MOHAMMAD AHMAD FARES AL-ABED

Mohammad Ahmad Fares Al-Abed	Associate Professor
Biomedical Engineering	Biomedical Engineering
Faculty of Engineering	Department of Bio-Medical Engineering
mohammad@hu.edu.jo
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Office No. : 3038	EXT : 4923

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Ph.D.	The University of Texas at Arlington	The United States of America,2011
Master	The University of Texas at Arlington	The United States of America,2006
Bachelor	Jordan University of Science & Technology	Jordan,2002

Signals and Systems Analysis and Modeling
Screening and Detection of ailments
Neural Networks and Classification
Image Processing
ECG
Sleep Apnea

 •	S. Nijmeh, B. Hammad, M. Al-Abed, R. Bani-Khalid, “A Technical and Economic Study of a Photovoltaic–phase Change Material (PV-PCM) System in Jordan”, in Jordan Journal of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, vol. 14 (4), pp. 371-379, 2020.
•	S. Al-Jahawsheh, B. Na’amneh, D. Al-Batayha, M. Al-Abed, " Analysis of Corrected QT Interval Dispersion (QTcd) in Normotensive Subjects Performing Breath-hold Challenge," in 2020 IEEE 5th Middle East and Africa Conference on Biomedical Engineering, pp. 1-5, 2020.
•	M. A. Al-Abed, A. K. Al-Bashir, A. Al-Rawashdeh, R. M. Alex, R. Zhang, D. E. Watenpaugh, and K. Behbehani, “Estimation of cerebral blood flow velocity during breath-hold challenge using artificial neural networks”, in Computers in Biology and Medicine, vol. 115, 2019.
•	M. A. Al-Abed, A. K. Al-Bashir, O. A. Saraereh, F. A. Al-Refaie, R. A. Qaqi, S. M. Al-Marahlah, and Y. E. Saleh, “Computer Simulated Assessment of Radio Frequency Electromagnetic Waves for the Detection of Obstructive Sleep Apnea”, Informatics in Medicine Unlocked, Elsevier, Aug, 2019.
•	M. Al-Abed, A. K. Al-Bashir, N. Obeidat, S. A. Alzyoud, M. Abu Khalaf, M. Obeidat, S. AlRyalat, H. Abu Khadra, M. Jalamneh, R. Al-Bluwi, and W. Al-Omari, “Quantifying Long QT Syndrome in Obese Sleep Apnea Patients Undergoing Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery”, Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2019 41st Annual International Conference of the IEEE, pp 4998-5001, 2019.
•	W. Al-Kouz, S. Al-Dahidi, B. Hammad, and M. Al-Abed, "Modeling and Analysis Framework for Investigating the Impact of Dust and Temperature on PV Systems’ Performance and Optimum Cleaning Frequency," Applied Sciences, vol. 9, p. 1397, 2019.
•	M. Kharabsheh, O. Meqdadi, M. Alabed, S. Veeranki, A. Abbadi and S. Alzyoud, “A Machine Learning Approach for Predicting Nicotine Dependence” International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications (IJACSA), 10(3), pp. 179-184, 2019.
•	A. K. Al-Bashir, M. A. Al-Abed, H. K. Amari, F. M. Al-Rousan, O. M. Bashmaf, E. W. Abdulhay, et al., "Computer-based Cobb angle measurement using deflection points in adolescence idiopathic scoliosis from radiographic images," Neural Computing and Applications, pp. 1-15, 2018.
•	A. Al-Bashir, M. Al-Abed, H. Amari, E. Abdulhay, F. AlRousan, R. Jahmani, " A Clinical Based Semi-Automatic Algorithm for Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip Assessments in Ultrasound Images," Journal of Medical Imaging and Health Informatics, vol. 7(8), pp. 1789-1797, 2017. 
•	B. Hammad, M. Al–Abed, A. Al–Ghandoor, A. Al–Sardeah, and A. Al–Bashir, "Modeling and analysis of dust and temperature effects on photovoltaic systems’ performance and optimal cleaning frequency: Jordan case study," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, vol. 82, pp. 2218-2234, 2018.
•	M. Al-Abed, P. Antich, D. E. Watenpaugh, and K. Behbehani, "Phantom study evaluating detection of simulated upper airway occlusion using piezoelectric ultrasound transducers," Computers in biology and medicine, vol. 89, pp. 325-336, 2017. 
•	B. Hammad, A. Al-Sardeah, M. Al-Abed, S. Nijmeh, and A. Al-Ghandoor, "Performance and economic comparison of fixed and tracking photovoltaic systems in Jordan," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, vol. 80, pp. 827-839, 2017. 
•	A. K. Al-Bashir, M. Al-Abed, F. M. A. Sharkh, M. N. Kordeya, and F. M. Rousan, "Algorithm for automatic angles measurement and screening for Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip (DDH)," in Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2015 37th Annual International Conference of the IEEE, 2015, pp. 6386-6389.
•	B. K. Hammad, S. M. Rababeh, M. A. Al-Abed, and A. M. Al-Ghandoor, "Performance Study of On-Grid Thin-Film Photovoltaic Solar Station as a Pilot Project for Architectural Use," Jordan Journal of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, vol. 7, 2013.
•	M. A. Al-Abed, P. Antich, D. E. Watenpaugh, and K. Behbehani, "Upper airway occlusion detection using a novel ultrasound technique," in Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2012 Annual International Conference of the IEEE, 2012, pp. 5650-5653.
•	R. Alex, G. Bhave, M. A. Al-Abed, A. Bashaboyina, S. Iyer, D. E. Watenpaugh, et al., "An investigation of simultaneous variations in cerebral blood flow velocity and arterial blood pressure during sleep apnea," in Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2012 Annual International Conference of the IEEE, 2012, pp. 5634-5637.
•	G. Hassan, R. Alex, G. Bhave, M. A. Al-Abed, A. Bashaboyina, S. Iyer, et al., "Relation between arterial blood pressure and cerebral blood flow velocity in simulated sleep apnea," in Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2012 Annual International Conference of the IEEE, 2012, pp. 6349-6352.
•	M. A. Al-Abed, P. Antich, D. E. Watenpaugh, and K. Behbehani, "In vivo characterization of ultrasonic transducers for the detection of airway occlusion in Sleep Disordered Breathing," in Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC, 2011 Annual International Conference of the IEEE, 2011, pp. 7687-7690
•	R. Alex, G. Bhave, M. Al-Abed, A. Bashaboyina, S. Iyer, D. E. Watenpaugh, et al., "Concurrent variations of cerebral blood flow and arterial blood pressure in simulated sleep apnea," in Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC, 2011 Annual International Conference of the IEEE, 2011, pp. 3209-3212.
•	M. Al-Abed, P. Antich, D. E. Watenpaugh, and K. Behbehani, "Detection of airway occlusion in simulated obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea using ultrasound: An in vitro study," in the 32nd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2010, pp. 284 – 287.
•	M. Al-Abed, M. Manry, J. R. Burk, E. A. Lucas, and K. Behbehani, "Sleep Disordered Breathing Detection Using Heart Rate Variability and R-Peak Envelope Spectrogram," in the 31st Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, Minneapolis, MN, 2009, pp. 7106-7109.
•	M. Al-Abed, K. Behbehani, J. R. Burk, E. A. Lucas, and M. Manry, "Cross correlation and scatter plots of the heart rate variability and R-peak Envelope as features in the detection of obstructive sleep apnea," in the 30th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 2008, pp. 3488-3491.
•	M. Al-Abed, K. Behbehani, M. Manry, J. R. Burk, and E. A. Lucas, "A Method to Detect Obstructive Sleep Apnea Using Neural Network Classification of Time-Frequency Plots of the Heart Rate Variability," in the 29th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, Lyon, France, 2007, pp. 6101-6104
•	M. Al-Abed, K. Behbehani, J. R. Burk, E. A. Lucas, and M. Manry, "A New Method to Detect Obstructive Sleep Apnea Using Fuzzy Classification of Time-Frequency Plots of the Heart Rate Variability," in the 28th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, New York, NY, 2006, pp. 6493-6496.

IEEE, Senior Member
PMI, Member

Bioinstrumentation (1)
Biomedical Electronics
Medical Imaging
Medical Digital Image Processing
Biostatistics

 Project Management Professional
AEE
Jordan Astronomical Society

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