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DZ-062 AZZOUNE Hamid Professor Institut d'Informatique University of Algeria (USTHB) B.P. 32 16000 BAB-EZZOUAR Alger Algeria Telephone: (213-2) 75 12 85 Language(s): French; English; Arabic Professional areas: Specific Methodologies or Applications (Artificial Intelligence/Expert System) (Database); Software (Programming) Consultancy areas: Artificial Intelligence; Logic Programming Academic degree(s): Ph.D. in Informatics, 1989, TNP Grenoble, France Education: University of Algeria (USTHB), Algeria, 1979 - 1983; INP Grenoble, France, October 1985 - January 1989 Working experience: Professor-Researcher, University of Algeria (USTHB), Apart from research activities, his function involves post-graduate course in Artificial Intelligence, 1989 - Present Publications: "Lecture Note in Computer Science No. 310," 9th International Conference on Automated Deduction, Arizona Illinois, USA, May 1988 Notes: BH-063 CHAUDHRY Farouk Iqbal Assistant Professor Department of Computer Science University of Bahrain P.O.Box 32038 ISA TOWN Bahrain Telephone: (973) 681234 ext. 255 Telex: 9552 JAMEA BN Telefax: (973) 681465 Language(s): English Professional areas: Software (Software Engineering) (Systems Analysis); Computers and Society (Computer Uses in Education) (Strategies and Planning); Specific Methodologies or Applications (Database) Consultancy areas: Computer Uses in Education; Management Information Systems; Computer Uses in Other Systems. Computer Uses in Health Care Systems Professional societies: Member, British Computer Society. Academic degree(s): M.Sc. in Operational Mathematics, 1978, University of Liverpool, UK; Ph.D. in Computer Applications, 1982, University of Bradford, UK Education: University of Puntab, Lanhore, Pakistan, 1969 - 1973; University of Manchester, UK, 1974 - 1977; University of Liverpool, UK, 1977 - 1978; University of Bradford, UK, 1979 - 1982 Publications: "Computers and Education in Bahrain's Secondary Schools: A Pilot Project," Computers and Education, Vol.10, No.4, pp 439-443, 1986; "Microcomputer Integration into a Special Education Institute in Bahrain: A Pilot Project," Educational Media International, Vol.25, No.2, June 1988; "A Teacher Training Model on the Project of Introducing Informatics into Secondary Schools of Bahrain," International Congress Education and Informatics, UNESCO, Paris, 12-21 April 1989 Notes: BH-064 FAKHRO Samir Qasim Vice President for Administration and Finance University of Bahrain P.O.Box 32038 ISA TOWN Bahrain Telephone: (973) 681234; (973) 688307 Telex: 9552 JAMEA BN Telefax: (973) 681465 Language(s): Arabic; English Professional areas: Software (Programming) (Management Information Systems); Specific Methodologies or Applications (Database) (Artificial Intelligence/Expert System); Computers and Society (Computer Uses in Education) Consultancy areas: Programming; Management Information Systems; Database; Expert Systems; Computer Uses in Education Professional societies: IEEE; American Society for Engineering Education; American Society for Physics; Bahrain Society of Engineers. Academic degree(s): B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, June 1975, American University of Beirut, Lebanon; M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, June 1976, and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Jan. 1980, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA Education: American University of Beirut, Lebanon, 1971-75; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, 1975-80 Working experience: Vice President, University of Bahrain, June 1990-Present; Assistant to the President, University of Bahrain, 1987-89; Dean, Gulf Polytechnic for Engineering Affairs, Setting up MIS for the Ministry of Education, Bahrain, 1985-1987; Head of Department and chairman of Computer Science Section, Teaching, Consultancy to UNESCO and leading projects, 1980-85 Publications: Co-author, "Computer Education in Bahrain's Private, Schools", Journal of Computer-Based Instruction, Vol.14, No.3, USA, 1987; "Status of Informatics in the Educational System of Bahrain", Proc. of Int. Symposium on Transfer of Computer Technology, Jordan, Nov.1987; "A Proposed Model Plan for the Enhancement of the National Projects Dealing with the Introduction of Informatics into the Intermediate and Secondary Schools of the Arab Countries", Regional Symposium on the Use of Computers in General Education, Bahrain, 5-8, Nov.1988 Notes: BH-065 SHAHEIN Hussein Ismail Professor Computer Hardware and Systems Engineering Department University of Bahrain P.O.Box 32038 ISA TOWN, Bahrain Telephone: (973) 688350 Language(s): Arabic; English Professional areas: Hardware (Computer Hardware Applications) (Hardware System Architecture); Software (Systems Analysis) (Application Software) (Software Engineering); Networking (Local Area Networks (LANs)) (Wide Area Networks (WANs)); Specific Methodologies or Applications (Artificial Intelligence/Expert System) (Database) (Computer Aided Engineering) Consultancy areas: Computer Aided Learning; Information Systems Organization; Expert Systems; Software Development; Arabization Professional societies: Chairman, High Consultants Committee for Computer and Information Systems; Egyptian Computer Society; IEEE. Academic degree(s): M.Sc., 1969, Ain Shame U., Egypt; Ph.D., 1972, U. of Pennsylvania, USA Education: Ain Shame U. Egypt, 1961-69; U. of Pennsylvania, USA, 1969-72 Working experience: Professor Computer Hardware and Systems Engineering, U. of Bahrain, Bahrain, 1987-Present; Professor, Computer and Systems Engineering, Ain Shams U. Cairo, 1984-87; Associate Professor, College of Engineering, King Abdul Aziz U. (KAU), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 1979-84; Lecturer, Electronics and Computer Department, Ain Shames U., Cairo, 1975-79; Research Associate, IBM Research Laboratories, San Jose, California, USA, 1972-75 Publications: Co-author, "ESMIS-A Computer-Based Emergency Medical Services Management Information System Part-I/II: Design Procedure", Int. J. Bio-Med. Computing, Vol. 14/15 No.6/1, pp.451-462/9-23, 1983/84; Co-author, "A Multilevel Network for Optimum Routing", Proc. of AMSE, Paris, pp.48-55, July, 1982; "Estimation of the Myocardium Action Potential Using the Surface ECG Measurements", 1980 IEEE Int. Conference on Cybernetics and Society, Cambridge, USA, pp.994-997, Oct. 1980; Co-author, "Single Density Track Follower Control Systems for Magnetic Disk Files", Patent No. SA974003, Washington, D.C., USA, Dec. 1975; "Self-Organizing Control for Certain Classes of Incompletely Specified Distributed Parameter Systems", Ph.D. dissertation, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Pennsylvania, USA, 1972 Notes: EG-066 ABDEL-BADEEH M. Salem Director Scientific Computing Centre Ain Shams University Abbassia CAIRO Abbassia Egypt Telephone: (20-2) 2844284 Language(s): Arabic; English Professional areas: Software (Programming); Specific Methodologies or Applications (Artificial Intelligence/Expert System); Computers and Society (Computer Uses in Education) Consultancy areas: Programming; Artificial Intelligence; Computer Centre Development and Management; Social Problem Solving (Organizing Scientific Meetings); Systems Procurement Professional societies: International Association for Science and Technology for Development, Canada; International Society of Mini and Microcomputers, Canada; British Computer Society Specialist Group on Expert Systems, UK; American Association for Artificial Intelligence, USA; Egyptian Computer Society, Egypt. Academic degree(s): M.Sc. in Physics, 4 Aug. 1973, and Ph.D. in Physics, 31 Oct. 1977, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams U., Cairo, Egypt Education: Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt, 1969 - 1973 Working experience: Director, Scientific Computing Centre, Ain Shams University, Cairo, 1983-Present; Professor of Computer Science, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo, 1989 - Present; General Secretary, Annual International Conference of Statistics, Computer Science, and Social Research, Cairo, 1983-Present Publications: "A Recognition Algorithm for Arabic Printed Characters", Proc. of IASTED Fifth International Symposium on Applied Informatics, Grindelwald, Switzerland, 17-19 Feb. 1987; "Design of Compression Code for Arabic Characters", Proc. of 12th International Conference on Statistics and Computer Science, Cairo, Egypt, 5, pp 271-282, 1987; "Expert Systems Tools: Knowledge Engineering Languages", Proc. of ISMM International Symposium on Mini and Microcomputers and their Applications, Saint Feliu de Guixols, Gernoa, Barcelona, Spain, pp 258-260, 27-30 June 1988; "Hand-written Signature Verification Systems", Proc. of 15th International Conference on Statistics and Computer Science, Cairo, Egypt, 17-22 March 1990 Notes: IQ-067 AL-ADHADH Awzi Chief Systems Analyst National Computer Centre (NCC) P.O.Box 3261 Saadoon BAGHDAD Iraq Telephone: (964-1) 7192392 Telex: 212163 NCC IK Telefax: (964-1) 7185290 Language(s): English; Arabic Professional areas: Software (Systems Analysis) (Application Software); Networking (Local Area Networks (LANs)) Consultancy areas: Information Systems Development; Systems Development. Downsizing Applications from Mainframe to PCs; Software Development Professional societies: B.C.S. (British Computer Society); I.C.S. (Iraqi Computer Society). Academic degree(s): B.Sc., 1970, College of North Wales, Bangor, U.K.; M.Sc., 1981, Southampton University, U.K. Working experience: Systems Analyst NCC-Iraq, Responsible for systems design and programming of various systems. Project-leader and system designer for inventory management system for a large public company, 1970/1976; Project-leader and system designer for a computerized system for the Iraqi National Plan and its follow up, 1976/1979; Acting Director of the Training and Research Institute. Participated in initial discussion on setting Arabic Standard Code-Asmo, 1981/1982; Responsible for the computerization of OAPEC-Information. Designer and Implementation of OAPEC energy database-Kuwait. Team member of the group who worked on the Model of OAPEC-ENI Project, 1982/1987; Chief System Analyst, NCC-Iraq Publications: "Inventory Management System for Iraqi Motor Company", paper presented to Baghdad 1st International Conference, Baghdad, 1975; "OAPEC Energy Data Bank", paper presented to Baghdad, 2nd International Conference, Baghdad, 1986; "Linear Programming model for optimal evolution of the refining and petrochemical industry in Arab and European countries" Notes: IQ-068 AL-AGGADY Saheb Ahmed Executive Manager Computer Department National Computer Centre P.O.Box 3261 Saadoon BAGHDAD Iraq Telephone: (964-1) 7192392 Telex: 2163 NCC IK Language(s): Arabic; French; English Professional areas: Software (Systems Analysis); Computers and Society (Public Policy-Decision Making) (Strategies and Planning) Consultancy areas: Computer Centre Development and Management; Systems Analysis Professional societies: Computer Society,, Baghdad. Academic degree(s): B.Sc. Mathematics, 1974, Baghdad University, College of Science, Mathematics Department; Ph.D. Engineering, 1982, Polytechnic Institute of Loraine, France Working experience: Manager and Head Laboratory, Training, Research Departments, NCC, 1983-1991; Executive Manager, Computer Department, NCC, Supervision on Research for Graduated Students and for Higher Diploma in Office Automation and computer security; Giving Training courses in Computer Languages and System Analysis, 1992-present Publications: ULUM Magazine, Baghdad, 1991; Local Newspapers, Baghdad, 1991/1992; Research on Education Conference, Baghdad, 1991; 7 Papers during 1980/1992 Notes: IQ-069 AL-ANI Ismail I.K. Executive Director of Training Section Training Section National Computer Centre P.O.Box 3261 Saadoon BAGHDAD Iraq Telephone: (964-1) 7192393 Telex: 2163 NCC IK Telefax: (964-1) 7185290 Language(s): English; Arabic Professional areas: Specific Methodologies or Applications (Artificial Intelligence/Expert System); Computers and Society (Computer Uses in Education); Software (Systems Analysis) Consultancy areas: Expert Systems; Knowledge Based Systems; Decision Support Systems Professional societies: IFIP, TC3 and TC12, Member of these two societies; Member of Computer Society Iraq; Economic Society Iraq. Academic degree(s): B.Sc., Mathematics, 1970, University of Baghdad; M.Sc., Computer Science, 1978, University of Sussex, England; Ph.D. Computer Science, 1987, University of Kent, Canterbury, England Education: University of Kent, Canterbury, England, 1982/1987; University of Sussex, Brighton, England, 1976/1978 Working experience: Executive Director : Responsible for Managing the Training & the Research. Directorate co-ordinating annual training plan and lecturing in computer science, subjects such as "Artificial Intelligence", "System Analysis and Design", 1990-present; Technical Manager and Head of training Section, 1985-present; Senior System Analyst and Head of Programming Section, 1978-1984 Publications: "Intelligence Interface Model for Making Decision Tree", NCC, 1992; "Intelligent Interface model for traffic Accidents", International Conference on Computing, Baghdad, Iraq, 1991; "Building KIB-DSS, Ph.D. Thesis, 1987 Notes: IQ-070 AL-BAYATI Hilal Aboud Director General and Chairman of the Board National Computer Centre P.O.Box 3261 Saadoon BAGHDAD Iraq Telephone: (964-1) 7194000; 7186809 Telex: 2163 NCC IRK Telefax: (964-1) 7185290 Language(s): English; Arabic; French Professional areas: Computers and Society (Strategies and Planning) (Computer Uses in Education); Specific Methodologies or Applications (Artificial Intelligence/Expert System) Consultancy areas: Computer Science Education; Strategies and Planning; Computational Statistics. Statistical Packages and Analysis Professional societies: President of the Iraqi Statistical Association; Iraqi Scientific Computer Society; Iraqi Economic Society. Academic degree(s): Ph.D., Math. Statistics, 1969, Virginia Polytec. Institute; M.Sc., 1967, American University of Beirut, Lebanon; B.Sc., 1966, American University of Beirut, Lebanon Education: Virginia Polytec. Institute, State University of V.A., USA, 1967/1969; American University of Beirut, Lebanon, 1961/1967 Working experience: Director of National Computer Centre, Directing performance of 5 years plans each half-decade, implementing over 100 projects in computer applications ; teaching at university level in computers and statistics, 1973-present Publications: Consultant study of Establishing the NCC in United Arab Emirates, 1981; Consultant study of Establishing Scientific Arab Network, 1979; Three text books in Arabic : "Management Information Systems", 1992, "Math. Stat", 1992, "Sampling Techniques", 1982; "The Informatics for Development"; 11 Published papers in scientific journals Notes: IQ-071 BANY SAAD Fadhil S.M. Technical Manager Head of Training Department National Computer Centre P.O.Box 3261 Saadoon BAGHDAD Iraq Telephone: (964-1) 7192393 Telex: 2163 NCC IK Telefax: (964-1) 7185290 Language(s): Arabic; French; English Professional areas: Specific Methodologies or Applications (Artificial Intelligence/Expert System); Software (Programming) (Systems Analysis) Consultancy areas: Natural Language Processing; Data Structures; Programming; Systems Analysis; Programming Professional societies: Computer Society, Iraq; Statistical Society, Iraq; Economical Society, Iraq. Academic degree(s): B.Sc. Statistics, 1972, University of Baghdad, Administration & Economic College/Statistics Dept.; M.Sc. in Computer Science, 1989, NCC of Iraq Training & Research Institute Education: NCC of Iraq Training & Research Institute, Baghdad, 1987/1989 Working experience: Technical Manager, Lecturing in various computer science subjects in NCC of Iraq and Iraqi universities: Data structure, Natural Language, Turbo-Pascal, Turbo-C, Basic, Systems analysis, File organization; Supervising training courses; Participating in systems analysis & designing of applications, 1990-present; Senior Programmer, Lecturing in various computer science subjects (primary & advanced) in NCC of Iraq and Iraqi Universities; Supervising training courses; Participating in systems analysis & designing of applications; Programming; Researches, 1983/1990; Programmer, Participating in Systems analysis & designing of applications; Programming, 1976/1983; Assistant-Programmer, Programming, 1974/1976 Publications: Intelligent Interface with Relational Database, Baghdad Conference, 1991; Educational Research, NCC of Iraq, 1990; Data Structure Research, NCC of Iraq, 1989 Notes: IQ-072 HASOON Mahir Rasheed Senior Researcher Research and Study Division National Computer Centre P.O.Box 3261 Saadoon BAGHDAD Iraq Telephone: (964-1) 7192391 Telex: 2163 Telefax: (964-1) 718529 Language(s): English; Arabic Professional areas: Specific Methodologies or Applications (Computer Aided Engineering); Software (Programming) (Application Software); Hardware (Hardware System Architecture) (Applications of Microprocessors); Specific Methodologies or Applications (Computer Graphics); Software (Systems Analysis); Computers and Society (Strategies and Planning) Consultancy areas: Information Systems Organization Professional societies: Iraqi Computing Society, private activities include gardening and farming. Academic degree(s): Ph.D. Database Machine Architecture, 1987, University of West London, Brunei; M.Sc. Engineering Mathematics, 1974, University of Newcastle Upon Type, U.K Education: University of Baghdad, Iraq, 4 years Working experience: Training, lecturing for computer staff nation-wide on "UNIX/XENIX Operating Systems"; Research, Microprocessor applications in high school education. Responsible, Scientific Committee for the National Computing Conference,1991present; In Charge of the 3rd M.Sc. course conducting by the National Computer Centre, 1987/1989 Publications: "Computer Virus", National Computing Conference, NCC, Baghdad, 1991; "A Fifth Generation Back-end Relational Processor Architecture, Phoenix, USA, March 1986; "A Fifth Generation Back-end Relational Processor for ON-THE-FLYY Join Processing, New Directions in Computing, Norway, 1985; "A Pointer-Free Relational Back-end Processor", Proceedings of the Inter. Comp. Symp., Florence, Italy, 1985; "Parallel Sorting on SIMD Relational Processor Architecture", 13th Conference for Statistics, Scientific & Social and People Research, Cairo, Egypt, 1988 Notes: JO-073 ABU-SALEM Hani Assistant Professor Department of Computer Science Mu’tah University P O Box 7 KARAK Jordan Telephone: (962-6) 61 78 60 Telefax: (962-6) 65 40 61 Language(s): Arabic; English Professional areas: Hardware and Systems (Applications of Microprocessors) (Computer Architecture and Organization) (Parallel Computing); Software (Programming) (Programming Languages) (Object-Oriented Technology) (Application Software); Computer Communications and Networks (Wide Area Networks (WANs)) (Integrated Services Digital Networks (ISDNs)); Specific Methodologies and Applications (Database) (Image Processing and Pattern Recognition) (Modeling) (Artificial Intelligence) (Computer Security) (Public Policy-Decision Making) (Strategies and Planning) Academic degree(s): Ph.D. - Database Systems/Information Retrieval Systems, 1992, Illinois Institute of Technology, USA; M.Sc.-Database Systems, 1989, Western Michigan University, USA Education: Mu'tah University, Computer Science Department, 1992-1995 Working experience: Assistant Professor, Computer Science Department, Mu'tah University, 3 years; Teaching Assistant, Computer Science Department, Illinois Institute of Technology, 3 years; Teaching Assistant, Computer Science Department, Western Michigan University, USA, 1 year Publications: Arabic Information Retrieval with Relational Themes. Ph.D. Dissertation, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, USA Notes: JO-074 AL-QUTUB Samir Ibrahim Systems Analyst Royal Scientific Society P.O.Box 925819 AMMAN Jordan Telephone: (962-6) 844 701 Language(s): English; Arabic Professional areas: Software (Systems Analysis); Specific Methodologies or Applications (Database); Computers and Society (Strategies and Planning) Consultancy areas: Software Applications; Systems Analysis and Design Professional societies: Jordan Computer Society. Academic degree(s): B.Sc. in Computer Science, 1980, North-Eastern Illinois State University, Illinois, USA; M.Sc. in Management Information Science, 1982, University of Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA Education: Simpson College, USA, 1973 - 1977 (B.Sc. in Mathematics); North-Eastern Illinois State University, Illinois, USA, 1977-1980; University of Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA, 1980-1982 Working experience: Systems Analyst, Royal Computer Society, Jordan, He is engaged in study, design, analysis, programming, system testing, maintenance, follow-ups and systems development, and in addition, he is an instructor in computer science field, teaching at the College which is a Division of the society's computer centre, Present Notes: JO-075 AL-SAKRAN Hasan Assistant Professor Department of Computer Science Yarmouk University Irbid IRBID Jordan Telephone: (962-2) 27 11 00 ext. 2531 Language(s): English Professional areas: Hardware and Systems (Parallel Computing); Computer Communications and Networks (Local Area Networks (LANs)); Software (Software Engineering) Consultancy areas: Networks; Computer Applications. Text Retrieval; Parallel Processing Academic degree(s): D.Sc., Information System Engineering, 1990, The George Washington University, USA, M.Sc., Computer Science/Systems, 1985 Education: The George Washington University, USA; South Castran University, UAS; Yarmouk University, Jordan Working experience: Information system engineer, Washington, DC, USA, 3 years; Instructor, Teaching, NCBE, 2 years; Assistant Professor, Teaching, Yarmouk University, Jordan, 1 year Publications: Multilingual Text searching technique; Parallel Text searching Notes: JO-076 BARHANDEEN Abdulhadi Daghestani Head Systems and Programming Division Royal Scientific Society P.O.Box 925819 AMMAN Jordan Telephone: (962-6) 844 701 Language(s): English; Arabic Professional areas: Software (Systems Analysis) (Software Engineering) (Application Software) (Programming); Specific Methodologies or Applications (Database); Computers and Society (Strategies and Planning) Consultancy areas: Management Information Systems Professional societies: Kappa Mu Epsilon Mathematics Honour Society, USA; American Mathematical Society, USA; Jordan Computer Society, Jordan. Academic degree(s): B.A. in Mathematics and Physics, 1968, Western New Mexico University, New Mexico, USA; M.Sc. in Theory and Applications of Computations, 1978, Loughborough University of Technology, England Working experience: Head, Systems and Programming Division, Conducting technical and consultative studies and establishing computer centres for organizations; Setting up automatic information systems; Supervising training of beneficiary portion on the use of automatic information systems; Developing the technical capabilities of the staff; Teaching community college level computer science courses; Setting up three national databanks using RDBMS: Land and Society Owners Index Databank, Jordan Labour Force Data bank, and Computerized Income Tax System for Jordan, Present Notes: JO-077 FADEL Abdes-Sater Sweedan Senior Systems Analyst Royal Scientific Society P.O.Box 925819 AMMAN Jordan Telephone: (962-6) 844 701 Language(s): Arabic; English Professional areas: Software (Systems Analysis); Specific Methodologies or Applications (Database) Consultancy areas: Management Information Systems Professional societies: Jordan Computer Society. Academic degree(s): B.Sc. in Pure and Applied Mathematics, 1967, Ain Shame University, Cairo, Egypt; Postgraduate Diploma in Computer Science, 1976, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt Working experience: Senior Systems Analyst, Royal Scientific Society, Undertaking consultancy studies to establish computerized integrated management information systems, feasibility studies to establish computer centres, designing/implementing database systems, and participation in development manpower capabilities and skills in business computations, Present Notes: JO-078 KOFAHI Assistant Professor Department of Computer Science Yarmouk University Irbid IRBID Jordan Telephone: (962-2) 27 11 00 ext. 2562 Language(s): English; Arabic Professional areas: Hardware and Systems (Applications of Microprocessors) (Parallel Computing); Software (Operating Systems); Computers and Society (Computer Uses in Other Systems) Consultancy areas: Computer Architecture; Microprocessor Applications; Operating Systems; Computer Uses in Other Systems; Parallel Computing Professional societies: Jordan Engineers Association. Academic degree(s): Ph.D., Computer Science - Computer Architecture, 1987, University of Missouri, Rolla, USA; M.Sc., Computer Science, 1983, University of Minnesota, USA Education: Sind University, Sind, Pakistan, 1972-1976; University of Minnesota, USA, 1981-1984; University of Missouri, Rolla, USA, 1985-1987 Working experience: Radio maintenance Engineer, Civil Aviation Organization, Jordan, 1976-1978; Computer Programmer, Yarmouk University Computer Centre, 1978-1981; Assistant Professor, Computer Science Dept., Yarmouk University, 1987-1993; Chairman, Computer Science Dept., Philadelphia University, 1994; Assistant Professor, Computer Science Dept., Yarmouk University, Jordan, 1995-present Publications: A processor Architecture for Turbo Pascal Language (Ph.D. Dissertation), 1987; Assembly Language Programming for IBM P.C. and compatibles; Pascal Programming Language; Data Structures and File Processing; Assembly Language Programming (last three publications were adopted by Al Quds Open University) Notes: JO-079 MASHHOUR Ahmad Lecturer in Computer Science Computer Science Department Yarmouk University P.O. Box 4739 FRBID Jordan Telephone: (962-2) 271 100 ext. 2561 off. Telefax: 270 100 ext. 3568 Language(s): English; Arabic Professional areas: Software-System Analysis; Other Application of simulations using databases Consultancy areas: Software; Specific Methodologies and Applications (Computer applications and software) Professional societies: Computer Simulation Society, USA; OR Society (British OR Society; Jordan Computer Society. Academic degree(s): Ph.D. in System Analysis in Simulation, Sept. 1989, University of London; M.Sc. in Operations Research, 1982, University of Pittsburgh, PA. USA Education: University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA B.Sc. Computer Sc. Working experience: Assistant Professor, Yarmouk University, Jordan, 1989- ; Lecturer, Yarmouk University, Jordan, 1983-1989, Secondary School teacher, Ministry of Education, Jordan, 1971-1979 Publications: A three phase simulation system based on relation; A logic-Based production Model; A Numerical solution for a production integrated Model; A design of interactive Human-Computer in interface Notes: JO-080 MASOUD Fawaz A. Director Computer and Information Centre Yarmouk University IRBID Jordan Telephone: (962-2) 271100 Telex: 51533 Telefax: (962-2) 271273 Language(s): English; Arabic; Hindi Professional areas: Software; Specific Methodologies or Applications; Networking Consultancy areas: Software Life Cycles; Systems Analysis and Design; Maintenance. Software Professional societies: Jordan Computer Society; Princess Sumaya University College for Technology Council. Academic degree(s): B.Sc. Mathematics, 1976, Karachi University, Pakistan; M.Sc. Computer Science, 1981, Quaid-e-Azaw University, Pakistan; Ph.D. Computer Science/Software Engineering, 1987, University of Liverpool, U.K Working experience: Seven years of professional computer science work of which three years were spent performing management duties of a major data processing of computer and information centre dealing with management information systems, database administration and real time systems. Also four years performing systems analysis, systems design, feasibility study, programmes development and testing, user training, system documentation, and computer science teaching Publications: Data Structure and Life Management, Amman, 1993 Notes: JO-081 NUSSEIR Yousef Director General National Information Centre P.O.Box 259 AMMAN, Jordan Telephone: (962-6) 837184 Telefax: (962-6) 837168 Language(s): Arabic; English Professional areas: Computers and Society (Computer Uses in Education) (Strategies and Planning); Software (Systems Analysis) Consultancy areas: Strategies and Planning; Computer Uses in Education; Information Systems Organization Professional societies: Fellow, British Computer Society, England; Member, Jordanian Computer Society; Member, North-South Roundtable on Informatics, UN, 1987 - Present; Vice-Chairman, Board of directors of the Jordan Computer Industries Company. Academic degree(s): M.Sc. in Computer Science, 1974, and Ph.D. in Computer Control in Control Engineering, 1977, University of Bradford Education: Bath Technical College, England, 1966-69; Kingston Polytechnic, England, 1969-1972; University of Brandford, England, 1972-76 Working experience: Director of the Information and Computer Software Centre (ICSC), and Dean of the Princess Sumaya College for Informatics: responsible for the setting of College curricula and the administration of the Centre and for technical supervision of national projects, conducting studies and preparing technical reports in various fields of informatics, offering consultancy to public and governmental organizations and conducting studies to establish computer centres and databases (setting-up of policies and strategies of informatics on the national level, following up the national projects of computers in education in addition to co-ordinating activities in information on the national level; Director General, National Information Centre, Jordan, 1994-Present Publications: "Management Information System," 1981; "Concepts, Methodology and Equipment Used in Measuring Science and Technology Potential," 1981; "Computerization Efforts in Jordan," 1986; "On Strategies and Policies of Informatics in Jordan," 1987; "National Informatics Policies and Strategies," 1987; "Computers in Education in Jordan," 1987; "Towards a Scientific and Technological Information Network for the Arab States," 1989; "The National Information System of Jordan," 1987; "Computers in Education in Jordan vs. International Trends," 1989 Notes: JO-082 OMER ATUOM Jalal Assistant Professor Department of Computer Science Yarmouk Irbid IRBID Jordan Telephone: (962-6) 27 11 00 ext. 2650 Language(s): English; Arabic Professional areas: Specific Methodologies and Applications (Artificial Intelligence) (Database); Other (Natural Language Processing) Consultancy areas: Expert Systems; Database Professional societies: Committee on Research and Higher Education Between Jordanian Universities; ACM, IEEE. Academic degree(s): Ph.D., Computer Science, AI, 1993, University of Houston, USA; M.Sc., Computer Science, 1987, The University of Texas at Arlington Education: University of Houston, USA, 3 years (Ph.D.); The University of Texas at Arlington, USA, 2 years (M.Sc.); Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan, 4 years, (B.S.) Working experience: Assistant Professor, Yarmouk University, Jordan, 2 years; Part-time Lecturer, Philadelphia University, Jordan and University of Houston, USA; Graduate Teaching Associate, The University of Texas, USA, 2 years Publications: "Control Flow Analysis of Rule-Based Programs", IEEE Trans. on Knowledge and Data Engineering, 1994 (submitted); "An approach to facilitate Rule-Based programs maintenance", Journal of Institute of mathematics and Computer Science, 1984; "Sorbing Vocalized Arabic Word", Journal of Institute of mathematics and computer science, 1985 Notes: JO-083 RSHEIDAT Firas N. Computer Programmer/Analyst Information and Computer Software Centre Royal Scientific Society P.O.Box 925819 AMMAN Jordan Telephone: (962-6) 844701 Ext. 601 Language(s): Arabic; English; French Professional areas: Software (Systems Analysis) (Software Engineering) (Application Software) (Programming); Specific Methodologies or Applications (Database) Consultancy areas: Software Development; Human Computer Interfaces Professional societies: Jordan Computer Society. Academic degree(s): B.Sc. in Computer Science, 1983, South-Western Oklahoma State University, USA; M.Sc. in Applied Mathematics/Computer Science, 1985, Worcesier State College, USA Working experience: Computer Programmer/Analyst, Royal Scientific Society, His responsibilities involve production control for chemical manufacturing (programming), statistics using SPSS software and some programming, data conversion from different systems such as NCR-VAX or different arabization, etc., programming of databanks, communications between PCs and minicomputers, emulation, and teaching courses (packages and programming languages), Present Notes: JO-084 SALMAN Abdel-Fattah Chairman of Computer Science Department Division of Computer Science Yarmouk University P O Box 4850 IRBID Jordan Telephone: (962-2) 27 11 00 ext. 2561 Language(s): Arab; English; Russian Professional areas: Hardware and Systems (Computer Architecture and Organization) (Applications of Microprocessors); Software (Operating Systems) (Programming) ; Other (Programming Languages) Consultancy areas: Computer Architecture; Microprocessor Applications; Operating Systems; Systems Programming Professional societies: Member of Jordan Computing Society. Academic degree(s): Ph.D., Computer Engineering, System Programming, 1985, Kiev Polytechnic Institute; M.Sc., Computer Engineering, 1981 Education: Donetsk Polytechnic Institute, Donetsk, Ukraine (USSR), 1976-1981; Kiev Polytechnic Institute, Kiev, Ukraine (USSR), 1981-1995 Working experience: Engineer - Teacher, Amman Polytechnic Institute, 1985-1990; Assistant Professor, Computer Science Department, Yarmouk University, 1990-1994; Assistant professor - Chairman, Computer Science Department, Yarmouk University, 1994-present Publications: Abdel-Fattah, M.Salman, Assemblers Implementation Techniques, Journal of Institute of Mathematics and Computer Science (Computer Science Series), Vol: 6, No 1, June 1995; Najib A. Kofahi; Abdel-Fattah, M.Salman; Oqeili Saleh, Compression Techniques Applicable to ROMS, Journal of Institute of Mathematics and Computer Science (Computer Science Series), Vol: 6, No 1, June 1995 and several other research papers Notes: JO-085 SAQER Abdel-Rahim Director Computer Technology Centre Royal Scientific Society P.O. Box 925819 AMMAN 11110 Jordan Telephone: (962-6) 84 47 01 Telex: 21276 RAMAH JO Telefax: (962-6) 84 48 06 E-mail: saqer@risc.rss.gov.jo Language(s): English; Arabic Professional areas: Computers and Society (Strategies and Planning); Software (Systems Analysis) Consultancy areas: Management Information Systems Professional societies: Jordan Computer Society; British Computer Society. Academic degree(s): Ph.D. Computer Science, 30 Nov. 1991, Heriot-Watt University; M.Sc. Computer Science, 1977, Loughborough University of Technology Education: B.Sc. Science, Cairo University, 1970 Working experience: 1978-1980 Programmer at the Royal Scientific Society, Amman, Jordan; 1980-1988 Head of Scientific Applications Section at RRS/Jordan; 1991-1993 head of research section, Jordan; 1993-to present Director, Computer Technology Centre, Jordan Publications: BCMP Queuing Networks versus Stochastic PetriNets: A Pragmatic Comparison, Computer and Telecommunication Performance Engineering, Edinburgh, 1991, Springer-Verlag, pp. 88-98. Notes: JO-086 SAQER AWAD Abdel-Rahim Director, CTTISC Computer Technology Centre Royal Scientific Society P O Box 225819 AMMAN Jordan Telephone: (962-6) 84 47 01 Telex: 21276 RAMAH JO Telefax: (962-6) 84 48 06 Language(s): Arabic; English Professional areas: Software (Systems Analysis); Specific Methodologies and Applications (Database); Computers and Society (Strategies and Planning) Professional societies: Jordan Computer Society; British Computer Society. Academic degree(s): Ph.D., Computer Science, November 1991, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK; M.Sc., Computer Science, December 1977, University of Technology, Loughborough, England Education: Cairo University, Egypt, 4 years; University of Technology, Loughborough, England, 1 year; Heroit-Watt University Edinburgh, UK, 3 years Working experience: Programmer/Analyst, Jordan, 1978-1981; Head of Scientific Application Section, Jordan, 1981-1988; Head of Research and Information Section, Jordan, 1991-1993; Director, Computer Technology, Training and Industrial Studies Centre, Royal Scientific Society, Jordan, 1993-present Publications: BCMP queuing Networks versus Stochastic PetriNets: A pragmatic comparison, Springer-Verlag, pp88-98, London, 1991; "Model for File Access Performance in a Network of Diskless Workstations" Proc. of the 6th UK Computer and Telecom. Performance Engineering Workshop, pp2/1-2/11, UK, 9-10 July 1990 Notes: JO-087 SARIE Talib Director Computer Centre Jordan University AMMAN, Jordan Telephone: (962-6) 843 555; 843 2598 Language(s): Arabic; English Professional areas: Computers and Society (Computer Uses in Education) (Public Policy-Decision Making) (Social Problem Solving) (Organization Impacts) (Strategies and Planning); Software (Systems Analysis) (Software Engineering) (Application Software) (Programming); Networking (General Networks) (Local Area Networks (LANs)) (Wide Area Networks (WANs)) (Integrated Services Digital Networks (ISDNs)) Consultancy areas: Computer Uses in Education; Social Problem Solving; Strategies and Planning; Organization Impacts; Systems Analysis; Database Academic degree(s): B.Sc. in Mathematics, June 1971, Jordan University; Ph.D. Jan. 1983, Clarkson University, N.Y., USA Education: Jordan University, Amman, 1967-71 and 1974-77, Jordan; Clarkson University, New York, 1979-83, USA Working experience: Assistant Professor, Computer Science Development, 1983 - Present; Director, Computer Centre, Jordan University, 1985 - Present; Computer Consultant in both Hardware and Software Configuration Studies/Member of Information Technology Team at Higher Council in Jordan; Jordan National Team for Introducing Computer in High Schools/Member of Team for Introducing Computers in Education at Jordan University/System Consultant for Customs Department, Islamic Hospital/Association of Arab University, and Quds Open University, Present Publications: "On Inverse Moments of the Positive Hypergeometric Distribution," Dirasat, Vol. XIV, No. 12, 1987; "A Comparative Study of Tested Independence," Communication in Statistics, Simulation and Computation, B. Sept. 1987; "A Nonparametric Test for Ordered Alternative in a Randomized Block Design," Dirasat, Vol. XIV, No. 12, 1987; "On the Stability of Nonlinear Finite Difference Schemes in Two Dimensions," Dirasat, Vol. XII, No. 7, 1985; "Finite Difference Solutions of Dispersive Partial Differential Equations," Mathematics and Computers in Simulation XXV, pp 268-278, 1983; Focusing: "A Mechanisms for Instability of Nonlinear finite Difference Equations," Journal of Computational Physics, Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1983 Notes: KW-088 ABDEL-MOTEY Yaser Y. Assistant Professor Department of Library and Information Science College of Basic Education P O Box 34053 73251 ODALIYA Kuwait Telephone: (965) 257 15 67 ext. 2192 Telefax: (965) 251 88 52 E-mail: yaser@paaetms.paaet.edu.kw Language(s): Arabic; English Professional areas: Software (Application Software); Specific Methodologies or Applications (Database); Others (Computer Uses in Other Systems) Consultancy areas: Information Science. Library Professional societies: Arab Federation for Libraries and Information; American Library Association. Academic degree(s): Ph.D. in Library and Information Studies, 1989, Loughborough University; M.S.L.S. Master of Science in Library Science, 1982, Clarion University of Pennsylvania Education: Loughborough University, Loughborough, U.K., 1986-1989; Clarion University of Pennsylvania, Clarion, Pennsylvania, USA, 1981-1982; Qatar University, Qatar, 1976-1979 Working experience: Assistant Professor, teaching and training, educational program development and evaluation, research and publishing, College of Basic Education, Kuwait, 1989 to present; Teacher of Library and Information Science, College of Basic Education, 1983-1981; Teacher of Science, Al-Arqam High School, Kuwait, 1979-1981 Publications: Introduction to Computer Applications with Emphasis on Applications in Libraries and Information Centres in the Arab World, Kuwait: Kuwait Bookshop, 1994, 216 pages; A study of User Needs Assessment in Information Services in the College of Basic Education. Kuwait, The College, 1994n 250 pages, etc. Notes: KW-089 SALEM Shawki Director Information Department Arab Centre for Medical Literature P.O.Box 5225 13053 SAFAT Kuwait Telephone: (965) 5338614; 5338615 Telex: 44675 ACML KT Telefax: (965) 533618; 533619 Language(s): Arabic; English Professional areas: Hardware (Applications of Microprocessors) ; Software (Systems Analysis) Professional societies: IFLA, Chairman of Standing Committee for Asia & Oceania; FID, President of North Africa and Middle East Committee; ASIS, MLA, ASLIB, IIS, IITR. Academic degree(s): Ph.D. in Information Science, 1982, Section of Library and Information Science, Faculty of Arts, Cairo University, Cairo - Egypt Education: Cairo University, Cairo - Egypt, 1957 - 1961 Working experience: Director, Arab Centre for Medical Literature, Collecting, organizing, analyzing the Arab Medical Literature (Publications and Information); Building the Arab Medical Information Infrastructure Tools; Building Arab Medical Databases and Applications, Present Notes: LB-090 AKRA Mohamad Assistant Professor, Director Multimedia Centre Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering American University of Beirut P.O.Box 11-0236 BEIRUT Lebanon Telephone: (961-1) 340-460 X3520 E-mail: akra@layla.aub.ac.lb Language(s): English; Arabic Professional areas: Software (Programming) (Programming Languages) Consultancy areas: Database Design & Information Management; Office automation Academic degree(s): Ph.D. Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, September 1993, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; M.Sc. Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, June 1988, MIT Education: A.U.B, Beirut, Lebanon, 4 yrs. Notes: LB-091 EIT Adeeb Analyst Programmer & System Administrator Computer Department The Presidency of Primary Ministers Sanayeh BEIRUT Lebanon Telephone: (961-1) 867568. 86 75 69. 345674. 345664 Language(s): English; French; Arabic Professional areas: Hardware and Systems (Maintenance); Software (Operating Systems); Computer and Society Academic degree(s): B.Sc. in Computer Science, Lebanese American University (B.U.C.), Beirut, Lebanon Notes: LB-092 EL HAJJ Ali Associate Professor of Electical and Computer Engineering Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering American University of Beirut P.O.Box 11-0236 BEIRUT Lebanon Telephone: (961-1) 35 00 00 Language(s): English; French; Arabic Professional areas: Software (Software Engineering) Consultancy areas: Computer Software; Computer Networks Professional societies: Institution of Engineers in Beirut, Lebanon. Academic degree(s): Docteur Ingénieur - Automatic control, 1983, Unversité de Rennes I, France; Ingénieur, 1981, Université de Rennes I Education: Lebanese University - Faculty of Science, Beirut, Lebanon, 1976-1979 Working experience: Assistant Professor, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon (1983-1987); Assistant Professor - American University of Beirut, Beirut (1987-1990); Associate professor, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon (1990- present date) Publications: "Optimisation sur critère technico-economique d'un processus faiblement non stationaire, "Docteur Ingenieur" theses, University of Rennes, France, June 1983; Co-author of "Scattering and Penetration Into a Dielectric Conducting Cylinder with multiple Apertures", IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibles, Aug. 1994, Vol. 36, No.3, pp. 196-200; "Characteristic Mode Analysis of Electromagnetic Coupling Through Multiple Slots in a Conducting Plan", IEE Proceedings H, Vol. 140, No. 6 pp. 421-425, Dec. 1993; "SSM: A Set of Subprograms for Calculating Eigenvalues for a Diatomic Molecule Using a Simplified Shooting Method", Com. Phys. Comm., 74 (1993) 297-302; "A CAD Programme for the Synthesis of Electric Circuits and Passive Filters", Int. J. Appli. Engng. Educ., Vol. 47, No.3, pp. 137-143, June 1993. Notes: LB-093 FEGHALY Ramia Analyst Programmer Computer Centre Presidency of the Primary Ministries Council Sanayeh BEIRUT Lebanon Telephone: (961-1) 34 56 94. 34 56 88 Telefax: (961-1) 85 56 30 Language(s): French; English; Arabic Professional areas: Software (Programming) (Programming Languages); Specific Methodologies and Applications (Object-Oriented Technology) Consultancy areas: Software Education: Lebanese University, FANAR - Lebanon, 4 years Working experience: Programmer & Analyst, Victor Technologies (Mansourieh), 1991; Programmer & Analyst, DOUMIT (Fourn-El-Choubak), 1992; Programmer & Analyst, Presidency of the Primary Ministries Council (Beirut - Sanayeh) Notes: LB-094 GHADDAR Nesreen Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering American University of Beirut P.O.Box 11-236 BEIRUT Lebanon Telephone: (961-1) 35 00 00 ext. 35 94 Telefax: (961-1) 478 19 95 E-mail: farah@layla.aub.ac.lb Language(s): English; Arabic Professional areas: Software (Application Software); Specific Methodologies and Applications (Computer Aided Engineering) Professional societies: American Society of Mechanical Engineering (ASME); American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronauts (AIAA). Academic degree(s): Ph.D., in Computational Fluid dynamics & heat transfer, 1985, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT); M.Sc. in Thermal & fluid sciences, 1982 Education: Kuwait University, 5 years Working experience: Assistant Professor, Engineering Department, Kuwait University, Kuwait University, 1985-1990; Associate Professor, Faculty of Engineering & Architecture, American University of Beirut, Lebanon, 1991 to present Publications: co-author of "Solar Collectors for Beirut Climate", Journal of Applied Energy, Vol. 45 No. 4 (1993); "High Pressure Water Jets for Oil Containment in Calm and Wavy waters; A Parametric Study" Water, Air and soil Pollution, the International Journal of Environmental Pollution, No. 73, pp. 345-361 (1994); "Numerical investigation of Free Convection Heat Transfer from a Uniformly Heated Cylindrical Element in a Rectangular Enclosure, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 35, No. 10, pp. 2327-2754 (1992); "Diffuser Design Influence on the Performance of Solar Thermal Storage Tanks", Int. Journal of Energy Research, Vol. 15, pp. 1-10, (1991); "Numerical Simulation of Stratification Behaviour of Thermal Storage Tanks" Applied Energy Journal, Vol. 32, pp. 225-239, (1989) Notes: LB-095 JAMMOUL Hussein Analyst Computer Centre Presidency of the Council of Ministers Sanaieh St. BEIRUT Lebanon Language(s): English Professional areas: Software Education: Technical Institute Amelieh, Beirut, Lebanon, 3 years, (T.S. in Computer Sciences) Working experience: Programmer, Army Computer Centre, 4 yrs; Programmer, Pharmacy, 3 yrs; Analyst, Computer Centre of the Presidency of the Council of the Ministries, 4 yrs Notes: LB-096 KABALAN Karim University Professor (Associate Professor AUB) Electrical and Computer Engineering American University of Beirut P.O. Box 11-0236 BEIRUT Lebanon Telephone: (961-1) 350 000 Ext. 3528 Telex: 20801 LE Telefax: (961-1) 478 19 95 E-mail: kabalan@layla.aub.ac.lb Language(s): English; French; Arabic Professional areas: Computer Communications and Networks (Local Area Networks (LANs)); Software (Systems Analysis) Consultancy areas: Computer, Communications and Networks Professional societies: Institute of Electrical and Computer Engineering (IEE); Lebanese Association for the Advancement of Sciences (IAAS). Academic degree(s): Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, November 1985, Syracuse University; M. Sc. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, May 1983, Syracuse University, N.Y., USA Education: Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon, 4 yrs Working experience: Associate Professor, American University of Beirut, 1991-95; Assistant Professor, American University of Beirut, 1986-91; Assistant Professor, Syracuse University, 1985-86; Research Assistant, Syracuse University, 1984-85; Technical Consultant, Acs Telecomm. Company, 1988-90 Publications: "Characteristic Modes for a Slot in a Conducting Plane", Syracuse University, December 1985; co-author of "A Lebanese Computer Network", American University of Beirut, Dec. 1993; "A CM Solution of the Parallel Plate-Fed Slot Antenna", Radio Science, Vol. 30, No. 2, pp. , March/April 1995; "Electromagnetic Coupling Between Two Half-Space Regions separated by Multiple Slot-Perforated Parallel Conducting Screens", IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility, Vol. 37, No. 2, pp. 105-109, Feb. 1995; "Characteristic Modes of a Rectangular Aperture in a Perfectly Conducting Plane", IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, Vol. 42, No. 10, pp. 1447-1450, Oct. 1994; ""Scattering from and Penetration into a Dielectric Conducting Cylinder with multiple Apertures,", IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility, Vol. 36, No. 3, pp. 196-200, Aug. 1994 Notes: LB-097 MOUGHARABJ Issam Assistant Professor of Computer Science Division of Natural Science Lebanese American University P O Box 13-5053 BEIRUT Lebanon Telephone: (961-1) 86 76 18/9 ext. 296 Language(s): English Professional areas: Specific Methodologies or Applications (Database); Software (Systems Analysis); Others (Numerical Analysis) Consultancy areas: Systems Analysis and Design; Database. Systems Professional societies: Computer Science Seminar Ad hoc Committee, Bolyai Mathematical Society. Academic degree(s): Computer Science, 1993, Essex University; Computer Science, 1990, Essex University, U.K. Education: Lebanese American University, Beirut, Lebanon, 3 years; Essex University, U.K., 4 years Working experience: Graduate Instructor, training students in lab. on using packages, functional languages and computer also, the duties involved teaching classes in numerical computations and database systems analysis and design, Essex University, U.K., 1990-1993; Assistant Professor of Computer Science; Teaching courses on databases, systems analysis and operations research, Lebanese American University, Lebanon, 1993 to present Notes: LB-098 SAADE Jean Jamil Associate Professor Electrical Engineering - FES P.O. Box 11 -0236 BEIRUT Lebanon Telephone: (961-1) 35 34 65 or 01- 35 34 66 Telex: 20801 LE Telefax: (961-1) 478 19 95 Language(s): English; Arabic; French Professional areas: Specific Methodologies or Applications (Computer Uses in Other Systems) Consultancy areas: Fuzzy Logic. Fuzzy logic is applied into intelligent systems, decision making and control systems, in addition to the areas of classical signal transmission and reception and radar. Professional societies: International Fuzzy System Association (IFSA); Referee for the international Journal of Fuzzy Systems - Offering presentations in related conferences. Academic degree(s): Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering (Communications), December 1987, Syracuse University, USA; M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, 1982, Boston University, USA Education: Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon, 1976-1979 Working experience: Teaching Associate/Assistant (teaching), Syracuse University, 1984-1987; Assistant Professor (teaching), Syracuse University, 1987-1988; Assistant Professor (teaching and research), American Univ. of Beirut, 1988-1994; Associate Professor (teaching and research), American Univ. of Beirut Publications: "Towards Intelligent Radar Systems", Int. J. of Fuzzy Sets & Systems 63, pp. 141-157, 1994 (Elsevier); "Maximization of a Function over a Fuzzy Domain", Int. J. of Fuzzy Sets and Systems 62, pp. 55-70, 1994 (Elsevier) ; Two papers on Fuzzy Hypothesis Testing with Hybrid Data, Int. J. of F.S.S. 62 pp. 9-19 / 5 Vol. 35 and 63 - the first in 1990 and the second in 1994; co-author of "Application of Fuzzy Hypothesis Testing to Signal Detection Under Uncertainty", It. J. of F.S.S. 62, pp. 9-19 (Elsevier) and "Ordering Fuzzy Sets over the Real Line" Int. J. of F.S.S. 50, pp. 237-246, 1992 (Elsevier) Notes: LB-099 SROUR Lena Analyst Computer Centre Presidency of Ministers' council Sanaeh BEIRUT Lebanon Telephone: (961-1) 34 56 88/34 56 64 Language(s): English; French; Arabic Professional areas: Software Academic degree(s): "Maîtrise" in Management Information System (en informatique d'entreprise), 1990, Lebanese University I.S.A.E. (CNAM) Working experience: S. Programmer (Management project) UNIFERT - Beirut, Lebanon, 5 yrs; Analyst (hospitality project) St George’s hospital - Beirut, Lebanon, 1 yr; Analyst (Management and documentation project) Presidency of Minister's Council - Beirut, Lebanon, 2 yrs Notes: LB-100 YEHIA Mounir Associate Professor Electrical Engineering American University of Beirut P.O. Box 11-0236 BEIRUT Lebanon Telephone: (961-1) 350 000 Ext. 35 36 Telex: 20801LE Telefax: 873 145 0231 E-mail: myehia@layla.aub.ac.lb Language(s): English; French; Russian Professional areas: Software (Application Software); Computers and Society (Strategies and Planning) Consultancy areas: Power System Analysis and Planning; Energy Management Systems; Automation and Information Technology Applications Professional societies: IEEE - Power Engineering; Centre for Development Studies - Beirut, Lebanon. Academic degree(s): Ph.D. in Technical Sciences, April 30, 1986, Supreme Attestation Commission - USSR; M.Sc. in Power Plants, Transmission and Industrial Power Supply, Feb. 16, 1983, Moscow Power Engineering Institute (MPEI) Education: Moscow Power Engineering Institute (MPEI), Moscow, Russia, 1978-1986 Working experience: Consultant, Lebanese Electric Power System, Electricité du Liban, 1986; Assistant Associate Professor, teaching American University in Beirut, 1986 to present; Consultant, Ministry of Hydraulic and Electric Resources : Administrative Organization, MHER, 1991; Consultant, Maintenance and Reconstruction Project for LEPS (Lebanese Electric Power System), Council of Ministers of Lebanon, 1989; Member, Board of Directors of "Electricité du Liban", EDL, 1993 to present Publications: "A Global Planning Methodology for uncertain Environments : Application to LEPS : IEEE - 94WM224-6 PWRS"; An Improved Dynamically Allocated Data Structure Scheme for Power System Problems: Conf. on Reliability, USA, 1993; "GIS-ing Operation and Control Systems in a recovering Power Utility" GISESRI Conference : May 1993, California, USA Notes: MR-101 HAOUBA Ahmedou Professeur et Chef Département Institut Supérieur Scientifique B.P. 5026 NOUAKCHOTT Mauritania Telephone: (222) 51383 Telefax: (222) 53997 Language(s): French; English; Arabic Professional areas: Computers and Society (Computer Uses in Education) (Public Policy-Decision Making) (Organization Impacts) (Strategies and Planning); Others (Operations Research) (Theory of Computation) Academic degree(s): Maîtrise, 1981, Université Paris Dauphine, France; Doctorat de Maths (Spécialité : Gestion-informatique), 1985, Université de Paris Dauphine, Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique, France Education: Université de Dakar, Sénégal, 1975/1980; Université de Paris Dauphine, France, 1980/1981; Ecole Nationale de Statistique et d'Administration Economique, 1981/1982; Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines, Paris, France; Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et Automatique, 1982/1985 Working experience: Professeur, Chef Département Math-Informatique à l'Institut Supérieur Scientifique; Membre de la Commission de l'Enseignement Supérieur de Mauritanie; Membre du Conseil Scientifique de l'Académie Maghrébine des Sciences; Associé au Centre International de Physique Théorique, Trieste, Italie (UNESCO-ITALIE); Chercheur associé à l'Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique, France; Responsable Scientifique du projet consolidation de la Formation et de la Recherche en Informatique à l'I.S.S. (soutien UNESCO-CIMPA-INRIA-FRANCE) Publications: Quelques communications et articles en Maths appliquées, Informatique et Gestion dans RR INRIA FRANCE, RAIRO. Notes: MA-102 OUALID Abdechahid Professor Computer Science Division National Institute of Statistics and Applied Economics (INSEA) B.P. 6217 RABAT Morocco Telephone: (212-7) 774859; 774860; 770915 Telex: 36119 Telefax: (212-7) 779457 Language(s): French; English; German Professional areas: Computers and Society; Software; Specific Methodologies or Applications Consultancy areas: Database; Systems Analysis; Computer Uses in Education Professional societies: ACM (Association of Computing Engineering). Academic degree(s): M.Sc. in Engineering, 1975, Technical University of Berlin, Germany; Ph.D., 1986, University of Nice, France Education: Temple University, Philadelphia, USA; London School of Economics, London, U.K. Working experience: Officer, Ministry of Planning, undertaking design and implementation of application software on national macro-economic projects: Industrial analysis, National population census, etc.; System developer, Honeywell-Bull, responsible for informatics projects with the government, banks and other activities on database design, application software and operating systems manipulation; Scientific researcher, INRIA (National Institute of Informatics and Automatic Control, on man-machine communication and multilingual software systems development; Lecturer, INSEA, in database and operating systems Publications: "Dialogues Informatiques Multilingues", TSI, Vol.5, No. 4; "Microcomputers as Educational Tools in Developing Countries", 9th CWC, IFIP'83, Paris; "A Practical Approach for a Multilingual Interface to DBMS", Pre-VLDB, Beijing, China, 1986; "Problems of Software Development in Developing Countries", IFIP '89, San-Francisco, USA; "Assessment of Research and Development Needs in Informatics in ESCWA Region", Report for UN Economics and Social Commission for Western Asia, E/ESCWA/ID/86/21; "Man-Machine Communication in Multilingual Environment", ISMM, Montreal, 1985; "Generating Natural language from SQL: Case of English and Arabic", 2nd Conference of Bilingual Computing, University of Cambridge, U.K. Notes: OM-103 YAZICI Ali Associate Professor and Director Mathematics and Computer Department Sultan Qaboos University P.O.Box 36 AL-KHOD 123 Muscat Oman Telephone: (968) 515422 Telefax: (968) 513255 Language(s): English; French Professional areas: Software (Programming) (Application Software); Computers and Society (Computer Uses in Education); Others (Parallel Processing) (Numerical Algorithms and Computation) Consultancy areas: Parallel Processing; Algorithms (Analysis and Design, Vectorization); Programming Professional societies: Turkish Informatics Society; PARS (Parallel Computing Group) Germany; Turkish Mathematics Society. Academic degree(s): Ph.D. in Computer Science, 1983, Waterloo University, Ontario, Canada; M.Sc. in Mathematics, 1974, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey Education: Middle East Technical University (METU), Ankara, Turkey, 1967/1974; Waterloo University, Ontario, Canada, 1974/1983 Working experience: Teaching and research. Courses taught: Programming Languages (Pascal, Basic, Assembler, Ada); Database Management (ORACLE); Formal languages and Finite Automata. Research: Knowledge based tools for Parallelization: Transputer Applications Publications: An Organization of the Extrapolation Method of Multidimensional Quadrate for Vector Processing, Parallel Processing, 1987; The Influence of the Electrical Conductivity of the XXX on the Stability of a Hydromagnetic-Rotating Banard Layer, Journal of Geophysical and Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics, 1988; A Comparison of Data Dependence Analysis Tests, Proc. at the International Conference on Parallel Computing and Transputer Applications, 1992 Notes: SA-104 ABD-EL-BARR Mostafa Professor Department of Computer Engineering King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals P O Box 1579 DHAHRAN 31261 Saudi Arabia Telephone: (03) 860 49 42 Telefax: (03) 860 30 59 E-mail: mostafa@ccse.kfupm.edu.sa Language(s): English; Arabic Professional areas: Hardware and Systems (Parallel Computing); Specific Methodologies and Applications (Computer Aided Engineering) Consultancy areas: Systems Development (Fault Tolerance Computer Systems, Digital Systems, Testing); Computer Aided Engineering (Computer Aided Design); VLSI Systems; Computer Architecture; Parallel Computing Professional societies: IEEE Computer Society (Senior Member), ACM (Member), Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario, Canada (Member). Academic degree(s): Ph.D., Computer Engineering, 1986, University of Toronto, Canada; M.Sc., Computer Engineering, 1979, Cairo University, Egypt Education: University of Toronto, Canada, 1982-1986 (Ph.D.), 4 years; Cairo University, Egypt, 1976-1979 (M.Sc.), 3 years; Cairo University, Egypt, 1968-1973, 5 years Working experience: Visiting Professor, Research & Curriculum Development, KFUPM, Saudi Arabia, 1993-present; Professor, Teaching and Research (on leave), University of Saskatchewan, Canada, 1993-present; Associate Professor, Teaching and Research, University of Saskatchewan, Canada, 1988-1993; Assistant Professor, Teaching and Research, Saskatchewan, Canada, 1986-1988; Teaching Assistant/Lecturer, Teaching and Research, King Fahd University, Saudi Arabia, 1982-1986; Research Assistant, Research, Atomic Energy Laboratory, Egypt, 1974-1982 Publications: "Graph-based output Phase Assignment for PLA Minimization", IEEE Trans. Computer Aided Design, 1995; "A New Theory for Testability Preserving Optimization of Combinational Circuits", International Journal of VLSI Design, 1995; "CMOS Multiple-Valued Logic Design - Part I & Part II", IEEE Trans. Circuits and Systems, 1993, pp.503-514 & 515-522; "On the Optimization of CMOS Circuits", IEEE Trans. Circuits, & Systems, 1993, pp. 412-422 Notes: SA-105 AKHTAR Shakil Associate Professor Computer Engineering King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) KFUPM Box 1858 31261 DHAHRAN Saudi Arabia Telephone: (966-3) 860 2618 E-mail: facy10c@saupmoo.bitnet or 347nosjmuvm.bitnet Language(s): English Professional areas: Networking (General Networks) (Local Area Networks (LANs)) (Wide Area Networks (WANs)) (Integrated Services Digital Networks (ISDNs)) ; Hardware (Hardware System Architecture); Specific Methodologies or Applications (Computer Aided Engineering); Computers and Society (Computer Uses in Education) Professional societies: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE); Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). Academic degree(s): Ph.D., Computer Engineering, 1986, Wayne State University; M.Sc., Electrical Engineering, 1982, University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia Education: B.Sc., Electrical Engineering, University of Peshawar, Pakistan, 1980 Working experience: Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science, Central Michigan University, 1989-present; Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Toledo, 1986-1988 Publications: Comment on: Modelling a Shared-Load K k-out-of-n G System, IEEE Transactions on Reliability, vol.41, No.2, 1992; Reliability of Multiple Bus Multiprocessor Systems, Proc. 21st International Conference on Parallel Processing, vol. I, pages 248-252, 1982; Book review: Advanced Computer Architecture (chapters 1-4), Harper Collins Publisher, 1991 Notes: SA-106 AL-KHARASHI Ibrahim Lecturer Directorate General of Information System King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) P.O.Box 6086 11442 RIYADH Saudi Arabia Telephone: (966-1) 481 3273 Telex: 401590 KACST SJ Telefax: (966-1) 488 3118 E-mail: aaic19@sakacsoo.bitnet Language(s): Arabic; English Professional areas: Software (Application Software) (Programming); Specific Methodologies or Applications (Database); Others (Natural Language Processing) (Information Retrieval Systems) Professional societies: ACM; Saudi Computer Society Academic degree(s): Ph.D. in Computer Science, 1991, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, USA; Master in Electrical Engineering, 1984, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan Working experience: Assistant Director, Information Systems, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, 1991; Lecturer, Information Systems and Communication, King Fahd University, 1992-1993 Publications: An efficient contextual analysis algorithm for Arabic text handling, The 12th National Computer Conference, King Fahd University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 1982; A graphical Word-processor, Master thesis, Graduate Institute of Electrical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 1984; VATE: A vowelized Arabic text editor, Ph.D. Qualifying Project, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, 1989; Micro-airs: a microcomputer-based Arabic information retrieval system, comparing words, stems, and roots as index terms, Ph.D. thesis, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, 1991 Notes: SA-107 AMTN Alaaeidin Assistant Professor Computer Engineering King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) KFUPM Box 195 31622 DHAHRAN Saudi Arabia Telephone: (966-3) 860 2862 Telex: 801060 KFUPM SJ Telefax: (966-3) 860 3306 E-mail: facy%1%@saupm%.bitnet Language(s): English; Arabic Professional areas: Hardware (Hardware System Architecture); Specific Methodologies or Applications (Computer Aided Engineering); Others (VLSI Design ) Professional societies: IEEE - Circuits and Systems Society; IEEE - Computer Society; Saudi Computer Society. Academic degree(s): Ph.D., Computer Science, 1987, University of Utah, USA; M.Sc., Electrical Engineering, 1987, Cairo University, Egypt Education: B.Sc., Electrical Engineering Department, Cairo University, Cairo, 1974 Working experience: Assistant Professor, Computer Engineering Department, KFUPM, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, 1988-present; Industrial Expert, National Semiconductor Corporation (Multi-national IC manufacturer with Silicon Valley) in VLSI, MOS Design, (8 years); Consultant, SEEQ Technology Inc., to develop IMB Flash EEPROM memory chip, San Jose, CA, 1987-1988 Publications: Amin A., and Emoto, Bernard - A High Speed Sense Amplifier for EPROM Single Transistor Memory Cell, European Patent, No. 89121444.7, 1989; Amin, A. - A Novel Architecture for Flash Erase EPROM Memory, US. Patent No. 4,999, 812, 1991; Amin A., - Design, Selection and Implementation of Flash Erase EEPROM Memory Cell Structures, IEE Proceedings on Circuits, Devices and Systems, Vol.139, No.3, pp370-376, 1992 Notes: SA-108 MOHSEN Guizani Assistant Professor Petroleum & Minerals Computer Engineering Department King Fahd University P O Box 1969 DHAHRAN 31261 Saudi Arabia Telephone: (966-3) 860 53 24/860 25 13 Telex: 801060 KFUPM ST Telefax: (966-3) 860 33 06 E-mail: guizani@ccse.kfupm.edu.sa Language(s): English; French; Arabic Professional areas: Hardware and Systems (Computer Architecture and Organization) (Integrated Services Digital Networks (ISDNs)) Consultancy areas: Networks. Optical Local and Broadband Area Networks Professional societies: IEEE; TAU BETA PI. Academic degree(s): B.Sc. (Electrical Engineering), 1984, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York, USA; M.Sc. in Electrical & M.Sc. in Computer, 1986-1987, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York, USA Education: Syracuse University, New York, USA (degree); Ph.D in Computer Engineering, specialising in optical interconnection networks and switching for supercomputer systems, 1982-1989 Working experience: Associate Professor, Saudi Arabia, 1989 to present; Associate Teacher, USA, 1985-1989 Publications: The Impact of optics on Data knowledge base systems, IEEE Transactions on knowledge and Data Engineering, Vol.1., No.1, pp111-132, with Berra, Ghafoor, Mitkas and Marcin, 1989; An all-optical circuit-switched multistage interconnection networks, Special issue on Microelectronics and photonics in communication, IEEE JSAC, Vol.8, No.7, pp1595-1607, with Arif Ghafoor, 1990 Notes: SA-109 SAIT Sadiq Associate Professor Department of Computer Engineering King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) KFUPM Box 673 31261 DHAHRAN Saudi Arabia Telephone: (966-3) 860 6665; 869 2217 Telex: 801060 E-mail: facy009@saupmoo.bitnet Language(s): English; Urdu Professional areas: Hardware (Hardware System Architecture) (Maintenance) (Peripheral Devices) (Computer Hardware Applications); Specific Methodologies or Applications (Computer Aided Engineering); Computers and Society (Computer Uses in Education); Others (VLSI Design) Professional societies: IEEE Academic degree(s): Bach. of Electronic Engineering, 1981, Bangalore University; M.Sc. Electronic Engineering, 1983, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia; Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, 1987, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia Working experience: Associate Professor, Computer Engineering Department, KFUPM,1992-present; Assistant Professor, KFUPM, 1987-1992; Lecturer, Electrical Engineering Department, KFUPM, from 1983-1986; Research Assistant, Electrical Engineering Department, KFUPM, 1981-1983 Publications: Sadiq M. Sait, Ali F.; Damati, and Mushfiqur Rahman, A systolic Algorithm for VLSI Design of a 1/n Rate Vitervi Decoder, IEEE Melecon'89, Portugal, 1989; Aymen H. El-Maleh and Sadiq M. Sait, A State Machine Synthesizer with Weinberger Arrays', The IEEE Pacific RIM conference, Victoria, Canada, 1991; Asjad Mumtaz, Sadiq M. Sait and Gerhard F. Beckhoff, VLSI Implementation of Controllers for Communication Protocols from their Petri Net Models IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, California, 1992 Notes: SD-110 OSMAN Izzeldin Professor Computer Science Department Sudan University of Science and Technology P O Box 3297 3297 KHARTOUM, Sudan Telephone: (249-11) 77 25 08/27 12 52 Telex: 00249 11 2987 Telefax: (249-11) 45 10 88 E-mail: c/o ibrahim.hussein@undp.org Language(s): Arabic; English Professional areas: Specific Methodologies or Applications (Database); Others (Computer Uses in Education); Computers and Society (Computer Security) Consultancy areas: Database; Computer Science Education; Systems Analysis and Design Professional societies: Association of Computing Machinery; British Computer Society; Internet Society. Academic degree(s): B.Sc.(Hons) in Electrical Engineering, 1967, University of Khartoum, Sudan; M.Sc./Ph.D., 1970/74, Bradford Univeristy, Durham, England Education: University of Khartoum, Sudan (B.Sc. Electrical and Electronic Engineering); Durham University, England, M.Sc. Computer Science, 1969, Bradford University, England Working experience: Associate Professor of Computer and Information Science, School of Business, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA, 1978 - 1980; Computer Consultant & Director, Computer Dept., Saudi Arabian Educational Mission to USA, Houston, TX: (1) To set up a computerised MIS (112 terminals) consisting of database distributed over 4 major US cities, (2) Curriculum development, implementation and supervision of about 200 Saudi students to become computer technicians and programmers (3 years project by 4 US universities), 1980 - 1984; Full Professor of Computer Science, California State University, CA, USA, 1984 - 1986; Consultant, Louis Berger International East Orange, NJ, USA, 1986 - 1987; 1987-1990, University of Khartoum; 1990 to present, Deputy and then Vice-Chancellor, Sudan University of Science and Technology, Khartoum, Sudan Publications: "Updating Relational Views: An Informal Approach," Cairo, 1980; "Storage Management in Relational Databases," The Computer Journal, 1975; "Updating Defined Relations," The US National Computer Conference, 1979; Numerous publications in the area of Storage of management of databases Notes: SY-111 ABOUD Madlin Head of Group Decision support Systems Group, Computer Science Department Higher Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology (HIAST) P.O.Box 31983 DAMASCUS Syrian Arab Republic Telephone: (963-11) 774639 Telex: SCITEC 412130 SY Telefax: (963-11) 223771 Language(s): French; English; Arabic Professional areas: Specific Methodologies or Applications (Database) (Artificial Intelligence/Expert System) (Computer Aided Engineering) Consultancy areas: Information Systems Organization (Design and Implementation) Professional societies: HIAST Academic degree(s): M.Sc. in Computer Science, 1985, HIAST; Ph.D. in Computer Science-Information Retrieval Systems, 1980, UPS, Toulouse, France, Working experience: Projects : Information retrieval system, Arabic language analysis system, Archiving systems; Teaching: Database, Programming Publications: "Design and Implementation of an Information-Retrieval System", Acts of the International du Symposium USMM on Mini and Micro-computers and their applications, Zurich, Swiss, 1989; "Systèmes de Recherche d'informations - thesaurus et classification", Toulouse III, 1990; "Classification and Information Retrieving Hypertext Systems", Actes du Congrès RIAO, Barcelone, Spain, 1991; "Preventive Approach to control the spread of viruses proceedings of the regional informative Seminar on computer and viruses", Amman, Jordan, 1992 Notes: SY-112 AL KHATIB Bassel Professor Department of Computer Science Higher Institute for Applied Science and Technology P.O. Box 31983 DAMASCUS Syrian Arab Republic Telephone: (963-11) 51 20 548 Telefax: (963-11) 22 37 710 Language(s): French; English; Arabic Professional areas: (Artificial Intelligence) ; Software (Database) Consultancy areas: Specific Methodologies and Applications. Artificial Intelligence. Knowledge Based Systems; Natural Languages Academic degree(s): Ph.D. in Computer Science - Artificial Intelligence, 28-11-1993, University of Bordeaux I, France; M.Sc. in Computer Science - IA, 1989, INPG-ENSIMAG, Grenoble, France Education: B.Sc. in Computer Science, Higher Institute for Applied Science and Technology (HIAST), 5 yrs Working experience: Developing Engineer, CAP SESA INNOVATION, Myelin, France, 1989; Developing Engineer, BULL, Echirolles, France, 1990; Assistant Professor, Université Bordeaux I, France 1991-1993; Professor, HIAST, Damascus, 1994 to present Publications: A second generation expert system for control design: IFAC 93, Sydney-Australia, Vol. 4, pp. 375-379; SECOA: Système d'Exploitation des Connaissances en Automatique, RFIA'94 Vol. 2 Paris; ALISAR: An Auto Learning System for archaeological Recognition, VII ICSS, Wroclaw, Poland, 1995 Notes: SY-113 AL-HAFEZ Mohammed Yassin Researcher Computer Science Department Higher Institute of Applied Science & Technology P.O. Box 31983 DAMASCUS Syrian Arab Republic Telephone: (963-11) 512 46 39/512 47 48 Telex: SCITEC 412130 SY Telefax: (963-11) 223 77 10 Language(s): English; Arabic Professional areas: Software (Natural Language Processing); Specific Methodologies and Applications (Artificial Intelligence) (Operations Research) Consultancy areas: Natural Language Processing; Knowledge Based Systems; Expert Systems; Decision Support Systems; Computer Uses in Education Academic degree(s): Ph.D. in Natural Language processing, the semantic aspect, the knowledge Base, the Dictionaries, 16/8/1993, Cranfield Institute of Technology U.K.; M.Sc. in AL, Expert Systems, Computer Application, 1/11/1986, Cranfield institute of Technology Education: B.Sc. Mathematics & Physics, Damascus University; Post graduate diploma O.R. Computer Technique 1979, Southampton College of higher education Working experience: Head of the scientific projects groups, HIAST, 1980-1984; Head of Personal Data-Base project, HIAST, 1986-1989; Expert System project, 1989-1991; Technical Numerical Analysis, HIAST, 1993-1994; Teaching Natural Language Processing, HIAST, 1995-1996; Natural Language Processing & Intelligent tutoring Systems projects, HIAST, 1993-Present Publications: Design of an Arabic Language, knowledge Base as a Lexicon for Natural Language Processing, Proceeding of the 3rd International Conference and Exhibition of Multilingual Computing, December 1992, U.K. Notes: SY-114 AL-SAYED Riad Senior Researcher Informatics Division Higher Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology (HIAST) P.O.Box 31983 DAMASCUS Syrian Arab Republic Telephone: (963-11) 774639 Telefax: (963-11) 233711 Language(s): English Professional areas: Software; Specific Methodologies or Applications (Database) (Artificial Intelligence/Expert System) Consultancy areas: Information Systems Organization - Using DBMSS packages and high level languages such as Pascal, C and Prolog Academic degree(s): B.Sc. in Statistics, 1976, University of Aleppo, Faculty of Economic Sciences, Syria; Ph.D. in computer science, 1985, University of Reading in England Education: University of Reading in England, 1980/1985 Working experience: Researcher in the field of database systems. The work was mainly concerned with the Design and implementation at database applications for different sectors of the country. Co-ordinator of national project namely "The Automation of the activities of the Ministry of Finance" and finished feasibility studies for automating the activities at the ministries of Health and Agriculture. Now in charge of developing a large inventory system for vehicles. Head of the group responsible for developing software application in the Institute. Used to make consultancy services for different sectors in the country to make best selection of hardware configurations and software packages. Publications: Three internal reports published at the University of Readind, these reports contain the results obtained in the Ph.D. work, England, 1984 Notes: SY-115 AL-ZAIM Zakaria Researcher Informatics Division Higher Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology (HIAST) P.O.Box 31983 DAMASCUS Syrian Arab Republic Telephone: (963-11) 774639 Telefax: (963-11) 223771 Language(s): French; English Professional areas: Hardware (Applications of Microprocessors) (Hardware System Architecture); Specific Methodologies or Applications Consultancy areas: Microprocessor Applications; Computer Graphics Academic degree(s): Diploma of Electrical Engineering, 1978, University of Damascus, Faculty of Mechanical & Electrical Engineering; Diploma in System Electronics, 1982, Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Techniques Avancées, Paris, France; D.E.A. in Applied Informatics, 1983, Paris VI; Ph.D. in Computer Science, Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Techniques avancées, Paris, France Working experience: Engineer at the HIAST. Researcher in the field of microprocessor applications, Computer Graphics and Computer Architecture. Design and Implementation of Microprocessors applications for different sectors of the country. Used to make consultancy services for different sectors in the country to make best technical selection of hardware and software packages and configuration Notes: SY-116 ALTARAH Lubna Researcher Informatics Division Higher Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology (HIAST) P.O.Box 31983 DAMASCUS Syrian Arab Republic Telephone: (963-11) 774 639 Telex: SCITEC 412130 SY Telefax: (963-11) 223 771 Language(s): Arabic; English; French Professional areas: Networking; Software Consultancy areas: Software Development (Telecommunication); Networks (Network Connections, Network Architecture and Design); Integrated Services Digital Networks (ISDNs) Academic degree(s): Diplôme Ingénieur, 1985, Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Télécommunications de Bretagne, France; Ph.D., 1991, Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Télécommunications de Paris, France Education: ENST Bretagne, France, 1982/1985; Université Pierre & Marie Curie, Paris VI, France, 1986/1987; ENST Paris, France, 1988/1991 Working experience: Teaching the Computer Network Course. Design, Suspension, Installation of HIAST data network Publications: "Dynamic use of ISDN B-channels, ISDN in Europe Congress, the Netherlands, 1989; "Dynamic Management of B-channels for a N-64 M Bits/S LANs interconnection through ISDN, 2nd International Conference on Local Computer Systems, Spain, 1991; "High speed connections to N-ISDN with multi B-channels, International Conference on Data Transmission, England, 1992 Notes: SY-117 FARAH Mansour Head of Department Computer Science Department Higher Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology (HIAST) P.O.Box 31983 DAMASCUS Syrian Arab Republic Telephone: (963-11) 774 639 Telex: SCITEC 412130 SY Telefax: (963-11) 223 771 Language(s): English; French; Arabic Professional areas: Software Consultancy areas: Programming Languages; Information Systems Organization; Software Engineering. Methodologies for development Professional societies: ACM; IEEE Computer Society; IFIP TC2 Member; IFIP General Assembly Member. Academic degree(s): Maîtrise d'Informatique, 1971, University of Grenoble, France; Ph.D., 1977, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Education: Centre d'Etudes Mathématiques, Beirut, Lebanon, 1966/1968; Université de Grenoble, France, 1968/1971; University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, 1971/1977 Working experience: Teaching various courses in informatics : Programming in Pascal; Data Structures and Algorithms; Formal Languages and Automata; Computer Construction; Software Tools and Methodologies; Heading Software Development teams in charge of various projects: Insurance Company Package; Multimedia Information System for Archaeology; Expert Systems for Archaeological Restoration; CAD package for Brocade Design and Manufacturing; Managing a computer engineering department and computer services, equipping laboratories for teaching and research purposes; Consultant for various companies and institutions Publications: "Correct translation of LUCID-programs", Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Programming, Dunod, Paris, 1978; "Correctness a LUCID Interpreter Basedon LFMS", International Journal of Computer Mathematics, Sector A, Vol. 8, N°1, 1980; "A Multimedia Archaeological Information System", Proceedings of the Arab School on Science and Technology on "Information Technology and Applications", Damascus, Syria, 1992 Notes: SY-118 JARWAH Sahar Professor Computer Science Department Higher Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology (HIAST) P.O.Box 31983 DAMASCUS Syrian Arab Republic Telephone: (963-11) 774639 Telex: SCITEC 41230 SY Telefax: (963-11) 223771 Language(s): French; English; Arabic Professional areas: Specific Methodologies or Applications (Database) (Artificial Intelligence/Expert System); Software (Software Engineering) Consultancy areas: Database; Object-Oriented Database Systems; Multimedia. Multimedia Database; Computer Aided Software Engineering (CASE). CASE Environment Professional societies: LGI, Laboratoire Génie Informatique (INP de Grenoble); HIAST, Damascus, Syria. Academic degree(s): Engineer in Computer Science, 1985, HIAST; Ph.D. in Computer Science, 1992, The University of Joseph-Fourier I of Grenoble, France Education: ENSIMAG at INP of Grenoble, France, 1 year; University I of Grenoble, France, 1 year; University II of Grenoble, France, 2 years Working experience: Teaching of advanced Databases (distributed databases, multimedia DBs, Object-Oriented DBs, Deductive DBs, Hypermedia, Information, Retrieval); Programming in Pascal and working in the domain of knowledge, representation for Arabic language processing and applications Publications: "Elenprototype: An active Hypertext System for document management in Software Engineering"; Dexa'92, Valencia, Spain, 1992; "A Hypertext data model for information management in software engineering", Proceedings, Dexa'90, Vienna, 1990; "Spécification d'Elen, un système pour la gestion et l'interrogation de documents et de logiciel", 2nd International Workshop on "Software Engineering and its Applications," Toulouse, December, 1989; "Elen: un système de gestion de documents dédié au génie logiciel", Thesis (Ph.D.), University Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, France, 1992 Notes: SY-119 KABALAN Nabil Head Informatics Engineering Department, Faculty of Electrical and Electronics Engineering University of Aleppo ALEPPO Syrian Arab Republic Telephone: (963-21) 236130 Language(s): Arabic; Russian; English Professional areas: Hardware (Hardware System Architecture) (Computer Hardware Applications); Specific Methodologies or Applications (Image Processing and Pattern Recognition) Consultancy areas: System Architecture. Hardware Academic degree(s): M.Sc. Computer Engineering, Feb. 1975, Leningrad Electrical Engineering Institute, Leningrad, USSR; Ph.D. Technical Science, Jan. 1985, Leningrad Electrical Engineering Institute, Leningrad, USSR Working experience: Head of Department, University of Aleppo, Teaching in Hardware Computer System Architecture, Computer Hardware Applications, Peripheral Devices, Programming Languages, Computer Graphics, 1989-Present Notes: SY-120 KHAWATMI Souheil Doctor-Engineer Faculty of Electrical and Electronics Engineering University of Aleppo ALEPPO Syrian Arab Republic Telephone: (963-21) 236130; 236101 Ext.3250 Language(s): German; English Professional areas: Networking; Software (Application Software) (Programming) Consultancy areas: Local Area Networks (LANs) Academic degree(s): B.Sc. in Engineering, 1983, University of Aleppo, Faculty of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Syria; Ph.D., 1989, Technical University, Dresden, Germany Education: University of Aleppo, Syria, 1978-83; Technical University, Dresden, Germany, 1985-90 Publications: "Flow Control by Speech Transmission in Local Area Network, KOMMCOM'89," Der Sektion Informationstechnik Der Tu Dresden, Germany, 1989; "Over Flow-Problems by Speech Transmission in Token-Systems," Seminar des Informationzentrums Der Tu, Lokale Netze, 10 bis, Siebenlehn, Germany, 1989 Notes: SY-121 KIWAN Fayez Head Informatics Division Higher Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology (HIAST) P.O.Box 31983 DAMASCUS Syrian Arab Republic Telephone: (963-11) 774639 Telex: SCITEC 412130 SY Telefax: (963-11) 223771 Language(s): French; English Professional areas: Networking (Wide Area Networks (WANs)); Hardware (Hardware System Architecture) (Peripheral Devices) Consultancy areas: Networks; System Architecture Academic degree(s): Engineer Diploma, Electrical Engineering, 1977, University of Damascus; Engineer Diploma, Micro-Electronic engineering, 1983, Ecole Supérieure d'Electricité, Paris; Ph.D. in Information Processing, University of Rennes, France Working experience: Electrical Engineer in HIAST in the Networking field and participation in several projects, in system architecture and in the design of several systems, co-ordination between technical and administrative activities, 1985-present Notes: SY-122 KURDY M. Bassam Deputy Head Informatics Division Higher Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology (HIAST) P.O.Box 31983 DAMASCUS Syrian Arab Republic Telephone: (963-11) 774639 Telex: SCITEC 412130 SY Telefax: (963-11) 223771 Language(s): French; Arabic; English Professional areas: Specific Methodologies or Applications (Image Processing and Pattern Recognition) (Artificial Intelligence/Expert System); Software Consultancy areas: Pattern Recognition. Mathematical Morphology; Image Processing; Artificial Intelligence; Computer Vision Professional societies: Member of ACM. Academic degree(s): Engineer Diploma (Robotics) + D.E.A. Image Processing, 1986, Ecole Nationale Supérieure Polytechnique de Grenoble, France; Ph.D. Computer Vision, 1990, Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris, France Education: IPI, France, 1987/1990; ENSMP, France, 1986/1990; HIAST, Syria, 1990-present Working experience: Teaching various courses in Computer Science and Control System: Artificial Intelligence + Expert System; Control System; Numerical Filtering; Computer Vision + Image Processing; Robotics; Projects : Arabic OCR System (Multifont-Multisize); Signal Processing; Database; Other students projects (engineering degree). Assistance in managing Computer Engineering Department and Computer Science department (teaching profession). Consultant for some companies (with IDRC projects) Publications: "Multifont recognition system for Arabic character", England, 1992; "Multifont Arabic optical character recognition system", Syria, 1992; Directional mathematical morphology for oriented image restoration and segmentation", USA, 1991; "Directional mathematical morphology operations", Dutshland, 1989 Notes: SY-123 MAGHOUT Khaled Professor Institute for the History of Arabic Science (I.H.A.S) University of Aleppo ALEPPO Syrian Arab Republic Telephone: (963-21) 238170 Language(s): Arabic; English Professional areas: Software (Application Software) (Programming); Specific Methodologies or Applications (Database) Consultancy areas: Application Software Academic degree(s): B.Sc. Mathematics, 1954, University of Syria, Damascus; Ph.D. Mathematics, 1962, Université de Paris, France Education: University of Syria, Syria, 1954; Université de Paris, Paris, 1962 Publications: "A Basic Program for Maghout's Boolean methods for the determination of special sets in a finite graph", 3ème Colloque International (Théorie des graphes et combinatoire), CNRS-Journée SMF, Marseille-Luminy, France, 23-28 juin 1986; Co-author, "An Inventory Model with Quantity Discount: A New Approach", Research Journal of Aleppo University, Volume 8, 1986 Notes: SY-124 RAZOUK Rakan Researcher Computer Science Department Higher Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology (HIAST) P.O.Box 31983 DAMASCUS Syrian Arab Republic Telephone: (963-11) 774639 Telex: SCITEC 412130 SY Telefax: (963-11) 237771 Language(s): English; French; Arabic Professional areas: Specific Methodologies or Applications (Database) (Artificial Intelligence/Expert System); Software (Systems Analysis) Consultancy areas: Database Design; Multimedia. Multimedia Systems Academic degree(s): M.Sc. Computer Science, 1984, HIAST; Ph.D. Computer Science, Université P.Sabatier, Toulouse France Working experience: Lecturing at HIAST, charged of two modules : algorithms and data structures; Databases; Projects, participation in several projects such as : A Database for the study of scientific organization in Arab Countries, an Archaeological documentary information system, water management information system, archiving system; Administrative tasks : Head of the Database and information system group at HIAST Publications: "Design and implementation of an information retrieval system" ISMM, Zurich, June 1989; "Classification and information retrieval in hypertext systems", RIAO, Barcelone, 1991; "A multimedia archaeological knowledge based system", Conference on Information technology and applications, Damascus, 1992 Notes: SY-125 REBDAWI Ghaida Researcher and Professor Computer Science Department Higher Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology (HIAST) P.O.Box 31983 DAMASCUS Syrian Arab Republic Telephone: (963-11) 774639 Telex: SCITEC 412130 SY Telefax: (963-11) 223771 Language(s): Arabic; French; English Professional areas: Software (Software Engineering) (Systems Analysis) (Application Software) ; Others (Object-Oriented Technology) Consultancy areas: Object-Oriented Applications. Object-Oriented Design Professional societies: Syrian Association for Informatics. Academic degree(s): Ph.D. in Software Engineering, 1990, Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon, France; M.Sc. in Software Engineering, 1987, Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon, France; B.Sc. in Computer Science, HIAST, Damascus, Syria, 1985 Working experience: Researcher and Professor at HIAST. Teaching: programming in Pascal, analysis of complexity, design and proof of computer algorithms, software engineering. Supervising undergraduate students projects. Developing Arabic text editor and orthographer. Heading the "Software Systems and Tools" group. Serving as a number of panels and committees. Performing a study which aims to normalize the development of software process in HIAST Publications: "Supporting tool for Object-Oriented Design of real time applications", 15tg IFAC/IFIP, Workshop on real time programming, Valencia, Spain, 1988 Notes: SY-126 SANDOUK Mohamedd Zouheir Researcher Informatics Division Higher Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology (HIAST) P.O.Box 31983 DAMASCUS Syrian Arab Republic Telephone: (963-11) 774639 Telex: SCITEC 41230 SY Telefax: (963-11) 223771 Language(s): Arabic; French; English Professional areas: Specific Methodologies or Applications (Computer Graphics) (Computer Aided Engineering); Software (Programming); Others (Computer Uses in Other Systems) Consultancy areas: Computer Graphics; Computer Aided Engineering; Programming (Programming and Linguistics) Academic degree(s): Special Engineer Diploma in Applied Mathematical and Informatics, 1986, Polytechnic Institute, Toulouse, France; D.E.A. Informatics, University Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France; D.E.A. Linguistic, University Mirail, and Ph.D. in Computer Graphics, University Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France Education: University Paul Sabatier, 4 yr; University Mirail, Toulouse, France, 1yr Working experience: Research in departments of informatics at the Structural General Company and at HIIAST, 1982/84; Preparation of Ph.D. in Computer Graphics, 1985/90; Responsible of Computer Graphics and Simulation Group. Teaching the Computer Graphics in the upper classes in HIAST Publications: "Un système à base de connaissances pour la modélisation géométrique en synthèse d'images", VISUDA, Juin 1989, Paris; "Aknowledge based system for geometric modeling in image synthesis", Computer Graphics, Octobre 89, Londres; "Utilisation du lemme euclidien pour accélérer les algorithmes de visualisation : Application sur le lancer de rayons", JTEA, Décembre 1989, Tunis; Lancer de rayons optimisé pour des objets CSG : Méthode d'accélération par un prétraitement de l'arbre CSG", MICAD, Paris, Février 1990, Paris; "Exploitation de la cohérence spatiale par généralisation du lemme euclidien: Application sur le lancer de rayons et le choix d'une "bonne" vue", MICAD, Paris, Février 1991 Notes: SY-127 TARAH Anas Professor Computer Science Department Higher Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology (HIAST) P.O.Box 31983 DAMASCUS Syrian Arab Republic Telephone: (963-11) 774639 Telex: SCITEC 412130 SY Telefax: (963-11) 223771 Language(s): English; French; Arabic Professional areas: Networking (Local Area Networks (LANs)) (Wide Area Networks (WANs)) ; Hardware (Hardware System Architecture) Consultancy areas: Networks (Upper Layer of OSI Model) Professional societies: INRIA, Sophia-Antipolis, France; CIERCS, Sophia-Antipolis, France; HAIST, Damascus, Syria. Academic degree(s): Telecommunication Engineer, 1988, Ecole Nationale des Télécommunciations de Bretagne, Brest, France; Master in Artificial Intelligence, University of Rennes II, France; Ph.D. in Network Security, 1992, University of Nice-Sophia-Antipolis, France Working experience: Teaching of network upper layers, X500, X400, LANs and WANs Publications: "An enhanced security scheme base an X-500", Silicon Valley networking conference, 1992; "A Network Security Model", ESORICS 90, Toulouse, France, Springer Verlag; "Associating metrics to certification path", Esorics 92, Toulouse, France; "Chimère : un modèle d'authentification dans un système ouvert", Tribunix, 1992 Notes: TN-128 BOUZID Mohamed Directeur de la Formation et de la Documentation Centre National de l'Informatique 17, Rue Bel Hassen Ben Chaâbane EL OMRANE 1005 TUNIS Tunisia Telephone: (216-1) 738 055; 782 390 Language(s): French; Arabic Professional areas: Software (Systems Analysis) (Application Software) (Software Engineering); Computers and Society (Strategies and Planning) (Organization Impacts) Consultancy areas: Application Software Academic degree(s): Certificats en Informatiques, 1970, Institut Supérieur des Statistiques Working experience: Expert, Centre National de l'Informatique (CNI), Démarrage du Centre de Calcul de la Compagnie des Phosphates de Gafsa, Plan Informatique de la Caisse de Retraite et de Prévoyance Social, Démarrage du Centre de Calcul du CNI, Participation à l'élaboration du Plan national Informatique, Arabisation des logiciels, Planification et Agrément, Développent de nouveaux logiciels Audit Interne et Externe, Assistance à certains projets informatiques, Actuellement élaboration des programmes de formation et de recyclage, 1973 - Présent Notes: TN-129 MAKTOUF Chedli Consultant en chef Centre National de l'Informatique TUNIS Tunisia Language(s): French; Arabic; English Professional areas: Software (Application Software); Computers and Society (Strategies and Planning) (Public Policy-Decision Making) (Computer Uses in Education) Consultancy areas: Application Software; Strategies and Planning; Public Policy-Decision Making Professional societies: Centre du Commerce International ITC/UNCTAD/GATT, Geneva. Academic degree(s): Maîtrise d'Informatique MIAG (Méthodes Informatiques Appliquée à la gestion), 1975, Faculté des Sciences de Lyon I, France; Diplôme d'Etudes Supérieures en Economie et Gestion, 1976, Faculté des Sciences Economiques et de Gestion à Lyon, France Education: Faculté des Sciences Economiques et de Gestion de Lyon II, France, 6 ans; Faculté des Sciences de Lyon I, France, 2 ans; Institut des Etudes Economiques de Lyon, France, 1 année Working experience: Directeur de l'Informatique à la Caisse d'Assurance Vieillesse Invalidité et Survie CAVIS, Tunisie, 1990-Présent; Ingénieur en Chef, Chef de Projets Principal au Centre National de l'Informatique, Tunisie, 1977 - Présent Notes: AE-130 ABU-JARAD Riad Project Leader Systems Analysis & Design Department General Information Authority P.O.Box 3870 ABU-DHABI United Arab Emirates Telephone: (972-2) 652 110 Telefax: (972-2) 668 650 Language(s): Arabic; English Professional areas: Software (Systems Analysis); Specific Methodologies or Applications (Database); Computers and Society Consultancy areas: Systems Analysis and Design Academic degree(s): Bachelor of Computer Science, 1987, Houstin Teletson College; Bachelor of Business Administration, 1987, Houstin Teletson College Education: Lee College, USA, 1982; University of Houstin, 1984; Houstin Teletson College, 1986 Working experience: System Analysis and Design using different method. System Design (conventional, Hierarchical, Relational). Programmer in COBOL, BASIC, DBASE, SQL. Worked on a variety of systems: ICL, IBM, PC-compatible, Digital, Wang, NCR Notes: AE-131 ALBAZI Adnan Chairman of Department Computer Science Department Ajman University College P.O.Box 346, AJMAN, United Arab Emirates Telephone: (971-6) 455 299 Ext. 256 Telex: 69619 AJUCOLEM Telefax: (971-6) 446 355 Language(s): English; Arabic; French Professional areas: Specific Methodologies or Applications (Artificial Intelligence/Expert System) (Database); Computers and Society (Strategies and Planning); Others (Management Information Systems) (Information Systems Development) Consultancy areas: Computer Centre Development and Management. Development of Computer Science Department; Information Systems Development; Expert Systems. Design and Implementation Professional societies: ACM; IEEE; BCS; SGOES. Academic degree(s): Ph.D. in Artificial Intelligence, 1989, University of Bradford, U.K; D.E.A., Doctor of the third cycle in Information System, University of Clermont Ferrand, France Education: U. of Baghdad, Iraq, 1969/74; U. of Clermont II, France, 1978/82; U. of Leeds, UK, 1985/86; U. of Bradford, UK, 1986/89 Working experience: Chairman of Computer Science Department - Bahrain University & Ajman University - Curriculum Development for Dept. & College; Teaching Artificial intelligence, Expert Systems, DBMS, Manager Information Systems, Most of Computer Languages; Chair of many University Development Committees; Consultation & Project Leaders: Logic Database Design & Development, Bradford University. Computerisation, Al-Ahlia Insurance Company, Bahrain. Information System Department in Ministry of Education, Bahrain. Computerization of Admission and Registration Office of Bahrain University. Project Leader for Information System Network for Private Colleges; Researches: Interface Expert System with Relational Database Systems. Expert Database System Design and Implementation. Logic Database; Leader of many Package Development Teams, using many kinds of Computer Systems. Publications: "Computer in University", future look for AGU, Bahrain, 1984; "An Architecture of coupling an Expert System with Database System", New Computer Technologies and their impact informatics policies in Arab Region, Amman, 1989 Notes: AE-132 SOLIMAN Abdul Hakean Project Leader Systems Analysis and Design Department General Information Authority P.O.Box 3870 ABU DHABI United Arab Emirates Telephone: (971-2) 652 110 Telefax: (971-2) 668 650 Language(s): Arabic; English Professional areas: Software (Systems Analysis); Specific Methodologies or Applications (Database); Computers and Society (Computer Uses in Education) (Organization Impacts) (Strategies and Planning) Consultancy areas: Systems Analysis and Design Academic degree(s): Bachelor of Commerce-Account, 1966, Cairo University; High Diploma in Cost Account, 1979, Shams University, Faculty of Commerce, Working experience: Programmer in Cobol, Plan, Basic, Fortran. Instructor on system analysis and design using conventional, Hierarchical Database. System analyst and Designer. Dep. Manager for system analysis and design in C.A.B.M.A.S., Cairo, since 1973; Project leader for General Information Authority (G.I.A), working on ICL, HB, IBM Machines, 1982-present Notes:
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