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abdullah-almutawa

Academic

Dr.

Abdulla M. Al-Mutawa

Associate Professor

Office Location:
S02E1134

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
Ph.D Computer Science Syracuse University May, 1999
M.S. Computer Science Syracuse University 1996
B.S. Computer Engineering Kuwait University 1994

 

Research Interests

- Artificial Intelligence
- Robotics
- E-Learning
- Cybersecurity
- Natural Language Processing
- Quantum Computing

Courses Taught

CPE
523
Introduction To Artificial Intelligence
CPE
436
Machine Learning
CPE
434
Robotics
CPE
300
Design and Analysis of Algorithms
CPE
435
Expert Systems

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
  • 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

     

Industry Experience
Organization Designation Year/Period
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