Engineering Development

Dr. Mona F. M. Mursi

PERSONAL DATA

Name : Mona Fatma Mohamed Mursi Ahmed

Address : ** **-****** ***-**-Wahab Alkadi St.,

Heliopolis, Cairo, 11341, Egypt

Email : *********@*******.***

EDUCATION

Ph.D. 1972 University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, U.S.A.

Computers / Electronics Engineering

M.S.E.E 1969 University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, U.S.A.

Electronics Engineering

B.S.E.E. 1965 Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt

SEMINARS / WORKSHOPS

Computer Image Analysis

Planning and Control

Organizational Development

Principles of Management

Finance for Non Financial Managers

Structured Design

Teaching by Objectives

Preparing Instructional Teaching-By-Objectives Material

AREAS OF RESEARCH INTERESTS :

Arabization of computer systems

Pattern recognition.(Finger-prints, Handwriting)

Computer security/encryption

Biomedical applications of neural networks

Microprocessor-based controllers. (Sun-Tracking Systems)

Advanced computer architectures

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Summary Of Background

More than 10 years of technical management and professional experience in small to

large scale computer systems, peripherals and instrumentation.

Versed in hardware, software, and firmware design and development

Extensive teaching experience (more than 25 years) of postgraduate and undergraduate

courses in computers and electronics / communications

Ten years department head experience at EE and Computer Department of Faculty of

Engineering and the College of Computers and Information Science .

Member of several high level academic committees.

Extensive consultation experience.

King Saud University 9/2001 Present

College of Computers and Information Science, Riyadh, K.S.A.

Professor, Information Technology Department

Member and head of several department level committees for curriculum development

and review, hiring of staff, etc. Participated in the academic accreditation review process

for private sector universities.

Courses taught: Computer Networks, Information Security, Microprocessors, Database

Design, Computer maintenance.

Zagazig University, Benha Branch 2/1995 9/2001, 7/1979 9/1988

Faculty of Engineering at Shoubra, Cairo

Professor and Head of the Electrical Engineering Department

(Associate Professor 7/79 5/84)

Responsible for teaching courses in computer engineering, Computer Software,

Numerical Analysis, Communications, Circuits, Senior Level Project, electronics and

microcomputer labs.

General department administrative responsibilities in addition to curriculum

development.

Member of several faculty committees (Information Technology, etc Member of

faculty council.

Member of the general council for the promotion of associate professors and professors.

King Saud University 9/1988 2/1995

College of Computers and Information Science, Riyadh, K.S.A.

Professor and Head of Computer Applications Department

Helped in establishing the department of Computer Applications. General department

responsibilities: management, staff hiring, courses development and evaluation, etc

Participated in several university-wide committees. Introduced office automation to the

department. Courses taught: Computer Organization, Assembly Language,

Microprocessors, Data Structure, Advanced Pascal, Office Automation, Computer

peripherals, Senior Level Project.

Telemedia Inc. (Part time) 8/1986 9/1988

Cairo Branch, Heliopolis, Cairo

Staff Member

Telemedia is a company based in Chicago, U.S.A. engaged in international educational

consulting. Within the framework of contract between Telemedia and the Egyptian Air

Academy to implement a modernization program, I was hired by Telemedia to teach

computer courses at the Academy, as well as to develop course materials at the P.O I.

(Program Of Instruction) writing office.

T.E.A. Computers (Part time) 1975-76, 1978-88

Heliopolis, Cairo

Computer Consultant

As a consultant with T.E.A. Computers, which is a company representing Data General,

Computer Vision, and CPT systems in Egypt, I was engaged in tailoring systems,

providing technical advice, recommending systems and products, and acting as a

technical laison. Also, worked on some key projects involving adaptation to Arabic of

several computer systems.

CALMA Corp. 6/1978 9/1978

Sunnyvale, California, U.S.A.

Director of new product development

Reporting to the vice president of engineering, responsible for directing a group of 23

hardware and software engineers.

Project management: Intelligent graphics terminal with local memory for vector storage.

Conducted extensive market study on high resolution color monitors and graphics

processors . Prepared product proposal for viable new product, was approved by top

management and development was authorized.

Cairo University 4/1975 10/1976

Electrical Engineering Dept., Faculty of Engineering

Assistant Professor

Taught computer engineering and circuits courses to EE undergraduates. Also taught

graduate courses in software engineering.

Tektronix Inc. 5/1972 3/1978

Beaverton, Oregon, U.S.A.

Program Manager, Service Instruments Division

Managed firmware/software of 12 engineers. Responsible for:

Firmware operating systems of microprocessor-based service instruments

Design of user interface

Development of a high level language for diagnostic program generation

Development of all common digital modules

Development of mass storage units for portable instrumentation.

Managed a separate cost center, responsible for resource planning and staffing.

Additional involvement included:

Engineering/Marketing task force chartered to define market segments, product features

and strategy for Digital Service Instruments

Organization and presentation of seminars/workshops on microprocessors and

technological trends to Tektronix Vice Presidents, Division Managers, and top managers.

Numerous strategic committees and task forces on future products, and job definitions for

software and firmware engineers.

Project Leader, Information Display Division

Managed a group of 4 engineers in the design of a high-level language computer

architecture (one of the first 32-bit computer architectures) and in the implementation of

a virtual memory system and operating system firmware. In addition:

Design and development of an intelligent interface between Tektronix Programmable

Desktop Calculator and the Digital Processing Oscilloscope

Design and development of an interactive high level language and language interpreter

Design and development of the firmware for controller.

Design Engineer summers 1969,1970, 1971

Assigned to the design and development of a quick-store programmer for programmable

instruments and digital circuits tester.

Cairo University 9/1965 9/1966

Electrical Engineering Dept., Faculty of Engineering

Teaching Assistant

Assisted in teaching circuits courses and electronics and communications labs.

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