Dr. Dhiah el Diehn I. Abou-Tair
Associate Professor
OFFICE: M311
PHONE: +962 6 4294444 Ext. 4132
Biography
Dhiah el Diehn Abou-Tair is an associate professor in the Department of Computer Science at the German Jordanian University. His research interests are in security and privacy enhancement techniques, smart systems, and human-computer interaction.
 
Abu Tir holds a Ph.D. in Information Science from the University of Siegen, a Master's degree in Computer Science from the University of Dortmund, and a Bachelor's degree in Mathematics and Computer Science from Yarmouk University.
 
Dr. Abu Tir has been the director of the EDU-SYRIA educational project since 2015 until now.

Educational Background

PHD Degree in Informatics, Universitat Siegen, Germany, 2008.
Master's Degrees in Computer Science, Technische Universitat Dortmund, Germany, 2002.
Bachelors Degree in Mathematics and Computer Science, Yarmouk University, Jordan, 1998.
Research Interests

Privacy-Enhancing Technologies, Recommender Systems, and the Semantic Web.

Selected Publications

2015 Yaser Mowa , Dhiah el Diehn I. Abou-Tair, Ahmad Zmily, Tareq Al- Aqarbeh, Marat Abilov, and Viktor Dmitriyevr,"Exploring a contextbased network access control for mobile devices",In Proceedings of the 2015 International Conference on Soft Computing and Software Engineering, SCSE'15,Berkeley, CA, USA,2015
2013 M. Bourimi, D. Kesdogan, M. Heupel, DeDI Abou-Tair, N. Lambropoulos ,"PETs at CSCL Service: Underutilised Potentials for Privacy-Enhancing Distance Education",Journal of Universal Computer Science,Vol. 19, No. 7. PP:912-931,2013
2013 Dhiah el Diehn I. Abou-Tair, M. Bourimi, R. Tesoriero, D. Kesdgoan, M. Heupel. B. Ueberschaer,"An end-user tailorable generic framework for privacy-preserving location-based mobile applications",Journal of Applied Mathematics & Information Sciences. ,Volume 7, No. 6 , PP:2137-2148,2013
2013 D. Abu-Saymeh, DeDI Abou-Tair, A. Zmily,"An Application Security Framework for Near Field Communication",IEEE International Conference on Trust, Security and Privacy in Computing and Communications,Melbourne, Australia,2013
2013 Dirar Abu-Saymeh, Dhiah el Diehn I. Abou-Tair, and Ahmad Zmily,"An application security framework for near field communication",12th IEEE International Conference on Trust, Security and Privacy in Computing and Communications, TrustCom 2013 / 11th IEEE International Symposium on Parallel and Distributed Processing with Applications, ISPA-13 / 12th IEEE International Conference on ,Melbourne, Australia,2013
2013 Mohamed Bourimi, Dogan Kesdogan, Marcel Heupel, Dhiah el Diehn I. Abou-Tair, and Niki Lambropoulos,"Pets at CSCL service: Underutilised potentials for privacy enhancing distance education",J. UCS, 19(7):912-931,2013
2012 M. Bourimi, T. Barth, D. Kesdogan, DeDI Abou-Tair, F. Hermann, S. Thiel,"Using distributed user interfaces in collaborative, secure and privacy-preserving software environments",International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction ,28(11), 748-753,2012
2012 M. Bourimi M, Barth T, D. Kesdogan, Dhiah el Diehn I. Abou-Tair, F. Hermann, S. Thiel,"Using distributed user interfaces in collaborative, secure and privacy-preserving software environments",International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction 28(11), 748-753,2012
2012 Mohamed Bourimi, Thomas Barth, Dogan Kesdogan, Dhiah el Diehn I. Abou-Tair, Fabian Hermann, and Simon Thiel,"Using distributed user interfaces in collaborative, secure, and privacy-preserving software environments",Int. J. Hum. Comput. Interaction, 28(11):748-753,2012
2011 Abou-Tair DeDI, I. Köster, K. Höfke,"Security and privacy requirements in interactive TV",The ACM/Springer Multimedia Systems Journal,Vol. 17, pp. 393-408,2011
2011 Dhiah el Diehn I. Abou-Tair, Ingo Koster, and Kathrin Hofke,"Security and privacy requirements in interactive TV",Multimedia Syst., 17(5):393{408,2011
2011 M. Bourimi, J. Ossowski, DeDI. Abou-Tair, S.Berlik, D. Abu-Saymeh ,"Towards Usable Client-Centric Privacy Advisory for Mobile Collaborative Applications Based on BDDs",New Technologies, Mobility and Security (NTMS), 2011 4th IFIP International Conference on,feb., 2011. , pp. 1 - 6,2011
2011 Mohamed Bourimi, Jorn Ossowski, Dhiah el Diehn I. Abou-Tair, Stefan Berlik, and Dirar Abu-Saymeh,"Towards usable client-centric privacy advisory for mobile collaborative applications based on bdds",In 4th IFIP International Conference on New Technologies, Mobility and Security, NTMS,Paris, France,2011
2010 M. Bourimi, DeDI, Abou-Tair, D. Kesdogan, T. Barth, K. Höfke ,"Evaluating Potentials of Internet- and Web-based Socialtv in the Light of Privacy",Social Computing (SocialCom), 2010 IEEE Second International Conference on., aug., 2010. , pp. 1135 -1140.,2010
2010 Mohamed Bourimi, Dhiah el Diehn I. Abou-Tair, Dogan Kesdogan, Thomas Barth, and Kathrin Hofke,"Evaluating potentials of internet- and web-based socialtv in the light of privacy",In Proceedings of the 2010 IEEE Second International Conference on Social Computing, SocialCom / IEEE International Conference on Privacy, Security, Risk and Trust, PASSAT 2010,Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA,2010
2009 Mohamed Bourimi, Falk Kuhnel, Jorg M. Haake, Dhiah el Diehn I. Abou- Tair, and Dogan Kesdogan,"Tailoring collaboration according privacy needs in real-identity collaborative systems. In Groupware: Design, Implementation, and Use",15th International Workshop, CRIWG 2009,Peso da Regua, Douro, Portugal,2009
2008 Dhiah el Diehn I. Abou-Tair,"An ontology based approach for managing and maintaining privacy in information systems",PhD thesis, University of Siegen,2008
2007 Dhiah el Diehn I. Abou-Tair, Stefan Berlik, and Udo Kelter,"Enforcing privacy by means of an ontology driven XACML framework",In Proceedings of the Third International Symposium on Information Assurance and Security, IAS 2007,Manchester, United Kingdom,2007
2006 Dhiah el Diehn I. Abou-Tair,"A framework ensuring privacy in a distributed environment",In Proceedings of the 2006 International Conference on Privacy, Security and Trust: Bridge the Gap Between PST Technologies and Business Services, PST 2006,Markham, Ontario, Canada,2006
2006 Dhiah el Diehn I. Abou-Tair and Stefan Berlik,"An ontology-based approach for managing and maintaining privacy in information systems",In On the Move to Meaningful Internet Systems 2006: CoopIS, DOA, GADA, and ODBASE, OTM Confederated International Conferences, CoopIS, DOA, GADA, and ODBASE 2006,Montpellier, France,2006
2006 Dhiah el Diehn I. Abou-Tair and Jorg Niere,"An architecture for integrating heterogeneous university applications that supports monitoring",Trends in Enterprise Application Architecture, 2nd International Conference, TEAA 2006,Berlin, Germany,2006