Personal Information

 Associate Professor

Department of  Information Technology

Faculty of Computing and Information Technology

Contact Information

Phone: 6952000 Ext. 67500

Email: obatarfi@kau.edu.sa

Dr. Omar Abdullah Batarfi

 Associate Professor

Profile

I have worked in Computer Center (currently Deanship of Information Technology) , King Abdulaziz University, since 1989, I have gained experience and knowledge. I am currently a faculty member in Faculty of Computing and Information Technology since 2000. In 2008  I have been selected to serve as the Chairman of the Department of Computer Science, King Abdulaziz University.

Education

Employment

  • 1989-1992

    Trainer and Computer User Support, Deanship of Information Technology, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 1996-2000

    System Engineer, , system Engineering Department, Information Technology Center, King Abdulaziz University,, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2000-2001

    Webmaster for King Abdulaziz University's website (www.kau.edu.sa), Deanship of Information Technology , King Abdulaziz University, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2001-2002

    Teaching Assistance , Computer Science Department , King Abdulaziz University, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2007-2015

    ASSISTANT PROFESSOR , Faculty of Computing and Information Technology, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2015-?C??C

    Associate professor , Faculty of Computing and Information Technology, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

Research Interests

Interested in information security issues, and I have supervised a number of master student dissertation addressed maintaining data privacy issues and also addressed the growing security threats on electronic systems. Also interested in networking and cloud computing.

Scientific interests

Courses

Data Structures I 204 CPCS
Computer Networks 416 CS
Special Topics 681 CS
Information SEcurity 425 CPIT
e-Security 645 CPIT
Newtwork Design and Evaluation 375 CPIT

Areas of expertise