Education

• 2004

  Bachelor degree from Computer ScienceThe Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia, Jeddah, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

• 2010

  Master degree from Information & Computer ScienceCollege of Computer Science & Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Saudi Arabia, Dhahran, الظهران, المملكة العربية السعودية

• 2016

  Doctorate degree from School of Electronics and Computer ScienceFaculty of Physical and Applied Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, ساوثهامبتون, بريطانيا

Employment

• 2004-2005

  Developer & IT Administrator, in IT and Technical Support Unit, Deanship of Community Services & Continuing Education (CSCE), King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia, Jeddah, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

• 2004-2006

  Trainer - ICDL, and Pro Design Programs, Deanship of Community Services & Continuing Education (CSCE), KAU, Saudi Arabia, Jeddah, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

• 2005-2010

  Teaching Assistant, Computer Science Department, King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia, Jeddah, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

• 2011-2015

  Lecturer, Computer Science Department, Faculty of Computing and Information Technology, KAU, Saudi Arabia, Jeddah, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

• 2016-2021

  Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Computing and Information Technology, King Abdulaziz University, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

• 2017-2017

  Consultant of Vice Deanship, Faculty of Computing and Information Technology (FCIT) at KAU, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

• 2017-2017

  CS Dept. Council Secretary, Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Computing and Information Technology, KAU, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

• 2017-حاليا

  Vice Dean of Students’ affairs for Alumni, Deanship of Students’ Affairs at KAU, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

• 2019-حاليا

  Director of Career Guidance and Employment Support Center, Vice Presidency for Development in cooperation with Deanship of Students’ Affairs, KAU, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

• 2022-حاليا

  Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Computing and Information Technology, King Abdulaziz University, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

Research Interests

• Biometric Systems and Soft Biometrics
• Biometric Human Identification and Authentication
• Computer Vision and Image Processing
• Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning 
• Artificial Intelligence
• Arabic Computing

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