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n.alsaid@ajman.ac.ae
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Nidal Mahmoud Al Said

Dr. Nidal Al Said is an Associate Professor in the College of Mass Communication at Ajman University, United Arab Emirates. His academic expertise spans artificial intelligence, human–computer interaction, data analytics, machine learning, and smart digital systems, with a particular emphasis on their application in media, education, and interdisciplinary digital environments. He holds a Ph.D. from the National Technical University of Athens and has extensive experience in university teaching, curriculum development, course design, and student mentorship across diverse academic settings. His work reflects a sustained engagement with interdisciplinary education, where information technology intersects with visual communication, digital media, and design-oriented technologies. Dr. Al Said’s research focuses on AI-driven analytics, predictive modeling, human–AI interaction, and the integration of intelligent systems within educational and media contexts. He has published widely in international peer-reviewed journals, book chapters, and academic books, contributing both theoretical and applied perspectives on data mining, smart applications, and digital transformation. In addition to his research and teaching activities, Dr. Al Said plays an active role in academic accreditation, institutional effectiveness, and quality assurance, contributing to program development, evaluation, and strategic academic initiatives. He is actively involved in interdisciplinary research collaboration with scholars and institutions across Asia, Europe, and the broader international academic community. He also serves as a reviewer and editor for for academic publications, supporting research excellence across multidisciplinary fields.

Education
  • Ph.D. from National Technical University of Athens, Athens, Greece, 2004.
  • M.Sc. from National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece, 1999.
  • B.Sc. from University of Crete, Crete, Greece, 1993.
Experience
  • Associate Professor, College of Mass Communication, Ajman University, 9/2025- now
  • Assistant Professor, College of Mass Communication, Ajman University, UAE, 09/2011 – 8/2025.
  • Assistant Professor/Chairperson, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering, Dhofar University, Salalah, Sultanate of Oman, 09/2008 – 08/2011.
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Science and Information Technology, Zarqa Private University, Zarqa, Jordan, 09/2007 – 08/2008.
  • Assistant Professor, Faculty of Information Technology, Ajman University of Science & Technology, Ajman, UAE, 09/2005 – 08/2007.
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Information Systems, Faculty of Information Technology, Al-Ahlyyia Amman University, Amman, Jordan, 09/2004 – 08/2005.
  • Teaching Assistant, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Athens, Greece, 09/2000 – 08/2004.
  • Instructor, Athens Institute of Vocational Training, Athens, Greece, 2002 – 2004.
  • Researcher/Programmer, National Technical University of Athens, Athens, Greece, 10/2000 – 10/2001.
  • IT Consultant, TEMAGON Technology & Management Consultancy Services S.A., Athens, Greece, 03/1999 – 01/2001.
  • Programmer, Department of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Crete, Crete, Greece, 04/1994 – 06/1996.
Teaching Area
  • Web and Smart Application Design
  • Multimedia Design
  • Game Design
  • Human Computer Interaction
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Infographics
Research
  • IT in Education and Media
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
  • Smart Systems & IoT
  • Data Mining & Business/Health Intelligence
Publications
Conference Presentation
  • Nidal Al Said, Ezz Hattab, and Razan Matarneh, “Enriching Audit Curriculum with Data Analytics Techniques,” 16th International Conference on Excellence, Gifted Education, Innovation, & Creativity in Basic-Higher Education & Psychology (Paris, France: July 3–6, 2018).
  • Sari R. ElDadah, Nidal Al-Said, "A Process-based Framework for Automatic Categorization of Web Documents," in Proceedings of the 13th Workshop for PhD Students in Object-Oriented Systems, in conjunction with the 17th European Conference on Object-Oriented Programming (ECOOP), Darmstadt, Germany, July 2003.
  • Tassos Argyros, Charis Ermopoulos, Vassiliki Pavlaki, and Nidal Al-Said, "Extracting Cyber Communities through Patterns," in Proceedings of the SIAM International Conference on Data Mining, San Francisco, CA, USA, May 2003.
  • E. Hattab, A. Papantoniou, N. Alsaid, and R. Curwen, "A Knowledge-based System for Best Practices Reusability," in Proceedings of the 4th Workshop on Information & Computer Science (WICS 2002), K. Faisal and M. Sarfraz (eds.), IEEE Computer Society Chapter, ISBN 9960-07-187-1, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, March 2002, pp. 115–123.
  • Ezz Hattab, A. Papantoniou, N. Alsaid, and R. Curwen, "DLCM: A Digital Library for Change Management Best Practices," in International Workshop on the Design and Implementation of Digital Libraries, DELOS International Cooperation Report Series by the ERCIM Office, Ifrane, Morocco, November 2001.
Memberships, Awards and Honors
  • Member, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM).
  • Member of the Greek Computer scientist Association.
  • Member, Jordan Computer Society.
  • "Certificate of Recognition" as one of the most active reviewers of the International Arab Journal of Information Technology (IAJIT) for the years 2009, 2010, and 2012.
  • PENED’99: The General Secretariat of Research & Technology, Ministry of Development, Greece, 2003.