Full Time Faculty
Computer Science
E-mail: hmaarouf@mubs.edu.lb
Phone: +961 1 371 885
Mailing Address: Modern University for Business & Science
Spears Campus
Beirut - Spears - Abdul Kader Street

Dr. Maarouf, Haitham

Full Time Faculty

Computer Science

Education

  • Computer Science, Ph.D.

Awards

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Short Bio

Dr. Maarouf holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University ofSantiago de Compostela (Spain). He is also a Business Ph.D. candidate atthe same university.
Currently, Dr. Maarouf is an assistant professor in the School of Computerand Applied Sciences at M.U.B.S. He has over 16 years of higher educationexperience. In addition to his academic degrees, he possesses manyinternational IT certificates; such as: Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT),Holistic Information Security Practitioner (HISP), Internet and ComputingCore Certification Authorized Instructor (IC3), MTA Windows ServerAdministration, Security, Networking, Database Administration, WindowsOperating System, Web Development, Windows Development, SoftwareDevelopment (C# & VB.NET), Microsoft Office Specialists Master, andInternational Computer Driving License (ICDL).
Dr. Maarouf worked as a research assistant in the KEAM lab at theUniversity of Santiago de Compostela from September 2017 until July 2018.He also worked at M.U.B.S as the coordinator of the Computer Sciencedepartment from January 2012 until August 2015, a full-time lecturer fromJanuary 2004 until August 2015, an IT specialist, a Database and SoftwareDeveloper, and the Administrator of Certiport and Microsoft testing centerfrom January 2004 until December 2011.
His research interests focus on terminology and ontology mapping,archetypes, knowledge representation, ontology design, and facial andemotion recognition.

Current Research Projects & Grants

Publications

• Maarouf H, Lopez A, Martinez D, Taboada M. SARAEasy: A mobile app forcerebellar syndrome quantification and characterization. International work-conference on bioinformatics and biomedical engineering. Spain, 2018.https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-78723-7_2
• Maarouf H, Taboada M, Rodriguez H, Arias M, Sesar Á, Sobrido MJ. Anontology-aware integration of clinical models, terminologies and guidelines:an exploratory study of the Scale for the Assessment and Rating of Ataxia(SARA). BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making. 2017; 17(1):159.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12911-017-0568-4.
• Maarouf H, Franke H, Martinez D, Martinez R, McNicoll I, Sobrido M,Taboada M. SARA Observation Clinical Archetype. openEHR foundation /Clinical Knowledge Manager. 2016.http://www.openehr.org/ckm/#showArchetype_1013.1.2661
• Hassan M, Maarouf H, Ramadan A. Speech to Sign Language RecognitionSystem. 21st LAAS International Science Conference « Horizon 2020:Advances in Sciences and technology ». Lebanon, 2015.
• Maarouf H and Keedi R. An Exploratory Study on Student Perceptions ofAcademic Freedom: The Case of Modern University for Business andScience. Higher Education International Conference. Lebanon, 2010.
• Maarouf H and Keedi R. An Exploratory Study on Student Engagement:The Case of Modern University for Business and Science. Higher EducationInternational Conference. Lebanon, 2009.