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Dr. Omar | Artificial Intelligence | Best Researcher Award
Assistant Professor, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia
Dr. Omar, an accomplished Assistant Professor at King Saud University, is a leading researcher in Artificial Intelligence, High Performance Computing, and Parallel Processing with extensive expertise in interconnection networks. He earned his Ph.D. in Computer Science from Oregon State University, USA, in 2014, with a dissertation on “One-to-Many Node Disjoint Paths Routing in Generalized Hypercube, Dense Gaussian, and Hexagonal Mesh Networks,” following an M.Sc. in Computer Science (2007) and a B.Sc. in Computer Science (2004) from King Saud University, both completed with distinction. Professionally, Dr. Omar has over a decade of experience at King Saud University, including roles as Assistant Professor, Chief Information Officer, and Board Member at Knowledge Developers, where he has demonstrated exceptional leadership in managing teams, strategic IT initiatives and organizational digital transformation. He is actively engaged in teaching programming languages, data structures, artificial intelligence and parallel processing, while supervising student graduation projects. His research contributions include the development of novel routing algorithms that reduce communication latency in parallel systems, particularly in node-to-set routing across advanced interconnection networks. Dr. Omar has authored seven publications with 78 citations and an h-index of 4, reflecting his impact on both theoretical and applied aspects of computing. His technical proficiency spans Java, JavaScript, Shell Scripting, PHP, XML, Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, Data Warehousing, Business Intelligence, Cloud Computing, Linux and IT systems integration, alongside strong competencies in project management, stakeholder engagement and executive leadership. He has earned recognition for his contributions to research, teaching and institutional development and is an active member of professional societies, holding certifications in project management and data governance. Dr. Omar’s research interests include advancing parallel processing frameworks, designing high-performance routing protocols, and applying AI techniques to computational optimization. His dedication to mentoring, innovation and collaborative research positions him as a future leader in global computing research. Dr. Omar is highly deserving of recognition for his outstanding contributions to Artificial Intelligence and High Performance Computing, demonstrating a blend of technical expertise, academic excellence, leadership and potential to influence the next generation of researchers and technological advancements worldwide.
Featured Publications
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Al-Ahmadi, S., Alotaibi, A., & Alsaleh, O. (2022). PDGAN: Phishing detection with generative adversarial networks. IEEE Access, 10, 42459–42468.
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Alsaleh, O., Bose, B., & Hamdaoui, B. (2015). One-to-many node-disjoint paths routing in dense Gaussian networks. The Computer Journal, 58(2), 173–187.
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Alsaleh, O., Venkatraman, P., Hamdaoui, B., & Fern, A. (2011). Enabling opportunistic and dynamic spectrum access through learning techniques. Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing, 11(12), 1497–1506.
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Alsaleh, O., Hamdaoui, B., & Fern, A. (2010). Q-learning for opportunistic spectrum access. In Proceedings of the 6th International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Conference (IWCMC) (pp. 1–6). ACM.
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Alsaleh, O., Hamdaoui, B., & Rayes, A. (2012). Improving quality of data user experience in 4G distributed telecommunication systems. In Proceedings of the 2012 International Conference on Collaboration Technologies and Systems (CTS) (pp. 1–10).