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

Research

Research and publications

Research centered on privacy, cybersecurity, distributed systems, and trustworthy digital infrastructures for modern connected environments.

Research profile

Full Professor of Computer Science at the German Jordanian University with research expertise in privacy-enhancing technologies, cybersecurity, distributed systems, blockchain, distributed ledger technologies, Internet of Things, and systems of systems.

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.

Selected themes

  • Privacy-enhancing technologies and policy-aware information systems
  • Distributed identity, access control, and self-sovereign architectures
  • Reliable, deterministic, and secure systems of systems
  • IoT, fog computing, and secure connected environments

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Selected publications

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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2075

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

IEEE Access

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A concise selection appears on the homepage. The complete publication record is listed below.

Publication record

Complete publication list

The publication record is organized below by type for clarity and ease of reading.

Journal papers
  1. A. Khalifeh, D. Abou-Tair, R. Obermaisser, M. Abuteir, and K. Darabkh. “A Reliable System-of-Systems Healthcare Monitoring Framework.” IEEE Access, vol. 11, pp. 145679–145691, 2023, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2023.3343414.
  2. D. Abou-Tair, R. Haddad, A. Khalifeh, S. Alouneh, and R. Obermaisser. “A Distributed and Secure Self-Sovereign-Based Framework for Systems of Systems.” Sensors, vol. 23, no. 17, 7617, 2023, doi: 10.3390/s23177617.
  3. D. Abou-Tair and A. Khalifeh. “Distributed Self-Sovereign-Based Access Control System.” IEEE Security & Privacy, vol. 20, no. 6, pp. 35–42, Nov.-Dec. 2022, doi: 10.1109/MSEC.2022.3148906.
  4. D. Abou-Tair, A. Khalifeh, S. Al-Dahidi, S. Alouneh, and R. Obermaisser. “Coordination Protocol and Admission Control for Distributed Services in Systems of Systems with Real-Time Requirements.” IEEE Access, vol. 10, pp. 100194–100207, 2022, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2022.3207550.
  5. D. Abou-Tair, A. Khalifeh, S. Alouneh, and R. Obermaisser. “Incremental, Distributed, and Concurrent Service Coordination for Reliable and Deterministic Systems of Systems.” IEEE Systems Journal, vol. 15, no. 2, pp. 2470–2481, June 2021, doi: 10.1109/JSYST.2020.3020430.
  6. D. Abou-Tair, S. Büchsenstein, and A. Khalifeh. “A Fog Computing-Based Framework for Privacy-Preserving IoT Environments.” International Arab Journal of Information Technology, vol. 17, no. 3, pp. 306–315, 2020, doi: 10.34028/IAJIT/17/3/4.
  7. S. Almajali, D. Abou-Tair, H. Bany Salameh, M. Ayyash, and H. Elgala. “A Distributed Multi-Layer MEC-Cloud Architecture for Processing Large-Scale IoT-Based Multimedia Applications.” Multimedia Tools and Applications, doi: 10.1007/s11042-018-7049-3.
  8. D. Abou-Tair, M. Bourimi, R. Tesoriero, D. Kesdogan, M. Heupel, and B. Ueberschaer. “An End-User Tailorable Generic Framework for Privacy-Preserving Location-Based Mobile Applications.” Journal of Applied Mathematics & Information Sciences, vol. 7, no. 6, pp. 2137–2148, 2013.
  9. M. Bourimi, D. Kesdogan, M. Heupel, D. Abou-Tair, and 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.
  10. M. Bourimi, T. Barth, D. Kesdogan, D. Abou-Tair, F. Hermann, and S. Thiel. “Using Distributed User Interfaces in Collaborative, Secure and Privacy-Preserving Software Environments.” International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction, vol. 28, no. 11, pp. 748–753, 2012.
  11. D. Abou-Tair, I. Köster, and K. Höfke. “Security and Privacy Requirements in Interactive TV.” The ACM/Springer Multimedia Systems Journal, vol. 17, no. 5, pp. 393–408, 2011, doi: 10.1007/s00530-010-0221-x.
Book chapters
  1. A. F. Khalifeh, A. Saleh, M. AL-Nuimat, D. Abou-Tair, and N. Alnuman. “Design and Implementation of Internet of Things and Cloud-Based Platform for Remote Health Monitoring and Fall Detection.” In Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol. 1002, Springer, Cham, 2019.
  2. M. I. Daoud, R. Alazrai, A. Alhusseini, D. Shihan, E. Alhwayan, D. Abou-Tair, and T. Qadoummi. “Interactive Kinect-Based Rehabilitation Framework for Assisting Children with Upper Limb Cerebral Palsy.” In ICTs for Improving Patients Rehabilitation Research Techniques, Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol. 665, pp. 126–140, Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, 2017.
  3. R. Obermaisser, M. Abuteir, A. Khalifeh, and D. Abou-Tair. “Systems-of-Systems Framework for Providing Real-Time Patient Monitoring and Care: Challenges and Solutions.” In ICTs for Improving Patients Rehabilitation Research Techniques, Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol. 515, pp. 129–142, Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, 2015.
Conference papers and proceedings
  1. J. Al Qundus, D. Abou-Tair, and A. Khalifeh. “A Novel Hybrid Artificial Intelligence Paradigm.” In L. Barolli, W. K. G. Seah, and I. Woungang (eds.), Advanced Information Networking and Applications, AINA 2026, Lecture Notes on Data Engineering and Communications Technologies, vol. 296, Springer, Cham, 2026, pp. 63–74, doi: 10.1007/978-3-032-23286-1_6.
  2. A. Khalifeh and D. Abou-Tair. “Internet of Things Privacy-Preserving Selected Encryption Framework.” In 2025 IEEE/ACIS 29th International Conference on Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Networking and Parallel/Distributed Computing (SNPD), Busan, Republic of Korea, 2025, pp. 819–823, doi: 10.1109/SNPD65828.2025.11253731.
  3. D. Alsawalmeh, S. Al-Dahidi, and D. Abou-Tair. “Intrusion Detection System Based on Machine Learning Algorithm to Detect the DDoS Attack in the IoT Network.” In 2024 IEEE/ACIS 24th International Conference on Computer and Information Science (ICIS), Shanghai, China, 2024, pp. 13–17, doi: 10.1109/ICIS61260.2024.10778293.
  4. R. Haddad, D. Abou-Tair, and A. Khalifeh. “A Blockchain-Based Verification Process for Smart Cities.” In 2023 IEEE/ACIS 21st International Conference on Software Engineering Research, Management and Applications (SERA), Orlando, FL, USA, 2023, doi: 10.1109/SERA57763.2023.10197780.
  5. S. Alouneh, A. Khalifeh, D. Abou-Tair, K. Aldahdouh, and F. Al-Hawari. “An Open Source LoRaWAN Simulator Framework for Internet of Things Applications.” In 2021 8th International Conference on Internet of Things: Systems, Management and Security (IOTSMS), 2021, pp. 1–5, doi: 10.1109/IOTSMS53705.2021.9704982.
  6. I. Ishaq et al., including D. Abou-Tair. “Work in Progress - Establishing a Master Program in Cyber-Physical Systems: Basic Findings and Future Perspectives.” In 2019 International Conference on Promising Electronic Technologies (ICPET), Gaza City, Palestine, pp. 4–9, 2019, doi: 10.1109/ICPET.2019.00009.
  7. D. Abou-Tair, S. Büchsenstein, and A. Khalifeh. “A Privacy-Preserving Framework for the Internet of Things.” In 2018 19th IEEE/ACIS International Conference on Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Networking and Parallel/Distributed Computing (SNPD), Busan, Republic of Korea, 2018.
  8. A. Khalifeh, D. Abou-Tair, S. Alouneh, R. Obermaisser, and M. Schmidt. “Admission Control and Resource Allocation for Distributed Services in Systems of Systems: Challenges and Potential Solutions.” In 2018 IEEE 13th International Symposium on Industrial Embedded Systems (SIES), Graz, Austria, 2018.
  9. S. Almajali and D. Abou-Tair. “A Cloud-Based Intelligent Extensible Shared Context Services.” In Second International Conference on Fog and Mobile Edge Computing (FMEC), Valencia, Spain, 2017, pp. 133–138.
  10. D. Abou-Tair, S. Alouneh, A. Khalifeh, and R. Obermaisser. “A Security Framework for Systems of Systems.” In J. Park, V. Loia, G. Yi, and Y. Sung (eds.), Advances in Computer Science and Ubiquitous Computing, CUTE 2017, CSA 2017, Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol. 474, Springer, Singapore, 2018.
  11. S. Alouneh, D. Abou-Tair, A. Khalifeh, and R. Obermaisser. “Service Identification Framework for Systems of Systems Based on MPLS Technology.” In J. Park, V. Loia, G. Yi, and Y. Sung (eds.), Advances in Computer Science and Ubiquitous Computing, CUTE 2017, CSA 2017, Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol. 474, Springer, Singapore, 2018.
  12. O. Hiari, D. Abou-Tair, and I. Abushaikha. “An IoT-Based Virtual Addressing Framework for Intelligent Delivery Logistics.” In K. Kim and N. Joukov (eds.), Information Science and Applications 2017, ICISA 2017, Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol. 424, Springer, Singapore, 2017.
  13. Y. A. Mowafi, D. Abou-Tair, A. Zmily, T. Aqarbeh, M. Abilov, and V. Dmitriyev. “Exploring a Context-Based Network Access Control for Mobile Devices.” In 2015 International Conference on Soft Computing and Software Engineering (SCSE'15), Berkeley, California, USA, 2015.
  14. Y. Mowafi, A. Zmily, D. Abou-Tair, and D. Abu-Saymeh. “Tracking Human Mobility at Mass Gathering Events Using WISP.” In Second International Conference on Future Generation Communication Technology (FGCT), London, UK, 12–14 December 2013.
  15. D. Abu-Saymeh, D. Abou-Tair, and A. Zmily. “An Application Security Framework for Near Field Communication.” In 12th IEEE International Conference on Trust, Security and Privacy in Computing and Communications (IEEE TrustCom-13), Melbourne, Australia, 16–18 July 2013.
  16. A. Zmily, D. Abu-Saymeh, and D. Abou-Tair. “Identity Hopping Based Security Framework for Social Media Applications.” In International Conference on Soft Computing and Software Engineering 2013 (SCSE'13), San Francisco, USA, 2013.
  17. D. Abou-Tair, M. Bourimi, R. Tesoriero, D. Kesdogan, and M. Heupel. “A Generic Location-Based Mobile Application Framework Supporting Privacy-Preserving End-User Tailorability.” In 2012 International Conference on Future Generation Communication Technology (FGCT), London, UK, 2012.
  18. M. Bourimi, J. Ossowski, D. Abou-Tair, S. Berlik, and D. 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, 7–10 February 2011.
  19. D. Abou-Tair, L. Pimenidis, J. Schomburg, and B. Westermann. “Usability Inspection of Anonymity Networks.” Proceedings of the 2009 World Congress on Privacy, Security, Trust and the Management of e-Business, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, 25–27 August 2009.
  20. D. Abou-Tair, S. Berlik, and U. Kelter. “Enforcing Privacy by Means of an Ontology-Driven XACML Framework.” In Third International Symposium on Information Assurance and Security, IAS 2007, Manchester, United Kingdom, 29–31 August 2007, pp. 279–284, IEEE CS Press, 2007.
  21. D. Abou-Tair and J. Niere. “An Architecture for Integrating Heterogeneous University Applications that Supports Monitoring.” In 2nd International Conference on Trends in Enterprise Application Architecture, TEAA 2006, Berlin, Germany, 29 November–1 December 2006, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 4473, pp. 16–24, Springer, 2006.
  22. D. Abou-Tair and S. Berlik. “An Ontology-Based Approach for Managing and Maintaining Privacy in Information Systems.” In 5th International Conference on Ontologies, DataBases, and Applications of Semantics, ODBASE 2006, Montpellier, France, 31 October–2 November 2006, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 4275, pp. 983–994, Springer, 2006.
  23. D. Abou-Tair. “A Framework Ensuring Privacy in a Distributed Environment.” In 4th Annual Conference on Privacy, Security and Trust, PST 2006, Markham/Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 30 October–1 November 2006.
Workshop papers
  1. M. I. Daoud, T. Qadoummi, and D. Abou-Tair. “An Interactive Rehabilitation Framework for Assisting People with Cerebral Palsy.” In 3rd Workshop on ICTs for Improving Patient Rehabilitation Research Techniques (REHAB 2015), Lisbon, Portugal, 2015.
  2. Y. A. Mowafi, D. Abou-Tair, T. Aqarbeh, M. Abilov, V. Dmitriyev, and J. Marx Gomez. “A Context-Aware Adaptive Security Framework for Mobile Applications.” In 4th International Workshop on Pervasive and Context-Aware Middleware (PerCAM'14), Dubai, UAE, 2014.
  3. A. Khalifeh, R. Obermaisser, M. Abuteir, and D. Abou-Tair. “Systems-of-Systems Framework for Providing Real-Time Patient Monitoring and Care.” In 2nd Workshop on ICTs for Improving Patient Rehabilitation Research Techniques (PervasiveHealth 2014), Oldenburg, Germany, 2014.
  4. M. Bourimi, D. Abou-Tair, D. Kesdogan, T. Barth, and K. Höfke. “Evaluating Potentials of Internet- and Web-Based Social TV in the Light of Privacy.” In SocialCom/PASSAT, IEEE Computer Society, pp. 1135–1140, 2010.
  5. M. Bourimi, F. Kühnel, J. M. Haake, D. Abou-Tair, and D. Kesdogan. “Tailoring Collaboration According to Privacy Needs in Real-Identity Collaborative Systems.” In 15th Collaboration Researchers' International Workshop on Groupware, CRIWG 2009, Peso da Régua, Douro, Portugal, 13–17 September 2009, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 5784, pp. 110–125, Springer, 2009.
Theses
  1. D. Abou-Tair. “An Ontology-Based Approach for Managing and Maintaining Privacy in Information Systems.” Dissertation, Aachen, Germany, Shaker Verlag, Informatik, ISBN 978-3-8322-7817-5, 2008.
  2. D. Abou-Tair. “ECS - Conceptualization and Realization of Profile-Based Cross-Medial Events Calendar System.” Master's thesis / Diplomarbeit, Technical University of Dortmund, Computer Science Department, July 2002.
Technical report
  1. PG Sword Team, including D. Abou-Tair. “Dragon Slayer SWORD - Secure WAN Object Request Distribution.” Internal Reports, Technical University of Dortmund, Computer Science Department, March 2001.