Contact
n.alsaid@ajman.ac.ae
06 705 6670
Ajman Campus
Nidal Mahmoud Al Said

Dr. Nidal Al Said is an Assistant Professor at the College of Mass Communication, Ajman University, UAE, with research interests in Data Mining, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Smart Applications, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), and IT in Education and Media. He holds a Ph.D. from the National Technical University of Athens, Greece, and has many years of teaching experience across various universities, where he has contributed to curriculum development, course design, and student mentorship. As a prolific researcher, Dr. Al Said has authored numerous peer-reviewed papers and books on topics such as AI-driven analytics, smart applications, and digital transformation. His research focuses on human-AI collaboration, predictive analytics, and the integration of AI in education and media. He actively collaborates with international academic institutions, particularly in Greece and the broader research community, to advance interdisciplinary studies in AI and emerging technologies. Beyond research and teaching, Dr. Al Said is a recognized expert in academic accreditation and institutional effectiveness, having played a key role in program development, strategic accreditation initiatives, and quality assurance. He has led and contributed to local and international accreditation processes, ensuring high standards in higher education assessment and program evaluation. Additionally, he serves as an editor and reviewer for academic publications, supporting research excellence across multidisciplinary fields.

Education
  • Ph.D. in Information Technology, National Technical University of Athens, Athens, Greece, 2004.
  • M.Sc. in Informatics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece, 1999.
  • B.Sc. in Computer Science, University of Crete, Crete, Greece, 1993.
Experience
  • Assistant Professor, College of Mass Communication, Ajman University, UAE, 09/2011 – Present.
  • Assistant Professor/Chairperson, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering, Dhofar University, Salalah, Sultanate of Oman, 09/2008 – 08/2011.
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Science and Information Technology, Zarqa Private University, Zarqa, Jordan, 09/2007 – 08/2008.
  • Assistant Professor, Faculty of Information Technology, Ajman University of Science & Technology, Ajman, UAE, 09/2005 – 08/2007.
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Information Systems, Faculty of Information Technology, Al-Ahlyyia Amman University, Amman, Jordan, 09/2004 – 08/2005.
  • Teaching Assistant, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Athens, Greece, 09/2000 – 08/2004.
  • Instructor, Athens Institute of Vocational Training, Athens, Greece, 2002 – 2004.
  • Researcher/Programmer, National Technical University of Athens, Athens, Greece, 10/2000 – 10/2001.
  • IT Consultant, TEMAGON Technology & Management Consultancy Services S.A., Athens, Greece, 03/1999 – 01/2001.
  • Programmer, Department of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Crete, Crete, Greece, 04/1994 – 06/1996.
Teaching Area
  • Web and Smart Application Design
  • Multimedia Design
  • Game Design
  • Human Computer Interaction
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Data Mining
Research
  • IT in Education and Media
  • Human-Computer Interaction and Smart Applications
  • Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
  • Data/Web Mining
Publications
Conference Presentation
  • Nidal Al Said, Ezz Hattab, and Razan Matarneh, “Enriching Audit Curriculum with Data Analytics Techniques,” 16th International Conference on Excellence, Gifted Education, Innovation, & Creativity in Basic-Higher Education & Psychology (Paris, France: July 3–6, 2018).
  • Sari R. ElDadah, Nidal Al-Said, "A Process-based Framework for Automatic Categorization of Web Documents," in Proceedings of the 13th Workshop for PhD Students in Object-Oriented Systems, in conjunction with the 17th European Conference on Object-Oriented Programming (ECOOP), Darmstadt, Germany, July 2003.
  • Tassos Argyros, Charis Ermopoulos, Vassiliki Pavlaki, and Nidal Al-Said, "Extracting Cyber Communities through Patterns," in Proceedings of the SIAM International Conference on Data Mining, San Francisco, CA, USA, May 2003.
  • E. Hattab, A. Papantoniou, N. Alsaid, and R. Curwen, "A Knowledge-based System for Best Practices Reusability," in Proceedings of the 4th Workshop on Information & Computer Science (WICS 2002), K. Faisal and M. Sarfraz (eds.), IEEE Computer Society Chapter, ISBN 9960-07-187-1, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, March 2002, pp. 115–123.
  • Ezz Hattab, A. Papantoniou, N. Alsaid, and R. Curwen, "DLCM: A Digital Library for Change Management Best Practices," in International Workshop on the Design and Implementation of Digital Libraries, DELOS International Cooperation Report Series by the ERCIM Office, Ifrane, Morocco, November 2001.
Memberships, Awards and Honors
  • Member, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM).
  • Member of the Greek Computer scientist Association.
  • Member, Jordan Computer Society.
  • "Certificate of Recognition" as one of the most active reviewers of the International Arab Journal of Information Technology (IAJIT) for the years 2009, 2010, and 2012.
  • PENED’99: The General Secretariat of Research & Technology, Ministry of Development, Greece, 2003.