Dr. Mohammed Saeed Al-kahtani
Dean of Information Technology & Distance Learning
Salman bin Abdulaziz University
Alkharj, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
alkahtani@sau.edu.sa
faculty.sau.edu.sa/alkahtani
(M) 0554200098
Objective
Seeking a responsible and challenging position in a well established and progressive university where I
can effectively utilize my education and work experience.
Education
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University of Ottawa
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Ph.D., Electrical Engineering
2002 - 2005
– Area: Computer Communication Networks.
– Dissertation: QoS Management Framework for Reliable Mobile Ad Hoc Networks.
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
M.Sc., Electrical Engineering
1999-2001
– Area: Computer Communication Networks.
– Thesis: Improving TCP Performance over IEEE802.11 Wireless Local Area Networks.
King Saud University
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
B.Sc., Electrical Engineering
1990-1994
– Area: Communications
– Graduation Project: Adaptive Error Control System Using ARQ Schemes.
Work Experience
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IT & Distance Learning Deanship, SAU
Alkharj, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Dean, Founder
2010 - Now
– Developing & Implementing of the University IT & eTransformation Strategic Plan.
– Developing & Implementing of the eLearning and Distance Learning Strategic Plan.
– Successfully developing and implementing:
∗ ERP & SIS Projects.
∗ Data Center Project.
∗ WAN Conectivity Project.
∗ Portel & eServices Project.
∗ eTransformation Project.
∗ SMART Campus Project.
∗ eLearning Portal Project
– Preparing relevant business models and strategic partnerships for engagements with main
international IT vendors
– Recruiting, testing, and hiring technical staff and specifying their job roles and responsibilities
– Head of:
∗ Information & Studies Committee, Strategic Plan Project, SAU
∗ Media & Documentation Committee, Strategic Plan Project, SAU
∗ Technical sub-Committee in Tender Opening Committee, SAU
– Member of:
∗ University Council, SAU
∗ College of Computer Science & Engineering Council, SAU
∗ Excective Strategic Planning Committee, SAU
∗ eTransactions Committee, SAU
∗ International Cooperation Committee, SAU
∗ Library Affairs Committee, SAU
∗ Curriculum and Academic Programs Committee, SAU
∗ Occasions and Events Committee, SAU
∗ Uinversity Hospital Operation Committee, SAU
∗ Uinversity TV Channel Operation Committee, SAU
∗ National eContent Advisory Committee, National eLearning Center, MoHE
∗ eLearning & Distance Learning Committee, GCC.
– Attending the following training program:
∗ Advanced eLearning, Institute of APEC Collaborative Education, 2010, Korea.
∗ CIO role in Networked Government, e-Government Program Yesser in cooperation with
Boston University in USA, 2011, KSA
∗ CIO Academy, Oxford University in cooperation with Gartner Inc., 2011, UK.
∗ Academic Leadership in Higher Education, Simon Fraser University, 2011, Canada.
∗ TOGAF9, Architecting the Enterprise , 2011, Canada
∗ ITIL Foundation, 2013, Canada
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College of Computer Science & Engineering, SAU
Assistant Professor in the Computer Engineering Department
Alkharj, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
2010 - Now
– Actively contributing to the brainstorming and ideation process in the college and the
department councils
– Actively participating in the curriculum palns
– Teaching the computer networks course
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eLearning & Training Resources Center, TVTC
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Director General, Founder
2006 - 2010
– Directing, Designing, Developing, and Implementing of all Strategic e-Learning Projects,
Initiatives and Solutions in TVTC Technical Colleges.
– Directing and Provisioning all Oracle, Microsoft and Cisco ICT Academies in TVTC Technical
Colleges.
– Networking and Negotiating with key technology providers to get cutting edge elearning
solutions and facilities.
– Getting the Best Regional Instructor Award in MENA (Middle East and North Africa)
from Cisco NetAcad, 2010 .
– CCNA Instructor of Instructors and Director of the National Cisco NetAcad Training Center
wihich get the best Cisco Networking Regional Academy Award in MENA (Middle East and
North Africa), 2009 .
– Designing the Certified Instructor Program in eLearning, which recognized by TVTC to give
the instructors the needed skills to provide eLearning and Distance Training programs.
– As a core member of various committees actively contributing to the brainstorming and
ideation process in the preparation of many projects and initiatives:
∗ Strategic Planning Committee, TVTC.
∗ Computer & IT Curriculla Committee, TVTC.
∗ eLearning & Distance Training Committee, TVTC.
∗ eLearning & Distance Learning Committee, GCC.
∗ Saudi Academic Gateway for Electronic Resources (SAGER) Committee, KACST
∗ The Saudi Arabian Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program, KACST
– Visiting several countries to browse their training and elearning experiences, like Ireland,
Finland, Germany ,India, Malaysia, Bahrain, Jordan, UAE, and New Zealand.
– Attending the following training program:
∗ Project Management Professional (PMP), SAC Training & Consulting, 2009, Riyadh.
∗ Strategic Management in TVET, Deutsche Management Akademie Niedersachsen
(DMAN), 2009, Germany.
∗ Why Good Managers Often Find Innovations Painful, Presented by Charles Leadbeater,
2009, Riyadh.
∗ Qualifications and Quality Assurance in ITP Sector, PINZ, 2008, New Zeland
∗ Management & Leadership, Public Administration Institute, 2008, Riyadh.
∗ Top Business Leadership For The 21st Century, Presented by Brian Tracy, 2007, Riyadh.
∗ Balanced Scorecard in Education Strategic Planning, EMC, 2007, Malaysia.
∗ MCSE Training Program, 2007, Malaysia.
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College of Telecom and Information , TVTC
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Assistant Professor
2005 - 2006
– Instructor in the Computer and Information Department. Teaching the following courses:
∗ Computer Networks (CCNA1-4 Cisco Networking Academy Courses).
∗ Programming I & II (Java Language Programming).
– CCNA Instructor of Instructors in the Super Regional Cisco Networking Academy
– Head of the Computer Networks Committee.
– Member of the Quality Committee.
– Attended the following training program
∗ E-Learning Project Management, Open University, Malaysia.
∗ CCNA1-4, Cisco Academy, Riyadh.
University of Ottawa
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Teaching and Research Assistant
2002 - 2004
– Worked with the Canada Research Chair Professor Hussein Mouftah, developing protocols for
advanced wireless Ad Hoc Networks and studying the performance of these protocols. Duties
included protocols and algorithms design, simulation implementing and testing, preparing
publications, and giving presentations.
– Taught assistant for the Department of Computer Science and the Department of Electrical
Engineering. Duties included lecturing, provisioning lab, holding question and answer sessions,
and grading. Also designed homework assignments, programming projects and exams. The
courses were the following
∗ Computer Networks and Protocols (4th Year Level)
∗ Communication Systems (4th Year Level)
Riyadh College of Technology
Instructor
– Coordinated the communications group.
– Prepared several communications labs curriculums and experiments.
– Supervised the data and digital communication labs.
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
1997 - 1998
Saudi Technological Systems,
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Electronics Engineer
1994 - 1997
– Experienced in electronics testing and measurements.
– Designed several analog and digital interface cards for instrumentation and control projects.
– Coordinated and participated in many engineering projects.
– Gained a working experience in electronics fabrication, packing, and assembly techniques by
developing many test boxes and 19” rack systems.
– Worked on data acquisition systems.
– Experienced in writing technical, documentation, and progress reports.
– Acquired a strong communication systems background.
Publications
Book Chapters
1. M. Al-Kahtani and H.T. Mouftah, ”QoS Support in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks”, Appeared in
Handbook of Algorithms and Protocols for Wireless Mobile Networks, Edited by A. Boukerche,
Chapman & Hall/CRC, Boca Raton, Florida, 2004.
Journal Papers
1. Aws Kanan, Taisir Eldos, Mohammed Al-kahtani, ”Mobile Ad Hoc Networks Routing Using Ant
Colony Optimization,” World of Computer Science and Information Technology Journal (WCSIT),
(ISSN: 2221-0741), Vol. 3, No. 6, 105-109, 2013
2. Mohammed Saeed Al-kahtani, Montaceur Zaghdoud, ”Contextual Fuzzy Cognitive Map for
Intrusion Response System,” International Journal of Computer and Information Technology
(ISSN: 2279 - 0764) Vol. 02, Issue 3, May 15, 2013
3. Mohammed Al-kahtani, Amandeep Dhir, ”A Case Study on User Experience (UX) Evaluation of
Mobile Augmented Reality Prototypes,” Journal of Universal Computer Science (J.UCS), Vol. 19,
No. 8, April 2013
4. Mohammed Saeed Al-kahtani, ”CCES: Coverage and Cluster-based Energy efficient Node
Scheduling Scheme for Mobile Sensor Network,” International Journal of Computer Networks and
Wireless Communications (IJCNWC), ISSN: 2250-3501 Vol.3, No1, February 2013
5. Mohammed Saeed Al-kahtani, ”Security and Privacy in Vehicular Ad hoc Networks (VANETs):
State-of-the-Art and Challenges,” Journal of Communications and Networking, Vol. 2, No. 4,
December 2012.
Conference Papers
1. Mohammed Saeed Al-kahtani, ” ECSM: Energy Efficient Clustering Scheme for Mobile M2M
Communication Networks”, The Fourth International Conference on Computer Science and
Information Technology (CCSIT2014), Feb. 2014, Sydney, Australia.
2. Mohammed Saeed Al-kahtani, Amandeep Dhir, ” Developing Ubiquitous Computing Technologies
for Teenagers: Challenges in Technology Design”, IEEE International Symposium on Technology
and Society (ISTAS2013), June, 2013, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3. Mohammed Saeed Al-kahtani, ”Cluster-based coverage-aware node scheduling scheme for mobile
wireless sensor network,” IEEE Eleventh International Symposium on Autonomous Decentralized
Systems (ISADS2013) March 2013, Mexico City, Mexico
4. Mohammed Saeed Al-kahtani, ”Survey on Security Attacks in Vehicular Ad hoc Networks
(VANETs),” Sixth International Conference on Signal Processing and Communication Systems
(ICSPCS’2012), Dec. 2012, Gold Coast, Australia
5. Mohammed Saeed Al-kahtani, ”Journey to the Cloud: Technical Aspects Need to be Considered,”
Invited Speaker, eGovernment Summit, Sep. 2012, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
6. Mohammed Saeed Al-kahtani, ”Next Generation Campuses:Preparing for a Converged World,”
Invited Speaker, GITEX, Oct. 2012, Dubai, UAE.
7. Mohammed Saeed Al-kahtani, ”eLearning & Distance Learning in KSA: A Golden Opportunity for
All,” Keynote Speaker, the 13th International Conference on Interactive Computer aided
Learning (ICL2010), Sep. 2010, Hasselt, Belgium.
8. Mohammed Saeed Al-kahtani, ”eLearning: A New Paradigm in Providing TVT,” Invited
Speaker, The Congress of Vocational and Technical Education in Islamic Countries, June 2009,
Istanbul, Turkey.
9. Mohammed Saeed Al-kahtani, ”eLearning in TVTC: Now & Ahead,” BbWorld Europe 09, April
2009, Barcelona, Spain.
10. Mohammed Saeed Al-kahtani, ”eLearning in the Integrated Training Process,” Invited Speaker,
Electronic Resources Forum, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 2007.
11. Mohammed S. Al-kahtani and Hussein T. Mouftah, ”Enhancements for Clustering Stability in
Mobile Ad Hoc Networks,” Proceedings of the 1st ACM international workshop on Quality of
service & security in wireless and mobile networks, pp. 112-121, Montreal, Canada, October, 2005.
12. M. Al-Kahtani and H.T. Mouftah, ”SERC/LC3R: A New Paradigm for Cluster-based Routing in
MANETs,” Invited Paper, IEEE BroadNets’05, Bosten, USA, Oct. 2005, pp. WS4.1.1-WS4.1.6.
13. M. Al-Kahtani and H.T. Mouftah, ”A Stable Clustering Formation Infrastructure Protocol in
Mobile Ad Hoc Networks,” Proceedings IEEE International Conference on Wireless and Mobile
Computing, Networking and Communications, Montreal, Canada, Aug. 2005, pp. 406-413
14. M. Al-Kahtani and H.T. Mouftah, ”Localized Cluster-Based Re-routing and Resource Reservation
in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks,” Advanced Industrial Conference on Wireless Technologies, Montreal,
Canada, August 2005, pp. 13-18.
15. M. Al-Kahtani and H.T. Mouftah, ”A New Approach to Cluster-based Multipath Routing Protocols
in MANETs,” Proceedings International Symposium on Performance Evaluation of Computer and
Telecommunication Systems, SPECTS’05, Philadelphia, USA, July 2005, pp. 433-446.
16. M. Al-Kahtani and H.T. Mouftah, ”An Efficient Reclustering Algorithm in Mobile Ad Hoc
Networks,” Proceedings 1st IEEE International Computer Engineering Conference: New
Technologies for the Information Society (ICENCO’2004), Cairo, Egypt, Dec. 2004, pp. 230- 235.
Research Interests
The convergence of the Internet and the mobile communications is the next revolutions. Further, the
natural Quality of Service (QoS) on the mobile networks is often very poor compared with the fixed
networks. Although, introducing QoS into the Internet is an active research area, to date much
development has ignored the problems that mobility and wireless could cause. Therefore, my research
areas mainly fall into two categories: wireless computer networks and Internet/wireless QoS.
• Wireless Computer Networks:
– 2.5G/3G/4G wireless systems.
– Real Time Protocols for Multimedia Applications.
– Ad Hoc Networks, wireless LAN, and cellular networks.
– Wireless network/System Architectures.
– Multihop wireless LAN, and cellular networks.
– TCP over Wireless Links.
– MAC and Routing protocols.
– Mobility Management and Mobile IP.
• Internet and Wireless QoS:
– Next-generation Internet.
– Differentiated service, QoS differentiation.
– QoS Routing Protocols.
– QoS MAC protocols.
– QoS Model/Framework for Ad Hoc Networks and 3G/4G Wireless Systems.
– End-to-end QoS provisioning.
– Wireless Network/System architectures for QoS supports.
– RSVP and Mobile RSRV (MRSVP).
– MPLS, HMPLS and Traffic Engineering.
Graduate Courses Taken
• Advanced Computer Networks.
• Optical Communication Networks.
• Data Communications.
• Integrated Switching Techniques for Communication Networks.
• Application of Random Processes in Electrical Engineering.
• Wireless Communications.
• Digital Signal Processing.
• Computer Communications.
• Optical Electronics.
• Discrete Models-Physical Systems.
• Linear Programming & Network Flows.
Graduate Courses Projects
• Mobile Ad Hoc Networks Simulation; Clustering, Routing, QoS, Mobility, Power Consumption
Models.
• Simulation of TCP over 802.11 WLAN (Master thesis).
• Socket programming for communicating over the Internet for TCP and FTP as a Client-Server
application.
• Build a node function to implement both a simple sender and simple receiver using the REAL
simulator.
• Simulation of CSMA/CD Protocol.
• Transport and Network Layer Design over Virtual Circuit Based NL.
• Several computer programming projects in wireless communications and digital signal processing.
• Several term papers and presentations in Wireless Local Area Networks, Wireless ATM Networks,
and Mobile Ad Hoc Networks.
Full Day Workshops
• Wireless Mesh Networks Opportunities and Challenges.
• Introduction to the IEEE 802.16/WiMax Broadband Wireless Networks.
• VoIP - over Wireline, Wireless, Satellite - Trends, Issues, Successes.
• Designing IPv6-Ready Networks for Global Markets.
• Hi-Tech marketing issues.
• Wireless Applications.
Skills
Languages: C/C++, LATEX, Java, Javascript, Tcl/Tk, PERL/CGI, and HTML.
Operating Systems: Linux, Solaris, UNIX, Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP/Vista
Software Packages: LabVIEW, LATEX, OpenOffice, MS Office XP, MATLAB, MABLE,
MATHCAD, OPNET, Network Simulator 2, and PacketTracer.
Lab Skils: Router/Switch CCNA lab, Digital/Analog Scopes, Spectrum Analyzer, Function
Generators.
eLearning Systems: Blackboard, Moodle, Questionmark Perception, Elluminate vClass,
CourseGenie, and Respondus.
Miscellaneous: Strong verbal and written communication skills, Recognized Leadership and
Management Skills, Software configuration management, Excellent troubleshooting and
debugging skills, Exceptional problem solving skills, Good teams skills.
Personal Information
Marital Status: Married, 3 Boys, One Girl.
Date of Birth: Aug. 23 1971.
Citizenship: Saudi Arabian.
Languages: Arabic and English.