Biography

Academic biography

A career that combines computer science scholarship, research leadership, institutional service, and long-term international cooperation.

Professional profile

Dhiah el Diehn I. Abou-Tair is a Full Professor of Computer Science and senior academic leader at the German Jordanian University. His work brings together university governance, externally funded strategic projects, international academic collaboration, and teaching across core computing subjects.

Between February 2023 and October 2025, he served as Vice Dean of the School of Computing while continuing to lead major European Union and DAAD-supported initiatives, including EDU-SYRIA.

Research interests

Privacy-enhancing technologiesCybersecuritySystems-of-systemsDistributed ledger technologiesBlockchainInternet of Things

His research trajectory moves from ontology-based privacy management and security requirements engineering toward distributed, secure, and trustworthy architectures for systems-of-systems and IoT environments.

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Appointments

Leadership and academic appointments

2024 – Present

Full Professor

Computer Science Department, School of Computing, German Jordanian University

2023 – 2025

Vice Dean

School of Computing, German Jordanian University

2015 – Present

Project Manager

EDU-SYRIA Programme

2017 – Present

Exchange Coordinator

School of Computing, German Jordanian University

2015 – 2024

Associate Professor

Computer Science Department, School of Computing, German Jordanian University

2010 – 2015

Assistant Professor

Computer Science Department, School of Computing, German Jordanian University

2008 – 2010

Postdoctoral Researcher

Security and Privacy Group, University of Siegen

2002 – 2008

Research Assistant and Lecturer

Database and Software Engineering Group, University of Siegen

2000 – 2002

Software Developer (part time)

Fraunhofer Institute, Dortmund

Education

Academic formation

2008

Dr. rer. nat. in Computer Science

University of Siegen, Germany

Dissertation: An Ontology-Based Approach for Managing and Maintaining Privacy in Information Systems.

2002

Diplom in Computer Science

Dortmund University, Germany

German graduate degree in computer science.

1998

B.Sc. in Mathematics and Computer Science

Yarmouk University, Jordan

Major in Mathematics, minor in Computer Science.