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Fourth UAE Graduate Students Research Conference (GSRC 2018)
Saturday, April 21, 2018 American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE
Program Guide
Organized and Hosted by
Supporting Partners
Fourth UAE Graduate Students Research Conference (GSRC 2018) 2
Contents
About UAE GSRC ......................................................................... 3
Steering Committee Chair Welcome Message ................................... 4
Conference Chair Welcome Message ............................................... 5
Technical Program Chair Message .................................................. 6
Committees ................................................................................ 7
General Information ................................................................... 11
Program Overview ..................................................................... 12
Keynote Speech ........................................................................ 13
Sessions: A1–A14 (11:00–12:30) ................................................ 14
Sessions: B1–B14 (13:45–14:00) ................................................ 23
Sessions: C1–C14 (15:30–17:00) ................................................ 32
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About UAE GSRC The Graduate Students Research Conference (UAE GSRC) is an annual interdisciplinary event that brings together graduate students from universities
across the UAE and their collaborators from around the world. The main purpose of this conference is to provide opportunities for graduate students to share their research results with each other, receive scholarly feedback and network
professionally. The conference was organized by Khalifa University in 2015, UAE University in 2016, and again by Khalifa University in 2017. The 2018 edition of this
event is organized by American University of Sharjah.
More information about the UAE GSRC can be obtained at www.uaegsrc.ae.
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Steering Committee Chair Welcome Message
On behalf of the Steering Committee of the 2018 UAE Graduate Students Research
Conference (GSRC), we would like to welcome our guests, speakers and participants
to have a fruitful, successful and enjoyable conference. The GSRC is an exciting
interdisciplinary academic event to share the graduate level research being conducted at
universities across the UAE, in particular, as well as internationally. The main purpose of this
conference is to provide opportunities for graduate students to share their research work with
each other, receive scholarly feedback and network professionally.
The event will also enable graduate students to showcase their innovative scholarship and
get feedback on practical aspects that may enhance the value of their research. Prospective
graduate students will be able to learn about the various research opportunities available at
the participating academic institutions.
The success of this conference is attributed to those individuals who have worked hard to
ensure smooth operations before and during the event. Hence, we would like to thank the
members of the Steering Committee, the Organizing Committee, Technical Program
Committee, the reviewers of the papers and session chairs, and the student volunteers
helping in organizing the conference.
We trust you will professionally benefit from the Conference as well as enjoy it socially.
Dr. Arif Al-Hammadi
Steering Committee Chair
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Conference Chair Welcome Message
On behalf of American University of Sharjah (AUS), I would like to welcome you to the Fourth UAE Graduate Students Research Conference (GSRC 2018) held on April 21, 2018 at the beautiful AUS campus. The aim of the conference is to provide
graduate students in the United Arab Emirates a venue for presenting their research findings and a forum for networking and intellectual discussions. The conference themes, covering a wide range of topics, are organized in five tracks: Arts,
Humanities and Social Sciences, Business and Management, Clinical, Pre-Clinical, Health, Life Sciences, and Engineering, Information Technology and Physical
Sciences. The conference has attracted a large number of submissions for a total of 381 papers authored by graduate students, with most universities offering graduate programs in the UAE represented. Faculty members from different universities in the
UAE have reviewed the papers and a total of 348 papers have been accepted for presentation at the conference. The papers are organized into 42 oral sessions and
three poster sessions during this one-day event.
I would like to thank the 841 authors who submitted their work to the conference. Also my thanks go to the keynote speaker for his invaluable contribution to the
success of GSRC 2018 and to the organizing committee, technical program committee, session chair, and the 310 reviewers who worked diligently to produce such a rich and well-rounded program. The support of the conference Steering
Committee is also appreciated for making this event a success. I would like to acknowledge the great help from the AUS Graduate Student Association, the Office
of Graduate Studies, the Office of Strategic Communications and Marketing, the Office of Advancement and Alumni Affairs, and the Office of Student Affairs at the American University of Sharjah. Finally, I would like to recognize the Emirates
Scientists Council and the Ministry of Education as the supporting partners of the conference
I wish you a successful event and hope you enjoy your day at AUS.
Dr. Mohamed El-Tarhuni
GSRC 2018 General Chair
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Technical Program Chair Message As a chair of the Technical Program Committee of the 2018 UAE Graduate Students
Research Conference (GSRC 18), I welcome you to our beautiful American University of Sharjah campus. Thank you for your participation and contributions to this
important graduate student conference.
Graduate students are the most essential ingredient in transforming the UAE into a research hub that competes regionally and globally. As such, conferences like this one provide an important platform for young researchers to showcase their work and
network. In addition to the outreach aspect of this conference, this events also allows these promising young professionals to work on their oral and written
communication skills. The conference comes at a very exciting time for us here at American University of Sharjah. We have received the support of His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council of the
United Arab Emirates, Ruler of Sharjah and President of AUS, to start four research institutes in the areas of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Material Science and
Engineering, Smart Cities and Gulf Environments. Additionally, our first PhD program in Engineering Systems Management will commence in Fall 2018.
We would like to first acknowledge the hard work of the authors who prepared outstanding abstracts. Your hard work is greatly appreciated. To recognize the
authors’ exceptional contributions, the conference will handout several awards across all the disciplines. We are equally indebted to the reviewers who spent several hours reviewing the submitted abstracts at such a short notice. Some have reviewed
six or more abstracts. Thank you. We are also thankful for the keynote speaker and are eager to hear his advice to our budding UAE researchers.
We hope that our attendees will thoroughly enjoy the technical and social aspects of the GSRC 18, and utilize this opportunity to exchange ideas with fellow researchers,
mingle with faculty members from across the country, establish new contacts, and augment their network.
Enjoy your conference stay at AUS.
Dr. Ghaleb Husseini
GSRC 2018 Technical Program Chair
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Committees
Steering Committee
Dr. Arif Al-Hammadi, KU (Chair)
Dr. Mohammed Al-Mualla, MoE
Dr. Bhanu Chowdhary, UAEU
Dr. Michael Allen, ZU
Dr. Steve Griffiths, KU
Dr. Mohamed El-Tarhuni, AUS
Dr. Maamar Bettayeb, UoS
Dr. Samer Madanat, NYU-AD
Dr. Kosmas Pavlopoulos, PSU-AD
Dr. Mahmoud Al-Qutayri, KU
Dr. Ashly Pinnington, BUiD
Dr. Wathiq Mansoor, UD
Dr. Ashraf Khalil, ADU
Conference General Chair
Mohamed El-Tarhuni, AUS
Organizing Committee
Dr. Mohamed El-Tarhuni, AUS (Co-Chair)
Dr. Mahmoud Al-Qutayri, KU (Co-Chair)
Dr. Nagi Wakim, UAEU
Dr. Chet Jablonski, ZU
Dr. Taleb H AlTel, UoS
Dr. Solomon David, BUiD
Dr. Mahmoud Rasras, NYUAD
Dr. Montasir Qasymeh, ADU
Dr. Kosmas Pavlopoulos, PSUAD
Dr. Husamelding Mukhtar, UD
Technical Program Chair
Dr. Ghaleb Husseini, AUS
Publications Chair Dr. Mahmoud Ibrahim, AUS
Conference Secretary Salwa Mohamed, AUS
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List of Reviewers Dr. Jamal Abdalla, American University of Sharjah Dr. Amani Al-Othman, American University of Sharjah
Dr. Nabil Abdel Jabbar, American University of Sharjah Dr. Fadi Aloul, American University of Sharjah
Dr. Naif A. Darwish, American University of Sharjah Dr. Zouhair Al-qudah, Alhussein Bin Talal University
Dr. Akmal Abdelfatah, American University of Sharjah Dr. Abdulrahman Alraeesi, UAE University
Dr. Farid Abed, American University of Sharjah Dr. Habiba Alsafar Khalifa University
Dr. Maguy Abi Jaoude, Khalifa University Dr. Mohamed Al-Saleh, UAE University
Dr. Dana Abouelnasr, American University of Sharjah Dr. Mohammad Al-Sayah. American University of Sharjah
Dr. Bassam Abu Nabah, American University of Sharjah Dr. Adil Al-Tamimi American University of Sharjah
Dr. Jaber Abu Qudeiri, UAE University Dr. Hanan Al-Tous. UAE University
Dr. Taher Abualrub, University of Sharjah Dr. Sulaiman Al-Zuhair, UAE University
Dr. Emad Abu-Ayyash, British University in Dubai Dr. Heungjo An, Khalifa University
Dr. Samir Abu-Eishah, UAE University Dr. Rami As'ad, American University of Sharjah
Dr. Amjad Abuelsamen , Zayed University Dr. Seter Atabay, American University of Sharjah
Dr. Basim Abu-jdayil, UAE University Dr. Modafar Ati, Abu Dhabi University
Dr. Abdulai Abukari, British University in Dubai Dr. Mahmoud Awad, American University of Sharjah
Dr. Ghassan Abu-Lebdeh, American University of Sharjah Dr. Nahid Awad, American University of Sharjah
Dr. Elhad Aburawi, UAE University Dr. Yara Azouqa, Abu Dhabi University
Dr. Mohammad Abu-Zahra, Khalifa University Dr. Zied Bahroun, American University of Sharjah
Dr. Wael Abuzaid, American University of Sharjah Dr. Fatima Bailey, Zayed University
Dr. Yacine Addad, Khalifa University Dr. Haydar Baker, UAE University
Dr. Afra Ahmad, Zayed University Dr. Imad Barhumi, UAE University
Dr. Norita Ahmad, American University of Sharjah Dr. Imad Barsoum, Khalifa University
Dr. Rafic Ajaj, UAE University Dr. Philip Beely, Khalifa University
Dr. Naeema Al Darmaki, UAE University Dr. Omar Belkhodja, American University of Sharjah
Dr. Ayesha Al Marzouqi, Khalifa University Dr. Sahera Bleibleh, UAE University
Dr. Fadi Al Naimat, UAE University Dr. Wesley Cantwell, Khalifa University
Dr. Shamsa Al Taie, Zayed University Dr. Kemal Celik, NYU AD University
Dr. Mahmoud Alahmad, UAE University Dr. Amin Chaabane, American University of Sharjah
Dr. Abdul-Rahman Al-Ali, American University of Sharjah Dr. Vincent Chan, Khalifa University
Dr. Raid Al-Aomar, Abu Dhabi University Dr. Rachid Chebbi, American University of Sharjah
Dr. Hazem Al-Attar, UAE University Dr. Chung-Suk Cho, Khalifa University
Dr. Anas Alazzam, Khalifa University Dr. Frank Cibulka, Zayed University
Dr. Lutfi Albasha, American University of Sharjah Dr. Sarah Dalibalta, American University of Sharjah
Dr. Emad Alhseinat, UAE University Dr. Mohammed Daqaq, NYU AD University
Dr. Jauhar Ali, Abu Dhabi University Dr. Basel Darras, American University of Sharjah
Dr. Tarig Ali, American University of Sharjah Dr. Elsayed Darwish, Zayed University
Dr. Nazar Ali, Khalifa University Dr. Solomon David, British University in Dubai
Dr. Ahmad Al-Issa, American University of Sharjah Dr. Rached Dhaouadi, American University of Sharjah
Dr. Yass AlKafaji, American University of Sharjah Dr. Jorge Dias, Khalifa University
Dr. Maen Alkhader, American University of Sharjah Dr. Mohamad Eid, NYU AD University
Dr. Husam-Aldin Al-Malkawi, British University in Dubai Dr. Hichem El Euch, Abu Dhabi University
Dr. Ali Al-Marzouqi, UAE University Dr. Tarek El Fouly, Khalifa University
Dr. Hasan Al‐Nashash, American University of Sharjah Dr. Hany El Kadi, American University of Sharjah
Dr. Amine El Moutaouakil, UAE University Dr. Sathish Kannan, American University of Sharjah
Dr. Sameh El Sayegh, American University of Sharjah Dr. Mehmet Kanoglu, American University of Sharjah
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Dr. Ayman El-Hag, American University of Sharjah Dr. Sherif Karam, UAE University
Dr. Suzanna ElMassah, Zayed University Dr. Linzi Janice Kemp, American University of Sharjah
Dr. Emad Elnajjar, UAE University Dr. Kinda Khalaf, Khalifa University
Dr. Mohamed El-Tarhuni, American University of Sharjah Dr. Kamran Khan, Khalifa University
Dr. Said Faiq, American University of Sharjah Dr. Ilyas Khurshid, UAE University
Dr. Kazi Fattah, American University of Sharjah Dr. Tae Yeon Kim, Khalifa University
Dr. Anna Ferreira, Zayed University Dr. Nelson King, Khalifa University
Dr. Luay Fraiwan, Abu Dhabi University Dr. Andy Klein, American University of Sharjah
Dr. Godwin Francis, British University in Dubai Dr. Peng-Yong Kong, Khalifa University
Dr. Mohamed S. Gadala, Abu Dhabi University Dr. Filareti Kotsi, Zayed University
Dr. Mohamed Gadalla, American University of Sharjah Dr. Mohammad Laghari, UAE University
Dr. Abdulla Galadari, Khalifa University Dr. Sung Mun Lee, Khalifa University
Dr. Khaled Galal Ahmed, UAE University Dr. Valerie Lindsay, American University of Sharjah
Dr. Brendan Galbraith, Zayed University Dr. Maher Maalouf, Khalifa University
Dr. Dongming Gan, Khalifa University Dr. Eyas Mahmoud, UAE University
Dr. Mamdouh Gannam, UAE University Dr. Michail Maniatakos, NYU AD
Dr. Nayef Ghasem, UAE University Dr. Matthew Martin, Khalifa University
Dr. Mehdi Ghommem, American University of Sharjah Dr. Laura Matherly, Zayed University
Dr. Sanjiv B. Gokhale, NYU AD Dr. John McKenny, British University in Dubai
Dr. James Griffin, American University of Sharjah Dr. Hasan Mir, American University of Sharjah
Dr. Sohmyung Ha, NYU AD Dr. Rabeb Mizouni, Khalifa University
Dr. Hassan Hajjdiab, Abu Dhabi University Dr. Sharmarke Mohamed, Khalifa University
Dr. Mohammad Hamdan, American University of Sharjah Dr. Sahar Mohsin UAE University
Dr. Oualid Hammi, American University of Sharjah Dr. Ahmed Mokhtar, American University of Sharjah
Dr. Yasser Hawas, UAE University Dr. Maruf Mortula, American University of Sharjah
Dr. Hector Hernandez, Khalifa University Dr. Shayok Mukhopadhyay, American University of Sharjah
Dr. Christopher Hill, British University in Dubai Dr. Paul Nancarrow, American University of Sharjah
Dr. Zeina Hojeij, Zayed University Dr. Malick Ndiaye, American University of Sharjah
Dr. MD Monwar Hossain, UAE University Dr. Catherine Nickerson, Zayed University
Dr. Ghaleb Husseini, American University of Sharjah Dr. Mehmet Orhan, American University of Sharjah
Dr. Walaa Eldeen Ibraheem, Zayed University Dr. Philip Panicker, NYU AD
Dr. Taleb Ibrahim, American University of Sharjah Dr. William Pitt, Brigham Young University
Dr. Zubair Imam Syed, Abu Dhabi University Dr. Nasser Qaddoumi, American University of Sharjah
Dr. Muhammad Iqbal, UAE University Dr. Mohammad Qasaimeh, New York University
Dr. Mahmoud I. l Ibrahim, American University of Sharjah Dr. Montasir Qasymeh, Abu Dhabi University
Dr. Saif Jabari, NYU AD Dr. Basel Ramadi, UAE University
Dr. Mohammad Jaradat, American University of Sharjah Dr. Rashad Ramzan, UAE University
Dr. Abdul Salam Jarrah, American University of Sharjah Dr. Mahmoud Rasras, NYU AD
Dr. Raja Jayaraman, Khalifa University Dr. Habib-ur Rehman, American University of Sharjah
Dr. Margaret Julias, NYU AD Dr. Federico Renda, Khalifa University
Dr. Katariina Juusola, British University in Dubai Dr. Mohd Rezeq, Khalifa University
Dr. John Rice, Zayed University Dr. Yong Rafael Song, NYU AD
Dr. Abdulrahman Kalbat, UAE University Dr. Cesare Stefanini, Khalifa University
Dr. Jorge Rodríguez R., Khalifa University Dr. Kheira Anissa Tabet Aoul, UAE University
Dr. Lotfi Romdhane, American University of Sharjah Dr. Tarek Taha, Khalifa University
Dr. Rana Sabouni, American University of Sharjah Dr. Usman Tariq, American University of Sharjah
Dr. Fatin Samara, American University of Sharjah Dr. Hamidou Tembine, New York University
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Dr. Riad Saraiji, British University in Dubai Dr. Rawy A. Thabet, British University in Dubai
Dr. Sgouris Sgouridis,, Khalifa University Dr. Justin Thomas, Zayed University
Dr. Mostafa Shaaban, American University of Sharjah Dr. Robert Turner, Zayed University
Dr. Khaled Shahin, NYU AD Dr. Lourdes Vega, Khalifa University
Dr. Abdulrahim Shamayleh, American University of Sharjah Dr. Joe Wallis, American University of Sharjah
Dr. Tamer Shanableh, American University of Sharjah Dr. Marie Waxin, American University of Sharjah
Dr. Zarook Shareefdeen, American University of Sharjah Dr. Stephen Wilkins, British University in Dubai
Dr. Amna Shibeika, UAE University Dr. Bashar Zahawi, Khalifa University
Dr. Abdulhadi Shoufan, Khalifa University Dr. Amer Zakaria, American University of Sharjah
Dr. George Shubeita, NYU AD Dr. Wael Zaki, Khalifa University
Dr. Mecit Can Emre Simsekler, Khalifa University Dr. Lianxi Zheng, Khalifa University
Dr. Tom Skarpas, Khalifa University Dr. Aiman Ziou, UAE University
Dr. Jeremy Teo, NYU AD
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General Information
Registration The registration desk will be open at 8:30 a.m. in the Rotunda of AUS Main Building. Presenters may pick up their badges and conference material from the registration
desk. Note that there is no registration fee for the event.
Venue for Technical Sessions All technical sessions will be held at American University of Sharjah.
Opening Ceremony: AUS Main Building - Lecture Hall A
Keynote Lectures: AUS Main Building - Lecture Hall A Technical Sessions (Oral and Poster Sessions): School of Business Administration
Building
Lunch A complimentary lunch voucher will be provided to each participant to be used at the
Break Point Restaurant on the second floor of the AUS Student Center.
Coffee Breaks Coffee breaks will also be arranged as specified in the program.
Car Parking Free car parking is available on campus. Please follow the signs posted on campus.
Best Paper Awards Awards for best papers presented during the conference will be announced after the conference. The evaluation criteria includes feedback from the reviewers as well as
the session chair. Best paper award certificates will be emailed to the winners and the results will be posted on the conference website.
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Program Overview
8:30 Registration (Main Building)
9:30-
10:30
Opening Ceremony (Main Building)
Keynote Address: The Art and Science of Doing a PhD Professor Ghassan Aouad, President of the Applied Science University, Kingdom of Bahrain
10:30-
11:00 Coffee Break
11:00-12:30
A1-
Humanities &
Social
Sciences I (SBA0001)
A2-Humanities &
Social Sciences II
(SBA0002)
A3-
Business &
Management I
(SBA0004)
A4-
Business &
Management II
(SBA0005)
A5-
Clinical and Health I
(SBA0006)
A6-
Life Sciences I
(SBA0007)
A7-
Industrial
Engineering
(SBA0008)
A8-Petroleum
(SBA0009)
A9-
Electrical &
Computer
Engineering I (SBA0010)
A10-
Civil &
Environmental
Engineering I (SBA0011)
A11-
Biomedical
Engineering I
(SBA0012)
A12-Chemistry
& Chemical
Engineering I
(SBA0013)
A13-Chemistry
& Chemical
Engineering II
(SBA0014)
A14-
Mechanical
Engineering I
(SBA0015)
Poster
Session A
12:30-
13:45
Lunch
13:45-
15:15
B1-
Humanities & Social
Sciences III
(SBA0001)
B2-Humanities &
Social Sciences IV
(SBA0002)
B3-
Business & Management
III
(SBA0004)
B4-
Business & Management IV
(SBA0005)
B5-
Clinical and Health II
(SBA0006)
B6-
Life Sciences II (SBA0007)
B7-Electrical &
Computer Engineering II
(SBA0008)
B8-Electrical &
Computer Engineering III
(SBA0009)
B9-
Civil & Environmental
Engineering II
(SBA0010)
B10-
Civil & Environmental
Engineering III
(SBA0011)
B11-
Biomedical Engineering II
(SBA0012)
B12-Chemistry
& Chemical Engineering III
(SBA0013)
B13-
Mechanical Engineering II
(SBA0014)
B14-
Mechanical Engineering III
(SBA0015)
Poster
Session B
15:15-15:30
Coffee Break
15:30-
17:00
C1-
Humanities &
Social Sciences V
(SBA0001)
C2-
Business &
Management V (SBA0002)
C3-
Clinical &
Health III (SBA0004)
C4-L
Life Sciences III
(SBA0005)
C5-Electrical &
Computer
Engineering IV (SBA0006)
C6-Information
Security
(SBA0007)
C7-
Energy & Fuels
(SBA0008)
C8-Materials
Science
(SBA0009)
C9-
Civil &
Environmental Engineering IV
(SBA0010)
C10-
Civil &
Environmental Engineering V
(SBA0011)
C11-
Biomedical
Engineering III (SBA0012)
C12-Chemistry
& Chemical
Engineering IV (SBA0013)
C13-
Mechanical
Engineering IV (SBA0014)
C14-
Mechanical
Engineering V (SBA0015)
Poster
Session C
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Keynote Speech
Date: April 21, 2018 Time: 9:30 Room: Hall A, AUS Main Building
The Art and Science of Doing a PhD
Professor Ghassan Aouad President of the Applied Science University
Kingdom of Bahrain
It is widely known that doing a PhD could be a daunting experience considering the considerable length of time a PhD degree may take to complete. However, by understanding that undertaking a PhD is a process that can be planned and
managed properly, the pressure of doing a research degree could be minimized. It is important for students to understand that doing a PhD is in part art and in part
science. In this lecture, the PhD process will be explained and real-life examples will be used. The research philosophical stance will be discussed as a good research methodology is the backbone of doing a PhD. This lecture will conclude with a set of
recommendations and advice to research students that will help them in overcoming many of the problems that could be faced during their studies for a
research degree.
About the Presenter
Professor Ghassan Aouad has been the President of the Applied Science University in Bahrain since November 2014. He was named as one of the top 10 academic
leaders shaping executive education in the Middle East by the Middle East Economic Digest. He spent five years in the Department of Civil and Building Engineering of Loughborough University, where he obtained his MSc in
Construction (1987) and his PhD entitled Integrated Planning Systems for the Construction Industry (1991). In 1992, Professor Aouad joined the University of
Salford as a Research Fellow and progressed through to the role of Pro Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation and Dean of the College of Science and Technology before he left in December 2011. During that time, he successfully
supervised 24 PhD students, externally examined 52 PhD students, authored three major research books and co-authored one book, generated more than £10M in
research funding as Principal Investigator and £8M as Co-Investigator, published 92 papers in top-rated refereed journals, delivered more than 50 keynote speeches and invited lectures, and presented his work in more than 42 countries. In January
2012, he became President of the University of Wollongong in Dubai (UOWD) and in May 2013, he became Vice President for Academic Affairs at Gulf University for
Science and Technology (GUST) based in Kuwait. Furthermore, Professor Aouad was appointed as Vice President of the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) in
March 2010 and became President in June 2014 for a year. He is the first ever president with a Middle Eastern background. The Chartered Institute of Building is the world’s largest and most influential professional body for construction
management and leadership established in 1834 with a membership of 45,000 from across the globe. He sat on the REF (Research Excellence Framework) sub-
panel 16: Architecture, Built Environment and Planning. REF is in charge of assessing national research in the UK. Professor Aouad received an honorary doctorate of technology from Loughborough University in the UK in July 2016.
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Sessions: A1–A14 (11:00–12:30)
A1-Humanities & Social Sciences I
11:00–12:30, Room: SBA0001 | Session Chairs: Dr. Adnan Ajsic and Dr. Sahera Bleibleh
Time Paper ID Paper Title and Author(s)
11:00-11:15 1570431566 Assessment of Scientific Graphical Literacy of 10th Grade Students in Al-Ain Educational Office United Arab Emirates Sara Hamad, Mohammed Madi Yousif and Hassan Tairab (UAE University)
11:15-11:30 1570431947
Students' Attitudes Towards Student Centered Learning Through The Blended Learning Model in ESL Classes Doaa Hamam (British University in Dubai)
11:30-11:45
1570432661
Using STEM Project-based Learning Approach in Teaching Mathematics to
Develop Students' Creative Thinking Skills and their Beliefs about the
Unity of Knowledge Hisham Ayob (Higher Colleges of Technology)
11:45-12:00 1570432907
Science Teachers' and Students' Perceptions Regarding the Implementation of Inquiry Instruction in a Middle School in Dubai
Marwa Eltanahy (British University in Dubai)
12:00-12:15
1570432938
Evaluating Textbook Questions and Classroom Instructional Questions Based on the Revised Bloom's Taxonomy: Grade 6 Science Textbook Used in a Private School in Dubai Rima Abou khreibi (British University in Dubai)
12:15-12:30 1570434719
The Impact of Intensive Teachers' Training on Improving the UAE Students' Achievement in the PISA International Exam
Khaleel Al Arabi and Lutfieh Rabbani (UAE University)
A2-Humanities & Social Sciences II
11:00–12:30, Room: SBA0002 | Session Chairs: Dr. Filareti Kotsi and Dr. Solomon David
Time Paper ID Paper Title and Author(s)
11:00-11:15 1570432931 Identity Activism
Fatima Almehdhar (Paris Sorbonne-Abu Dhabi)
11:15-11:30 1570432956
The Effectiveness of Leaderships' Styles on Teamwork Productivity in Al-Ain Private Schools Eman Azzam (UAE University)
11:30-11:45 1570432977 Mapping the Capability of Talents' Development Initiatives in the UAE to
Enhance Talents' Creativity Basema Younes (British University in Dubai)
11:45-12:00
1570432984
Do Muslims Feel Threatened by Other Muslims or non-Muslims? Investigating Muslims' Implicit Attitudes Towards Muslims and Non-Muslims Using Implicit Association Test Eida Juma (Zayed University)
12:00-12:15 1570433080 Measuring Happiness of Domestic Workers: A Study Conducted in the UAE
Amani Alhosani (Zayed University)
12:15-12:30 1570435017 A New Cold War
Khaled Alfalasi (Zayed University)
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A3- Business & Management I
11:00–12:30, Room: SBA0004 | Session Chairs: Dr. Ashly Pinnington and Dr. Valerie Lindsay
Time Paper ID Paper Title and Author(s)
11:00-11:15 1570429143 Diffusion and Adoption of Innovation within the Manufacturing Sector of
Oman Seema Nasser (British University in Dubai)
11:15-11:30
1570434849
The Role of Organizational Culture on Food Handlers' Behaviors in Food Businesses Sadi Taha, Stephen Wilkins and Halim Boussabaine(British University in Dubai)
11:30-11:45
1570432593 The Effect of Balanced Scorecard Implementation on Organizational
Performance, The Case of Healthcare Sector in UAE Alaa Mushtaha, Khaled Aljifri and Taoufik Zoubeidi (UAE University)
11:45-12:00 1570432673 Impact of Taxpayers' Awareness and Tax Complexity on Tax Compliance
in UAE Huda AlBesher (British University in Dubai)
12:00-12:15
1570432604 Financial Strategy and Firm Performance Under Different Economic
Conditions–Evidence from the UAE Abdulla AlAwadhi (UAE University)
A4-Business & Management II
11:00–12:30, Room: SBA0005 | Session Chair: Dr. Husam Al-Malkawi
Time Paper ID Paper Title and Author(s)
11:00-11:15 1570432440
Investing in Research as a Smart Strategy to Drive UAE to a Competitive Knowledge Economy Amal AlHassani (British University in Dubai)
11:15-11:30
1570432581
Conceptualization of Differences Between Entrepreneurs and Non-
Entrepreneurs of Undergraduate Emirati Students Rasha Abou Samra (British University in Dubai), Shaikha Al Naqbi (Higher Colleges of Technology)
11:30-11:45 1570432976
Social Media Use Among Women Entrepreneurs Sumaiya Ihsan Ul Haq and Norita Ahmad (American University of Sharjah)
11:45-12:00 1570432801 Occupational Commitment of Women in STEM Fields: The Impact of
Coping Self-Efficacy and Role Models Lama Blaique (British University in Dubai)
12:00-12:15 1570432877
The Impacts of Different Labor Legislations on Various HR Practices Within the Holding Companies in UAE Houria Almakki (British University in Dubai)
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A5-Clinical and Health I
11:00–12:30, Room: SBA0006 | Session Chair: Dr. Ghaleb Husseini
Time Paper ID Paper Title and Author(s)
11:00-11:15
1570432791
Targeting Breast Cancer Stem Cells Multi-Drug Resistance by Energy
Restriction Mimetic Agents Dana Zaher and Hany A. Omar (University of Sharjah)
11:15-11:30
1570432792
A Novel Disease-Causing AMPD2 Variant in a Patient With Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia 9 and Evidence on the Presence of Potential Pathogenic Variants in Non-Middle Eastern Populations
Hanadi Abdelrahman(UAE University), Aisha Al Shamsi (Tawam Hospital), Bassam R. Ali and Lihadh Al-Gazali(UAE University)
11:30-11:45
1570432871
Identification of Novel Synthetic Compounds "Chromenes" with Anti-Cancer Activity
Nehla Benhalilou, Hussain El Hasasna, Khawlah Athamneh, Rabah Iratni, Asma Alrashedi and Halima Al Samri (UAE University)
11:45-12:00 1570432925
The Role of Iron Regulatory Proteins in Colorectal Cancer Development and Progression Nesreen Alkhofash, Wael Hasan and Mawieh Hamad(University of Sharjah)
12:00-12:15
1570432957
HCT-116 Colorectal Cancer Cells Release Chemokines That Induce the Chemotaxis and Intracellular Calcium Mobilization in NK92 Cell Lines Noha M. Elemam, Zaidoon Al-Jaderi and Azzam Maghazachi(University of Sharjah)
A6-Life Sciences I
11:00–12:30, Room: SBA0007 | Session Chair: Dr. Zarook Shareefdeen
Time Paper ID Paper Title and Author(s)
11:00-11:15 1570429282
Environmental Problems and Policy Solutions in the Neoliberal Era–A Case Study of Forests Sustainability Yusra Abdulrahman (Khalifa University)
11:15-11:30
1570431724
Measurements of Gamma-Emitting Radionuclides in Beach Sand Near
Barakah Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) Site for Baseline Data Purposes, UAE Mouza Alrashidi (UAEU), Walid ElMowafi (FANR), Sulaiman AlAbed (UAEU), and Mohamed Eltokhi (UAEU)
11:30-11:45 1570432005 Biological Treatment of Sewage Water for Multiple Welfare Purposes
Rana Habib, Ruwaya Al Kendi, Vijith Chandu (UAE University)
11:45-12:00 1570432580 C-C Cross Coupling Reactions and Wittig Olefination in One Pot
Areej Elamin, Randa El Saed El Esawi and Thies Thiemann (UAEU)
12:00-12:15 1570432802
CO2 Enrichment Affects Ecophysiological Parameters of Maize Plants Under Different Water Stress Regimes in UAE Taoufik Ksiksi, Shaijal Thru Ppoyil and Abdul Rasheed Palakkott (UAEU)
12:15-12:30
1570435412
Life Cycle Analysis of Conventional, Organic Green-House and Hydroponic
Tomato Cultivation Systems in Abu Dhabi Mona Al Marzooqi and Lina Yousef (Khalifa University)
Fourth UAE Graduate Students Research Conference (GSRC 2018) 17
A7-Industrial Engineering
11:00–12:30, Room: SBA0008 | Session Chairs: Dr. Raid Al-Aomar and Dr. Noha Hasan
Time Paper ID Paper Title and Author(s)
11:00-11:15
1570431207
CO2 Corrosion Inhibitor Behavior Under Different Hydrodynamic
Conditions Ning Wang and Yansong Bai (Khalifa University)
11:15-11:30
1570432816
Organizational Culture and Innovation: A Conceptual Relationship and Change Framework
Amir Shikhli, Refaat Hassan Abdel-Razek and Salaheddine Bendak (University of Sharjah)
11:45-12:00 1570434886
Routing of Autonomous Vehicle Batool Madani and Malick Ndiaye (American University of Sharjah)
12:00-12:15
1570435323
Fault Detection via Nonlinear Profile Monitoring Utilizing Artificial Neural Networks Ahmed F Mohamed, Mahmoud Awad and Mohammad AlHamaydeh (American University of Sharjah)
12:15-12:30 1570435474
Optimization of P-Chart For Processes With Multiple Assignable Causes Emad Aldin M. Abdelkreem and Mahmoud Awad (American University of Sharjah)
A8-Petroleum
11:00–12:30, Room: SBA0009 | Session Chair: Dr. Nai-Shyong
Time Paper ID Paper Title and Author(s)
11:00-11:15
1570432551
Characterizing the Impact of ZnO and ZnSO4 Smart Brines in Improving
Oil Recovery from Carbonate Reservoirs Mariam Malas, Obaid Alhmoudi, Islam Elseaday Haroun and Hadi Belhaj Haroun (Khalifa University)
11:15-11:30
1570432761
Enhanced Dynamic Simulation Assessment of Fracture Propagation in
Shale Gas Reservoirs Abhijith Suboyin, Mohammed Motiur Rahman and Mohammed Haroun (Khalifa University)
11:30-11:45 1570432876
A Multiscale Analysis of Carbon Capture Coupled with CO2-EOR and Storage—A Case Study for the United Arab Emirates
Raphael Santos, Ahmed Al Hajaj and Sgouris Sgouridis (Khalifa University)
11:45-12:00 1570433222
Experimental Investigation of the EOR Potential of Chemically Modified Water Flooding in Limestones Islam Elseaday and Hadi Belhaj (Khalifa University)
12:00-12:15
1570435470
Characterization of Micro-Scale Fluid Saturation Method in Carbonate by Coupling of MRI and Micro-CT Omar Al-Farisi, TieJun Zhang, Aikifa Raza and Hongtao Zhang (Khalifa University)
12:15-12:30 1570432645
Role of Interfacial Forces in Oil Drop Deformation in Immiscible Ternary Fluids Hongxia Li and TieJun Zhang (Khalifa University)
Fourth UAE Graduate Students Research Conference (GSRC 2018) 18
A9-Electrical & Computer Engineering I
11:00–12:30, Room: SBA0010 | Session Chair: Dr. Mostafa Shaaban
Time Paper ID Paper Title and Author(s)
11:00-11:15 1570432766 Video Popularity Prediction Using LSTM for Content Centric Networks
Huda Goian, Omar Al-Jarrah, Sami Muhaidat, and Yousof Al-Hammadi
(Khalifa University)
11:15-11:30 1570432795
Blind Channel Estimation for OFDM Systems Lina Bariah, Arafat Al-Dweik and Sami Muhaidat (Khalifa University)
11:30-11:45 1570431953
Streaming Feature Grouping and Selection (SFGS) for Big Data Noura Al Nuaimi and Mohammad Mehedy Masud (UAE Emirates University)
11:45-12:00
1570434361
Dynamic Autoselection and Autotuning of Machine Learning Models for
Cloud Network Analytics Rupesh Karn and Ibrahim M. Elfadel (Khalifa University)
12:00-12:15 1570432679
Video Streaming over LTE-Unlicensed Fatema Aseeri, Mohamed Hassan and Mahmoud H. Ismail Ibrahim
(American University of Sharjah)
12:15-12:30
1570432847
Anomalously Diffusive Random Walk on a Maze - Bio Inspired and Other Methods Zainab Husain (Khalifa University), Dymitr Ruta (Etisalat British Telecom Innovation Centre, UAE), Fabrice Saffre (BT Research and Innovation,
United Kingdom-Great Britain), Yousof Al-Hammadi (Khalifa University) and Abdel F. Isakovic (Khalifa University)
A10-Civil & Environmental Engineering I
11:30–12:30, Room: SBA0011 | Session Chair: Dr. Mohammad AlHamaydeh
Time Paper ID Paper Title and Author(s)
11:00-11:15
1570431944
Parametric Study on Ultimate Deformation and Capacity of Extended Bolted T-stub Connections Ghazanfar Anwar (UAE University) and Florea Dinu (Politehnica University Timisoara, Romania)
11:15-11:30 1570432936
Experimental Investigation on the Flexural Behavior of Square CFSTs Yosri Abdelmageed and Farid Abed (American University of Sharjah)
11:30-11:45
1570434858
Using Groove-Epoxy Anchorage Method to Solve Debonding of CFRP Plates
Strengthened Concrete Beams Khalid Mohamed, Jamal Abdalla and Rami Hawileh (American University of Sharjah)
11:45-12:00
1570435022 Investigating Bond Behavior of Galvanized Steel Mesh to Concrete Surfaces
Kais Douier, Rami Hawileh, Jamal Abdalla and Waleed Nawaz (American University of Sharjah)
12:00-12:15
1570435195 Flexure Behavior of RC T-Beams Externally Strengthened with Hybrid Systems
Abubakr Mohammed, Jamal Abdalla and Rami Hawileh (American University of Sharjah)
Fourth UAE Graduate Students Research Conference (GSRC 2018) 19
A11-Biomedical Engineering I
11:00–12:30, Room: SBA0012 | Session Chairs: Dr. Salam Dhou and Dr. Rana Sabouni
Time Paper ID Paper Title and Author(s)
11:00-11:15
1570432265
Ultrasound Enhanced Release of Transferrin Coupled Liposomes as Drug Delivery Carriers in Cancer Treatment Nour AlSawaftah, Paul Kawak, Ghaleb Husseini and Nahid Awad (American University of Sharjah)
11:15-11:30
1570432764
Investigation of the Effectiveness of Plasminogen on Liposomes to Target Breast and Colorectal Cancer Cells for Drug Delivery Afifa Farooq, Sana E. Zehra Murtaza, Ghaleb Husseini and Nahid Awad (American University of Sharjah)
11:30-11:45 1570432861
Anti-Cancer Drug Delivery Using a Novel Fe-NDC-MOF Nanocarrier Mihad Ibrahim, Ghaleb Husseini and Rana Sabouni (American University of Sharjah)
11:45-12:00 1570432932 Solution Stability of Biological Coatings for Nanoparticles
Nahla Rizk and Mathew Martin (Khalifa University)
12:00-12:15 1570434677
The Effect of Ultrasound on the Drug Delivery of Arginine-Glycine-Aspartic Acid Peptide-Targeted Liposomes to Cancer Cells
Mohamad Mahmoud and Ghaleb Husseini (American University of Sharjah)
A12-Chemistry & Chemical Engineering I
11:00–12:30, Room: SBA0013 | Session Chair: Dr. Basim Abu-Jdayil
Time Paper ID Paper Title and Author(s)
11:00-11:15 1570432024
Brine Treatment with Layered Double Hydroxide Abdallah Dindi, Dang Viet Quang, Enas Muen Nashef and Mohammad Abu-Zahra (Khalifa University)
11:15-11:30
1570432822
Metal Organic Frameworks as a Promising Adsorbent for the Removal of
Micropollutants (Methyl Orange) Abdollah Karami, Rana Sabouni and Ahmed Aidan (American University of Sharjah
11:30-11:45
1570432912
Carbon Nanofibers from Renewable and Waste Resources for Wastewater
Treatment Efstratios Svinterikos, Mohamed Al-Marzouqi (UAEU), Ahmed Soliman
(Supervisor, Egypt), Ioannis Zuburtikudis (Abu Dhabi University)
11:45-12:00 1570434883 Nanoporous Functionalized Mixed Matrix Membranes for Water Treatment
Adewale Giwa (Khalifa University)
12:00-12:15 1570435467
Impact of Water Quality on Cooling Systems in the UAE Afra Alkatheeri, James McElhinney and Ayesha Al Marzouqi (Khalifa University)
Fourth UAE Graduate Students Research Conference (GSRC 2018) 20
A13-Chemistry & Chemical Engineering II
11:00–12:30, Room: SBA0014 | Session Chairs: Dr. Ioannis Zuburtikudis and Dr. Muhammad Iqbal
Time Paper ID Paper Title and Author(s)
11:00-11:15
1570429394
An Investigation of anodic Adsorption Corrosion Inhibitors' Film
Persistency With Batch Treatment by Electrochemical Techniques Yansong Bai and Ning Wang (Khalifa University)
11:15-11:30 1570432607
Development of Polymeric Composite Material Based on Bauxite Residue Maissa Adi, Fatima Al Ghaferi, Sara Alyahyaee, Maryam Aljabri and Basim
Abu-jdayil (UAEU)
11:30-11:45
1570432738
Polymer Membranes Based on PTFE/PANI/ Ionic Liquids (IL) for High Temperature PEM Fuel Cells
Hanin Mohammed, Norhan Youssef, Amani Al-Othman, Paul Nancarrow, Yehya Elsayed and Mohammad Al-Sayah (American University of Sharjah)
11:45-12:00 1570432745
Catalytic and Photocatalytic Activity of CRGO-CuFe2O4 Towards Phenol Degradation Israa Othman, Mohammad Abu Haija and Fawzi Banat (Khalifa University)
12:00-12:15 1570432896
Polymer Composite Paper: An Alternative to Wood-based Paper Sidra Ahmed, Ali Al-Marzouqi and Muhammad Zafar Iqbal (UAE University)
A14-Mechanical Engineering I
11:00–12:30, Room: SBA0015 | Session Chairs: Dr. Abdel-Hamid Mourad and Dr. Maen Elkhader
Time Paper ID Paper Title and Author(s)
11:00-11:15 1570431989
Numerical Modeling of Solid Particle Erosion in Curved Converging Channel Xijie Liu, Yit Fatt Yap and Sami Ainane (Khalifa University)
11:15-11:30
1570432092
Analytical Model for a Laminated Shape Memory Alloy Beam With Piezoelectric Layers Nguyen Viet and Wael Zaki (Khalifa University), Rehan Umer(University of Southern Queensland)
11:30-11:45 1570432722
Moisture Effect on the Notch Sensitivity of CFRP Composites Mostafa Elyoussef, Wael Abuzaid and Maen Alkhader (American University of Sharjah)
11:45-12:00
1570432869
Multi-objective Structural Optimization of Sandwich Structures Using
Isight Mohammed Saad, Ammar Ahmed, Mohammad Nazzal and Maen Alkhader (American University of Sharjah)
12:00-12:15
1570432985
Full-Field Characterization Technique to Evaluate Recovery of Shape
Memory Polymers Mohamad ElMaoud, Wael Abuzaid and Maen Alkhader (American University of Sharjah)
12:15-12:30 1570433021
Optimization of Process Parameters for Reducing the Wear Rate of Metal Matrix Composite Using Taguchi Technique
Amir Hussain Idrisi and Abdel-Hamid Ismail Mourad (UAE University)
Fourth UAE Graduate Students Research Conference (GSRC 2018) 21
Poster Session A—Engineering, Information Technology & Physical Sciences
11:00–12:30, Room: SBA Basement
Poster ID Paper ID Paper Title and Author(s)
P1
1570434156 Novel Nano/Micro-Structured Cloud Seeding Materials for Rain
Enhancement Haoran Liang (Khalifa University)
P2
1570431955 Extraction of 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol and Pentachlorophenol from Wastewater Using Ionic liquids as Green Solvents Reyihangu Sulaiman, Enas Muen Nashef and Shadi Hasan (Khalifa University)
P3 1570435400 Abu Dhabi Walk to School: Understanding the Behavior, Perception, and
Attitude Towards Walking to Schools in Abu Dhabi Abeer Wahdain and Praveen Maghelal (Khalifa University)
P4
1570434951 Minimizing Traffic Congestion through v2v Communication
Suhieb Alqawasmeh, Noha M. Hassan and Malick Ndiaye (American University of Sharjah)
P5
1570432640 The Impact of Overloaded Trucks on Road Infrastructures and Needs to Reactivation of the 1986 Law (Heavy Vehicles Axle Load) in Abu Dhabi Emirate Fatima Alkhoori and Praveen Maghelal (Khalifa University)
P6 1570432634 A Safety-Oriented Car-Following Model for Connected Automated Vehicles
Li Li and Dianchao Lin (New York University Abu Dhabi)
P7 1570432626 Lane Changing Strategies for Connected Vehicles Using Cooperative Game
Theory
Dianchao Lin , Li Li and Saif Eddin Jabari (New York University Abu Dhabi)
P8 1570435521 Sustainable Mosques by Exploiting Wasted Ablution Water and Installing
Solar Panels Omar Albadwawi and Mohammed Al Hashemi (Khalifa University)
P9 1570435346 Impact of Neighborhood Design Attributes on Solar Radiation in Abu Dhabi
Neighborhoods Abdulla Al Braiki (Khalifa University)
P10
1570432817 Urban Growth and Heritage Conservation: Towards the Sustainable Development of Al-Ain Oasis Lina Zuaiter, Rim Meziani, Yara Anbar, Huda Masalmeh, Baseema Nizar
and Fatima Yammahi (Abu Dhabi University)
P11
1570432724 Exploring the Potential of Algae Cultivation on Building Facade for Yielding
Its Energy Demand Aya Dibaje (Abu Dhabi University), Bana Eid (CIVILCO, UAE), Amal Al Ghifari (Jordanian Consulting Office, UAE) and Reem Al Ghifari (Jordanian Consulting Office, UAE)
P12 1570431503 The Impact of Urbanisation and Climate Change: Case Study of the
Eastern Mangroves, Abu Dhabi UAE
Rim Meziani and Bethan Welling (Abu Dhabi University)
P13
1570434944 Investigation of c-Si Surface Passivation with ALD Deposited Al2O3 Films
Annealed in Ambient Atmosphere Bilal Rajab and Adel Gougam (Khalifa University)
P14 1570434810 Numerical Study of Water Invasion in Micro channel Sub-Surface Flow
Shahid Rabbani and Mohamed Sassi (Khalifa University)
P15 1570432918 Emiratisation in UAE Private Sector: Industry and City Base Analysis
Siham AlBalooshi (British University in Dubai)
P16 1570434874 Cargo-Delivery-Box System for Modeling the Last Mile of Business-To-
Consumer Logistics Osama Qazi (American University of Sharjah)
P17 1570434813 Energy Management of a Multi-Source Power System
Omar Salah, Abdulrahim Shamayleh and Shayok Mukhopadhyay
(American University of Sharjah)
P18 1570435003 Investigation on the Effect of Water Mass Flow Rate on Gypsum
Fourth UAE Graduate Students Research Conference (GSRC 2018) 22
Dissolution
Sara Mustafa Awadalla (Khalifa University)
P19 1570434873 How Much Does the Built Environment Influence the Travel Behavior of
People Working/Studying in Masdar City? Daniel Sierra (Khalifa University)
P20 1570434835 Finite Element Modelling of BFRP-RC Columns
Nouran ElMessalami and Farid Abed (American University of Sharjah)
P21 1570432919 Does the Length of Service of Project Managers Affect Their Awareness to
the Probability of Cash Flow Risks? Khalil Oudah (British University in Dubai)
P22 1570432902 The Relationship Between Business Professionals' Emotional Intelligence
and Work-Life Balance
Zahraa Sajwani (Zayed University)
P23 1570432155 Wasta and Woman's Career in the United Arab Emirates
Saeeda Juma Al Mehairi (British University in Dubai)
P24 1570435247 Seismic Interpretation of Al Jaww Plain, Al Ain, UAE
Aneesa Rabbani (Khalifa University)
P25
1570432664 Diagenesis and Sedimentary Aspects of Middle Jurassic Upper Araej Formation: A Study Case of Tight Carbonate Reservoir in Onshore Abu Dhabi Oil Field Mochammad Prahastomi and Sadoon Morad (Khalifa University)
P26
1570434961 Conceptualization of the Factors Affecting the Potential of Success for Entrepreneurship in Landfill Gas Energy. Case of the UAE
Rasha Abou Samra (British University in Dubai) Rashid Al Hashmi (Higher Colleges of Technology)
P27 1570431778 The Impact of Implementing Business Excellence Models on the
Innovation Maturity in the Nuclear Energy Industry Yousef Qteit (British University in Dubai)
P28 1570435375 Correlation Between Microbial Community Structure and Efficiency of Al-
Mafraq Water Treatment Plant Amani Al Ali, Shadi W. Hasan and Ahmed F. Yousef (Khalifa University)
P29 1570435141 Multi-Criteria Evaluation of Resources to Achieve Sustainable Irrigated
Agriculture and Enhance Food Security in the UAE
Amal Aldababseh and Marouane Temimi (Khalifa University)
P30 1570434336 Plant Osmoregulation as an Emergent Water-Saving Adaptation
Saverio Perri and Annalisa Molini (Khalifa University)
P31 1570434457 Understanding the Link Between Aridity and Rainfall Intermittency
Mariam ElYahyaei and Annalisa Molini (Khalifa University)
P32 1570432960 Ground Penetrating Radar Based Classification of Underground Rock Types
Hamad Al Yassi, Rita Sousa, Daniel Choi and Prashanth Marpu (Khalifa University)
P33 1570430496 Universal Constraints of Kleinian Groups and Hyperbolic Geometry
Hala Alaqad (UAE University)
P34 1570429317 A Numerical Method for Solving a Class of Fractional Nonlinear Volterra
Integro-Differential Type of Singularly Perturbed Problems
Mohammed Abu Omar and Muhammed Syam (UAE University)
P35 1570435054 Residential Area Energy Big Data Generation and Analytics
Ragini Gupta, Imran A. Zualkernan and Abdul-Rahman Al-Ali (American
University of Sharjah)
P36
1570434970 Commissioning and Optimization of a Biomass Thermal Conversion Reactor Fatemeh Pour, Muhammad Khan and Yassir Makkawi (American University of Sharjah)
P37 1570434520 Thermogravimetric Study of the Combustion of Pure Glycerol, Crude
Glycerol and Diesel
Manar Almazrouei and Isam Janajreh (Khalifa University)
Fourth UAE Graduate Students Research Conference (GSRC 2018) 23
Sessions: B1–B14 (13:45–14:00)
B1-Humanities & Social Sciences III
13:45–15:15, Room: SBA0001 | Session Chair: Dr. Kristen Highland
Time Paper ID Paper Title and Author(s)
13:45-14:00 1570432395
Effectiveness of Task-Related Learning and Assessment of an Employee with Cerebral Palsy at a Government Organization in Dubai Samia Dhaoui (British University in Dubai)
14:00-14:15 1570432846
The Downsides of Using Work-Based Emails for Regular and Ongoing Communication in Schools Lutfieh Rabbani (UAE University)
14:15-14:30
1570432872
The Relationship Between Supervisor Interpersonal Approaches and
Graduate Student Satisfaction at One University in the United Arab
Emirates Dalal Aldosari (UAE University)
14:30-14:45 1570432916
Adopting Online Learning Systems in Lebanese Higher Education: Prospects and Barriers
Nessrin Shaya (British University of Dubai)
14:45-15:00 1570432961
The Challenges of Developing Inclusive Curriculum for Gifted Students in the United Arab Emirates Maqsoud Kruse (British University in Dubai)
15:00-15:15 1570435438
Engineering Students' Perceptions of Flipped Learning Raghad Nihlawi, Hazim El Baz and Cindy Gunn (American University of Sharjah)
B2-Humanities & Social Sciences IV
13:45–15:15, Room: SBA0002 | Session Chair: Dr. Mai Zaki
Time Paper ID Paper Title and Author(s)
13:45-14:00 1570432451
Readdressing the Translation of Arabic Conjunction waw al-este'naf in the Glorious Quran Mariam Ismail (American University of Sharjah)
14:00-14:15 1570432953 Problems Encountered in Translating Public Signs
Aisha Uqba and Shehdeh Fareh (University of Sharjah)
14:15-14:30 1570432964
A Comparative Examination of Two Arabic Translations of John Steinbeck's Novella, The Pearl, with a Special Emphasis on Culture Specificity Suzan ElShabrawy and Ghanim Samarrai (University of Sharjah)
14:30-14:45 1570433083
Translators Vs. Technology: Winner Stands Alone? A Need for a Collaborative Model Ahmed Towman (American University of Sharjah)
Fourth UAE Graduate Students Research Conference (GSRC 2018) 24
B3-Business & Management III
13:45–15:15, Room: SBA0004 | Session Chairs: Dr. Valerie Lindsay and Dr. Stephen Wilkins
Time Paper ID Paper Title and Author(s)
13:45-14:00 1570431925
Directors’ Engagement with Corporate Purpose: The Case of Multinational Corporations Selina Neri (British University in Dubai)
14:00-14:15 1570432668
The Impact of Talent Management on Attracting Nationals for Nurse Career in UAE Aisha Almesmari (British University of Dubai)
14:15-14:30 1570432860 Is Dubai Challenged and Does Sports Have Impact on Working
Performance?
Godwin Francis (British University in Dubai)
14:30-14:45
1570432946
Influence of Person-Organization Fit on Organizational Outcomes and Success: Study of Supplementary, Complementary and Attraction-Selection-Attrition Perspectives
Fatima Al Ghaithi (British University in Dubai)
14:45-15:00 1570433109
Authentic Leadership Study: Shaikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, The Founding Father of the United Arab Emirates Maryam Al Ali (Georgia State University, USA)
B4-Business & Management IV
13:45–15:15, Room: SBA0005 | Session Chair: Dr. Emin Gahramanov
Time Paper ID Paper Title and Author(s)
13:45-14:00 1570432950
The Relationship Between Quality Management, Innovation and Business Performance: An Empirical Study in the United Arab Emirates Mariam AlNuaimi and Wathiq Mansoor (University of Dubai)
14:00-14:15
1570433848
Developing a UAE Water-Energy-Food (WEF) Nexus Model to Improve the Policy Decision-Making Process
Mohammed Alzaabi and Toufic Mezher (Khalifa University)
14:15-14:30 1570434749
The Impact of EFQM Excellence Model on Public Sector Results, Study on Governments of the UAE Arif Fadhel Jasim (British University in Dubai)
14:30-14:45 1570434871
Applying Technology Strategy Analysis on Amazon Kindle Product Armin Alibasic, Abel Meza Talavera and Mohammed Omar and Toufic Mezher (Khalifa University)
14:45-15:00 1570435238 Happiness at Workplaces
Salim Alowais, Hazim El-Baz and Imran Zualkeran (American University
of Sharjah)
Fourth UAE Graduate Students Research Conference (GSRC 2018) 25
B5-Clinical and Health II
13:45–15:15, Room: SBA0006 | Session Chair: Dr. Hasan Al-Nashash
Time Paper ID Paper Title and Author(s)
13:45-14:00
1570426258
Assessment of the Pharmacogenomics Educational Environment in the United Arab Emirates Azhar Rahma (UAE University), George P. Patrinos (University of Patras, Greece), Bassam Ali (UAE University), Fatima Al Meskari (UAE University)
and Iffat ElBarazi (UAE University)
14:00-14:15
1570429306
Assessment of Nutrition Knowledge and Dietary Behavior of Post Bariatric Surgery Patients in Rashid Hospital Outpatient Clinic in Dubai, UAE Souheir Alia, Habiba Ali, Sajid Maqsood, Taoufik Zoubeidi and Mariam Ahmed (UAE University)
14:15-14:30 1570430538 The Effective Integration of Social Media in the Healthcare Practice
Joe Hazzam (British University in Dubai)
14:30-14:45 1570431777
The Mother and Child Health Study – Mutaba'ah: A Pilot Study Nasloon Ali and Luai Ahmed (UAE University)
14:45-15:00 1570432739
Homecare Accreditation: Analysis of Patients Care Quality and Safety in the UAE
Murad Awad (British University in Dubai)
B6-Life Sciences II
13:45–15:15, Room: SBA0007 | Session Chair: Dr. Samrein Ahmed
Time Paper ID Paper Title and Author(s)
13:45-14:00
1570432677 Manuka Honey Immunity and Cancer
Rasha Nasser, Ashraf Al-Sbiei, Priyanka Aryappalli, Yassir Mohamed, Sarah Al-Qubaisi, Junu George, Mezoon Al-Dhaheri, Ghada Bashir, Maria Fernandez-Cabezudo and Basel al-Ramadi (UAE University)
14:00-14:15 1570434991 3D Spheroid Models for Functional Characterization of Gastric Stem Cells
Shakila Afroz and Sherif Karam (UAE University)
14:15-14:30 1570435002 Characterization of Epithelial Cells in Mouse Uterine Cervix
Reem Shouk and Sherif Karam (UAE University)
14:30-14:45 1570435034
Role of Vitamin A in Mouse Gastric Stem Cell Proliferation and Differentiation
Neethu Vins and Sherif Karam (UAE University)
14:45-15:00
1570432635
5-aminosalicylate (5-ASA)-4-thiazolinone Hybrid Derivatives Inhibit
Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase SHP2 by Suppressing RAS/MAPK Pathway in HeLa Cells Wafaa Ramadan, Rafat El-Awady and Vazhappilly George (University of Sharjah)
Fourth UAE Graduate Students Research Conference (GSRC 2018) 26
B7-Electrical & Computer Engineering II
13:45–15:15, Room: SBA0008 | Session Chairs: Dr. Montasir Qasymeh
Time Paper ID Paper Title and Author(s)
13:45-14:00
1570435114
Stationary Target Detection Using FMCW Radar
Aamna Al Teneiji and Nazar Ali (Khalifa University)
14:00-14:15
1570432769
Classification of Ground Moving Targets Using Convolutional Neural Networks Esra Al Hadhrami, Maha Al Mufti, Bilal Taha and Naoufel Werghi (Khalifa
University)
14:15-14:30 1570432940
SAR Automatic Target Recognition Using Deep Learning Maha Al Mufti, Esra Al Hadhrami, Bilal Taha and Naoufel Werghi (Khalifa University)
14:30-14:45 1570432841
Detection and Identification of Natural and Man-made Objects in Thermal Images Alia Aljasmi and Andrzej Sluzek (Khalifa University)
14:45-15:00 1570432988 Transmitter Based on Rotman Lens Phased Array Antenna
Ahood Aljneibi, Athanasios Konstantinidis, Stylianos Triantafyllidis, Baker Mohammad and Nazar Ali (Khalifa University)
15:00-15:15
1570432818 Frequency-Locked Loop for Single-Phase Systems
Abdullahi Bamigbade, Vinod Khadkikar and Mohamed Al Hosani (Khalifa University)
B8-Electrical & Computer Engineering III
13:45–15:15, Room: SBA0009 | Session Chair: Dr. Mostafa Shaaban
Time Paper ID Paper Title and Author(s)
13:45-14:00 1570432825
Understanding Socio-cognitive Behaviors of Crowds From Surveillance Data
M. Sami Zitouni and Andrzej S. Sluzek (Khalifa University)
14:00-14:15 1570434284
The Automatic Generation of FOL Rules from BPMN Process Model Hamda Al-Ali, Ernesto Damiani, Mahmoud Al-Qutayri, Mohammad Abu Matar and Rabeb Mizouni (Khalifa University)
14:15-14:30
1570432746
Memristor-based CAM Search Engine Yasmin Halawani (Khalifa University), Baker Mohammad (Khalifa
University), Said Al-Sarawi (The University of Adelaide, Australia) and Mahmoud Al-Qutayri (Khalifa University)
14:30-14:45 1570435372
Improving Connectivity for Cluster-Based QoS-OLSR Protocol in Urban VANET Dalia Attia (Khalifa University)
14:45-15:00 1570432732
Behavioral Modeling of RF Power Amplifiers Using Reduced Sampling Rate Moustafa Abdelnaby and Oualid Hammi (American University of Sharjah)
15:00-15:15
1570435437
Adaptive Flight Software Development for Nano-Satellite Systems Jasim Alhammadi, Mahool Alhammadi and Panagiotis Dimitropoulos and
Prashanth Marpu (Khalifa University)
Fourth UAE Graduate Students Research Conference (GSRC 2018) 27
B9-Civil & Environmental Engineering II
13:45–15:15, Room: SBA0010 | Session Chair: Dr. Serter Atabay
Time Paper ID Paper Title and Author(s)
13:45-14:00 1570434614
The Energy Performance of the Double Skin Facade in a Conventional Residential Building in Irbid, Jordan Ahmad Abbadi (British University in Dubai)
14:00-14:15 1570435348
Building Energy Efficiency of a Transit Oriented Development Esra Trepci, Praveen Maghelal and Elie Azar (Khalifa University)
14:15-14:30
1570435354
Drivers of Energy Consumption in Abu Dhabi Mixed-Used Buildings
Min Lin and Elie Azar (Khalifa University)
14:30-14:45
1570432615
Design and Implementation of Fuzzy Controller for Non-linear Thermally
Insulated MIMO Greenhouse Building Utilizing Weather Conditions and Underground Temperature Raghad Alhusari, Moustafa Fadel and Farag Omar (UAE University)
14:45-15:00 1570434983
Building an Optimization Model for Water-Energy Nexus for the United Arab Emirates: Economic & Environmental Perspective Layla Saleh and Toufic Mezher (Khalifa University)
B10-Civil & Environmental Engineering III
13:45–15:15, Room: SBA0011 | Session Chair: Dr. Magdi El Emam
Time Paper ID Paper Title and Author(s)
13:45-14:00 1570432636
Impact of Local Retrofit in Improving Lateral Capacity Ghazanfar Anwar and Aman Mwafy (UAE University)
14:00-14:15
1570432910
Investigation of Soil-Structure-Interaction Effects on RC Shear Wall Structures via Nonlinear FEA
Dina Saadi (American University of Sharjah), Mohammad AlHamaydeh (American University of Sharjah), George Markou (Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción, Chile)
14:15-14:30
1570434845
Flexural Behavior of BFRP-FRC Beams
Abdul Rahman Alhafiz and Farid Abed (American University of Sharjah)
14:30-14:45 1570434985
Assessment of Building Dynamic Characteristics for Seismic Design Aya Abuelhamd (UAE University), Aman Mwafy (UAE University) and Suliman A. Gargoum (University of Alberta, Canada)
14:45-15:00 1570434993
Variation of P-Wave Velocity with Sand Properties Mohammad Amer and Magdi El-Emam (American University of Sharjah)
Fourth UAE Graduate Students Research Conference (GSRC 2018) 28
B11-Biomedical Engineering II
13:45–15:15, Room: SBA0012 | Session Chair: Dr. Amani Al-Othman
Time Paper ID Paper Title and Author(s)
13:45-14:00 1570432670
Microwave Tomography of Human Proximal Leg Mohanad Alkhodari, Amer Zakaria, Hasan A. Al-Nashash and Nasser Qaddoumi (American University of Sharjah)
14:00-14:15 1570432672
Synthesis and Characterization of Flexible Implantable Electrodes Aseel Alatoom, Amani Al-Othman, Hasan Al‐Nashash and Mohammad Al-
Sayah (American University of Sharjah)
14:15-14:30 1570432691
Rapid Prototyping of Microfluidic Probes for Biomedical Applications Ayoola Brimmo, Roaa Alnemari and Mohammad Qasaimeh (New York
University Abu Dhabi)
14:30-14:45
1570432747
Synchronization of C. elegans through High-Throughput Separation of Eggs in a Microfluidic Spiral Chip Samuel Sofela (New York University Abu Dhabi), Sarah Sahloul (New York University Abu Dhabi), Yong-Ak Song (New York University Abu Dhabi),
Mehdi Rafeie (University of New South Wales, Australia), Kwon Taehong (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA), Jongyoon Han (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA) and Majid Ebrahimi Warkiani (University of Technology Sydney, Australia)
14:45-15:00 1570432983
Identification of Fetal Cardiac Timing Events by Swarm Decomposition of Doppler Cardiogram Signal Saeed Alnuaimi, Shihab Jimaa and Ahsan Khandoker (Khalifa University)
B12-Chemistry & Chemical Engineering III
13:45–15:15, Room: SBA0013 | Session Chair: Dr. Nabil Abdel Jabbar
Time Paper ID Paper Title and Author(s)
13:45-14:00 1570434855 Simulation and Optimization of Air Liquefaction Plant using ASPEN Plus
Mohaned Elbasheer (UAE University)
14:00-14:15
1570434940
The Catalytic Activity of CoFe2O4 and CoxNi1-xFe2O4 Towards Phenol
Degradation in Aqueous Solutions Bayan Al Qassem, Mohammad Abu Haija and Fawzi Banat (Khalifa University)
14:15-14:30
1570435259
Mixed Culture Cultivation of Marine Microalgae for Protein Production
Ramis Rafay, Jorge Rodríguez and Joao Uratani (Khalifa University)
14:30-14:45
1570432880
Pilkington ActivTM Glass: Characterization and Application to Organic Pollutant Degradation Habeebllah Oladipo, Corrado Garlisi, Khalid Al-Ali and Giovanni Palmisano (Khalifa University)
Fourth UAE Graduate Students Research Conference (GSRC 2018) 29
B13-Mechanical Engineering II
13:45–15:15, Room: SBA0014 | Session Chair: Dr. Wael Abu zaid
Time Paper ID Paper Title and Author(s)
13:45-14:00
1570432762
Techno-Economic Evaluation of a Chemical Looping Combustion Plant With Waste Heat Utilization Oghare Ogidiama, Tariq Shamim and Mohammed Abu Zahraa (Khalifa University)
14:00-14:15
1570432974
Optical Characterization of a Floating Cover for Open-Tank Volumetric Solar Receivers Miguel Diago (Khalifa University), Peter Armstrong (Khalifa University), Nicolas Calvet (Khalifa University) and Melanie Tetreault-Friend (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA)
14:15-14:30 1570434335
Thermodynamic Model Development of a Solar Organic Rankine Cycle-Vapor Compression Refrigeration System Yusra Ba Matraf and Valerie Eveloy (Khalifa University)
14:30-14:45 1570434394
Design and Performance Analysis of a Portable MD-based Hybrid Desalination Unit Khadije El Kadi and Isam Janajreh (Khalifa University)
14:45-15:00 1570434826
Performance Study of Delta Winglet Vortex Generator Pair in a Circular Tube for an Efficient Heat Exchanger
Chong Zhai and Md Didarul Islam (Khalifa University)
15:00-15:15 1570432559
Variable Refrigerant Flow Cooling Assessment in Tropical Environments Roba Saab and Mohamed I. Ali (Khalifa University)
B14-Mechanical Engineering III
13:45–15:15, Room: SBA0015 | Session Chair: Dr. Imran Qureshi
Time Paper ID Paper Title and Author(s)
13:45-14:00 1570434888
Droplet Growth Dynamics for Water Condensation on Oil-Infused Superhydrophobic Surfaces Qiaoyu Ge and TieJun Zhang (Khalifa University)
14:00-14:15 1570435378
Laser Doppler Velocimetry Measurement in Turbulent Swirling Flow Tianxing Zhang, Lyes Khezzar, Kharoua Nabil and Mohamed Alshehhi (Khalifa University)
14:15-14:30
1570435506
Numerical Study of a Turbulent Swirling Flow Interacting with a Bluff Body
Jinli Song, Kharoua Nabil and Lyes Khezzar (Khalifa University)
14:30-14:45
1570432926
A Scalable Microfluidic Device for Switching of Microparticles using
Dielectrophoresis Waqas Waheed (Khalifa University)
14:45-15:00 1570432310
Downstream Fluidic Injection Based Jet Noise Suppressor for High Speed Flows Pankaj Rajput and Sunil Kumar (New York University Abu Dhabi)
15:00-15:15
1570432882
Permeability Computation of 3D Preforms using In-Situ micro Computed Tomography Muhammad Ali (Khalifa University) and Rehan Umer (University of Southern Queensland, Australia)
Fourth UAE Graduate Students Research Conference (GSRC 2018) 30
Poster Session B—Engineering, Information Technology & Physical Sciences
13:45–15:15, Room: SBA Basement
Time Paper ID Paper Title and Author(s)
P1 1570434956 Optimal Ground Station Operation for Tracking Multiple Satellites
Hoda Alyammahi and Prashanth Marpu (Khalifa University)
P2 1570434948
Defining and Analyzing Mesh-LBP Variants Claudio Tortorici and Naoufel Werghi (Khalifa University)
P3 1570432809 Optimization of Energy Consumption in Cloud Computing Datacenters
Ahmed Osman, Assim Sagahyroon, Raafat Aburukba and Fadi Aloul (American University of Sharjah)
P4 1570432759 Dynamic Nuclear Spin Polarization in Semiconductor Devices and Materials
Tamador Elboshra Alkhidir and Abdel F. Isakovic (Khalifa University)
P5 1570434973 A Distributed IoV-Based Traffic Control Approach
Iman Saeed and Mourad Elhadef (Abu Dhabi University)
P6 1570434958 A Citywide Intelligent Vehicular Ad-hoc Network-Based Protocol for
Improving Traffic
Sarah Baras and Mourad Elhadef (Abu Dhabi University)
P7 1570434859 Simulating VANETs Mobility Using SUMO: Abu Dhabi City Case Study
Ayesha Anzer and Mourad Elhadef (Abu Dhabi University)
P8
1570432991
Multi-Mode Resource-Constrained Project Scheduling Problem with Material Ordering to Maximize the Net Present Value (MMRCSPMODC) Nour Kashwani and AbdulRahim Shamayleh (American University of Sharjah)
P9 1570435637 Multi- Objective Design of Fractional Slot Concentrated Winding
Permanent Magnet Synchronous Machine
Saleh Edhah (Khalifa University)
P10
1570435029 Fixed Point Hardware Implementation for Artificial Neurons with Sigmoid
Activation Function Lilas Alrahis and Hani Saleh (Khalifa University)
P11 1570434695 Load Frequency Control of a Photovoltaic Connected Power Grid
Samar Emara and Abdulla Ismail (RIT Dubai)
P12
1570432981 Variation of Inductance in a Switched Reluctance Motor Under Various Rotor Faults Using Finite Element Analysis Saad Khan (UAE University), Muhammad Saleheen Aftab (UAE University) and Atif Mahmood (COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Pakistan)
P13
1570432921 Maximizing the State of Health of a Li-Ion Battery for Satellites by
Scheduling the Charging and Discharging States of the Battery Mahmoud Lami, Abdulrahim Shamayleh and Shayok Mukhopadhyay (American University of Sharjah)
P14
1570432870 Predicting Workforce Demand in Service Organizations Using AI Techniques Sara Sharif, Siddhartha Shakya and Andrzej Stefan Sluzek (Khalifa University)
P15
1570432868 Kernel Density Estimation and Gaussian Mixture Models: A Comparison for Wind Speed Density Estimation
Maisam Wahbah (Khalifa University), Omar Alhussein (University of Waterloo, Canada) Tarek El Fouly, (Khalifa University), Bashar Zahawi (Khalifa University) and Sami Muhaidat (Khalifa University)
P16 1570432855 Drone Based Outdoor Insulator Inspection
Danial Amin, Shayok Mukhopadhyay, Ayman El-Hag and Usman Tariq (American University of Sharjah)
P17 1570432748 Adaptive Shaping Function for Envelope Tracking Applications
Mohammad Abo rahama, Oualid Hammi and Lutfi Albasha (American University of Sharjah)
P18
1570432734 Doherty CMOS Power Amplifiers for 5G Technology
Nourhan El Sayed , Hani Saleh, Baker Mohammad and Mohammed Ismail (Khalifa University)
Fourth UAE Graduate Students Research Conference (GSRC 2018) 31
P19
1570432556 An Efficient Multi-output Switched Capacitor Converter for Energy-quality
Scalable SoCs Dima Kilani, Baker Mohammad, Mohammad Alhawari, Hani Saleh, , and Mohammed Ismail (Khalifa University)
P20 1570435522 Multi-Objective SPUDD used by Single Objective POMDP Solver
Hend Al Tair, Tarek Taha, Jorge Dias and Mahmoud Al-Qutayri (Khalifa University)
P21
1570435026 Machine Learning-Based Approach to Map Low-Level Event Logs to Process Model Activities Ghalia Tello, Ernesto Damiani, Mahmoud Al-Qutayri and Rabeb Mizouni
(Khalifa University)
P22 1570435019 Medical Image Generation Using a Novel Artificial Neural Network
Interpolation Algorithm Yasser Abdelsamie and Salam Dhou (American University of Sharjah)
P23 1570434093 Simulating an Adaptable inVANETs-Based Intersection Traffic Control
Using OMNet++ Hadeel Tabaza and Mourad Elhadef (Abu Dhabi University)
P24
1570432973 Towards Satellite Image Registration Using Deep Convolutional Neural Network Prajowal Manandhar, Prashanth Marpu, and Zeyar Aung (Khalifa
University)
P25 1570432941 Urban Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks: A Street Connectivity Routing Protocols
Review Maha Kadadha (Khalifa University)
P26
1570432924 Sampling Bitcoin User Graph Hamda Al Breiki (Khalifa University)
P27
1570432866 Hand Gesture Recognition Using Recurrent Neural Networks For Smart-TV Applications Buti Al Delail, Harish Bhaskar, M. Jamal Zemerly and Naoufel Werghi (Khalifa University)
P28
1570433114 mmWave Measurements in UAE Environment
Mohammad Abo rahama, Yamen Hatahet, Amer Zakaria, Mahmoud H. Ismail Ibrahim and Mohamed El-Tarhuni (American University of Sharjah)
P29 1570434862 An EEG Based System for Detection of a Real and a Fake Smile
Meera Alex (American University of Sharjah)
P30 1570432930 Medical Equipment Efficient Failure Management in IoT Environment
Jumana Farhat, Abdulrahim Shamayleh and Hasan Al‐Nashash (American
University of Sharjah)
P31 1570432015 Using Lactose and Ultrasound to Deliver Chemotherapeutics
Rand Abusamra and Ghaleb Husseini (American University of Sharjah)
P32 1570432417 Transcriptomic Profiling of Severe Asthma using Publicly Available Data
Mahmood Hachim, Rifat Hamoudi, Qutayba Hamid and Bassam Mahboub (University of Sharjah)
P33 1570435058 Incident Command Virtual Reality (ICVR) Training Tool
Abdulla Abu Haleeqa (Khalifa University, ADNOC Gas Processing)
P34 1570434947 Optimal Configuration of 100% Renewable Energy System for the UAE
Electricity Sector Abdulrahman Alzaabi (Khalifa University)
P35 1570434945 Performance Comparison of TCP Algorithms for Device-To-Device
Communication in LTE-A
Fatima Qatan and Rana Ahmed (American University of Sharjah)
P36 1570432601 Comparative Analysis of the PPP Guidelines in UAE, UN and EU
Abdul Razak Alozi and Mhd Anas Chamieh (University of Sharjah)
P37 1570429941 Two-Relay Controller Test Approach to Non-parametric PID Tuning of a
Magnetic Levitation System
Samia Mahil and Igor Boiko (Khalifa University)
P38 1570432903 Critical Success Factors for Renewable Energy in the UAE
Nawal Y. Alhanaee and Hanan Taleb (British University in Dubai)
Fourth UAE Graduate Students Research Conference (GSRC 2018) 32
Sessions: C1–C14 (15:30–17:00)
C1-Humanities & Social Sciences V
15:30–17:00, Room: SBA0001 | Session Chair: Dr. Jerry Kolo
Time Paper ID Paper Title and Author(s)
15:30-15:45 1570434059
The Impact of School Climate on Adolescents' Sense of Belonging in Al Ain Schools: A Mixed Research Wafaa El Zaatari (UAE University)
15:45-16:00 1570432920 Families, Schools and Community Educational Partnerships
Shereen Mahmoud (UAE University)
16:00-16:15 1570432954 Teachers' Experience with School Inspection
Sameera Alhosani (UAE University)
16:15-16:30 1570432979 Cultural Responsive Teaching
Hanan Al Marashdeh (UAE University)
16:30-16:45
1570432935
Urban Landscape of Abu Dhabi - Informal Spaces, the Result of
Insufficiency in Formal Public Spaces Hanu Dilip (Paris Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi)
C2-Business & Management V
15:30–17:00, Room: SBA0002 | Session Chairs: Dr. Valerie Lindsay and Dr. Amjad Abuelsamen
Time Paper ID Paper Title and Author(s)
15:30-15:45 1570431128
The Barriers of Communication and their Effect on the Quality of Interpretation: Case Study of the Abu Dhabi Judicial Department (ADJD)
Abdullah Hemayet Uddin (British University in Dubai)
15:45-16:00 1570433483 The Effects of Social Media in UAE Emergency Management
Theyab Alketbi (British University in Dubai)
16:00-16:15 1570431951 Role of Strategic Place Branding iIn Attracting FDI: Toward a Sustainable
Competitiveness of Places Mohamed AlAnsaari (British University in Dubai)
16:15-16:30 1570433248 An Exploratory Study of In-flight Safety Videos and Marketing
Nawal AlAnsari and Norita Ahmad (American University of Sharjah)
16:30-16:45
1570432850 Edutainment with Flipped IDEAS
Hachiva Parvin , Kevin Dias and Norita Ahmad (American University of Sharjah)
Fourth UAE Graduate Students Research Conference (GSRC 2018) 33
C3-Clinical & Health III
15:30–17:00, Room: SBA0004 | Session Chair: Dr. Rawy Sabet
Time Paper ID Paper Title and Author(s)
15:30-15:45
1570432798 VKORC1 Variants as Significant Predictors of Warfarin Dose in Emiratis
Zeina Almahairi, Hayat Saad Al-Jaibeji, Lihadh Al-Gazali, George
Patrinos and Bassam Ali (UAE University)
15:45-16:00
1570433817
Curcumin Acts as a Positive Allosteric Modulator of α7-nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors and Reverses Nociception in Mouse Models of Inflammatory Pain Eslam Mohammed El Nebrisi (UAE University)
16:00-16:15
1570435018
Metabolic Signature of Iron Overload in Pancreatic β-cells Revealed
Elevation of Alanine and Lactate Hayat Aljaibeji, Muath Khairi Mousa, Mohammad Semreen and Jalal Taneera (University of Sharjah)
16:15-16:30
1570435401
Osteoporosis Markers Among Emirati Females Based on Vitamin D Receptor Variants and Biomechanical Parameters Leena Alkaabi, Kinda Khalaf, Habiba AlSafar, and Fatme AlAnouti (Khalifa University)
16:30-16:45 1570435490
Investigation and Modeling of Obesity and Low Back Pain in UAE Ruqayyah Alkaabi, Toufic Mezher, Kinda Khalaf and Maher Maalouf (Khalifa University)
C4-Life Sciences III
15:30–17:00, Room: SBA0005 | Session Chair: Dr. Ghaleb Husseini
Time Paper ID Paper Title and Author(s)
15:30-15:45 1570432854
Origanum Majorana Essential Oil Possesses Anti-Colon Cancer Activities Asma Alrashdi, Khawlah Athamneh, Halima Al Samri and Rabah Iratni (UAE University)
15:45-16:00
1570432879
Rhus Coriaria Suppresses Metastasis and Tumor Growth of Breast Cancer
Through Downregulation of MMP-9, PgE2 and TNF-α Activated HUVECs Halima Al Samri, Khawlah Athamneh, Asma Alrashedi, Hussain El Hasasna, Nehla Benhalilou, Rabah Iratni and Yusra Al Dhaheri (UAE University)
16:00-16:15
1570432909
Rhus Coriaria Suppresses Angiogenesis and Metastasis of Breast Cancer Through Inhibition of STAT3, NFκB and Nitric Oxide Pathways Khawlah Athamneh, Halima Al Samri, Asma Alrashedi, Nehla Benhalilou, Hussain El Hasasna, Yusra Al Dhaheri and Rabah Iratni (UAE University)
16:15-16:30
1570434957
Differential Regulation of Autophagy in Bronchial Fibroblasts from Asthma
Patients Rakhee Ramakrishnan, Mahmood Hachim, Bassam Mahboub, Rifat Hamoudi and Qutayba Hamid (University of Sharjah)
16:30-16:45
1570435184
Macrophage Mediated Gastric Stem Cell Differentiation
Subi Sugathan and Sherif Karam (UAE University)
Fourth UAE Graduate Students Research Conference (GSRC 2018) 34
C5-Electrical & Computer Engineering IV
15:30–17:00, Room: SBA0006 | Session Chair: Dr. Abdul-Rahman Al-Ali
Time Paper ID Paper Title and Author(s)
15:30-15:45
1570435457
Mining Causal Relationships Between Diabetes Complications and Medical
Tests Aly Elhakim, Michel Pasquier and Assim Sagahyroon (American University of Sharjah)
15:45-16:00
1570430332
Photo Acoustic Tomography Using Compressive Sensing Framework
Maha Shehada, Imad Barhumi and Hanan Al-Tous (UAE University)
16:00-16:15 1570432867 A Biosensor Design Using SRR and CSRR Metamaterial
Nadin Alrayes and Mousa Hussein (UAE University)
16:15-16:30 1570432962 Energy Transfer Through Gas Pipelines with Optimized Pressure
Saif Alhazaimeh (Khalifa University)
16:30-16:45 1570434825
An Embedded Walk-cycle Monitoring System using Body Area Communication and Secure Low-Power Dynamic Signaling
Shahzad Muzaffar and Ibrahim M. Elfadel (Khalifa University)
16:45-17:00
1570432669
On Suitability of Lyapunov Function Based Backpropagation Algorithm for Neural Networks as Adaptive Inverse Controller Muhammad Saleheen Aftab (UAE University)
C6-Information Security
15:30–17:15, Room: SBA0007 | Session Chairs: Dr. Mohammed Hussain and Dr. Gerassimos Barlas
Time Paper ID Paper Title and Author(s)
15:30-15:45 1570435006
Security Assessment of Low-Resource Edge Devices for IoT Systems Shams Y. Shapsough, Imran A. Zualkernan and Fadi Aloul (American
University of Sharjah)
15:45-16:00
1570432832
Stealthy Information Leakage Leveraging Structures and Peripherals in Modern Embedded Systems Dimitrios Tychalas and Michail Maniatakos (New York University Abu
Dhabi)
16:00-16:15
1570432989
The Effects of Anonymization on Data and Analytics Abdelrahman AlMahmoud and Ernesto Damiani, Yousof Al-Hammadi (Khalifa University), Hadi Otrok (Khalifa University, CIISE, Concordia
University, Canada)
16:15-16:30 1570434952
A Modern Solution for Identifying, Monitoring, and Selecting Optimal Configurations for SSL/TLS Deployment Lamya Alqaydi, Chan Yeob Yeun and Ernesto Damiani (Khalifa University)
16:30-16:45 1570432558
Framework for Evaluation of Cybersecurity Effectiveness in the UAE, A Case Study of Abu Dhabi Government Entities Abdulla Al Neaimi (Securetech, UAE)
16:45-17:00
1570434998
Securing the Next Generation inVANETs Wedad Al-Dhuraibi and Mourad Elhadef (Abu Dhabi University)
17:00-17:15 1570435177
Memory Management for Higher Order Tensor-Based Applications Mohammad Alhulayil, Khalifa University), Ahmad Bani Younes (Khalifa
University) and James Turner (Texas A&M University, USA)
Fourth UAE Graduate Students Research Conference (GSRC 2018) 35
C7-Energy & Fuels
15:30–17:15, Room: SBA0008 | Session Chair: Dr. Shayok Mukhopadhyay
Time Paper ID Paper Title and Author(s)
15:30-15:45 1570432893
Evaluation of Direct Absorption Solar Collectors (DASCs) Based on Nanofluid Volumetric Absorbers Omar Sharaf and Eiyad Abu-Nada (Khalifa University)
15:45-16:00 1570432955
Optimizing the Production of Ammonia as an Energy Ola Osman and Sgouris Sgouridis (Khalifa University)
16:00-16:15
1570433002
The Effects of Impurities on the Oxidation Treatments of MWCNTs and
their Activities toward Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries Ibrahim H.S. Mustafa, Chieh-Han Wu, Ayoob Al Hammadi, Fatima Ahmed,
Rahmat Agung Susantyoko, Giovanni Palmisano and Saif Almheiri (Khalifa University)
16:15-16:30
1570435068 Produced Water Treatment Using Microbial Desalination Cells
Apoorva Goel, Naif Abdelaziz Darwish and Ahmed Aidan (American
University Of Sharjah)
16:30-16:45
1570435180
Multi-Step Themochemical Splitting of H2S Using Metal Sulfides
Osahon Osasuyi and Khalid Al-Ali (Khalifa University)
16:45-17:00
1570435476
Market Design for Renewable Energy (RE) Adaptation for Abu Dhabi Shaima Alnaqbi and Toufic Mezher (Khalifa University)
17:00-17:15 1570434984
Nonlinear Dynamics of a Blade-Hub System Ehab Basta, Mehdi Ghommem and Samir Emam (American University of
Sharjah)
C8-Materials Science
15:30–17:00, Room: SBA0009 | Session Chair: Dr. James Griffin
Time Paper ID Paper Title and Author(s)
15:30-15:45 1570429105
Curing Kinetics and Mechanical Properties of Epoxy Coating Prepared with Organic Solvent Addition Yi Cai (Khalifa University)
15:45-16:00 1570432241
Mechanical Behavior of Carbon Nanotube/Graphene Foam Shaohong Luo and Kin Liao (Khalifa University)
16:00-16:15
1570434959
Curing Behaviour of High Performance Laminated Kevlar/Epoxy
Composites
Abdel-Hamid Ismail Mourad, Farah Genena , Mouza AlMansoori, Lamia Almarzooqi and Nizamudeen Cherupurakal (UAE University)
16:15-16:30
1570435471
Fabrication of Highly Hydrophobic Electrospun Membranes for Membrane Distillation
Olawale Makanjuola, Isam Janajreh and Raed Hashaikeh (Khalifa University)
16:30-16:45 1570434968
Fabrication of Antireflection and Anti-Soiling Coatings for Desert Based Solar Panels Nujood Alshehhi and Khalid Askar (Khalifa University)
16:45-17:00
1570432752
Integrated Biorefinery Process for Isolation of UAE Date Palm Waste
Biomass Waste into Individual Lignocellulosic Fractions Emmanuel Galiwango (UAE University)
Fourth UAE Graduate Students Research Conference (GSRC 2018) 36
C9-Civil & Environmental Engineering IV
15:30–17:00, Room: (SBA0010) | Session Chair: Dr. Kazi Fatah
Time Paper ID Paper Title and Author(s)
15:30-15:45 1570428953
Graphene-Enabled Ion Exchange Membranes for Electromembrane Desalination Adetunji Alabi, Linda Zou and Ahmed Al Hajaj (Khalifah University)
15:45-16:00 1570432614
A Novel Separation Material for Oil in Water Emulsion: Natural Sand Particles Ning Wang, Yang Yang and Kean Wang (Khalifa University)
16:00-16:15 1570432844
Membrane Bioreactor- Desalination Microbial Fuel Cell Hybrid System Noora Mukhtar, Sameer Al-Asheh and Ahmed Aidan (American University
of Sharjah)
16:15-16:30
1570435399
Preliminary Modelling of Photo-Degradation of 4-nitrophenol in Microfluidic Photocatalytic Reactor
Ahmed O. Yusuf and Giovanni Palmisano (Khalifa University)
16:30-16:45 1570434664
Cloud Cover Climatology for the Arabian Peninsula Latifa Yousef, Marouane Temimi, Youssef Wehbe and Micheal Weston (Khalifa University)
16:45-17:00
1570435441 Satellite Remote Sensing of Fog Formation in UAE Mariam Almoosawi, Jun Zhao and Marouane Temimi (Khalifa University)
C10-Civil & Environmental Engineering V
15:30–17:00, Room: SBA0011 | Session Chair: Dr. Muhammad Saleem
Time Paper ID Paper Title and Author(s)
15:30-15:45 1570434881
Effect of Contractors' Characteristics on Project Cost in the UAE Construction Industry Khalid Alsuwaidi and Sameh El Sayegh (American University of Sharjah)
15:45-16:00
1570431971
A Decision Support System for Highway Infrastructure Protection Planning
Against Sea Level Rise Ilia Papakonstantinou (New York University Abu Dhabi), Samer Madanat (New York University Abu Dhabi) and Jinwoo Lee (Hong Kong Polytechic University, Hong Kong)
16:00-16:15
1570432701
New Configuration for the Location of Driver in Street Lighting Design
Amira AbouElhamd (UAE University) and Riad Saraiji (British University in Dubai)
16:15-16:30 1570434875
Assessment of the Built Environment, Physical Activity and Public Transportation in Transit-Oriented Developments in Abu Dhabi
Allan Pimenta (Khalifa University)
16:30-16:45 1570435196 Studying the Multi-Cultural Impact on Driving Behavior in Abu Dhabi
Ahmed Alfarra (Khalifa University)
Fourth UAE Graduate Students Research Conference (GSRC 2018) 37
C11-Biomedical Engineering III
15:30–17:00, Room: SBA0012 | Session Chair: Dr. Abdul Salam Jarrah
Time Paper ID Paper Title and Author(s)
15:30-15:45
1570432616
Identifying Molecular Pathways in Lung Fibroblasts Unique to Idiopathic
Pulmonary Fibrosis When Compared to Asthma Using Publicly Available Transcriptomic Data Mahmood Hachim, Rifat Hamoudi, Qutayba Hamid and Bassam Mahboub (University of Sharjah)
15:45-16:00
1570432997
Identification of Potentially Druggable Binding Sites on Human Rab5 Protein Kenana Al Adem (Khalifa University), Suryani Lukman (Khalifa University) and Namareq Widatalla (Tohoku University, Japan)
16:00-16:15 1570432883
Biomimetic Lymph Node on a Chip Aya Shanti (Khalifa University)
16:15-16:30 1570428749
Dynamics of Tumour-Immune System with Treatments and Optimal Control Hebatallah Al-Sakaji and Fathalla Rihan (UAE University)
16:30-16:45
1570432986
Intraoral Camera for Supporting Assistive Devices Muhammad Tily , Hasan Al‐Nashash and Hasan Mir (American University of
Sharjah)
C12-Chemistry & Chemical Engineering IV
15:30–17:00, Room: SBA0013 | Session Chair: Dr. Naif Darwish
Time Paper ID Paper Title and Author(s)
15:30-15:45 1570430528
Reverse Selective Carbon Membrane for Separation of Binary Gas Mixtures Zhou He and Kean Wang (Khalifa University)
15:45-16:00
1570432767
Effect of 1-Butyl-1-methylpyrroldinum Chloride on the Phase Behavior of Water+2-Propanol Phase Behavior at 101 kPa Faisal Mohammed, Muhammad Qasim, Naif Darwish, and Ahmed Aidan (American University of Sharjah)
16:00-16:15
1570432911
Removal of Heat Stable Salts via Electrosorption using Carbon-based Electrodes Madeeha Durrani , Fawzi Banat and Mohammad Abu Haija (Khalifa University)
16:15-16:30 1570433001
Integrated Modeling of CO2 Bio-Fixation by Algae in Arid Environments Hammed Abiodun Balogun and Ahmed Al Hajaj (Khalifah University)
16:30-16:45
1570435486
Synthesis of Sulfur Based Co-polymers via Inverse Vulcanization for Low
Thermal Conductivity Meera Yousef,S Vijay Kumar and Saeed AlHassan (Khalifa University)
Fourth UAE Graduate Students Research Conference (GSRC 2018) 38
C13-Mechanical Engineering IV
15:30–17:00, Room: SBA0014 | Session Chairs: Dr. Sharul Bin Dol and Dr. Bassam Abu Nabah
Time Paper ID Paper Title and Author(s)
15:30-15:45
1570433340
Study of Erosive and Wear Characteristics of Bakelite Coated with NiAl2O3
Using Powder Spray Coating Method John Christy and Abdel-Hamid Ismail Mourad (UAE University)
15:45-16:00 1570434283
Development of a Closed-form Expression for the Assessment of the Integrity of Internally Corroded Pipelines Melad Fahed and Imad Barsoum (Khalifa University)
16:00-16:15
1570434865 In-Plane Modulus of Elasticity Homogenization of Arc-Tan Corrugation
Shamma Al Hemeiri, Kursat Kara, Ashraf N. Al-Khateeb (Khalifa
University), Shadi Balawi(Texas A&M)
16:15-16:30
1570434938
Investigation of Welding Potential Sources: Voltage and Acoustic Signals for Monitoring the Weld Quality Dinu Thekkuden and Abdel-Hamid Ismail Mourad (UAE University)
16:30-16:45
1570435517
Metallic Coating Thickness Assessment Over Nonmagneticmetals Using Single-Frequency Eddy Current Technology Zain Ansari, Bassam Abu Nabah and Maen Alkhader (American University of Sharjah)
16:45-17:00
1570435532
Effect of Heat Treatment Over the Mechanical and Electrochemical Properties of S275 Mild Steel Material in Sea Water and NaCl Solution
Shahid Parapurath, Ebru Gunister and Ricardo Nogueira (Khalifa
University)
17:00-17:15 1570435545
Study of Naturally-Aged and As-Received Silvered-Glass Reflectors Radia Lahlou, Nicolas Calvet , Kholoud Al Naimi and Peter Armstrong (Khalifa University)
C14-Mechanical Engineering V
15:30–17:15, Room: (SBA0015) | Session Chair: Dr. Mehdi Ghommem
Time Paper ID Paper Title and Author(s)
15:30-15:45
1570432823
Dynamic Response of Electrically-Coupled Microbeams in Shock Environments Moustafa Sayed Ahmed and Mehdi Ghommem (American University of Sharjah)
15:45-16:00
1570432914
Lumped Parameter Model for Longitudinal In-plane Resonators with Zig-
zag Elastic Elements Bowei Chen and Oleg Shiryayev (Khalifa University)
16:00-16:15 1570435005
Analytical and Finite Element Analysis of Pulling-In of a HDPE Liner in a Pipeline Sanad Sulaiman and Imad Barsoum (Khalifa University)
16:15-16:30 1570435060
FPGA Sensor Fusion System Design for IMU Arrays Owais Talaat Waheed and Ibrahim M. Elfadel (Khalifa University)
16:30-16:45
1570434844
Comparison between Ziegler Nicholas and LQR Tuned PID Controllers for Quad-Copter in Yawing Flying Mode Shamma Bin Safwan, Yahya Zweiri and Fatima Al Khoori (Khalifa University)
16:45-17:00 1570432590
Gravity Compensation of Parallel Kinematics Mechanism Using Torsional Springs
Abdur Rosyid, Bashar El-Khasawneh and Anas Alazzam (Khalifa University)
17:00-17:15
1570433299
Human-Robot Interaction Applications: Remote Palpation using Passive Discrete Variable Stiffness Joint (pDVSJ-II) Mohammad Awad, Irfan Hussain, Tarek Taha, Jorge Dias, Lakmal Seneviratne and Dongming Gan (Khalifa University)
Fourth UAE Graduate Students Research Conference (GSRC 2018) 39
Poster Session C—Engineering, Information Technology & Physical Sciences
15:30–17:00, Room: SBA Basement
Time Paper ID Paper Title and Author(s)
P1 1570435249 Design of an Attitude Determination and Control for Small Satellites in Low
Altitude Orbits Adham Alkhaja and Prashanth Marpu (Khalifa University)
P2 1570432862 Targeted Energy Transfer Using Nonlinear Energy Sinks
Adnan Saeed and Mohammad Alshudeifat (Khalifa University)
P3
1570432765 Thermochemical Analysis of Flat Composite Panel Mariam Al Dhaheri, Kamran Khan, Wesley Cantwell and Rehan Umer (Khalifa University) and Frank van Liempt (Design Engineering & Strata,
UAE)
P4 1570431075 Analysis of Sweeping Jet Actuator Frequency: Numerical and Experimental
Study Bartosz Jurewicz, Kursat Kara and Vladimir Parezanovic (Khalifa University)
P5
1570435287 Ultrasound Triggered Release and Cellular Uptake of Trastuzumab-Conjugated Immunoliposomes Targeting Breast Cancer Amal Ahmed, Ghaleb Husseini and Rana Sabouni (American University of Sharjah)
P6
1570434863 The Effects of the Environmental Factors on the Absorbency of Superabsorbent Hydrogels Noun Abdelwahab, Naif A. Darwish and Ahmed Aidan (American University of Sharjah)
P7
1570432951 Evaluation of the Performance of Amine Based Deep Eutectic Solvents for Post Combustion Carbon Capture by the Conductor-like Screening Model for Real Solvents Idowu Adeyemi, Enas Muen Nashef and Mohammad Abu-Zahra (Khalifa University)
P8
1570432949 An In-Situ DRIFTS/MS Study of the Photocatalytic Degradation of EDTA
over TiO2 Reem Al Sakkaf and Giovanni Palmisano (Khalifa University)
P9
1570432642 Process Simulation and Modelling of Air Cooled Condenser Using Aspen EDR Zhou He, Arjun Ravikumar, Kean Wang and TieJun Zhang (Khalifa University)
P10 1570432617 Molecular Dynamic Simulations of Low Global Warming Potential
Refrigerants Yuting Li, Wael Fouad and Lourdes F. Vega (Khalifa University)
P11 1570432588 Molecular Simulations of Nature-inspired Hierarchical Porous Materials for
Energy Storage
Mostafa Elabyouki (Khalifa University)
P12 1570432573 Absorption of Carbon Dioxide via Single and Blends of Aqueous Amine
Solutions and Nanofluids in Gas-Liquid Hollow Fiber Membrane Contactor
Zia Ur Rehman Said (UAE University)
P13 1570431449 Waste Water Treatment Using Functionalized Graphene Oxide Hydrogels
Fathima Arshad, Munirasu Selvaraj and Fawzi Banat (Khalifa University)
P14 1570434850 Energy Assessment for Mission Completion for Aerial Transportation Via
Multi-Rotor Abdullah Mohiuddin (Khalifa University)
P15 1570432972 Object Based Landmark Detection in SLAM
Rana Azzam, Tarek Taha, Lakmal Seneviratne and Yahya Zweiri (Khalifa
University)
P16 1570432968 A Review of Robot Exploration Methods
Reem Ashour, Lakmal Seneviratne, Tarek Taha and Nawaf Almoosa (Khalifa University)
P17
1570432858 Implementation of a Visual Feedback Control of a 5-DOF Robot Manipulator
Omer Abubakr, Mirghani Daffalla, Lotfi Romdhane and Mohammad Jaradat (American University of Sharjah)
P18
1570432815 Implementation of the Rapidly-Exploring Random Tree Star (RRT*) Path Planning Algorithm on a Kobuki Mobile Robot Hussein Mohammed, Mohammad Jaradat and Lotfi Romdhane (American University of Sharjah)
P19
1570434872 A New Genetic-Based Algorithm for the Interpretation of Pressure Transient Response in Naturally Fractured Reservoirs Zinab Al Maqrami (Khalifa University), Chakib Kada (Khalifa University), Mohammed Al Kobaisi (Khalifa University) and Dachang Li (ADNOC Offshore)
Fourth UAE Graduate Students Research Conference (GSRC 2018) 40
P20 1570434818 A New Analytical Model for the Multi-Fractured Horizontal Well in the
Naturally Fractured Reservoir
Yuan Gao (Khalifa University)
P21
1570430478 Novel Insights into Capillary Number Equation and Wettability
Quantification: Electrostatic Colloidal Perspective Obaid Alhmoudi and Mariam Malas (Khalifa University)
P22 1570432742 Boron-Lined NaI Detector For He-3 Free Neutron Detectıon System
Amira Emam and Walid Metwally (UAE University)
P23 1570434887 CVD Graphene Strain Sensor Based on Microfabricated Membrane
Structure Lina Tizani and Irfan Saadat (Khalifa University)
P24 1570433000 Design Considerations of Fabricating Microfluidic Channels on a CMOS
Platform Aamenah Siddiqui and Jaime Viegas (Khalifa University)
P25
1570432992 Studying the Impact of Depth of Focus on Patterned Resist Profile
Mohammed Ziauddin, Abdel-Hamid Ismail Mourad and Saud Khashan (UAE University)
P26
1570432875 Influence of Nanoparticles on Surface Tension Fan Xue, Afshin Goharzadeh and Yit Fatt Yap (Khalifa University)
P27 1570431852 A Review of the Thermal Crystallization Kinetics of Different
Fillers/Polyolefin Nanocomposites Leher Farooq (UAE University)
P28 1570435533 U-bending of SS316L Specimens Using Dye and Mandrel Set-Up for the
Examination of Stress Corrosion Cracking Prince Johnson (Khalifa University)
P29
1570434977 Effects of Erosion-Corrosion on Mild Steel in the Presence of Corrosion
Inhibitor Using Submerged Impingement Jet Apparatus Danny Diab and Sami Ainane (Khalifa University)
P30
1570434599 A Study of the Elastic Properties of Bandera Brown Sandstone Under
Different Loading Conditions Roshan Saji (Khalifa University)
P31 1570432999 A Parametric Study of Out-of-Plane Characteristics of Sandwich Structures
Ammar Ahmed, Farid Abed and Maen Alkhader (American University of Sharjah)
P32 1570432966 Experimental and Numerical Study of Oil Displacement
Somayya Esmat ElShabrawy and Hamid Abderrahmane (Khalifa University)
P33
1570432807 A Novel Method to Predict the Baking Level of Carbon Anodes during
Aluminum Production: A Thermodynamics and Phase-Field Theory based Model Zahid Ahmed Qureshi (Khalifa University), Rashid Abu Al-Rub (Khalifa University), Abdul Raouf Tajik (Khalifa University) amd Tariq Shamim (University of Michigan-Flint, USA)
P34
1570432678 Heat Transfer Enhancement Analysis of Pressurized Water Reactor's (PWR)
Fuel Rod Bundle Omar Darwish Al Hammadi, Fadi Al Naimat and Bobby Mathew (UAE University)
P35
1570435213 Pore Structure & Electrochemical Response of Redox Flow Batteries' Electrodes Mariam Bin Ari, Rahmat Agung Susantyoko, Saif Almheiri and Raed Hashaikeh (Khalifa University)
P36
1570435119 Fabrication of Self-Healing Coating for Withstanding Desert Based Climate
Conditions Fatima AlHameli and Khalid Askar (Khalifa University)
P37 1570432967 Characterization of Novel Hygroscopic Materials Based on NaCl-TiO2 and
NaCl-SiO2 Particles
Marie Bermeo Vargas (Khalifa University)
P38
1570432886 Evaluation of Alumina (Al2O3) Dispersed UHMWPE Nanocomposites for
Biomedical Applications Omar Ayad, Abdel-Hamid Ismail Mourad and Yaser Greish (UAE University)
P39
1570432839 Low Frequency Wave Propagation in Periodic Cores Used in Sandwich Structures Ammar Ahmed, Maen Alkhader and Bassam Abu Nabah (American University of Sharjah)
P40 1570432813 Devulcanized Rubber-Polystyrene Insulator Composite
Waseem Hittini, Basim Abu-jdayil and Abdel-Hamid Ismail Mourad (UAE University)
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