CONFERENCES ATTENDED

• E-Academic advising Workshop, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 5 May 2014.
• Infection Control Surveillance System (ICSS) Research Project Workshop, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 20 November 2014.
• Sungard Higher Education Middle East User Conference (SMEUG2011), Dubai, UAE, 15 Dec. 2011.
• The 14th GCC E-Government and E-Services Forum, Dubai, UAE, May 24-28, 2008.
• The Middle East E-Government Conference and Exhibition 2008, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, March 15-18, 2008.
• The 13th GCC E-Government and E-Services Forum, Dubai, UAE, May 26-30, 2007.
• The 17th National Computer Conference (NCC17), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, April 5-8, 2004.
• The international Conference on Information and Computer Science – (ICICS 2004), Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, Nov. 29 – Dec. 01, 2004.
• The 16th National Computer Conference (NCC16), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, October 1-4, 2000.
• The 26th International Conference on Very Large Data Bases, Cairo, Egypt, September 10-14, 2000.
• The Eighth International Conference on Information and Knowledge Management (CIKM'99 - ACM), Kansas, Missouri, USA, November 2-6, 1999.
• The Fourteenth International Symposium on Computer and Information Sciences (ISCIS'99), Kuadas, Turkey, October 18-20, 1999.
• The Ninth International Conference on Computing and Information (ICCI'98), Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, June 17-20, 1998.
• Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI'94), Boston, Massachusetts, USA, April 24-28, 1994.

FUNDED RESEARCH

• Principal Investigator (PI) for the Research Project Titled: Infection Control Surveillance System (ICSS), Research Project Funded through
  the National Science, Technology and Innovation Plan (NSTIP). Starting 15/12/2013 - Ending 14/12/2015
• Co- I researcher for the Research Project Titled: Development of Novel Approaches for Improving Predictive Models of Students Learning Academic Performance. Research Project Submitted to the National Science, Technology and Innovation Plan (NSTIP). Proposal-14-INF3143-03.
• Principal Investigator (PI) for the research teamwork for the Research Project Titled: " A Developed Model for Evaluating Higher Education Quality Criteria (Case Study: KAU)", a Research Project funded by Deanship of scientific Research, King Abdulaziz University, KSA. (2014-2105).
• Co- I researcher for the Research Project Titled: "Student Satisfaction Assessment Model (SSAM) in KAU E-Learning Environment", a Research Project funded by Deanship of scientific Research, King Abdulaziz University, KSA. (2014-2105).
• Principal Investigator (PI) for the Research Project Titled: " An Innovative Classroom Acoustics Design Model for Enhancing Educational Environment (Case Study: KAU)", a Research Project funded by Deanship of scientific Research, King Abdulaziz University, KSA. (2013-2104).
• Principal Investigator (PI) for the Research Project Titled: "Agent_Based Grid Computing Manager", a Research Project funded by Deanship of scientific Research, King Abdulaziz University, KSA. (2013-2104)
• Principal Investigator (PI) for the Research Project Titled: "KARS: Knowledge Based Academic Recommender System (Analysis, Design, and Implementation: Case Study KAU)", a Research Project funded by Deanship of scientific Research, King Abdulaziz University, KSA. (2012-2104).
• Principal Investigator (PI) for the Research Project Titled: "ESAP: A Developed Model for Monitoring and Evaluating Students' Academic Performance Using Educational Data Mining Techniques", a Research Project funded by Deanship of scientific Research, King Abdulaziz University, KSA. (2013-2104).
• Web services based integration tool for heterogeneous databases, Principal Investigator, Sponsored by The Scientific Research Council, King Abdulaziz University, Grant No. (430 / 14-12), 2010.
• Developing an Interactive Decision Support System to Help Fairly Allocate Faculty and Graduate assistants Posts to All Academic Departments of King Abdulaziz University, Co-Investigator,  Sponsored by The Scientific Research Council, King Abdulaziz University, 2010.
• Building an E-Learning Content Management Framework,  Principal Investigator,  Sponsored by King Abdulaziz City for Science & Technology, Grant No. (أت – 26 – 80), 2007.
• Agent-Based Web Services Information Gathering System, Co-Investigator, Sponsored by The Scientific Research Council, King Abdulaziz University, Grant No. (427 / 170), 2007.
• Preparing ISO Requirements for Deanship of Admission and Registration, Principal Investigator, Sponsored by The Scientific Research Council, King Abdulaziz University, Grant No. (427 / 633), 2007.
• Statistic Study for the Undergraduate Students Results from the Science College for the Last 5 Years, Co-Investigator, Sponsored by The Scientific Research Council, King Abdulaziz University, Grant No. (427 / 635), 2007.
• Investigate the local market needs for the Bachelor degrees in computing and information technology, Principal Investigator, Sponsored by The Scientific Research Council, King Abdulaziz University, Grant No. (425 / 629), 2005.
• Developing Diploma program for Web Design for Jeddah Community College, Principal Investigator,  Sponsored by The Scientific Research Council, King Abdulaziz University, Grant No. (425 / 707), 2005.
• Studying the need of Insurance sector in Saudi Arabia for a diploma in insurance, Principal Investigator,  Sponsored by The Scientific Research Council, King Abdulaziz University, Grant No. (423 / 627), 2003.