Ghadah Adel
Assistant Professor
Summary
To contribute as a full-time faculty member in Management Information Systems at a Saudi public university by leveraging over six years of academic leadership, postgraduate teaching, and research expertise in MIS, Business Intelligence, and Artificial Intelligence, while supporting national visions for academic excellence and innovation.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
13
13
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Languages
Work History
Head of IT Department & Assistant Professor
Lebanese International University
01.2021 - Current
- Lead curriculum development and strategic academic planning aligned with MIS and AI trends
- Teach AI, Business Intelligence, Web Development, and postgraduate MIS courses
- Supervised over 20 undergraduate projects and 2 Master theses
Head of Quality Assurance Unit – School of Engineering & IT
Lebanese International University
01.2022 - Current
- Directed program accreditation efforts (including ABET-alignment) and internal academic audits
- Led workshops on outcome-based education (OBE) and quality assurance
Head of IT Department & Assistant Professor
Emirates International University
01.2021 - 12.2021
- Designed curriculum frameworks and managed faculty evaluation
Assistant Professor
University of Science and Technology
01.2021 - 12.2021
- Taught core MIS and IT subjects including System Analysis, Web App Dev, and Multimedia
Research & Teaching Assistant
Xidian University
01.2017 - 12.2019
- Contributed to funded AI/NLP research and co-instructed in Machine Learning labs
Senior Lecturer & Head of Industrial Training
Universiti Utara Malaysia
01.2010 - 12.2015
- Supervised capstone projects and industry placements in MIS and software development
Education
Ph.D. - Artificial Intelligence
Xidian University
Xian , China 01.2016 - 01.2020
M.Sc. - Information Technology
Open University Malaysia
Malaysia 01.2010 - 01.2012
B.Sc. - Information Technology
Universiti Utara Malaysia
Malaysia 01.2005 - 01.2009
High Diploma - Graphic Design and Digital Multimedia
Sana'a Community College
Yemen 01.2001 - 01.2004
Skills
- Power BI
- Python
- Java
- PHP
- C
- SQL
- WordPress
- Oracle
- MySQL
- AI/ML Libraries
- scikit-learn
- NLTK
- HTML
- CSS
- JavaScript
Thesis Supervision
- Factors Influencing the Acceptance of BI Tools by SMEs in Yemen (Under Publication)
- Procurement Practices and the Success of Project Implementation in INGOs in Yemen (Under Publication)
- Supervised 20+ senior undergraduate projects and postgraduate theses
Selected Publications
- Adel, G., & Rashed, A., Efficient Revocation Scheme, IntechOpen, in press
- Adel, G., Rashed, A., & Abdulrazzak, F., AI in Higher Education in Yemen, AIQAHE Conference, 2023
- Adel, G., & Wang, Y., Humanitarian Crisis in Arabic Tweets, IEEE ICAIBD, 2020
- Adel, G., & Wang, Y., Arabic Twitter Corpus for Crisis Response, ACAI Conf., 2019
- Adel, G. M. A., Online Plagiarism Detection in Arabic, Internet of Things & Cloud Computing, 2019
Skills Tools
Power BI, Microsoft Dynamics, ERPNext, Python, Java, PHP, C++, SQL, Moodle, WordPress, Oracle, MySQL, AI/ML Libraries (scikit-learn, NLTK), Tableau, HTML/CSS/JavaScript
Professional Engagement
- Vice President – IEEE Women in Engineering (Yemen Chapter)
- Counselor – IEEE Student Branch, LIU Yemen
- Reviewer – eSmarTA2022, 2023, 2024; ITSS-IoE 2021
Courses Taught
- Management Information Systems
- Business Intelligence & Analytics
- Artificial Intelligence
- Data Structures
- IT Project Management
- Web Development
- NLP & ML
- Database Systems
- Programming (Java, Python, C++, PHP)
- Digital Multimedia
- Human-Computer Interaction
- E-Commerce
- Systems Analysis and Design
Timeline
Head of Quality Assurance Unit – School of Engineering & IT
Lebanese International University
01.2022 - Current
Head of IT Department & Assistant Professor
Lebanese International University
01.2021 - Current
Head of IT Department & Assistant Professor
Emirates International University
01.2021 - 12.2021
Assistant Professor
University of Science and Technology
01.2021 - 12.2021
Research & Teaching Assistant
Xidian University
01.2017 - 12.2019
Ph.D. - Artificial Intelligence
Xidian University
01.2016 - 01.2020
Senior Lecturer & Head of Industrial Training
Universiti Utara Malaysia
01.2010 - 12.2015
M.Sc. - Information Technology
Open University Malaysia
01.2010 - 01.2012
B.Sc. - Information Technology
Universiti Utara Malaysia
01.2005 - 01.2009
High Diploma - Graphic Design and Digital Multimedia
Sana'a Community College
01.2001 - 01.2004
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