Welcome to my personal website. My experience is in the area of academic research, teaching, consulting, and development. My research focuses on Electric power industry restructuring, Electricity Markets, Scheduling Mechanisms, Agent Systems, Artificial Intelligence, Software Design, Smart grids, ICT Infrastructure, Industrial linkages, Education, and Innovative partnership. I have developed a strong teaching experience in the area of electrical and computer engineering. I served as a department head and managing director of the Entrepreneurship Center of Excellence at Yarmouk University. My duties focused on developing graduate programs and strong linkage with industry. I also have served during 2006 – 2009, and 2011 – 2013 as the acting dean of the School of Informatics and Computing at German Jordanian University, with emphasis on developing relevance in education and partnership with German Universities and industries.
My focus also includes developing a sustainable Pan-Arab e-Infrastructure dedicated for research and education and connecting the Arab Universities and research centers as part of my role in a number of EC funded projects.
As a technical advisor and consultant for more than 10 years, I have worked on several technology and education related projects funded by the European Commission, United Nations, and many national and international institutions. Besides managerial skills, I bring significant experience in academic research, teaching, ICT and education consulting, and project implementation. Having worked with USAID, JICA, World Bank, European Commission, and Governmental assignments, I have gained significant experience in program and project development processes and implementations in addition to technical domains in Energy, ICT infrastructure, and education.
My intensive technical expertise covers varieties of topics in Energy, Education, Science, e-Infrastructure, ICT, and Institutional development. My personal interest lies in partnerships and innovations in developing ICT applications in energy, institutional services, resource planning, and industry-oriented implementations. I have worked on a number of assignments, which addressed issues of technical consulting, institutional development, software design and architecture in eGovernment applications, information management systems, ICT infrastructure, ICT education reforms, quality of education, and in general university-industry linkages and international cooperation.
I devoted a large portion of my career towards research advancement, developing relevant and quality ICT educational programs, strengthening tri-partite links between university, private sector and government, building international cooperation, and participating in EC funded projects towards a sustainable pan-Arab e-Infrastructure.
On this website, you can learn more about my research, teaching, and consulting experience
Current positions: Dean of Graduate Studies and Scientific Research Professor and Senior Advisor on ICT and Technology
Personal Born in Amman – Jordan on November 27, 1964 Languages – Native Arabic, Fluent English and Turkish
Education Ph.D in Electrical Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA, 1998 M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, University of Colorado, Denver, Colorado, USA, 1995 B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey, 1988
Employment 2015- : Dean of Graduate Studies and Scientific Research 2015- : Advisor to the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research for international cooperation 2014- : Professor, German Jordanian University 2011- 2014: Associate Professor, German Jordanian University 2011- 2013: Acting Dean, School of Information Technology and Engineering, German Jordanian University 2006- : Senior Advisor on ICT and Technology - Talal Abu Ghazaleh Organization, Arab States Research and Education Network, GmbH 1998 -2011: Assistant/Associate Professor, Yarmouk University (on-leave 2005-2009) 2006- 2009: Acting Dean, School of Informatics and Computing, German Jordanian University 2005- 2006: Acting director, Center of Information Systems and Technology, German Jordanian University 2003- 2005: Senior Member of Technical Staff, Computer & Communication Systems 2004- 2005: Managing Director – Entrepreneurship Center of Excellence – Yarmouk University 2004- 2005: Project Leader and Senior Member of Technical Staff – eGovernment project 2001- 2004: Chair, Department of Computer Engineering – Yarmouk University 1997- 1998: Teaching/ Research Assistant, University of Colorado 1991- 1994: Electrical Engineer, Department of Computer Engineering – Yarmouk University 1988- 1990: Electrical Engineer, Royal Jordanian Airlines, Jordan Armed Forces [ military service]
Awards and Honors: The Hisham Hijjawi Academic Distinction Award - Academic Research Excellence, 2004. The Hisham Hijjawi Academic Distinction Award - Industry Linkages, 2003. Fulbright Development Grant, Tabors Caramanis & Associates, Cambridge, MA, USA (2002). Fulbright scholar, University of Colorado, USA (1994-1996). Turkish Ministry of Education, undergraduate scholar, Boğaziçi University, Turkey (1982-1988) International student achievement award, Boğaziçi University, Istanbul Turkey (1988)
Professional Associations Memeber, United Nations Global Alliance for ICT and Development (UN-GAID), Global Partners in Education for All in the Digital AgeMember, United Nations Global Alliance for ICT and Development (UN-GAID), UN “500/12” Initiative Member, United Nations Global Compact Member, Arab States Research and Education Network Member, Commission on E-Business, IT and TelecomsMember, Task Force on Internet and Telecoms Infrastructure and Services (ITIS) Member, IEEE – Power and Energy Society Member, Jordanian Engineer Association
Professional Services Accreditation Committee of Computer Engineering departments at Jordan private universities. Reviewer, Several Software Engineering and Computer Engineering Curricula in the local and regional universities.Reviewer, IEEE Transactions on Power Systems Conference co-Chair: International Conference on ICT for Natural Resource Management, Jordan, November 2009 Conference co-Chair: SECL 2008 - Ubiquitous ICT for Sustainable Education and Cultural Literacies, Hämeenlinna – Finland – October 2008 Program Chair, Workshop: Jordanian Industry: Competency-based Evaluations and Needs Assessment in Automation and Manufacturing, Amman- Jordan, October, 2006. Technical Program Chair, University Industry Linkages Workshop, Yarmouk University, 2005. Technical Program Chair, 2004 ICT Innovative Partnership Symposium, Jordan,December 2004.
Welcome to my personal website. My experience is in the area of academic research, teaching, consulting, and development. My research focuses on Electric power industry restructuring, Electricity Markets, Scheduling Mechanisms, Agent Systems, Artificial Intelligence, Software Design, Smart grids, ICT Infrastructure, Industrial linkages, Education, and Innovative partnership. I have developed a strong teaching experience in the area of electrical and computer engineering. I served as a department head and managing director of the Entrepreneurship Center of Excellence at Yarmouk University. My duties focused on developing graduate programs and strong linkage with industry. I also have served during 2006 – 2009, and 2011 – 2013 as the acting dean of the School of Informatics and Computing at German Jordanian University, with emphasis on developing relevance in education and partnership with German Universities and industries. 
