Personal Information

 Professor

Department of  Information Systems

Faculty of Computing and Information Technology

Contact Information

Phone: 0508224411

Email: aalmalaise@kau.edu.sa

Dr. Abdullah Saad AL-Malaise AL-Ghamdi

 Professor

Profile

Abdullah Saad AL-Malaise AL-Ghamdi is a Professor, Software & Systems Engineering and AI, at the Information Systems Department, Faculty of Computing and Information Technology (FCIT). He received his Ph.D. degree in Computer Science from George Washington University, USA, in 2003. He is an active member of the Scientific Council and holds a position as a Secretary General of the Scientific Council, KAU. In addition, he is working as Head of the Consultant’s Unit, Vice-President for the Development Office, and a Consultant to Vice-President for Graduate Studies & Scientific Research, at KAU. Previously, he has worked as Head of IS Department, Vice Dean for Graduate Studies and Scientific Research, and Head of the Computer Skills Department at FCIT. In addition to teaching several courses to Master's and Ph.D. students, he is actively supervising many postgraduate internal and external student theses. He has been a part of different evaluation processes such as Curriculum Evaluation, Promotion Evaluation, and Research Proposal Evaluation. His main research areas are Software Engineering and Systems, Artificial Intelligence, Data Analytics, Business Intelligence, IT-Business oriented architecture, Business Process Re-engineering, Data Mining, and Decision Support Systems. He has published two books and more than 70 research articles in well-known venues such as Web of Science, Springer, IEEE, Taylor and Francis, and others. The current researches under development include AI in digital education, a machine learning approach to Corona disease and Cognitive Assessment of Medical data.

Education

  • 1984

    Bachelor degree from Department of Business Administration Faculty of Economics and Administration , KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 1990

    Bachelor degree from قسم علوم الحاسباتScience in Computer Science, University of Southern Mississippi, مسيسيبي, امــريــكـا

  • 1992

    Master degree from MIS DepartmentInformation Systems, University of Illinois at Springfield, , امــريــكـا

  • 2003

    Doctorate degree from Computer Science DepartmentComputer Science, George Washington University, واشنطن, امــريــكـا

Employment

  • 1993-2004

    Lecturer of Computer Science and Information Systems, Technical College , جده, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 1999-2003

    Graduate Teaching Assistance, Computer Science Department, George Washington University, واشنطن, امــريــكـا

  • 2000-2000

    Grader, Computer Science Department, George Washington University, واشنطن, امــريــكـا

  • 2001-2002

    Researcher, Habitats Project Supported by (DARPA), George Washington University, واشنطن, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2002-2003

    esearcher, Wireless PAD Project Supported by (DARPA), George Washington University, واشنطن, امــريــكـا

  • 2004-2004

    Chair of General Studies Department and Assistant Professor of Computer Science, , Technical College , جده, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2004-2009

    Assistant Professor , Telecommunication and Electronic College , جده, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2005-2008

    MIS Chairman, Consultant to College of Business Administration (CBA), College of Business Administration (CBA), جده, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2005-2010

    Consultant (Part-time), College of Business Administration (CBA), جده, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2007-2007

    Assistant Professor , , Faculty of Computing & Information Technology, King Abdulaziz University, جده, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2009-2010

    (Part-time) Vice Dean, College of Science and Technology, College of Science and Technology, جده, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2010-2012

    Chairman, Computing and Information Technology Department, King Abdulaziz University, جده, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2012-2014

    Chairman, Information Systems Department, Computing & Information Technology, King Abdulaziz University, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2013-2022

    Head of Computer Skills Department , Faculty of Computing & Information Technology, King Abdulaziz University, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2014-2020

    Vice Dean for Graduate Studies and Scientific Research, Faculty of Computing & Information Technology, King Abdulaziz University, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2020-حاليا

    Head of Consultant’s Unit, Vice-President for Development, King Abdulaziz University, , المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2021-حاليا

    Consultant to Vice-President for Graduate Studies & Scientific Research, King Abdulaziz University, , المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2021-حاليا

    The Secretary General of Scientific Council, King Abdulaziz University, King Abdulaziz University, , المملكة العربية السعودية

Research Interests

  • System and Software Engineering
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Data Science
  • IT-Business Relationship
  • Data Analytics
  • Decision Support System & Business Intelligence

Scientific interests

Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Deep Learning 

Courses

Research Seminar 795 CPIS
Selected Topics 796 CPIS

Areas of expertise