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Biography

Research Interests

Conflict analysis, decision support systems, game theory, Information Systems, e-commerce, fuzzy logic.

Education

·         University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada

         PhD in Systems Design Engineering, 2007

·         University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA

         Masters in Systems and Industrial Engineering, 2003

·         King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, KSA

       Bachelor in Systems Engineering, 1997.

Honors and Awards

·         Chairman, Fuzzy Logic Methods Techniques 1 Session, IMACS conference, Paris, France, 2005.

·         Guest Speaker, Renison College, Waterloo, Canada, 2005.

·         Student Member, IEEE, 2003 - 2007.

·         President, Waterloo Saudi Students Club, 2004 - 2007.

·         Executive Committee Member, SYDE-GSA, University of Waterloo, 2004 - 2007.

·         Global Representative for Saudi Arabia, International Students Office, University of Waterloo, 2004-2007.

·         Volunteer for the Shadow Program, International Students Office, University of Waterloo, 2004-2007.

·         International Graduate Student Awards, University of Waterloo, 2003.

·         International Graduate Student Awards, University of Waterloo, 2004.

·         Undergraduate Studies Honors Award, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, 1997.

·         IEEE SMC2006 Program Committee Member, Taipei, Taiwan, 2006.

·         IEEE SMC2007 Program Committee Member, Montreal, Canada, 2007.

·         IEEE SMC2008 Program Committee Member, Singapore, Singapore, 2008.

·         International Symposium on Systems and Human Science Program Committee Member, Austria: Vienna, 2005.

·         Peer Reviewer, Reliability Engineering and Systems Safety Journal.

·         Peer Reviewer, IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics--Part A: Systems and Humans Journal.

·         Peer Reviewer, Journal of Systems Science and Systems Engineering (JSSSE).

·         Exceptional Teaching by a Student Award, University of Waterloo, 2007.

·         Seminar “Conflict Resolution with Fuzzy Preferences”, Department of Industrial & Management Systems Engineering, Kuwait University, 2008.

Workshops and Training

Distance and E-Learning, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, March 16-18, 2009.

 

15th GCC eGovernment and eServices Forum, Dubai, UAE, May 23-27, 2009.

 

Quality in Post-Secondary Education, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, October 25-27, 2009.

 

Computer Supported Education, Valencia, Spain, April 7-10, 2010.

 

Academic Experience

Hafr Al-Batin Community College, Hafr Al-Batin, Saudi Arabia

Assistant Professor, Computer Science & Engineering Department, Assistant Dean,  May, 2007 - present.

University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada

Teaching Assistant. September, 2003 - January, 2007.

• SYDE 161 Introduction to Systems Design Engineering.

• SYDE 312 Numerical Methods.

• SYDE 331 Engineering Economy.

• SYDE 533 Conflict Analysis.

 

University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA

Graduate Assistant. September, 2001 - May, 2003.

King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, KSA

Graduate Assistant. October, 2000 - August, 2001

Publications

Books:

Cases on ICT Utilization, Practice and Solutions: Tools for Managing Day-to-Day Issues

A book edited by Dr. Mubarak S. Almutairi and Dr. Lawan A. Mohammed

 

Book Chapters:

1.       M. Almutairi, “M-Government Challenges and Key Success Factors – Saudi Arabia Case Study”. In Mubarak Almutairi, and Lawan A. Mohammed (Ed.), Cases on ICT Utilization, Practice and Solutions: Tools for Managing Day-to-Day Issues, IGI Global, Hershey, PA, USA, pp. 78-96, 2011.

 

Conferences and Journal Publications:

1.       M. Almutairi, K. Hipel, and M. Kamel, “Modeling Trust Using a Fuzzy Logic Approach”. Proceedings of International Symposium on Systems and Human Science, USA: San Francisco, 2005.

2.       M. Almutairi, K. Hipel, and M. Kamel, “Cooperation from a Fuzzy Perspective”. Proceedings of 17th IMACS World Congress Scientific Computation, Applied Mathematics and Simulation, France: Paris, 2005.

3.       M. Almutairi, K. Hipel, and M. Kamel, “Conflict Resolution with Fuzzy Preferences”. Proceedings International Symposium on Systems and Human Science, Austria: Vienna, 2006.

4.       M. Almutairi, K. Hipel, and M. Kamel, “Fuzzy Preferences in Conflicts”. Journal of Systems Science and Systems Engineering, 17(3), (2008), P.257-276.

5.       M. Almutairi, K. Hipel, and M. Kamel, “Trust and Cooperation from a Fuzzy Perspective”. Mathematics and Computers in Simulation, 76(5-6), (2008), P.430-446.

6.       M. Almutairi, “E-Services Multilayered Risk Assessment Model”. Proceedings of the World Engineering Congress, Malaysia, Kuching, 2010.

7.       M. Almutairi, “Two-Decision-Maker Cooperative Games with Fuzzy Preferences”. Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering & Engineering Management, China, Macau, 2010.

8.       M. Almutairi, “Fuzzy Approaches to Two-Decision-Maker Games”. Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering & Engineering Management, China, Macau, 2010.

 

Professional Experience

·         Organization and Industrial Engineering department of Saudi Aramco Company, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia October,1997-October, 2000

·         SABIC (Hadeed), Jubail, Saudi Arabia July, 1997- September, 1997.

·         Saudi Telecom Company (STC), Jubail, Saudi Arabia May 1997- June, 1997.

·         Engineering Department of Saudi Arabian Texaco Company, Mina Saud, Kuwait January-July, 1996

Language Proficiency

Arabic and English.