Dr. Adil Ahmad

Assistant Professor, Information Technology Department

Department Contact Information

Boys Campus - Sulimania, Building: 31, Room: 112, Phone Number: 0583785063, Email: aahmad@kau.edu.sa

Highest Degree

2018, Ph.D. in Computer Science, Engineering and Applied Science, University of Colorado Springs, USA.

2000, Master of Science in Computer Science, Rochester Institute of Technology, USA

2000, , Master of Science in Software Development & Management, Rochester Institute of Technology, USA

Scientific and Professional Affiliation

1. Member, IEEE  Computer Society.

Academic and Professional Experiences

1. 2018- Present

Assistant Professor, Saudi Arabia, K.A.U.

2. 2004 - 2005

Part time Lecturer, Saudi Arabia, Arab Open University at Jeddah.

3. 2003 - 2004

Part time Lecturer, Saudi Arabia, College of Business Administration at Jeddah.

4. 1999 - 2000

Teaching Assistant for Computer Vision course , Rochester Institute of Technology, NY.

5. 1993 - 2010

Lecturer at Computer Technology Department, Saudi Arabia, College of Telecom  and Electronics at Jeddah.

Certifications and Trainings

1.     Cisco Institute Certificate of attendance, Lebanese American University, July 

     13 - July 24, 2009

     Training Session in Advanced CCNA Labs

 

2.     Certificate of Attainment in Technical Education, CHRISTCHURCH, NEW 

     ZELAND, July – August 2008

      The program was  about the technical Education and Networking.

 

3.     Completed Certifications of CISCO Networking Academy as Instructor:

·     IT Essentials(1) : PC Hardware and Software

·     IT Essentials(2): Network Operating Systems,

·     CCNA1: Network Fundamentals.

·     CCNA2: Router and Routing Basics.

·     CCNA3: LAN Switching and Wireless.

·     CCNA4: Accessing the WAN.

·     CCNA Security

·     Cisco Wireless

 

4.     Training on Novell NetWare sponsored by Orion Company, Jeddah,  

      Saudi Arabia, 1993

 

                 · Novell Education Certification in NetWare 3.11 Advanced System  

      Manager.

                 · Novell Education Certification in NetWare 3.11 System Manager

                 · Novell Education Certification in NetWare 3.11 Service and Support.

 

Research Areas of Interest

 

   Computer Vision, machine learning, deep learning, biometrics, and security.

List of Publications

 

1.    Yi Chang, Peng Zhou, Ben Niu, Huanqing Wang, Ning Xu, M. O. Alassafi, A. M. Ahmad, "Switched-Observer-Based Adaptive Output-Feedback Control Design With Unknown Gain For Pure-Feedback Switched Nonlinear Systems Via Average Dwell Time", International Journal Of Systems Science, vol: 52, pp. 1731-1745, 2021.

DOI: 10.1080/00207721.2020.1863503

 2.    Madini O. Alassafi, Shumin Ha, Fawaz E. Alsaadi, Adil M. Ahmad, Jinde Cao, "Fuzzy Synchronization Of Fractional-Order Chaotic Systems Using Finite-Time Command Filter", Information Sciences, vol: 579, pp. 325-346, 2021.

DOI: 10.1016/j.ins.2021.08.005

3.    Haoyan Zhang, Huanqing Wang, Ben Niu, Liang Zhang, Adil.Ahmad, "Sliding-Mode Surface-Based Adaptive Actor-Critic Optimal Control For Switched Nonlinear Systems With Average Dwell Time", Information Sciences, 2021.

 

DOI: 10.1016/j.ins.2021.08.062

 

4.    Yuzhi Chen, Pengfei Sun, Tao Sun, Madini O. Alassafi, Adil M. Ahmad, "Optimal Output Tracking Of Switched Boolean Networks", Asian Journal Of Control, 2021.

DOI: 10.1002/asjc.2509

5.    Adil Ahmad, Daniel Lemmond, Terrance E. Boult, "Chainlets: A New Descriptor For Detection And Recognition", 2018 Ieee Winter Conference On Applications Of Computer Vision (Wacv), pp. 1897-1906, 2018.

DOI: 10.1109/WACV.2018.00210

6.    Ziga Emersic, Dejan Stepec, Vitomir Struc, Peter Peer, Anjith George, Adii Ahmad, Elshibani Omar, Terranee E. Boult, Reza Safdaii, Yuxiang Zhou, Stefanos Zafeiriou, Dogucan Yaman, Fevziye I. Eyiokur, Hazim K. Ekenel, "The Unconstrained Ear Recognition Challenge", 2017 Ieee International Joint Conference On Biometrics (Ijcb), pp. 715-724, 2017.

DOI: 10.1109/BTAS.2017.8272761