ISLAM THABET HASAN ALMALKAWI

Islam Thabet Almalkawi	Associate Professor
Computer Networks	Computer Engineering
Faculty of Engineering	Department of Computer Engineering
eslam.malkawi@hu.edu.jo	http://staff.hu.edu.jo/eslam
ORCID ID : 203926955
Office No. : E3060	EXT : 4952

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Ph.D.	Technical University of Catalunya	Spain,2013
Master	Carnegie Mellon University	The United States of America,2008
Bachelor	The Hashemite University	,2004

- Wireless Networks Protocols
- Security in Wireless Networks
- Multimedia Processing
- Artificial Intelligence Applications
- IoT Systems
? Cross-Layer Optimization Design
? Energy Efficiency and Green Computing

1.	" On energy efficient routing for wireless sensor networks" Jamal N Al-Karaki, Islam T Al-Malkawi, IEEE International Conference on Innovations in Information Technology, pp. 465-469, Al Ain, 2008

2.	"Wireless multimedia sensor networks: current trends and future directions" Islam Almalkawi, M Guerrero Zapata, JN Al-Karaki, J Morillo-Pozo, Sensors 10 (7), pp. 6662-6717, 2010

3.	"A secure cluster-based multipath routing protocol for WMSNs" Islam Almalkawi, M Guerrero Zapata, JN Al-Karaki, Sensors 11 (4), pp. 4401-4424, 2011

4.	"Energy Efficiency in Wireless Multimedia Sensor Networks" Islam T Almalkawi, Mohammad Alaei, M Guerrero Zapata, IEEE Communications Society. Multimedia Communications Technical Committee. E-Letter, Vol. 6 (12), pp. 17-20, 2011

5.	"A cross-layer-based clustered multipath routing with QoS-aware scheduling for wireless multimedia sensor networks" Islam Almalkawi, M Guerrero Zapata, JN Al-Karaki, International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks, Vol. 8 (5), pp. 392515, 2012

6.	"A resource sharing platform for resource-constrained software defined cognitive radio networks" R Halloush, A Musa, HB Salameh, M Halloush, I Almalkawi, 2018 Fifth International Conference on Software Defined Systems (SDS), pp. 32-39, Barcelona, 2018

7.	"A rate?maximizing spectrum sharing algorithm for cognitive radio networks with generic resource constraints" R Halloush, M Halloush, I Almalkawi, A Musa, H Bany Salameh, Transactions on Emerging Telecommunications Technologies, Vol. 30 (9), pp. e3602, 2019

8.	"An Efficient Digital Image Encryption Using Pixel Shuffling and Substitution for Wireless Networks" Islam T. Almalkawi, JN Al-Karaki, A Alsarhan, R Abu-Ajamiyah, D Al-Mughrabi, IEEE Jordan International Joint Conference on Electrical Engineering and Information Technology (JEEIT), pp. 266-271, Amman, 2019

9.	“A lightweight and efficient digital image encryption using hybrid chaotic systems for wireless network applications” Islam T Almalkawi, Rami Halloush, Ayoub Alsarhan, Ahmed Al-Dubai, Jamal N Al-karaki. Journal of Information Security and Applications, Vol. 49, pp. 102384, 2019
10.	“An Efficient Location Privacy Scheme for Wireless Multimedia Sensor Networks” Islam T Almalkawi, Jafar Raed, Nawaf Alghaeb, Manel Guerrero Zapata. 24th IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA), pp. 1615-1618, Zaraqoza, 2019.
11.	“A Low-Cost Smart Microcontroller Based Hazardous Gas Detecting  System Suitable for Camps” Awni Itradat, Islam Al-Malkawi, Heba Khraismah, Nabeel Al-Masaedeh, Enas Abu AL-Zalaf, Qesmah Al-Rabbaqeen, Odai Al-Omoush, International Journal of Engineering Research and Technology, Vol. 12 (12), pp. 8, 2019.
12.	“Probabilistic analysis of security attacks in cloud environment using hidden Markov models” Jamal N Al?Karaki, Amjad Gawanmeh, Islam T Almalkawi, Omar Alfandi, Transactions on Emerging Telecommunications Technologies Journal, 2020.
13.	“Machine Learning-Driven Optimization for Intrusion Detection in Smart Vehicular Networks” Ayoub Alsarhan, Abdel-Rahman Al-Ghuwairi, Islam T.Almalkawi, Mohammad Alauthman, AhmedAl-Dubai, Wireless Personal Communications Journal, Vol. 9 (9), pp. 24, 2020.
14.	“A Novel and Efficient Priority-based Cross-layer Contextual Unobservability Scheme against Global Attacks for Wireless Multimedia Sensor Networks” Islam T Almalkawi, Jafar Raed, Ayoub Alsarhan, Alaa Attar, Emad E Attar, International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies iJIM, vol. 15 (3), pp. 43-69, 2021.
15.	"Energy-efficient location-based routing algorithms for three dimensional mobile ad hoc networks " Alaa E. Abdallah, Emad E. Abdallah, Islam T. Almalkawi, Salah Taamneh, Ayoub Alsarhan, Journal of Mathematical and Computational Science, Vol. 11 (3), pp. 3418-3435, 2021
16.	"New Covid-19 Tracing Approach using Machine Learning and Drones Enabled Wireless Network." Ayoub Alsarhan, Islam T Almalkawi, Yousef Kilani  International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies, Vol. 15 (22), pp. 111, 2021
17.	“Spherical-based routing protocols for three-dimensional MANET” Alaa E Abdallah, Ebaa Fayyoumi, Emad E Abdallah, Ahmad Qawasmeh, Islam Almalkawi, International Journal of Computing Science and Mathematics, Vol. 16 (2), pp. 125-135, 2022
18.	"An efficient design of 45-nm CMOS low-noise charge sensitive amplifier for wireless receivers" Islam T. Almalkawi, Ashraf H. Al-Bqerat, Awni Itradat, Jamal N. Al- Karaki, International Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering (IJECE), Vol. 12 (2), pp. 1274-1285, 2022
19.	“IoT-based surveillance camera distribution using triangle geometry” Islam T Almalkawi, Loiy Al-Abed, Jamal N Al-Karaki, Manel Guerrero Zapata, 2023 9th International Conference on Control, Decision and Information Technologies (CoDIT), pp. 2193-2198, Rome, 2023
20.	“Path Segmentation and Optimization for Routing in Heterogeneous Full/Half Duplex CR-IoT Networks”, Rami Halloush, Haythem Bany Salameh, Islam Almalkawi, Eslam Al-Ayesh, Ahmed Musa, IEEE Sensors Journal, Vol. 24 (19), pp. 31282-31292, 2024
21.	“Optimizing Multi-Class Classification in Educational Data with Ensemble Learning and Data Balancing Techniques” Mohammad F Al-Hammouri, Ziad Akram Ali Hammouri, Islam T Almalkawi, Ansam Lafee, 2024 Fifth International Conference on Intelligent Data Science Technologies and Applications (IDSTA), pp 12-17, Dubrovnikd, 2024
22.	“Improving Email Security Through Machine Learning-Based Phishing Attack Detection”, Islam T Almalkawi, Mohammad F Al-Hammouri, Mohammed Abu Mallouh, Tasneem Barakat, 2024 International Jordanian Cybersecurity Conference (IJCC), pp180-185, Amman, 2024
23.	“Intelligent IoT-Based Network Clustering and Camera Distribution Algorithm Using Reinforcement Learning”, Islam T Almalkawi, Rami Halloush, Mohammad F Al-Hammouri, Alaa Alghazo, Loiy Al-Abed, Mohammad Amra, Ayooub Alsarhan, Sami Aziz Alshammari, Technologies Journal, Vol. 13 (1), pp. 4, 2024
24.	“Securing Cyber Physical Systems: Lightweight Industrial Internet of Things Authentication (LI2A) for Critical Infrastructure and Manufacturing” Alaa T Al Ghazo, Mohammed Abu Mallouh, Sa’ed Alajlouni, Islam T Almalkawi, Applied System Innovation Journal, Vol. 8 (1), p 11, 2025.
25.	“X-HEM: An Explainable and Trustworthy AI-Based Framework for Intelligent Healthcare Diagnostics” Mohammad F Al-Hammouri, Bandi Vamsi, Islam T Almalkawi, Ali Al Bataineh, Computers Journal, Vol. 15 (1), p 33, 2026.
26.	“SecIDS–CNN–WF: A Trust-Aware Edge-Efficient CNN for Real-Time Wi-Fi Intrusion Detection” Islam T Almalkawi, Alaa Alhowaide, Sabya Shtaiwi, Manel Guerrero-Zapata, Computers Journal, Vol. 14, p 14996 - 15014, 2026.
27.	“AI-Enhanced Thermal–Visual–Inertial Odometry and Autonomous Planning for GPS-Denied Search-and-Rescue Robotics” Islam T. Almalkawi, Sabya Shtaiwi, Alaa Alhowaide, Manel Guerrero Zapata, Sensors Journal, Vol. 26 (8), pp. 2462, 2026
28.	“A Multi-Approach Hybrid Chaos-based Image Encryption and Steganography Algorithm using LSB Embedding” Islam T. Almalkawi, Samer Khasawneh, Hamza Alkhatib, Sabya Shtaiwi, Rami Halloush, Manel Guerrero Zapata, Accepted on Computers, Materials & Continua Journal, March 2026

 1) Main Advisor: A Trusted Multi-Phase Framework for Model-Level Backdoor Detection with Cryptographic Integrity Verification, Ala'a Al-Omari, Master of Smart And Secure Computer Engineering Systems, HU
2) Main Advisor: AI-Driven Interpretation of Clinical Text and Diagnostic Images, Nour Abu Jassar, Master of Smart And Secure Computer Engineering Systems, HU
3) Co-advisor: AI-controlled Framework to Secure Data Dissemination in Advanced Metering Infrastructure, Nada Mashour, Master of Smart And Secure Computer Engineering Systems, HU
4) External Reviewer: DESIGN AND EVALUATION OF AN INTELLIGENT ANTI-SWING CONTROL OF TOWER CRANES, Saleh Tuhaifi, Master of Mechatronics Engineering, Philadephia University.

2004 - 2006: Lab Supervisor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the Hashemite University.

2013- 2021: Assistant Professor in Computer Engineering Department at the Hashemite University.

2021- till now: Associate Professor in Computer Engineering Department at the Hashemite University.

-	Wireless Networks
-	Multimedia Networks
-	System Programming
-	Microprocessor-based Systems
-	Seminar in Computer Engineering
-	Microprocessor and Embedded Systems
-	Assembly Language and Microprocessors
-	Computer Organization
-	Algorithms
-	Digital Logic
-	Computer Programing
-	Ethics & Communication Skills

Academic:
2023- 2025	          Computer Engineering Department Chairman, HU
2021- Present            Associate Professor, Hashemite University, Jordan
2013–2021	          Assistant Professor, Hashemite University, Jordan
2009-2013	                  Teaching Assistance, Barcelona Tech University
2004-2006 	          Lab Supervisor, Hashemite University
Research:
2007-2008	                  Research Assistance, Athens Information Technology (AIT)
2009-2013	                  Research Assistance, University of Catalunya (UPC)
Work:
2004-2004                 Project Management Assistant in Secure Government Network Project in Ministry of Information and Communications Technology.

-	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
-	Academic advising of IEEE Jordan-HU CS & CIS
-	Academic advising of IEEE Jordan-HU IES
-	Treasurer officer of IEEE Jordan IES
-	Jordanian Engineering Association (JEA)
-	High Performance and Embedded Architecture and Compilation (HiPEAC-PhD)
-	Distributed Systems & Computer Networks Research Group (DSCN).
-	CMU/UPC Alumni Group.
-	European construction industry delivering Industrially produced, Integrated processes and Intelligent building systems using distributed control systems- I3CON, 2007–2008.

-	The scientific club, Hashemite University 2002-2005.
king Abdullah II office committee, Hashemite University 2004-2005.

-	Reviewer for many journals and conferences.
-	Evaluator for many competitions.
-	Organizer of many IEEE-related student activities/ competitions/ congresses
-	Member, I3CON EU project that enables the transformation towards a sustainable European construction industry delivering Industrially produced, Integrated processes and Intelligent building systems using distributed control systems- I3CON, 2007–2008.
-	Member, The Scientific Engineering Open Days Committee at The Hashemite University. 
-	Head and member of several committees (CpE Department, Engineering Faculty, University) at The Hashemite University.
-	Head of the accreditation committee (local and ABET) in the CpE HU department.

ISLAM THABET HASAN ALMALKAWI

ISLAM THABET HASAN ALMALKAWI

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