Academic
Abdulla M. Al-Mutawa
Associate Professor
Dr. Abdullah Muhammad Al-Mutawa is an international expert with UNESCO at the United Nations on issues of ethics in artificial intelligence, a scientific advisor to the World Organization of MILSET, the Asia branch, an advisor to the former Minister of Education in the States of Kuwait, a member of an academic body at the College of Engineering and Petroleum at Kuwait University, and the founder of the robot laboratories, AI International Consultant & Faculty Member at Kuwait University and Guest Professor employment, Computer Sciences Department, University of Hamburg, Germany, 2023-02-05 to 2025-12-31
Education
Degree | Discipline | Institution | Year |
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Ph.D | Computer Science | Syracuse University | May, 1999 |
M.S. | Computer Science | Syracuse University | 1996 |
B.S. | Computer Engineering | Kuwait University | 1994 |
Research Interests
- Robotics
- E-Learning
- Cybersecurity
- Natural Language Processing
- Quantum Computing
Courses Taught
Selected Publications
- Mutawa, A. M., Allaho, M. Y., & Al-Hajeri, M. (2024). Machine Learning approach for Arabic handwritten recognition. Applied Sciences, 14(19), 9020. https://doi.org/10.3390/app14199020
- Martis, J. E., S, S. M., R, B., Mutawa, A. M., & Murugappan, M. (2024). Novel hybrid Quantum Architecture-Based lung cancer detection using chest radiograph and computerized tomography images. Bioengineering, 11(8), 799. >https://doi.org/10.3390/bioengineering11080799
- Mutawa, A. (2023). An end-to-end Tacotron model versus pre trained Tacotron model for Arabic text-to-speech synthesis. Journal of Engineering Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jer.2023.08.016
- Mutawa, A. M., Mudhahkah, H. M. A., Al-Huwais, A., Al-Khaldi, N., Al-Otaibi, R., & Al-Ansari, A. (2023). Augmenting Mobile App with NAO Robot for Autism Education. Machines, 11(8), 833. https://doi.org/10.3390/machines11080833
- Mutawa, A. M., Alnajdi, S., & Sruthi, S. (2023). Transfer Learning for Diabetic Retinopathy Detection: A study of dataset combination and model performance. Applied Sciences, 13(9), 5685. https://doi.org/10.3390/app13095685
- Mutawa, A., Muttawa, J. a. K. A., & Sruthi, S. (2023). The effectiveness of using H5P for undergraduate students in the asynchronous distance learning environment. Applied Sciences, 13(8), 4983. https://doi.org/10.3390/app13084983
- Abisha, S., Mutawa, A. M., Murugappan, M., & Krishnan, S. (2023). Brinjal leaf diseases detection based on discrete Shearlet transform and Deep Convolutional Neural Network. PLoS ONE, 18(4), e0284021. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0284021
- Mutawa, A. M. (2023). Perspective Chapter: MOOCS at Higher Education – Current state and Future Trends. In IntechOpen eBooks. https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.1001367
- AM, M., & AS, T. (2022). Digital twin of a data center at an educational institution. Journal of Engineering Research. https://doi.org/10.36909/jer.15973
- Mutawa, A. M., & M, A. (2021). Antecedences of Continued Blended Learning adoption Intentions: A Framework for Acceptance of Blended Distance Learning. Journal of Engineering Research. https://doi.org/10.36909/jer.14171
- Mutawa, A., & Sruthi, S. (2021). Students’ perspective towards online proctoring in exams during COvid-19. Journal of Engineering Research. https://doi.org/10.36909/jer.14749
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M, M., & A, M. (2021). Facial geometric feature extraction based emotional expression classification using machine learning algorithms. PLoS ONE, 16(2), e0247131. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0247131
Organization | Designation | Year/Period |
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Office of Engineering Education, College of Engineering and Petroleum, Kuwait University | Director | 2005 |
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Kuwait University | Computer Lab Engineer and Teaching Assistant | 1994 |
Continuing Education, Kuwait University | Computer Lab Teacher | 1993 |
Engineering and Petroleum Association, Kuwait University | Training Course Teacher | 1993 |
Sycracuse, NY, USA | Computer Instructor | Sep, 1997 - Jun, 1998 |
Professional Organizations
- IEEE Robotics and Automation Society: Piscataway, NJ, US
- IEEE Computer Society: Washington, DC, US
-IEEE Computational Intelligence Society: Piscataway, NJ, US
- IEEE Computational Intelligence Society: Piscataway, NJ, US
- IEEE: New York, NY, US
- Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence: Palo Alto, CA, US
- Association for Computing Machinery: New York, NY, US
- Arab Robot and AI Association: Amman, JO
- Mouvement International pour le Loisir Scientifique Et Technique (MILSET): Paris, FR
- UNISCO: Paris, FR
- Arab Robotic and AI Association: Amman, JO
- GCC Standardization Organization: Riyadh, Riyadh, SA