Rania Baashirah, Assistant Professor

Rania Baashirah

Assistant Professor

University of Business and Technology

Location
Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
Education
Doctorate, Computer Science and Engineering
Experience
14 years, 6 Months

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Total years of experience :14 years, 6 Months

Assistant Professor at University of Business and Technology
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • My current job since July 2019

• Provide the highest quality classroom instructions toward the attainment of the goals of the University, the College, the Department, and the courses.
• Combine scholarship and research in the field of Computer Security and Information Technology, and incorporate the latest research, knowledge, and theory in classroom instruction.
• Seek new and better devices, techniques, online technologies, procedures, and methods that may improve the teaching and learning process.
• Recognize individual needs of students and provide challenging learning opportunities for all learners.
• Recognize and provide academic and career guidance and encouragement through formal and informal conferences with students in order to supplement and improve the regular classroom instruction.
• Develop efficient and equitable procedures for the student evaluation that reflect the achievement and progress of students enrolled in the courses.
• Use the expertise and professional experience to serve the university and the community through service activities.

Executive Assistant at University of Business and Technology
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • November 2009 to June 2019

• Improve the efficiency level of the colleges and to continuously improve and abandon scrapping in all reasons.
• Embedding Academic and educational excellence in accordance with world class universities, achieving Academic Assessment according to accredited professional standards.
• Enhance and develop the CBA college from the Institutional and Academic levels and Monitor the results of improvements
• Work as an office manager under the supervision of the Vice Chairman of Board of Trustees for Development Dr. Rufaida Hussein Khashoggi

Rental Sales Associate at Avis Budget Group
  • United States - Connecticut
  • March 2018 to June 2019

• Manage and administer the Avis/Budget agency in Fairfield, CT, USA
• Prepare necessary financial, inventory, rentals and sales documentation for the corporate.
• Develop problem solving and decision-making techniques to provide a professional customer experience.
• Implement procedures and techniques for improving forms, data handling and processing.
• Combine technical, communication and process improvement skills.
• Contribute to a team orientated and collaborative working culture.

Graduate Assistant at University of Bridgeport
  • United States - Connecticut
  • August 2017 to May 2019

• Lecture Mobile Communication, Network Security, and Internet of Things classes for master students.
• Work as a team leader to drive students to build fundamental research strategies.
• Determine research project information needs, problem, scope, analyze and execute the required strategy.
• Aligned technology solutions with broader strategic objectives.
• Devise and implement smart applications by combining Artificial Intelligence techniques with emerging technologies.
• Conducted a full classification of the prominent RFID communication protocols to help building a suitable system for professional implementation.
• Improve and test new security algorithms based on RFID to develop new communication systems for organizations and enterprise companies.
• Use professional approaches for designing, testing, analyzing, and evaluating network and systems using prototype RFID sensors and simulation software (Jupyter notebook, Proverify tool).
• Develop a technical project to construct an optimal solution for the supply chain of Hershey Chocolate Company to reduce production costs and improve efficiency.

Administrative Assistant in the International Admission at University of Bridgeport
  • United States - Connecticut
  • January 2014 to May 2014

• Assist the international admission directors for Middle east region in the admission practices according to their cultural mission policies.
• Improve proficiency in problem identification and solving to optimize the work flow in the work environment.
• Facilitate and administer Saudi students’ applications and issues throughout the orientation and admission.

Education

Doctorate, Computer Science and Engineering
  • at University of Bridgeport
  • May 2019

• Participated in Faculty Research Day (FRD), March 2018. • Volunteered as an academic tutor for BS, MS, PhD students at the University of Bridgeport in many topic areas: Accounting, Economy, Business Communication, English Language, Mathematics, Security, Networking, Parallel Processing, Computer Architecture. • Successfully completed the Ph.D. comprehensive examination for the doctorate program qualification, December 2015. • Certificate of participation as a volunteer in the Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission job fair in Virginia, May 2015. • Certificate of participation as a volunteer in the Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission job fair in Virginia, May 2013. • Certificate of participation as volunteer with Saudi Electric Company in the SACM job fair in Virginia, May 2013. Publications: • SLEC: A Novel Serverless Radio Frequency Identification Protocol Based on Elliptic Curve Cryptography, Ph.D. dissertation. • Low-Cost RFID Authentication Protocol Based on Elliptic Curve Algorithm, WTS conference, New York 2019. • Automation of the Baggage Check-in Process Using RFID System in Airports, LISAT conference, New York, 2019 • AirSense An Air Contaminant Detection System, LISAT conference, New York, 2019. • Survey on Prominent RFID Authentication Protocols for Passive Tags, Sensors journal, 2018 • Comparison and Feasibility of Various RFID Authentication Methods Using ECC, Sensors journal, 2018 • Improve Healthcare Safety Using Hash-Based Authentication Protocol for RFID Systems, UEMCON conference, New York, 2018 • An Improved Novel Key Management Protocol for RFID Systems, LISAT conference, New York, 2018. • Security Implementation Using Present-Puffin Protocol in RFID Devices, LISAT conference, New York, 2018 • Teaching Internet-of-Things Using E-Learning Laboratory, E-Learn conference, Las Vegas, 2018 • Explaining Abnormal Behavior of Brian spiking neuron based on Quantum Multi State Superposition Theory, 2014. • Web Based Wireless Sensor To Log, Report, and Monitor Water Level, May 2012.

Master's degree, Engineering Management
  • at Florida Institution of Technology
  • May 2009

• Certificate of attending the 3rd Annual Lean Six Sigma in Software Development Conference in San Francisco, CA, February 2009. • Translated video clips for Dr. Stephen Covey “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” from English to Arabic for Baud Training Centers in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 2008. • Certificate of completion My Steps to Success“7 Habits” training course in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, July 2008. • Certificate of completion English as a Second Language program in ELS language centers in Melbourne, Florida, December 2006.

Specialties & Skills

Institutional
Engineering Management
Manufacturing
Manufacturing Management
Universities
Operating systems: Unix, windows
IDE: Microsoft Visual Studio, Net Beans
Programming languages: C++, .Net, Java, Python
Computer Organization: Ms Office
Database: SQL Server, Microsoft Access

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Expert

Memberships

IEEE Society
  • Member
  • March 2018

Training and Certifications

My Steps to Success "7 Habits" (Training)
Training Institute:
International Human Rebalance Academy (I-HRA)
Date Attended:
July 2008
Attending the 3rd Annual Lean Six Sigma in Software Development Conference (Certificate)
Date Attended:
February 2009
Conducting Quality Surveys & Data Analysis and Reports (Training)
Training Institute:
The National Commission for Academic Accreditation & Assessment (NCAAA)
Date Attended:
January 2011
Volunteer with Saudi Electric Company in the SACM job fair in Virginia (Certificate)
Date Attended:
May 2013
Volunteer in the Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission job fair in Virginia (Certificate)
Date Attended:
May 2013
Volunteer in the Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission job fair (Certificate)
Date Attended:
May 2015

Hobbies

  • Jogging, puzzle games, Reading