AHMED ABDELRAHMAN ABDALLA ALI

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Assistant Professor of Computer Engineering and Science

Creative assistant professor and researcher. Over ten years’ experience higher education researching and teaching computer engineering and information technology. Develop course materials and teaching resources. Working with diverse range of students. Produced and implemented unique ideas and solutions for technical problem solving and competitive edge. Good analytical capabilities, organizational skills, ability to handle multiple tasks, and work independently as well as in team with keen attention to details. Technology enthusiastic, resilient, and adaptable.

CORE COMPETENCIES AND ACHIEVEMENTS

Experience in successfully meeting project milestones, client and business stakeholders’ interaction.

Understanding and exposure to SCRUM & Agile methodologies.

Have organizational record as co-chair of technical committee and track chair for many IEEE conferences held in Khartoum during the period 2013-2020.

Played an important role to organize the third IEEE International Conference. The conference entitled (The International Conference on Communication, Control, Computing, and Electronics Engineering (ICCCCEE). The conference received huge interest from both industrial and academic sectors. More than 700 were attended. More than 100 scientific papers are published in IEEE-explore at the end of the conference. The conference Held in Khartoum in JANUARY 2017

Achieved designing Embedded Systems and Mechatronic Laboratory for college of engineering - Karary University, in 2013. About 80% of the project was carried out.

Established Communication and Information Security Research Center in the college of engineering - Karary University during the period 2012-2015, in cooperation with China Electronics Technology Group Corporation (CETC) and the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC) in Chengdu-China. The center possesses well qualified researchers, engineers, and high tech research tools.

Served as the main searcher and developer for many embedded projects implemented using FPGA technology with high performance and free error code nearly 100%.

Great experience of software development with strong object oriented programming including Inheritance, Abstraction, Encapsulation and Polymorphism, good experience in Exception Handling and Debugging.

The achieved results during research are published in more than thirty scientific papers in international journals and conferences with more than 45 citations in Google Scholar and h-index = 4.

Using embedded tools during for simulation and explanation during lectures and tutorials. XILINIX FPGA, ISE, and Vivado 2016.3. Controllers: Intel 8051, ARM, PIC. PIC Microcontroller training kit.

Technical Skills. Programming languages: C/C++, and UM.

Experienced with e-learning technology for online training and teaching, for example: Blackboard, ZOOM, Kahoot, and Nearpod.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Assistant professor of Computer Engineering and Science

Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Sudan Jan 2010 – Present

Full-Time teaching for ranked universities, such as: University of Khartoum, Karary University.

Supervision of different computer system projects intended for research and industry. Implemented with different languages (C, C++, Python) under Linux, Mac and Windows platforms. System Identification and Parameter Estimation for Typical UAV. An Analytical Study of UAV Control. Design and Implementation of a Self-Balancing Robot. Designing and Implementation of PID Controller for Mentor Robot. Upgrading and Maintain of Mentor Robotic Arm for Digital Control LAB. Design and Implementation of Plasma Cutting Machine. Maintenance and Upgrading of CNC Machine for CAD/CAM LAB. Design and Implementation of a Controller for Firing System. Design and Implementation of Vehicle Tracking System and Positioning.

Testing software in controlled, real situations before it goes live.

Teaching different IT subjects, such as: software engineering, parallel computing, computer network, modelling and simulation, object oriented programming, Database management systems, system analysis, advanced digital design, embedded systems, microprocessors architecture.

Supervision, reviewing, and auditing of final year thesis for graduates.

Engaged in different committees of college of engineering.

Technology and Innovation Manager

GIAD Industrial Complex, Sudan Jan 2020 – Present

Leveraging on suitable/optimal technologies

R&D activities to create new technologies/processes/facilities or improve existing ones

Innovative product design and production processes that improve the value of products and services

Efficient business processes that facilitate cost reduction and quality

Localisation practices that facilitates acquisition of foreign technologies, adaption to local requirement and creation of new business lines

Establishing technology direction for the Business Group

Managing the scanning, forecasting, selection, acquisition and development of technologies

Educating the management of Business Groups and Business Units on the latest technological development and potential adoption in business

Managing R&D practices, including project selection, project management, monitoring and gate management

Embedded Software Developer

GIAD Industrial Complex, Sudan Jan 2017 – Dec 2019

Development of reusable, extensible, and maintainable software that interoperates seamlessly with both current and new architectures;

Take a part in serious refactoring process, during which were changed such basic thing as threads handling. Design, implement, debug and refine core systems, features, tools and infrastructure as needed. Implementation of embedded software for industrial and commercial purposes.

Improvement of C++ library for different projects. Make library faster, fix bugs as well as add new features. Make fixes for third party libraries. Implementation of unit tests, design inspection for C++, as well as for Python's framework.

Active participation in design reviews, code reviews, and mentoring;

Writing technical documentation.

Information Security Manager

Karary University, Sudan Jan 2014 – Dec 2016

Implementing different projects using C, C++, and Python under Linux or Windows.

Design and Implementation of encryptor in PIC-microcontroller using C++. Design and implementation of cryptographic algorithms in FPGA devices.

Systematic test and evaluation of mainstream encryption systems.

Analysing of user requirements. Debugging written code. Conduct code reviews.

Preparing and writing training manuals for users.

EDUCATION

Vladimir State University, Russian Federation.

Philosophy of Doctor in computer engineering and information technology specialized in system analysis, controlling, and data processing (in industry). Dissertation Title: Mathematical and algorithmic software development for automatic signature verification.

Vladimir State University, Russian Federation.

Master of Science in computer engineering and information technology. Dissertation Title: Soft-hardware realization of DSP algorithms in programmable logic devices.

Karary University, Republic of Sudan.

Bachelor of Science (Honor) in computer engineering and systems.

VOLUNTEERING WORK

Speaker on Sudan Data Science Community workshop, “AI and Machine Learning” January 2020.

Speaker on SdNOG 6 meeting, “Data Brokers Are Watching You”, Khartoum-Sudan, 31 Oct. 2019.

Speaker on Higher Military Academy workshop, “Social media impact on the Sudanese social life” august 2019.

Organizer of International Data Privacy Day Champion, National Cyber Security Alliance and National Information Center, Khartoum-Sudan, 2019.

INTERNSHIP AND SCHOLARSHIP

Internship at SudanNext, Scrum & Agile methodology, 2019

Internship at MASAD, Technology Roadmap, 2019.

Internship at MASAD, Business Analysis for Engineering Systems, 2018

Internship at Karary University with CETC-SCI team help, Omdurman-Sudan, Information Security

Strength Evaluation, June-July 2013.

Internship at CETC-SCI, Chengdu-China, Systematic Test and Evaluation of Mainstream Encryption

System, April-May 2012.

Internship at Karary University, Improving Teaching Staff Performance. February-March 2012.

Scholarship for Ph.D., Ministry of Education and Science, Russia Federation 2007-2010

Scholarship for M.Sc., Ministry of Education and Science, Russia Federation 2004-2006

MEMEBERSHIP AND AWARDS

Membership of International Association of engineers (IA ENG), since 2019.

Membership of International Association for Cryptologic Research (IACR), since 2017.

Award of Best Scientific Paper, presented and published in ICCNEE 2015 International Conference,

Khartoum-Sudan, 2015.

Membership of Sudanese Engineering Society (SES), since 2001.

Award of Academic Achievement, bachelor program, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Department, College of Engineering, Karary University, Khartoum-Sudan. 2000.

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