English Version - ALHOSN University

Issue 9 | December 2010
Software Engineering team wins Best Oral Presentation
Award
Student representatives from the Software
Engineering Department of ALHOSN
University won the Best Oral Presentation
award for their “Capstone Project Manager
Software” during the 2nd Annual Undergraduate
Research Conference on Applied Computing. The
conference was held from May 5 to 6, 2010 at Zayed
University’s Dubai Campus and was sponsored by
the Emirates Foundation. The main objectives of
the conference were to promote undergraduate
research in UAE universities and to create forums
between students and industry leaders. A panel
discussion on Undergraduate Research in Gulf
Countries was conducted during the first day.
ALHOSN University team presented an online
application for managing capstone projects under
the ‘IS in Education’ category. The application
was developed by ALHOSN software engineering
students, Sara Karem Ahmed and Lamia Subhi
Hussein. They were supervised by Dr Adel Khelifi,
Chair of the Software Engineering Department at
ALHOSN University.
More than 105 research projects were featured
during the conference (46 oral presentations
and 59 poster presentations). The entries for the
competition came from 24 various GCC-based
institutions. ■
Academic News
Software Engineering Department celebrates its Final
Accreditation and honors outstanding students
The Software Engineering (SWE) Department
at ALHOSN University celebrated its Final
Accreditation from the Ministry of Higher
Education on November 3rd, 2010 at both its male
and female campuses. The accreditation affirms the
department’s ability to provide a quality education
that the general public can trust and that is fully
recognized by the educational community.
In addition to the accreditation, student
achievers were felicitated for their exceptional
accomplishments and extracurricular activities.
This acknowledgment is intended to serve as an
incentive to current and future students to play
a larger role in their University and become more
active, excellence-driven learners.
Graduating students of the SWE Department,
who have been honorable ambassadors of their
alma mater, ALHOSN University, were also given
recognition. Many of the present alumni are
currently employed in globally renowned companies;
others are pursuing their Master’s Degrees in North
American universities.
Dr Saif Zahir, a Visiting Professor from the
University of British Columbia, Canada, delivered
a presentation on the various research areas
within the field of Software Engineering to give
students an idea on current market demands.
Dr Adel Khelifi, the Department’s Chair, pointed
out that software engineering is currently one
of the most highly-sought after degrees among
employers. His talk enlightened students on the
vast opportunities awaiting them upon graduation.
Dr Samia Loucif, Assistant Professor, Software
Engineering Department, moderated the gathering
and discussed matters related to advising, the
importance of contact between students and
faculty members, students’ activities, and technical
workshops within the department. She also
mentioned that the faculty’s role extends beyond
giving lectures as they are also available outside the
classroom to listen to their students’ academic and
personal concerns. ■
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