Previous industry projects
I have been involved in many commercial projects during my career in industry.
Thinking Kit is a quick, simple way to create iPad activities which are then downloaded from the cloud onto learners’ iPads. The activities help learners develop higher level thinking and collaboration skills while they build knowledge of any chosen topic.
Digital Mysteries, a collaborative learning tool from Reflective Thinking based on my PhD research that promotes collaboration and higher level thinking skills.
Ana Khattat, Diwan's most recent project which is and advanced Arabic Calligraphy App that utilizes Diwan's advanced text engine and Arabic Fonts.
Al Nashir Al Sahafi Yaqout - A professional desktop publishing application that is characterized in its ease of use, Arabic support, and Arabic fonts. Yaqout was awarded the "PC Magazine-Arabic recommended product" award in 2002
Diwan Mishafi Font - I have been involved in designing the logic behind this advanced, award-winning, font. Mishafi font contains more than three thousand shapes making it one of the most advanced computer fonts.
Oannis - A browser for electronic books and a studying tool. Its emphasis is on ease of use in addition to supporting powerful annotation tools and allowing for collaboration between students. A proof of concept for a fully computerized classroom based on a special version of Oannis that supports teacher-student interaction is being run in Oman.
NIS - Content Management System. A fully integrated solution for any large organization to manage their documents and the people that work on them.
Mobile services: Text engine for multi-lingual BiDi support for complex text (e.g. Arabic and Thai)
Worked on a part-time contract-basis (1997-2000) with the Iraqi Electronics Systems Center as part of a team where we reprogrammed the communication and control software for the National Control Center of the electrical energy in Iraq. I have worked on the communication and database modules where the focus was on high-speed and reliability. The system that we developed replaced an older multi-million dollar system that was destroyed in wars and our system remained in operation till 2003.