Curriculum Vitae

Dr. Arafat AWAJAN

[General Information] [Work Experience] [Research Interests] [Languages] [Teaching Experience - Courses] [E-Learning Experience] [Projects and Funds] [Awards] [Activities in the local society] [Scientific Activities] [Consultations] [Seminars workshops & meetings attended] [List of publications]

General Information

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Work Experience

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Research Interests

Digital Image Processing, Pattern Recognition. Natural Language Processing and computational Linguistics. E- Learning

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Languages

            Arabic, French and English.

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Teaching Experience – Undergraduate Courses

            Programming languages: C , C++, Pascal, Prolog, Cobol.

            Object Oriented Programming (C++, Java)

            Data Structures.

            Algorithms analysis and Design.

            Artificial Intelligence.

            Computer Graphics.

            Computer and Society

            Electronic Business

            Internet Programming

Teaching Experiences – Graduate Courses

            Advanced Algorithms Analysis and design.

            Digital Image Processing.

            Cyber law, Policy and Ethics

            Computer Ethical and Legal issues.

            Electronic Commerce, Electronic Business

            Security Risk Analysis

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E-Learning Experience

I had initiated the use of e-learning in PSUT since 2003 by developing the PSUT e-learning platform. I conducted lectures for PSUT staff on the use of e-learning and to introduce the MOODEL technology. I had developed and posted more than 40 different courses on the platform. More than 50% of the PSUT professors are using now this platform at different levels.

Currently, I am using the e-learning for almost all my courses. I have developed within the IVLE Tempus project a complete online course on e-commerce for a master degree on computer science. For more information, visit the site: itcollege.psut.edu.jo.

In addition, I had been selected as the main lecturer for the e-learning Network Engineering course organized by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Menhaj Educational Technologies and three universities in both Jordan and Palestine: Princess Sumaya University for Technology, University of Jordan and Birzeit University in Palestine ( December 2005)

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Projects and Funds

1.      MEDFORIST Project ( from 2002- 2005):

I was the country manager of the MEDFORIST project.

MEDFORIST is an Euro Mediterranean project for building a network of universities and professors from European and Mediterranean universities to share IT resources, expertise and know-how.

Advantages for PSUT:

1.      E-learning Platform

2.      Training 4 people from PSUT in France and Morocco

3.      The organization of the first International Conference on E-Business and E-Learning. ( Participants from 40 countries)

4.      Establishing the MEDFORIST lab. (Unit for research and development in E-Business and E-Learning). Winner of the El-Hassan award of scientific Excellency in 2006.

5.      Funding received by PSUT: 120,000 Euro.

2.      IVLE TEMPUS Project( from 2005 – 2008):

I am the coordinator of the Tempus project (IVLE) in PSUT.

IVLE (INTEGRATED VIRTUAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT: LEARNING SUPPORT SYSTEM) is a European funded project for developing new curricula in Mediterranean countries.

This project aims at producing a complete curriculum for graduate studies in computer Science.

Advantages for PSUT:

1.      It provides PSUT with Hardware and software to improve the e-learning capability of the university

2.      8 courses of the Master degree are developed on line by the partners of the project. Two courses are developed by PSUT professors:

a.      Algorithm design and analysis by Dr Saed Hammad and me.

b.      Electronic Commerce by Dr. Arafat Awajan

3.      Funds received by PSUT: about 20,000 Euro

3.      PSUT-GEM MIRA Project:

 I am the PSUT coordinator and contact person for the MIRA project.

MIRA is a project of the Region of Grenoble in France for supporting the collaboration between PSUT and the Grenoble School of Management (GEM).

The project aims at facilitating the exchange of professor, programs between the two institutions and organizing meetings and workshops for the students of the MIS and CS departments in PSUT.

Advantages for PSUT:

1.      PSUT professors scientific visits to GEM: (6 professors were involved)

2.      Professors from GEM had organized seminars for the students of PSUT and workshops for executives and participant from the public and private sector in Jordan:

a.      Four seminars for students of the MIS department ( advanced topics on MIS, CRM March 2008, Knowledge management, and E-business in 2008)

b.      One seminar for all PSUT students (Management of innovation - June 2008)

c.      Two seminars for executives from different sectors (E-business and Innovative CRM - March 2008)

d.      Workshops with PSUT staff on the design of MIS curricula and quality practices in the business schools ( June 2008)

3.      This project is funded by the French  Rhone-Alpes region with 22,000 Euro.

4.      Jordanian Tunisian Project on E-learning Towards the Creation of an Arabic Learning Object Repository

This project is selected by the Higher Council for Science and Technology (Jordan) and Ministry of Scientific research, Technology and competency Development (Tunisia) to be supported within the framework of the Jordan Tunisia scientific collaboration. The project was presented by Dr. M. Jemini from the Ecole Supérieure des Sciences et Techniques de Tunis and Dr. Arafat Awajan from PSUT. It lasts for two years ( 2008- 2010).

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Awards

1. The EL-Hassan Bin Talal award for Scientific Excellency in higher education for the MEDFORIST project and the establishment of the unit of research and development in e-learning – PSUT

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Activities in the local society

Besides the administrative and teaching responsibilities, I am involved in a number of activities at the department, college, university and local society. Some of these activities are:

1. Jordan Computer Society:
   1. Appointed by Her Royal Highness Princess Sumaya to represent her in the JCS activities and meetings
   2. Member of the JCS
   3. Member of the editorial board of the Al-Hassoub Magazine from 1996- 2002
   4. Member of the organizing committee of the Middle-East exhibition

2. The National Information Center
   1. Member of the legality of electronic documents committee
   2. Member of the national ICT committee
   3. Member of the IT committee in the Higher Council for  Sciences and Technology

3. Ministry of Higher Education: Member of the committee en charge of redefining the rules of the Computer Science programs accreditation in the Jordanian Universities.

4. Ministry of Education:
   1. Member of the IT curricula committees
   2. Co-Author of e-commerce books for the IT stream in the secondary schools

5. Ministry of Health: Conducting training courses on System Analysis, MIS, and DSS for the MOH staff.

6. Institute of public administration: Trainer and lecturer in several workshops and training courses on the use of ITC in public administration and public sector.

7. Member of the steering committee of the Jordan UK Get-Connected initiative.

8. Amman Chamber of Commerce: I was invited to give lectures (a week of training courses in 2006) on e-business and e-commerce.

9. The Jordanian Society of the Intellectual property rights:
   1. I was one of the founders of JSIPR
   2. Member of the first executive boards.
   3. Chair of the Cultural committee

10. Member of the ICT planning Committee for the Al Hussein Bin Talal University.

11. Member of the board of the Jordan Association of the friends of the Blood Diseases Patients.

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Scientific Activities (Societies, conferences and meetings)

1.      Member of the first executive board of the IEEE section in Jordan

2.      Advisor of the PSUT student branch of the IEEE

3.      Editor of the Al-Hassoub - Journal of the Jordan Computer Society.

4.      Program committee of the first International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Accessibility ICTA 2007 – April 12-14, 2007, Hammamet. Tunisia.

5.      Member of the scientific committee of the conference of L’Association Francophone de Management Electronique (AFME). March 2008 27^th and 28^th Grenoble – France.

6.      Member of the Scientific Committee. The 6th WSEAS Int. Conference on DISTANCE LEARNING and WEB ENGINEERING (DIWEB '06) Lisbon, Portugal, September 22-24, 2006

7.      Chair of the 5^th Session (Artificial Intelligence) – 2^nd Jordan International Conference on Computer Science and Engineering. 5-7 December, 2006. Al Balqa' Applied University- Jordan.

8.      Chair of the Organizing Committee and member of the Scientific Committee. First International Conference on E-Business and E-Learning (EBEL 2005). Amman, Jordan 23-24 May 2005.

9.      Co-editor of the Proceedings of the first International Conference on E-Business and E-Learning (EBEL 2005). Amman, Jordan 23-24 May 2005.

10.  Chair of the organizing committee of the 1^st National Scientific Meeting in Informatics. Jordan Computer Society. Amman- Jordan, November, 1997.

11.  I was selected as referee for the Jordan University journal  "Dirassat"

12.  I was selected as referee for the Applied Science University research Journal " Jordanian Journal for applied Sciences"

13.  Part time lecturer at Al –Yarmouk University, Al Balqa' Applied University and The Arab Academy for Banking and Financial Sciences (Faculty of Information systems and Technology).

14.  Adjunct Professor at New York Institute for Technology – Amman Campus.

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Consultations:

1. Minhaj Educational Technologies (Jordanian Company): Consultant for the project of the IT Curriculum development for Abu Dhabi Schools – United Arab Emirates.

2. Leads Company (Local branch of the American Company LEADS Technologies)- Consultant for many image processing and image compression projects.

3. UNISCO: I was invited by the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization as expert to participate in the preparation of the DRAFT recommendation concerning the promotion and use of the multilingualism and universal access to cyberspace – February 2002).

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Seminars, workshops & meetings attended

1. E-Infrastructure for Research and Education to promote development. Meeting organized by the Jordan Universities Network (JUNET) and EUMED. June 9, 2007. Amman- Jordan

2. International Forum for University Presidents on Information and Communication Technology Education (IFUP-ICT). October 12 -14, 2006   Information and Communications University, Daejeon-Korea
3. Final EUMEDIS International Conference, "Closing the Digital Gap in the Mediterranean Region", Bibliotheca Alexandrine, 11-12 June 2006. Egypt

4. First International E-Business Conference ICBC 2005, June 23-25, 2005 -Tunisia

5. First International Conference on E-Business and E-Learning. Chair of the Organizing Committee. Amman, Jordan 23-24 May 2005.

6. Microsoft Academic Days 2005. Doha – Qatar, December 12-14, 2005

7. Microsoft Academic Days 2003. Dubai – EAU, 2003

8. MEDFORIST Project Training of trainers workshop. Training on Subjects: E-Business, E-Commerce, Supply Chain Management and Customer Relationship Management. Grenoble, France, 23 June to 4 July 2003.

9. UNISCO Meeting on the promotion and use of multilingualism and universal access to cyberspace – February 2002

10. Nineteenth ISATED International Conference on Modeling, Identification and Control. Organized by IASTED. Innsbruck – Austria, February 14-17, 2000.

11. EUMEDIS projects MED-ITN seminar, IT for Business. Grenoble, France , 24-26 May 1999.

12. First National Scientific Meeting in Informatics. Jordan Computer Society. Amman- Jordan, November, 1997.

13. Workshop on the User Interface Design for Productivity Tools, Multimedia and the web. Organized by the Jordan Computer Society. 28 Sept. 1996. Amman-Jordan

14. International Conference on Electronics, Circuits and System. IEEE, SCS and NIC. Amman – Jordan, December 17-21, 1995.

15. Fourth Technical Conference On Telecommunication and Information Systems: Status and Trends in Islamic Countries. Amman – Jordan, May 2-4, 1995.

16. Third Colloque National de Visualisation et de Traitement D’Images (The 3rd National Conference of Visualization and Image Processing). Belfort-FRANCE, May 1988.

17. 4th FORUM des Jeunes Chercheurs. Paris - FRANCE, May 1988.

18. The 6th IASTED International Conference on Identification , Modeling and Simulation. Paris - FRANCE, June 1987.

19. MARI 87 (Intelligent Networks And Machines) - Electronic Image. Paris - FRANCE, May 18-22 ,1987.

20. The 8th Annual Conference of the IEEE Engineering In Medicine and Biology Society. Fort Worth , Dallas - USA, November 7-10 ,1986.
21. The AFCET - IASTED Conference - Identification and Pattern Recognition. Toulouse - FRANCE , June 18-20, 1986

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List of publications

Publications in English

1. El-Seoud S., Awajan A., Al-Khasawneh B. Evaluating Quality and Student Acceptance of Web-Based Courses at a Jordanian University. International Journal of Computing and Information Sciences. Accepted for publication - 2008. [link] [abstract] [full text]

2. Awajan A. Arabic Text Preprocessing for the Natural Language Processing Applications. Arab Gulf Journal of Scientific Research. Volume 25, Number 4. December 2007. Pages 179-189.[link] [abstract] [full text]

3. El-Seoud S., Al-Khasawneh B., Awajan A. Using Web-Based Course to Enhance Educational Process at Jordan Universities – A Case Study. in Proceedings of the International Conference of "Interactive computer aided learning" ICL2007. Villach, Austria. 26-28, 2007. 10 pages. Conference listed in Telearn open archive.[link] [abstract] [full text]

4. Sammour G., Awajan A. A Proposed Quality Assurance System (QAS) for e-Learning Solutions. International E-Business Conference, June 23-25 June 2005. pages 132-151.[link] [abstract] [full text]

5. Awajan A. A Rule-Based Morphological Analyzer of Arabic Word. WSEAS Transactions on Computers. No. 2. Volume 2. April 2003.  Pages 493- 502.
   ISSN 1109-2750. [link] [abstract] [full text]

6. Awajan A. Low-level Natural Language Technique for Arabic Text Processing. Proceedings of the ISCA 16th International Conference Computers and Their Applications, March 28-30, 2001, Seattle, Washington, USA. ISCA 2001, Pages 387-390. [link] [abstract] [full text]

7. Awajan A., Atoum J., and Salameh W. A Fast Arabic Text Compression Technique. Journal of the Institute of Mathematics and Computer Sciences (Computer Science Series), vol. 11, no. 1, June 2000. [link] [abstract] [full text]

8. Awajan A. A Statistical Model for Arabic Text Compression. Proceeding of the 19^th IASTED International Conference on Modeling, Identification and Control. Innsbruck-Austria, February 14-17 2000. pp. 562-566. [link] [abstract] [full text]

9. Nardin P., Awajan A., Le Palec G., Rondot D. Quality Control by Infrared images treatment. 5^th IASTED International Conference on Reliability and Quality Control. Lugano- SWITZERLAND, June 20-22, 1989 [link] [abstract] [full text]

10. Awajan A., Rondot D., and Mignot J. Quick method of measuring the furrows distribution skin surface replicas. Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing. Volume 27, Number 4. July 1989. Pages 379-389. [link] [abstract] [full text]

11. Awajan A., Mignot J., Rondot D., Stamon G. The Detection and Analysis Of Linear Forms Of An Image. Proceeding of the Mari 87 (Intelligent Network and Machines) Conference: Electronic Image. Paris La Villette - FRANCE, May 18-22, 1987, pp. 320-325. [link] [abstract] [full text]

12. Mignot J., Awajan A., Rondot D., Stamon G. Image analysis and 3D profilometry of the human skin surface. Proceeding of the 8th Annual Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Fort Worth, Dallas - USA, Nov. 7-10,1986 , pp. 1414-1417. [link] [abstract] [full text]

13. Galal T., Awajan A., Mignot A. The distribution of EM-W scattering over cutaneous surface. Proceeding of the 8th Annual Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Fort Worth, Dallas - USA, Nov. 7-10, 1986, pp. 1400-1413. [link] [abstract] [full text]

Publications in French

14. Awajan A. , Mignot J., Rondot D., Stamon G. Quantification rapide des elements caracteristipues d’une surface en biologie cutanee (Biological surfaces quantification by image processing). Proceeding of the AFCET - IASTED Conference of Identification And Pattern Recognition. Toulouse - FRANCE, June 18-20, 1986, pp. 895-912. [link] [abstract] [full text]

15. Awajan A. , Mignot J., Rondot D., Stamon G. Controle de qualite des surfaces de materiaux industriels par traitement d’images (Surface Quality Control by Image Processing). The 6th IASTED International Conference on Identification, Modeling And Simulation. Paris - France, June, 1987.[link] [abstract] [full text]

16. Awajan A. , Rondot D., Mignot J., Agache P. Detection et quantification des plis par traitement d’image (Furrows detection and quantification by image processing). Proceeding of the 4th Forum de jeunes chercheurs. Paris-France, May 26-27, 1988, pp. 38-39. Published in the ITBM Journal, N0. 1, Vol. 10,1989. [link] [abstract] [full text]

17. AWAJAN A ; RONDOT D ; MIGNOT J. Détection et quantification des plis principaux et secondaires de la peau par traitement et analyse d'images vidéo.  INNOV.TECHN.BIOL.MED., 1989, vol. 10, n° 1. - 53-67. [link] [abstract] [full text]

18. Mignot J., Awajan A., Nardin P., Rondot D. Analyse quantitative des elements caracteristiques de certaines images de visualization (Quantitative Analysis of image of visualization). Proceeding of the 3rd Colloque National de Visualisation et de traitement d’images. Belfort-FRANCE, May 18-20 , 1988, pp. c271-c276. [link] [abstract] [full text]

19. Nardin P., Awajan A., Rondot D., Mignot J. Description d’un logiciel pour l’analyse locale des images de phenomenes physiques evaluant au cours du temps. Proceeding of the 3rd Colloque National de Visualisation et de traitement d’images. Belfort-FRANCE, May 18-20 , 1988, pp. c191-c194. [link] [abstract] [full text]

20. Rondot D., Awajan A., Mignot J., Galal T. Detection et quantification des structure lineaires d’une image (Linear structures detection and quantification) - Proc. of the 3rd Colloque National de Visualisation et de traitement d’images) Belfort-FRANCE, May 18-20 , 1988, pp. c261-c264. [link] [abstract] [full text]

Publications in Arabic

21. AWAJAN A. Universities and the IT industry. Al-Hassoub – the Journal of the Jordan Computer Society No. 22, August 1995.[link] [abstract] [full text]

22. AWAJAN A. Images Processing by computer. Al-Hassoub - Journal of the Jordan Computer Society. No. 25, July-1996. [link] [abstract] [full text]

23. AWAJAN A. The Internet: Statistical Study of the WEB. Al- Hassoub - Journal of the Jordan Computer Society. No. 28, December- 1996. [link] [abstract] [full text]

24. AWAJAN A. Artificial Intelligence and Applications. Al-Hassoub - Journal of the Jordan Computer Society. No. 29, March – 1997. [link] [abstract] [full text]

25. AWAJAN A. Computer Crimes. Al-Hassoub - Journal of the Jordan Computer Society. No. 30, May – 1997. [link] [abstract] [full text]

26. AWAJAN A. Quality Metrics for Information Systems. Al-Hassoub - Journal of the Jordan Computer Society. No. 32, November – 1997. [link] [abstract] [full text]

27. Awajan A. Software Quality for the Software Industry. The Second Conference of the Jordan Quality Society. [link] [abstract] [full text]

Invited Speaker

28. Awajan A. The Credit Hour System in the Jordanian Universities. International meeting on the LMD system. Ministry of Higher education in Algeria. Algeria. 2007. [link] [abstract] [full text]

29. Awajan A. Software Quality for the Software Industry. The 2^nd Scientific meeting of the Jordanian Association for Quality. 1998. [link] [abstract] [full text]

Books in Arabic

30. Abu Ali M., Hattab E., Abu Saoud S., and Awajan A., E-commerce (level III). published by the Ministry of National Education, Amman-Jordan,  2004 (in Arabic) [link] [abstract] [full text]

31. Awajan A. and Al., E-commerce (level II). published by the Ministry of National Education, Amman-Jordan,  2006 (in Arabic) [link] [abstract] [full text]

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Citations

1. Direct profilometry of the skin: its reproducibility and variability, Florian Kautzky, Michael W. Dahm¹Dermatologische Klinik uml Poliklinik der Technichen University München, Biedersteiner Straße 29, 80202 Munich, Germany, Michael Drosner,Lars D. Köhler, Hermann-J. Vogt¹¹Dermatologische Klinik uml Poliklinik der Technichen University München, Biedersteiner Straße 29, 80202 Munich, Germany, Siegfried Borelli¹¹Dermatologische Klinik uml Poliklinik der Technichen University München, Biedersteiner Straße 29, 80202 Munich, Germany, Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, Volume 5 Issue 1 Page 15-23, August 1995. [link] [abstract] [full text]

2. AUTOMATIC EXTRACTION OF HUMAN CORNEAL ENDOTHELIUM CELL CONTOURS, G. Cazuguel*, J.P. Rannou*, F. Mimouni **, Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Vol. 13. No. 4, 1991 1511, CH306&4/91/oooO-1511 $01.00 0 1991 IEEE. [link] [abstract] [full text]

3.  Book: Aging Skin: Properties and Functional Changes,  By Jean-Luc Leveque, Pierre Agache, Published 1992. ISBN:0824787919. 320 Pages. [link] [abstract] [full text]

4.   M. Assoul ^a;  M. Zahidi ^a;  P. Corcuff ^b; J. Mignot ^a.  Three-dimensional measurements of skin surface topography by triangulation with a new laser profilometer. Journal of Medical Engineering & Technology, Volume 18, Issue 1 January 1994 , pages 11 - 21  . [link] [abstract] [full text]

5. Shape reconstruction of skin surface from shading images using simulated annealing, Hideo Saito, Yukiki Somiya, Shinji Ozawa, 1995. ACCV'1995.[link] [abstract] [full text]

6. 3D reconstruction of skin surface from photometric stereo images with specular reflection and interreflection, Atsuyuki Matsumoto, Hideo Saito, Shinji Ozawa, Keio University, Japan, Electrical Engineering in Japan, Volume 129 Issue 3, Pages 51 – 58, Published Online: 24 Aug 1999, Copyright © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc., A Wiley Company. [link] [abstract] [full text]

7. Phd Thesis 2002: Nichtinvasive Laser-Profilometrie auf dem Prinzip der dynamischen Fokussierung: Untersuchungen beim kutanen malignen Melanom und ausgewählten Differentialdiagnosen. Aus der Klinik für Dermatologie und Allergologie des St. Josef-Hospitals - Universitätsklinik - der Ruhr-Universität Bochum. [link] [abstract] [full text]

8. Jorgen Serup, Gregor B. E. Jemec, B. E. Jemec, Gary L. Handbook of Non-Invasive Methods And The Skin. Published 2006 by CRC/Taylor & Francis. [link] [abstract] [full text]

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