Professor Dr. Engineer Khamis Awad Zidan
Mr. Assistant President of the University for Scientific Affairs
Personal Information:-
Date of Birth: 24/3/1971
Marital status: Married
Number of children: 3
Degree: PhD in Communications and Computer Engineering
Academic rank: Professor since 30/7/2009
Educational Qualifications:-
PhD in Communications and Computer Engineering / Digital Image Processing and its Applications
Master's in Communications and Electronics Engineering / Digital Signal Processing
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering
Languages:-
Arabic – English – Romanian
Scientific and Professional Experiences:
Currently, Assistant to the President of the University of Iraq for Scientific Affairs.
Cultural Attaché at the Embassy of the Republic of Iraq in Romania – Bucharest for the period between 2010 – 2014.
Head of the Department of Computer and Software Engineering - College of Engineering - Al-Mustansiriya University in 2007.
Director of the Computer Center at Al-Mustansiriya University in 2006.
Director of the Engineering Consulting Office - Al-Mustansiriya University for Design and Engineering Consultations in 2005.
Curriculum of the Department of Computer and Software Engineering - College of Engineering - Al-Mustansiriya University for the period between 1998-2004.
Faculty member at the College of Engineering / Al-Mustansiriya University for the period between 1997-2010.
Member of the teaching staff at the College of Engineering / University of Iraq from 2016 to the present.
Participation in chairing and membership of committees related to training, qualification, development, and skills enhancement at Al-Mustansiriya University for the period between 1994-1997.
Vice President of the Advisory Board for the Irid Global Platform for Arabic Speakers since 2020.
Working as a teaching lecturer in the fields of communications engineering, computer and information technology, and electrical engineering at several engineering colleges in Iraqi universities for both postgraduate and undergraduate studies.
Consultant member at the Engineering Consulting Office / Al-Mustansiriya University for designs, supervision, and engineering consultations for the period between 1997 and 2010.
Membership of the technical team / University of Baghdad for the Baghdad City Infrastructure Development Project 2005-2007.
Editor-in-chief and member of the editorial board of numerous scientific and engineering journals published by Iraqi and international universities.
Scientific supervision of many master's and doctoral students inside and outside Iraq.
Participating in numerous training and development courses in the field of computers and information and communication technology, both inside and outside Iraq.
He has received numerous certificates of appreciation in the field of computers, information technology, and communications from UNESCO, as well as from universities and international centers inside and outside Iraq.
Participation in many scientific conferences and seminars held inside and outside Iraq.
Published numerous reputable scientific research papers in the field of computers and information and communication technology in international journals indexed in Scopus & Clarivate Analytics, as well as in reputable Iraqi journals.
Authoring books in the field of computer engineering and information and communication technology.
Holder of two patents in the field of computer and communications engineering.
Participation in chairing and being a member of numerous committees for academic and supervisory promotions, scientific, auditing, examination, and engineering committees, committees for teaching eligibility and teaching methods, as well as preparatory and scientific committees for scientific conferences held at the Ministry of Higher Education and Iraqi universities.
Participating in the development of infrastructure for the higher education sector, developing curricula, and preparing studies relevant to the reality of education in Iraq through keeping up with and examining the experiences of other countries.
Participating in conferences and workshops related to improving the educational reality and supporting young students, organized under the auspices of the Unified European Education.
Participating in chairing and membership of committees discussing the work of many PhD and Master's students.
Participating in conferences and workshops related to improving the educational reality and supporting young students, organized under the auspices of the Unified European Education.
Participation in numerous specialized committees to review and select rigorous research for undergraduate and postgraduate engineering students in the fields of computer engineering, information technology, and electrical engineering.
Preparing the Iraqi Student Guide for studying in Romania, as well as participating in opening avenues for bilateral cooperation and joint mechanisms in the field of higher education.
Recipient of numerous letters of thanks and certificates of appreciation from the Prime Minister, the Speaker of the Council of Representatives, the Ministers of Higher Education and Scientific Research, the ministry's undersecretaries, and other officials in the ministry, as well as from the Ministers of Youth and Sports, Education, Trade, and Communications, the Secretary General of the Council of Representatives, the President of the Federal Service Council, many university presidents, deans of Iraqi and foreign colleges, and the heads of the Iraqi Academics Association and the Iraqi Engineers Association.
Received certificates of appreciation and recognition on Science Day from His Excellencies the Ministers of Higher Education and Scientific Research during his tenure as a university professor at Al-Mustansiriya University and the University of Baghdad, and as the first professor at the University of Baghdad for the year 2021 and the year 2024.
He has received numerous letters of thanks, certificates of appreciation, and the Shield of the Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs from the Ambassador of the Republic of Iraq in Romania during his tenure as a Cultural Attaché in Romania.
He has received numerous letters of appreciation, certificates of recognition, and an Excellence Award from the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Romanian Ministry of National Education, and many Romanian universities during his tenure as a cultural attaché in Romania.
To work on designing and implementing electronic systems, providing technical support and consulting in the field of informatics to save effort and time and reduce expenses.
Extensive experience in the field of higher education internationalization, human capacity development, communication skills enhancement, leveraging expertise, and time management.
Extensive skills in the field of computers, website design, e-governance, and systems design in the area of expertise.
He has extensive experience in teaching, digital transformation, administrative work, project management, and accounting work.
Holds multiple TOT certificates in the field of information and communication technology.
Miscellaneous:-
Member of the Iraqi Engineers Union.
Member of the Iraqi Engineers Association.
A member of the Teachers' Syndicate.
A member of the Computer and Informatics Association.
A member of the Aoun Project supporting displaced persons, orphans, the needy, and volunteer programs.
A member of the Iraqi Academics Syndicate.