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د. سمية إحسان مناور أبو صالح

  • السيرة الذاتية
  • التخصص: هندسة الحاسوب / الإبصار الحاسوبي والذكاء الاصطناعي
  • الكلية: كلية تكنولوجيا المعلومات
  • الأقسام : قسم علم الحاسوب و قسم هندسة البرمجيات
  • البريد الالكتروني: sumaya.abusaleh@ahu.edu.jo

Sumaya Abusaleh received the Associate’s degree in programming from Ma’an College, Al-Balqa Applied University, Jordan, in 2000, the B.S. degree in computer science from Mu’tah University, Jordan, in 2003, and the M.S. degree in computer science from Amman Arab University, Jordan, in 2007, and the Ph.D. degree in computer science and engineering from University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT, USA. She is currently a Professor with the Computer Science Department and the Software Engineering Department, Al-Hussein Bin Talal University, Ma’an, Jordan. She was a Research Associate with the School of Engineering, UB. From 2013 to 2016, she was a Graduate Assistant with the School of Engineering, UB. From 2005 to 2009, she was a Lecturer with the Information Technology Department, Al-Balqa Applied University, Ma’an College, Jordan, and where she was a System Administrator from 2003 to 2005. Miss Abusaleh has research interests in the areas of machine learning, computer vision, deep learning, energy, data science, Internet of Things, and network security. She served as a Student Member of the Technical Program Committee of the International Joint Conference on Computer, International, and System Science, and Engineering organized by the School of Engineering, UB, from 2010 to 2013. She also served as a Reviewer for the IEEE Access journal since 2018. Miss Abusaleh is a Member of the IEEE Young Professionals, the IEEE WIE, the ACM, and the SWE organizations. She received the Scholar Citizen Award in the Annual Student Leadership Recognition Banquet, UB, in 2013. She has also been recognized by the Honor Society of Upsilon Pi Epsilon Organization in 2013.

1) Machine Learning, 2) Computer Vision, 3) Deep Learning, 4) Energy, 5) Internet of Things (IoT), 6) Cybersecurity, 7) Natural Language Processing.

A Novel Vision Based Classification System for Explosion Phenomena
  • ملخص البحث
  • The need for a proper design and implementation of adequate surveillance system for detecting and categorizing explosion phenomena is nowadays rising as a part of the development planning for risk reduction processes including mitigation and preparedness. In this context, we introduce state-of-the-art explosions classification using pattern recognition techniques. Consequently, we define seven patterns for some of explosion and non-explosion phenomena including: pyroclastic density currents, lava fountains, lava and tephra fallout, nuclear explosions, wildfires, fireworks, and sky clouds. Towards the classification goal, we collected a new dataset of 5327 2D RGB images that are used for training the classifier. Furthermore, in order to achieve high reliability in the proposed explosion classification system and to provide multiple analysis for the monitored phenomena, we propose employing multiple approaches for feature extraction on images including texture features, features in the spatial domain, and features in the transform domain. Texture features are measured on intensity levels using the Principal Component Analysis (PCA) algorithm to obtain the highest 100 eigenvectors and eigenvalues. Moreover, features in the spatial domain are calculated using amplitude features such as the YCbCr color model; then, PCA is used to reduce vectors’ dimensionality to 100 features. Lastly, features in the transform domain are calculated using Radix-2 Fast Fourier Transform (Radix-2 FFT), and PCA is then employed to extract the highest 100 eigenvectors. In addition, these textures, amplitude and frequency features are combined in an input vector of length 300 which provides a valuable insight into the images under consideration. Accordingly, these features are fed into a combiner to map the input frames to the desired outputs and divide the space into regions or categories. Thus, we propose to employ one-against-one multi-class degree-3 polynomial kernel Support Vector Machine (SVM). The efficiency of the proposed research methodology was evaluated on a totality of 980 frames that were retrieved from multiple YouTube videos. These videos were taken in real outdoor environments for the seven scenarios of the respective defined classes. As a result, we obtained an accuracy of 94.08%, and the total time for categorizing one frame was approximately 0.12 s
  • رابط البحث
  • الكلمات المفتاحية
    Volcanic eruptions, Nuclear explosions, YCbCr, PCA, Radix-2 FFT, SVM
Optimized Algorithm for Face Detection Integrating Different Illuminating Conditions
  • ملخص البحث
  • Face detection is a significant research topic to recognize the identity for many automated systems. In this paper, we propose a face detection algorithm to detect a single face in an image sequence in the real-time environment by finding unique structural features. The proposed method allows the user to detect the face in case the lighting conditions, pose, and viewpoint vary. Two methods are combined in the proposed approach. First, we use the components Y, Cb, and Cr in YCbCr color space as threshold conditions to segment the image into luminance and chrominance components. Second, we use Roberts cross operator to approximate the magnitude of the gradient of the test image and outline the edges of the face. Experimental results show that the proposed algorithm achieves high detection rate and low false positive rate.
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  • الكلمات المفتاحية
    Face detection, YCbCr color space, Roberts cross operator, Computer Vision, Illumination, Segmentation
The Effects of Educational Multimedia for Scientific Signs in The Holy Quran in Improving the Creative Thinking Skills for Deaf Children
  • ملخص البحث
  • This paper investigates the role of the scientific signs in the holy Quran in improving the creative thinking skills for the deaf children using multimedia. The paper investigates if the performance made by the experimental group’s individuals is statistically significant compared with the performance made by the control group’s individuals on Torrance Test for creative thinking (fluency, flexibility, originality and the total degree) in two cases: 1) Without considering the gender of the population, and, 2) Considering the gender of the population
  • رابط البحث
  • الكلمات المفتاحية
    Scientific Signs, Creative Thinking Skills, Deaf Children, Multimedia Components, Gestures, Hearing-Impaired Students, Fluency, Flexibility, Originality, Total Degree
The Art of Reading Explosion Phenomena: Science and Algorithms
  • ملخص البحث
  • Explosion phenomena today are considered a significant concern that needs to be detected and analyzed with a prompt response. We develop a multiclass categorization system for explosion phenomena using color images. Consequently, we describe four patterns of explosion phenomena, including pyroclastic density currents, lava fountains, lava and tephra fallout, and nuclear explosions, against three patterns of non-explosion phenomena, including wildfires, fireworks, and sky clouds. The classification task was handled through extracting different types of features, including texture features, amplitude features, frequency features, and histogram features. Then, these features were fed into several multiclass classification methods. In addition, we present a new data set for volcanic and nuclear explosions that includes 10654 samples. Evaluation results show the one-against-one multiclass support vector machine with degree 3 polynomial kernel outperforms other classification methods. It produces the highest classification rate of 90.85% to categorize 5327 images of the data set. A reasonable execution time of approximately 117 ms was accomplished to classify one input test image
  • رابط البحث
  • الكلمات المفتاحية
    Volcanoes, Clouds,Feature extraction,Temperature measurement, Image color analysis, Explosives

       1) Attended the Information Day on Cooperative Higher Education for the Dual         Study  System in Germany and other countries, organized by Deutsche  Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, Amman, Jordan, in  July 18, 2019          2) Participated in the Phi’s Research and Innovation Summit 2018 (PRSI), Amman, Jordan in August 17 – 18, 2018 . The following workshops were conducted in the PRSI:        - Healthcare Decision-Making in the Era of Artificial Intelligence & Data Analytics Workshop        - Game Development Workshop Using Unity           - Digital Fabrication and Prototyping Techniques Workshop        - The Mont Carlo Simulation Method: A Powerful Numerical Tool for Solving Problems in Science and Engineering Workshop                - AI Applications in Medicine and Neuroscience Workshop

1)    Successfully conducted “My Entrepreneurial Project of the Entrepreneurial  and Employment Programs,” with INJAZ, Deanship of Student Affairs,  AL-Hussein Bin Talal University, Ma’an, Jordan,  October 2018 – May 2019 2)     Successfully conducted a workshop on Resume Writing,  School of Information Technology,  AL-Hussein Bin Talal University, Ma’an, Jordan,    April   29, 2019 3)  Attended a specialized training on the Design, Evaluation, and Analysis of the Electronic  Questionnaires for Survey Research,    AL-Hussein Bin Talal University, Ma’an, Jordan,  April 7 – 15, 2019 4)    Attended a specialized training on the Criteria of the King Abdullah II  Award for Excellence in the Government Performance and Transparency  organized by USAID and AL-Hussein Bin Talal University, Ma’an, Jordan,  December 3 – 4, 2018 5)    Attended a specialized training on Developing and Improving the   Teaching Skills of Faculty Members, AL-Hussein Bin Talal University, Ma’an, Jordan,  September 16 – 20, 2018

1) Member, Al-Hussain Bin Talal University Council, Ma’an, Jordan, January – October 2020                                                  2) Member, Website Committee of the School of Information Technology, Al-Hussain Bin Talal University, Ma’an, Jordan, January 2020 – Present                              3) Member, Students Disciplinary Committee, Deanship of Student Affairs, Al-Hussain Bin Talal University, Ma’an, Jordan, January 2020 – Present 4) Member, Scientific Committee for students’ activities, School of Information Technology, Al-Hussain Bin Talal University, Ma’an, Jordan, January 2020 – Present       5) Member, Society of Women Engineers (SWE), 2014 – Present                                                       6) Member, IEEE Young Professionals, 2014 – Present                                                                                        7) Member, IEEE Communication Society (IEEE ComSoc), 2013 – Present                                                         8) Member, IEEE Women in Engineering Society (IEEE WIE), 2013 – Present                                                   9) Member, Upsilon Pi Epsilon (UPE), 2013 – Present                                                                        10) Member, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 2013 – Present    11) Member, National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE), 2012 – 2015         

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1) Ph.D. Award: $7,500 for each academic semester, School of Engineering, University of Bridgeport, USA 2) Woman of Innovation Competition, Connecticut Technology Council, USA    3) Scholar Citizen Award- Annual Student Leadership Recognition Banquet, University of Bridgeport, USA  4) International Honor Society Member for the Computing and Information Disciplines Upsilon Pi Epsilon (UPE)               5) Graduate Poster Award- Honorable Mention, Faculty Research Day, University of Bridgeport      6) Travel Grant Award to attend IEEE WoWMoM2011 in Lucca, Italy 7) Received a full scholarship for four years to pursue a Ph.D. degree in the field of multimedia systems at UB,  Scholarship sponsor: AL-Hussein Bin Talal University, Ma’an, Jordan

 1) Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science | Department of Software Engineering, School of Information Technology, Al-Hussein Bin Talal University, Ma’an, Jordan, 2018 – Present  · Conducted lectures in Software Design and Implementation, Distributed Systems, Multimedia Systems, Visual Programming 1 (C#), Special Topics in Computer Science (Computer Vision), Internet Skills and Social Media, Digital Image Processing, and Computation Theory 2) Research Associate, School of  Engineering, University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT, 2017 – 2018    · Conducted research in deep learning, programming deep networks, convolutional neural networks, recurrent neural networks and testing their performance on standard benchmarks. Fine tune the deep architectures to obtain improved classification accuracy 3) Graduate Assistant, School of Engineering, University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT, 2013 – 2017   · Successfully assisted Prof. Ausif Mahmood in Windows Programming (C#) and Image Processing courses  · Conducted class lectures, proctored exams, assisted in the preparation of course materials, and graded assignments, mid-term, and final exams  · Regularly maintained flexible office hours, facilitated one-on-one and group tutoring sessions, and provided advice and support for students to resolve class-related issues 4) Full-Time Lecturer, Department of Information Technology, Al-Balqa Applied University, Ma’an college, Ma’an, Jordan, 2005 – 2009  · Conducted lectures in Database, Computer Networking, Multimedia Systems using Macromedia Director 8.5,   Information Retrieval Systems, System Analysis, Network Management, Visual Basic, and Software Engineering  ·  Developed a multimedia desktop application using Macromedia Director 8.5 software about the human body at Prince,  Ali Bin Al-Hussein Center for Deaf Users in Amman, Jordan  ·  Developed a multimedia desktop application using Macromedia Director 8.5 software for fourth grade math students REVIEWING AND OTHER ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES:  ·  Project Committee Chair: School of Information Technology, Al-Hussain Bin Talal University,  May 2019  ·  Judge Participant: 2019 Hult Prize, Deanship of Student Affairs, Al-Hussain Bin Talal University, December 2018    ·  Project Committee Chair: School of Information Technology, Al-Hussain Bin Talal University, December 2018  ·  Reviewer: IEEE Access Journal, Impact factor: 4.098, January 2018 – Present  ·  Technical Committee: Student member of International Joint Conference  on computer, International, and System Science, and Engineering (CISSE), 2010 – 2013

1) Head of Software Engineering Department 2023. 2) Community Assistant (CA), Office of Residential Life and Student Conduct,  University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT, USA, 2010-2013  • Successfully performed daily tasks as the CA of the Graduate Residence Hall. Guaranteed the safety and health of 300+ students, such as the check in/out process, taking disciplinary action when necessary, and during a fire drill • Obtained annual certified training in providing efficient support to residents. Responded quickly and calmly following protocol in emergency and crisis situations, such as for victims of domestic violence and injuries • Regularly offered guidance and peer counsel to students facing a variety of challenges, such as struggles in their studies, financial difficulties, and roommate conflicts  • Conducted bi-weekly Health and Safety inspections for building maintenance, improvements, and safety • Collaborated as a team of 16 peers from different backgrounds to create programs and engaging living experiences and environments that fostered intellectual, social, and cultural respect for diverse populations of international students. 3) System Administrator, Information Technology Center,  Al-Balqa Applied University, Ma’an college, Ma’an, Jordan, 2003 – 2005 • Provided software and hardware installations, system specifications, troubleshooting, maintenance, and resolved WLAN configuration problems • Maintained college website and account management to ensure continuous updating and client satisfaction • Successfully provided training on computer programming to employees and students, while providing them with computer technical support on Windows 98, 2000, XP, and Vista • Assisted in the implementation of oracle registration software, and trained administrative staff

1) Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, 2) Computer Science, 3) Software Engineering.

1) Software Design and Implementation, 2) Distributed Systems, 3) Multimedia Systems, 4) Visual Programming 1 (C#), 5) Special Topics in Computer Science (Computer Vision), 6) Internet Skills and Social Media, 7) Digital Image Processing, 8) Computation Theory, 9) Compilers Design, 10) Fourth Generation Language (Python Programming), 11) Fundamentals of Data Science, 12) Data Engineering, 13) Deep Learning, 14) Graduation Project.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:   Programming : Python, C#, Java, C++, Visual Basic, C, PASCAL, Assembly Operating Systems : Windows 9x/ 2000/ NT/XP/VISTA/7/10, MS-DOS, SUNOS, Ubuntu, Kali Software : Android Studio, MATLAB, Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS), Macromedia Director 8.5, Adobe flash, Adobe Photoshop CS6, Sound Forge Pro, SQL Server, Oracle, Eclipse IDE for Java, Microsoft FrontPage, MS-office Networking : Cisco CCNA       COMMUNITY SERVICES: 1) Martin Luther King Day of Service, Harborview Towers,  University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT, USA, 2012 • Engaged with elderly and/or developmentally disabled residents, participated in activities, games, and served food 2) Cultural Awareness Event, North and South halls,  University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT, USA, 2012 • Successfully proposed an idea for a cultural awareness event in the graduate residential hall that was attended by over 150 people. Lead 16 CA peers in the planning and organization of the event. Managed the responsibility of assisting 30 UB students, from all around the world, who participated in the presentation of their countries of origin and cultures. 3) Youth Mentor, Youth Commission of Jordan,We Are All Jordan, Ma’an, Jordan, 2007 – 2008 • Organized activities with volunteers that developed youth members’ skills to serve the community, for example,  a fundraiser for orphans, collecting food, clothing, toy donations, and ran a blood drive  • Held workshops on topics such as, time management, problem solving, learning to handle a work environment • Took the initiative to help planting trees and save the environment • Lead group tours to Jordanian historical sites OTHER SKILLS:     Languages:  Excellent in reading, writing, and speaking in Arabic and English

المؤهلات العلمية و الشهادات

1) Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science and Engineering, University of Bridgeport (UB), Bridgeport, CT , 2016 Dissertation topic: “ A Novel Computer Vision-Based Framework for Supervised Classification of Energy Outbreak Phenomena ,” Advisor: Dr. Ausif Mahmood, Co-advisor: Dr. Khaled Elleithy.  2)  Master of Computer Science, Amman Arab University for Graduate Studies, Amman, Jordan, 2007 3) Bachelor of Computer Science, Mutah University, Al-Karak, Jordan, 2003                                                                                                                                                                                 4) Associate Degree in Programming, Al-Balqa Applied University, Ma’ an, Jordan, 2000           

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