The American University of Bahrain (AUBH) recognizes the vital role of research in driving societal development and meaningful innovation. As an institution committed to excellence, AUBH places research and creativity at the core of its mission—establishing them as one of its three foundational pillars. This commitment underscores the University’s dedication to producing high-quality, impactful research that elevates AUBH’s academic standing locally, regionally, and internationally, while supporting long-term institutional sustainability.
The American University of Bahrain (AUBH) recognizes the vital role of research in driving societal development and meaningful innovation. As an institution committed to excellence, AUBH places research and creativity at the core of its mission—establishing them as one of its three foundational pillars. This commitment underscores the University’s dedication to producing high-quality, impactful research that elevates AUBH’s academic standing locally, regionally, and internationally, while supporting long-term institutional sustainability.
In alignment with the Bahrain National Research Strategy, AUBH’s research priorities focus on:
Faculty Research/Profiles
Research Output
College of Engineering & Computing
Mohammed, M.N., Hameed, M.S., Protacio, G.G., Tolephih, M.H., Al-Zubaidi, S., Abdullah, O.I. (2025). Design a Support System for Ankle and Foot Injuries. In: Hamdan, R.K. (eds) Tech Fusion in Business and Society . Studies in Systems, Decision and Control, vol 233. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-84628-1_8 |
Mohammed, M.N., Hameed, M.S., Salah, H.A., Tolephih, M.H., Al-Zubaidi, S., Abdullah, O.I. (2025). Design and Optimization of Electro-Magnetic Suspension System for Automotive Sector. In: Hamdan, R.K. (eds) Tech Fusion in Business and Society . Studies in Systems, Decision and Control, vol 233. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-84628-1_94 |
Mohammed, M.N., Hameed, M.S., Kassem, A., Tolephih, M.H., Al-Zubaidi, S., Abdullah, O.I. (2025). Design and Optimization of Vertical Axis Wind Turbine for Urban Environment. In: Hamdan, R.K. (eds) Tech Fusion in Business and Society . Studies in Systems, Decision and Control, vol 233. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-84628-1_96 |
Mohammed, M.N., Hameed, M.S., Alansari, W., Tolephih, M.H., Al-Zubaidi, S., Abdullah, O.I. (2025). Design and Development of a Space Mining Robot. In: Hamdan, R.K. (eds) Tech Fusion in Business and Society . Studies in Systems, Decision and Control, vol 233. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-84628-1_89 |
Dawood, H.K., Alfellag, M.A., Abed, W.M. and Hameed, M., 2025. Hydrothermal performance analysis of hybrid nanofluid flow in minichannel heat sink equipped with secondary inclined channels and pins. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, pp.1-20. |
Mroue, M., Ramadan, A., Nasser, A., Zaki, C. (2024). LPWAN Technologies in Smart Cities: A Comparative Analysis of LoRa, Sigfox, and LTE-M. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 1057. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-4895-2_18 |
Ayet, M., El Madsia, N., Zaki, C., Ramadan, A., Saker, L., & Ibrahim, M. (2024). Analytic hierarchy process geographic information system based model for sustainable construction and demolition waste landfill site selection. International Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering (IJECE), 15(1), 803–816. https://doi.org/10.11591/ijece.v15i1.pp803-816 |
M. -R. Mortada, A. Nasser, A. Ramadan, K. -C. Yao and A. Mansour, “Location Information-based Routing Protocol for Energy Harvesting Cognitive Radio Wireless Sensor Network,” in IEEE Access, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2024.3517741. |
S. Hitti and A. Ramadan, “Balancing innovation and ethics: The role of artificial intelligence in transforming B2B customer experience,” Competitiveness Review, accepted for publication, Apr. 2025, doi: 10.1108/CR-03-2025-0104. |
Omar Saadiyeh, Alaaeddine Ramadan, Mohamad Hajjar, Gilles Bernard, “A Comparative Study of Arabic Syntactic Analyzers”, Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence, Volume 8, 2025. doi: 10.3389/frai.2025.1638743. |
Abbass Nasser, Hussein Al Haj Hassan, Alaaeddine Ramadan, Chamseddine Zaki, Nada Sarkis, Jad Abou Chaaya, Ali Mansour, “LoRa-SPaaS: Spectrum sensing as a service using LoRaWAN: Resources management and practical considerations,” Internet of Things, Vol 34, 2025, 101750, ISSN 2542-6605, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iot.2025.101750. |
Kassem Danach, Hassan Harb, Alaaeddine Ramadan, Samir Haddad, “Enhancing Multi-Criteria Decision-Making in Blockchain Security: A Hybrid Machine Learning and PROMETHEE Approach”, Engineering Research Express, Volume 7, Number 3, 2025. DOI 10.1088/2631-8695/ae05eb. |
Sara Ismail, Sofiane Hamrioui, Abbass Nasser, Alaaeddine Ramadan, Chamseddine Zaki, Pascal Lorenz, “Ambient Backscattering Communication: Challenges and Future Perspectives”, ICC 2025 – IEEE International Conference on Communications, Montreal, QC, Canada, 2025, pp. 3033-3038, doi: 10.1109/ICC52391.2025.11161798. |
Nancy Boughannam, Sofiane Hamrioui, Chamseddine Zaki, Alaaeddine Ramadan, Abbass Nasser, Pascal Lorenz, “Autonomous Optimization and Configuration of Communication Systems for IoT: A Comparative Study,” ICC 2025 – IEEE International Conference on Communications, Montreal, QC, Canada, 2025, pp. 5295-5300, doi: 10.1109/ICC52391.2025.11161350. |
Al Hilali, R., Shaker, H., Sharef, Z. T., Sharef, B. T., & Khan, S. (2025). Study of Geographical and Energy-Aware MANET Routing Protocols. In A. Garg, F. Al-Turjman, & S. Khan (Eds.), Innovations in Blockchain-Powered Intelligence and Cognitive Internet of Things (CIoT) (pp. 135-228). IGI Global Scientific Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4018/979-8-3693-2157-7.ch00 |
Saad Abdulah, Shahid Maqsood, Imran Ahmad, Suhaib (2025), “Effects of posture orientation and Vibration on trunk muscles for bike riders using Electromyography” 2nd GCC IEOM Conference, Muscat, Oman, December 1-3, 2024. https://ieomsociety.org/oman2024/ https://ieomsociety.org/oman2024/proceedings/ https://index.ieomsociety.org/index.cfm/article/view/ID/27934 |
Shbool, M.A., Alhmsi, K., Amr, M. et al. “Modeling Consumer Behavior and Forecasting the Automobile Market: A System Dynamics Approach for Sustainable Mobility.” Arab J Sci Eng (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13369-025-09984-0 |
Shbool, M.A., Al-Dmour, R., Al-Shboul, B.A., Albashabsheh, N.T. and Almasarwah, N. (2025), “Real estate decision-making: precision in price prediction through advanced machine learning algorithms”, International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJHMA-01-2025-0004 |
Nibal T. Albashabsheh, Najat Almasarwah, Mohammad A. Shbool, Mohamed Meselhy Eltoukhy, (2025), “Formulating capstone project groups using lexicographical analysis and heuristic algorithm”, Alexandria Engineering Journal, Volume 115, 2025, Pages 334-342, ISSN 1110-0168, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aej.2024.12.036. |
Shbool, M. A., Yacoub, H., Zakarneh, A., Altkhaimi, M., Alazazmeh, A., (2025), “A Proposed Lean Six Sigma-Based Approach for Prioritizing The Impactful Improvement Areas: The Packaging Industry”, Management Systems in Production Engineering, Volume 33, Issue 2, 2025, pp. 184-201, https://doi.org/10.2478/mspe-2025-0018 |
Almadhoob, A.H., Saleh, A.S.K. and Akbar, F., 2024, September. QuizWiz: Integrating Generative Artificial Intelligence in an Online Study Tool. In Proceedings of the 2024 7th International Conference on Big Data and Education (pp. 87-96). https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3704289.3704296 |
Mansoor Farooq, Mariyam Ouaissa, Mariya Ouaissa, Mohammad Imad and Jameel Ahmad Qureshi, “Utilizing AI of Medical Things for Healthcare Security and Sustainability” Edited Book IGI Global Scientific Publication |
R. Changala, K. R. Yasaswi, M. Farooq, S. A. Khan, A. Kiran and S. Muthuperumal, “Advanced Facial Recognition with Behavioural Analysis for Intelligent Security Monitoring,” 2025 Fifth International Conference on Advances in Electrical, Computing, Communication and Sustainable Technologies (ICAECT), Bhilai, India, 2025, pp. 1-7, doi: 10.1109/ICAECT63952.2025.10958827. |
M. K. Mishra, L. Mohan Trivedi, M. Farooq, D. Nimma, M. B. Alazzam and B. Kiran Bala, “Cybersecurity Enhancement in IoT-Enabled Public Health Information Systems Using Deep Learning Techniques,” 2025 AI-Driven Smart Healthcare for Society 5.0, Kolkata, India, 2025, pp. 25-30, doi: 10.1109/IEEECONF64992.2025.10963029. |
Raynukaazhakarsamy, H. Kadhim, M. Farooq, M. A. Mohammed, O. Mohsen Hussein and R. Saravanakumar, “Network Traffic Anomaly Detection for Improving Cybersecurity by Employing Tuna Swarm Optimization with MLP-CNN,” 2025 3rd International Conference on Data Science and Information System (ICDSIS), Hassan, India, 2025, pp. 1-5, doi: 10.1109/ICDSIS65355.2025.11070750. |
Rahal, M., Ahmed, B. S., Renström, R., Stener, R., & Wurtz, A. (2025). Data-driven heat pump management: combining machine learning with anomaly detection for residential hot water systems. Neural Computing and Applications. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00521-025-09045-w (Published June 1, 2025). |
Ahmed, B. S., Azzalin, T., Kassler, A., Thore, A., & Lindbäck, H. (2025, June). Smart Manufacturing: MLOps-Enabled Event-Driven Architecture for Enhanced Control in Steel Production. Journal of Systems and Software, Elsevier. |
Bestoun S. Ahmed, L. O. Baader, F. Bayram, S. Jagstedt, and P. Magnusson, “Quality Assurance for LLM-RAG Systems: Empirical Insights from Tourism Application Testing,” in Proc. 2025 IEEE Int. Conf. Softw. Test., Verif. Validat. Workshops (ICSTW), Naples, Italy, Mar. 31–Apr. 4, 2025, doi: 10.1109/ICSTW64639.2025.10962487. |
Z. A. Eid and L. M. Saeed, “Environmental and Economic Comparative Analysis of Green Roofs: The Case of Singapore and Bahrain,” Proc. 6th Sustainability and Resilience Conference (SRC’24), 2024. doi: 10.12785/src/1571057895 |
Anna Lyza Felipe, Mia Eleazar, Armin Aragoncillo, Lilibeth Azuela, Herbert Azuela, Reagan Ricafort, Ushik Shrestha Khwakhali, “Exploring ChatGPT Integration in Classrooms: Impact on Student Engagement and Personalized Learning Support”, 2024 International Conference on Innovation and Intelligence for Informatics, Computing, and Technologies (3ICT), https://doi.org/10.1109/3ict64318.2024 |
Kadhem, Hasan. “Embedding Sustainability into Computing Curricula.” 2025 6th International Conference on Information Technology and Education Technology (ITET). IEEE, 2025. |
Kadhem, Hasan. “Comprehensive Framework for Artificial Intelligence and Big Data Integration in Highe Education.” International Conference on Machine Learning and Soft Computing. Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore, 2025. |
Alatawi, Yusuf, and Hasan Kadhem. “Comparing the Performance of a CDC Questionnaire with Machine Learning Models in Predicting Diabetes.” Proceedings of the 2024 13th International Conference on Software and Information Engineering. 2024. |
Almohsen, K., Albalooshi, F., & Al Ammari, J. (2025, April). Exploring the Use of GenAI in Automating Software Testing. In 2025 IEEE 4th International Conference on Computing and Machine Intelligence (ICMI) (pp. 1-6). IEEE. |
Shboul, Bashar, Mohamed E. Zayed, A. S. Abdelrazik, Mohammad Alrbai, Alhaj-Saleh Odat, and Fares Almomani. “Exergoeconomic and environmental impact assessment of a semi-scale office with solar chimney and evaporative cooling tower for sustainable space cooling and air ventilation.” Energy Conversion and Management: X (2025): 101191. |
El-maaty, Ahmed E. Abu, Ourida Saoudi, Ahmed S. Abdelrazik, and Rached Ben-Mansour. “Experimental investigation of specific heat and thermal stability of MOF-303 at different water vapor loading and various temperatures.” International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer 165 (2025): 109088. |
Shboul, Bashar, Mohamed E. Zayed, A. S. Abdelrazik, Mohammad Alrbai, Habes Ali Khawaldeh, and Fares Almomani. “A novel hybrid photovoltaic/thermal-fuel cell system for efficient hydrogen, heat, and power generation: techno-economic and environmental evaluation.” International Journal of Hydrogen Energy (2025). |
Attia, Ahmed M., Hamid Zentou, Hussain A. Alyosef, Ahmed S. Abdelrazik, and Mahmoud M. Abdelnaby. “Optimal Design of a PV/Hydrogen‐Based Storage System to Supply Heat and Power to a Direct Air Carbon Capture System.” Energy Storage 7, no. 3 (2025): e70157. |
College of Business & Management
Al Lily, M., & Waibel, H. (2025). Urban poverty in Saudi Arabia. Middle East Development Journal, 1-27. |
Aqeel, Z. F., & Naser, H. (2024). The Impact of Digitalization on Sustainability in the Banking Sector: Case Study from the GCC Countries. In Business Development via AI and Digitalization: Volume 2 (pp. 3-18). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-62106-2_1 |
Naser, H., Sultanova, G., & Nahar, S. (2024). The Impact of Fintech Innovation on Bank’s Performance: Evidence from the Kingdom of Bahrain. International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues, 14(1), 136-143. DOI: https://doi.org/10.32479/ijefi.15512 |
Darwish, S., Al-A’ali, L., Abbas, S.I. (2025). Assessing the Role of Digital Innovation in Enhancing Operational Efficiency and Business Sustainability in Higher Education: A Quantitative Approach. In: Hamdan, R.K. (eds) Sustainable Data Management. Studies in Big Data, vol 170. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-83915-3_26 |
Mozammel, S. & Abdulla, I.S. (2024). Ensuring project success through HR manager’s leadership style: Role of ethical work climate and interpersonal trust. Journal of Modern Project Management, 12(1), 2024, ISSN 2317-3963, July 2024 (SCOPUS, EBSCO). https://journalmodernpm.com/article-view/?id=726 |
Hashem, M. (2024). What motivates entrepreneurs to achieve sustainability development goals (SDGs)?: A literature review. In: Hamdan, A., Harraf, A. (eds) Business Development via AI and Digitalization. Studies in Systems, Decision and Control, vol 537. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-62106-2_3 |
Sultanova, G. and Naser, H., 2024. The impact of information and communication technologies on export diversification: Evidence from developing countries. The Journal of International Trade & Economic Development, pp.1-35.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09638199.2024.2419406 |
Mozammel, S., Irum, S., & Abdulla, I. S. (2025). Impact of remote work on organizational culture and employee performance. Journal of Posthumanism, 5(7), 441–454. https://doi.org/10.63332/joph.v5i7.2803 |
Hashem, M. (2024). What Motivates Entrepreneurs to Achieve Sustainability Development Goals (SDGs)?: A Literature Review. In: Hamdan, A., Harraf, A. (eds) Business Development via AI and Digitalization. Studies in Systems, Decision and Control, vol 537. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-62106-2_3 |
Saeed, S. and Naser, H., 2025. Emotional Intelligence (EQ) and Leadership Efficacy in Bahrain’s Higher Education Sector: A Mixed-Methods Study. In Ethical Standards for Technological and Business Education Sustainability (pp. 151-213). Emerald Publishing Limited. https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/978-1-83608-036-720251010/full/html |
Sultanova, G. and Naser, H., 2025. Navigating sustainability: how export diversification influences ecological footprints in developed and developing countries. Discov Sustain 6, 316 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s43621-025-01143-7 |
College of Arts & Sciences
Dogan, S. (2023). Social Justice-Oriented School Counsellors and Programs: A New Conceptual Framework for Social Justice Principles. Education 3-13 International Journal of Primary, Elementary and Early Years Education. 51(6), 1017-1026. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/03004279.2022.2039262 |
Dogan, S. (2022). Effectively Working with Immigrants: A model for school counselors. Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 51(3), 148-157. https://doi.org/10.1002/jmcd.12244 |
SKVORTSOVA, N. M. (2025) On the systemic relationship of timbre features of onomatopoeia and lyrical songs among the Tofalars. III Siberian Forum of Folklorists: conference proceedings (June 16–20, 2025, Novosibirsk). Ed. E. N. Kuzmina; Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Philology SB RAS. Novosibirsk: SB RAS, 2025, 177–179. (published in the Russian language) ISBN 978-5-6052497-6-4 |
Abdul Razzak, N. (2026). Cultural Shifts and Sustainable Excellence in Higher Education: The Evolving Role of Success Metrics in Innovative Technology Integration. In: Hamdan, R.K. (eds) Integrating Big Data and IoT for Enhanced Decision-Making Systems in Business. Studies in Big Data, vol 177. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org.10.1007/978-3-031-97609-4_50 |
Abdul Razzak, N. (In Press). A Quality Assurance Framework for Maintaining and Enhancing Academic Standards of AI-Infused Higher Education: Insights from GCC Faculty Perspectives. Higher Learning Research Communications, 1 (1). |
College of Multimedia & Design
Hallak, L. (2025). The Impact of Social Media on the Growth of Creative Industries in Bahrain’s Orange Economy. ICBE 2025 Conference, The Third International Conference on Business and Economics, College of Economics and Political Science, Sultan Qaboos University. |
Al Mahadin, L., & Hallak, L. (2023). The faceless learners, the perplexed instructors, and the dilemma of webcams: A survey of instructors at two Bahraini universities. In Official conference proceedings of the Southeast Asian Conference of Education (SEAC2023) (Vol. 60, No. 3). Singapore Management University/Singapore EXPO. |
Al Mahadin, L., & Hallak, L. (2021). The lack of visual interaction in online classes and its effect on the learning experience of students during the COVID-19 pandemic: A survey of Bahraini private university students. In Proceedings of the AUBH E-Learning Conference 2021: Innovative learning & teaching – Lessons from COVID-19. SSRN. https://www.ssrn.com/link/AUBH-2021.html |
Mukhtar, M. and Todd, M.J., 2023. An Islamic framework for animal ethics: Widening the conversation to include Islamic ethical vegetarianism. Critical Research on Religion, 11(3), pp.263-280. |
Alhasan, K. and Alhasan, K., 2023. Roblox in Higher Education: Opportunities, Challenges, and Future Directions for Multimedia Learning. International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET), 18(19), pp.32-46. |
Alhasan, K., Alhasan, K., & Alhashimi, S. (2025). Optimizing Gamification Adoption in Higher Education: An In-Depth Qualitative Case Study Applying the UTAUT Framework. International Journal of Game-Based Learning (IJGBL), 15(1), 1-24. https://doi.org/10.4018/IJGBL.372068 |