After the success of the 1st and 2nd Smart Cities Forums, we at the College of Computer Information Technology and the College of Business Administration at AUE are organizing the Third Smart City Forum after a two-year break due to the Pandemic. The Pandemic that shows the significance of computing technologies in our life that kept us connected during the quarantine time.
A smart city is an urban area that uses different types of electronic data collection sensors to collect data which is used to manage assets and resources efficiently. This includes data collected from citizens, devices, and assets that is processed and analyzed to monitor and manage traffic and transportation systems, power plants, water supply networks, waste management, law enforcement, information systems, schools, libraries, hospitals, and other community services.
The smart city concept integrates information and communication technology (ICT), and various physical devices connected to the network (the Internet of things or IoT) to optimize the efficiency of city operations and services to enhance the life quality of citizens. Smart city technology allows city officials to interact directly with both community and city infrastructure and to monitor what is happening in the city and how the city is evolving.
In October 2013, H. H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, announced a project to transform Dubai into a 'smart city'. The purpose of the project was primarily to provide seamless services to the public. In March 2014, Sheikh Mohammed launched a strategy to transform Dubai into a 'smart city'. The strategy features 6 key pillars and 100 initiatives on transport, communications, infrastructure, electricity, economic services, urban planning. Under the strategy, 1000 government services would go smart in the next three years.
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Opening Session
10:00 – 10:30 AM -
Opening Remarks
Professor Muthanna G Abdul Razzaq
AUE President
American University in the Emirates (AUE) United Arab Emirates -
Keynote Address
Dr. Marwan AlZarouni
CEO Dubai Blockchain Center
Top 100 (worldwide) Most Influential People in Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies -
Moderator
Professor Assem Tharwat
Vice President for Research
American University in the Emirates (AUE) United Arab Emirates -
Keynote Sessions: Future of Smart Cities
10:30 - 11:30 AM -
Moderator
Dr. Abedallah Abualkishik
Blockchain developer, AI and Data Scientist.
Department Chair and Associate Professor of Software Engineering.
College of Computer and Information Technology.
American University in the Emirates (AUE) United Arab Emirates -
Dr. Ahmad Elsayed
The Journey to AI in Smart Cities Initiatives
IBM, UAE -
Prof. Shrief Aly
Smart, Smarter? An Insight into the Future of Urban Life
American University of Cairo, Egypt -
Break
11:30 – 11:45 AM -
Panel Session 01 - Artificial Intelligence Applications in Smart Cities
11:45 – 12:45 PM -
Moderator
Dr Rasha Almajed
Assistant Professor. College of Computer and Information Technology.
American University in the Emirates (AUE) United Arab Emirates -
Dr. Mohammad A. M. Abushariah
Human Biometrics Systems for Smart Cities
Jordan University / Jordan -
Dr. Abdulmajid Karanouh
Expertise - Total integrated urban and buildings solutions -
Break
12:45 – 1:00 PM -
Panel Session 02 - Blockchain And Digital Assets
1:00 - 2:00 PM -
Moderator
Dr. Asma Salman
Dean, College of Business Administration
Blockchain Developer & Professor of Finance
American University in the Emirates (AUE) United Arab Emirates
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Dr. Susan Rea
Group Lead, Nimbus Centre,
Cork Institute of Technology, Cork, Ireland -
Jorge Sebastiao
Cofounder ECOX
CBO Simba Storage -
Break
2:00 – 2:15 PM -
Panel Session 03 - Knowledge Management and Smart City
2:15 - 3:45 PM -
Moderator
Dr Nasser Easa
Associate Professor, College of Business Administration
Program director- Master of Knowledge Management
American University in the Emirates (AUE) United Arab Emirates -
Dr. Ron Young
Knowledge Associates International group of companies,
Cambridge UK -
Professor Tobias Schröder
Professor for Sustainable Urban Development
Potsdam University of Applied Sciences
Germany -
Professor Peter Heisig
Professor for Information and Knowledge Management
University of Applied Sciences Potsdam
Germany -
Discussion & Closing
3:45 – 4:00 PM -
Professor Assem Tharwat
Vice President for Research
American University in the Emirates (AUE) United Arab Emirates -
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SPEAKERS
Professor Muthanna G. Abdul Razzaq
AUE President
American University in the Emirates (AUE)
Dr. Marwan Al Zarouni
CEO of Dubai Blockchain Center (DBCC)
Professor Assem Tharwat
Vice President for Research
American University in the Emirates (AUE)
Professor Shrief Aly
Professor and Chair, Department of Computer Science and Engineering
Dr. Ahmad Elsayed
Chief Data Scientist, IBM, UAE
Dr. Abedallah Abualkishik
Department Chair, College of Computer Information Technology.
American University in the Emirates (AUE)
Dr. Mohammad A. M. Abushariah
Human Biometrics Systems for Smart Cities
Jordan University / Jordan
Dr. Abdulmajid Karanouh
Expertise - Total integrated urban and buildings solutions
Dr. Rasha Almajed
Assistant Professor. College of Computer Information Technology.
American University in the Emirates (AUE)
Dr. Susan Rea
Group Lead, Nimbus Centre,
Cork Institute of Technology, Cork, Ireland
Mr. Jorge Sebastiao
Co-Founder ECOX
CBO Simba Storage
Professor Asma Salman
Dean, College of Business Administration
American University in the Emirates (AUE)
Professor Peter Heisig
Professor for Information and Knowledge Management
University of Applied Sciences Potsdam
Germany
Professor Tobias Schröder
Professor for Sustainable Urban Development
Potsdam University of Applied Sciences
Germany
Dr. Ron Young
Knowledge Associates International group of companies,
Cambridge UK
Dr. Nasser Easa
Associate Professor, College of Business Administration
Program director- Master of Knowledge Management
American University in the Emirates (AUE)
“Smart Cities for Smart Living”
Yasir Elkabbany is a Business and Education leader who speaks region wide about how to bridge the skills gap in IT . Yasir is the Regional Director -Middle East and North Africa of The Computing Technology Industry Association most commonly known as “CompTIA “, the world’s largest vendor neutral Certification company .
He is a Public speaker , member of ”Program advisory board “ of several universities in the region and member of AMCHAM -ABUDHABI & AMCHAM- Egypt . Yasir is a graduate of University of Liverpool, UK holding a Masters degree in Information Systems Management .
Over the last 15 years Yasir has gained experience in the IT, Business , Project Management and IT Learning field.
In 2014 Yasir joined CompTIA to manage the Middle East and North Africa team. Since joining Yasir has designed and led various National training projects/initiatives with various governments in the region. He travels around the region to support the CompTIA partners, governments and Clients .
Yasir is from Egypt and currently is living in the UAE with his family, In his spare time he enjoys reading , swimming and cycling .
Mr. Paul’s interest in the blockchain sector enabled him to be part of the team that pioneered the NEM team in the United Arab Emirates. He became one of the key personnel leading the operations of the NEM Foundation in the region expanding their reach to its neighboring countries and is now also catering to the queries coming from the entire Middle-East region. He has held various leadership positions in different Non-governmental and Non-profit organizations, a communicator, motivator and a team player.
Eng. Muammar joined Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority (DSOA) in April 2006 as the Director of Planning and Construction Management Department; enriching DSOA with his wide knowledge and experience in Construction and Project Management. In two years time, Eng. Muammar proved to be an important asset for DSOA, where he was appointed as the Chief Planning and Construction Officer.
In 2010, DSOA saw the need to merge Planning & Constructions Department along with Operations & facilities under one leadership. Based on this decision, Eng. Muammar was appointed as Executive VP of Engineering Management. In 2014 Eng. Muammar was appointed as the Chairman of the Smart City project committee in Dubai Silicon Oasis.
Prior to joining DSOA, Eng. Muammar served with major real estate companies in the UAE, amongst Emirates Real Estate Corp. as the Projects and Maintenance Director, where he worked on major projects including: Ministries complex project AUH, Ministry of Education DXB, Ministry of Public works DXB, Ministry of Labor DXB, UAE Embassy in Germany, UAE Consulate in Munich, UAE Embassy in Australia, and many other prestigious projects. Eng. Muammar also served as a Design Engineer at the Ministry of Public Works in Dubai, and as a project Design Manager at ETISALAT and a partner at a local design Consultancy office.
Eng. Muammar holds a Master of Science in Innovation & Change Management from Hamdan Bin Mohammed e-University in Dubai and holds a Bachelor degree in Architectural Engineering from Al Ain University; United Arab Emirates.
Angelika studied mathematics and computer science at Hannover University, Germany, and completed a PhD in mathematics. After working for the German Information Security Agency, she founded her own information security consultancy company, which she later integrated into Help AG, a UAE based cyber security company. Whilst still strategically advising Help AG, Angelika is now focusing on her role in AIDirections, with the vision to empowering organizations to transform AI advantages into innovation and success.
Angelika’s key achievements are:
- Editor of ISO/IEC 27001 (the information security management system standard) and many other standards in international standardization
- Development and implementation of the Cyber Security Strategy for Dubai, together with DESC
- Development of methodologies to assess AI maturity and the opportunities and risks of AI use
Around 30 years of experience in academia, government and private sectors in areas including policy planning and formulation, strategic IT management, business development and organizational excellence. 10 years teaching and research experience at the UAE University. I have worked as an ICT advisor to several federal and local government departments in areas including e-government, smart government, and smart city initiatives. I have published several journal and conference articles during my academic career.
First Emarati to participate in an international space program which was founded by the International Space University (ISU), and sponsored by NASA, and took place at the MIT in the summer of 1988.
Played a significant advisory role in developing and establishing the UAE national smart ID card project, and then lead the Emirates Identity Authority as a Director General DG for 3 years.
Played an IT advisory role to the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) in developing ADIAs Enterprise Architecture (EA) and helping ADIA in selecting an enterprise accounting solution.
Played a major role in driving the excellence program at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA), which resulted in winning Sheikh Khalifa Government excellence award in 2014 for the category of the most improved ministry. Also, lead the e-transformation program of the ministry which helped positioning the ministry as one of the leading ministries in the use of ICT and business enablement.
Lead Assessor for the Dubai Government Excellence Program (DGEP), and member of the judging panel of the prestigious UAE drones for good and AI & Robotics for good awards.
Dynamic sales professional, leading the Internet of Things sales in the Middle East Turkey and Africa (META) region. Expert problem solver with 20+ years’ experience navigating in complex, global, high-tech environments. Versatile career spanning customer-facing roles in regional sales management, business development, client management, project management, consulting, technical support, and field engineering. Sales overachiever for the past 6 years with outstanding leadership, innovation and contributions to sales growth.
Dr. Asma Salman has extensive experience in the corporate sector as well as academia. She completed her MBA in Finance and Accounting and earned a P.h.D in Finance and International Economics from Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China, with research credentials from Brunel University, London, U.K.
She has been actively engaged in scientific research and has published credible articles in international journals and conferences. Dr. Salman has been conducting workshops at international forums and has been involved in organizing seminars and attending conferences around the world. Research has made her gain several awards and honors around the globe. Her major areas of research include, international finance, economics and accounting.
Over 17 years experience in the Consulting, Business Development, Project Management, Security and Solution Pre-Sales, Solutions Architect in the Cybersecurity Domain for multiple Information Technology industries (Customers, System Integrators, Telecommunication Company, Leading Security Vendors ).
Truly passionate about my work and always eager to connect with other peoples. Have a Leading personality, and like to be public for many of Conferences ( local or International ).
Mr. Abdulmajid Karanouh has over 15 years’ experience in leading multidisciplinary project teams specialized in developing and delivering innovative systems in response to the dynamic context of owners, end-users, market and the environment. His background is in mathematics, architecture, computation, engineering, contracting, and R&D, his design approach is based on fusing the principles of these sciences from concept to realisation. He has worked on diverse projects including many iconic buildings of various scales and types by leading practices such as Calatrava, Rogers, Foster, and Zaha Hadid among many others.
His main career highlight to date has been designing the competition winning scheme of Al-Bahr Towers in collaboration with Arup and spearheading the design team towards completion. The building won Best Innovation Award 2012, offered by the Council for Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) and was included in the list of Best Innovations 2012 by Time Magazine for its standout dynamic facade that adapts to the movement of the sun