FACULTY

Dr. Omar Kitanneh

Associate Professor, Director of Natural Science, Math and Technology

Omar Kittaneh received the B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in mathematics from AL Yarmouk University, Jordan, in 2000 and 2003, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree in mathematical statistics from the University of Jordan, Jordan, in 2008. From 2008 to 2010, he was with the Basic Sciences Department, Petra University, Amman. From 2010 to 2011, he joined the Statistics Department, Tabuk University, as an Assistant Professor.

He is currently serving as an Associate Professor and the Director of the natural sciences, mathematics, and technology unit and CET&L Director with Effat University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. His research interests include mathematical statistics, information theory, and censored data."

Dr. Amani Gandour

Assistant Professor

Joined the Faculty of the Effat College of Engineering, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Effat University as an Assistant Professor of physics in 2007. She obtained her Ph.D from Uppsala University, Sweden in 1995, together with a Fil-lic in 1993. Dr. Gandour graduated from the Khartoum University, Sudan 1986 witha major degree in Mathematics and an Honor in Physics, she received her M. Sc in 1991.

Her teaching experience span more than 30 years of teaching physics and mathematics, in Khartoum University, Al-Ahlia University, Uppsala University, University of Pennsylvania, and the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia.

Dr. Gandour primary research interest concerns Material Physics, Computational Physics, but recently she became very active in the field of Physics Education, where she received grants and performed excellent progresses, especially among physic teachers. She served as ECE Department Chair, Dean of DADDS, Dean of Admission and Registration and Dean of Students Affairs.

Prof. Mohamed F. El-Amin

Prof.Dr. MohamedF. El-Aminisafullprofessorof computational sciences at EffatUniversity, Saudi Arabia. As a mathematician, he has over 25 years of research experience in the field of computational sciences, applied mathematics, heat and mass transfer, fluid dynamics, and petroleum engineering. After obtaining his PhD in 2001, he held research positions in several universities including South Valley University and Aswan University (Egypt), Stuttgart University (Germany), Kyushu University (Japan), and at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). The research of Dr. El-Amin has resulted in over 180 publications including journal/conference papers and book chapters. He also edited three books and a number of journal special issues, and organized workshops and conferences.

Prof. Aziza Ibrahim

Professor ＆ Researcher

Dr. Aziza I. Hussein received her Ph.D. degree in Electrical & Computer Engineering from Kansas State University, USA in 2001 and the M.Sc. and B.Sc. degrees from Assiut University, Egypt in 1989 and 1983, respectively.

She joined Effat University in Saudi Arabia In 2004 and established the first Electrical and Computer Engineering program for women in the country and taught related courses. She was the head of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Effat University from 2007-2010. She was the head of Computer and Systems Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Minia University, Egypt from 2011-2016. She was a professor and chair of the Electrical & Computer Engineering Department and director of the Master of Energy program at Effat University Saudi Arabia from 2016-2021. Currently she is a professor and researcher at the same department.

Her research interests include microelectronics, analog/digital VLSI system design, RF circuit design, high-speed analog-to-digital converters design, and wireless communications systems design.

Prof. Passent M. ElKafrawy

Professor

Dr. Passent M El-Kafrawy is a Full Professor (AI) since 2018, promoted to Associate Professor in 2013, and had her PhD from the University of Connecticut in USA in 2006 in Computer Science and Engineering. In the field of Computational Geometry as a branch of Artificial Intelligence.

Dr Elkafrawy joined Effat University, College of Engineering as an AI professor since 2022. She taught in Eastern State University of Connecticut in 2006-2007. From 2007 till 2019, she worked in Faculty of Science, Menoufia University, Mathematics and Computer Science department. In 2019-2022 she joined Information Technology and Computer Science. School, Nile University.

Dr Elkafrawy has over 50 publications and a senior member of IEEE, ACEE, ESOLE, CSTA, IAEng and TIMA research organizations. One of the organizing members of the following conferences: SPIT, ESOLE’13-20, and L&T 20. Supervising over 30 research studies between PhD and MSc. Member of the faculty projects for education development as CIQAP, DSAP, and Question Bank. She was appointed as the Quality Director for the ITCS QAA Unit.

Dr. Sohail Khan

Assistant Professor

Dr. Sohail Khan has completed his Ph.D. in 2014 and is a prominent researcher in the field of information and cybersecurity, with over 15 years of experience in research and practical application. With an impressive publication record of over 1100 citations, h-index of 7, and i10-index of 7, Dr. Khan has made significant contributions to the field, as recognized by experts. He is currently focused on using machine learning techniques to analyze malware, with the belief that this approach can enhance efficiency and accuracy. Dr. Khan is committed to advancing the field of cybersecurity by developing innovative solutions and techniques. His expertise and dedication are reflected in his contributions and current research interests, which highlight his commitment to promoting greater security and usability in the field.

Dr. Fidaa Abed

Assistant Professor

Dr. Fidaa Abed received his PhD in computer science at Max-Planck- Institut für Informatik and Saarland University in saarbruecken, Germany in 2015.

He worked after his PhD as a postdoc at the mathematics department at Technische Universität Berlin. Then he moved for another postdoc position at the mathematics department at Technische Universität Munich. In 2016, he worked an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Computing and Information Technology at University of Jeddah. Currently he is an Assistant Professor in the computer science department at Effat University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Dr. Abed’s research interests are Algorithms, Optimization, Machine Scheduling, Approximation algorithms, Image Processing, Machine Learning, and Algorithmic Game Theory.

Dr. Mohammed Abdulmajid

Associate Professor

Mohammed Abdul Majid (M'18) received the M.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, in 2002. In 2011, he was awarded his Ph.D. degree in Electronic and Electrical Engineering from the University of Sheffield in the U.K. From 2002-to 2008, he was a Lecturer at KFUPM, where he was involved in modeling and simulation of anti-resonant reflecting optical waveguides. He was an EPSRC Prize Postdoctoral Fellow (2011-2012) at The University of Sheffield and a Postdoctoral Research Fellow (2012-2015) at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST).

He is currently an Assistant professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering department at Effat University, where he is engaged in applying III/V semiconductor quantum dot/quantum well devices to applications such as biomedical imaging, optical communications, to solid-state lighting.

Dr. Mohammad Nauman

Assistant Professor

Dr. Mohammad Nauman holds a PhD in security and privacy and a PostDoc in applying machine learning to security and privacy. He has been programming for over two decades and has experience working with various languages, tools, and platforms. Dr. Nauman's research has been featured in prestigious international journals and conferences. He has over 1800 citations and an h-index of 19 and an i10 index of 31, indicating his significant impact in his field. Dr. Nauman also served on the Program Committee of the 6th International Conference on Trust & Trustworthy Computing in London, UK, a highly-regarded conference on Trusted Computing technologies. His contributions to open source projects can be found on his website at recluze.net and on his Github page at github.com/recluze.

Dr. Nema Salem

Dr. Nema Salem received her Ph.D. “Classification of Breast Tumors by Acutance Measure and Shape Factors”, in 1996, Calgary University, Canada and Alexandria University (AU), Egypt. Her M.Sc. “Mitral Valve Diagnosis”, in 1990, AU, Egypt. Her B.Sc., in 1987, AU, Egypt. Her graduation rank was excellent with honor. She is working at AU since 1987, starting as a TA, till being an Assistant Professor. She taught in many places as Alexandria Higher Institute of Engineering & Technology (AIT); Faculty of Science in AU, and at Hadramout University, Yemen. Since 2008, she is an Assistant Professor at Effat University, KSA. She taught gifted high-school students for many years.

She supervised many capstone projects, master and Ph.D. theses and published many papers in international conferences and journals. She got many awards and appreciations from different places. She got Queen Effat Award for the excellence in teaching. She got Fellowship, in recognition of attainment against the UK Professional Standards Framework for teaching and learning support in higher education

She organized many events as the Science and Engineering Fair and the GCC IET Robotics Challenge. She is an active member in the national accreditation, NCAAA, and the international accreditation, ABET. She has admin experience as being the Chair of the ECE department, Effat University.

Dr. Narjisse Kabbaj

Assistant Professor

I am Dr. Narjisse Kabbaj, an assistant professor in the electrical and computer engineering department, passionate about numerical modeling and the implementation of multiphysics couplings in mechanics. With experience in various energy fields, including hydropower, hydrogen, and wind energy, I have been fortunate to work on optimizing energy systems.

Through my research, I aim to contribute to a better understanding of complex physical processes and develop more accurate and efficient numerical models in the field of energy. I hope that my work will help to advance the field and create more sustainable solutions for the future.

Dr. Tayeb Brahimi

Associate Professor

Tayeb Brahimi, PhD., Eng, is an associate professor at the College of Engineering, Energy Lab, Effat University, KSA. He received his Ph.D. (1992) and Master’s degree (1987) from the University of Montreal, Canada. He began his career as a Research Scientist for Bombardier Chair in Canada before moving on to work as a Programmer Analyst and QA Engineer for Jeppesen DataPlan in California and Peregrine System in Concord (CA) and Dallas (TX). He received internationally recognized awards and performed a leading role in the development of the CANICE code for aircraft icing predictions and the CARDAAS code for the aerodynamics of wind turbines. He published more than 120 articles in scientific journals and international conferences; current research interests relate to renewable energy, sustainability, artificial intelligence, applied mathematics, CFD, and the use of technology to support learning.

Mrs. Oumaima Guedhami

Oumaima Guedhami holds an MSc in Information Systems for Intelligent Systems. Currently she is a part time Computer Science lecturer at Effat university. She has over 8 years of teaching experience in computer science at Laureate, Taibah, and Qassim universities. She was the coordinator of the academic development units, e-learning, and the department of the preparatory year in the Asyah college of Arts and Sciences at Qassim University. Mrs. Guedhami passionate about teaching and interacting with students.

Eng. Arbaz Ahmed

I have over 7 years’ experience as an electrical engineer, including 1.5 years as a trainee engineer in industry and more than six years as a lab engineer in academia. I've received training in troubleshooting electrical automation panels used in the textile industry, and I've conducted numerous electrical engineering labs in universities, with a focus on electrical machines, communication systems, power systems, and fundamental electronics.

My thesis, "Peak point detection of voltage in smart grid using AMPD technique," was finished for my M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, and I passed the related course work, which was a mix of power electronics and control systems-based courses. I also hold a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Electrical Engineering, where I focused on electrical power engineering as a major while minoring in a mix of power, electronics, and telecommunications. In order to further develop my engineering abilities, I used concepts from motor drives, power electronics, and electrical machines in my final academic project to convert an engine based vehicle in an electric vehicle (EV).