Biography

Amer Al-rahayfeh received his Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineer from the University of Bridgeport (U.S.A) in 2014. He is currently an Associate professor of computer sciences at Al-Hussein Bin Talal University (AHU) in Jordan

Degree Major University Year
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 UNIVERSITY OF BRIDGEPORT, Bridgeport, CT USA Ph.D in COMPUTER SCIENCE and ENGINEER • GPA 3.96/4.0 • High Pass Level on Cumulative Exam ARAB ACADEMY, Amman, Jordan Banking & Financial Sciences Master /Computer Information Systems (CIS) MU'TAH UNIVERSITY, Karak, Jordan B.Sc. /Computer Science -
 2000
Position University / Department Period
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- Associate Professor AL HUSSEIN BIN TALAL UNIVERSITY 08/2019– Present Maan, Jordan - Assistant Professor AL HUSSEIN BIN TALAL UNIVERSITY 07/2014 – 08/2019 Maan, Jordan - Computer Instructor AL HUSSEIN BIN TALAL UNIVERSITY 09/2008 – 01/2009 Maan, Jordan - Computer Instructor ARAB ACADEMY FOR BANKING & FINANCIAL SERVICE 01/2006 – 08/2008 Amman, Jordan - Computer Instructor/computer laboratory supervisor MU'TAH UNIVERSITY 10/2000 – 12/2005 Karak, Jordan
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Position Institution Period
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- Vice dean of the College of Information Technology AL HUSSEIN BIN TALAL UNIVERSITY 09/2017 – 09/2019 Maan, Jordan - Head of computer Science Department AL HUSSEIN BIN TALAL UNIVERSITY 09/2015 – 09/2018 Maan, Jordan - Head of Management Information System Department AL HUSSEIN BIN TALAL UNIVERSITY 09/2015 – 09/2016 Maan, Jordan
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Thesis Title Student Type / Role Status
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Main Supervisor		 Completed
Conference / Paper Location Date Participation
Conferences - See Details
 Amer Al-Rahayfeh, and Miad Faezipour, “Eye Tracking and Head Movements Detection to Assist People with Disabilities: Unveiled”, in Proceedings of the International Joint Conferences on Computer, Information, and Systems Sciences, and Engineering (CISSE 12), pp. 1-4, , Dec. 2012.  Amer Al-Rahayfeh, and Miad Faezipour, “Enhanced Frame Rate for Real-Time Eye Tracking Using Circular Hough Transform,” in IEEE Long Island Systems, Applications and Technology Conference (LISAT), pp. 1-6, May 2013. AMER A. AL-RAHAYEH Page 2 Resumé (Continued)  Amer Al-Rahayfeh, and Miad Faezipour, “Enhanced Eye Gaze Direction Classification Using a Combination of Face Detection, CHT and SVM,” accepted to appear in Proceedings of the IEEE Signal Processing in Medicine and Biology Symposium (SPMB13), Polytechnic Institute of NYU, New York,2013.  Amer Al-Rahayfeh, and Miad Faezipour, “Classifiers Comparison for a New Eye Gaze Direction Classification System,” submitted to the IEEE IEEE Long Island Systems, Applications and Technology Conference (LISAT), 2014.  Amer Al-Rahayfeh, and Miad Faezipour, “Enhanced Combined Eye Gaze Direction Classification and Head Flexion Detection” submitted to the The American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) 2014  A. Al-Rahayfeh, and Miad Faezipour, “Application of Head Flexion Detection for Enhancing Eye Gaze Direction Classification” accepted the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMB), 2014.
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 2000/01/01 Participant
Committee Organization Role Period
Developed curriculum, Lesson plans, Projects, and labs.
 Member 2000/01 —
Award Granting Body Year Amount
Scholarship to pursue a PhD in Computer Science and Engineering, Al-Hussein Bin Talal University, Jordan 2009 – 2013
Award
 - 2000

Additional Information

Day Time Location Notes
Sunday 09:00 AM — 10:00 AM Online Teaching now (Open time via Microsoft Teams )
Interest Area Description
His research interests are in the areas of Multimedia Systems , Computer vision , Sensor networks , Cloud computing Biomedical systems .
Field Description
Computer Science courses Management Information System courses
Course Code Level Credits
Introduction to C++ Programming Language 1 Programming Language 2 Multimedia Systems Web Design Social Media - Bachelor