Personal Information

 Associate Professor

Department of  Information Systems

Faculty of Computing and Information Technology

Contact Information

Phone: 026952000 Ext. 123

Email: ksaeedi@kau.edu.sa

Kawther Abdulelah Ahmed Saeedi

 Associate Professor

Profile

PhD in Software Engineering with extensive focus on requirement engineering and bridging the gap between business and technology. I am interested on quality requirements management and applying  state of the art technologies. During my study at Manchester University, I got a close exposure to one of the world class learning systems and facilities through working as a teacher assistance for three years.

Alongside academia I have gain industrial experience through working in local and international corporations. I had practical exposure of software systems in E-government, banking and healthcare sectors. This has given me both the theoretical and practical skills needed to hit the ground and convey to my students.

Education

  • 2002

    Bachelor degree from Computer ScienceScience , King Abdulaziz University, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2006

    Master degree from School of Informatics - Information Systems Engineering Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences, The University Of Manchester, مانشستر, بريطانيا

  • 2014

    Doctorate degree from Computer Science- Software EngineeringFaculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences, The University of Manchester, مانشستر, بريطانيا

Employment

  • 2002-2003

    Software Engineer, 2ThePoint Company, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2002-2003

    Research Assistant (volunteer), King Abdulaziz University, Faculty of Economic and Adminstoration , جدة , المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2003-2005

    Sales Executive Engineer, Juffali Group, جدة , المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2006-2007

    Lecturer, King Saud University for Health Sciences, جدة , المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2007-حاليا

    Teacher Assistance , Information Systems Department at King Abdulaziz University,, جده , المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2009-2011

    Teacher assistant., School of Computer Science at The university of Manchester, مانشستر, بريطانيا

  • 2014-2015

    IT Specialist , ING, Financial Services , أمستردام, هــولـــندا

  • 2016-2021

    Department Supervisor , كليه الحاسبات و تقنيه المعلومات , جده, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2021-2022

    Visiting Scholar , Universidad Complutense de Madrid, مدريد, اســــبانيا

Research Interests

  • Blockchain Application and Use Cases
  • Blockchain as a platform for social economy
  • Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO)
  • Business process modelling and management
  • Quality requirement management
  • Agile software development
  • Applications integration
  • Web and services technologies
  • Application of technologies in E-government, Financial services and Healthcare systems sectors

Scientific interests

Blockchain - Software Engineering- Data Bases- Project Management 

Courses

IS Applications Design and Development 352 CPIS
Enterprise Architecture: Concepts and Practice 602 EMIS
Project Management 334 CPIS
Software Engineering 250 CPIS

Areas of expertise

Academic and practical
Software Engineering