The Research Forum features oral presentations, poster displays and book exhibition representing faculty, scholars and graduate students from diverse disciplines. The Research Forum is an opportunity to showcase the recent research, books and creative projects and to receive valuable feedback from professional attendees.
Ahlia University appreciates and supports the research production of its faculty, so all participants will receive recognition. Furthermore, to encourage the collaborative research and experience exchange, Ahlia University is welcoming the participation from outside it.
As Ahlia University research plan is in line with the Higher Education Council strategic plan and Bahrain economic vision 2030. To this extent, awards will be given to AU researchers published in first class ranked journals as well who published in the Niche areas.
Impactful Research: Contribution of Scientific Research to Sustainable Development
We are pleased to highlight topics and activities that have taken place during this year’s research forum.
The theme of the research forum was “Impactful Research: Contribution of Scientific Research to Sustainable Development”. A large number of presentations was delivered over the two days (23rd and 24th March 2021).
The presenters were from Ahlia University, Guest Speakers as well as PhD students of Brunel University. Different topics were discussed based on specialized areas that made the research forum very rich in terms of information and knowledge sharing.
AU researchers who published in first class rank journals were recognized in the forum along with those who published books. This shows that AU has made a balance between number of publications and quality of such publications.
AU research plan confirms and goes in line with points mentioned in the Bahrain National Research Strategy and Bahrain Vision 2030. The research forum was attended by many interested researchers and supported by top management.
Programme
DAY ONE
Tuesday, 23rd March 2021
10:30 AM – 10:40 AM
Opening Address
Professor Abdulla Al Hawaj
Founding President
Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Ahlia University
10:40 – 10:50
Welcoming speech
Professor Mansoor Alaali
President, Ahlia University
10:50 – 10:55
Highlights of the Forum
Prof. Muneer Al Mubarak
VP for Admin & Finance / Acting Dean of Graduate Studies & Research
10:40 – 10:50
Guest Speaker
GCC Entrepreneurship in the GEM data: Country and Gender Outlook of Entrepreneurship Indicator
Mr. Jalal Majeed Mohsen
Principal Consultant, Productivity Improvement Practitioner, Statistician,
Researcher and Trainer – JAFCON Consultants
10:55 – 11:15
Perception and Impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) on People’s Lifestyle in Bahrain
Prof. Mukhtar Alhashimi
11:30 – 11:45
On the Prospect of Finding Fossil Fuel on Mars
On the Prospect of Finding Fossil Fuel on Mars
11:45 – 11:55
Break
11:55 – 12:10
12:10 – 12:25
12:25 – 12:40
Crystal-Melt Interfacial Free Energy of Binary Hard Spheres from Capillary Fluctuations
Dr. Majeed Amini
12:40 – 12:55
Machine Learning for Improving the Performance of Algorithms
Dr. Ebrahim Mallala
12:55 – 13:05
Lunch
13:05 – 13:20
13:20 – 13:35
Closing Remarks
DAY TWO
Wednesday, 24rd March 2021
10:30 – 10:35
Welcoming speech
Prof. Muneer Al Mubarak
VP for Admin & Finance / Acting Dean of Graduate Studies & Research
10:35 – 10:50
Building Knowledge Capabilities for Economic Diversification in the Gulf Region
Prof. Amer Al Roubaie
10:50 – 11:05
Guest Speaker
رحلة البحث العلمي: أدواته واخالقياته
Prof. Abouelella Otifey Hassanien Aly
College of Computers and Artificial Intelligence/ Scientific Research
Group in Cairo University, Egypt
11:05 – 11:20
11:20 – 11:35
Customer Experiences Using Online Food Ordering and Delivery Platforms: An S-O-R Perspective
Dr. Maryam Al Mahdi and Dr. Noor Alsayed
11:35 – 11:50
A Broken Wire between Cash and Profits at Wirecard: Financial Misreporting by C-Suite Executives
Dr. Gagan Kukreja
11:50 – 12:00
Break
12:00 – 12:15
12:15 – 12:30
Setting the teaching context between “In Situ” & “In Context”: Interpretation of Meanings
Dr. May Alsaffar
12:30 – 12:45
The Influence of Food Consumption on Ethnic Consumers’ Acculturation Process and Consumer Behavior: A Preliminary Framework
Mr. Youssef Tarek Nasef
PhD Researcher
12:45 – 13:00
DoS Detection for IoT Networks Using Machine Learning
Mr. Husain Abdulla
PhD Researcher
13:00– 13:30
Lunch
13:30 – 13:45
13:45 – 14:00
14:00 – 14:15
The Impact of Coronavirus on Online learning in Higher Institution of Education (Empirical Study)
Dr. Hassan Razzaqi
