DA Dhiah el Diehn I. Abou-Tair Full Professor of Computer Science

Academic profile

Dhiah el Diehn I. Abou-Tair

Full Professor of Computer Science, project leader, and principal investigator with sustained work across research, higher education cooperation, and externally funded academic initiatives.

Computer Science Department, School of Computing, German Jordanian University Amman, Jordan

Research areas Privacy-enhancing technologies, cybersecurity, systems of systems, distributed ledger technologies, blockchain, Internet of Things, distributed and secure information systems, self-sovereign identity, and access control.

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Portrait of Dhiah el Diehn I. Abou-Tair
Academic leadership, research, and international cooperation across computing and higher education.

At a glance

  • Funding profileExternally funded portfolio exceeding €38 million in led or co-led projects.
  • Programme leadershipProject Manager, Principal Investigator, and Grant Holder for EDU-SYRIA since 2015.
  • Current initiativeCo-Principal Investigator of the €800,000 SyrIA – Syrian Innovation in Academia project since 2026.

Profile

Research, leadership, and academic cooperation

Research and academic leadership span secure and distributed computing, international higher-education cooperation, and the development of externally funded initiatives. Current work connects technical research with institutional capacity building, student opportunity, and long-term academic partnerships.

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Current roles

Selected appointments

  • Full Professor, Computer Science Department, School of Computing, German Jordanian University
  • Project Manager / Principal Investigator / Grant Holder, EDU-SYRIA
  • Co-Principal Investigator, SyrIA – Syrian Innovation in Academia
  • Exchange Coordinator, School of Computing, German Jordanian University
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Highlights

Recent and current academic milestones

2026

Co-Principal Investigator of the €800,000 SyrIA – Syrian Innovation in Academia project and author of a new AINA conference paper on a hybrid artificial intelligence paradigm.

2025

Principal Investigator of GERMENAIOT and co-author of a new IEEE/ACIS SNPD paper on privacy-preserving encryption for IoT.

2024

Promoted to Full Professor at the German Jordanian University.

2015–present

Long-term leadership of EDU-SYRIA and related externally funded higher-education initiatives.

Selected publications

Recent scholarly contributions

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2026

A Novel Hybrid Artificial Intelligence Paradigm

Advanced Information Networking and Applications

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2025

Internet of Things Privacy-Preserving Selected Encryption Framework

2025 IEEE/ACIS 29th International Conference on Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Networking and Parallel/Distributed Computing (SNPD)

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2023

A Reliable System-of-Systems Healthcare Monitoring Framework

IEEE Access

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2023

A Distributed and Secure Self-Sovereign-Based Framework for Systems of Systems

Sensors

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2022

Distributed Self-Sovereign-Based Access Control System

IEEE Security & Privacy

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2022

Coordination Protocol and Admission Control for Distributed Services in Systems of Systems with Real-Time Requirements

IEEE Access

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Funding and projects

Programme and grant leadership

Current and recent work spans European Union, DAAD, Erasmus+, and DFG-funded initiatives, including EDU-SYRIA, SyrIA, data-literacy projects, and collaborative IoT partnerships.

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Teaching and supervision

Core teaching areas

  • Software Engineering
  • Database Management Systems
  • Web Infrastructure, Services, and Applications
  • Object-Oriented Programming
  • Computing Fundamentals and Discrete Structures
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