The mission of the Computer Engineering Department is to graduate students of competence, conscience, and compassion, who are prepared to excel in the field of computing, whether their objective is to enter the workforce or to continue for advanced studies. Our programs combine the theoretical foundations of computing with the practical engineering knowledge vital to industry, to provide a broad and integrated curriculum. At the graduate level, the department provides advanced and specialized education in computing, offered in formats that meet the needs of both working professionals and full-time students. The Ph.D. program equips students with the ability to advance the state of knowledge in their specialty area. As faculty, we continually strive to contribute to the advancement of the field of computing through our scholarly activities and those of our students.

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Submissions from 2022

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SCSAP: Spiral Clustering Based on Selective Activation Protocol for industrial tailored WSNs, Amal Almasri, Ala’ Khalifeh, and Salem Al-Agtash

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Residential House Occupancy Detection: Trust-Based Scheme Using Economic and Privacy-Aware Sensors, Jun Jiang, Chenli Wang, Thomas Roth, Cuong Nguyen, Patrick Kamongi, Hohyun Lee, and Yuhong Liu

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Heterogeneous information network embedding for user behavior analysis on social media, Xiaofang Zhao, Zhigang Jin, Yuhong Liu, and Yi Hu

Submissions from 2021

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Real-Time Operation of Microgrids, Salem Al-Agtash, Asma Alkhraibat, Mohamad Al Hashem, and Nisrein Al-Mutlaq

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Multi-Agents for Microgrids, Salem Al-Agtash, Nisrein Al-Mutlaq, Mohamed Elabbas, Asma Alkhraibat, and Mohamad Al Hashem

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Heterogeneous Graph Network Embedding for Sentiment Analysis on Social Media, Zhigang Jin, Xiaofang Zhao, and Yuhong Liu

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Integrated sensor data processing for occupancy detection in residential buildings, Chenli Wang, Jun Jiang, Thomas Roth, Cuong Nguyen, Yuhong Liu, and Hohyun Lee

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HD-Code: End-to-End High Density Code for DNA Storage, Jianjun Wu, Shufang Zhang, Tao Zhang, and Yuhong Liu

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DIMNet: Dense implicit function network for 3D human body reconstruction, Shufang Zhang, Jiang Liu, Yuhong Liu, and Nam Ling

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Detection and Classification of Small Traffic Signs Based on Cascade Network, Shufang Zhang, Qinyu Wang, Tong Zhu, and Yuhong Liu

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High-density information storage and random access scheme using synthetic DNA, Shufang Zhang, Jianjun Wu, Beibei Huang, and Yuhong Liu

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Multiplex network embedding for implicit sentiment analysis, Xiaofang Zhao, Yuhong Liu, and Zhigang Jin

Submissions from 2020

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Microgrid Environmental Impact, Salem Al-Agtash, Mohammad Al-Hashem, Mohanad Batarseh, Angelina D. Bintoudi, Apostolos C. Tsolakis, Dimitrios Tzovaras, Jose Martinez-Ramos, Ahmet Onen, Brian Azzopardi, Lenos Hadjidemetriou, Lazaros Zacharia, Nis Martensen, and Mounir Khiat

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Agents for Smart Power Grids, Salem Al-Agtash and Hossam Abdel Hafez

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Hybrid multi-agent-based adaptive control scheme for AC microgrids with increased fault-tolerance needs, Angelina D. Bintoudi, Lampros Zyglakis, Apostolos C. Tsolakis, Dimosthenis Ioannidis, Lenos Hadjidemetriou, Lazaros Zacharia, Nisrein Al-Mutlaq, Mohammad Al-Hashem, Salem Al-Agtash, Elias Kyriakides, Charis Demoulias, and Dimitrios Tzovaras

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A Quantitative Study of DDoS and E-DDoS Attacks on WiFi Smart Home Devices, Bhagyashri Tushir, Yogesh Dalal, Behnam Dezfouli, and Yuhong Liu

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Secure and Efficient Multi-Signature Schemes for Fabric: An Enterprise Blockchain Platform, Yue Xiao, Peng Zhang, and Yuhong Liu

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A Real-Time and Adaptive-Learning Malware Detection Method Based on API-Pair Graph, Shaojie Yang, Shanxi Li, Wenbo Chen, and Yuhong Liu

Submissions from 2019

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Interoperable e-Infrastructure Services in Arabia, Salem Al-Agtash and Roberto Barbera

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Internationalization Context of Arabia Higher Education, Salem Al-Agtash and Labib Khadra

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Tutorial: Are You My Neighbor?: Bringing Order to Neighbor Computing Problems, David Anastasiu, Huzefa Rangwala, and Andrea Tagarelli

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Sparse general non-negative matrix factorization based on left semi-tensor product, Zigang Chen, Lixiang Li, Haipeng Peng, Yuhong Liu, Haihua Zhu, and Yixian Yang

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Sentiment Analysis via Semi-Supervised Learning: A Model based on Dynamic Threshold and Multi-classifiers, Yue Han, Yuhong Liu, and Zhigang Jin

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Stock closing price prediction based on sentiment analysis and LSTM, Zhigang Jin, Yang Yang, and Yuhong Liu

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Retrieving Hidden Friends: A Collusion Privacy Attack Against Online Friend Search Engine, Yuhong Liu and Na Li

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An Extensive Game-Based Resource Allocation for Securing D2D Underlay Communications, Oleksii Rudenko, Yuhong Liu, Chenwei Wang, and Susanto Rahardja

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Optimal Energy Management and Scheduling of a Microgrid in Grid-Connected and Islanded Modes, Lazaros Zacharia, Lysandros Tziovani, M. Savva, Lenos Hadjidemetriou, Elias Kyriakides, Angelina D. Bintoudi, Apostolos C. Tsolakis, Dimitrios Tzovaras, José Luis Martínez-Ramos, A. Marano, Brian Azzopardi, Nis Martensen, Mounir Khiat, Ahmet Onen, and Salem Al-Agtash

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A high storage density strategy for digital information based on synthetic DNA, Shufang Zhang, Beibei Huang, Xiangming Song, Tao Zhang, Hanjie Wang, and Yuhong Liu

Submissions from 2018

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Scheduling Approach for Connected Micro-Grid System, Mohammad Al-Hashem, Salem Al-Agtash, Mohanad Batarseh, and Zakariya Dalalah

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Teaching With Jupyter In-Class Activities: Lessons Learned and Next Steps, David Anastasiu

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An improved decentralised coordinated control scheme for microgrids with AC-coupled units, Angelina D. Bintoudi, Lampros Zyglakis, Apostolis C. Tsolakis, Dimosthenis Ioannidis, Mohammad Al-Hashem, Salem Al-Agtash, and Lenos Hadjid

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A Novel Digital Watermarking Based on General Non-Negative Matrix Factorization, Zigang Chen, Lixiang Li, Haipeng Peng, Yuhong Liu, and Yixian Yang

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Attributed community mining using joint general non-negative matrix factorization with graph Laplacian, Zigang Chen, Lixiang Li, Haipeng Peng, Yuhong Liu, and Yixian Yang

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Incremental General Non-negative Matrix Factorization without Dimension Matching Constraints, Zigang Chen, Lixiang Li, Haipeng Peng, Yuhong Liu, and Yixian Yang

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Patient Friendly Kidney Function Screening, Ragwa El Sayed, Rathna Ramesh, Alessandro Bellofiore, David Anastasiu, and Melinda Simon

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Design factors for developing a university campus microgrid, Lenos Hadjidemetriou, Lazaros Zacharia, Elias Kyriakides, Brian Azzopardi, Stefan Azzopardi, Renata Mikalauskiene, Salem Al-Agtash, Mohammad Al-Hashem, Apostolos C. Tsolakis, Dimosthenis Ioannidis, and Dimitrios Tzovaras

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Vehicle Tracking and Speed Estimation from Traffic Videos, Shuai Hua, Manika Kapoor, and David Anastasiu

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A Data-Driven Approach For Detecting Autism Spectrum Disorders, Manika Kapoor and David Anastasiu

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Minimizing Required User Effort for Cold-Start Recommendation by Identifying the Most Important Latent Factors, Yuhong Liu, Yue Han, Kirk Iserman, and Zhigang Jin

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Framework Design for Smart Micro-Grids, Nis Martensen, Daniel Masendorf, Pablo Gambin Belinchon, Salem Al-Agtash, Mohammad Al-Hashem, Mohanad Batarseh, Brian Azzopardi, Renata Mikalauskiene, Apostolos C. Tsolakis, Dimitrios Tzovaras, Ahmet Onen, José Luis Martínez-Ramos, Mounir Khiat, Lila Ghomri, Lenos Hadjidemetriou, Nunziatina Fragale, and Nicholas Borg

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The 2018 NVIDIA AI City Challenge, Milind Naphade, Ming-Ching Chang, Anuj Sharma, David Anastasiu, Vamsi Jagarlamudi, Pranamesh Chakraborty, Tingting Huang, Shuo Wang, Ming-Yu Liu, Rama Chellappa, Jenq-Neng Hwang, and Siwei Lyu

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Best Trade-Off Point Method for Efficient Resource Provisioning in Spark, Peter P. Nghiem

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A Framework for Detecting Injected Influence Attacks on Microblog Websites Using Change Detection Techniques, Vishnu S. Pendyala, Yuhong Liu, and Silvia M. Figueira

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A dynamic trust based two-layer neighbor selection scheme towards online recommender systems, Ziyang Zhang, Yuhong Liu, Zhigang Jin, and Rui Zhang

Submissions from 2017

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Efficient Neighborhood Graph Construction for Sparse High Dimensional Data, David Anastasiu

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Efficient identification of Tanimoto nearest neighbors; All Pairs Similarity Search Using the Extended Jaccard Coefficient, David Anastasiu and George Karypis

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Parallel Cosine Nearest Neighbor Graph Construction, David Anastasiu and George Karypis

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Document Clustering, David Anastasiu and Andrea Tagarelli

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Robust classification of city roadway objects for traffic related applications, Niveditha Bhandary, Charles MacKay, Alex Richards, Ji Tong, and David Anastasiu

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Novel hybrid design For microgrid control, Angelina D. Bintoudi, Lampros Zyglakis, Tsolakis Apostolos, Dimosthenis Ioannidis, Salem Al-Agtash, José Luis Martínez-Ramos, Ahmet Onen, Brian Azzopardi, Lenos Hadjidemetriou, Nis Martensen, Charis Demoulias, and Dimitrios Tzovaras

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Optimal constrained wireless emergency network antenna placement, Swapnil Gaikwad and David Anastasiu

Security, Privacy, and Trust in Cloud Computing, Yuhong Liu, Ruiwen Li, Songjie Cai, and Yan Lindsay Sun

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Security, Privacy, and Trust for User-Generated Content, Yuhong Liu, Yu Wang, and Nam Ling

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Efficiently Promoting Product Online Outcome: An Iterative Rating Attack Utilizing Product and Market Property, Yuhong Liu, Wenqi Zhou, and Hong Chen

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The NVIDIA AI City Challenge, Milind Naphade, David Anastasiu, Anuj Sharma, Vamsi Jagrlamudi, Hyeran Jeon, Kaikai Liu, Ming-Ching Chang, Siwei Lyu, and Zeyu Gao

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A security evaluation framework for cloud security auditing, Syed Rizvi, Jungwoo Ryoo, John Kissell, William Aiken, and Yuhong Liu

Submissions from 2016

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Deploying Agents for Monitoring and Notification of Wireless Sensor Networks, Ala' Khalifeh, Salem Al-Agtash, Rabi Tanash, and Mahmoud AlQudah

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Towards efficient resource provisioning in MapReduce, Peter Nghiem and Silvia M. Figueira

Submissions from 2015

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Artificial neural networks for dihedral angles prediction in enzyme loops: a novel approach, Samer I. Al–Gharabli, Salem Al-Agtash, Nathir A. Rawashdeh, and Khaled R. Barqawi

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A Survey of Security and Privacy Challenges in Cloud Computing: Solutions and Future Directions, Yuhong Liu, Yan Lindsay Sun, Jungwoo Ryoo, and Athanasios V. Vasilakos

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Online product rating manipulation and market performance, Wenqi Zhou and Yuhong Liu

Submissions from 2014

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Securing Digital Reputation in Online Social Media, Yuhong Liu and Yan Lindsay Sun

Submissions from 2013

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Electricity agents in smart grid markets, Salem Al-Agtash

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Securing Online Reputation Systems through Trust Modeling and Temporal Analysis, Yuhong Liu, Yan Lindsay Sun, Siyuan Liu, and Alex C. Kot

Submissions from 2012

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PC-Based Automated Control System for Jordan Northern Grain Silo, Salem Al-Agtash

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Toward an automatic seizure control system in rats through transcranial focal stimulation via tripolar concentric ring electrodes, Oleksandr Makeyev, Xiang Liu, Hiram Luna-Munguia, Gabriela Rogel-Salazar, Samuel Mucio-Ramirez, Yuhong Liu, Yan Lindsay Sun, Steven M. Kay, and Walter G. Besio

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Security of online reputation systems: The evolution of attacks and defenses, Yan Lindsay Sun and Yuhong Liu

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On Design and Implementation of Neural-Machine Interface for Artificial Legs, Xiaorong Zhang, Yuhong Liu, Fan Zhang, Jin Ren, Yan Lindsay Sun, Qing Yang, and He Huang

Submissions from 2011

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Workforce Assessment in the Jordanian ICT Industry, Salem Al-Agtash

Submissions from 2010

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Supply curve bidding of electricity in constrained power networks, Salem Al-Agtash

Submissions from 2008

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An Innovative Model for University – Industry Partnership, Salem Al-Agtash and Amjed A. Al-Fahoum

Submissions from 2006

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Developing Agents for Electricity Trade Markets, Salem Al-Agtash

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Re-Engineering BLUE Financial System Using Round-Trip Engineering and JAVA Language Conversion Assistant, Salem Al-Agtash, Tamer Al-dwairy, Adnan El-nasan, Bruce P. Mull, Mamdouh Barakat, and Anas Shqair

Submissions from 2005

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An evolutionary computation approach to electricity trade negotiation, Salem Al-Agtash and Amjed A. Al-Fahoum

Submissions from 2004

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Evolutionary Negotiation Strategies in Emerging Electricity Markets, Salem Al-Agtash

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Economic efficiency of pool coordinated electricity markets, Salem Al-Agtash and Renjeng Su

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Optimal supply curve bidding using Benders decomposition in competitive electricity markets, Salem Al-Agtash and Hatim Y. Yamin

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Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System for Traffic Cycle Optimization, Wa’el ‘Awad, Salem Al-Agtash, and Atif A. Nsour

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Security-constrained optimal generation scheduling for GENCOs, Hatim Y. Yamin, Salem Al-Agtash, and Mohammad Shahidehpour

Submissions from 2002

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A software architecture for modeling competitive power systems, Salem Al-Agtash and Nabeel Al-Fayoumi

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A trade server for electricity e-commerce, Salem Al-Agtash and Nabeel Al-Fayoumi

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Economic efficiency of coordinated multilateral trades in electricity markets, Salem Al-Agtash and Renjeng Su

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Electronic multilateral trade of electricity, Nabeel Al-Fayoumi and Salem Al-Agtash

Submissions from 2001

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Hydrothermal scheduling by augmented Lagrangian: consideration of transmission constraints and pumped-storage units, Salem Al-Agtash

Submissions from 2000

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Optimal Traffic Cycle Estimation Using Neural Networks, Atif A. Nsour, Ezzet Al-Hujazi, and Salem Al-Agtash

Submissions from 1998

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Augmented Lagrangian approach to hydro-thermal scheduling, Salem Al-Agtash and Renjeng Su

Submissions from 1996

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An Expert System for Unit Commitment and Power Demand Prediction Using Fuzzy Logic and Neural Networks, Sameer Bataineh, Adnan Al-Anbuky, and Salem Al-Agtash

Submissions from 1995

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Power Demand Prediction Using Fuzzy Logic, Adnan Al-Anbuky, Sameer Bataineh, and Salem Al-Agtash

Submissions from 1979

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A Review of Approaches to Teaching FORTRAN, Daniel W. Lewis

Submissions from 1978

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An Approach to a Modest Digital Laboratory Adjunct forLogic Design Courses, Glen G. Langdon Jr. and Daniel W. Lewis