Professional Experience

• Assistant Professor — Department of Computer Science, College of Science, Northern Border University, Arar, Saudi Arabia - Present 
• Assistant Professor — Department of Information Technology, Faculty of Computing & Information Technology, Northern Border University, Rafha, Saudi Arabia (2011 - 2024)
  • Courses Taught: Advanced programming, Principles Information Systems, Academic Writing, Information System Applications Design, and Development.
• Lecturer — Department of Computer Sciences, Faculty of Computing & Information Technology, Northern Border University, Rafha, Saudi Arabia — 2011 - 2022
  • Courses Taught: Programming, Multimedia Technology, System Analysis & Design, Operating Systems, Human-Computer Interaction, Software Engineering, Databases, Advanced programming, Java Programming, Data Structures, Computer Networks, and Security.

Academic Interests

Programming, Advanced Programming, Algorithm Design and analysis, Web Design, Web Programming, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Machine learning, Deep learning.

Research Interests

My main areas of research are Optimisation, Combinatorial Optimisation, Data Visualisation, Evolutionary Algorithms, Scheduling, and Meta-heuristics.

Education

• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Science, November 2021, University of Exeter – United Kingdom. 
• Diploma in Entrepreneurship & Crisis Management (Dip), May 2017, Organisational Learning Centre – United Kingdom.
• Diploma in Quality Management (Dip), April 2016, Manchester City College – United Kingdom.
• Master of Information Technology (MSc), Information and Communication Technology, 2010, University of Wollongong – Australia.
• Bachelor of Computer Sciences (BSc), 2007, Northern Border University - Saudi Arabia.
• English diploma (Dip), Wollongong College, Australia. Successfully completed a one-year long general and academic English training in February 2009.

Administrative Duties

• Member, The Central Exit test Committee of the College of Computing and Information Technology, Northern Border University, 2023.
• Chair, Professional Certification Committee, College of Computing and Information Technology, Northern Border University, 2023.
• Advisor, Academic advising Unit, College of Computing and Information Technology, Northern Border University, 2023.
• Member, Tables and registration unit, College of Computing and Information Technology, 2023.
• Chair, Exit test Committee, Department of Information Technology, 2023.
• Member, Gifted and Distinguished Academy at Northern Border University, 2023.
• Member, Quality and Accreditation Unit, Department of Information Technology, College of Computing and Information Technology, Northern Border University, 2022.
• Advisor, Academic advising Unit, College of Computing and Information Technology, Northern Border University, 2022.
• Chair, Scholarship Committee, Computing, and IT Faculty, 2014 – 2015.
• Advisor, Academic advising Unit, College of Computing and Information Technology, Northern Border University, 2014 – 2015.
• Member, Information Technology Department Council, 2012 –2015.
• Member, Faculty Strategic Plan Committee, 2014 – 2015.
• Member, Planning and curriculum committee in IT Department, Northern Border University, 2013- 2015.
• Member, Quality and Accreditation Unit, College of Computing and Information Technology, Northern Border University, 2012.
• Chair, Faculty’s website development committee, 2012.