Dr. Ghaith Al-refai
Assistant Professor
OFFICE: C018
PHONE: +962 6 4294444
Biography

Dr. Ghaith Al-refai is an assistant professor at the German Jordanian University (Amman, Jordan), in the department of Mechatronics and Artificial Intelligence. He finished his PhD and master’s in electrical and computer engineering from Oakland University (Rochester, MI, USA). He finished his bachelor’s in electrical and electronics engineering from Jordan University of Science and Technology (Irbid, Jordan). Dr. Ghaith has nine years of experience in the automotive industry from USA as systems and electrical engineer. During his industrial career, he worked at Robert Bosch, Clarion, ZF and Magna Electronics. Most of his experience is in the Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) and autonomous driving technology. Dr. Ghaith research area of interest is in AI, computer vision, machine learning for autonomous driving applications, image processing and control systems.

Educational Background

Oakland University, Rochester, MI PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering
Oakland University, Rochester, MI Master’s Degree in electrical and Computer Engineering
Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan B.Sc. Degree in Electr
Research Interests
  • AI
  • ​Computer visioN
  • Machine learning for autonomous driving applications
  • Image processing
  • Control systems
Experience
  • Assistant Professor, German Jordanian University, Jordan Feb.2022-Now
  • Senior Systems Engineer, Robert Bosch LLC, MI July.2018-Jan.2022
  • Senior Systems Engineer, Clarion Corporation of America, MI, USA March.2016 July.2018
  • Product Systems Engineer, TRW Automotive, MI, USA Feb.2014-March.2016
  • Systems Engineer, Magna Electronics, MI, USA Sept.2013-Feb.2014
  • PhD researcher at Oakland University, MI Sept.2014-Dec.2018
  • Full Time Teaching Assistant and Research Assistant, Oakland University, MI
    Sept.2012-Sept.2013