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 د. عبدالرحمن بن عبدالكريم مرزا، أستاذ 

Abdulrahman Abdulkarim Mirza, Ph.D., Prof.                           

P.O. Box 8272

Riyadh, 11482, Saudi Arabia

Mobile: +966-50-510-5558

E-mail: amirza@ksu.edu.sa                                                                        http://www.linkedin.com/in/abdulrahmanmirza

 

Education

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 Ph.D. in Computer Science, May 1995                                                                          

Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois

Thesis Title: “Design of a Program Re-Engineering Tool Set Based on Rules of Style & Discourse”               

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M. S. in Operations Research and Management Science, January 1990

George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia                  

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B. S. in Computer Science, May 1988                                                                           

George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia

Current Research Interests

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Information Security, E-business, E-Learning

Volunteer/Honorary Roles

 

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Member of the Board                                       9/2012 to present

Saudi Computer Society, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

           

 

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ABET Program Evaluator (PEV)                 8/2012 to present

Computing Sciences Accreditation Board, USA

           

 

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Member of the Board                                       2005 to present

Digital Excellence Award Council, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Saudi Arabia

           

 

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Fulbright Scholar                                              8/2002 – 7/2003

Fulbright - Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, US Department of State, USA

Work Experience - Employment

Department Chair (July 2003 to June 2005 & Nov. 2009 to Oct. 2013)

Department of Information Systems, College of Computer and Information Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Major Responsibilities:

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Actively heading the process of achieving ABET accreditation.

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Head of the IS department council and active member of the college council.

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Head and member of several committees both at the department and college levels.

 

Assistant/Associate Professor (Aug. 1997 to 2013)

Department of Information Systems, College of Computer and Information Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Major Responsibilities:

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Teaching several undergraduate and graduate-level course

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Supervising BS, MS, and Ph.D., students

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Active member of several committees and research groups

Vice Director (Oct. 2009 to present)

Center of Excellence in Information Assurance, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Major Responsibilities:

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Responsible of several managerial responsibilities

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Responsible for externally funded research projects

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Active in information assurance governance & education research group

Chief Information Officer (June 2005 to Oct. 2009)

King Abdullah Foundation for Developmental Housing Dedicated to His Parents, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Major Responsibilities:

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Manage the computer information systems department.

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Set requirements for all computer and information systems needed by the foundation, request supplier bidding, and see projects all the way through implementation.

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Managed projects include the foundation’s web site, ERP system procurement and deployment, critical business information system requirements definition, implementation, and acceptance testing.

Software Developer (Jan. 1996 to Aug. 1997)

Genesis International, Inc., Hoffman Estates, Illinois

Major Responsibilities:

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In-charge of the quality assurance of a software system development targeting the telecommunications industry.

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Developed some User Interface components of the above system

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Developed and maintained company web pages as the company web master.

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Developed and conducted several HTML training classes.

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Received in house training in object-orientation and C++ programming.

Work Experience - Consultancies

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IS Curriculum Development           1/2012 – 12/2012

Almajma’ah University, Almajma’ah, Saudi Arabia

 

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Public Relations Consultant            1/2009 – 7/2010

Riyadh Techno Valley, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

 

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IS Curriculum Development           3/2004 – 7/2004

Ma’rifah College, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

 

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CIS Curriculum Development        5/1999 – 8/2000

Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

 

Professional Development Training Completed

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E-Portfolio as a tool for students learning outcomes assessment, King Saud University - 2013

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Postgraduate Certification Training, Center for Academic Practice, Queen Margret University - 2012

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Developing Teaching e-Portfolio, King Saud University – 2012

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Discipline and Pedagogy based Teaching, King Saud University – 2012

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Incorporating Technology into University Teaching, King Saud University – 2012

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Managerial Innovation & Methods for Generating Innovative Ideas, King Saud University - 2011

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Course Design and Construction, King Saud University - 2011

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Teaching for Learning, Center for the Enhancement of Teaching & Learning, Georgia Institute of Technology - 2010

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Effective Classroom Management & Assessment of Students Learning, King Saud University - 2010

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Peer Consultation Training for Improving Teaching, King Saud University - 2010.

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Academic Leadership in Research-intensive Universities, King Saud University - 2010.

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Academic Department Leadership, King Saud University - 2009.

Publications

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Published over 65 research papers in refereed journals and conferences

Non-refereed Publications

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Has several non-refereed publications as “technology editor” in the Journal of Saudi Computer Society

Paper Reviewer

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Acted as a reviewer for several papers submitted for publication in conferences and books both at the national and the international levels.

Translations

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English to Arabic Translations

Book Title: E-Business Matters: A guide for small and medium-sized enterprises

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    • Authors: Jonathan Whelan and Ken Maxelon
    • Publisher: Prentice Hall, 2001

 

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Arabic to English Translations

Document Title: Information and Communications Technology in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

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    • On behalf of the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology

Conducted Tutorials at Conferences

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Developing Dynamic Web Pages with DHTML, World Conference on the WWW and Internet ‘2000 (WebNet 2000), San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2000.

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Developing Dynamic Web Pages with DHTML, World Conference on the WWW and Internet ‘99 (WebNet 99), Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, November 1999.

Professional Affiliations

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Member of the IEEE, Computer, ACM, Saudi Computer Society (SCS), Information Resources management Association, Decision Sciences Institute, and Association for the Advancement of Computers in Education (AACE).

 

Recommendations

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Available with my public e-profile at: http://www.linkedin.com/in/abdulrahmanmirza