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UAE 4th Graduate Students Research Conference (GSRC 2018) Saturday, April 21, 2018

American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE

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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, United Arab University in 2016, and again by Khalifa University in 2017. The 2018 edition of this event is organized by the American University of Sharjah.

More information about the UAE GSRC can be obtained at www.uaegsrc.ae

http://www.uaegsrc.ae/

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

Mahmoud Rasras, NYU-AD

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

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, The 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, The 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, Masdar Institute 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, The Petroleum Institute

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, Masdar Institute 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, The 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, The 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

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, The 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, Masdar Institute 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, The 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, Masdar Institute Dr. Shayok Mukhopadhyay, American University of Sharjah

Dr. Christopher Hill, The 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, The 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., Masdar Institute 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

Dr. Riad Saraiji, The British University in Dubai Dr. Jeremy Teo, NYU AD

Dr. Sgouris Sgouridis,, Masdar Institute Dr. Rawy A Thabet, The British University in Dubai

Dr. Mostafa Shaaban, American University of Sharjah Dr. Justin Thomas, Zayed University

Dr. Khaled Shahin, NYU AD Dr. Robert Turner, Zayed University

Dr. Abdulrahim Shamayleh, American University of Sharjah Dr. Lourdes Vega, The Petroleum Institute

Dr. Tamer Shanableh, American University of Sharjah Dr. Joe Wallis, American University of Sharjah

Dr. Zarook Shareefdeen, American University of Sharjah Dr. Marie Waxin, American University of Sharjah

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

General Information

Registration The registration desk will be open at 8:30 a.m. at 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 in the second floor of the Student Center on campus.

Coffee Breaks Coffee breaks will also be arranged as specified in the program.

Car Parking

Free car parking is available on campus. Please follow posted signs on campus.

Best Paper Awards Awards of best papers presented during the conference will be announced after the conference. The evaluation criteria includes the 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 at the conference website.

GSRC 2018 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

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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

Keynote Speaker

Date: 21 April 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 advices 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 ten 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 & Technology before he left in December 2011.

During that time, he successfully supervised 24 PhD students, externally examined 52 PhD students, authored 3 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 & Technology (GUST) based in Kuwait. Furthermore, Prof 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.

Sessions: A1 – A14 (11:00 – 12:30)

A1-Humanities & Social Sciences I

11:30–12:30, Room: (SBA0001) | Session Chair:

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 (United Arab Emirates 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 (The 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 (United Arab Emirates University, United Arab Emirates)

A2-Humanities & Social Sciences II



11:00–11:15 1570432931 Identity activism

Fatima Almehdhar (Paris Surbonne - Abu Dhabi)

11 :15-11 :30 1570432956

The Effectiveness of Leaderships' Styles on Teamwork Productivity in Al-Ain Private Schools Eman Azzam (United Arab Emirates 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)

A3- Business & Management I



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 (BUiD)

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 (The 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



11:00–11:15 1570432440

Investing in research as a smart strategy to drive UAE to a competitive knowledge economy Amal AlHassani (The British University in Dubai & UAE University)

11 :15-11 :30

1570432581

Conceptualization of differences between entrepreneurs and non-entrepreneurs of undergraduate Emirati Students Rasha Abou Samra (British University in Dubai & Higher Colleges of Technology); 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 Duba)

A5-Clinical and Health I



11:00–11:15

1570432791

Targeting Breast Cancer Stem Cells Multi-Drug Resistance by Energy

Restriction Mimetic Agents Dana Zaher; 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 (UAEU University)

11:30-11:45

1570432871

Identification of Novel Synthetic Compounds "Chromenes" with Anti-Cancer Activity

Nehla Benhalilou and 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



11:00–11:15 1570429282

Environmental Problems and policy solutions in the Neoliberal Era-A Case study of Forests sustainability Yusra Abdulrahman (Masdar Institute)

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 ; Sulaiman AlAbed; ohamed Eltokhi (UAEU) and Walid ElMowafi (FANR)

11:30-11:45 1570432005 Biological treatment of sewage water for multiple welfare purposes

Rana Habib (United Arab Emirate University)

11:45-12:00 1570432580 C-C cross coupling reactions and Wittig olefination in one pot

Areej Elamin (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; 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; Lina Yousef (Masdar Institute)

A7-Industrial Engineering



11:00–11:15 1570431207

CO2 Corrosion inhibitor behavior under different hydrodynamic condition Ning Wang and Yansong Bai (Khalifa University of Science and Technology)

11 :15-11 :30

1570432816

Organizational culture and innovation: a conceptual relationship and change framework Amir Shikhli; Refaat Hassan Abdel-Razek ;Salaheddine Bendak (University of Sharjah)

11:30-11:45 1570434842

Dynamic safety stocks for disrupted cyclic production schedules Ahmed Ismail and Zied Bahroun (American 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-Energy & Fuels



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 (Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research)

11 :15-11:30

1570432761

Enhanced Dynamic Simulation Assessment of Fracture Propagation in

Shale Gas Reservoirs Abhijith Suboyin (Khalifa University of Science and Technology); Mohammed Motiur Rahman and Mohammed Haroun (The Petroleum Institute)

11:30-11:45

1570432876

A Multiscale Analysis of Carbon Capture Coupled with CO2-EOR & Storage - A Case Study for the United Arab Emirates Raphael Santos; Ahmed Al Hajaj; Sgouris Sgouridis (Masdar Institute of Science and Tech.)

11:45-12:00

1570433222

Experimental Investigation of the EOR Potential of Chemically Modified

Water Flooding in Limestones Islam Elseaday (The Petroleum Institute); Hadi Belhaj (Hadi Belhaj)

12:00-12:15

1570435470

Characterization of Micro-Scale Fluid Saturation Method in Carbonate by Coupling of MRI & Micro-CT

Omar Al-Farisi; Hongtao Zhang (Khalifa University); TieJun Zhang and Aikifa Raza (Masdar Institute of Science and Technology)

12:15-12:30 1570432645

Role of Interfacial Forces in Oil Drop Deformation in Immiscible Ternary Fluids Hongxia Li; TieJun Zhang (Masdar Institute of Science and Technology)

A9-Electrical & Computer Engineering I



11:00-11:15 1570432766 Video Popularity Prediction Using LSTM for Content Centric Networks

Huda Goian (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; 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; Ibrahim M Elfadel (Masdar Institute of Science and

Technology)

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, United Arab Emirates); Fabrice Saffre (BT Research

and Innovation, United Kingdom (Great Britain); Yousof Al-Hammadi; Abdel F. Isakovic (Khalifa University)

A10-Civil & Environmental Engineering I



11:00-11:15

1570431944

Parametric Study on ultimate deformation and capacity of Extended bolted T-stub connections Ghazanfar Anwar (United Arab Emirates University); 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)

A11-Biomedical Engineering I



11:00-11:15

1570432265

Ultrasound Enhanced Release of Transferrin Coupled Liposomes as Drug Delivery Carriers in Cancer Treatment Nour AlSawaftah and Paul Kawak; Ghaleb Husseini; 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; 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; Rana Sabouni (American University of Sharjah)

11:45-12:00 1570432932 Solution Stability of Biological Coatings for Nanoparticles

Nahla Rizk (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; Ghaleb Husseini (American University of Sharjah)

A12-Chemistry & Chemical Engineering I



11:00-11:15 1570432024

Brine treatment with layered double hydroxide Abdallah Dindi, Dang Viet Quang, Enas Muen Nashef and Mohammad Abu-

Zahra (Masdar Institute of Science and Technology)

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 and James McElhinney; Ayesha Al Marzouqi (Khalifa University of Science and Technolog)

A13-Chemistry & Chemical Engineering II



11:00-11:15

1570429394

An investigation of anodic adsorption corrosion inhibitors' film persistency

with batch treatment by electrochemical techniques Yansong Bai; Ning Wang (Khalifa University of Science and Technology)

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 Norhan Youssef (American University of Sharjah)

11:45-12:00

1570432745

Catalytic and photocatalytic activity of CRGO-CuFe2O4 towards phenol degradation Israa Othman and Mohammad Abu Haija (Khalifa University of Science and Technology); Fawzi Banat (The Petroleum Institute)

12:00-12:15 1570432896

Polymer Composite Paper: An Alternative to Wood-based Paper Sidra Ahmed; Ali Al-Marzouqi; Muhammad Zafar Iqbal (UAE University)

A14-Mechanical Engineering-1



11:00-11:15 1570431989

Numerical Modeling of Solid Particle Erosion in Curved Converging Channel Xijie Liu; Yit Fatt Yap; Sami Ainane (The Petroleum Institute)

11 :15-11:30 1570432092

Analytical model for a laminated shape memory alloy beam with piezoelectric layers Nguyen Viet (Khalifa University)

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


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; Abdel-Hamid Ismail Mourad (United Arab Emirates

University)

Poster Session A -Engineering, Information Technology & Physical Sciences

11:30–12:30, 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 of Science and Technology)

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 (Masdar Institute of Science and Technology)

P3

1570435400 Abu Dhabi walk to school: Understanding the behavior, perception, and

attitude towards walking to schools in Abu Dhabi

Abeer Wahdain (Khalifa University); Praveen Maghelal (Masdar Institute, India)

P4 1570434951 Minimizing Traffic Congestion through v2v Communication

Suhieb Alqawasmeh, Noha M. Hassan and Malick Ndiaye (American University of Sharja)

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 (Khalifa University of Science and Technology)

P6 1570432634 A Safety-oriented Car-following Model for Connected Automated Vehicles

Li Li ; Dianchao Lin (New York University Abu Dhabi)

P7

1570432626 Lane changing strategies for connected vehicles using cooperative game

theory Dianchao Lin ; Li Li; Saif Eddin Jabari (New York University in Abu Dhabi)

P8

1570435521 Sustainable Mosques by Exploiting Wasted Ablution Water and Installing Solar Panels

Omar Albadwawi and Mohammed Al Hashemi (Khalifa University of Science and Technology)

P9 1570435346 Impact of Neighborhood Design Attributes on Solar Radiation in Abu Dhabi

Neighborhoods

Abdulla Al Braiki (Khalifa University)

P10 1570432903 Critical Success Factors For Renewable Energy in UAE

Nawal Y. Alhanaee; Hanan Taleb (British University in Dubai)

P11

1570432817 Urban Growth & Heritage Conservation: Towards the Sustainable Development of Al-Ain Oasis Lina Zuaiter and Rim Meziani; Yara Anbar; Huda Masalmeh, Baseema Nizar and Fatima Yammahi (Abu Dhabi University)

P12

1570432724 Exploring the Potential of Algae Cultivation on Building Facade for Yielding Its Energy Demand Aya Dibaje (Abu Dhabi University); Bana Eid (CIVILCO - Civil Engineering and Contracting Company); Amal Al Ghifari and Reem Al Ghifari (Jordanian Consulting Office, United Arab Emirates)

P13 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)

P14 1570434944 Investigation of c-Si surface passivation with ALD deposited Al2O3 films

annealed in ambient atmosphere Bilal Rajab; Adel Gougam (Masdar Institute of Science and Technology)

P15 1570434810 Numerical Study of Water Invasion in Micro channel Sub-Surface Flow

Shahid Rabbani and Mohamed Sassi (Masdar Institute of Science and

Technology)

P16 1570432918 Emiratisation in UAE private sector: Industry and city base analysis Siham AlBalooshi (BUID)

P17 1570434874 Cargo-Delivery-Box System for Modeling the Last Mile of Business-To-

Consumer Logistics Osama Qazi (American University of Sharjah)

P18 1570434813 Energy Management of a Multi-Source Power System

Omar Salah; Abdulrahim Shamayleh and Shayok Mukhopadhyay


P19 1570435003 Investigation on the Effect of Water Mass flow rate on Gypsum Dissolution Sara Mustafa Awadalla (Khalifa University)

P20 1570434873 How much does the built environment influence the travel behavior of

people working/studying in Masdar City? Daniel Sierra (Masdar Institute)

P21 1570434835 Finite Element Modelling of BFRP-RC Columns

Nouran ElMessalami; Farid Abed (American University of Sharjah)

P22 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)

P23 1570432902 The relationship between business professionals' emotional intelligence

and work-life balance Zahraa Sajwani (Zayed University)

P24 1570432155 Wasta and Woman's Career in the United Arab Emirates Saeeda Juma Al mehairi, Ali (British University in Dubai)

P25 1570435247 Seismic Interpretation of Al Jaww Plain, Al Ain, UAE Aneesa Rabbani (The Petroleum Institute)

P26

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 (Khalifa University of Science and Technology)

P27

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 & Higher Colleges of Technology); Rashid Al Hashmi (Higher Colleges of Technology)

P28 1570431778 The impact of implementing business excellence models on the innovation

maturity in the nuclear energy industry Yousef Qteit (BUiD)

P29 1570435375 Correlation between microbial community structure and efficiency of Al-

Mafraq Water Treatment Plant Amani Al Ali (Khalifa University of Science and Technology)

P30 1570435141 Multi-criteria evaluation of resources to achieve sustainable irrigated

agriculture and enhance food security in the UAE

Amal Aldababseh; Marouane Temimi (Masdar Institute)

P31 1570434336 Plant osmoregulation as an emergent water-saving adaptation

Saverio Perri and Annalisa Molini (Masdar Institute of Science and Technology)

P32

1570434457 Understanding the link between aridity and rainfall intermittency Mariam ElYahyaei; Annalisa Molini (Masdar Institute of Science and Technology)

P33 1570432960 Ground Penetrating Radar Based Classification of Underground Rock Types

Hamad Al Yassi (Masdar Institute)

P34 1570430496 Universal Constraints of Kleinian Groups and Hyperbolic Geometry

Hala Alaqad (United Arab Emirates University)

P35

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)

P36

1570435054 Residential Area Energy Big Data Generation and Analytics Ragini Gupta, Imran A. Zualkernan and Abdul-Rahman Al-Ali (American University of Sharjah)

P37 1570434970 Commissioning and optimization of a biomass thermal conversion reactor

Fatemeh Hassan Pour (American University of Sharjah)

P38

1570434520 Thermogravimetric study of the combustion of pure glycerol, crude glycerol and diesel Manar Almazrouei (Masdar Institute)

Sessions: B1 – B14 (13:45 – 14:00)

B1-Humanities & Social Sciences II



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 (United Arab Emirates 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 (United Arab Emirates 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 (BUiD)

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 III



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 (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 (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)

B3-Business & Management III



13:45-14:00

1570431925

Boards of Directors' Engagement with Corporate Purpose: the Case of Multinational Corporations Selina Neri (The British University in Dubai; Hult International Business

School)

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 (The British University in Dubai)

14:30-14:45

1570432946

Influence of Person-Organization Fit on Orgnizational Outcomes and

Success: Study of Supplementary, Complementary and Attraction-Selection-Attrition Perspectives Fatima Al Ghaithi (The British University in Dubai; ADNOC Distribution)

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 & Etihad Airways)

15:00-15:15 1570431441 Evaluating Performance Management

Nahed Al Tenaiji (British University in Dubai)

B4-Business & Management IV



13:45-14:00 1570432950

The relationship between Quality Management, Innovation and Business Performance: An empirical study in the United Arab Emirates

Mariam AlNuaimi (University of Dubai; Higher Colleges of Technology)

14:00-14:15 1570433848

Developing a UAE Water-Energy-Food (WEF) Nexus Model to Improve the Policy Decision-Making Process Mohammed Alzaabi (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 (BUiD)

14:30-14:45 1570434871

Applying Technology Strategy Analysis on Amazon Kindle Product Armin Alibasic, Abel Meza Talavera and Mohammed Omar; Toufic Mezher (Khalifa University of Science and Technology)

14:45-15:00 1570435238 Happiness at Workplaces

Salim Alowais (American University of Sharjah)

B5-Clinical and Health II



13:45-14:00

1570426258

Assessment of the Pharmacogenomics Educational Environment in the United Arab Emirates Azhar Rahma; Iffat ElBarazi; Bassam Ali (UAE University);George P Patrinos (University of Patras, UAE)

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 and Sajid Maqsood ; Taoufik Zoubeidi (UAE University); Mariam Ahmed (Medical Intern, UAE)

14:15-14:30 1570430538 The Effective Integration Of The Social Media In The Healthcare Practice

Joe Hazzam (The 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 (United Arab Emirates 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



13:45-14:00 1570432677 Manuka Honey Immunity and Cancer

Rasha Nasser (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)

B7-Electrical & Computer Engineering II



13:45-14:00 1570435114

Stationary Target Detection Using FMCW Radar Aamna Al Teneiji; Nazar Ali (Khalifa University of Science and Technology)

14:00-14:15

1570432769

Classification of Ground Moving Targets Using Convolutional Neural Networks Esra Al Hadhrami; Maha Al Mufti (ETiC/Khalifa University of Science Technology and Research); 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 (Emirates Technology and Innovation Center (ETiC) & Khalifa University); 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 (Khalifa University)

14:45-15:00 1570432988 Transmitter Based on Rotman Lens Phased Array Antenna

Ahood Aljneibi (ETIC & Khalifa University)

15:00-15:15 1570432818 Frequency Fixed FLL for Single Phase Systems

AbduLLahi Bamigbade (Masdar Institute)

B8-Electrical & Computer Engineering III



13:45-14:00

1570432825

Understanding Socio-cognitive Behaviors of Crowds From Surveillance Data M. Sami Zitouni; Andrzej S Sluzek (Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research)

14:00-14:15

1570434284

The automatic generation of FOL rules from BPMN process model Hamda Al-Ali; Ernesto Damiani and Mahmoud Al-Qutayri; Rabeb Mizouni (Khalifa University) Mohammad Abu Matar (Etisalat British Telecom Innovation Center at Khalifa University of Science & Technology

14:15-14:30

1570432746

Memristor-based CAM Search Engine

Yasmin Halawani and Baker Mohammad; Mahmoud Al-Qutayri (Khalifa University); Said Al-Sarawi (The University of Adelaide & Director of Centre for Biomedical Engineering, Australia)

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 (American University of Sharjah & FEWA)

15:00-15:15 1570435437

Adaptive Flight Software Development For Nano-Satellite Systems Jasim Alhammadi, Mahool Alhammadi and Panagiotis Dimitropoulos; Prashanth Marpu (Khalifa University of Science and Technology)

B9--Civil & Environmental Engineering II



13:45-14:00

1570434614

The Energy Performance of the Double Skin Facade in a Conventional Residential Building in Irbid, Jordan Ahmad Abbadi (The British University in Dubai; & Engineering Consultant Group)

14:00-14:15 1570435348

Building Energy Efficiency of a Transit Oriented Development Esra Trepci (Khalifa Institute of Science and Technology)

14:15-14:30 1570435354

Drivers of energy consumption in Abu Dhabi mixed-used buildings Min Lin, 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; 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; Toufic Mezher (Masdar Institute)

B10--Civil & Environmental Engineering III



13:45-14:00 1570432636

Impact of local retrofit in improving lateral capacity Ghazanfar Anwar and Aman Mwafy (UAE Arab Emirates University)

14:00-14:15

1570432910

Investigation of Soil-Structure-Interaction Effects on RC Shear Wall Structures via Nonlinear FEA Dina Saadi and 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 ; Farid Abed (American University of Sharjah)

14:30-14:45 1570434985

Assessment of Building Dynamic Characteristics for Seismic Design Aya Abuelhamd; Aman Mwafy (United Arab Emirates University); Suliman A. Gargoum (University of Alberta, Canada)

14:45-15:00 1570434993

Variation of P-Wave Velocity with Sand Properties Magdi El-Emam and Mohammad Amer (American University of Sharjah)

B11-Biomedical Engineering II



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 and Amani Al-Othman; Hasan Al‐Nashash; Mohammad Al-

Sayah (American University of Sharjah)

14:15-14:30 1570432691

Rapid Prototyping of Microfluidic Probes for Biomedical Applications Ayoola Brimmo (New York University, United Arab Emirates); Roaa

Alnemari; Mohammad Qasaimeh (New York University)

14:30-14:45

1570432747

Synchronization of C. elegans through High-Throughput Separation of Eggs in a Microfluidic Spiral Chip Samuel Sofela and Sarah Sahloul; Yong-Ak Song (New York University Abu Dhabi); Mehdi Rafeie (University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia); Kwon Taehong and Jongyoon Han (Massachusetts Institute of

Technology, USA); 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; Ahsan Khandoker (Khalifa University of

Science, Technology and Research)

B12-Chemistry & Chemical Engineering III



13:45-14:00

1570432820

Use of Response Surface Methodology for the Study of Adsorption of Lead From Water Using Adsorbents Derived from Date Pits Haliemeh Sweidan and Naeema Al Darmaki; Yaser Greish; Ali Al-Marzouqi

(UAE University)

14:00-14:15 1570434855 Simulation and Optimization of Air Liquefaction Plant using ASPEN Plus

Mohaned Elbasheer (UAE University)

14:15-14:30

1570434940

The Catalytic Activity of CoFe2O4 and CoxNi1-xFe2O4 Towards Phenol

Degradation in Aqueous Solutions Bayan Al Qassem; Mohammad Abu Haija; Fawzi Banat (Khalifa University of Science and Technology)

14:30-14:45 1570435259

Mixed Culture Cultivation of Marine Microalgae for Protein Production Ramis Rafay; Jorge Rodríguez R. and Joao Uratani (Khalifa Institute of Science & Technology)

14:45-15:00

1570432880

Pilkington ActivTM Glass: characterization and application to organic

pollutant degradation Habeebllah Oladipo (Masdar Institute)

B13-Mechanical Engineering II



13:45-14:00 1570432762

Techno-economic evaluation of a chemical looping combustion plant with waste heat utilization Oghare Ogidiama (Masdar Institute)

14:00-14:15 1570432974

Optical characterization of a floating cover for open-tank volumetric solar receivers

Miguel Diago; Peter Armstrong and Nicolas Calvet (Masdar Institute of

Science and Technology); 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 of Science and Technology)

14:30-14:45

1570434394

Design and Performance Analysis of a Portable MD-based Hybrid Desalination Unit Khadije El Kadi; Isam Janajreh (Khalifa University of Science and

Technology, Masdar Institute)

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 (The Petroleum Institute)

15:00-15:15 1570432559

Variable Refrigerant Flow Cooling Assessment in Tropical Environments Roba Saab; Mohamed I. Ali (Khalifa University, Masdar Institute)

B14-Mechanical Engineering III



13:45-14:00 1570434888

Droplet Growth Dynamics for Water Condensation on Oil-Infused Superhydrophobic Surfaces

Qiaoyu Ge and TieJun Zhang (Masdar Institute of Science and Technology)

14:00-14:15 1570435378

Laser Doppler Velocimetry Measurement in turbulent swirling flow Tianxing Zhang (Khalifa University); Lyes Khezzar and Kharoua Nabil; Mohamed Alshehhi (Petroleum Institute)

14:15-14:30 1570435506

Numerical Study of a Turbulent Swirling Flow Interacting with a Bluff Body Jinli Song (Khalifa University of Science and Technology); Kharoua Nabil and Lyes Khezzar (The Petroleum Institute)

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; Sunil Kumar (New York University Abu Dhabi, New York University, USA)

15:00-15:15

1570432882

Permeability Computation of 3D Preforms using In-Situ micro Computed Tomography Muhammad Ali (Khalifa University of Science and Technology)

Poster Session B -Engineering, Information Technology & Physical Sciences



P1 1570434956 Optimal ground station operation for tracking multiple satellites

Hoda Alyammahi (Masdar Institute)

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 (American University of Sharjah & Ministry of

Infrastructure Development)

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; Hani Saleh (Khalifa University of Science, Technology)

P11 1570434695 Load Frequency Control of a Photovoltaic Connected Power Grid

Samar Emara ; Abdulla Ismail (RIT Dubai)

P12

1570432981 Variation of inductance in a switched reluctance motor under various rotor

faults using finite element analysis

Saad Khan; Muhammad Saleheen Aftab (United Arab Emirates University); 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 (American University of Sharjah)

P14 1570432870 Predicting Workforce Demand In Service Organizations Using AI

Techniques

Sara Sharif (Khalifa University)

P15

1570432868 Kernel Density Estimation and Gaussian Mixture Models: A Comparison for Wind Speed Density Estimation Maisam Wahbah; Tarek El Fouly; (Khalifa University) Bashar Zahawi and

Sami Muhaidat Omar Alhussein (University of Waterloo, Canada)

P16 1570432855 Drone Based Outdoor Insulator Inspection

Danial W Amin, Shayok Mukhopadhyay and Ayman El-Hag; Usman Tariq (American University of Sharjah)

P17 1570432748 Adaptive Shaping Function for Envelope Tracking Applications

Mohammad Abo rahama (American University of Sharjah)

P18

1570432734 Doherty CMOS Power Amplifiers for 5G Technology

Nourhan El Sayed (Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research)

P19

1570432556 An Efficient Multi-output Switched Capacitor Converter for Energy-quality

Scalable SoCs Dima Kilani (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 (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; Zeyar Aung (Khalifa, Masdar Institute of Science and Technology)

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 (Masdar Institute)

P27 1570432866 Hand Gesture Recognition Using Recurrent Neural Networks For Smart-TV

Applications Buti Al Delail (Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research)

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 and Abdulrahim Shamayleh; Hasan Al‐Nashash (American

University of Sharjah)

P31 1570432015 Using Lactose and Ultrasound to Deliver Chemotherapeutics

Rand Abusamra; 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 (The Petroleum Institute, ADNOC Gas Processing)

P34 1570434947 Optimal Configuration of 100% Renewable Energy System for the UAE

electricity sector Abdulrahman Alzaabi (Masdar Institute of Science and Technology)

P35

1570434945 Performance Comparison of TCP Algorithms for device-to-device

communication in LTE-A Fatima Qatan (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; Igor Boiko (Petroleum Institute)

Sessions: C1 – C14 (15:30 – 17:00)

C1-Humanities & Social Sciences IV



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)

C2-Business & Management V



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 (The British University in Dubai; Abu Dhabi

Courts)

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 in attracting FDI: toward a sustainable competitiveness of places Mohamed AlAnsaari (British University in Dubai; Mohamed Bin Rashid School of Government)

16:15-16:30 1570433248 An Exploratory study of In-flight safety videos and Marketing

Nawal AlAnsari (American University of Sharjah)

16:30-16:45 1570432850 Edutainment with flipped IDEAS

Kevin Dias (American University of Sharjah)

C3--Clinical & Health III



15:30-15:45 1570432798 VKORC1 Variants as Significant Predictors of Warfarin Dose in Emiratis

Zeina Almahairi (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, G (CMHS & DMCG)

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 (Khalifa University)

16:30-16:45

1570435490

Investigation and Modeling of Obesity and Low Back Pain in UAE

Ruqayyah Alkaabi; Toufic Mezher; Kinda Khalaf ; Maher Maalouf (Khalifa University)

C4-Life Sciences III



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)

C5-Electrical & Computer Engineering IV



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, SH, 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 (Masdar Institute of Science and Technology)

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



15:30-15:45 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 ; 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 of Science Technology and Research); Hadi Otrok (Khalifa University, United Arab Emirates & 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 and Ahmad Bani Younes (Khalifa University); James Turner (Texas A&M University, USA)

C7-Petroleum



15:30-15:45

1570432893

Evaluation of Direct Absorption Solar Collectors (DASCs) Based on Nanofluid Volumetric Absorbers Omar Sharaf; Eiyad Abu-Nada (Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research)

15:45-16:00 1570432955

Optimizing the production of ammonia as an energy Ola Osman; Sgouris Sgouridis (Khalifa, Masdar Institute of Science and Tec)

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 and Ayoob Al Hammadi; Fatima Ahmed; Rahmat Agung Susantyoko, Giovanni Palmisano and Saif Almheiri

(Masdar Institute of Science and Technolog)

16:15-16:30 1570435068 Produced Water treatment using Microbial Desalination Cells

Apoorva Goel (American University Of Sharjah)

16:30-16:45

1570435180

Multi-Step Themochemical Splitting of H2S Using Metal Sulfides

Osahon Osasuyi (Khalifa Institute of Science and Technology)

16:45-17:00

1570435476

Market Design for Renewable Energy (RE) Adaptation for Abu Dhabi Shaima Alnaqbi; Toufic Mezher (Khalifa University - Masdar Institute)

17:00-17:15 1570434984

Nonlinear dynamics of a blade-hub system Ehab Basta; Mehdi Ghommem; Samir Emam (American University of Sharjah)

C8-Materials Science



15:30-15:45 1570429105

Curing kinetics and mechanical properties of epoxy coating prepared with organic solvent addition Yi Cai (Khalifa University of Science and Technology)

15:45-16:00 1570432241

Mechanical Behavior of carbon nanotube/graphene Foam Shaohong Luo; Kin Liao (Khalifa University of Science Technology and Research)

16:00-16:15

1570434959

Curing Behaviour of high performance laminated kevlar/epoxy composites

Abdel-Hamid Ismail Mourad; Farah Genena ; Mouza AlMansoori; Lamia Almarzooqi; Nizamudeen Cherupurakal (UAE University)

16:15-16:30

1570435471

Fabrication of highly hydrophobic electrospun membranes for membrane distillation

Olawale Makanjuola; Isam Janajreh; Raed Hashaikeh (Khalifa University of Science and Technology, Masdar Institute)

16:30-16:45

1570434968

Fabrication of antireflection and anti-soiling coatings for desert based solar panels Nujood Alshehhi and Khalid Askar (Khalifa University of Science and

Technology)

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)

C9-Civil & Environmental Engineering IV



15:30-15:45

1570428953

Graphene-enabled ion exchange membranes for electromembrane desalination Adetunji Alabi ; Linda Zou and Ahmed Al Hajaj (Khalifah University, Masdar Institute)

15:45-16:00

1570432614

A Novel Separation Material for Oil in Water Emulsion:Natural Sand

Particles Ning Wang and Yang Yang ; Kean Wang (Khalifa University, The Petroleum Institute)

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 (Masdar Institute of Science and

Technology)

16:30-16:45

1570434664

Cloud Cover Climatology for the Arabian Peninsula

Latifa Yousef (Masdar Institute of Science and Technology & National Center of Meteorology and Seismology); Marouane Temimi (Masdar

Institute, Tunisia)

16:45-17:00

1570435441 Satellite remote sensing of fog formation in UAE Mariam Almoosawi (Masdar Institute of Science and Technology)

C10-Civil & Environmental Engineering V



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; Samer Madanat (New York University Abu Dhabi);

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); Riad Saraiji (The 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 of Science and Technology)

16:30-16:45 1570435196 Studying the Multi-Cultural Impact on Driving Behavior in Abu Dhabi

Ahmed Alfarra (Masdar Institute)

C11-Biomedical Engineering III



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; Suryani Lukman (Khalifa University of Science and Technology); Namareq Widatalla (Tohoku University, Japan)

16:00-16:15 1570432883

Biomimetic Lymph Node on a Chip Aya Shanti (Khalifa University of Science and Technology)

16:15-16:30 1570428749

Dynamics of Tumour-Immune System with Treatments and Optimal Control

Hebatallah Al-Sakaji; Fathalla Rihan (UAE University)

16:30-16:45

1570432986

Intraoral Camera for Supporting Assistive Devices Muhammad Tily ; Hasan Al‐Nashash; Hasan Mir (American University of

Sharjah)

C12-Chemistry & Chemical Engineering IV



15:30-15:45

1570430528

Reverse selective carbon membrane for separation of binary gas mixtures

Zhou He (Khalifa University of Science and Technology; China University of Petroleum (East China), P.R. China); Kean Wang (The Petroleum

Institute)

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 (American University of Sharjah)

16:00-16:15

1570432911

Removal of Heat Stable Salts via Electrosorption using Carbon-based Electrodes Madeeha Durrani ; Fawzi Banat; Mohammad Abu Haija (Khalifa University of Science and Technology, The Petroleum Institute)

16:15-16:30 1570433001

Integrated modeling of CO2 bio-fixation by algae in arid environments Hammed Abiodun Balogun; Ahmed Al Hajaj (Khalifah University, Masdar

Institute)

16:30-16:45

1570435486

Synthesis of Sulfur Based Co-polymers via Inverse Vulcanization for Low

Thermal Conductivity Meera Yousef (The Petroleum Institute)

C13-Mechanical Engineering IV



15:30-15:45

1570433340

Study of Erosive and Wear Characteristics of Bakelite Coated with NiAl2O3

using Powder Spray Coating Method John Christy; 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; Imad Barsoum (The Petroleum Institute)

16:00-16:15 1570434865 In-plane modulus of elasticity homogenization of arc-tan corrugation

Shamma Al Hemeiri (Khalifa University)

16:15-16:30

1570434938

Investigation of welding potential sources - voltage and acoustic signals for monitoring the weld quality Dinu Thekkuden ; 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 ; 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 (Khalifa University)

17:00-17:15

1570435545

Study of Naturally-Aged and As-Received Silvered-Glass Reflectors Radia Lahlou; Nicolas Calvet ; Kholoud Al Naimi ; Peter Armstrong

(Masdar Institute of Science and Technology)

C14-Mechanical Engineering V



15:30-15:45

1570432823

Dynamic Response of Electrically-Coupled Microbeams in Shock Environments Moustafa Sayed Ahmed; 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; Oleg Shiryayev (Sas al Nakhl Campus Khalifa University of Science and Technology)

16:00-16:15

1570435005

Analytical and Finite Element Analysis of Pulling-In of a HDPE Liner in a Pipeline Sanad Sulaiman ; Imad Barsoum (Khalifa University-The Petroleum Institute)

16:15-16:30 1570435060

FPGA Sensor Fusion System Design for IMU Arrays Owais Talaat Waheed ; Ibrahim M Elfadel (Masdar Institute of Science and Technology)

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 (Khalifa University); Fatima Al Khoori (Emirates Technology Innovation Center)

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 and Irfan Hussain; Tarek Taha and Jorge Dias; Dongming Gan; (Khalifa University);Lakmal Seneviratne (KURI, UAE)

Poster Session C -Engineering, Information Technology & Physical Sciences



P1

1570435249 Design of an Attitude Determination and Control for small satellites in low

altitude orbits Adham Alkhaja; Prashanth Marpu (Khalifa University-Masdar Institute)

P2 1570432862 Targeted Energy Transfer Using Nonlinear Energy Sinks

Adnan Saeed; Mohammad Alshudeifat (Khalifa University)

P3

1570432765 Thermochemical Analysis of Flat Composite Panel Mariam Al Dhaheri; Kamran Khan, Wesley Cantwell and Rehan Umer (Khalifa University); 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; Rana Sabouni (American University of Sharjah)

P6 1570434863 The effects of the environmental factors on the absorbency of

superabsorbent hydrogels Noun Abdelwahab (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 (Masdar Institute of Science and Technology)

P8 1570432949 An In-Situ DRIFTS/MS Study of the Photocatalytic Degradation of EDTA

over TiO2 Reem Al Sakkaf; Giovanni Palmisano (Khalifa University- Masdar Institute)

P9

1570432642 Process Simulation and Modelling of Air Cooled Condenser Using Aspen

EDR Zhou He (Khalifa University of Science and Technology; China University of Petroleum (East China), P.R. China); Arjun Ravikumar; Kean Wang;

TieJun Zhang (Masdar-The Petroleum Institute)

P10

1570432617 Molecular Dynamic Simulations of Low Global Warming Potential

Refrigerants Yuting LI (Khalifa University of Science and Technology, P.R. China); Wael Fouad; Lourdes F Vega (The Petroleum Institute)

P11

1570432588 Molecular Simulations of Nature-inspired Hierarchical Porous Materials for

Energy Storage Mostafa Elabyouki (Khalifa University of Science and Technology)

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-Tawam Hospital)

P13 1570431449 Waste Water Treatment Using Functionalized Graphene Oxide Hydrogels

Fathima Arshad and Munirasu Selvaraj; Fawzi Banat (Khalifa University- The Petroleum Institute)

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 and Tarek Taha; Yahya Zweiri (Khalifa University); Lakmal Seneviratne (KURI, UAE)

P16

1570432968 A Review of Robot Exploration Methods

Reem Ashour; Tarek Taha and Nawaf Almoosa (Khalifa University of Science Technology and Research); Lakmal Seneviratne (KURI, UAE)

P17

1570432858 Implementation of a Visual Feedback Control of a 5-DOF Robot Manipulator

Omer Abubakr and Mirghani Daffalla ; Lotfi Romdhane; Mohammad A. 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 and Mohammad A. Jaradat ; Lotfi Romdhane


P19

1570434872 A New Genetic-Based Algorithm for the Interpretation of Pressure

Transient Response in Naturally Fractured Reservoirs Zinab Al Maqrami; Chakib Kada and Mohammed Al Kobaisi (Petroleum

Institute); Dachang Li (ADNOC Offshore)

P20 1570434818 A new analytical model for the multi-fractured horizontal well in the

naturally fractured reservoir Yuan Gao (Khalifa University of Science and Technology)

P21

1570430478 Novel Insights into Capillary Number Equation and Wettability Quantification: Electrostatic Colloidal Perspective Obaid Alhmoudi; Mariam Malas (Khalifa University of Science and Technology)

P22 1570432742 Boron-Lined NaI Detector For He-3 Free Neutron Detectıon System

Amira Emam; Walid Metwally (UAE University)

P23 1570434887 CVD graphene strain sensor based on microfabricated membrane structure

Lina Tizani; Irfan Saadat (Masdar Institute of Science and Technology)

P24 1570433000 Design considerations of fabricating microfluidic channels on a CMOS

platform Aamenah Siddiqui; Jaime Viegas (Khalifa University-Masdar Institute)

P25 1570432992 Studying the Impact of Depth of Focus on Patterned Resist Profile

Mohammed Ziauddin; Abdel-Hamid Ismail Mourad; Saud Khashan (UAE University)

P26

1570432875 Influence of Nanoparticles on Surface Tension Fan Xue ; Afshin Goharzadeh and Yit Fatt Yap (Khalifa University -The Petroleum Institute)

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 & Sas Al Nakhl Campus)

P29 1570434977 Effects of Erosion-Corrosion on Mild Steel in the Presence of Corrosion

Inhibitor Using Submerged Impingement Jet Apparatus Danny Diab; Sami Ainane (Khalifa University of Science and Technology)

P30 1570434599 A study of the elastic properties of Bandera Brown sandstone under

different loading conditions Roshan Saji (Masdar Institute)

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 ; Hamid Abderrahmane(Khalifa University –

Masdar Institute)

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 ; Rashid Abu Al-Rub and Abdul Raouf Tajik (Khalifa

University- Masdar Institute); 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 and Saif Almheiri; Raed

Hashaikeh (Masdar Institute )

P36

1570435119 Fabrication of Self-Healing Coating for Withstanding Desert Based Climate

Conditions Fatima AlHameli; Khalid Askar (Khalifa University of Science and

Technology)

P37 1570432967 Characterization of novel hygroscopic materials based on NaCl-TiO2 and

NaCl-SiO2 particles Marie Bermeo Vargas (Masdar Institute)

P38

1570432886 Evaluation of Alumina (Al2O3) Dispersed UHMWPE Nanocomposites for Biomedical Applications Omar Ayad; Abdel-Hamid Ismail Mourad ; Yaser Greish (United Arab Emirates University)

P39

1570432839 Low frequency wave propagation in periodic cores used in sandwich structures

Ammar Ahmed; Maen Alkhader; Bassam Abu Nabah (American University of Sharjah)

P40 1570432813 Devulcanized Rubber-Polystyrene Insulator Composite

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