Conference program

Monday December 16th, 2002

08:00 – 09:00

Registration@ Ibn Khaldoun Conference Hall, University of Qatar

 

09:00 – 11:00

Opening Ceremony & Reception @ Ibn Khaldoun Conference Hall

11:00 – 11:30

Coffee Break @ Ibn Khaldoun Conference Hall

 

11:30 – 12:00   

Technical Presentation @ Ibn Khaldoun Conference Hall

Title: Wide Area Workflow

Speaker: Mongi Gazelle, Gazelle Information Technology, Germany

 

 

12:00 – 12:30

IT Exhibition @ University Exhibition Hall

12:30 – 13:30

University Tour

14:00 – 16:00

Lunch @ Sheraton Hotel

Hosted By: His Excellency the President of the University of Qatar

19:00 – 20:00

Keynote Speech@ Palm Tree Island 

Title: Recent Trends in Information & Telecommunications Technology

Keynote Speaker: Prof. Mohammad S. Obaidat

20:30 – 22:00

Dinner@ Palm Tree Island

Hosted By: QAFCO

Tuesday December 17th, 2002

09:00 – 10:00

Keynote Speech @ Ibn Khaldoun Conference Hall, University of Qatar

Title: Fuzzy Logic Network for Genetic Networking

Keynote Speaker: Prof. Paul Wang

 

 

 

10:00 – 10:30

Coffee Break

 

10:30 – 12:30 

Four Parallel Sessions
Session A1:
Artificial Intelligence, Expert Systems & Neural Networks  

 

Appropriate Lemmae Discovery
M. Demba & K. Bsaies

The Irrelevancy and Its Impact on the Clause Space of the Resolution-Based Theorem Prover
Mohammed K. Jaber

Support Vector Machines for Wind Speed Prediction
M. A. Mohandes, T. O. Halawani, S. Rehman, & Ahmed Hussain

A Case Based Reasoning Framework for Domain Specific Search Engines
Ahmad Abdollahzadeh Barfourash & Hamid Motahary

 

A Genetic-Based Approach for Satisfiability Problems
Mohammed Tounsi

A Fuzzy Logic (Filter for Tracking a maneuvering Target
M. Dahmani, M. Keche, A. Ouamri, A. Meche & M. Woolfson

 

A Symbolic-Based Model for Handling Muanced Information
Mazen El-Sayed and Daniel Pacholczyk

 

Genetic-Based Number Recognition System
Mikdam Al-Salami & Salah Saleh

 

Development of Knowledge Based Expert System for Online Monitoring Anomalies in Drive Systems
Ali S. Hennache & Mohammad Al-Nais 

 

 

 

Session B1:
Computer Networks & Digital Communication

 

Efficient Routing Algorithm on the OTIS-Networks
Ahmad Awwad, A. Al-Ayyoub, and M. Ould-khaoua

 

Using Modified Fast Walsh Transform (MFWT) to Accommodate Increasing Data Rate of IEEE 802.11b PHY WLAN to 22 Mbps
Haitham Issa and Qiu Pei Liang

 

A Complete Optimal Symbolic Analyzer for the Analysis of Large Lumped and Distributed Networks
Bassam Al-Jewad and Fawzi Al-Naima

 

Congestion Avoidance and Explicit Allowed Rate for Transmitting Integrated Services over ATM Networks
Walid K. Ghamry and Bahnasy M. Nossier

 

The IEEE 802.11X Network Protocol: Merits and Pitfalls
Ali Haddara & Mahir S. Ali

 

Load Migration Towards Enhancing Availability
Soufiane Noureddine

 

Power Optimization for Wireless Network Using Variable Power Levels
Rajeev Agrawal

 

Designing for Mobile Environment Coverage and Delay Spread Measurements
M. I. S. Dababneh

 

Improved Layered Network Estimators for Transmission Channel Equalization
Djilali Khedim & Abdelkader Benyettou

Session C1:
Internet & Web, Distance Learning, and E-Commerce

Al-Quds Web-Based Electronic Course
Labib Arafeh & Ahmad Qutob

 

Using XML and Search Part Model to Sign a Contract by Internet
Al Helali Adnan Hadi Mahdi & Zhang Shensheng

E-Learning Technology Framework: Building an Object Oriented Model for E-Learning Applications
Abdulfattah S. Mashat & Khaled A. Al-Sheshtawi

E-Learning at ESSTT, A Case Study and Perspectives
Henda Chorfi & Mohamed Jemni

 

 

The Characteristics & Attitudes of Distance Education Students in Jordan: An Empirical Study
Ahmad Mashhour & Asim El-Sheikh

 

Performance Comparison of Apache and Microsoft IIS Web Server
Amisu Salam-Alada & Abdulwaheed Abdussattar

 

Building Scalable E-Commerce Solutions
Nedzad Mehic & Mahmood Al-Mahmood

 

An Internet Search Engine with Term Ponderation
T. Chenaina and B. A. Al-Johar

 

Plugging Software Tools in the Existing E-Learning Portals
Zuhoor Al-Khanjari, Fawaz Masoud, Swami Kutti & Mona Hatam

 

Session D1:
Software Engineering, Reliability & Fault Tolerance, & Computer Security

Inquiry Methods for Virus Identification
Salah F. Saleh, Mikdam A. Alsalami & Jabar H. Yousef

 

Interval-Based Testing for Spreadsheets
Yirsaw Ayalew & Roland Mittermeir

 

Fault Tolerant Multilayer Perceptron on 1-D Mesh
Rafic Ayoubi, Haissam Zaide & Magdy Bayoumi

 

Secret Data Hiding in Wave Media File
Raed Al-Jumaily & Khalid Al-Miayhi

 

Application of Object Oriented Software Quality Metrics to Measure the TPS System
Jubair Alhadithi & Alaa Yaseen Taka

 

An Empirical Study Using a Software Reuse Reference Model to Compare Small and Large Development Organizations
Nader Nada & David Rine

 

S. I. A. R. R. S: System Intelligent of Help to the Resolution of the Spatial Tool of Regional Scheduling Attended by Computer
Kholladi Mohamed-khireddine

 

Understanding Object-Oriented Class Libraries
Jauhar Ali

 

Development a Software Test Strategy Based on Error Analysis
Mehran Sharafi & Mohammadreze Balouchestani

 

Modeling Process Using RAD and UML Activity Diagrams: an Exploratory Study
Mohammed Odeh & S. Green, J. SA

 

 

10:30 – 11:30

Two Parallel Technical Sessions
Technical Session 1:
Internet & Web, Distance Learning, E-Commerce & Database Systems

iMATS: An Internet-Based Mobile Agent Trading System
K. Al-Zanki, A. Olabi, & K. Saleh

 

Practices of Facilitating Effective Learning in a Virtual University
Daing Zaidah Ibrahim & Abu Daud Silong

 

I-VOTE: A Secure Java Web-Based Online Voting System
Souad Benmeziane & Lyes Khelladi

 

Optimal Placement of Proxies in the Web with Capacity Constraints
Fathi Tenzekhti, K. Day & M. Ould-khaoua

 

Development of Customer Support Application for Engraved Furniture Design
Paryana Puspaputra, Erlangga Fausa

Regional Internet Exchange in MENA Countries Performance Evaluation
A. Al-Zoubaidi

Web intrusion Detection Using RIPEMD-160
Afzan Bt Zaidi, P. M. Mazleena Salleh & Abdul Hanan Abdullah

 

Development of E-Learning Course in Physiological Measurements Using WebCT
Mohammad Shamssain

 

Consistency problems in ER-Schemas for Database Systems
Fawzi Boufares and Hachemi Beenaceur

 

Cryptographic Applications in Database Security: A Survey Study
Zailani Mohamed Sidek, Fred Piper

 

A strategy for Semantic Integrity Maintenace for Parallel Relational Database Systems
Feras Hanandeh, Hamidah Ibrahim, Zaiton Muda

Technical Session 2:
Artificial Intelligence, Expert Systems & Neural Networks

Feature Contents Study in Arabic Numerals by Using Combined Neural Network Recognition Model
Hamza Abbass Ali & Mohammad Hamada

 

Connection-Field Behavior of Brain Modeling and Human Intelligence Power
W. A. Jabbar

 

Classification of Ventricular Ectopic Beats (VEB’s) Using Neural Networks
M. A. Chikh, N. Belgacem, F. Bereksi-Reguig

 

A Hybrid Rule Based Fuzzy-Neural Expert System for Passive Network Monitoring
Azruddin Ahmad, Gobithasan Rudrusamy, Rahmat Budiarto, Azman Samsudin & Sureswaran Ramadass

 

Neurofuzzy Scheduling of Fieldbus Systems
Shatha Jawad, Ali Al-Thamer & Saleh Al-Karaawy

 

An Application of Mobile Agent for Association Rule Mining
Abd Manan Ahmad, M. Hanafi Ahmad Hijazi, Fatimah Mohamad & Sazali A. Manaf

 

Short- Term Weather Forecasting Using Input-Data Function Reasoning Approach with Interaction of Different Atmosphere Layer Effect
M. Teshnehlab & S. Imani Fooladi

 

The High Flexibility and Stability of Flexible Neural Network Controllers
Pantea Arya & M. Teshnehlab

Medical Image Interpretation by Fuzzy Neural Networks and Expert System
N. Benamrane, L. Nemmiche, R. Abderahime & R. Nekkache 

 

 

12:30 – 13:00

Coffee Break

13:00 – 14:00

Technical Session 3:
Computer Networks, Parallel & Distributed Systems

 

Bandwidth Space Allocation Algorithm in ATM Networks
Malik Al-Amaieh, H. Abu Zaied & V. Besliu

 

Turbo Trellis Coded Modulation Using MQAM
Khalid Hassan Sayhood

 

Text Compression Using Hybrids of BWT and GBAM
mer Al-Nassiri

 

A Fast Algorithm for Layered Network Data Detectors
Djilali Khedim & Abdelkader Benyettou

 

A single-Step Task Scheduling Algorithm for Parallel Computers with Bounded Number of Processor
Fawzy A. Torkey, Mohamed El Rabeey & Mohammed A. Amoon

 

An Effective Model For ISUP & SIP Mapping
Mahdi Samee & Ruhollah Hosseini

 

Integration of SNMP and Jini for Mobile Network Management
Qassim Nasir

Performance Evaluation of Soft Handoff Strategies for Finite Buffer CDMA Cellular Networks
Hesham Elbadawy, Salwa H. El-Ramly & Bahnasy M. Nossier

 

Packet Filtering Personal Firewall Based on Microsoft Internet Protocol Helper API
Abdul Hanan Abdullah & Lau Sei Ping

 

SnifferWall: An Integrated Sniffer Detector
H. Abdelallah El Hadj, H. Khelalfa & M. Kortebi

 

 

13:00 – 14:00

Three Parallel Sessions
Session E:
Multimedia, IT & Society, & Human Computer Interface

 

Research Initiatives at Zayed University on Software Agents in the Wireless World
Zakaria Maamar

 

Information Technology in the Arab Society: the Case of Egypt - the Socio-Cultural Contexts and the Concept of Digital Divide
Wail Ismail Hasan Abdel Barry

 

Comparing Family of Fair Queuing Scheduling Algorithms for Multimedia Operating Systems
Irman Hermadi & Mohammed Jameel Ahmed

 

Empirical Test of An Application Service Provider Adoption Model
Fathul Wahid & Ariel Gherman

 

The Role of Network Delay on Tele-Training in Shared Haptic Virtual Environment
M. Osama Alhalabi & Susumu Horiguchi

 

Session F:
Database & Information Systems

Evaluating Security Needs in Jini-Based Decision Support Systems
Ghita Kouadri Mostefaoui & Jacques Pasquier-Rocha

 

New Concurrent B-Tree Algorithms for Centralized Database Management Systems
Ibrahim Jaluta, Sepp Sippu & Eljas Soisalon-Soininen

 

Evaluation of New Information Technology: An Empirical Study
Muhammad Obeidat

 

An Advice Unit for Forward Housing Planning (LHS)
Safwan Al-Assaf

 

A Multi-Level Conceptual Data Reduction Approach Based on the Lukasiewcz Implication
Samir Elloumi, Jihad Jaam, Ahmad Hasnah, Ali Jauoa & Ibtissem Nafkha

 

Session G:
Algorithms & Applications, Computer Simulation, & System Software

Comparative Analysis of Probability and Unsafety Vectors Routing Algorithm in K-Ary n-Cubes
Jehad Alsadi, Khaled Day & Mohamed Ould-Khaoua

 

Computer Simulation of the Relaxed Static Stable Fighter of F-16 Using Numerical Algorithms
Endri Rachman, Md. Azlin Md. Said

 

A New Algorithms for Analysis of Verbal Information Based on Fuzzy-Logic
S. Khanmohammadi & J. Jassbi

 

A Study on Centres of Chordal Graphs
Bharati R., Indra Rajasingh, Amutha A. & Pual Manuel

 

A comparative Study of RTRL Algorithm and DEKF Approach for Training Recurrent Multilayer Perceptrons
Khaled Nouri, Rached Dhaouad & Naceur Benhadj Braiek

 

 

14:30 – 16:30

Lunch @ Intercontinental Hotel

Hosted By: QAFAC

 

17:00 – 18:00

Trip to Sealine Beach

18:00 – 19:00

Keynote Speech @ Sealine Beach

Title: Strategic Evolution of Enterprise Computing with Wireless Internet Platforms
Prof Serge Miranda

19:00 – 21:00

Dinner@ Sealine Beach

Hosted By: QatarGas

  

Wednesday December 18th, 2000

09:00 – 10:00

Keynote Speech@ Ibn Khaldoun Conference Hall, University of Qatar

Title: Notebook and Wireless LAN SED for Postgraduate Learning

Keynote Speaker: Prof. Johann Guenther

 

 

10:00 – 10:30

Coffee Break

 

10:30 – 12:30 

Four Parallel Sessions  
Session A2:
Image Processing 

 

 

Comparison of Moment Invariant Technique with new Proposed Feature Vector for Complex Image Matching
Muhammad Faisal Zafar and Dzulkifli Mohamad

 

An Algorithm for Scene Cut from MPEG-1 Video Streams
Sulaiman Yousif Al-Ali, Ali Dawood and Arif S. Al-Hammadi

Fingerprint Recognition Technique Using Wavelet Transform
Mustafa Al-Hassani, A-k. Kadhim, and V. Samawi

Parallelization of Image Compression and Decompression Algorithm Based on ID Wavelet Transformation
Sami Khanfir and Mohamed Jemni

Investigating a Hybrid Technique for Medical Image Segmentation
Sabah Mohammed and Jinan Fiaidhi

Intelligent Motion Detection and Tracking System
Hatem Elaydi, Wael Al-Madhoun, Ismail F. Alwaheidi, Waseem Shbair, Mohamed Harb

Deformation Images with Shearing Invariants
Siti Mariyam Shamsuddin

Digital Image Processing to Extract Information, Case Study from the State of Qatar
Abdulali Sadiq & Syed M. A.

A New Image Retrieval Scheme Based on the IC-VQ Compressed Images
Amir-Masud Eftekhari-Moghadam, Fariborz Mahmoudi &Hamid Soltanina-Zadeh

Robust and Invariant DFT Image Watermark: A new Approach Using Moments Invariant
M. Abo-Zaid

Session B2:
Computer Architecture and Networks

Design of a Nibble-Size Ripple-Carry Adder for (-1+j)-Base Complex binary Numbers
Bassel Arafeh, Tariq Jamil & Amer Alhabsi

 

Towards Scalable Collective Communication for Multicomputer Interconnection Networks
Ahmed Al-Dubai, Mohamed Ould Khaoua, Khaled El-Zayat & Ismail Ababneh

 

Rewriting Logic for Verification of Piplined Microprocessors
Mustapha Bourahla & Mohamed Benmohamed

 

Feasibility Study of Dynamic Programmable Cache (DPC)
Paul Franzon & Mouna Nakkar

 

Reliability and Yield Enhancement of Array processors (Part I)
Mostafa Abd-El-Barr & Bambang Ali Sarif

 

Reliability and Yield Enhancement of Array processors (Part II)
Mostafa Abd-El-Barr & Bambang Ali Sarif

 

The Impact of Prefetching Policy on the Performance of Parallel Computer Graphics Algorithms
Ali Meligy

 

Beware of the Next Generation of Malicious Agents
Zouheir Trabelsi & Raoudha khcherif

Performance of Complementary Code Keying (CCK) Modulation Scheme for IEEE 802.11b Wireless Local Area Networks (WLAN) in Gaussian Noise Channel
Haitham Issa, Mohammad Al-Taei, Nassir H. Salman & Qui Pei Liang

 

The Minimum Number of Links-Based Routing Strategy in ATM Networks (MNL)
H. Abu Zaied, Victor Besliu & A. Dalal’ah

 

Neural Networks in Network Security
R. Hosseini, M. Analouli & M. Samee

Session C2:
Arabic Natural Language Processing, Artificial Intelligence, & Image Processing

On Combining Artificial Neural Networks into an HMM Arabic Speech Word Recognizer
Rafik Djemili, Hocine Bourouba & Mouldi Bedda

 

Open Domain Question Answering System for Arabic
Bassam Hammo & Hani Abu-Salem

 

Improved Algorithm for Extracting Trilateral Arabic Root
Ghassan Kanaan

Bottom-Up Chart Parser for Arabic Sentences
Riyad Al-Shalabi, Ghassan Kanaan & Eslam Maghayreh

 

Verification-Based Algorithms for Integer Programming and Genetic Algorithm
Mohammed Larbi Rebaiaia & Mohamed Benmohamed

 

Data Discretization for Mining Association Rules
Sarjon Defit & Mohd Noor Md Sap

 

Genetic Algorithm Based Image Segmentation
Hisham Al-Rawi & Jane Stephan

 

Lagrangian Support Vector Machines for Phoneme Classification
A. Ech-Cherif & M. Kohili A.

 

Application of Fuzzy Logic to the Estimation of the Parameters of a Yeast Fermentation Processes
M. Taibi, C. Charef & N. Vincent

 

Session D2:
Algorithms & Applications, Database Systems, & Simulation

 

Parallelization of IBD Computation for determining Genetic Disease Map
Nouhad J. Rizk

 

Development of a Multi-Resolution Framework for NUBS
Muhammad Sarfraz & Mohammed Ali Siddiqui

 

Wavelet Analysis of Harmonic Signal in Noisy Environment: Application to Industrial Plant Data
Maamar Bettayeb & Faisal Shah

 

File Access Permission Change Detection Using Immunological Negative Selection Approach
M. Yazid Idris, Hanan Abdullah & Mohad Aizani Maarof

Computer Simulator for Teaching Assembly Language and Computer Organization to IT
Ahmed E. Barbour

 

Performance Comparison between the Paxos and Chandra-Toueg Consnsus Algorithms
Naohiro Hayashibara, Peter Uran & Andre Schiper

 

Conceptual Cooperative Information Retrieval system
Ibtissem Nafkha, Samir Elloumi & Ali Jaoua

 

11:30 – 12:30

Three Parallel Technical Sessions
Technical Session 4:
Artificial Intelligence, Neural Networks, Image Processing, & Arabic Natural Language   Processing                             

Syllable Based Labeling for Continuous Arabic Speech Recognition
Khaled Al- Ghoniem & Fahad Al-Otaiby

 

ABJAD: An Offline Arabic Handwritten Recognition System
Ramzi Haraty and Hicham El-Zabadani

 

Arabic Handwitten Words Recognition
Somaya Alma’adeed, Colin Higgens & Dave Elliman

 

A parametric Approach for Arabic Speech Recognition Using Hidden Markov Models
A.R. Elobeid, K.M. Ali Ahmed & Iman A. Maaly

 

Developing a Parser for a Design Pattern Specification Language Using A Java-Based Parser Generator
Toufik Taibi & David Ngo Chek Ling

 

Region Segmentation and Splitting of Bio-Medical Objects by Border Identification Technique
Hayder M. Dawood & Khaldoon Ghaidan

 

Double Transform Contour Compression
W. Besbas, M. Arteimi, F. Belgassem

Automatic Retrieval and Summary of Internet Information by Means of Multi-Agent Architectures
F. de Arriaga, M. El-Alami, A. Arriaga & M S. Romero

 

Finding Silhouette Edges for 3D Terrain Skecthing
Puteri Suhaiza Sulaiman, Mohd. Shafry Abdul Rahim, Daut Daman & Norazam MD. Sheriff

 

An Approach for Constructing Complex Discriminating Surfaces Based on Bayesian Inference of the Maximum Entropy
Fadi Chakik, Ahmad Shahin, Jihad Jaam & Ahmad Hasnah

 

Technical Session 5:
Software Engineering, Algorithms & Applications 

Invisible Interface for Mentoring User
Abdulrrazaq Aburass

 

REO2 Pt: An Optimal Tool for Understanding Object Oriented Program
Hamed Fawareh

Software Development Tools and Executive Kernel Design for programmable Logic Controllers
Asma’a Al-Ani, Lamia Khalid & Munquith Al-Bakir

Demonic Semantics by Monotypes
Fairouz Tchier

Theoretical Validation of Cohesion Metrics in Object oriented Systems
Irman Hermadi, Khalid El-Badawi & Jarallah Al-Ghamdi

Object-Oriented Frameworks: An Enabling Technology for Software Reuse
Khalid Suliman Al-Tahat & Nashra Wan Naser Taha

An Algorithm for Computing the intersection between Two 3D Circular Disks in Closed-Forms
Sulaiman Yousif Al-Ali, Ali M. Dawood & Arif S. Alhammadi

Object Oriented Program Test Case Generation Using Hierarchical Coloured Petri Nets
Maro Zareh Krekor & Abbas Abdel-kader

Embedding of Cycles into Arbitrary Trees
Albert William, Indra Rajasingh, Jasintha Quadras & Paul Manuel

 

Technical Session 6:
Computer Architecture, Computer Networks & Computer Simulation

Micro-Code Generation for Rom-Based Controllers within a High-Level Synthesis Environment
M. Benmohammed, S. Merniz & K. Polen

 

The Design of the PANDA Intermediate Format
Adnan Shaout & Hasdi R. Hashim

 

Task Dispatching for Parallel Vector Processors
Fawzy A. Torky, Fatma Omara, Mohamed El-Rabeey & Nirmeen A. El-Bahnasawy

Inventory Control Network Management Using Material Required Planning (MRP)
Abd Manan Ahmad, Mohd. Yuswadi Jusoh, Sazali A. Manaf & M. Taib Wahid

 

Computer Simulation of Fully Developed Channel Flow and Validation of a Parallel Code
Ibrahim E. Abdalla

 

Indoor Mobile robot Local Path Planner with Trajectory Tracking
A. Louchene & N. E. Bouguechal

 

Cost-effective Formulation of a Finite-Element Model for Atmospheric Dispersion of Dense Gases
M. M. El- Awad

 

Collective Adaptation of Heterogeneous Communicating Multi Robot System
Soraya Kouadri Mostefaoui & Michele Courant

 

Flexible Design Method of Programmable Filter Using OrCAD Created Library Module
Francis Toma, Manal Al-kindi & Safa S. Mahdi

 

A Parallel Split-Step Fourier Method for the Coupled Nonlinear Schrodinger Equation
Thiab Taha & Xiangming Xu

 

 

12:30 – 13:00

Coffee Break

13:00 – 14:00

Closing Session

 


14:30 – 16:30

Lunch @ Marriott Hotel

Hosted By: QAPCO

 


19:00 – 20:00

Keynote Speech @ Doha Club

Title: Case-based Reasoning Technology

Keynote Speaker: Prof. Abdel-Badeeh M. Salem

 

20:30 – 22:30

Dinner @ Doha Club

  

Thursday December 19th, 2002

09:00 – 14:00

 Trip to RasLaffan Industrial City

14:30 – 16:30

 Lunch @ RasLaffan Industrial City

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