Dr. Iyad Abu Doush is a Full Professor in the College of Information Technology and Computer Science at Yarmouk University. Dr. Abu Doush was the founder and the director of the Office of Research and Grants at the American University of Kuwait. Dr. Abu Doush is a consultant in digital accessibility and an invited expert in Mada (Qatar Assistive Technology Center). He is a Certified "Trusted Tester Web Certification" by Section 508. Dr. Abu Doush has been a certified ABET program evaluator (PEV) since March 2021. 

In 2001 and 2005 respectively, Dr. Abu Doush was awarded a scholarship from Yarmouk University to study M.Sc. and Ph.D. in computer science. He obtained his Ph.D. from the Computer Science Department at New Mexico State University / USA in 2009. Dr. Abu Doush is the recipient of the Best Intellectual Award from the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences (CEAS) at AUK for the academic year 2022-2023, and supervisor of the award-winning undergraduate capstone project "FitKit - a mobile application for sports with AR," recognized as the Best Project by AUK CEAS for Computer Science and Information Systems, Academic Year 2021-2022. 

He served as a coach and committee member in esteemed programming contests, including the ACM Jordanian Collegiate Programming Contest (JCPC) and the Kuwaiti Collegiate Programming Contest (KCPC), showcasing his dedication to nurturing emerging talent. In the realm of research. He won with one team in the 2014 JCPC and with two teams the second and third place in the 2017 KCPC.

Dr. Abu Doush's endeavors have been generously supported by prestigious agencies, including The Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS), USAID, Microsoft, and others. His commitment to accessibility was exemplified by securing funds in 2016 from USAID to establish the first accessible computer laboratory for people with disabilities in northern Jordan at Yarmouk University, a testament to his vision of digital inclusivity. Dr. Abu Doush was selected to serve as a visiting researcher in the Universities of Malaysia, Lithuania, and the USA. 

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Education:

Ph.D. of Computer Science /New Mexico State University - USA

Qualifications Summary

• Strategic knowledge on increasing research productivity and building and/or improving university-industry links.

• Extensive research experience in Accessibility, Human-Computer Interaction, and Machine Learning, Optimization algorithms. Authored and co-authored more than 91 journal and conference publications. High h-index and citation records.

• Consultant and trainer in the areas of technology accessibility and web accessibility; and member of the Arab Digital Accessibility – Mada (Qatar Assistive Technology Center) Expert Group “ADA-MEG”. Certified "Trusted Tester Web Certification" by Section 508.

• Teaching experience in graduate and undergraduate computer science courses.

• Expert with ABET accreditation process and assessment; and certified ABET program evaluator.

• Experience in writing funded research proposals.

• Organizing and judging university technological competitions.

Research Interests:

* Human-Computer Interaction: Multi-Modal Navigation, Speech Interfaces.

* Computer Accessibility: Web Accessibility, Applications Accessibility.

* Evolutionary Algorithms, Optimization Algorithms

* Artificial Intelligence methods