Curriculum vitae

Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering at King Abdulaziz University, with industry experience in project planning and a research record in AI applications and decision-making.

Experience

  1. 2024 – Present

    Associate Professor

    Department of Industrial Engineering, King Abdulaziz University

    Courses taught

    • IE451Production Planning & Control
    • IE453Facilities Planning
    • IE499Senior Design Project
    • IEEM668New Product Development
    • IEEM670Project Planning & Scheduling
    • IEEM698Master Project

  2. 2020 – 2024

    Assistant Professor

    Department of Industrial Engineering, King Abdulaziz University

    Courses taught

    • IE202Introduction to Engineering Design II
    • IE256Engineering Management
    • IE453Facilities Planning
    • IE499Senior Design Project
    • IEEM698Master Project

  3. 2012 – 2014

    Planning Engineer

    Fluor Arabia Ltd.

    • Developed planning strategies for new projects
    • Analyzed activities in every phase of the project life cycle
    • Prepared weekly and monthly project status reports
    • Built workforce calculation and utilization schedules

  4. 2011

    Maintenance Trainee

    Islamic Development Bank

  5. 2010

    Safety Trainee

    Fluor Arabia Ltd.

Education

  • 2016 – 2020

    Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering

    University of Miami, Florida, USA

  • 2014 – 2016

    M.S. in Industrial Engineering

    University of Central Florida, Orlando, USA

  • 2007 – 2012

    B.S. in Industrial Engineering

    King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Expertise

Decision methods

  • AHP
  • BWM
  • TOPSIS
  • DEMATEL
  • VIKOR
  • DEA
  • SWARA
  • MCDM model development

AI & analytics

  • Machine learning
  • Deep learning (CNN)
  • Random forest
  • Regression analysis
  • R for data analytics

Operations

  • Simulation
  • Production planning & control
  • Facilities planning
  • Project planning & scheduling

Tools

  • MATLAB
  • VBA
  • R-Studio
  • Power BI
  • Microsoft Project
  • Excel

Research funding

Deanship of Scientific Research (DSR), King Abdulaziz University: grants IPP 11-135-2025, IPP 199-140-2025 and IPP 455-612-2025.

Publications

29 publications, including 26 journal articles in venues such as IEEE Access, Waste Management, Sustainability and Applied Sciences.

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