Dr. Somaya Ali Al-Ali from
the University of Qatar.
At the same conference, researchers from the University has achieved two prizes in the
international competition. First to address the writer and see the documents and musical
notes automatically, and the second contest to identify signatures excelled at Latin.
16.06.2011 Winning the "Special International Prize" (Art & Technology Tohoku 2011
Competition)
Winning the "Special International Prize" which given for the best three works of
international submission. The project title is (Different Games To Test Your Observation:
Noora AL-Shaabi, Nawal Khalid, Aws Al-Taie, Osama Halabi ) that has been submitted to the
(Art & Technology Tohoku 2011 Competition).
ictQATAR Renews its Support for the ictQATAR Chair at the Department of Computer
Science and Engineering
Qatar University and the Supreme Council of Information and Communication Technology
(ictQATAR) agreed to renew their agreement on the Council's support for the chair position
in ICT at the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, College of Engineering, Qatar
University. The funding is for three additional years starting on the academic year 20122013, where the chair will conduct research in coordination with the Council to set up
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research programs to promote the field of information and communication technologies,
and organize workshops and training courses for students, staff and faculty members.
18.09.2011 ABET Accreditation
The two programs (Computer Science & Computer Engineering) in the Department of
Computer Science & Engineering have received the ABET Accreditation.
2.10.2011 Winning the Best Poster Award in the Research Forum in Qatar
A group of researchers from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering Won the
first prize for a research entitled "Intelligent System To Identify the Writer" in the Research
Forum of Qatar University – 2011 in the field of Information Technology. The team designed
a system to identify the signature electronically, Participated in the research (Dr. Somaya Ali
Al-Ali , Prof. Ali Jaoua, Prof. Jihad Aljaam, Dr. Abdelali Hsaineh and Wail Ayoubi) from the
Department of Computer Science and Engineering - College Of Engineering.
14.11.2011 Faculty Annual Student Meetings
The first CSE Faculty/Students Annual Meeting took place on Monday, Nov. 14, 2011, 11am
to 12:30pm, in the Male campus and on Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011, 11am to 12:30pm in the
Female campus. The events started with welcoming notes by the CSE department head, Prof.
Qutaibah Malluhi, followed by discussions on various issues of concern to all. The event
concluded with light activities and lunch which enabled informal interactions.
22.11.2011 Winning the Computing Award During the QF Annual Research Forum
Dr. Tarek Elfouly, Dr. Amr Mohammed, and their students in the department of Computer
Science & Engineering won the computing award during the QF annual research forum,
which was held in the Qatar National Convention Center from 20 Nov. until 22 Nov. 2011.
6.12.2011 Winning the Exemplary Online Instruction using BlackBoard Award
Dr. Saleh Alhazbi, Lecturer of Computer Science, College of Engineering, QU, Winnes the
Exemplary Online Instruction using BlackBoard Award at the academic year 2010 - 2011.
8.12.2011 Computing Contest Press Conference
The QU Computing Contest Committee members are organizing a Contest Press Conference
in the presence of representatives for its sponsors, in addition to teachers from participating
schools.
1.02.2012 Writer Identification Contest for Arabic Scripts (ICFHR 2012)
An international contest on Writer Identification for Arabic Scripts is organized by the
Pattern Recognition and Image Processing Research Group PRIP at the Department of
Computer Science & Engineering (Qatar University) in conjunction with the International
Conference on Frontiers in Handwriting Recognition ICFHR 2012. More information is
available in the contest website (http://awic2012.qu.edu.qa).
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23.03.2012 Computing Contest Competition day and Award Ceremony
Announcing the winners of the Computing Contest 2012 in an awards ceremony at Qatar
University on saturday 24/03/2012. The contest, aimed at high school students across the
country, was organized by the Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) at the
College of Engineering CENG). The competition started at 10:00 AM and ended at 4:00 PM
with three winners from three different schools. The ceremony was attended by CENG Dean
Dr. Mazen Hasna, Head of CSE Department Prof. Qutaibah Malluhi, faculty, high-school
teachers, students , and parents. CENG Dean Dr. Mazen Hasna handed out the awards and
congratulated the winners. (Picture-1,Picture-2)
06.2012 The Microsoft Imagine Cup 2012 Competition finals will be held in Australia
For the first time, Microsoft is bringing Imagine Cup to Qatar. Imagine Cup is the world
premier student technology competition that invites students from around the world to use
their imagination and creativity in order to solve the world’s toughest problems. One team
will be selected to represent Qatar in the Imagine Cup worldwide finals that will be held in
July in Sydney, Australia.
A total of 400 students registered, out of which only 4 teams have been shortlisted to
present their projects in the Imagine Cup local finals. The Imagine Cup local finals in Qatar
will take place on the 24th of April 2012 from 5 – 9 pm where students will present their
projects for an executive panel of judges who will at the end of the event select the winning
team to represent Qatar in the Imagine Cup Worldwide finals in Sydney, Australia. Student
teams will be required to be present from 9AM to 9PM on the 24th of April to prepare for
the final event. (Visit Website)
3.04.2012 Winning the First Place in the Fifth Engineering Students Gathering at Sultan
Qaboos University
CSE students: Heba Dawoud, Muneera Al-Marri, Nada Aloraidi, Ohood Al-Amoudi, Rouda AlKuwari, and Sara Qaffaf; and their supervisors; Dr. Tarek Elfouly and Dr. Amr Mohamad has
won the first place in the fifth engineering students gathering at Sultan Qaboos University on
03/04/2012. More than 50 projects from Qatar, Bahrain, UAE and Oman were competing
were competing. As their project titled “Assistive technology for people with hearing
disabilities”.
4.04.2012 Promotion for Dr. Uvais Qidwai to an Associate Professor
Dr. Uvais Qidwai is promoted to the rank of associate professor on 04/04/2012. Dr. Uvais has
been an active researcher at College of Engineering for many years and his distinguished
efforts in establishing multidisciplinary research across the CENG departments. (Website)
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18.04.2012 Workshop on Computer Gaming and Game Design
Workshop on computer gaming and game design. This event will take place at Ibn Khaldoon
Hall on Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at 9-5 pm. The event will address issues related to digital
gaming, game design, education through games, and market opportunities. More
information about the event can be found at:
http://www.platformexpos.com/events/platform-doha/
19.04.2012 Winning the "Create an App " in the Platform Doha Competition
Congratulations to the CSE students Luban Al-Kailani, Sajeda Nahia and Khuzama Mahmoud,
for being the runner up winner for the “Create an App” competition during Platform Doha
yesterday. The Students were supervised by Dr. Osama Halabi, who has been encouraging
and supporting our students’ participation in the platform competitions.
24.04.2012 Winning the Microsoft Imagine Cup in Qatar
Congratulations to the CSE students for winning the Microsoft Imagine Cup in Qatar. The CSE
students are: Fatma Al-Msaifri, Mariam Al-Ansari, Roqaya Al-Shaabi and Yesmin Halwani with
the supervision of Dr. Osama Halabi, they managed to win the finals of the Imagine Cup
competition in Qatar.
31.05.2012 Computer Science & Engineering Open Day
Computer Science & Engineering Open Day. College of Engineering. Ibn Khaldoon Hall
May 31 2012, Time: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
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06.2012 The Microsoft Imagine Cup 2012 Competition finals will be held in Australia
For the first time, Microsoft is bringing Imagine Cup to Qatar. Imagine Cup is the world
premier student technology competition that invites students from around the world to use
their imagination and creativity in order to solve the world’s toughest problems. One team
will be selected to represent Qatar in the Imagine Cup worldwide finals that will be held in
July in Sydney, Australia.
A total of 400 students registered, out of which only 4 teams have been shortlisted to
present their projects in the Imagine Cup local finals. The Imagine Cup local finals in Qatar
will take place on the 24th of April 2012 from 5 – 9 pm where students will present their
projects for an executive panel of judges who will at the end of the event select the winning
team to represent Qatar in the Imagine Cup Worldwide finals in Sydney, Australia. Student
teams will be required to be present from 9AM to 9PM on the 24th of April to prepare for
the final event. (Visit Website)
Awards
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16.06.2011 Winning the "Special International Prize" (Art & Technology Tohoku 2011
Competition) Winning the "Special International Prize" which given for the best three works
of international submission. The project title is (Different Games To Test Your Observation:
Noora AL-Shaabi, Nawal Khalid, Aws Al-Taie, Osama Halabi ) that has been submitted to the
(Art & Technology Tohoku 2011 Competition).
22.11.2011 Winning the Computing Award During the QF Annual Research Forum
Dr. Tarek Elfouly, Dr. Amr Mohammed, and their students in the department of Computer
Science & Engineering won the computing award during the QF annual research forum,
which was held in the Qatar National Convention Center from 20 Nov. until 22 Nov. 2011.
3.04.2012 Winning the First Place in the Fifth Engineering Students Gathering at Sultan
Qaboos University
CSE students: Heba Dawoud, Muneera Al-Marri, Nada Aloraidi, Ohood Al-Amoudi, Rouda AlKuwari, and Sara Qaffaf; and their supervisors; Dr. Tarek Elfouly and Dr. Amr Mohamad has
won the first place in the fifth engineering students gathering at Sultan Qaboos University on
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03/04/2012. More than 50 projects from Qatar, Bahrain, UAE and Oman were competing
were competing. As their project titled “Assistive technology for people with hearing
disabilities”.
19.04.2012 Winning the "Create an App " in the Platform Doha Competition
Congratulations to the CSE students Luban Al-Kailani, Sajeda Nahia and Khuzama Mahmoud,
for being the runner up winner for the “Create an App” competition during Platform Doha
yesterday. The Students were supervised by Dr. Osama Halabi, who has been encouraging
and supporting our students’ participation in the platform competitions.
24.04.2012 Winning the Microsoft Imagine Cup in Qatar
Congratulations to the CSE students for winning the Microsoft Imagine Cup in Qatar. The CSE
students are: Fatma Al-Msaifri, Mariam Al-Ansari, Roqaya Al-Shaabi and Yesmin Halwani with
the supervision of Dr. Osama Halabi, they managed to win the finals of the Imagine Cup
competition in Qatar.
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Electrical Engineering
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I am pleased to introduce the 2011/12 annual report for the
Department of Electrical Engineering at Qatar University.
The report will provide you with plenty of info covering the
department vision and mission, faculty members' activities in terms
of research funding, publications, consulting, and community
service. Generally, our department has is focusing on these four
areas:
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Mohieddine Benammar, PhD
Industrial Control/Electronics
Head, Department of
Power Systems
Communication Systems with a clear focus on wireless
communications
Biomedical Engineering with focus on Signal Processing and Bioinstrumentation
This year has been quite productive and eventful in a number of areas. Some of this year's
highlights include:
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Graduation o the first batch female electrical engineers. This will help in providing
more engineers to cope up with the increasing demand for engineering talent in
Qatar.
The updated version of the curriculum of the undergraduate program has been
implemented in Fall 2011. Major revisions of the curriculum included the introduction
of a new Biomedical Engineering Track, the incorporation of renewable energy topics
and the introduction of Embedded Systems and Sensors and Instrumentation courses.
The new MSc program in Electrical Engineering has been approved and will be offered
starting Fall 2012.
The PhD program in Electrical Engineering started in Fall 2012. Currently one student
is already enrolled in this program.
Our team, again, has been successful in securing many NPRP and UREP research
grants in this year.
Dr. Khaled Ellithy and Dr. Tamer Khattab have secured a significant contract with
Kahramaa to carry out a feasibility study.
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A significant contract has been signed with the Kahramaa and Siemens to fund a
three-year Chair Position in Energy Efficiency. An excellent candidate has been
identified to fill this position and join the department in January 2013.
The Self-Study Report (SSR) of the Electrical Engineering Program has been selected
to be included in a display of well-prepared SSRs two years in a row (2011 and 2012 !)
at the annual ABET Symposium in USA.
A team of EE students have successfully participated with the first QU-built Solar car
in the Shell Eco-marathon competition in Lausitz Racing Circuit in Germany during
May 2011. This 2011/2012 academic year, the team has designed and built an electric
(plug-in) car for participation in the Shell Eco-marathon competition in Sepang Circuit
in Malaysia in July 2012.
Our scholarly research resulted in a strong publication record.
The state incentive award in the field of pure and applied science is won by Dr. Rashid
Alammari, Associate Professor, Dept. of Electrical Engineering for his outstanding
achievements in the field of Electrical Engineering. The award carries a prize money
of QR. 150,000 (US$ 41200), a gold medal and an appreciation certificate.
Two of our students secured the first place in PES T&D 2012 student poster
competition held in Orlando (USA) recently. Their project "Design of a Power System
Stabilizer Based on Microcontroller for Power System Stability Enhancement"
supervised by Dr. Khaled Ellithy competed with 80 other posters, most of them by
MSc. Students from USA. The award consists of certificate of achievement and a cash
prize of $1500.
Two EE Students won the first place at the annual engineering competition for design
projects recently held in Dubai. Their graduation project, “Design of a Digital Pleural
Drainage System” supervised by Prof. Mohieddine Benammar has won a cash prize of
QR. 20000 as well. The competition was held under the secretariat of the GCC
Council.
During the last Qatar University Research Forum (QURF 2011), Students Nasser
Alnunu and Sami Al-shorman have received the best poster award for their work on
designing a solar car for Shell Eco-marathon competition.
Many EE students participated in conferences and training workshops held inside and
outside Qatar
Our Faculty and Teaching Assistants deservedly won the College of Engineering
Research Award (Prof. Boualem Boashash), Teaching award (Dr. Khaled Ellithy), and
the Teaching Assistant Award (Eng. Sijoy Raphael) for 2011-12.
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During this academic year, Dr. Ahmed Massoud was promoted to the rank of
Associate Professor. Dr. Atif Iqbal and Dr. Mazen Hasna have also applied for
promotion to the same rank; their applications are with external referees.
Finally, I would like to extend my appreciation to all members of our team: students, faculty,
teaching assistants, and staff for their effort and quest for excellence that resulted in a
remarkable and a productive year. I want to thank members of our industrial advisory board and
our industry partners for their support.
Table A1: Summary
2011-2012
Faculty
Teaching Assistant
Support Staff
Total
18
5
4
27
Enrolment Female : Fall 2011
Spring 2012
Enrolment: Male Fall 2011
Spring 2012
Graduates:
Fall 2011
Spring 2012
Total number of registration: Fall 2011
Spring 2012
4
0
3
0
4
29
7
7
Graduate Program
Doctorate Enrollment
1
Undergraduate & Postgraduate Courses Offered
Undergraduate Courses
Postgraduate Courses
34
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Research
UREP
7
NPRP
15
Start Up Grants
University Internal Grants
Student (QU) Grants
Industry Funded Research
4
5
6
3
Publications
Journal Publications
Books or Book Chapters
Conference Papers
Patents
32
2
62
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Academic Staff
Faculty
Name
Rank/Position
Mohieddine
Benammar
Professor and
Department Head
Boualem
Boashash
Professor
Lazhar BenBrahim
Khaled A.
Ellithy
Professor
Associate Professor
Rashid
Alammari
Associate Professor
Farid Touati
Associate Professor
Ridha
Hamila
Associate Professor
Solid-state physical and
chemical sensors technology
and sensor control and
interfacing.
Signal Processing, Biomedical
Engineering, Engineering
Education, Asset Management,
Engineering management
Power Electronics, control and
motor drives.
Power systems analysis, quality,
operation and control.
Power engineering, power
stability, computer applications,
and distribution planning.
Conventional and hightemperature design of
electronic systems for RF
communication, Telemetry,
sensors, Renewable Energy, and
signal processing
Wireless Communications and
Mobile Networks, Signal
Processing and Synchronization
Techniques for All-Digital
Receivers, Positioning
Technologies.
Appointment
Year
1997
2009
1997
2006
1996
2010
2009
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Faculty
Name
Rank/Position
Appointment
Year
Associate Professor
Embedded systems,
Microcontrollers,
Bioinstrumentations and
Medical Imaging, DSP for
communications, Computer
architecture and security.
2011
Ahmed
Mohammed
Massoud
Associate Professor
Power Electronics, Energy
Conversion, and Renewable
Energy
2009
Mohamed E.
Al-Naimi
Assistant Professor and
Director of the
Institutional Effectiveness
Department & Acting
Director of Foundation
Program
Adaptive and non-linear control.
1997
Nasser A. AlEmadi
Assistant Professor
Power system control, reactive
power, and optimal power flow.
2000
Mohammed
Al-Hitmi
Assistant Professor
Electrical engineering/Intelligent
control systems
2001
Associate Professor and
Dean of College of
Engineering
Digital communication theory
and its application to
performance evaluation of
wireless communication
systems over fading channels.
2003
Assistant Professor
Wireless communications over
fading channels, sensor
networks, CDMA, OFDMA based
communications, adaptive
modulation, and information
theoretic aspects of
communication systems.
2007
Abbes Amira
Mazen
Omar Hasna
Tamer
Khattab
160
Faculty
Name
Nader
Meskin
Atif Iqbal
Fadi Jaber
Appointment
Year
Assistant Professor
Control Systems, Fault diagnosis,
System Biology
2011
Assistant Professor
Modeling, Simulation and
Control of Power Electronics
Converters and their application
to Electrical Drives
2011
Assistant Professor
Micro-engineering and microfabrication, neuro-engineering,
AC-electrokinetics, biomedical
instrumentation, and biomedical
signal processing.
2011
Rank/Position
161
TA/Staff Name
Role
Area Of Interest
Appointment
Year
Asma Khalil
Teaching Assistant
Control, Electronics, Digital
Signal Processing, power
electronics, embedded
systems
Sijoy Raphael
Teaching Assistant
Power Systems & Machines
2001
Mini Thomas
Teaching Assistant
Electronics/Biomedical
/Communication
2002
Mohamed
Abdelhamid
Elsayed
Teaching Assistant
-
2003
Antonio San
Teaching Assistant
Pedro Gonzales Jr.
-
2010
Ayman Ammar
Lab Technician
-
2011
Mohammed Ayad
Lab Technician
-
2010
Mazen M K Faiter
Senior Lab Engineer
-
2011
Inas Abu Alsaud
Administrative
Coordinator
-
2012
2009
162
Industrial Advisory Board
Table A4. Summary: Industrial Advisory Board at the department
Member
Title
Company
Mr. AbdulAziz Ahmed AlMahmoud (Alumnus)
Transmission Planning
Engineer
Kahramaa
Mr. Abdulaziz Fakhroo
Senior Manager
QTEL
Mr. Ahmed AlKuwari (Alumnus)
Manager,
Project Management Office
Qatar Foundation
Mr. Ali Al Emadi (Alumnus)
Section Head
Qatar Electricity & Water
Company
Dr. Amer El-Saigh
Mr. Kalyana Sundaram
Vodafone Qatar
Senior Engineer
Mr. Khalil Ashkanani
(Alumnus)
Qatar Gas
Ras Gas
Mr. Osama Alassiry
Network Manager
Council of Ministers
Dr. Rashid Mazhar
Mohammed
Consultant Surgeon &
Assistant professor
Hamad Medical Corporation
(HMC)
163
C. Research
Project
Number
Year
Primary
Faculty
20102011
Prof.
Mohieddine
Benammar
20102011
Prof. Lazhar
Ben-Brahim
Design and Development of
UREP 09 Two QU Vehicles for Shell
099 - 2 - 029 Eco Marathon 2011
European Completion
20102011
Dr. Farid
Touati
Investigating and
Overcoming the Effects of
UREP 11 Harsh Environment on the
010 - 2 - 004 Performance of Solar PV
Technologies in the State of
Qatar
20112012
Dr. Farid
Touati
Alaa Al-Marridi ,
Rana Alnaser
Dr. Nader
Meskin
Esmaeil Alizadeh ,
Mohamed Mahmoud ,
Abdullah Abunada ,
Ahmed Al-Kuwari ,
Saleh Ahmad , Abdullah
Zia
Project Title
Electronic air leak
UREP 09 monitoring system for post058 - 2 - 016 operation cardio-thoracic
patients
A Photovoltaic Power Supply
UREP 09 operating in grid-connected
071 - 2 - 019
mode
Qatar University First
UREP 11 Generation of Autonomous
093 - 2 - 027 Quadrotor Platform for IARC
Competition
20112012
Students
Esmaeil Alizadeh,
Mohamed Al-sa'd,
Fathi Elbatie,
Mother abu-gaoud
Mohammad Bilal,
Saoud Aldosari,
Tareq Awartani
Ahmed AbdulAziz,
Ahmad Ebrahemi,
Nasser Alnunu,
samialshorman,
Mohammed Alattar,
Mohammed Al-Hellabi
164
Project
Number
Project Title
Plug and Play Single Phase
UREP 11 Photovoltaic AC Module
138 - 2 - 049 Integrated Converter with
Wireless Coordination
Automatic brain
abnormalities diagnosis
UREP 11 using EEG digital signal
148 - 2 - 056
processing and ECG
correlation
UREP 12 065 - 2 028
Qatar University Second
Generation Zero-CO2
footprint Solar Car
Primary
Faculty
Year
Students
20112012
Dr. Tamer
Khattab
AyatNazar , Mohammed
Alattar , Osama Eid ,
Reem Badawi ,
sarahakel
20112012
Prof.
Boualem
Boashash
Yomna Bahnasy ,
NohaSaad
Dr. Farid
Touati
Abdul Kader Sakil,
Ahmed Isam Arbab,
Ajad Hossain Howlader,
Mahmoud Nabil Akil,
Musa'b Fawzi Samarah,
Noor Alam Chowdhury,
20122013
Fifth Cycle:
Project
Number
Project Title
Grant
Amount
(US$)
Duration
NPRP 5 080 - 2 028
Low Power Reconfigurable
self-calibrated Multi-Sensing
Platform For Gas Applications
NPRP 5 157 - 2 051
Advanced Transmission
3 Years
Techniques for Next
1,047,471 (2012Generation Terrestrial Wireless
2015)
Optical Communications
970,358
3 Years
(20122015)
EE
Investigator(s)
Role
Dr. Abbes Amira
LPI
Prof.
Mohieddine
Benammar
Co-PI
Dr. Farid Touati
Co-LPI
165
Project
Number
NPRP 5 546 - 2 222
NPRP 5 045 - 2 017
NPRP 5 442 - 2 175
NPRP 5 574 - 2 233
Project Title
High performance electrodes
for solar cells
Grant
Amount
(US$)
Duration
3 Years
(20121,045,629
2015)
Cooperative Control and Fault
Diagnosis of a Team of
Unmanned Underwater
3 Years
Vehicles and Robots for Oil and
(20121,014,569
Gas Pipeline Inspection, Spill
2015)
Containment, Recovery and
Remote Operation
Identification of Time-Varying
3 Years
Human Ankle Dynamics and
(2012the Robust Control of Active
1,010,036
2015)
Ankle Outhouses
Data-Driven Linear Parameter3 Years
Varying Model Learning and
(2012Control of Complex Process
1,048,676
2015)
Systems
EE
Investigator(s)
Role
Dr. Farid Touati
Co-LPI
Prof.
Mohieddine
Benammar
Co-PI
Dr. Nader
Meskin
LPI
Dr. Nader
Meskin
LPI
Dr. Fadi Jaber
Co-PI
Dr. Nader
Meskin
LPI
Fourth Cycle:
Project
Number
NPRP 4 250 - 2 080
NPRP 4 152 - 2 053
Project Title
Grant
Amount
(US$)
Active Management of
Renewable Energy Sources 916,000
During Faults
Advanced Power Electronic
Solutions for Variable Speed 1,049,038
Multiphase motor drives
Duration
3 Years
(20112014)
3 Years
(20112014)
EE Investigator(s)
Role
Dr. Ahmed
Massoud
Co-LPI
Dr. ATIF IQBAL
Co-LPI
166
Project
Number
Project Title
NPRP 4 1207 - 2 474
NPRP 4 1119 - 2 427
Automated Neonatal EEG
quality assessment and
improvement using artifact
filtering and signal
segmentation
Wireless Biotelemetry for
Ubiquitous Healthcare
Monitoring
Interference Management
in Relay-Assisted Wireless
Communications Networks
NPRP 4 195 - 2 065
Health Monitoring,
Diagnosis, and Prognosis of
Industrial Gas Turbines
NPRP 4 1303 - 2 517
NPRP 4 187 - 2 060
NPRP 4 1067 - 2 400
Decision Support and
Closed-Loop Control for
Intensive Care Unit
Sedation
HVDC Architectures for
Offshore Grid Connected
Wind Energy Systems
Grant
Amount
(US$)
Duration
EE Investigator(s)
3 Years
(20112014)
Prof. Boualem
Boashash
Co-LPI
Dr. Farid Touati
LPI
Dr. Mazen Hasna
LPI
Dr. Nader Meskin
LPI
Prof. Mohieddine
Benammar
Co-PI
946,113
3 Years
(20112014)
Dr. Nader Meskin
Co-LPI
1,025,000
3 Years
(20112014)
Dr. Ahmed
Massoud
Co PI
1,050,000
1,042,027
944,000
3 Years
(20112014)
3 Years
(20112014)
3 Years
(20112014)
961,258
Role
QU Internal Grants
Grant ID
Project Title
Voltage Regulation of Low
Voltage Distribution Networks
Employing Photovoltaic
Grant
Amount
(QAR)
141,000
Duration
EE
Investigator(s)
01/04/2011
Dr. Ahmed
To
Massoud
31/3/2012
167
Grant ID
QUUG-ENGDCE-10/11-13
QUUG-CENGDEE-11/12-6
QUUG-ENGDCE-10/11-13
Grant
Amount
(QAR)
Project Title
An Embedded Intelligent
Multimodal Biometric
Platform: Fusion Of Face, Voice
And Signature
Environment-Friendly SelfTuned Irrigation and
Conservation System
Development of Advanced
Multi-phase Multi-level open
end winding motor drive
system
Environment-Friendly SelfTuned Irrigation and
Conservation System
Duration
EE
Investigator(s)
125,000
May 2012 –
Dr. Abbes Amira
April 2013
123,000
2011 to
2012
Dr. Mohammed
Al-Hitmit
125,000
April 2012
– March
2014
Dr. Atif Iqbal
40,000
(USD)
2011 to
2012
Dr. Mohammed
Al- Hitmi & Farid
Touati
Startup Grants
Grant ID
New Faculty
Name
Dr. Faid
Jaber
QUSG-CENDEE-10/11-26
Date
Amount
February 13th
2012
rd
Dr. Abbes
Amira
February 3
2012
Dr. Farid
Touati
2010 – 2011
50,000
QAR
50,000
QAR
13,500
USD
Project
Equipment for a Biomedical
Instrumentation Research
Laboratory
Establishment of a smart ward
room to support biomedical
engineering research activities
within the EE department.
Real-time wireless monitoring and
control of Renewable Energy PV
stations
168
Qatar University Student’s Grants
Grant ID
Faculty Name
Date
Amoun
t
Project
Dr. Abbes
Amira
May 2012 to
April 2013
10,000
QAR
Automatic Fall detection and Gait
Analysis using Multiresoltion
Analysis and Thresholding
Methods
Dr. Atif Iqbal
April 2012 to
March 2013
57,300
QAR
Fault Diagnosis of Induction motor
Drive System
2011 to 2012
2,747
USD
Effects of Environmental Factors
on the Efficiency of Various Solar
PV Technologies
2011 to 2012
2,747
USD
Design of Intelligent and
Environment-Friendly Irrigation
and Conservation System
Dr. Farid
Touati
2010 - 2011
2,747
USD
QUSG-CEN-DEE- Dr. Farid
10/11-26
Touati
2010 -2011
13,500
USD
QUST-CENGFALL-11/12-11
QUST-CENGSPR-11/12-25
QUST-CENGSPR-11/12-24
Dr. Ahmad
Massoud &
Dr. Farid
Touati
Dr. Farid
Touati & Prof.
Mohieddine
Benammar
Design and Development of Two
QU Vehicles for Shell Eco Marathon
2011 European Completion.
Real-time wireless monitoring and
control of Renewable Energy PV
stations
Industrial Funded Research
Project
Design of a Wide Area Monitoring System
(WAMS) using Synchronized Phasor
Measurement Units (PMUs) for Qatar Power
Transmission System
Industry
Name
Faculty Name
Amount
Dr. Khaled
900,000
Kahramaa Ellithy & Dr.
USD
Tamer Khattab
Period
Pending
169
Project
Designing of Highly Efficient Power
Amplifiers for Communication industry
Wireless biotelemetry system for real time
healthcare monitoring
Industry
Name
Sultan
Qaboos
University
Sultan
Qaboos
University
Faculty Name
Amount
Period
Dr. Farid
Touati (Co-PI)
18,000
USD
2010 2011
Dr. Farid
Touati (Co-PI)
14,500
USD
2010 2011
170
D. Publications
EE
Author
Paper Title
Journal Title
Abbes
Amira
Artificial Neural NetworkStatistical Approach for
PET Volume Analysis and
Classification
Journal of
Advances in Fuzzy
Systems
Abbes
Amira
FPGA-based
Implementation of
Constructing Feature
Vectors for Face
Recognition using DWT
Springer Journal of
Real-time Image
Processing –
Special Issue Real
Time Biometrics
and Secure Media
Atif Iqbal
Atif Iqbal
Atif Iqbal
Atif Iqbal
Simple Carrier Based
PWM Technique for a
Three-to-Nine Phase
Direct AC-AC Converter
Space vector PWM
technique for a three to
five-phase matrix
converter
Quasi Z-source inverter
based
grid interactive PV
generation system with
maximum power tracking
control using ANFIS
Transforming three-phase
to seven-phase supply
using transformer
connection
IEEE Transaction on
Industrial
Electronics
Volume
/
Number
Publication
Pages
Date
1-12,
2012
Accepted
2012
Accepted
1-Sep-11
101617-TIE
null
IEEE Tran. On Ind.
Appl
Vol. 48
Mar/Apr
2012
IEEE Trans. On
Sustainable Energy
Paper ID
002222011
Year 2012
pp.
697707
IEEE Trans. On
Energy Conversion
171
EE
Author
Paper Title
Journal Title
Volume
/
Number
Publication
Pages
Date
Atif Iqbal
Z-source inverter
simulation and harmonic
study
Global Journal of
Advanced
Engineering
Technology
vol. 1,
issue
Year 2012
Atif Iqbal
Analysis of discontinuous
space vector PWM
technique
for a seven-phase voltage
source inverter
Int. journal of
Power Elect. And
Drives IJPEDS
vol. 2,
no. 2
Jun-12
Atif Iqbal
Fuzzy Logic based MPPT
Controllers for Three
Phase Grid
Connected Inverters
Int. Journal of
Sustainable Energy,
Manuscript
ID gSOL20110031
Year 2011
Atif Iqbal
Direct Duty ratio based
PWM control
of a five-phase matrix
converter supplying fivephase two-motor drive
system
Australian Journal
of Electrical
& Electronics Eng.
Atif Iqbal
Space Vector Pulse Width
Modulation Scheme for a
seven phase voltage
source inverter
Int. journal of
Power Electronics
and Drives System
(IJPED)
vol. 1,
NO. 1
Atif Iqbal
Generalised Simulation
and Experimental
implementation of space
vector PWM techniques
of a three-phase voltage
source inverter
Int. Journal of
Engineering,
Science and
Technology (IJEST)
vol. 2,
no. 1
pp. 59
Year 2011
Sep-11
pp. 720
pp. 112
172
EE
Author
Boualem
Boashash
Boualem
Boashash
Boualem
Boashash
Paper Title
A Methodology for TimeFrequency Image
Processing Applied to the
Classification &
Localization of Nonstationary Multichannel
Signals with Treatment of
EEG Signals
A nonparametric feature
for neonatal EEG seizure
detection based on a
representation of pseudoperiodicity
Image fusion based
contrast enhancement
Efficient phase estimation
for the classification of
digitally phase modulated
Boualem
signals using the crossBoashash
WVD: a performance
evaluation & comparison
with the S-transform
Time-Frequency
Distributions based on
Boualem
Compact Support Kernels:
Boashash
Properties and
Performance Evaluation
Evaluation of the
modified-S transform for
Boualem
time-frequency synchrony
Boashash
analysis & source
localization
Volume
/
Number
Publication
Pages
Date
EURASIP, Journal
on Advances in
Signal Processing
2012:11
7
May 2012
1-74
Medical
Engineering &
Physics, Elsevier
34
May 2012
437446
EURASIP Journal on
Image and Video
Processing
-
May 2012
EURASIP Journal on
Advances in Signal
Processing
2012:65
March
2012
IEEE Transactions
on Signal
Processing
PP,
March
Issue: 99 2012
EURASIP Journal on
Advances in Signal
Processing
2012:49
Journal Title
Feb. 2012
1-22
1-53
173
EE
Author
Boualem
Boashash
Boualem
Boashash
Paper Title
Estimating the Number of
Components of a
Multicomponent
Nonstationary Signal
Using the Short-Term
Time-Frequency Renyi
Entropy
A Time-Frequency
Approach For EEG Spike
Detection
Journal Title
Volume
/
Number
Publication
Pages
Date
EURASIP Journal on
Advances in Signal
Processing
2011:12
5
Dec. 2011
1-11
2
Nov. 2011
390395
Dec. 2011
1-6
Iranica Journal of
Energy &
Environment, 2011
The Int. J.
Networking and
Virtual
Organizations
(IJNVO)
Farid
Touati
Wireless healthcare
monitoring system with
ZigBee communication
link support
Farid
Touati
STUDY OF THE EFFECTS
OF DUST, RELATIVE
HUMIDITY AND
TEMPERATURE ON SOLAR
PV PERFORMANCE IN
DOHA: COMPARISON
BETWEEN MONOCRYSTALLINE AND
AMORPHOUS pvs
Int. Journal of
Green Energy
9
May. 2012
1-10
Khaled
Ellithy
Design of Decentralized
Fuzzy Logic Load
Frequency Controller
International
Journal of
Intelligent Systems
and Applications
4
March
2012
66-75
Mazen
Hasna
Performance Analysis of
Relay Assignment
Schemes for Cooperative
Networks with Multiple
Source Destination Pairs
IEEE Transactions
on Wireless
Communications
Vol. 4,
Issue 1
2011
166 177
174
EE
Author
Paper Title
Joint Statistics of Partial
Sums of Ordered
Mazen
Exponential Variates and
Hasna
Performance of GSC
Receivers over Rayleigh
Fading Channel
A Diversity Compression
and Combining Technique
Mazen
Based on Channel
Hasna
Shortening for
Cooperative Networks
Fault Detection and
Nader
Isolation of Distributed
Meskin
Time-Delay Systems
Robust Fault Detection
Nader
and Isolation of TimeMeskin
delay Systems Using a
Geometric Approach
Nonlinear Fault Diagnosis
Nader
of Jet Engines by using a
Meskin
Multiple Model-based
Approach
HARTLY TRANSFORM FOR
SYMMETRICAL
Rashid
COMPONENTS
Alammari
MEASUREMENT IN A
POWER SYSTEM
Estimation of highly
Ridha
selective channels for
Hamila &
downlink LTE MIMOMazen
OFDM system by a robust
Hasna
neural network
Journal Title
Volume
/
Number
Publication
Pages
Date
IEEE Transactions
on Wireless
Communications
Vol. 59,
Issue 8
2011
2241
2253
IEEE Transactions
on Wireless
Communications
Vol. 11,
issue 2
2012
659 667
IEEE Transactions
on Automatic
Control
Vol. 54
9-Nov-11
26802685
Automatica
Vol. 45
9-Jun-11
15671573
Journal of
Engineering for Gas
Turbines and
Power
134
Jan 2012
Applied
Mathematical and
Computational
Sciences
3
Aug. 2011
141150
2011
31 38
Journal of
Ubiquitous Systems Vol. 2,
and Pervasive
No. 1
Networks
175
EE
Author
Tamer
Khattab
Paper Title
Journal Title
Statistical Analysis of
Electromagnetic Field
Inside a Jet Engine Using
the Reverberation
Chamber Approach
Progress In
Electromagnetics
Research M
Volume
/
Number
Publication
Pages
Date
24
March
2012
157165
EE. Dept.
Author
Book Title/Chapter
Nader
Meskin
Fault Detection and
Isolation: MultiVehicle Unmanned
Systems
Atif Iqbal
High Performance
Control of AC Drives
with
Matlab/Simulink
Models-Wiley
Publisher
Springer
Wiley
ISBN
978-144198392-3
978-047097829-0
Publication
Date
Link
February
2011
http://www.sprin
ger.com/engineeri
ng/robotics/book
/978-1-44198392-3
April 2012
http://eu.wiley.co
m/WileyCDA/Wile
yTitle/productCd0470978295.html
Conference Papers
Author(s)
Abbes
Amira
Paper Title
An Embedded System for on
Field Testing of Human
Identification Using ECG
Biometric
Conference
the 11th International
Conference on
Information Sciences,
Signal Processing and
their applications
Venue
Montreal
, Canada
Date
Jul-12
176
Author(s)
Abbes
Amira
Abbes
Amira
Abbes
Amira
Abbes
Amira
Abbes
Amira
Abbes
Amira
Abbes
Amira
Paper Title
Conference
Conference on
A Wireless Reconfigurable
System for Falls Detection
their applications
High Level Prototyping and
Conference on
FPGA Implementation of the
Orthogonal Matching Pursuit
Algorithm
their applications
FPGA Optimized 3-D Cyclic
Conference on
Convolution Using Dynamic
Partial Reconfiguration
their applications
Rapid Prototyping of threeConference on
dimensional transform for
Medical Image Compression Signal Processing and
their applications
The 2012 IEEE
Generic Virtual File Systems International Symposium
for Reconfigurable Devices
on Circuits & Systems
(ISCAS)
Improved Performance of
Guided Wave Ultrasonic
Proceedings of the 3rd
Testing for Long Rang
International Gas
Inspection of Pipelines using Processing Symposium
Multi-Channel Systems
Fourth International
Neuro-Fuzzy Based
Conference on
Approach for Analyzing 3D
Developments in
PET Volume
eSystems Engineering
(DeSE ’2011)
Venue
Date
Montreal
, Canada
Jul-12
Montreal
, Canada
Jul-12
Montreal
, Canada
Jul-12
Montreal
, Canada
Jul-12
Seoul,
Korea
May-12
Doha,
Qatar
Mar-12
Dubai,
UAE
Dec-11
177
Author(s)
Abbes
Amira
Ahmed
Massoud
Ahmed
Massoud
Ahmed
Massoud
Ahmed
Massoud
Ahmed
Massoud
Ahmed
Massoud
Ahmed
Massoud
Paper Title
PET Volume Analysis Based
on Committee Machine for
Tumor Detection and
Quantification
Unified power flow
controller for low voltage
ride through capability of
wind-based renewable
energy grid-connected
systems
Dc-link capacitor voltage
balancing for a five-level
diode-clamped active power
filter using redundant
vectors
Simplified Generic On-line
PWM Technique for Single
Phase Grid Connected
Current Source Inverters
An Inter-Line Dynamic
Voltage Restorer for Voltage
Sag mitigation
PV Array Modeling Using
Matlab/Simulink
Comparative Evaluation of
Four Quasi-Square Wave Fed
Multiphase Induction
Machines
Assessment of Fault RideThrough Capability of GridConnected Brushless DFIG
Wind Turbines
Conference
Venue
Date
Conference on
Developments in
eSystems Engineering
(DeSE ’2011)
Dubai,
UAE
Dec-11
Systems, Signals and
Devices (SSD), 2011 8th
International MultiConference, IEEE
Sousse,
Tunisia
Jun-11
Universities Power
Engineering Conference
(AUPEC)
Australia
Nov.
2011
APEC 2012, IEEE
conference
USA
March
2012
PEIA 2011, IEEE
conference
Qatar
Nov.
2011
PEIA 2011, IEEE
conference
Qatar
Nov.
2011
IECON 2011, IEEE
conference
Australia
Nov.
2011
IET renewable power
generation conference
RPG, 2011
UK
Sept.
2011
178
Author(s)
Paper Title
Conference
Venue
Date
Ahmed
Massoud
Compensator for Low
Voltage Ride Through
Capability of Wind Energy
Systems
IET renewable power
RPG, 2011
UK
Sept.
2011
Ahmed
Massoud
Single Phase Grid Connected
Current Source Inverter:
Mitigation of Oscillating
Power Effect on the Grid
Current
IET renewable power
RPG, 2011
UK
Sept.
2011
Ahmed
Massoud
Flywheel Energy Storage
System Based on Boost DCAC converter
IET renewable power
RPG, 2011
UK
Sept.
2011
Atif Iqbal
Carrier Based PWM
Technique with OverModulation Strategies for a
Three-to-Seven Phase Matrix
Converter
Australian Universities
Power Engineering
Conference (AUPEC)2011
Australia
Sept.
2011
Atif Iqbal
Incipient Bearing Fault
Detection for Three-Phase
Brushless DC Motor Drive
using ANFIS
8th IEEE Symposium on
Diagnostic of Electrical
Machines, Power
Electronics and Drives,
Italy
Sept.
2011
Atif Iqbal
Model Predictive Control of
a Three-to-Five phase Matrix
Converter
Workshop on Predictive
Control on power
Electronics and Drives
Germany
Oct.
2011
Atif Iqbal
Model Predictive Control of
a three to five phase matrix
converter
Workshop on Predictive
Control on power
Electronics and Drives
Germany
Oct.
2011
Atif Iqbal
Artificial Neural Network
based Space vector PWM of
a five-phase Voltage source
inverter
Workshop on Power
Electronics in Industrial
applications and
renewable energy
Qatar
Nov.
2011
179
Author(s)
Atif Iqbal
Atif Iqbal
Atif Iqbal
Atif Iqbal
Atif Iqbal
Atif Iqbal
Atif Iqbal
Atif Iqbal
Paper Title
Selective Harmonics
Elimination for A Three-Level
Diode Clamped Five-Phase
Inverter Based on Particle
Swarm Optimization
A Simple Modulation
Scheme for a Regenerative
Cascaded Matrix Converter
Carrier Based PWM
Technique for a Three-to-Six
Phase Matrix Converter for
Supplying Six-phase Twomotor Drives
Sensorless Direct Torque
Control of Five-Phase
Induction Motor Drives
Carrier Based PWM
Technique for a Three-to-Six
Phase Matrix Converter for
Supplying Six-phase Twomotor Drives
Selective Harmonics
Elimination for A Three-Level
Diode Clamped Five-Phase
Inverter Based on Particle
Swarm Optimization
Sensorless Direct Torque
Control of Five-Phase
Induction Motor Drives
Predictive Simultaneous
Power and Current Control
in a Three-phase Direct
Matrix Converter
Conference
Venue
Date
IEEE Industrial
Electronics Conference
(IECON 2011
Australia
Nov.
2011
IEEE Industrial
(IECON 2011
Australia
Nov.
2011
IEEE Industrial
(IECON 2011
Australia
Nov.
2011
IEEE Industrial
(IECON 2011
Australia
Nov.
2011
IEEE Industrial
(IECON 2011
Australia
Nov.
2011
IEEE Industrial
(IECON 2011
Australia
Nov.
2011
IEEE Industrial
(IECON 2011
Australia
Nov.
2011
IEEE Industrial
(IECON 2011
Australia
Nov.
2011
180
Author(s)
Atif Iqbal
Atif Iqbal
Atif Iqbal
Lazhar Benbrahim
Mazen
Hasna
Mazen
Hasna
Mazen
Hasna
Paper Title
Comparison Study between
a Simple Sensorless Method
and Adaptive Observer for
DTC-SVM Five-Phase
Induction Motor Drive
Modeling and Controller
Design of Quasi-Z-Source
Inverter with Battery based
Photovoltaic Power System
Artificial Intelligence
Based Fault Diagnostics of
Induction Machines for
Industrial Applications
Conference
Venue
Date
IEEE International
conference on Industrial
Technology (ICIT)
Greece
March
2012
IEEE Energy Conv.
Congress ECCE 2012
USA
Year
2012
Int. Conf. on Electrical
Engineering
Algeria
May-12
Doha,
Qatar
March12
Proceedings of the 3rd
Electric Drives for LNG Plants International Gas
Processing Symposium
Proceedings of the 2011
Area Spectral Efficiency of
IEEE Pacific Rim
Infrastructure-Relay
Conference on
Enhanced Single-Cell
Communications,
Wireless Systems
Computers and Signal
Processing (PacRim)
IEEE 12th International
Performance Analysis of
Workshop on Signal
Selective Cooperation in
Processing Advances in
Underlay Cognitive
Wireless
Networks over Rayleigh
Communications
Channels
(SPAWC)
Exposure Assessment to
International Conference
WiFi Access Points by
on Electromagnetics in
Simulations and
Advanced Applications
Measurements
(ICEAA)
Year
2011
Year
2011
Year
2011
181
Author(s)
Paper Title
Mazen
Hasna
”Two Way Opportunistic
MAC Protocol for Ad Hoc
Networks
Mazen
Hasna
Analysis of Cell Spectral
Efficiency of Infrastructure
Relay-Enhanced Cellular
Systems
Mazen
Hasna &
Ridha
Hamila
Performance Analysis of SEC
Based Transmit Diversity
Systems with MRC Receivers
Mazen
Hasna &
Ridha
Hamila
Modified Alamouti decoding
for highly selective channels
for LTE systems.
Mazen
Hasna &
Ridha
Hamila
Performance Evaluation of
Farrow Interpolator in LTE
Downlink Channel
Estimation Using Universal
Software Radio
Mazen
Hasna &
Ridha
Hamila
Dynamic Optimization of LTE
Pilot Scattering Based on
Channel Estimation
Conference
Venue
IEEE GLOBECOM
Wireless
Communications and
Signal Processing (WCSP)
Proceedings of the IEEE
Computing,
Communications, and
Applications Conference
(ComComAp)
11th International
Conference on
Information Science,
their Applications (ISSPA
2012)
The 2nd International
Conference on
Communications and
Information Technology
", IEEE International
Conference on Computer
and Information Sciences
(ICCCIS 2012)
Effects of Dust, Humidity and The First International
Mohammed Temperature on Solar PV
Conference on
Al-Hitmi&
Performance: Comparison
Renewable Energies and
Farid Touati Between Mono-Crystalline
Vehicular Technology
and Semi-Flexible PVs
(REVET 2012)
Date
Year
2011
Year
2011
Hong
Kong
Februar
y 2012
Montreal
, Canada
July
2012
Hamma
met,
Tunisia
May
2012
Kulala
Lampur,
Malaysia
May
2012
Hamma
mat,
Tunisia
Mar-12
182
Author(s)
Paper Title
Towards Understanding the
Effects of Climatic and
Mohammed
Environmental Factors on
Al-Hitmi&
Solar PV Performance in Arid
Farid Touati
Desert Regions (Qatar) for
Various PV Technologies
Conference
Venue
Date
World Renewable Energy
Congress, Indonesia,
Bali,
Oct-11
Indonesia
on Renewable Energy
and Energy Efficiency
Multiple Sensor Fault
Diagnosis For Non-Linear
and Dynamic System by
Evolving Approach
IEEE PHM-2012
Prognostics and System
Health Management
Conference
Beijing,
China
Design of a Digital Pleural
Drainage System
The 6th International
Conference on
Bioinformatics and
Biomedical Engineering
(iCBBE 2012)
Shanghai,
May-12
China
Mohieddine
Benammar
Design of Qatar University's
First Solar Car for Shell Ecomarathon Competition
The First International
Conference on
Renewable Energies and
Vehicular Technology
(REVET 2012)
Hamma
met,
Tunisia
March12
Nader
Meskin
Intervention in Biological
Phenomena Modeled by SSystems: A Model Predictive
Control Approach
IEEE American Control
Conference
San
Francisco
, USA
Jun-11
Nader
Meskin
Fault Detection and Isolation
of Linear Impulsive Systems
IEEE Conference on
Decision and Control
Shanghai
Dec-11
Nader
Meskin
Parameter Estimation of
Biological Phenomena
Modeled by S-systems: An
Extended Kalman Filter
Approach
50th IEEE Conference on
Decision and Control and
European Control
Conference, 2011
Mohieddine
Benammar
Mohieddine
Benammar
May-12
183
Author(s)
Paper Title
Conference
Venue
Date
Nader
Meskin
Output-Feedback Model
Predictive Control of
Biological Phenomena
Modeled by S-Systems
American Control
Conference
Montreal
, Canada
Jul-12
Ridha
Hamila
Enhanced Alamouti
Decoding Scheme for DVBT2 Systems in SFN Channels
Proc. of the 22nd IEEE
Personal Indoor Mobile
Radio Communications
(PIMRC 2011)
Toronto,
Canada
Septem
ber
2011
Ridha
Hamila
On the Detection and
Estimation of Correlated
Signal Using Circular
Antenna Arrays
2011 International
Conference on
Communications and
(ICCIT 2011)
Aqaba,
Jordan
March
2011
Ridha
Hamila
Effect of high-velocity
scenarios on the
performance of MIMO LTE
packet scheduling
8th International MultiConference on Systems,
Signals and Devices (SSD
2011)
Sousse,
Tunisia
March
2011
Ridha
Hamila
Advanced packet scheduling
for efficient video support
with limited channel
feedback on MIMO LTE
downlink
IEEE GLOBECOM 2011
(GC Wkshps)
Houston,
USA
Decem
ber
2011
A Threshold-Based
Opportunistic MAC Protocol
for MIMO Wireless Sensor
Networks
Fifth International
Workshop on Sensor
Networks (SN2012) in
conjunction with the
on Computer
Communication
Networks (ICCCN 2012)
Munich,
Germany
July
2012
Ridha
Hamila
184
Author(s)
Paper Title
Conference
Venue
Date
Ridha
Hamila
Cloud-Ready Biometric
System for Mobile Security
Access, The Fourth
International Conference on
Networked Digital
Technologies (NDT 2012)
CCIS 294
Dubai,
UAE
2012
Ridha
Hamila
Modeling and compensation
of frequency-dependent I/Q
imbalance in multiple
beamforming OFDM
transceivers
11th International
Conference on
Information Science,
their Applications (ISSPA
2012)
Montreal
, Canada
July
2012
Ridha
Hamila
Digital Baseband
Compensation of FrequencyDependent Joint TX/RX I/Q
Imbalance in Beamforming
MIMO OFDM
IEEE International
Conference on
Communications (ICC
2012)
Ottawa,
Canada
June
2012
Patents
Authors
Mohieddine
Benammar
Lazhar Benbrahim &
Mohieddine
Benammar
Lazhar Benbrahim &
Mohieddine
Benammar
Patent
Number
Filing
Date
Apparatus & method for
GB
monitoring the volume & rate 1208433
of air drained from a body
.1
May
2012
Patent Title
Publication
Date
Status
Patent
Office
Pending
UK
Patent
Apparatus for the
GB
determination of the angle
2447901
from sine/cosine transducers (B)
1 June
2011
Granted
UK
Patent
PLL Type Resolver To 360
Degrees Linear Converter
Apparatus
1 June
2011
Granted
UK
Patent
GB
2448350
(B)
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E. Seminars and Public Lectures
Conference and Workshop Organization
Event
Location
Date
11th International
Conference on Information
Montreal,
Science, Signal Processing
Canada
and their Applications
(ISSPA)
2-5 July
2012
2012 POWER-GEN Middle
East conference
EE Committee
Members(s)
Nature of
contribution
Prof. Boualem
Boashash (1)
Dr. Abbes Amira (2)
General
Chairman
Co-Chair,
Tutorials
Doha,
QATAR
6-8
February
2012
Prof. Mohieddine
Benammar
Dr. Rashid Alammari
Dr. Ridha Hamila
Advisory
Board
Members
Session Chairs
2012 International
Conference on Electrical
and Computer Systems
(ICECS'12)
Ottawa,
Ontario,
Canada,
22-24
August
Prof. Mohieddine
Benammar
Scientific
Committee
Member
The 3rd Gas Processing
Symposium 2012
Doha,
Qatar
4-7
March
2012
Prof. Mohieddine
Benammar
Doha,
Qatar
Dr. Atif Iqbal , Prof.
3-4
Lazhar Ben-brahim,
Novembe
Dr. Ahmed Massoud,
r 2011
Dr. Nasser Al-Emadi
PEIA 2011 Workshop on
Power Electronics in
Industrial Applications and
Renewable Energy
Conference on Networked
Digital Technologies
(NDT’2012)
Second International
Conference on
Communications and
(ICCIT 2012)
Steering
Committee
Member
Co-Chair
(4) Local
Committee
Members
Dubai, UAE
April
2012
Dr. Ridha Hamila
TPC
member
Hammame
t, Tunisia
June
2012
Dr. Ridha Hamila
Track Chair
186
Event
on Localization and GNSS
(ICL-GNSS 2012)
Location
Munich,
Germany
The International
Conference on Information Sousse,
Processing and Wireless
Tunisia
Systems (IP-WiS)
Sousse,
on Information Technology
Tunisia
and e-Services,
on Current Trends in
UAE
(CTIT 2011)
on Localization and GNSS
(ICL-GNSS 2012),
Munich,
Germany
Date
EE Committee
Members(s)
Nature of
contribution
June
2012
Dr. Ridha Hamila
TPC member
March
2012
Dr. Ridha Hamila
Scientific
Chair
March
2012.
Dr. Ridha Hamila
TPC member
10/2011
Dr. Ridha Hamila
TPC member
June
2012
Dr. Ridha Hamila
TPC member
Dr. Abbes Amira
Chair of the
Electronic
Design
Automation
Track
Dr. Abbes Amira
Member of
the Steering
Committee
The IEEE 4th Asia
Symposium on Quality
Electronic Design (ASQED
2012)
Penang,
Malaysia
10/07/20
12
The Eighth IEEE Workshop
on Embedded Vision
Providence
, RI, USA
16/06/20
12
Special Session on Multiphase Motor Drives at IEEE
IECON-2011
Melbourne
, Australia
7-10
Novembe Dr. Atif Iqbal
r 2011
Special Session Organizer
on Sensorless Motor
Drives at EPE-PEMC 2012
Novi Sad,
Serbia
7/9/2012
Dr. Atif Iqbal
Special
Session
Organizer and
Session Chair
Special
Session
Organizer
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Event
Location
Date
EE Committee
Members(s)
Nature of
contribution
Technical
Committee
Member
Member of
Technical
Program
Committee
Conference on Emerging
trends in Mechanical and
Lucknow,
India.
12-13
June,
2012
Dr. Atif Iqbal
2012 IEEE International
Conference on Smart Grid
Engineering
Oshawa,
Ontario
8/ 2012
Dr. Khaled Ellithy
Canada
06/2012
Dr. Tamer Khattab
TPC member
France
04/2012
Dr. Tamer Khattab
TPC member
IEEE International
Conference on
Communications (ICC)
2012
IEEE Wireless
Communications and
Networking Conference
(WCNC) 2012
International Conference Attendance
Event
11th International
Conference on Information
Science, Signal Processing
and their Applications
(ISSPA)
The 6th International
Conference on
Bioinformatics and
Biomedical Engineering
(iCBBE 2012)
Location
Nature of
participation
Date
EE Attendees
Montreal,
Canada
2-5 July
2012
Prof. Boualem Boashash
Dr. Abbes Amira
Dr. Ridha Hamila
Students Yomna
Bahnasy and Nuha Saad
Papers
Presenters
Shanghai,
China
17-20
May
2012
Prof. Mohieddine
Benammar
Student Mohammed
AlSa’d
Paper
Presenter
188
Event
The First International
Conference on Renewable
Energies and VEhicular
Technology (REVET 2012)
50th IEEE Conference on
Decision and Control and
European Control
Conference
Cosmo Oil Training
IEEE – IECON 2011
ISCAS 2012
ISSPIT Conference
Indonesia Intl Conference
on Renewable Energy and
Energy Efficiency
3rd International
Renewable Energy
Congress 2011
Location
Date
26 to
Hammamet, 28
Tunisia
March
2012
Florida, USA
EE Attendees
Dr. Farid Touati
Student Nasser Alnunu
Nature of
participation
Paper
Presenter
Decem
ber 10th
Dr. Nader Meskin
to 16th
2011
22nd
Feb to
Japan
1st Jan
- 2012
Novem
ber 7th
Australia
to 10th
2011
May
20th to
Korea
23rd
2012
Novem
ber 7th
Spain
to 10th
2011
Oct
Bali,
10th to
Indonesia
14th
2011
March
Hammamat, 26th to
Tunisia
28th
2012
Prof. Lazhar Ben-brahim
Dr. Farid Touati
Dr. Ahmed Massoud
Dr. Nasser Al-IEmadi
Participants
Dr. Atif Iqbal
Participant
Dr. Abbes Amira
Participant
Prof. Boualem Boashash
Dr. Farid Touati
Paper
Presenter
Prof. Lazhar Ben-Brahim
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Event
Location
IEEE International
Conference on
Communications
Ottawa,
Canada
4th International
Conference on networked
Digital Technologies
Dubai, UAE
Renewable Power
Generation Conference
Edinburgh,
UK
Cigre Conference
Paris,
France
International
Telecommunication Union
Connect Arab Summit
Date
EE Attendees
June
10th to
15th
2012
April
24th to
26th
2012
Sep 6th
to 8th
2011
August
26th to
31st
2012
5-7
March
2012
Nature of
participation
Dr. Ridha Hamila
Paper
Presenter
Dr. Ridha Hamila
Paper
Presenter
Dr. Ahmed Massoud
Dr. Khaled Ellithy
Dr. Ridha Hamila
Seminars Delivered at QU
Seminar
Implementation of Renewable Energy and
Fuel Cells as a Back-up Generation for the
Australian National Broadband Network
Smart Grid & Energy Conservation-Towards
Sustainable Energy Supply in Qatar
Health Monitoring, Diagnosis, and
Prognosis of Industrial Gas Turbines
Civil Aviation Seminar – New Doha
International Airport (NDIA) Aviation
System
Date
27th Nov 2011
17th Nov 2011
27th October
2011, GPC
th
May 28 2012
Speaker
Prof. Akhtar
Kalam
Dr. Hossam
A. Gabbar
Dr. Nader
Meskin
Eng. Samina
Razaq
Affiliation
……..
……..
QU
ELEC 299
Seminar – Dr.
Nasser Al-Emadi
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Workshops and Local Events
Event
Location
Date
QITCOM 2012
Qatar
5-7 March 2012
4th European Telecommunications
Standard Institute TC ITS Workshop
Everything Mobile Workshop, Sharq
Village
Doha,
Qatar
Doha,
Qatar
7-9 February
2012
February, 2nd
2012
EE Attendees
Dr. Ridha Hamila
Dr. Atif Iqbal
Dr. Ridha Hamila
Dr. Ridha Hamila
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F. Other Activities
Consultancy
Faculty Name
Client/Industry
Prof. Mohieddine Benammar RasGas (Industrial Electronics Co-Chair)
Prof. Lazhar Ben-Ibrahim
RasGas (Industrial Electronics Co-Chair)
Dr. Mazen Hasna
Dr. Ridha Hamila
Dr. Tamer Khattab
Courts, QUWIC, Qtel
Courts & Qtel
QUWIC & Qtel
Dr. Ahmed Massoud
Qatar Standards & Metrology Dept. Courts
Dr. Rashid Al Ammari
Dr. Nasser Al Emadi
Dr. Khaled Ellithy
Courts
Courts
Kahramaa
Provided
Service(s)
Consultancy
Consultancy &
Training
Consultancy
Consultancy
Consultancy
Consultancy
Services to the Profession
Faculty Name
Service(s) to the Profession
Prof. Mohieddine
Benammar
 Reviewing Papers
 Acting in Conference Committees (see Conf. and Workshop
Organization Section)
Prof. Boualem
Boashash
 Adjunct Professor and Advisor, Perinatal Research Centre, Centre for
Clinical Research, University of Queensland, Australia
 Editor of Digital Signal Processing, Elsevier
 Guest Editor of Special Issue, Eurasip, Springer
Prof. Lazhar BenIbrahim
 PhD examination/supervision
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Faculty Name
Dr. Rashid
Alammari
Dr. Khaled Ellithy
 Member of Editorial Board Members-International Journal (EEEIJ), ISSN
2200-5846, http://wireilla.com/engg/eeeij/.
Dr. Farid Touati
 Associate Editor of: 1) IST Transactions of Biomedical Sciences and
Engineering, 2) IST Transactions of Renewable and Sustainable Energy
Dr. Ridha Hamila
 Editorial Board: Signal Processing Journal. The Scientific World Journal
published by the Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Dr. Abbes Amira
Dr. Ahmed
Massoud
Dr. Nasser AlEmadi
Dr. Mazen Hasna
 Affiliated with two research centers
Dr. Tamer Khattab
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Faculty Name
Dr. Atif Iqbal
 Editorial Board Member and Associate Editor of: Journal of Computer
Science, Informatics and Electrical Engineering, SJI, USA.
 Editorial Board Member, Int. Journal of Science Engg. & Tech. and
IManager. Journal of Electrical Engg., Int. Journal of Power Electronics
Converter (IJPEC), Int. Journal of Power Electronics and Electric Drives
(IJPED) and Int. Journal of Power Electronics and Energy (IJPEE).Int.
Journal of Engineering Science & Technology
Dr. Nader Meskin
Dr. Fadi Jaber
 Associate editor for IEEE Transactions on Nanobioscience
Outreach Activities
Event
Date
EE Open Day: The event aimed at strengthening
outreach efforts and communication between
faculty, students, industry and community
representatives. The function was honored by the
presence of Dr. Sheikha Jaber Al-Thani, Vice
President for Academic Affairs, Prof. Mohsen
Guizani, Associate Vice President for Research and
Graduate Studies, Dr. Mazen Hasna, Dean of the
20th October
College of Engineering, and several press and
2011
industry representatives. A large number of male
and female high school students, students from
training centers of various oil companies and
parents of prospective students also attended the
function. Several potential employers such as
Malomatia, Kahramaa, Siemens, QAFAC, QChem, AlSeef, Techno-Q, Doha Cables were also present in
the open day to interact with the students.
EE Organizer
EE Faculty, Staff and
Students
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Event
Student Field Visit to Ras Abu Fontas
Student Field Visit to NCC,
Student visit to Kahramaa
Student visit to QEWC Ras Abu Fontas
Visit to Aljazeera Network
Visit to Aljazeera Network
Visits to RasGas,
Date
11th December
2011
21st December
2011
10th December
2011
11th December
2011,
Feb 21 2012
29th November
2011
Bi-weekly basis
(average)
Visit to Al Wakra Independent Secondary School
December 12th,
2011
Al Resala Independent Secondary School for Girls,
Judging Committee of research projects
23rd and 26th of
April 2012
EE Organizer
Dr. Atif Iqbal
Dr. Khaled Ellithy
Dr. Atif Iqbal
Dr. Atif Iqbal
Dr. Abbes Amira
Dr. Abbes Amira
Prof. Lazhar Benbrahim
Prof. Mohieddine
Dr. Ridha Hamila
Dr. Rashid Alammari
Eng. Mohamed
Elsayed
Dr. Rashid Alammari
Dr. Ridha Hamila
Faculty Major Achievements


The Self-Study Report (SSR) of the Electrical Engineering Program has been selected to be
included in a display of well-prepared SSRs two years in a row (2011 and 2012 !) at the
annual ABET Symposium in USA. This was a great privilege as our SSR was one of 45 selfstudies from all four ABET commissions on display (from institutions all over the world), and
is one of only two models selected for the electrical engineering programs. The criteria for
selection were designed to identify well-written and organized Self-Studies.
The 2010/11 state incentive award in the field of pure and applied science is won by Dr.
Rashid Alammari, Associate Professor, Dept. of Electrical Engineering for his outstanding
achievements in the field of Electrical Engineering. The award carries a prize money of QR.
150,000 (US$ 41200), a gold medal and an appreciation certificate.
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
Our Faculty and Teaching Assistants deservedly won the College of Engineering Research
Award (Prof. Boualem Boashash), Teaching award (Dr. Khaled Ellithy), and the Teaching
Assistant Award (Eng. Sijoy Raphael) for 2011-12.
Our team, again, has been successful in securing many NPRP and UREP research grants in
this year. In particular, Dr. Nader Meskin has distinguished himself by securing funds for 3
NPRP projects (as LPI) in Cycle 5 !
Dr. Khaled Ellithy and Dr. Tamer Khattab have secured a significant contract with Kahramaa
to carry out a feasibility study.
A significant contract has been signed with the Kahramaa and Siemens to fund a three-year
Chair Position in Energy Efficiency. An excellent candidate has been identified to fill this
position and join the department in January 2013.
During this academic year, Dr. Ahmed Massoud was promoted to the rank of Associate
Professor. Dr. Atif Iqbal and Dr. Mazen Hasna have also applied for promotion to the same
rank; their applications are with external referees.
Prof. Boualem Boashash (Research Award) and Eng. Sijoy Raphael (TA Award) honored by the Dean
at the End of Year Event of the College of Engineering.
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G. Students’ Activities


The 2011 graduates of the Electrical Engineering Program, Samer Said and Eng. Osama ElKahlout secured the first place in PES T&D 2012 student poster competition held in Orlando
(USA) recently. The paper and poster which is based on their graduation project "Design of a
Power System Stabilizer Based on Microcontroller for Power System Stability Enhancement"
supervised by Dr. Khaled Ellithy competed with 80 other posters, most of them by MSc.
Students from USA. The award consists of certificate of achievement and a cash prize of
$1500.
EE Students Mohammed Al-Saad and Monther Ghafel won the first place at the annual
engineering competition for design projects recently held in Dubai. Their graduation project,
“Design of a Digital Pleural Drainage System” supervised by Prof. Mohieddine Benammar
has won a cash prize of QR. 20000 as well. The competition was held under the secretariat
of the GCC Council. This project proposed a novel electronic and automated system for
measuring/archiving blood and air drained from cardio-thoracic surgery patients. The
project was carried out in collaboration with The Heart Hospital of Hamad Medical
Corporation. This project resulted also in a paper presented in The 6th International
Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering (iCBBE 2012) in Shanghai China
(May 2012). The paper was presented by Student Mohamed AlSaad.
Media coverage of the Senior Design Project that won the 2012 GCC Engineering Design Competition
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During the last Qatar University Research Forum (QURF 2011), Students Nasser Alnunu and
Sami Al-shorman have received the best poster award for their work on designing a solar car
for Shell Eco-marathon competition. This work resulted also in a paper presented in The
First International Conference on Renewable Energies and VEhicular Technology (REVET
2012) in Tunisia (March 2012). The paper was presented by Student Nasser Alnunu.
Student Nasser Alnunu receiving QURF best poster award.

A team of EE students has designed and assembled an Electric car for the Shell Eco
marathon Competition. The participation of the male and female students was on voluntary
basis. This team participated in the Asia Competition in Malaysia (July 2012). The team
successfully competed against more than twenty teams from various countries for the most
energy-efficient car. Our car was ranked 10 with 136 km/kWh. This is a great result for our
team who is new to this competition.
Website: http://www.qu.edu.qa/gernas_team/
Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/QUECOM2011
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Our Electric car and team that participated in Shell Eco-marathon Asia in Malaysia (July 2012)
Results
Alwatan Newspaper coverage of the participation in Shell Eco marathon competition in Malaysia (12 July
2012).
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Department of
Mechanical and
Industrial Engineering
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This annual report covers 2011-2012 academic year for the
Mechnical and Industrial Engineering Department (MIE). As one
of the founding departments of College of Engineering (CENG),
Qatar University, Qatar, MIE is an established engineering
department whose traditions are deeply rooted in excellence.
With staff strength of over 20 full-time faculty members and
teaching assistant, the department is the largest Mechanical
Saud Ghani, PhD
and Industrial Engineering Department in the State of Qatar.
Head, Department of Mechanical
The department offers B.Sc. degrees in Mechanical Engineering
and Industrial Engineering
as well as Industrial and Systems Engineering. The department
started postgraduate studies (MSc and PhD) in the field of Mechanical engineering.
Part of that process entails expanding vertically by offering graduate research programs,
improving the foundation of its unique laboratory facilities, redesigning its educational programs
for tomorrow's challenges, contributing to national endeavors, cementing the connection with
its alumni, and deepening cooperation with industry.
Our team of committed and dedicated staff members continues to make us proud as they strive
for excellence as evident by the strong representation of some of our faculty on the Editorial
Boards of well-reputed international journals. In terms of research output, MIE department
ranks among the best in the State of Qatar in both quality and quantity of publications. Our staff
members have won, and continue to win, prizes internationally including the British Invention
Show, Best Paper Award from Emerald UK.
As a department, we have strong international research links with universities in many
countries, including the National University of Singapore, Rutgers University, University College
of London, Texas A & M University, University of British Columbia, University of Toronto,
National University of Malaysia, University Putra Malaysia, Sheffield Hallam University,
Dalhousie University, among others.
I hope that the annual report will provide you with a useful information about the work carried
out at the Mechanical and Industrial Engineering department on the year 2011-2012 and the
work we do.
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Table A1: Summary
2011-2012
Faculty
Teaching Assistant
Support Staff
Total
14
9
3
26
Enrolment ISE Program :
Enrolment: ME Program:
Fall 2011
Spring 2012
Fall 2011
Spring 2012
138
138
130
107
Graduate Program
Master Program Enrollment
Research
UREP
6
NPRP
3
Start Up Grants
University Internal Grants
Student (QU) Grants
Industry Funded Research
3
2
6
3
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Academic Staff
Faculty Name
Rank/Position
Appointment
Year
Saud Ghani
Associate Professor
and Head of
Department
Thermofluids, CFD, Experimental
Fluid Mechanics and Flow
Visualization, Biomedical
Engineering.
2008
Abdel Magid
Hamouda
Professor and
Associate Dean for
research and
Graduate Studies
Engineering Materials and Design ,
Manufacturing Processes,
Computational, Crashworthiness,
Accident reconstruction,
Mechanics and AI in Engineering.
2006
Abdelwahab
Aroussi
Professor and GPC
director
Experimental and Computational
Fluid Dynamics, Thermodynamics,
Heat Transfer as well as
Instrumentation.
2010
Taher Khan
Professor and Qatar
Petroleum Chair
Materials Engineering, Advanced
Materials
2012
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Rank/Position
Appointment
Year
Dinesh Seth
Associate Professor
Industrial Engineering, Absorption
and adoption of Quality and
productivity management, lean
management practices, and Supply
chain management
2011
Ameer AlSalem
Associate Professor
Operation Research; Sequencing
and Scheduling
1990
Mohamed AlKhawaja
Associate Professor
MHD Flows, Heat Exchangers, Gas
Turbines, and Thermal Insulations
1993
El-Sadig Mahdi
Associate Professor
Composite Materials, Nano
composite, Design of composite
UAV, Finite element simulation,
Mechanical design, stress analysis,
and impact mechanics
2008
Shaligram
Pokharel
Associate Professor
Logistics and supply, energy
planning and project management
2010
Khalifa AlKhalifa
Assistant Professor
Industrial Engineering Applications,
Total Quality Management, Road
Traffic Accident , Quality Control,
and Design of Experiments
1991
Mohamed AlQaradawi
Assistant Professor
Modal analysis, health diagnosis,
and damage detection
1990
Fatih Mutlu
Assistant Professor,
ISE program
coordinator
Supply Chain Management ,
Transportation and Logistics
Management
2009
Assistant Professor
Design of Active Steering System,
Imaged-based Biomedical Devices,
Human Computer Interface,
Micro/Meso Sensors and
Actuators, and Smart Materials
2009
Faculty Name
W. Jong Yoon
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Faculty Name
Farayi
Musharavati
Samer F.
Ahmed
Adel Elomri
Rank/Position
Appointment
Year
Assistant Professor
Manufacturing Systems &
Optimization, Genetic Algorithms,
Neural Networks, Simulated
Annealing, Supply Chain
Management, Simulation
Modeling, and Renewable Energy
2008
Assistant Professor
Combustion and Emissions,
Alternative Fuels, Internal
Combustion Engines, Carbon
Capture technologies
2011
Assistant Professor
Operations and Service
Management, Competition and
Cooperation in Supply Chains,
Applied Game Theory, and
Sustainable Supply Chains
2011
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TA/Staff Name
Role
Jayant Benurwar
Teaching Assistant
Samer AbdelAzim
Teaching Assistant
Waleed Mukahal
Teaching Assistant,
assistant dean
Asma Hamad
Teaching Assistant
Area Of Interest
Mechanical Testing of Materials,
Metallography of metals and
alloys, Research in Metallurgical
Engineering, and Failure
Investigation.
Applied Mechanics, Mechatronics,
Mechanical Design, Control and
Finite Element Analysis.
Ergonomics, Operations Research,
Work methods and
Measurements, Simulation, and
Project Management.
Production Planning and Project
Management
Appointment
Year
1992
2003
2009
2005
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TA/Staff Name
Role
Area Of Interest
Appointment
Year
Salim Mohandes
Teaching Assistant
Mechanical Mechanisms,
Mechanical Design, and Vibrations
2001
Pratheesh Ben
Teaching Assistant
Air-Conditioning/Refrigeration
Systems and Pipeline Engineering
1998
Rania Marouf
Teaching Assistant
Ergonomics and Facility Planning.
2004
Shaima Ali AlQuaradaghi
Teaching Assistant
Graphic Design, Facility Layout,
Project Management, and
Ergonomics
2009
Enas Faris
Teaching Assistant
Probability and statistical control,
reliability of systems
2010
Ranees
Muhammed
Lab Engineer
Thermofluids, fluid mechanics and
heat transfer
2009
Yehia Al-Saeed
Workshop
technician
Precision Assembly
1986
George Rajan
Workshop
technician
Machining and turning
1992
Iyad Abdel Qadir
Workshop Engineer
Workshop management
2012
Mohamed Kamal
Lab technician
Materials, failure analysis and
corrosion
2011
Najwan Jabr
Administrative
Assistant
MIE administrative assistant
2005
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Curriculum Committee
Chair: Dr. Saud Ghani
Members: Dr. Dinesh Seth, Dr. El-Sadig Mahdi, Dr. Fatih Mutlu, Dr. W. Jong Yoon, Dr. Farayi
Musharavati, Dr. Shaligram Pokharel, Eng. Pratheesh Ben, Eng. Enas Fares
Graduate Studies And Research Committee
Chair: Dr Fatih Mutlu
Members: Dr. Saud Ghani, Dr. Abdel Magid Hamouda, Dr. Abdelwahab Aroussi, Dr. Ameer AlSalem, Dr. Shaligram Pokharel
Chair: Dr. Shaligram Pokharel
Members: Dr. Saud Ghani, Dr Fatih Mutlu, Dr. Farayi Musharavati, Dr. Samer F. Ahmed, Dr. Adel
Elomri
Promotion Committee
Members: Dr. Mohamed Haouari, Dr Dr. Abdel Magid Hamouda, Dr. Abdelwahab Aroussi, Dr.
Ameer Al-Salem
Recruitment Committee
Members: Dr. Fatih Mutlu, Dr. Khalifa Al-Khalifa, Dr. Sadok Sassi
Students Committee
Chair: Dr. Jong Woon
Members: Dr. Adel Elomri, Dr Fatih Mutlu Dr. Sadok Sassi, Dr. El-Sadig Mahdi, Eng Enas Fares,
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Master Degree in Engineering Management
The Engineering Management (EM) program is designed to prepare professionals for the Qatari
industrial world at levels higher than those requiring an undergraduate degree, and at the same
time it will prepare them for doing advanced research. The structure of the EM program is
unique as it helps the engineers become a more effective technical specialist and strengthens its
ability to lead people and projects. Four students managed to pass their master project as
illustrated in Table A5.
Table A4: Students’ Projects
Name
Title
Supervisor
Year
Ahmed Bassam
Alkharraz
Facility location and layout: A Case
from a Major Oil and Gas Company in
Qatar
Dr. Adel Elomri
2012
Chamakh Ould
Mohamed
Lemine
Application of Lean Management
Principles in context to the central
warehouse of Qatar Steel Company
Dr. Dinesh Seth
2012
Saleh Akkela
Centralization and Decentralization of
Supply Contract Management for
Industrial Construction Projects
Dr. Fatih Mutlu
2012
Bashar Hassna
Evaluation of OPEX Cost in Well
Intervention
Dr. Shaligram
Pokharel
2012
Master and PhD in Mechanical Engineering
Both programs started in Fall 2012. Currently, there are seven MSc and two PhD candidates.
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D. Research
Dr. Aroussi, (UREP 11 - 154 - 2 – 059) Design and Build a Wind Turbine for Micro-Generation in
Qatar, $57,500.00
Dr. Al Khawaja, UREP grant from QNRF (2012-2013) under the title of “Implementation,
Demonstration, and Promotion of Ground Coupled Cooling Systems
Dr. Elsadig Mahadi, Design and Fabrication of Automated Cost Effective Composite Repair
System For Oil/Gas Pipelines, UREP 10 - 053 - 2 – 015.
Dr. Elsadig Mahadi, Design and Manufacture of a New Spinning Tool for Inner Grooved Tube
Manufacturing, UREP 10 - 083 - 2 – 026.
Dr. Elsadig Mahadi, Development of Large Diameter Reinforced Composite Pipe with High
Pressure for Natural Gas Transportation, UREP 11 - 077 - 2 – 021.
Dr. Fatih Mutlu, UREP 10-092-5-028: Using Lean Principles and Process Analysis Techniques to
Reduce Congestion in Out Patient Departments, Primary Faculty Member
Dr. Adel Almori, UREP: UREP 12 - 071 - 2 – 033: Sustainable Supply Chain Coordination
Dr. Farayi Musharavati, UREP Grant 7th Cycle , UREP 07-122-2-035 Simulation Modeling and
Analysis for Performance Improvement of the Cardiac Surgery Department at Hamad Hospital
Dr. Farayi Musharavati, UREP Grant 9th Cycle , UREP 09-076-2-020Optimization Initiatives for
Improving Operating and Energy Efficiency at Qatar Electricity and Water Company
Dr. Farayi Musharavati, UREP Grant 9th Cycle , UREP 09-078-2-021Sustainability of Natural Gas
Processing Operations and Facilities Through Cleaner Production, Process Optimization and
Optimal Production Operation Strategies
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Dr. Aroussi and Dr. Saud Ghani, Qatar Gas, Experimental Investigation of the effect of
thermodynamic and kinetic inhibitors, performance for Qatari Natural Gas, $300,000
Dr. El-Sadig Mahdi, NPRP 5 - 1425 - 2 - 607 Development and surface interaction study of LowFouling Nano-filtration Membranes for Desalination $1,000 000
Dr. El-Sadig Mahdi, High-Performance Biodegradable Composites From Qatari Date Palm Waste,
NPRP 5 - 068 - 2 – 024, $927,742.34.
Dr. El-Sadig Mahdi, Novel Multi-Functional Composite Sandwich Panel, NPRP 5 - 1298 - 2 – 560,
$1,009,921.00.
Dr. Shaligram Pokharel, Lead-PI for Research Grant valued at USD 742,000 for “Development of a
comprehensive analytical logistics model for planning and management of disaster related
emergency situations” (NPRP 5 - 200 - 5 – 027) (PI-Prof. Jose Holguin-Veras- RPI/USA, PI – Dr.
Fatih Mutlu/Qatar University, Co-PI – Dr. Dinesh Seth/Qatar University) September 2012-June
2015.
Dr. Shaligram Pokharel, Lead PI for Research Grant valued at USD 726,000 for “Analysis and
design of closed loop low carbon supply chains” (NPRP 5 - 1284 - 5 – 198) (PI-Saif BenjafaarSUTD/Singapore, PI-Dr. Fatih Mutlu-Qatar University, Dr. Adel Elomri- Qatar University)
September 2012-June 2015.
Dr. Shaligram Pokharel, Co-Lead PI for Research Grant valued at USD 512,000 for “Cutting-Edge
Optimization for Modern, Consumer-Focused Retailing” (NPRP 5 - 591 - 5 – 082) (Lead PI- Bacel
Maddah—American University of Lebanon, PI—Ahmed Ghoneim – University of
Massachusetts/Amherst/USA) September 2012-June 2015.
Dr. Shaligram Pokharel, PI for Research Grant valued at USD 991,440 for “Development of
Design and Operation Support System For Risk-Based Energy Conservation and Supply
Management of Industrial and Societal Facilities” (NPRP 5 - 209 - 2 – 071) (Lead PI- Prof. Hossam
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Gaber—University of Ontario Institute of Technology/Canada, Co-Lead PI- Dr. Farayi
Musharavati—Qatar University) September 2012-June 2015.
Dr. Shaligram Pokharel, Co-PI for Research grant valued at USD 629,000 for “A Framework for
Upstream Natural Gas Supply Chain Design: LNG Distribution Network” (NPRP 4 - 453 - 5 – 059)
(Lead PI- Dr. Fatih Mutlu and other Co-PIs: Dr. Hakan Yildiz/Michigan State University, Prof.
Ramamoorthi Ravi/Carnegie Mellon University): April 2012-May 2015. Funded by Qatar National
Research Fund.
Dr Fatih Mutlu, NPRP 4-453-5-059: A Framework for Upstream LNG Supply Chain (ongoing from
4th cycle) - co-LPI, LPI
Dr Fatih Mutlu , NPRP 4-631-2-233: Center for Quality, Reliability, and Maintainability
Engineering - (on going from 4th cycle) - co-PI
Dr Fatih Mutlu , NPRP 5-1284-5-198: Analysis and Design of Closed Loop Low Carbon Supply
Chains - PI
Dr Fatih Mutlu, NPRP 5-200-5-027: Development of a comprehensive analytical logistics model
for planning and management of disaster related emergency situations - PI
Dr Fatih Mutlu , NPRP 5-364-2-142: Integration of Statistical Process Control and Automatic
Process Control for Multistage Processes -co-PI
Dr Jong Woon, Lead PI, “Integrated Bio-Sensors And Automated Instrumentation For Early
Stomach Cancer Detection Using Flexible Capsule Endoscope”, NPRP 4 - 049 - 2 - 021, US
$1,035,523
Dr Jong Woon, Co-Lead PI, “Development Of Smart Minimum Invasive Surgery Tools With Tactile
Sensing Capabilities For Telerobot Surgery System”, NPRP 4-368-2-135, US $1,018,554
Dr Jong Woon, Co-Lead PI, “Blindness In Eastern Arabia: An Engineering Solution” NPRP 5 - 457 2 – 181, US $ 1,039,176
Dr Farayi Musharavati, NPRP 5th Cycle
NPRP 5 - 209 - 2 – 071Development of Design and
Operation Support System For Risk-Based Energy Conservation and Supply Management of
Industrial and Societal Facilities
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NPRP 5 ‐ 423 ‐ 2 ‐ 167 Advanced ultra‐hard
Nanostructured coatings for innovative applications in mechanical and chemical industries
NPRP 5-161-2-053
Geometric Patterns in
Solar Water Desalination
and Maintainability Engineering
Application of Innovative
NPRP 4 - 631 - 2 - 233 Center for Quality, Reliability
Startup Grants
Dr. Adel Al Omri (50,000 QAR)
Dr. Samer Fikri (50,000 QAR)
University Internal Student’s Grants
Dr. Dinesh Seth, university grant project in the areas of lean management applications. The
value of the proposal is 10,000 QAR ( QUST-CENG-SPR 12 – 19).
Dr. Elsadig Mahadi, Repair To Offshore Steel Risers With Fiber Reinforced Composites.
Dr. Elsadig Mahadi, Design and Development of a QU formula student Racing Car.
Dr. Shaligram Pokharel, Lead PI for Research grant valued at Qatar Riyal 115,000 for “Analysis
and Modeling of Energy Consumption in Commercial Sector”, QUUG-CENG-DIE-11/12-4 (June
2012- May 2014). (Co-investigators: Dr. Fatih Mutlu, Dr. Dinesh Seth, Dr. Adel Elomri, Dr. Farayi
Musharvati.)
Dr. Shaligram Pokharel, Lead PI for Research grant valued at Qatar Riyal 88,900 for “Investigation
of information technology and systems use for business service in logistics companies in Qatar”,
QUUG-ENG-MIE-10/11-11 (April 2011- March 2012). (Co-investigators: Dr. Fatih Mutlu and Dr.
Farbod Zorriassatine.)
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Dr Fatih Mutlu, . QUUG-ENG-DCE-10/11-15: Non-Cooperative and Cooperative Contract Design
Mechanisms Between Shippers and Carriers in a Business-to-Business Setting and Benchmarking
the Industry Practices in Qatar, Key PI.
Dr Fatih Mutlu, QUUG-CENG-DIE-11/12-4: Analysis and Modeling of Energy Consumption in
Commercial Sector, PI.
Dr Jong Woon, “Design and Development of an Arabic Speech-Controlled Multifunction Toiletfriendly Wheelchair “, QUST-ENG-MIE-10/11-21, QR 32,400
Dr Farayi Musharavati, QU Student Grant QUST-ENG-MIE-10/11-24
Design and
development of an Optimal LPG Distribution Network for the State of Qatar
Dr Farayi Musharavati, QU Student Grant, QUST-ENG-MIE-10/11-25
and Evaluation of Wave Energy Resource Potential for Qatar
Analysis, Assessment
Dr Farayi Musharavati, QU Research Grant, QUUG-ENG-MIE-10/11/17, Dynamic Analysis of lean
Systems and their Applications in the Oil and Gas Industry
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E. Publications
Park, M., Kim, J., Jeong, M. K., Hamouda, A. M. S., Al-Khalifa, K. N., Elsayed, E. A., “Economic Cost
Models of Integrated APC Controlled SPC Charts.” International Journal of Production Research,
Vol. 50, No. 14, 3936–3955, July 2012. Impact Factor (0.83)
KS Tun, NJ Minh, QB Nguyen, AM Hamouda, M Gupta, Investigation on the Mechanical
Properties of Mg-Al Alloys (AZ41 and AZ51) and Its Composites, Metals 2 (3), 313-328, 2012.
E. Mahdi, A.M.S. Hamouda, Energy absorption capability of composite hexagonal ring systems,
Materials & Design, Volume 34, February 2012, Pages 201-210. Impact Factor (2.20)
S Seetharaman, J Subramanian, M Gupta, AS Hamouda, Influence of Micron-Ti and Nano-Cu
Additions on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Pure Magnesium, Metals 2 (3),
274-291, 2012.
J Subramanian, Z Loh, S Seetharaman, AS Hamouda, M Gupta, Microstructure and Mechanical
Properties of Mg-5Nb Metal-Metal Composite Reinforced with Nano SiC Ceramic Particles,
Metals 2 (2), 178-194, 2012.
E. Mahdi and A.M.S. Hamouda. Crushing Behavior of Composite Hexagonal Ring System. Applied
Mechanics and Materials Vols. 110-116 (2012) pp 444-450.
MK Habibi, H Pouriayevali, AMS Hamouda, M Gupta, Differentiating the mechanical response of
hybridized Mg nano-composites as a function of strain rate, Materials Science and Engineering:
A, 545, 2012, 51-60. Impact Factor: 2.23
Habibi, M.K., Qian, M., Hamouda, A.S., Gupta, M. Differentiating the mechanical response of
hierarchical magnesium nano-composites as a function of temperature, Materials and Design,
42, 2012, 102-110. . Impact Factor: 2.20
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Mohamed, A.S., Sapuan, S.M., Megat Ahmad, M.M.H., Hamouda, A.M.S., Hang Tuah Bin
Baharudin, B.T., Modeling the technology transfer process in the petroleum industry: Evidence
from Libya, Mathematical and Computer Modelling, 55, 2012, 451-470. Impact Factor: 1.346
Musharavati, F., Hamouda, A.M.S., Simulated annealing with auxiliary knowledge for process
planning optimization in reconfigurable manufacturing, Robotics and Computer-Integrated
Manufacturing, 28, 2012, 113-131. Impact Factor: 1.173
Musharavati, F., Hamouda, A.M.S., Enhanced simulated-annealing-based algorithms and their
applications to process planning in reconfigurable manufacturing systems, Advances in
Engineering Software, 45, 2012, 80-90. Impact Factor: 1.092
Habibi, M.K., Hamouda, A.M.S., Gupta, M. Enhancing tensile and compressive strength of
magnesium using ball milled Al+CNT reinforcement, Composites Science and Technology, 72,
2012, 290-298. Impact Factor (3.144)
M.A. Badie, E. Mahdi, A.M.S. Hamouda. An investigation into hybrid carbon/glass fiber
reinforced epoxy composite automotive drive shaft. Materials & Design, Volume 32, Issue 3,
March 2011, Pages 1485-1500. Impact Factor (2.20)
Pan, Y., Weng, G.J., Meguid, S.A., Bao, W.S., Zhu, Z.-H., Hamouda, A.M.S.: Percolation threshold
and electrical conductivity of a two-phase composite containing randomly oriented ellipsoidal
inclusions, Journal of Applied Physics, 110, 2011, 123715-1. Impact Factor 2.168 (2nd most
highly citied journal in physics).
Alam, M.E., Han, S., Nguyen, Q.B., Salem Hamouda, A.M., Gupta, M. Development of new
magnesium based alloys and their nanocomposites, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 509,
2011, Impact Factor (2.289)
M. K. Habibi, M. Paramsothy, A.M.S. Hamouda and M. Gupta, "Using Integrated Hybrid (Al+CNT)
Reinforcement to Simultaneously Enhance Strength and Ductility of Magnesium", Composite
Science and Technology, Vol. 71, Issue 5, 734-741, 2011. Impact Factor (3.144)
M. K. Habibi, M. Paramsothy, A.M.S. Hamouda and M. Gupta, "Enhanced Compressive Response
of Hybrid Mg-CNT Nano-Composites", Journal of Material Science, Vol. 46, Issue 13, 4588-4597,
2011. Impact Factor (2.015)
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A.B. Ibitoye, A. M. S. Hamouda, R. S. Radin, and S. V. Wong, Developing an Alternative Guardrail
System for Exclusive Motorcycle Lanes, Epistemics in Science, Engineering and Technology Vol.1,
2011, 32- 43.
S Eslamian, B B Sahari, Aidy Ali, El-Sadiq Mahdi and A M Hamouda, Microscopic Study of 5083H321 Aluminium Alloy Under Fretting Fatigue Condition, Mater. Sci. Eng. 17, 1-11, 2011.
Y. J. Yin and T. I. Khan, “Effect of bonding time on microstructure and mechanical properties of
transient liquid phase bonded magnesium AZ31 alloy, Materials and Design, Vol.38, 2012, pp3237
R. Bakhtiari, A. Ekrami and T. I. Khan, “The effect of TLP bonding temperature on microstructural
and mechanical property of joints made using FSX-414 superalloy”, Materials Science &
Engineering A, Vol. 546, 2012, pp 291-300.
K. O. Cooke and T. I. Khan, “Transient liquid phase diffusion bonding Al-6061 using nanodispersed Ni coatings”, Materials & Design, Vol. 33, 2012, pp469-475
A. Mateen, F. A. Khalid, T. I. Khan and G. C. Saha, “Wear behaviour of HVOF sprayed WC-Co
coatings”, Advanced Materials Research, Vol. 326, 2011, pp144-150.
A.Mateen, G. C. Saha, T. I. Khan and F. A. Khalid, “Tribological performance of HVOF sprayed
near nanocrystructured and microstructured WC-17%Co coatings, Surface & Coatings
Technology, Vol. 206, 2011, pp1077-1084.
K. O. Cooke and T. I. Khan, “Nanostructure particle-reinforced transient liquid phase diffusion
bonding, a comparative study”, Metallurgical & Materials Transactions A, Vol. 42, No.8, 2011,
pp2271-2277.
G. C. Saha, T. I. Khan and G. A. Zhang, “Erosion-corrosion resistance of microcrystalline and nearnanocrystalline WC-17Co high velocity oxy-fuel thermal spray coatings”, Corrosion Science,
Vol.53, 2011, pp2106-2114
W. M. Elthalabawy, T. I. Khan, “Liquid phase bonding of 316L stainless steel to AZ31 magnesium
alloy”, Journal of Materials Science & Technol. Vol. 27 No. 1, 2011.
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U. Haq and T. I. Khan, “Tribological behavior of electrodeposited Ni-SnO2 nanocomposite
coatings on steel”, Surface and Coatings Technology, Vol. 205, 2011, pp2871-2875.
Al-Khawaja, Mohammed J., 2011, “Highly accurate solutions of a MFM square duct flow with
heat transfer”, VDM Verlag Dr. Muller, ISBN: 978-3-639-31353-6, Saarbrucken, Deutschland.
M.A. Badie, E. Mahdi, A.M.S. Hamouda. An investigation into hybrid carbon/glass fiber
reinforced epoxy composite automotive drive shaft. Materials & Design, Volume 32, Issue 3,
March 2011, Pages 1485-1500.
E. Mahdi, A.M.S. Hamouda, Energy absorption capability of composite hexagonal ring systems,
Materials & Design, Volume 34, February 2012, Pages 201-210.
E. Mahdi and A.M.S. Hamouda. Crushing behavior of composite Hexagonal Ring System. Applied
Mechanics and Materials Vols. 110-116 (2012) pp 444-450.
A. Rauf, W.F. Bogaerts and E. Mahdi. Implementation of Electrochemical Frequency Modulation
to Analyze Stress Corrosion Cracking, CORROSION—Vol. 68, No. 3.
Faysal Fayez Eliyan , El-Sadig Mahdi and Akram Alfantazi, Electrochemical evaluation of the
corrosion behaviour of API-X100 pipeline steel in aerated bicarbonate solutions. Corrosion
Science 58 (2012) 181–191.
Rauf and E. Mahdi, Evaluating Corrosion Inhibitors with the Help of Electrochemical
Measurements Including Electrochemical Frequency Modulation, Int. J. Electrochem. Sci.,
7(2012)4673-4685.
A. Rauf and E. Mahdi, Comparison Between Electrochemical Noise and Electrochemical
Frequency Modulation Measurements during Pitting Corrosion. J. New Materials for
Electrochemical Systems. Volume 15 (2012) Number 2 107-112.
Liu, X., Li, J., Al-Khalifa, K. N., Hamouda, A. S., Coit, D. W. and Elsayed, E. A., “Condition-based
Maintenance for Continuously Monitored Degrading Systems with Multiple Failure Modes,” IIE
Transactions on Quality and Reliability Engineering, in print.
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Park, M., Kim, J., Jeong, M. K., Hamouda, A. M. S., Al-Khalifa, K. N., Elsayed, E. A., “Economic Cost
Models of Integrated APC Controlled SPC Charts.” International Journal of Production Research,
Vol. 50, No. 14, 3936–3955, July 2012.
Park, M., Al-Khalifa, K. N., Kim, J., Jeong, M. K., Hamouda, A. M. S., Elsayed, E. A., “Integrated
Process Control for Processes with APC Damping Controllers and SPC Charts,” revised and under
second review, International Journal of Production research.
Kim, J., Al-Khalifa, K. N., Park, M., Jeong, M. K., Hamouda, A. M. S., Elsayed, E. A., “ACUSUM
Charts with Adaptive Runs Rule,” submitted to the International Journal of Production Research,
June 2012.
Kim, J., Al-Khalifa, K. N., Jeong, M. K., Hamouda, A. M. S., Elsayed, E. A., “Multivariate Statistical
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Process Control Charts based on the Approximate Sequential χ Test,” draft ready for
submission in Sept 2012.
Shaligram Pokharel, Yijiong Liang, 2012, A model to evaluate acquisition price and quantity of
used products for remanufacturing, International Journal of Production Economics, July, 138 (1):
170-176. IF: 1.76
A.M. Caunhye, Xiaofeng Nie, Shaligram Pokharel, 2012, Optimization models in emergency
logistics: A literature review, Socio-economic Planning Sciences, 46(1)4-13. (ISSN: 00380121). IF: 0.279
Shaligram Pokharel, 2011, Stakeholders’ roles in virtual project environment: A case study,
Journal of Engineering and Technology Management. 8 (2), 201-214. (ISSN: 0923-4748). IF: 1.032
The development of commercial wind towers for natural ventilation: A review Review Article
Applied Energy, Volume 92, April 2012, Pages 606-627, Ben Richard Hughes, John Kaiser Calautit,
Saud Abdul Ghani
A review of sustainable cooling technologies in buildings Review Article, Renewable and
Sustainable Energy Reviews, Volume 15, Issue 6, August 2011, Pages 3112-3120, Ben Richard
Hughes, Hassam Nasarullah Chaudhry, Saud Abdul Ghani
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Comparison between evaporative cooling and a heat pipe assisted thermal loop for a
commercial wind tower in hot and dry climatic conditions Original Research Article, Applied
Energy, In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 29 August 2012, John Kaiser Calautit, Hassam
Nasarullah Chaudhry, Ben Richard Hughes, Saud Abdul Ghani
A review of heat pipe systems for heat recovery and renewable energy applications Review
Article, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Volume 16, Issue 4, May 2012, Pages 22492259, Hassam Nasarullah Chaudhry, Ben Richard Hughes, Saud Abdul Ghani
W. Jong Yoon, Matthew A. Brown, Per. G. Reinhall, Sangtae Park, and Eric J. Seibel, Design and
Preliminary Study of Custom Laser Scanning Cystoscope for Automated Bladder Surveillance,
Minimally Invasive Therapy and Allied Technologies (MITAT), 2012. DOI:
10.3109/13645706.2011.653374. (Impact Factor: 1.33)
Dr Adel Almori, Coalition Formation and Cost Allocation for Joint Replenishment Systems,
Production and Operations Management, April, 2012, 1.301
Application of Artificial Neural Networks for Modeling Correlations in Age Hardenable Aluminum
Alloys, Journal of Achievements in Materials and Manufacturing Engineering Volume 41(1-2) pp.
140-146, 2010
Modified Genetic Algorithms for Manufacturing Process Planning in Multiple Parts
Manufacturing Lines”, Expert Systems with Applications: an International Journal, Volume 38 (9),
pp.10770 – 10779, April 2011
Enhanced Simulated-Annealing-Based Algorithms and their Applications to Process Planning in
Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems” Journal of Advances in Engineering Software, Volume
45(1) pp. 80-90, November 2011
Simulated Annealing with Auxiliary Knowledge for Process Planning Optimization in
Reconfigurable Manufacturing, Journal of Robotics and Computer Integrated Manufacturing,
Volume 28 (2) pp. 113-131, March 2012
Advancing Service Operations: The Changing Role of Industrial Engineering, Industrial
Engineering and Management Journal, 1:102. doi:10.4172/2169-0316.1000102, September,
2012
220
M. S. H AMOUDA; R. M. S OHAIMI, A. M. A. Z AIDI and S. A BDULLAH.: Materials and design
issues for military helmets; in Advances in military textiles and personal equipment, Edited by E.
Sparks, Woodhead Publishing Limited, 2012.
Abdelwahab Aroussi and Farid Benyahia (2012), Proceedings of the 3rd Gas Processing ,
Publisher: Elsevier Science & Technology ; ISBN-10: 0444594965; ISBN-13: 978-
Conference Papers
Liu, X., Hua, D., Al-Khalifa, K., Hamouda, A. M., Coit, D. W. and Elsayed, E. A., “Criticality for
Components with Multi-Dimensional Degradation,” 20th Industrial Engineering Research
Conference, Orlando, Florida, May 19-23, 2012.
Kim, J. Al-Khalifa, N. K., Jeong, M. K., Hamouda, A. S. and Elsayed, E. A. “A LASSO-based
Multivariate Control Chart for Process Monitoring and Diagnosis,” 20th Industrial Engineering
Research Conference, Orlando, Florida, May 19-23, 2012.
Liu, X., Li, J., Al-Khalifa, K., Hamouda, A. M., Coit, D. W. and Elsayed, E. A., “A Framework for
Condition-Based Maintenance Scheduling,” The Annual Reliability and Maintainability
Symposium, Reno, Nevada, January 23-26, 2012
G. Xu and A.M.S. Hamouda, Time-Domain Simulation of Second-Order Wave Diffraction in
Irregular Wave, Proceedings of the ASME 2012 31st International Conference on Ocean,
Offshore and Arctic Engineering, OMAE2012 July 1-6, 2012, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
M. E. Alam, R. A. Rima, Q. B. Nguyen, A. M. S. Hamouda, and M. Gupta, “Effect of Ca addition on
the Microstructural and Mechanical Properties of AZ51/1.5 Al2O3 Magnesium Nanocomposite”,
141th TMS Annual Meeting and Exhibition, 11 March-15 March, 2012, Orlando, Florida, USA.
K. Ahmed, A.M.S. Hamouda and M. Gadala.: Development of a Belt Conveyor Cooling System for
Concrete Aggregates, Proceedings of the ASME 2011 International Mechanical Engineering
Congress and Exposition (IMECE 2011).
221
Liu, X., Li, J., Al-Khalifa, K., Hamouda, A. M., Coit, D. W. and Elsayed, E. A., “Availability Modeling
of Systems with Dependent Failure Modes,” INFORMS Annual Meeting, Charlotte, NC,
November 13-16, 2011.
Li, J., Liu, X., Al-Khalifa, K., Hamouda, A. M., Coit, D. W. and Elsayed, E. A., “Reliability Importance
Measures for Continuum System Structure with Correlated Degrading Components,” INFORMS
Annual Meeting, Charlotte, NC, November 13-16, 2011.
Kim, J., Park, M. , Jeong, M .K., Hamouda , A. M. S., K. N. Al-Khalifa , K. N., Elsayed, E. A.,
“Detecting the Time and the Magnitude of a Step Change on Univariate Process,” INFORMS
Liu, X.., Li, J.., Al-Khalifa, K., Hamouda, A. M., Coit, D. W. and Elsayed, E. A., “Condition-Based
Maintenance for Systems with Dependent Failure Modes,” Qatar Foundation Annual Research
Forum, Doha, Qatar, Nov 20-22, 2011.
Kim, J., Park, M., Jeong, M. K., Hamouda, A. M. S., Al-Khalifa, K. N. and Elsayed, E. A.,
“Multivariate Two-stage Scheme for Mean Shift Detection,” Nineteenth Industrial Engineering
Research Conference, Reno, Nevada, May 21-25, 2011.
Park, M., Kim, J., Jeong, M. K., Hamouda, A. M. S., Al-Khalifa, K. N. and Elsayed, E. A., “Integration
of SPC and APC for Shift Detection and Control,” Nineteenth Industrial Engineering Research
Conference, Reno, Nevada, May 21-25, 2011.
Kim, J., Park, M., Jeong, M. K., Hamouda, A. M. S., Al-Khalifa, K. N. and Elsayed, E. A., “Two-stage
Model for Small Mean Shifts Detection,” Qualita 2011, Angers, France, March 23-25, 2011.
M. S. Hamouda and M. Gupta, “Development of High Performance and Light Weight Magnesium
based Nanocomposites”, IIUM Engineering Congress (IEC’11), 17-19 May, 2011, Malaysia
(Keynote Speaker: A. M. S. Hamouda).
M. E. Alam, A. M. S. Hamouda, S. Han, Q. B. Nguyen and M. Gupta, “Development of New AZ51
Magnesium alloy and its Al2O3 Nanocomposite”, International Conference on Advances in
Materials & Processing Technologies (AMPT’ 11), 13-16 July, 2011, Istanbul, Turkey.
222
M.E Alam; S. Han; A.M.S. Hamouda; Q. Nguyen; M. Gupta, Development and Characterization of
New AZ41 and AZ51 Magnesium Alloys, Magnesium Technology, Book Editors, Wim H. Sillekens,
Sean R. Agnew, Neale R. Neelameggham, and Suveen N. Mathaudhu, Wiley, April 2011.
G. Xu, A.M.S. Hamouda, and B.C. Khoo.: Numerical simulation of fully nonlinear sloshing waves
in 3D tank under random excitation, The 2011 World Congress on Advances in Structural
Engineering and Mechanics, 18-22, September, 2011, 3957-3975.
G. Xu, A.M.S. Hamouda, and B.C. Khoo.: Wave Propagation in a 3D Fully Nonlinear Numerical
Wave Tank Based on MTF+DZ Method, Proceedings of the Seventh International Workshop on
Ship Hydrodynamics, 16-19, September, 2011, 250-254.
M. Park, J. Kim, M.K. Jeong, A.M.S. Hamouda, K.N. Al-Khalifa, E.A. Elsayed Two-stage Model for
Small Mean Shifts Detection Proceedings of QUALITA 2011 Conference, Angers, France, March
2011
M. Park, J. Kim, M.K. Jeong, A.M.S. Hamouda, K.N. Al-Khalifa, E.A. Elsayed Integration of
Statistical Process Control and Automatic Process Control Proceedings of QUALITA 2011
Conference, Angers, France, March 2011
A Aroussi (2011), Development of a portable Low Power Desalination System, 1st International
Conference on Desalination and Environment, October 2011 Abu Dhabi UAE
C Flesia and A Aroussi (2012), Accuracy of alert systems to detect environmental disasters based
on remote sensing satellite observations., Third International Gas Processing Symposium, March
2012 , Qatar.
A Benamor, A Baharun, U Z M. Noor, M K Aroua, and A Aroussi, (2012), Absorption of Carbon
Dioxide into Piperazine Activated Diethanolamine Solutions, Third International Gas Processing
Symposium, March 2012 , Qatar.
A Benamor, M K Aroua, and A Aroussi, (2012), Kinetics of CO2 Absorption Into Aqueous Blends
of Diethanolamine and Methyldiethanolamine, Third International Gas Processing Symposium,
March 2012 , Qatar.
223
A Benamor, M, A Aroussi, H Abdesslem and H. H. Masjuki , (2012), Performance of a Solar
Assisted Heat Pump Using Different Refrigerants, International Conference on Applications And
Design In Mechanical engineering, (ICADME 2012), 27-28, February, Penang, Malaysia 2012.
A Benamor and A Aroussi , (2012), Modelling of CO2 Solubility in Aqueous Solutions of DEA,
MDEA and Their Mixtures Using Different Mathematical Models- A Comparative Study, ICEEC
2012
A Benamor and A Aroussi , (2012), Simulation and Analysis of Naphtha Catalytic Reforming
Reactor, CPRP-2012
G. C. Saha, T. B. Mahmud and T. I. Khan, “Strain hardening of heat treated nanostructured WC17CO coatings and their sliding wear behaviour”, To be presented at the ASME 2012
International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition (IMECE2012), Housten, Texas, 9-15
November, 2012 [Paper No. IMECE2012-89525].
T.I.Khan, “Diffusion bonding of dissimiliar alloys” INVITED KEYNOTE, International Conference on
Welding Technologies & Exhibition, 23-25th May 2012, Ankara, Turkey.
T.I.Khan, “Nanostructured Coatings”, INVITED KEYNOTE, 24th Canadian Materials Science
Conference, University of Western Ontario, Canada, June 2012
G. C. Saha and T. I. Khan, “Study of strain hardening effect on wear resistance of microcrystalline
and nanocrystalline WC-17wt.%Co HVOF coatings”, Presented at the ASME 2011 International
Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition (IMECE2011), Denver, CO, 11-17 November, 2011
[Paper No. IMECE2011-64118]
M. A. Farrokhzad and T. I. Khan, INVITED KEYNOTE paper, “High temperature oxidation
behaviour of nickel based electrodeposited nanostructured cermet coatings”, Conf. Proc. 12th
International Symposium on Advanced Materials, 26-30 September 2011, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Dinesh Seth and Manjeet Pandey, ““Inventory optimization for restricted capacity system with
rhythmic production and cyclic replenishment”, ICIE-2011 ( 17 –19 November,2011)
Al-Salem, F. Farhadi, M. Kharbeche, A. Ghoniem, "Multiple-Runway Aircraft Sequencing
Problems using Mixed-Integer Programming," The Industrial and Systems Engineering Research
Conference , Orlando, Florida, 2012.
224
G. Rabadi, G. Hancerliogullari, M. Kharbeche, A. Al-Salem, "Meta-heuristics for Aircraft Arrival
and Departure Scheduling on Multiple Runways, " The Industrial and Systems Engineering
Research Conference , Orlando, Florida, 2012.
Al-Salem , M. Kharbeche, S. Al-Haidous, F. Aansari, A. Ahmade, M. Daneshvar, "Linear Ordering
Formulations for the Arrival-departure Aircraft Scheduling Problem," 13th International
Conference on Project Management and Scheduling, Leuven, Belgium, pp 77–81, 2012.
M. Kharbeche, A. Ghoniem, H. Sherali, A. Al-Salem, "Enhanced Formulations for Aircraft
Sequencing over Multiple Runways, "INFORMS Annual Meeting, Charlotte, North Carolina, 2011
M. Kharseh, F. Hassani, M. Al Khawaja, "Ground Source Heat Pump and Energy Saving in Hot
Climate'', International Conference on Sustainable Energy & Environmental Protection, June 5-8,
2012, Dublin, Ireland.
M. Ghomshei1, F. Hassani1, M. Alkhawaja, A. Ghoreishi, M. Selmi, "Extraction of usable
geothermal energy from oil and gas wells: an environmental and economical analysis of deep
wells in Qatar'', BIT’s 2nd New Energy Forum, October 19-21, 2012, China.
M. Kharseh, F. Hassani, M. Al Khawaja, "The Feasibility of Shallow Geothermal Systems in Hot
Region'', ASME 2012 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, November 1915, 2012, Houston, Texas
Rauf and E. Mahdi. Surface damage caused by erosion-enhanced pitting corrosion of API-X52
steel used as oil and gas transportation pipeline material, Proceedings of the 3rd International
Gas Processing Symposium, March 5 - 7 2012 , Qatar.
Rauf and E. Mahdi. Comparison between API X-52 and X-100 steels for erosion-corrosion
degradation, NACE, August 17, 2011.
M. S. Gadala and Elsadig Mahdi, Inverse Heat Conduction Analysis of Cooling on Runout Tables –
Assessment of Recent Techniques, ICMIME 2012 : International Conference on Mechanical,
Industrial, and Manufacturing Engineering Switzerland in July 5, 2012.
225
lslam, M., Farhat, Z. and Mahdi, E.(2012) Erosion and Corrosion of API Pipeline Steels in CO2 and
Saline Slurry Medium, Third Int. Symp. on Tribo-Corrosion, Atlanta, Georgia USA, April.
Islam, M., Farhat, Z. and Mahdi, E. (2012) Erosion-Corrosion and Synergistic Effects of API
Pipeline Steel under Jet Impingement, Third Int. Symp. on Tribo-Corr., Atlanta, Georgia USA,
April.
Islam, M., Farhat, Z. and Mahdi, E. (2012) A Study of Erosion by Solid Particle Impingement on
API Pipeline Steel, 3rd International Gas Proc. Symp., Qatar, March.
Islam, M., Farhat, Z. and Mahdi, E. (2012) Effect of Attach Angle and Velocity on Material
Removal in Wet Erosion of API Gas Pipelines, 3rd Int. Gas Proc. Symp., Qatar, March.
F. Hemmati, M. Y. Alqaradawi and M. S. Gadala, “Bearing Fault Diagnosis Using Acoustic
Emission Technique and Wavelet Packet Transform”, International Conference on Electrical and
Computer Systems, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 22-24 August 2012
Liu, X., Hua, D., Al-Khalifa, K., Hamouda, A. M., Coit, D. W. and Elsayed, E. A., “Criticality for
Components with Multi-Dimensional Degradation,” 20th Industrial Engineering Research
Conference, Orlando, Florida, May 19-23, 2012.
Kim, J. Al-Khalifa, N. K., Jeong, M. K., Hamouda, A. S. and Elsayed, E. A. “A LASSO-based
Multivariate Control Chart for Process Monitoring and Diagnosis,” 20th Industrial Engineering
Research Conference, Orlando, Florida, May 19-23, 2012.
Liu, X., Li, J., Al-Khalifa, K., Hamouda, A. M., Coit, D. W. and Elsayed, E. A., “A Framework for
Condition-Based Maintenance Scheduling,” The Annual Reliability and Maintainability
Symposium, Reno, Nevada, January 23-26, 2012
Liu, X., Li, J., Al-Khalifa, K., Hamouda, A. M., Coit, D. W. and Elsayed, E. A., “Availability Modeling
of Systems with Dependent Failure Modes,” INFORMS Annual Meeting, Charlotte, NC,
November 13-16, 2011.
Li, J., Liu, X., Al-Khalifa, K., Hamouda, A. M., Coit, D. W. and Elsayed, E. A., “Reliability Importance
Measures for Continuum System Structure with Correlated Degrading Components,” INFORMS
226
Kim, J., Park, M. , Jeong, M .K., Hamouda , A. M. S., K. N. Al-Khalifa , K. N., Elsayed, E. A.,
“Detecting the Time and the Magnitude of a Step Change on Univariate Process,” INFORMS
Liu, X.., Li, J.., Al-Khalifa, K., Hamouda, A. M., Coit, D. W. and Elsayed, E. A., “Condition-Based
Maintenance for Systems with Dependent Failure Modes,” Qatar Foundation Annual Research
Forum, Doha, Qatar, Nov 20-22, 2011.
Kim, J., Park, M., Jeong, M. K., Hamouda, A. M. S., Al-Khalifa, K. N. and Elsayed, E. A.,
“Multivariate Two-stage Scheme for Mean Shift Detection,” Nineteenth Industrial Engineering
Park, M., Kim, J., Jeong, M. K., Hamouda, A. M. S., Al-Khalifa, K. N. and Elsayed, E. A.,
“Integration of SPC and APC for Shift Detection and Control,” Nineteenth Industrial Engineering
Kim, J., Park, M., Jeong, M. K., Hamouda, A. M. S., Al-Khalifa, K. N. and Elsayed, E. A., “Twostage Model for Small Mean Shifts Detection,” Qualita 2011, Angers, France, March 23-25, 2011.
Park, M., Kim, J., Jeong, M. K., Hamouda, A. M. S., Al-Khalifa, K. N. and Elsayed, E. A.,
“Integration of Statistical Process Control and Automatic Process Control,” Qualita 2011, Angers,
France, March 23-25, 2011.
M. Park, J. Kim, M.K. Jeong, K.N. Al-Khalifa, A.M. Hamouda and E.A. Elsayed “An economic model
of the integrated process control” INFORMS Annual Meeting, Austin, Texas, November, 2010
Shaligram Pokharel, Aalieh A. Ahmade, Fajr A. Al-Ansari, Hana Al Allaf, Mina S. Daneshvar, A. M.
AbdelQadir (2012). Energy econometric modeling for policy analysis. Proceedings of the 6th
International Ege Energy Symposium & Exhibition June 28-30, 2012 Izmir, Turkey in CD, Qatar.
Fatih Mutlu, Shaligram Pokharel, Noura Gamel, Deema Bassem, Zena Fadel, Lama Al-Sarraj,
Fatima AlMadhoun (2012). Using Lean Principles and Process Analysis Techniques to Reduce
Congestion in Out Patient Departments, Proceedings of the 3rd Annual Conference of the
European Decision Sciences Institute (EDSI), June 24-27, 2012 in İstanbul, Turkey.
227
Shaligram Pokharel, Aalieh A. Ahmade, Fajr A. Al-Ansari, Hana Al Allaf, Mina S. Daneshvar, A. M.
AbdelQadir (2012). Energy modeling for policy analysis. Proceedings of the 3rd International Gas
Processing Symposium, Eds. Abdelwahab Aroussi and Farid Benyahia. Doha: Gas Processing
Center, Qatar University, March 5 – 7 –in CD, Qatar.
Shaligram Pokharel and Liang, Y. (2011). Analysis of pricing of used products. INFORMS
Conference, Charlotte, NC, USA (November 2011)—Abstract produced.
A Method for Optimizing the Reconfiguration Design Task in Manufacturing Systems,
Proceedings of the 2011 International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations
Management Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, January 22 – 24 2011, ISBN: 978-0-9808251-0-7, pp. 603609
Cleaner Production Opportunities for Natural-Gas-Liquids Operations That Implement BATs
Within an Environmental Management Framework In Proceedngs of the 3rd International Gas
Processing Symposium, Volume 3 pp.50-57, Mrach 2012, Qatar.
Options for Excess Gas from LNG Operations and Facilities: Perspectives and Prospects Based on
a Case Study of an LNG Plant, In Proceedngs of the 3rd International Gas Processing Symposium,
Volume 3 pp. 358-365, Mrach 2012, Qatar.
A Neural Network Method for Managing an Integrated Water Resource, in International
Conference Proceedings of the Planetary Scientific Research Centre, ISBN: 978-93-82242-04-8,
pp. 131-134, July 2012, Thailand.
Process Planning with Embedded Scheduling for Multi-Parts Production in Reconfigurable
Manufacturing Systems, In International Conference Proceedings of the Planetary Scientific
Research Centre, ISBN: 978-93-82242-04-8, pp. 167-170, , July 2012, Thailand.
Simulation Modeling and Analysis of Water/Power Ratios for a Dual Purpose Water and Power
Production Plant, 11th International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies, (SET2012), ISBN: 0-9781236-1-2, pp. 1530-1540, September, 2012, Vancouver, Canada.
Perspectives on Sustainability in Natural-Gas-Liquids Operations Through a Cleaner Production
Framework”, 11th International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies, (SET-2012),
ISBN: 0-9781236-1-2, pp. 1541-1552, September, 2012, September, 2012, Vancouver, Canada
228
Energy Savings Through Applications of Lean Manufacturing Principles, 11th International
Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies (SET-2012), ISBN: 0-9781236-1-2, pp. 15531564, September, 2012, Vancouver, Canada
Improving Operating Efficiency of Installed Capacity in a Power and Water Cogeneration Plant,
11th International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies (SET-2012), ISBN: 0-97812361-2, pp. 1520-1529, September, 2012, Vancouver, Canada
Towards an Integrated Value Optimizing Ecosystem in Natural Gas Liquids Operations and
Related Facilities, Poster presentation at the 11th International Conference on Sustainable
Energy Technologies (SET-2012), September, 2012, Vancouver, Canada.
Shaligram Pokharel and Mutha, A.K. (2011). Network modeling with uncertainty in returned
products. INFORMS Northeastern Regional Conference, Amherst, MA, USA (May 2011) –
Abstract produced.
Dr Fatih Mutlu, 1. "A Framework for Upstream Natural Gas Supply Chain Design: LNG
Distribution Network", Informs Annual Meeting 2011,November, 2011, Charlotte, NC, USA
Dr Fatih Mutlu, Using Lean Principles and Process Analysis Techniques to Reduce Congestion in
Out Patient Departments", EDSI Annual Meeting, June, 2012, Istanbul, TURKEY
Xianming Ye, W. Jong Yoon; Design of An Automated Cystoscope For Bladder Cancer
Surveillance, The Engineering & Urology Society, May 19, 2012, Georgia World Congress Center,
Atlanta, GA, Top 10 Abstracts Award.
Xianming Ye and W. Jong Yoon, Preliminary Design of a Bending Mechanism for Automated
Cystoscope, The 8th IEEE International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering
(CASE 2012), August 20-24, 2012, Seoul, Korea.
Carlos A. Velasquez, H. Hawkeye King, Blake Hannaford and W. Jong Yoon, Development of a
Flexible Imaging Probe integrated to a Surgical Telerobot System: Preliminary Remote Control
Test and Probe Design, Fourth IEEE RAS/EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics
and Biomechatronics. June 24-27, 2012 Roma, Italy
229
Eric J. Seibel, Timothy D. Soper, Matthew R. Burkhardt, Michael P. Porter, W. Jong Yoon,
Multimodal flexible cystoscopy for creating co-registered panoramas of the bladder urothelium,
Photonic Therapeutics and Diagnostics VIII, edited by Nikiforos Kollias, et al., Proc. of SPIE Vol.
8207, 82071A (2012); http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.909035, presented on 21 – 26, January 2012
Moscone Center, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Carlos A Velasquez, Xianming Ye and, and W. Jong Yoon. Design of a Flexible Imaging Probe for
Robotics Surgery. Qatar Foundation Annual Research Forum Proceedings: Vol. 2011, BMP9. DOI:
10.5339/qfarf.2011.bmp9
Xianming Ye, Carlos Velasquez and, and W. Jong Yoon. Design of Steering Mechanism for
Automated Cystoscopy. Qatar Foundation Annual Research Forum Proceedings: Vol. 2011,
BMP3. DOI: 10.5339/qfarf.2011.bmp3
Adel Al Omri, Hedonic Coalition Structures In Supply Chain Games, MSOM, June, 2012, New York
USA
Gharib M. and Saud A. (2012) A Novel Impact Damper Consists of A Linear Chain of Particle.
Proceedings of ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition
(IMECE2012), November 19–25, Houston, TX, Paper No. IMECE2012-86749
230
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Dr. Denish Seth, ASQC ( American society for Quality Control) local chapter,
“competitiveness with the deployment of six sigma”, 2012.
E. Mahdi, Composites for the petrochemical industry, Innovations in Materials Research for
Oil and Gas Applications, workshop organized by Mechanical and industrial Engineering
Department, Qatar University – New Library Building, 16th May 2012.
231
G. Other Activities
Consultancy
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Dr. Elsadig Mahadi and Saud Ghani, ORYX GTL Glass Fiber/Polyester Composite Elbow:
Failure Analysis. March 2012
Dr. Abdul Majed Hammouda and Dr. Saud Ghani, “an investigation into canopy geometry
aerodynamics”, ASPIRE
Dr. Saud Ghani, Dr Hammoda and Dr. Elsadig Mahadi, ASPIRE wind tunnel laboratory
Community Service
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Dr. Saud Ghani, Dr. Elsadig Mahadi and Dr. Jong Woon all contributed to the starts of science
program (2011/2012)
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