Profile
With an experience of over 22 years in IT, coupled with a strong educational background in Computing, Dr. Al-Aama’s goal is to participate in the technological advancement of her country, Saudi Arabia. As Vice Mayor for IT, she is the first women to hold a leadership role in IT in a non-academic Saudi governmental agency. Her work has resulted in the Municipality winning 14 prestigious awards in IT including Best Arab e-Government from the Arab League. She also holds the position of Vice Mayor for Women Affairs, in which she pursues her second personal goal, namely: empowering Saudi women. In this role, Al-Aama opened up new job opportunities to women in municipal services in the Kingdom and is responsible for improving the quality of municipal services provided to women. She has also been the first female Vice Dean for a Computing College in the Kingdom and an IT consultant for the international conglomerate Savola. Al-Aama also holds a position as Associate Professor of Computer Science at KAU.
Al-Aama received her MSc. and DSc. in Computer Science from the George Washington University and has published several scientific papers. She was also awarded several research grants in the US and Saudi and has won several awards, including a US-based Microsoft international research award, a national achievement award from the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology and the Microsoft Arabia Most Distinguished Faculty Member Award.
Dr. Al-Aama is also a member of several scientific committees and work groups, including the Executive Committee for the Saudi National eGovernment Plan and the Saudi National Science and Technology Plan.
Education
- 2003
Doctorate degree from Computer ScienceSchool of Engineering and Applied Science, The George Washington University, واشنطن, امــريــكـا
Employment
- 1992-2003
Demonstrator - Computer Science, College of Science - King Abdul Aziz University, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية
- 2003-2008
IT Consultant, The Savola Group, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية
- 2003-2009
Assistant Professor of Computer Science, The College of Science , جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية
- 2004-2006
Head of the Computer Science Department - Women's Section, College of Science - King Abdul Aziz University, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية
- 2006-2008
Vice Dean, College of Computing and Information Technology, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية
- 2006-2008
Head of the IS Deaprtment - Women's Section, College of Computing & Information Technology - KAU, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية
- 2008-حاليا
Vice Mayor for IT Affairs, The Jeddah Municipality, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية
- 2009-2014
Associate Professor of Computer Science, College of Computing & Information technology, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية
- 2009-حاليا
Vice Mayor for Women Affairs, The Jeddah Municipality, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية
- 2014-حاليا
Professor of Computer Science, King Abdulaziz University, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية
Research Interests
Electronic Systems and Software
User Interface Design & Human Computer Interaction
Information Technology Management
e-Government
Knowledge Management
Women Empowerment in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Scientific interests
Areas of expertise
Computer Science and Information Technology |
Professor Arwa Al-Aama, is Vice Mayor for IT and Professor of Computer
Science at King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Her work
resulted in the Municipality winning 14 prestigious IT awards, including “Best
e-Government in the Arab Region”.
Al-Aama holds an MSc. and DSc. in Computer Science from George
Washington University and has published several scientific papers. She
received several awards, including a Microsoft & ACM international research
award, a Saudi Government achievement award, and the Microsoft Most
Distinguished Faculty Member Award. She is also a member of several
workgroups, including the Saudi e-Government and the National Science and
Technology Planning Committees.
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