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Major<\/em>: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Soft Computing and Artificial Intelligence<\/p>\n

Minor<\/em>: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mathematics of Computing and Logic<\/p>\n

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Research Interest: Assistive\u00a0Learning Technology, Multimedia, Big Data Analytic on AV, Ontology, Information Engineering.<\/p>\n

Dr. Jihad\u00a0is a full professor of computer science and engineering since 2006. He has been working with the Shafallah center since 2008. He gained reach experience in developing tools and systems for children with learning disability. He secured several NPRP and UREP grants for a total amount $3.25Million. Relevant research project are: \u201cNPRP 09-052-5-003, Towards a Tutorial Based System to Assist Qatari Children with Mild Intellectual and Learning Disabilities\u201d \u201cUREPs An Augmentative Communication System to Assist Qatari people with disability; A Picture-Based Communication System for Non-Verbal Qataris Children with Autism. The LeadPI has around 20 years of teaching and research experiences. He published 130 papers in computing and information technology in conference proceedings, scientific books, and international journals. He was involved in other NPRP project on pattern recognition and knowledge extraction for a budget of $1.8Millions. The LeadPI supervised 8 Masters and 4 PhDs completed. He is currently supervising three full time PhD students at Qatar University. The LeadPI has already collaborated with three PIs involved in this project. He also won the best ACM TOMM paper of the year 2015 (http:\/\/tomm.acm.org\/pdf\/NG_Award_2015_PressRelease.pdf). The PI-1 was a PI in the previous NPRP project.<\/p>\n

Awarded Research Projects (QNRF, Qatar University):<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. NPRP 09 \u2013 052 \u2013 5 \u2013 003<\/em>: Towards a Tutorial Based System to Assist Qatari Children with Mild Intellectual and Learning Disabilities (Lead-PI) \u2013 (2010-2015) Budget $963000<\/em><\/strong>\n
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    1. Majdi Rawashdeh (Ph.D. student) \u2013 University of Ottawa<\/li>\n
    2. Ali Karime (Ph.D. student) \u2013 University of Ottawa<\/li>\n
    3. Abdelwahab Hamam (Ph.D. student) \u2013 University of Ottawa<\/li>\n
    4. Bassim Hafidth (Ph.D. student) \u2013 University of Ottawa<\/li>\n
    5. Sawsan Saad (Ph.D., Senior Researcher) \u2013 Qatar University<\/li>\n
    6. Said Diab (Research Assistant), Qatar University<\/li>\n
    7. Bachir Al Sharif \u2013 (Research Assistant), Qatar University<\/li>\n
    8. Amal Dandashi \u2013 (Ph.D. student), Qatar University<\/li>\n
    9. Mohamad Faris and Wassem Makhchatt \u2013 (Research Assistants), Qatar University<\/li>\n
    10. Abdelghani Karkar \u2013 (Ph.D. student), Qatar University<\/li>\n
    11. Mazen RAAD (Master).<\/li>\n
    12. Masoud Muni (Master student).<\/li>\n
    13. Sami Zeini (Master student).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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      1. NPRP 08 \u2013 583 \u2013 1 \u2013 101<\/em>: FinancialWatch (CO-PI) \u2013 (2009-2013) Budget $1 Million<\/em><\/strong>\n
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        1. Samir Elloumi \u2013 Post-Doc.<\/li>\n
        2. Khaled ALSaeid (Master\u2019s student).<\/li>\n
        3. Sahar Ismail (Master\u2019s student).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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          1. NPRP 09 \u2013 864 \u2013 1 \u2013 128<\/em>: Intelligent Document Management System for Automatic Writer Identification (CO-PI) \u2013 (2010-2013) Budget $1M<\/em><\/strong>\n
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            1. Abdel\u00e2ali Hassa\u00efne \u2013 Post-Doc.<\/li>\n
            2. Wael Ayoubi \u2013 Research Assistant.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
            3. QU Research Grant-1 with Prof. Jaoua \u2013 Qatar University Internal Grant ($27500) \u2013 PI<\/strong><\/li>\n
            4. QU Research Grant-2 (QUUG-CoE-CSI-08-04) \u2013 Qatar University Internal Grant ($60800) \u2013 (Dec. 2008, May 2011) LeadPI.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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              PhDs and Masters Academic Supervisor\/Co-Advisor \u2013 Graduation Projects :<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

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              1. D. Academic Advisor (Student<\/em>: Amal Dandashi AlMouhamad, 2013 \u2013 present, on-going). Won the competitive GSRA award from QNRF-Qatar foundation ($350K)<\/li>\n
              2. D. Academic Advisor (Student<\/em>: Abdel Ghani Karkar, 2013 \u2013 present, on-going).<\/li>\n
              3. D. Academic Advisor (Student<\/em>: Doa\u2019a Ibrahim, 2015 \u2013 present, on-going).<\/li>\n
              4. D. Academic Co-Advisor (Student: Jameela AlOtaibai, 2012 \u2013 present, on-going).<\/li>\n
              5. D. Academic Co-Advisor (Dr. Hossam AL Sofany, Ain Shams University, 2006 \u2013 2009, Egypt \u2013 Development of an E-Learning System using XML – COMPLETED).<\/li>\n
              6. D. Academic Co-Advisor (Dr. Mohamad Larbi, 2007 \u2013 2011, COMPLETED).<\/li>\n
              7. D. Academic Co-Advisor (Dr. Ali Karime, University of Ottawa, Canada, 2010 \u2013 2014).<\/li>\n
              8. D. Academic Co-Advisor (Dr. Noor AL-Maadeed, UK, Brunel University 2008 \u2013 2014).<\/li>\n
              9. Master thesis. Supervisor (Student: Khaled AlSaeed, Qatar University 2010-2011, Qatar).<\/li>\n
              10. Master thesis. Supervisor (Student: Mohamad AlYafei, Qatar University 2011-2012, Qatar).<\/li>\n
              11. Master thesis. Supervisor (Student: Masoud Muni, Qatar University 2011-2012, Qatar).<\/li>\n
              12. Master thesis. Supervisor (Student: Sami Elzeiny, Qatar University 2012-2013, Qatar).<\/li>\n
              13. Master thesis. Co-Advisor (Student: Basim Hafidh, Ottawa, Canada 2012).<\/li>\n
              14. Master thesis. Supervisor (Student: Zohreh Fouroozesh, Qatar University 2013-2014, Qatar).<\/li>\n
              15. Master thesis. Supervisor (Student: Muna Al-kuwari, Qatar University 2013-2014, Qatar).<\/li>\n
              16. Master thesis. Supervisor (Student: Kholoude Ahmed, Qatar University 2013-2014, Qatar).<\/li>\n
              17. Twenty-two graduation projects in computer science and engineering.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                UREP Awarded Research Projects (Qatar National Research Fund) \u2013\u00a0 Students Mentor<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

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                1. UREP 06 – 007 – 1 – 001: The Historical and Archeological Sites in Qatar: A Web Portal.<\/li>\n
                2. UREP 06 – 008 – 1 – 002: Towards a Tutorial-Based System to Assist Qatari Children with Intellectual and Learning Disabilities.<\/li>\n
                3. UREP 07 – 040 – 1 – 009: A Picture-Based Communication System for Non-Verbal Qataris Children with Autism.<\/li>\n
                4. UREP 04 – 004 – 2 – 001: The State of Qatar Electronic Voting System.<\/li>\n
                5. UREP 04 – 004 – 2 – 002: The Qatari Environment Friendly Web Portal.<\/li>\n
                6. UREP 02 – 002 – 2 – 271: An Augmentative Communication System to Assist Qataris Disabled People in AL-SHAFALLAH Centre in Doha.<\/li>\n
                7. UREP 02 – 021 – 0 – 071: An Intelligent Informative System to Determine Locations Paths in Doha City.<\/li>\n
                8. TOTAL FUND Assigned: $210K from Qatar Foundation. Highly selective and competitive research proposals.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                  Journals\u2019 Editorial Boards and Peer Technical Reviewer<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

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                  1. International Journal of Computing and Information Sciences, IJCIS, Canada \u2013 Editor-in-Chief – ISSN: 1708-0460 (print) – 1708-0479 (online). ijcis.info<\/a><\/li>\n
                  2. Journal of Emerging Technologies in Web Intelligence, JETWI, Finland \u2013 Editor, (ISSN 1798-0461), Academy Publisher.<\/li>\n
                  3. American Journal of Applied Sciences, USA, Associate Editor. ISSN: 1546-9239, http:\/\/www.thescipub.com\/home.php<\/a><\/li>\n
                  4. International Journal of Soft Computing, Editorial Board Member, http:\/\/www.medwelljournals.com\/current.php?jid=1816-9503<\/a><\/li>\n
                  5. Journal of Real-Time Image Processing, SPRINGER. Reviewer. http:\/\/www.springer.com\/computer\/image+processing\/journal\/11554<\/a><\/li>\n
                  6. Journal of Super Computing \u2013 Springer http:\/\/www.springer.com\/computer\/swe\/journal\/11227 (1 Paper).<\/li>\n
                  7. Journal of Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics, ISSN: 1690-4524, USA, Reviewer. http:\/\/www.iiisci.org\/journal\/sci\/Home.asp<\/a><\/li>\n
                  8. International Journal of Computing and Information Sciences, IJCIS, Canada ijcis.info<\/a><\/li>\n
                  9. Journal of Emerging Technologies in Web Intelligence, JETWI, Finland \u2013 Editor, (ISSN 1798-0461).<\/li>\n
                  10. Journal of Real-Time Image Processing, SPRINGER. Reviewer. http:\/\/www.springer.com\/computer\/image+processing\/journal\/11554<\/a><\/li>\n
                  11. Journal of Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics, ISSN: 1690-4524, USA, Reviewer. http:\/\/www.iiisci.org\/journal\/sci\/Home.asp<\/a><\/li>\n
                  12. Journal of Super Computing \u2013 Springer http:\/\/www.springer.com\/computer\/swe\/journal\/11227<\/li>\n
                  13. Reviewer – The International Journal of Information Systems – Elsevier, USA www.elsevier.com\/computerscience<\/li>\n
                  14. Reviewer – The Engineering Journal of The University of Qatar. College of Engineering – P.O. Box 2713, Doha – Qatar.<\/li>\n
                  15. Reviewer – The Science Journal of The University of Qatar. College of Science.<\/li>\n
                  16. Reviewer – The International Journal of Modelling and Simulation, CANADA. ACTA Press, Calgary, Canada. USA. www.actapress.com<\/li>\n
                  17. Reviewer – The International Journal of Applied Sciences and Computations. Charleston, Illinois, USA.<\/li>\n
                  18. Reviewer – The ACM Journal on Education Resources in Computing (JERIC), USA.<\/li>\n
                  19. Reviewer – The AMSE Journals – FRANCE<\/li>\n
                  20. Reviewer – The Computer Science Journal – Science Publications, New York, USA<\/li>\n
                  21. Reviewer – The International Journal of Information Technology, Turkey<\/li>\n
                  22. Reviewer and Regional editor of The International Journal of Soft Computing IJSC – MedWell Publisher<\/li>\n
                  23. Reviewer – The International Journal of Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics JSCI – USA<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                    International Organizations Board:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

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                    1. Member of the International Institute of Informatics and Systemics, PMB-115, 3956 Town Center Blvd. Orlando, Florida 32837- USA, http:\/\/www.iiis.org\/iiis\/purpose.asp<\/a><\/li>\n
                    2. Member of the International Steering Committee of (ACS), Arab Computer Society, http:\/\/www.arabcomputersociety.org\/<\/a><\/li>\n
                    3. Representative of the AMSE (AMSE Board Member): Association for the Advancement of Modelling and Simulation, http:\/\/www.amse-modeling.org\/AssoAMSE.html<\/a><\/li>\n
                    4. Member of the Association For Symbolic Logic (ASL – USA). Association for Symbolic Logic, University of Illinois at Urbana\u2014Champaign, 1409 West Green Street, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA, http:\/\/www.math.ucla.edu\/\u02dcasl\/bsl\/0104\/0104-008.ps<\/li>\n
                    5. Member of the ACM computing review: (ID:4627,USA): Review of: Book on Swarm Intelligence, Book on Stochastic Search Methods (Springer, USA), Book on Arti\ufb01cial Intelligence Methods and Tools for Systems Biology (Springer, USA), Book on \u201cFoundations of Algorithms Using C++ Pseudocode\u201d, Second Edition,<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                      International Cooperation:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

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                      1. Financial Watch Project \u2013 Energy Atomic Center, Paris \u2013 France.<\/li>\n
                      2. Intelligent Document Management System for Automatic Writer Identification \u2013 UK<\/li>\n
                      3. Edutainment Systems for Children with Special Needs \u2013 University of Ottawa \u2013 Canada<\/li>\n
                      4. Toward an Augmentative Communication System to Assist Qatari Children with Special Needs. A Research project with Prof. Brenda B. Lazarus \u2013 Shafallah Center for Children with Special Needs (Director of the Research Unit).<\/li>\n
                      5. A Fingerprint Recognition System Using Genetic Algorithms \u2013 A Research project with Dr. AL-ARBI (Researcher in Canada).<\/li>\n
                      6. A Web-Based E-Learning System Using Semantic Web Framework \u2013 A Research project with Ain-Shams University (with Dr. Hossam EL Sofani).<\/li>\n
                      7. Discovering Regularities in Databases Using Canonical Decomposition of Binary Relations \u2013 A Research project Dr. Elloumi, Tunisia University.<\/li>\n
                      8. An Approach for Constructing Complex Discriminating Surfaces Based on Bayesian Inference of the Maximum Entropy \u2013 A Research project with Dr. Shahine, Lebanese University.<\/li>\n
                      9. Non-Linear Simulation of Controller for Longitudinal Control Augmentation System (CAS) of F-16 Using Numerical Approach \u2013 A Research project with Eng. Endri, Malaysia University.<\/li>\n
                      10. A Standard Framework for Personalization Via Ontology-Based Query Expansion \u2013 A Research project with Prof. Jinan, Canada University.<\/li>\n
                      11. Making the Best Choice Using a Decision Support System Based on ELECTRE Methodology \u2013 A Research project with Jamila Delhoum (Researcher in France).<\/li>\n
                      12. Solving the Satisfiability Problem by Reducing Lattice Basis. A Research project with Dr. Naimi (Researcher in France).<\/li>\n
                      13. Qualitative Approach to Direct Inference Principle \u2013 A Research project with Dr. Kayata (France).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                        The outcomes of these research projects are: publishing 35 research papers in international conferences and scientific journals in USA, Austria, France and Germany (IEEE Transactions, ELSEVIER, IDEA GROUP, IGI GLOBAL-USA, SAGE-UK, AMSE-FRANCE, SPRINGER, IEEE, ACM).<\/p>\n

                        Advanced Research in Computing 2009 – Present<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

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                        1. Advanced Research in Computing 2009 – Present<\/li>\n
                        2. Research Visits \u2013 New York University (June 2012, December 2012, January 19 \u2013 February 02, 2013, March 27 \u2013 April 07, 2013, October 2014, November 2014).<\/li>\n
                        3. 24th European Summer School in Logic, Language and Information:\u00a0Opole, Poland, August 5-17, 2012. Advanced Courses on \u201cThe Logic and Games, Corpus Construction, Games Theory\u201d.<\/li>\n
                        4. Notre Dame University COMPUTER SCIENCE SUMMER SCHOOL July 4-9, 2011 (Beirut – Lebanon): Advanced courses on \u201cAdvanced Topics in Computer Security\u201d, \u201cFormal Concept Analysis: Foundations and Applications\u201d, \u201cData Mining\u201d, \u201cBioinformatics\u201d , \u201cThe minimum message length principle and its applications\u201d.<\/li>\n
                        5. Lebanese American University SUMMER SCHOOL July 5-10, 2010 on Biomedical Informatics: Foundations and Research Directions, Advanced courses on \u201cMedicine for scientists and engineers a brief survey of healthcare\u201d, \u201cClinical informatics\u201d, \u201cComputing for Translational Science and Personalized Medicine\u201d, \u201cComputational biology and bioinformatics\u201d.<\/li>\n
                        6. Lebanese University \u2013 AZM Center (Doctoral School for graduate study) \u2013 Spring School on Computing, Mathematics and Image Processing from April 7 – April 17, 2010.<\/li>\n
                        7. 21st European Summer School in Logic, Language and Information:\u00a0Bordeaux July 20-31, 2009. Advanced courses on \u201cThe Logic of Sense and Reference\u201d, \u201cOntology Modelling Languages,\u201d \u201cNon-deterministic Multi-valued Logics\u201d, \u201cGame Semantics and its Applications,\u201d \u201cLogical Methods for Social Concepts,\u201d \u201cParsing with Categorial Grammars,\u201d \u201cGames, Action and Social Software,\u201d \u201cVagueness in Communication,\u201d \u201cStandard XML Query Languages for Natural Language Processing\u201d. Worth 8 credits in a PhD degree program in Computing.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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