Prof. Khanfar became the dean of faculty of Engineering and acting dean of faculty of Information Technology on 1-8-2021. He is the former dean of admission and registration (2015-2021). His career including serving ad assistant to vice president for academic affairs (2014-2015) and chair of Telecommunications engineering department (2012-2014). Prof. Khanfar received the BSc degree in Electronics engineering from Al-Quds University, Jerusalem, Palestinian, in 2000. Then he received the M.S. degree in telecommunications and electronics engineering from the Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST), Irbid, Jordan, in 2004, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of New Orleans (UNO), New Orleans, LA, USA, in 2009. He Joined Arab American University in 2010 as assistant professor with department of Telecommunications Engineering. Then he is promoted to associate professor. Currently he is a professor with the department of Telecommunication Engineering since 2020. His current research interests include thin-film solid states, characterization of devices (electrical, optical, and dielectric properties), mathematical modeling and Image/Signal Processing. Prof. Khanfar has more than 45 Thomson-ISI publications in electronics and Telecommunications.

Academic Experience
FromToPresentPositionInstitution
10/02/2020  ProfessorArab American University
01/01/201509/02/2020 Associate ProfessorArab American University
13/02/201031/12/2014 Assistant ProfessorArab American University
11/08/200818/12/2009 Research AssistantUniversity of New Orleans
15/01/200724/07/2008 Teaching AssistantUniversity of New Orleans
01/03/200413/09/2006 InstructorPalestine Polytechnic University
02/03/200231/07/2003 Teaching AssistantJordan University for Science & Technology
04/03/200031/08/2001 Teaching & Research AssistantAl Quds University
Administrative Experience
FromToPresentPositionInstitution
01/08/2021  Dean of Faculty of EngineeringArab American University
01/09/2023  Chair, Telecommunication Engineering DepartmentArab American University
01/08/202131/07/2023 Acting Dean of Faculty of Information TechnologyArab American University
01/09/201531/07/2021 Dean of Admission & RegistrationArab American University
01/09/201431/08/2015 Assistant to vice President for Academic AffairsArab American University
05/07/201431/08/2014 Acting Dean, College of Engineering and Information TechnologyArab American University
01/09/201231/08/2014 Chair, Telecommunication Engineering DepartmentArab American University
Education
University/College NameDegree ReceivedSpecializationDescription
University of New Orleans- USAPhdElectrical Engineering 
Jordan University for Science & Technology - JordanMSc/MSTelecommunication and Electronics Engineering 
Al-Quds University - PalestineBSc/BSElectronics Engineering 
Skills
Hands-on experience on thin films deposition use PVD technique with Norm VCM 600 Standard Desk Top Thermal Evaporator., Hands-on experience on semiconductor-device characterization (IV, CV, frequency response measurement, etc).
Awards
Golden Key International Honour Society, German Academic Exchange Service Scholarship (DAAD) for studying M.Sc. in Telecommunication Engineering, Jordan University for Science & Technology, Irbid, Jordan, 2001-2003, Zuhair Alhijawi Award in Engineering Division, (supervisor) for the under graduate project " A Portable Heartbeat Tracking Device for Detecting Arrhythmia”, July 2013, Best poster “Performance of the Yb/La2O3/Yb varactor microwave resonators” presented at 2nd International Conference on Pure & Applied Science, Istanbul, Turkey. Jun 1-5 2016, Zuhair Alhijawi Award in Engineering Division, (supervisor) for the under graduate project " Lung Cancer Detection Using Image Processing”, July 2017
Languages
Arabic

English
Courses Taught
Course TitleLevel
Modeling and Simulation of Communication SystemsUndergraduate
Microprocessors & MicrocontrollersUndergraduate
C programmingUndergraduate
Digital Signal ProcessingUndergraduate
Electrical Circuits IUndergraduate
Electronics IUndergraduate
Electronics IIUndergraduate
Introduction to Communication SystemsUndergraduate
Digital Logic SystemUndergraduate