Mohammed Maree received the Ph.D. degree in Information Technology from Monash University. He has published articles in various high-impact journals and conferences, such as ICTAI, Knowledge-Based Systems, IEEE Access, Behaviour & Information Technology, Journal on Computing and Cultural Heritage, Information Development and the Journal of Information Science. He is also a Committee Member/Reviewer of several conferences and journals. He has supervised a number of Master’s and PhD students in the fields of knowledge engineering, data analysis, information retrieval, natural language processing, and hybrid intelligent systems. He began his career as the Manager of Research and Development at gSoft Technology Solution Inc. Then, he worked as the Director of Research and QA with Dimensions Consulting Company. Subsequently, he joined the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology (EIT), Arab American University, Palestine (AAUP), as a full-time Lecturer. From September 2014 to August 2016, he was the Head of the Multimedia Technology Department, and from September 2016 to August 2018, he was the Head of the Information Technology Department. Subsequently, he was appointed as the Assistant to the Vice President for Academic Affairs at the Arab American University from August 2021 to July 2023. In addition to his work at AAUP, he worked as a Consultant for SocialDice and Dimensions Consulting companies. Dr. Mohammed is currently an Associate Professor of Information Technology and the Dean of Faculty of Information Technology at the Arab American University.

Academic Experience
FromToPresentPositionInstitution
01/02/2014  Full-time LecturerThe Arab American University
01/02/201431/07/2014 Part-time Lecturer, Applied Computing DepartmentPalestine Technical University
01/09/201301/02/2014 Part-time Lecturer, Multimedia Technology DepartmentThe Arab American University
01/08/200831/12/2010 Teaching Assistant, Information Technology DepartmentMonash University
Administrative Experience
FromToPresentPositionInstitutionDescription
01/09/201601/08/2018 Chairperson, Information Technology DepartmentThe Arab American University 
01/09/201431/08/2016 Chairperson, Multimedia Technology DepartmentThe Arab American University 
01/03/201501/08/2016 Consultant – Part-timeDimensions Consulting Company 
01/03/201531/07/2015 Consultant – Part-timeSocialDice Company 
01/08/201231/01/2014 Director of Research and Quality AssuranceDimensions Consulting Company 
01/10/201131/07/2012 Manager Research and Quality AssurancegSoft Technology Solutions Inc 
01/06/2018  Consultant – Partner University CoordinatorLeaders OrganizationConsultant – Partner University Coordinator/Trainer for the Palestinian Startups Support Project (PASS) - funded by the Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA)
01/08/2019  Chairperson, Multimedia Technology DepartmentArab American University 
01/08/2021  Assistant to Vice President for Academic AffairsArab American University 
01/08/2023  Dean of Faculty of Information TechnologyArab American University 
01/09/2023  Chairperson, Multimedia Technology DepartmentArab American University 
Education
University/College NameDegree ReceivedSpecializationDescription
Monash UniversityPhdInformation Technology 
The Arab American UniversityBSc/BSComputer Science 
Skills
Programming Languages: R, Python, C++, Java, C#, VB, Java Script, OpenGL, PHP., Tools, Apps and Libraries: NetBeans, Visual Studio.Net, Protégé, Premiere, Maya, Unity, RapidMiner, LightSide, Weka, Apache lucene, RStudio, Anaconda, NLTK, CoreNLP, WordNet, YAGO, RDBMs: SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL
Awards
Palestine Polytechnic University and Palestinian Islamic Bank Award for Scientific Research - Research Excellence Award – Postgraduate Research Studies at National Level – 2nd Place - 2018, Palestine Polytechnic University and Palestinian Islamic Bank Award for Scientific Research - Research Excellence Award – Postgraduate Research Studies at National Level – 3rd Place - 2016, Palestinian Islamic Bank Award for Scientific Research - Research Excellence Award – Postgraduate Research Studies at National Level – 2nd Place - 2022, Palestinian Islamic Bank Award for Scientific Research - Research Excellence Award – “Teaching, Learning and Commerce in the Age of Technology and Artificial Intelligence” – 2nd Place - 2023
Languages
English

Arabic
Courses Taught
Course TitleLevel
Information Retrieval - Taught for Master in Computer Science StudentsGraduate
Computer Programming 2Undergraduate
Digital Video and AudioUndergraduate
Human Computer InteractionUndergraduate
Interactive MultimediaUndergraduate
Introduction to MultimediaUndergraduate
Special Topics 1 and 2 in Computer ScienceUndergraduate
Special Topics 1 and 2 in Computer Information TechnologyUndergraduate
Multimedia Systems Analysis and DesignUndergraduate
Introduction to Information TechnologyUndergraduate
Programming Fundamentals 1 (C++1) LabUndergraduate
Computer ModelingUndergraduate
Computer AnimationUndergraduate
Systems Analysis and DesignUndergraduate
Algorithms and Data StructuresUndergraduate
Digital Image ProcessingUndergraduate
Introduction to ComputersUndergraduate
Programming Fundamentals 1 (C++1)Undergraduate
Online Advertising FundamentalsUndergraduate
Computer Games Design and DevelopmentUndergraduate
Principles of Object Oriented Programming - JavaUndergraduate
Natural Language Processing - Master in Data ScienceGraduate
Selected Programming Language - PythonUndergraduate
Fundamentals of Research MethodsUndergraduate
Natural Language Processing - Ph.D. in Engineering Information TechnologyGraduate
Multimedia Forensics and SecurityGraduate
Data MiningGraduate