Principle Investigators

Ali Ansari
Professor of Applied Mathematics
PhD in Numerical Analysis & Computational Science 2001 (University of Limerick, Ireland)
Department: Mathematics and Natural Sciences, GUST.
Research Groups: Systems Biology and Bioinformatics, Data Science & Statistical Modeling, and Scientific Computing

Research Interests:
   1. Numerical analysis 
   2. Computational fluid dynamics
   3. Perturbation methods for solving differential equations
   4. Modeling the dynamics the oceans through thermocline equations


5. Fluid flow problems with boundary layers
6. Bioengineering of arterial bypass grafts for limb extremities
7. Optimal control of infectious diseases
8. Mathematical models for role of cytokines in aborted pregnancies

Ali Roumani
Assistant Professor of Computer Science
Adjunct Professor at Bindley Bioscience Center - Purdue University
PhD in Computer Science, 2007 (Queen’s University, Canada)
Department: Computer Science, GUST.
Research Groups: Systems Biology and Bioinformatics, Data Science & Statistical Modeling and Scientific Computing.

Research Interests:
   1. Information retrieval, large-data analysis, knowledge discovery, and data mining
   2. Bioinformatics
   3. Design and application of computational algorithms and techniques for expanding the use of biological, medical, behavioral, or health data
   4. Automating data analysis using efficient data-processing pipelines, and database systems functionality to support biological applications.

Bashar Ibrahim
Acting Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences 
Professor of Systems Biology
PhD in Bioinformatics, 2008 (Jena University, Germany)
Department: Mathematics and Natural Sciences, GUST.
Research Groups: Systems Biology and Bioinformatics, Chemoinformatics and Molecular Modelling.

Research Interests: 
    1. Multiscale and unconventional modeling, simulation, and analysis of complex systems
    2. Mitotic Transition Control Mechanisms
    3. Application of formal sciences in biology, chemistry, physics, and medicine

Bassam Alameddine
Acting Vice President for Academic Affairs                                                                                                                                                                    Professor of Chemistry 
PhD in Organic Chemistry, 2004 (University of Fribourg, Switzerland)
Department: Mathematics and Natural Sciences, GUST.
Research Group: Chemoinformatics and Molecular Modelling.

Research Interests:
   1. Synthesis of polycondensed aromatic hydrocarbons and graphene materials for optoelectronic applications and gas separation membranes
   2. Structure/properties relationship in large aromatics and their supramolecular self-assembly through weak non-covalent interactions.

Danish Ahmed
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
PhD in Mathematics 2015 (University of Leicester, United Kingdom)
Department: Mathematics and Natural Sciences, GUST.
Research Group: Systems Biology.         
Research Interests: Mathematical and Theoretical Ecology with focus on models of animal movement.                                                                                                                                                                           

Fadi Deeb
Assistant Professor of Computer Science
PhD in Computer Science, 2018 (University of Kent, UK)
Department: Computer Science, GUST.
Research Group: Data Science & Statistical Modeling, Scientific Computing.

Research Interests:
   1. Information Visualization/Graph Drawing and Layout methods and techniques
   2. Search-based Techniques
   3. Data Mining 


4. Spatial Data, such as Discovering Spatial Co-location Patterns using Spatial Access methods
5.Data classifications and association rules
6.Graph Theory

Fawaz Y. Azizieh
Associate Professor of Biology
PhD in Biological Sciences, 2003 (University of Warwick, United Kingdom)
Department: Mathematics and Natural Sciences, GUST.
Research Group: Systems Biology and Bioinformatics.

Research Interests:
   1. Immunology with special focus on the role of cytokines in health and disease (investigation of the roles of cytokines in different pregnancy complications, such as: Recurrent Spontaneous Miscarriage, Preeclampsia, Intra-uterine Growth Restriction and Preterm delivery
   2. Immunological studies of multiple sclerosis, dengue haemorrhagic fever, rheumatoid arthritis, hemoglobinopathies, and cytomegalovirus infections.

Hana Al Ostad

Instructor
PhD. in Computer Science, 2016 (Arizona State University)
Department: Computer Science, GUST.
Research Group: Data Science & Statistical modeling

Harun Aydilek
Associate Dean of College of Arts & Science
Associate Professor of Mathematics
PhD in Applied Mathematics, 2008 (University of Southern California, USA)
Department: Mathematics and Natural Sciences, GUST.
Research Groups: Computational Finance and Economics, Data Science & Statistical Modeling.

Research Interests:
   1. Applied Mathematics and Modeling in Economics, Finance and Industrial Engineering
   2. Optimal decisions under recursive utility preferences, welfare loss and compensation under recursive settings, housing and investment in the presence of deep habits, and effects of leisure on savings and investments
   3. Heuristics for job scheduling to minimize objectives

Harun Kurkcu
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
PhD in Industrial & Applied Mathematics, 2008 (Univ. of Minnesota Minneapolis, USA)
Department: Mathematics and Natural Sciences, GUST.
Research Groups: Scientific Computing.

Research Interests:
Numerical analysis and partial differential equations, with particular emphasis on models arising in applications of electromagnetic and acoustics.

Helmi Temimi
Associate Professor of Mathematics
PhD in Mathematics, 2008 (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA)
Department: Mathematics and Natural Sciences, GUST.
Research Group: Scientific Computing.

Research Interests:
   1. Numerical analysis
   2. Scientific computing
   3. Ordinary and partial differential equations
   4. Applied and computational mathematics


   5. Error estimation and adaptivity
   6. Discontinuous Galerkin Methods
   7. Earthquake engineering & structural dynamics

Israa Omran
Assistant Professor of Computer Science
Chair of IEEE section at Gulf University for Science & Technology
PhD in Computer Science, 2013 (University of Sunderland, United Kingdom)
Department: Computer Science, GUST.
Research Groups: Applied & Computational Mathematics; Computational Intelligence & Data mining.

Research Interests:
Getting better Data access, management by using new web technologies and semantics

Kamaludin Dingle
Assistant Professor of Mathematics                                                                                                                                                                            Coordinator - Mathematics and Natural Sciences
PhD in Mathematical Biology, 2014 (Oxford University, UK)
Department: Mathematics and Natural Sciences, GUST.
Research Group: Systems Biology and Bioinformatics.  

Research Interests:
   1. Algorithmic information theory
   2. Biological evolution

Mahmoud Elish
Head of Computer Science Department
Associate Professor
PhD in Computer Science, 2005 (George Mason University, USA)
Department: Computer Science, GUST.
Research Group: Data Science & Statistical Modeling.

Research Interests:
   1. Software metrics and measurement
   2. Object-oriented analysis and design
   3. Software maintenance and evolution


4. Empirical software engineering
5. Computational intelligence in software engineering

Maya Mitkova
Head of Mathematics & Natural Sciences Department
Assistant Professor
PhD in Physics and Mathematics 1991 (Moscow State University, Russia)
Department: Mathematics and Natural Sciences, GUST.
Research Groups: Applied and Computational Mathematics, Natural and Experimental Sciences.

Research Interests:
   1. Solid State Physics
   2. Hydrogenation of Metals
   3. Structure states of hydrogenated metal alloys, and filters for nuclear reactors

Mohamed Ben-Romdhane

Associate Professor of Mathematics
PhD in Mathematics, 2011 (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA)
Department: Mathematics and Natural Sciences, GUST.
Research Group: Scientific Computing.

Research Interests:
   1. Computational mathematics
   2. Numerical analysis
   3. Scientific computing
   4. Numerical solutions for nonlinear ordinary differential equations
     and  partial differential equations


   5. PDE-based methods for contour detection
   6. Finite element method
   7. Finite difference method
   8. Immersed finite element method for interface problems
   9. Computational fracture mechanics of functionally graded
       materials

Mohamed Musa
Assistant Professor of Physics
PhD in Physics, 2006 (University of British Columbia, Canada)
Department: Mathematics and Natural Sciences, GUST.
Research Group: Natural and Experimental Sciences.

Research Interests:
   1. Atomic, molecular and optical physics
   2. Experimental and theoretical physics
   3. Computational aspects of interaction of light with systems with small number of degrees of freedom, such as:
      Atoms in near-resonant optical cavities, Optomechanical systems

Mohamed Omran
Professor of Computer Science
PhD in Computer Science, 2005 (University of Pretoria, South Africa)
Department: Computer Science, GUST.
Research Groups: Scientific Computing, Computational Intelligence & Data mining.

Research Interests:
   1. Optimization methods
   2. Machine learning
   3. Soft computing
   4. Computational intelligence


   5. Operational research
   6. Data clustering
   7. Unsupervised image classification
   8. Color image quantization

Mudassar Imran
Associate Professor of Mathematics
Coordinator of Calculus and Statistics
PhD in Mathematical Biology, 2006 (Arizona State University, USA)
Department: Mathematics and Natural Sciences, GUST.
Research Group: Systems Biology.

Research Interests:
   1. Applied mathematics
   2. Mathematical biology
   3. Differential equations
   4. Dynamical systems


   5. Mathematical modeling
   6. Data clustering
   7. Unsupervised image classification
   8. Color image quantization

Naveed Ahmed
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from OVGU Magdeburg, Germany.
Department: Mathematics and Natural Sciences, GUST.
Research Group: Scientific Computing.

Research Interests:
   1. Numerical Analysis
   2. Stabilized methods for convection dominated problems
   3. Numerical simulations of turbulent flows
   4. Higher order time stepping schemes

Rawan Eid
Post-Doctoral Researcher
PhD in Biology, 2017 (Queen's University, Canada)
Department: Mathematics and Natural Sciences, GUST.
Research Group: System Biology and Bioinformatics

Taher M. Ali
Assistant Professor of Computer Science
PhD in Computer Science (University of Malaya, Malaysia)
Department: Computer Science, GUST.
Research Groups: Computational Intelligence & Data mining.

Research Interests:
   1. AI for programming
   2. Programming languages design and features
   3. Tabulation for logic programming


   4. Truth maintenance systems
   5. Web programming
   6. Scheduling algorithms

Wassim Daher
Associate Professor of Applied Mathematics, CAMB Chair
PhD in Applied Mathematics, 2005 (University of Paris I, Pantheon-Sorbonne, France)
Department: Mathematics and Natural Sciences, GUST.
Research Group: Computational Finance and Economics, Data Science & Statistical Modelings.

Research Interests:
   1. Financial and Applied Mathematics
   2. Mathematical Modelling
   3. Data analysis and Statistics