PERSONAL DETAILS and PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

Personal Details

Nationality British/ Jordanian

Status Married + 2 boys

Speaks Arabic, English, Hungarian, German (all fluently)

Likes watching football and all sports but plays a little of some.

Education and Qualifications

1980: Secondary Certificate - Al-Karak, Jordan

1986: High Diploma in Electrical Engineering, Technical University of Budapest, Hungary.

1988: Specialization Diploma in Communication Engineering - Data Communications. T.U. Budapest, Hungary (with Distinction).

1989: Ph.D. in Communication Engineering - Computer Networks. T.U. Budapest, Hungary
Title of Ph.D. Dissertation: "Reliability Modelling and Analysis of General Complex Systems"

Professional Career

Jun.-Dec. 1988: Communication Engineering Expert - Institute of Communication Electronics, Hungary

1989: Acting Assistant Professor -Institute of Comm. Electronics, T.U. Budapest, Hungary

1990 -1996: Assistant Professor - Dept. of Computer Science, Mu'tah University, Jordan

Jan.1996: Associate Professor - Dept. of Computer Science, Mu'tah University, Jordan

Oct. 1997- Sept.1998: Visiting Professor - Department of Computer Science, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany

Sept. 1999 –Aug. 2000 : Guest Professor - Chair of Telecommunications, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Dresden University of Technology, Germany.

Sept. 2000-Aug. 2003 : Senior Lecturer and Director of Research – Department of Computing, University of Bradford, Bradford, UK.

Aug. 2003- : Professor, School of Computing, University of Glamorgan.

Nov. 2004.- : Registered Consultant, UG Commercial Services.