Sep 2019- Date BAU, Al-Salt, Jordan.

• Promoted to Associate Professor in September 2022.

• Head of Intelligent Systems Department from 2021-2022.

• Assistant Dean for Student Affairs from 2021 - 2022.

• Assistant Dean for Quality and Development Assurance from 2019 - 2021.

• Managed the academic administration processes such as exams, curriculum, courses, and timetables within the faculty. 

• Taught\Teaching undergraduate courses including: 

▪ Advance Networks. 

▪ Computer and Networks Security. 

▪ Electronic Crimes and Forensics. 

▪ Ethical Hacking. 

▪ Digital Forensics. 

▪ Human Computer Interaction. 

▪ IoT Security. 

▪ Networks Security Monitoring and Documenting. 

▪ Networks Security. 

▪ Penetration Testing. 

▪ Protocols of Information Security & Networks. 

▪ Risk Managements for Information Security. 

▪ Security Auditing. 

▪ Special Topics in Cyber Security (CYSA+, CISSP).

• Providing supervision of the undergraduate students.

• Established a new bachelor program in Digital Forensics and designed its core and elective courses. The new courses focused on real-world attack defences and security in the area of cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence.

• Conducting research in the field of cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence

Aug 2017- Aug 2019 CCQ, Doha, Qatar.

• Assistant Professor/Lecturer - I taught the following subjectsfor undergraduate students:

  • Advanced Networking (ITEC 3350). 

  • Computing Fundamentals (ITEC 1300). 

  • Cybercrime (ITCS 10377). 

  • Firewall and VPN (ITEC 2330)  

  • Fundamentals of Network (ITEC 1320). 

  • Information Systems Forensics and Investigations (ITCS 3350).

  • Introduction to Malware Analysis (ITCS 4485). 

  • Intrusion Detection & Prevention (ITCS 3430). 

  • Network OS & Server Administration (ITEC 1420). 

  • Network Security Architecture (ITCS 3320).

• For the first time in the college, we established the new department of cyber security for undergraduate students. 

• Designed core and elective graduate-level security courses including: (ITCS 3320 Network Security Architecture), (ITCS 3350 Information Systems Forensics and Investigations), (ITCS 4340 Information Security Auditing), (ITCS 3430 Intrusion Detection & Prevention), (ITCS 4310 Introduction to Cryptography), (ITCS 4315 Mobile Device Security), (ITCS 4350 Network Threats and Risk Assessment), (ITCS 4420 Ethical Hacking), (ITCS 4485 Introduction to Malware Analysis) and (ITEC 4310: Information Technology National Laws and Standards- Qatar). 

• Contributed to establishing the new department of Cyber Security for undergraduate students at the college. 

• Developed teaching materials including lecturing slides, workshops, case studies, lab instructions and tutorials. 

• My teaching experience also includes curriculum development of cybercrime subjects. 

• Conducted research in e-learning security, supply chain management, big data analysis and computer security

Oct 2015- Jul 2017 MIT, CQU, RMIT Melbourne, Australia 

• lecturer - I taught the following subjects for both level (undergraduate students and postgraduate students):

  • Computer Forensics (BN309) – (Bachelor Students). 

  • Computer Forensics (MN613) - (Master Students). 

  • IT Security Management (BN311) – (Bachelor Students). 

  • IT Security Management (MN604) - (Master Students). 

  • Network Security (BN203) – (Bachelor Students). 

  • Network Security (MN502) - (Master Students). 

  • Networked Application Management (MN504) - (Master Students). 

  • Research Methods and Project Design (MN691) - (Master Students). 

  • Virtual Private Network (BN305) - – (Bachelor Students). 

  • Virtual Private Networks (MN610) - (Master Students). 

  • Wireless Network and Security (MN603) (Master Students). 

  • Wireless Networks and Security (BN303) - (Bachelor Students). 

  • Application Development for Mobile Platforms(COIT20270)- (Master Students).

  • Mobile Game Development (COIT20271) - (Master Students). 

  • Introduction to Programming (COIT20245) - (Master Students). 

  • Mobile Web Apps (COIT20269) - (Master Students). 

  • Operating System Principles (COSC1112/COSC1114) – (Bachelor Students).

  • Professional Skills in Information Communication Technology (COIT20249) (Master Students). 

• Developed teaching materials including lecturing slides, workshops, case studies, lab instructions and tutorials. 

• Provided supervision of postgraduate students, during my work I co-supervised 7 Master students in their thesis. 

• Worked on various problems related to the area of cyber-security.

Oct 2014- Sep 2015 Al-Isra University, Amman, Jordan 

• Assistant professor\ Lecturer I taught the following subjects for undergraduate students: 

  • Compilers and Translators Page 4 

  • Computer Skills 

  • Information Security 

• Conducted research in Cybercrime and digital forensics. 

• Developed teaching materials including lecturing slides, workshops, case studies, lab instructions and tutorials.

Apr 2011 – Aug 2014 Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia 

• Researcher and Sessional lecturer - Taught the following subjects for both undergraduate and postgraduate students: - Computer Crime and Digital Forensics (SIT282). - Computer Programming (SIT102): Python. - Corporate Computer and Network Security (SIT384). - Fundamental of Information Technology (SIT101). - Introduction to Computer Security (SIT182). 

• Collected and analysed big data of smartphone malware in a secure environment, including performing testing and analysis. 

• Designed, and administered educational websites and Deakin's learning management system. 

May 2011 – Sep 2011 Federation University Australia 

• Administered and designed LANs, WANs, internet/intranet, and voice networks. 

• Analyzed non-standard technical requests and engineered solutions that met university needs, adhered to security rules, interoperated well with existing systems, and stayed within budget. 

• Communicated and negotiated with users, specialists, other staff, and suppliers. 

• Configured Cisco firewalls, Cisco switches and routers, VOIP circuits, station cabling, and wireless networking. 

• Ensured network connectivity of all servers, workstations, telephony equipment, fax machines, and other network appliances. 

• Managed hardware upgrades related to network infrastructure. 

• Monitored and maintained the security, integrity, and performance of the university network.

• Was responsible for communication protocols, configuration, integration & security. 

• Troubleshot computer systems, designed new physical and logical network schemes. 

• Wrote technical designs and documentation.

March 2010 – Apr 2011 Jordanian Electric Power Company (JEPCO) 

• Network Security Engineer: I protected the information from unauthorized access by managing network systems, configuration systems, DHCP systems, maintenance systems, routers [static/ dynamic/ monitor], firewalls [policy/ address/ services/ schedule/ virtual IP], VPNs, user and group management, antivirus and anti-spam services, analysing log files, and web filtering. 

  • Wrote and documented security policies and procedures for specific issues in a team. 

  • Wrote and updated security plans to meet NIST 800.53 standards asteam, 

  • Performed hard drive forensics looking for unclassified information. 

  • Performed random security inspections. 

  • Wrote batch files to force check in and updates for the company’s computers. 

• Designed and implemented networks for clients to meet their functional and non-functional requirements. 

• Identified technology limitations and vulnerabilities in existing systems and associated processes, procedures, and methods. 

• Prepared system analysis, feasibility studies, project ideas, and defined functional design requirements for complex integrated management information systems of the organization, translated user needs into new applications, integrated existing modules, and developed local enhancements. 

• Tested, debugged, diagnosed and corrected errors and faults in an application programming language within established testing protocols, guidelines, and quality standards to ensure programs and applications performed to specification.

• Besides the above duties, I was an industry supervisor for the undergraduate students in the final year(s) of study who chose to get trained at JEPCO in the field of information technology. In Jordan, all undergraduate students had to complete a training course in the final year of their study. The course required the students to work on an industry-related project for a minimum of one semester. The research project was supervised by both academic and industry supervisors, of which I was an industry supervisor. I was responsible for providing knowledge, mentorship, and skills to the undergraduates and graduates - not just at a university level but also by applying their research technical expertise to industry-related “real-world” fields.