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Naglaa Sami Adbel Aziz Mahmoud
- Assistant Professor
- Ext: 6714
Dr. Mahmoud received her BFA with Honors, Master's and Ph.D. in Interior Architecture - Lighting and Acoustics in Conference Halls from the College of Fine Arts, University of Helwan, Cairo, Egypt, and Ecole d’Architecture d’ Interieure Camondo (scientific channel for the Ph.D.) in 1990, 1996 and 2002 respectively. She has experience of more than 30 years in teaching, research, and applied interior design projects. Head and member of many committees; Accreditation CAA, REC, Curricula and Study Plan Committee, Academic Timetable, Master Degree, QS, WASC, and Assessment. As the department head from 2019 to 2020, she established the Lighting and Acoustical Lab for interior applications and experimentation. Dr. Mahmoud was selected as APID's Ambassador in May 2018 to prepare for the biannual IFI Congress Dubai 2020 hosted by APID. She is a member of many professional institutions and journal editing boards and serves in evaluating, peer reviewing, and judging in specialized competitions, ex. Journal of Interior Design and IDEC.
Education
- Ph.D. Philosophy of Doctorate degree of Fine Arts in Interior Architecture (Scientific Channel France “Ecole D’Architecture D’Interieure - France” & “College of Fine Arts - Egypt”- 2002
- Master of Fine Arts in Interior Architecture (College of Fine Arts, Helwan University) Egypt - 1996
- Bachelor of Fin Arts in Interior Architecture (College of Fine Arts, Helwan University) Egypt- 1990
Experience
- Assistant-Professor, Interior Design Department, College of Architecture, Art, and Design (CAAD), Ajman University (AU), United Arab Emirates, 2019-Present
- Head of Interior Design Department, College of Architecture, Art, and Design, Ajman University (AU), United Arab Emirates, 2019-2020
- Assistant-Professor, Interior Design Department, College of Engineering, Ajman University (AU), United Arab Emirates, 2005-2019
- Assistant-Professor, Architecture Department, College of Maritime Transport & Technology, Arab Academy for Science and Technology and Maritime Transport, Cairo, Egypt, 2004
- Assistant Professor, Interior Architecture Department, College of Fine Arts, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt, 2002-Present
- Lecturer, Interior Architecture Department, College of Fine Arts, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt, 1996-2002
- Teaching-Assistant, Interior Architecture Department, College of Fine Arts, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt, 1990-1996
Teaching Area
- Lighting and Acoustics for Interior Design - Lighting and Acoustics for Architecture
- Graduation Project - Graduation Project II
- Psychology of Interior Design
- Islamic Interiors, Theory of ID
- Architecture for Interiors
Research
- Lighting and Acoustics as enhancement elements in Interior Design
- Environmental Psychology Effects of the Interior Design
- Interior Design' Program as Pedagogy and Quality Assurance
Publications
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JournalAbdelaziz Mahmoud, N.S., El Samanoudy, G., Jung, C., Simulating the natural lighting for a physical and mental Well-being in residential building in Dubai, UAE, Ain Shams Engineering Journal, Vol: 14, Feb 2023, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asej.2022.101810
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JournalJung, C.; Mahmoud, N.S.A.; El Samanoudy, G.; Al Qassimi, N., Evaluating the Color Preferences for Elderly Depression in the United Arab Emirates, Buildings, Vol: 12, Dec 2022, doi: 10.3390/buildings12020234
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2021, The Interior Design Profession - History of the profession
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2021, Lighting Necessity for an Outstanding Museum Display Arab Collections
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2021, An analysis of indoor environment evaluation for The Springs development in Dubai, UAE
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Pandemic Psychology: A 2021, Glimpse into the Future of Research & Therapy Centers
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2021, Interior Designology as Wellbeing Support for the Educational Environmental in Crisis Time
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2020, Freehand-drawing as basic principle to success interior design project
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2020, SAMI ABDELAZIZ, N. et al. (2020). The Book of Acoustics. BAUX. The Book of Acoustics by BAUX AB is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) For information on how to share or redistribute this work visit: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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JournalEL SAYED ALİ EL SAMANOUDY, G , SAMİ ABDELAZİZ, N., Teaching strategies for gifted students in interior design program, Journal for the Education of Gifted Young Scientists, Vol: 8, pp. 819 - 828, Jun 2020, doi: DOI: 10.17478/jegys.685451
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2020, Material-Scape that Enhance the functionality of the Interiors Acoustical Environment (High-Educational Spaces), INTED 2020 Proceeding, Crossref and Web of Science Indexed. ISBN: 978-84-09-17939-8. doi: 10.21125/inted.2020.2330
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2020, Programming Aspects for Nexus Interior Design Learning Process
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2020, The Lighting Force in Pandemic Time: Contribution of Interior Lighting Design
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2019, Occupational Safety for the Educational Lecture Halls’ Interiors, ICERI 2019, Conference Proceeding, Crossref and Web of Science Indexed. ISBN: 978-84-09-14755-7
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2019, Acoustics from Interior Designer Perspective, Book Chapter in Acoustics of Materials, DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.84167, https://www.intechopen.com/books/acoustics-of-materials/acoustics-from-interior-designer-perspective
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2019, Rubric as Assessment Tool for Educational Effectiveness - Interior Lighting Design’ Assignments, INTED 2019, Conference Proceeding, Crossref and Web of Science Indexed, ISBN: 978-84-09-08619-1
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2018, Achieving the Optimal Sustainable Lighting Concept (Proposal for Solar Decathlon Middle East 2018-2020), ICERI 2018, Conference Proceeding, Crossref and Web of Science Indexed, ISBN: 978-84-09-05948-5
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2018, "Toward a Good Acoustical Design for Maximizing the Teaching Experience in Lecture Halls", ICERI 2018, Conference Proceeding, Crossref and Web of Science Indexed, ISBN: 978-84-09-05948-5
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2018, Interior Environmental Design, Heal? Short Communication in Open Access Journal of Complementary & Alternative Medicine, ISSN: 2644-1217, http://dx.doi.org/10.32474/OAJCAM.2018.01.000114
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2018, Best Illumination Scenes for Spaces Users, Book Chapter in Indoor Environmental Quality, DOI: 10.5772/intechopen, https://www.intechopen.com/books/indoor-environmental-quality/best-illumination-scenes-for-spaces-users.80990
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2017, Places that Reflect Beauty, Book Chapter in Perception of Beauty, ISBN 978-953-51-5433-4, https://www.intechopen.com/books/perception-of-beauty/places-that-reflect-beauty
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2017, Qualitative Assessment of the Interior Design’ Courses Performance, Proceeding INTED2017, ISBN: 978-84-617-8491-2
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2016, Feasibility of Applying International Accreditation to the Interior Design Program, Proceeding EDULEARN 2016, ISBN: 978-84-608-8860-4
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2015, Specialization, Concentration or Minor for the Undergraduate’ Interior Design Majors, Proceeding ICERI 2015, and ISBN: 978-84-608-2657-6
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2014, Lighting & Acoustics Lab from Idea to Proposal Design in Compact Space (Ajman University of Science & Technology), Proceeding INTED2014, ISBN: 978-84-616-8412-0
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2013, Linking & Applying Psychology of Design and Interior Design’ Courses to Enhance Space Functionality and Aesthetics, Proceeding ICERI2013, ISBN: 978-84-616-3822-2
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2013, Acoustical Environment effects on Interior Design Students’ Educational Spaces (AUST – Interior Design Department), Proceeding INTED 2013, ISBN: 978-84-616-2661-8
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2012, Specialism in Applying the Quality Assurance for Interior Design Curriculum, Proceeding EDULEARN 2012, ISBN: 978-84-695-3491-5
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2012, Specialization in Teaching the Lighting Design Courses between the Interior Design Program and the Architectural Engineering Program, Procceding INTED2012, ISBN: 978-84-615-5563-5
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2011, Merging the Program Design of the Lighting and Acoustic Lab Interiors as Educational Space in Universities, Proceeding ICERI 2011, ISBN: 978-84-615-3324-4
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2010, Natural Lighting, as main Sustainable/Green Light Design Source in Interior Design "Abstract", 2010 International Conference for Enhanced Building Operations
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2009, A Sustainable Lighting Technology as Necessity for Interior Design Applications "Abstract", EC2009 Kuwait, Engineering Congress on Alternatives Energy Applications
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2009, Implementing the Sustainability Concept in Public Spaces (Multi-Purpose Sports Hall in UAE), National Research Foundation (NRF) First and Second Phase
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2008, The Importance to Teach Sustainability to tomorrow Interior Designer, The International Scientific Conference for the Centennial of Faculty of Fine-Arts “100 Years of Creativity”, Helwan University, Egypt.
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2006, The Human Reaction toward the Interior Environment Design Elements, the 19th. IAPS/Bibliotheca Alexandrina International Conference, "Environment, Health and Sustainable Development"
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2003, The Ideal Program of Design the Lecture Halls for the progress of Fine Art Education, the 4th Conference of Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Helwan
Conference Presentation
- 2008, The Importance to Teach Sustainability to tomorrow Interior Designer, The International Scientific Conference for the Centennial of Faculty of Fine-Arts “100 Years of Creativity”, Helwan University, Egypt
- 2003, The Ideal Program of Design the Lecture Halls for the progress of Fine Art Education, the 4th Conference of Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Helwan
Memberships, Awards and Honors
- Certificate of Appreciation - Best Student' Research - Ajman University - 2020
- IFI 2020 Dubai / APID, Trophy of Appreciation for the efforts in preparing the Biannual Congress
- Certificate of Appreciation - Club Fair Jurer - Ajman University 2019
- Certificate of Appreciation - Best Student' Research Supervisor - AbuDhabi University - 2019
- IALD Membership - International Association of Lighting Designer, 2019 - till date
- Certificate of Appreciation - Best Student' Research - Ajman University - 2019
- IDEC Membership - Interior Design Educators Council, 2018 - till date
- Certificate of Appreciation - Best Student' Research - Ajman University - 2016
- “Marquis Who’s Who” Bibliography 2015
- Certificate of "Outstanding Performance" - Dean of Engineering 2012
- Certificate of Experience - Dean of Engineering 2011
- Certificate of Appreciation / Supervision the Winner student Competition IFI 2009 / Dubai
- Membership APID – Association of Professional Interior Designers (Allied with IFI) from 2009
- PhD Holder Degree in Interior Architecture with Honor and Excellency 2002
- Membership ICOM – International Council of Museum from 1997
- Master Degree Holder in Interior Architecture with Honor and Excellency 1996
- Membership Egyptian Organization of Plastic Art (Allied with UNESCO) from 1991
- First Position with Excellency and Honor out of 120 students in Bachelor of Art in Interior Architecture, 1990