Mohammed K. A. Al-Badawi
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Computer Science
College of Science, Sultan Qaboos University
P.O. Box 36, Al-Khod 123, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
Telephone: (968) 24142461 (O), Fax: (968) 24141407/24413415
E-mail: mbadawi@squ.edu.om (O)
EDUCATION
Ph.D.
M.Sc.
B.Sc.
University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK, 2010
Queensland of Technology, Brisbane, Australia, 2003
Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman, 1996
ACADEMIC RECORDS WITH SQU
Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science, May/2010 - Present
Lecturer, Department of Computer Science, Nov/2003 - May/2010
Demonstrator, Department of Computer Science, May/2000 - Nov/2003
Programmer/System Analyst, Center for Information Systems, Sep/1996 - May/2000
OTHER RELATED EXPERIENCE
Visiting, Dpt. Of Information Systems, Nizwa University, Sep-Jan/2015
PRINCIPAL PUBLICATIONS WITHIN LAST FIVE YEARS
Journal articles
 Al-Badawi, M., Al-Hamdani, A., and Baghdadi, Y. (2014) “A Comprehensive Evaluation of a Bitmapped
XML Update Handler”, Int. J. of Advances on Internet Technology, Vol. 7, No 1&2, pages 1-16.
 Al-Badawi, M., Ramadhan, H., North, S., and Eaglestone, B. (2012) “A Performance Evaluation of a
New Bitmap-based XML Processing Approach over RDBMS”, Int. J. of Web Engineering and
Technology, Vol.7, No.2, pages 143 - 172.
 Ramadhan, H., al-Hosni, A., Al-Hamadani, A., and Al-Badawi, M. (2011) “Discovery of Popular
Structural Properties in a Website for Personalization and Adaptation”, J. of Emerging Technologies in
Web Intelligence, Vol 3, No 3, pages 253-260.
Conference Publications
 Al-Badawi, M., Al-Sedairi, F., and Al-Hamdani, A. (2015) “Towards a comprehensive XML Benchmark”,
to appear in proceedings of WebIST’15, Lisbon, Portugal, pages 1-7.
 Al-Badawi, M., and Al-Hamdani, A. (2013) “A Complexity Analysis of an XML Update Framework”,
ICIW’2013, Rome, Italy, PP 106-113.
 Al-Badawi, (2012) “A Compressed Data Model for a Bitmapped XML Structure”, WebIST’12, Porto,
Portugal, pages 89-95.
 Al-Badawi, M., North, S., and Eaglestone, B. (2010) “The 3D XML Benchmark”, WebIST’10, Valencia,
Spain, pages 13-20.
 Al-Badawi, M., Eaglestone, B., and North, S. (2009) PACD: A Bitmap-based Approach for Processing
XML Data, WebIST’09, Lisbon, Portugal, pages 66-71.
Technical Reports
 Al-Badawi, M., North, S., and Eaglestone, B.(2007) “Indexing XML Databases: Classifications, Problems
Identification and a New Approach”, Research Memorandum, DCS, The University of Sheffield, Pages 61.
PROFESSIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES
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None
INSTITUTIONAL AND PROFESIONAL SERVICE IN LAST FIVE YEARS
Faculty Service
- Member in Departmental Advisory Board Committee (1 academic year)
- Member in College of Science Training Committee (2 academic years)
- Chair of IT Zone Committee at Dept. of Computer Science (2 academic years)
- Chair of Departmental Training Committee (2 academic years)
- A member in Departmental Training Committee (1 academic year)
PROFESIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES
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Leading IT Team in the National Project of the Alignment of Higher Education Outcomes with
Labor Market Needs, Oman, 2012 - Present
Head of Organizing Committee of the 1st OCPC Workshop, SQU, Oman, 2013.
Co-Investigator in the following TRC-funded projects:
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Method Engineering for SOA Realization based on Welke’s SOA Maturity Model, Funded by:
Oman-TRC Grant, Role: Investigator, Duration: 2015-2017.
The 3D XML Benchmark: Adding the Data Dimension, Funded by: SQU Internal Grant, Role:
Principle Investigator, Duration: 2014-2015.
Discovery of Popular Structural Properties in a Website for Personalization and Adaptation,
Funded by: Oman-TRC Grant, Role: Investigator, Duration: 2012-2014