1. Personal Information:

• Name: Hayfa Yousef Abu Addous
• Place of Birth: Manchester, United Kingdom
• Nationality: Jordanian
• Rank: Associate Professor, Software Engineering
• Email: Hayfa.addous@gmail.com
• Phone Number: 00962-79-5078822.

2. Personal Statement:

With more than 15 years of expertise in User Experience (UX), I have successfully enhanced the UX for numerous startups, resulting in increased customer satisfaction and elevated conversion rates. I have 10 years of teaching experience in the IT field; I bridge academic and industrial sectors, enriching courses with real-world insights. As the founder of the IT club, I teach entrepreneurship, organize events from A to Z, and judge contests in UX, robotics, and mobile apps, fostering a dynamic learning environment. My commitment lies in preparing students to excel in the ever-evolving IT industry through hands-on experiences and innovative teaching methodologies.

3. Academic Qualifications:

• D. in Software Engineering, Thesis Title: (WABS: Web Accessibility Barrier Severity Metric), USIM, Malaysia, 2017.
• Sc. in Computer Information System GPA: 90.6. (Excellent), Yarmouk University, 2008.
• S. in Computer Information System GPA: 84.8 (Excellent), Yarmouk University, 2006.

4. Academic Experience:

• Associate Professor in Software Engineering, Philadelphia University (Jordan), October 1^st till Now.
• Assistant Professor in Software Engineering, Amman Arab University, September 2017 to 30/August/2023.
• Lecturer at the Software Engineering Department, Philadelphia University, September 2011 to September 2012.
• Lecturer at the Computer Information System Department, Philadelphia University, September 2009 to September 2011.

5. Research Interests:

• Human Computer Interaction.
• User Experience Design (UXD).
• User Experience Research (UXR).
• Usability and Accessibility.
• Software Project Management.
• Artificial Intelligence.

6. Workshops Offered:

• Certificate of Appreciation for contribution and dedication in delivering a 100-Hours UI/UX Bootcamp, organized by Engineers Academy for Training and Development in collaboration with the Jordan River Foundation.
• Certificate of Appreciation for participating in Shoman Cultural Center Seminar as a keynote Speaker. Will AI Threat Human Being?” 2022.
• Certificate of Appreciation for conducting UX Training Course (12 credit hours, King Abdulla II Fund for Development KAFD), 2021.
• Certificate of Appreciation for conducting How to Excel in Graduation Project from Idea Generation to Execution Using Agile Methodology” workshop, 2020.

7. Professional Certificates for Contests Coaching and Supervision:

• Certificate of Achievement (Organizer). Jordanian Collegiate Programming Contest (JCPC 2024), 2024.
• Certificate of Achievement (Coach). Jordanian Collegiate Programming Contest (JCPC 2022), 2022.
• Certificate of Achievement (Coach). The 2019 Amman Collegiate Programming Contest (JCPC 2021). Princess Sumaya University for Technology, 2021.
• Certificate of Achievement (Coach). Jordanian Collegiate Programming Contest (JCPC 2020), 2020.
• Certificate of Achievement (Coach). Alecso Mobile Apps Award, 2020.
• Certificate of Achievement (Coach). Crown Prince Award for Best Government Service Application, 2020.
• Certificate of Achievement (Coach). The 2019 Amman Collegiate Programming Contest (JCPC 2019), 2019.
• Certificate of Achievement (Coach). The 2019 Amman Collegiate Programming Contest (JCPC 2018). 2018.
• Certificate of Achievement (Supervisor). Hakeem Academy Annual Competition, Supervisor of the 2nd place winner team for Pulse Mobile Application”, 2019.
• Certificate of Achievement (Supervisor). Hult Prize Regional team coach for Amman Arab University eligible team (Divergin), Malaysia, 2019.
• Certificate for Training participant teams at Hult Prize Event at Amman Arab University Campus, 2019.

8. Certificates for Planning and Managing Events, Contests and Conferences:

• Certificate of Appreciation for organizing IT graduation projects event at Amman Arab University, 2023.
• Certificate of Appreciation for planning, organizing and judging the first Amman Arab University Experience Design Testing Contest (AAU-XDT 2023), 2023.
• Certificate for Organizing Amman Arab University Programming Third Contest (AAU PC 2022), 2022.
• Certificate of Appreciation for organizing The International Computer Sciences Informatics Conference (ICSIC 2022), 2022.
• Certificate for Organizing Amman Arab University Programming Second Contest (AAU PC 2021), 2021.
• Certificate for Organizing Amman Arab University Programming First Contest (AAU PC 2020), 2020.
• Certificate for Organizing Hult Prize Event at Amman Arab University Campus, 2020.
• Certificate for Organizing Hult Prize Event at Amman Arab University Campus, 2019.
• Certificate of Appreciation for organizing The International Computer Sciences Informatics Conference (ICSIC 2019), 2019.
• Certificate for Organizing The Future of Mobile Gaming Industry” event at Amman Arab University Campus, 2018.
• Certificate for Organizing Digital Film Making” workshop at Amman Arab University Campus, 2018.
• Certificate for Organizing Hult Prize Event and for training teams at Amman Arab University Campus for the first time, 2018.
• Certificate of Appreciation for planning and organizing AAU -IT Club Logo” contest, 2018.

9. Other Community Activities:

• Certificate of Appreciation for being a judge at First Lego League Challenge 2023.
• Certificate of Appreciation for being internal examiner for the Master Thesis entitled: Verification and Validation of Big Data Using Mapreduce Based PK-Means Algorithm” by Natheir Milhem, Amman Arab University, 2022.
• Certificate of Appreciation for being a judge at First Lego League Challenge 2022.
• Certificate of Appreciation for being a judge at First Lego League Challenge 2021.
• Certificate of Appreciation for participating in I-Influence” initiative, 202
• Certificate of Appreciation for being a judge in The App Challenge 2020 (King Abdulla II Fund for Development KAFD), 2020.
• Certificate of Appreciation for participating in social services arranged by Core” Incubator at Amman Arab University, 2019.

10. Honors and Awards:

• Special Award for supervising the winning graduation project called Filsy”, a complete marketplace app for suppliers and customers, 2021.
• Special Award for supervising the winning graduation project called Parker”, a smart app for finding a park, 2020.
• Money Award for the team I supervised. Hakeem Academy Annual Competition, Supervisor of the 2nd place winner team for Pulse Mobile Application”, 2019.
• Special Award for supervising the winning graduation project called Magic Mirror for Engaging Shopping Experience”, 2018.
• Special Award for the paper titled WABS: Web Accessibility Barrier Severity Metric” at the 5th International Conference on Computing Informatics 2015, UUM university/ ICOCI 2015 Conference (Istanbul Sabahttin Zaim University, Turkey), 2015.
• Special award from Prince Raed for contributing in The 2^nd Humanitarian Campaign for Health Impact, 2011.

11. Workshops Attended and Professional Certificates:

Workshops Attended, Offered by Professional Organizations:

• Certificate of Appreciation for participating in Innovation and Entrepreneurship workshop” a collaboration between Orange and linking Academic Institutes with Industrial Sectors Faculty for Factory”, 2023.
• Certificate of Appreciation for participating in Erasmus+ for staff mobility at Birmingham City University, UK, 2023.
• Certificate of Achievement as an EON-XR Educator
• Certificate of Appreciation for participating in Sensors, Actuators Interfacing and Programming (Held in Robotics and Incubator at Amman Arab University), 2020.
• Certificate of Appreciation for participating in Erasmus+ workshop for Entrepreneurship, 2019.
• Professional slide design using MS Power Point Workshop, UUM University/ ICOCI 2013 Conference (Sarawak, Malaysia), 2013.
• Certificate for completing Microsoft C#.Net Web Applications using Visual studio.Net course, Microsoft, 2006.
• Certificate for completing Microsoft ASP.Net Web Applications using Visual studio.Net, Microsoft course, 2006.
• Certificate for completing Microsoft ADO.Net Web Applications using Visual studio.Net, Microsoft course, 2006.

Workshops Attended, Offered by Amman Arab University to Academic Staffs:

• Project-based learning strategies and problem solving flipped and related participatory learning, 2022.
• Academic promotions, publication and ethics of scientific research
• Academic ranking of world universities, 2022.
• Blended learning and non-synchronous activities reflected in the course plan, 2022.
• Publication in top journals with high impact factor, 2022.
• Designing the content of the e-course, 2022.
• Quality assurance of academic programs, 2022.
• How to write learning objectives and outcomes for courses and academic programs, 2022.
• Dealing with students and academic guidance, 2021.
• Planning, organizational skills, professional performance development and increasing teaching staff loyalty, 2021.
• Statistical analysis of scientific research using SPSS, 2021.
• Designing interactive e-courses, 2021.
• Modern teaching techniques using EON, 2021.
• Developing course-learning outcomes, 2021.
• Issues and problems in the preparation and writing of scientific research, 2020.
• Development and applications of achievement tests for students, 2020.
• E-learning and e-course preparation, 2020.
• Course file preparation, 2019.
• Academic promotions and scientific research publication, 2019.
• Alignment of program and learning outcomes with course plan, 2019.
• Writing a research proposal for master's thesis, 2019.
• Scientific research incentives within Amman Arab University and academic promotions, 2019.
• Recent trends in teaching strategies and methods, 2018.
• Strategic planning and preparation of the strategic plan, 2018.
• The preparation of study plans and course file, 2018.
• Scientific research design, 2018.
• Google Scholar, 2018.
• Turnitin for similarity detection, 2018.

12. Past and Current Memberships in Professional Organizations and Universities:

Memberships in Scientific and Professional Societies:

• Liaison officer at One Million Arab Coders (2022).
• Founder and member of the Royal Jordanian Association for Influencers
  (2022).
• Liaison officer at The Crown Prince Award for Best Government Service Application (2020).
• Member of Lions Club Jordan Region (2020-2022)
• Member of Jordan National Youth Preparation (2019/2020).

Memberships in Amman Arab University (AAU) Committees:

• Member of Amman Arab University Cultural Committee (2022).
• Member of University Incubator and Accelerator (Core) (2018-2021).
• Member of the Quality Assurance Council (2017-2019).
• Member of the Accreditation and Quality Assurance Council (2017/2018).

Memberships in Computer Science and Informatics College Committees/ Amman Arab University:

• Chair of the Students Training Committee (2019-2023).
• Chair of the Students Gradation projects Committee (2019-2023).
• Founder and Chair of Students IT Club (2018-2023).
• Chair of Faculty Cultural Committee (2018-2023).
• Member of Annual Conference Committee (2018-2023).
• Member of the Software Engineering Department Council (2017-2023).
• Member of the Computer Science and Informatics College Council (2017-2023).
• Member of the Student Guidance Committee (2017-2023).
• Chair of the Faculty Library Committee (2019/2020).
• Chair of Training and Development of Faculty Members Committee (2019/2020).
• Chair of Business Development Committee (2019/2020).
• Chair of Projects and Social Responsibilities Committee (2019/2020).
• Member of the Scientific Research Committee (2019/2020).
• Member of the University Library Committee (2018-2020).
• Member of the Computer Science and Informatics College Accreditation and Quality Assurance Council (2017/2018).
• Member of the Social Services and Public Relations Committee (2017/2018).
• Member of the Student Discipline Committee (2017/2018).
• Member of the Examination Committee (2017/2018).

Memberships in Faculty of Information Technology/ Philadelphia University:

• Member of the Quality Assurance Committee (2009-2012).
• Member of the Social Services and Public Relations Committee (2009-2012).
• Member of the Student Guidance Committee (2009-2012).
• Member of the Studying Plan Committee (2009-2012).
• Member of the Courses Equivalence Committee (2009-2012).
• Member of the Examination Committee (2009-2012).
• Member of the Computer Information System’s Website Committee (2009-2012).

13. Teaching Experience :

• Human Computer Interaction (UI and UX).
• Introduction to Software Engineering.
• Software Requirements Engineering.
• Software Design.
• System Analysis and Design.
• Software Quality and Testing.
• Software Project Management.
• Software Development and Documentation.
• Special Topics (E-Commerce).
• Practical Training.
• Computer Skills
• Computer Skills 2
• Introduction to Information System
• Windows Programming (C#)
• Visual Basic. Net (VB.NET)
• Introduction to C++
• Object Oriented Programming (C#)
• Multimedia Systems
• Information Retrieval
• Artificial Intelligence
• Computer Ethics

14. Software Experience:

• Figma
• Adobe XD
• Balsamiq
• RequisitePro by IBM
• Reqtest
• StarUML
• Creately
• Rational Rose by IBM
• Postman
• Selenium
• Microsoft Project
• Jira
• Clickup
• Trello

15. Publications:

• Azam, M., Nouman, M., Alfaouri, A. H., Saleh, A. M., Abuaddous, H. Y. (2023). Evaluations Of Similarity Base Link Prediction Techniques In Social Network. Journal of Engineering Science and Technology, 18(2), 1055-1082.
• Nouman, M., Azam, M., Saleh, A. M., Alsaeedi, A., Abuaddous, H. Y. (2023). A systematic review of non-functional requirements mapping into architectural styles. Bulletin of Electrical Engineering and Informatics, 12(2), 1226-1236.
• Abuaddous, H. Y., Kaur, G., Jyoti, K., Mittal, N., Mahajan, S., Pandit, A. K., ... Abualigah, L. (2023). Repulsion-based grey wolf optimizer with improved exploration and exploitation capabilities to localize sensor nodes in 3D wireless sensor network. Soft Computing, 27(7), 3869-3885.
• Abuaddous, H. Y., Otair, M., Awad, M. (2022). The Impact of Information Systems Management Elements on Human Resource Development: The case of Jordan Commercial Bank. Information Sciences Letters, 11(6).
• Shehab, M., Abualigah, L., Omari, M., Shambour, M., Alshinwan, M., Abuaddous, H., Khasawneh, A. (2022). Chapter eight - Artificial neural networks for engineering applications: a review. Artificial Neural Networks for Renewable Energy Systems and Real-World Applications, Academic Press, pp. 189-206, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-820793-2.00003-3.
• Tarawneh, O., Otair, M., Husni, M., Abuaddous, H. Y., Tarawneh, M., Almomani, M. A. (2022). Breast Cancer Classification using Decision Tree Algorithms. International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications (IJACSA), 13(4).
• Saleh, A. M., Abuaddous, H., Alansari, I. S., Enaizan, O. (2022). The Evaluation of User Experience of Learning Management Systems Using UEQ. International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET), 17(7).
• Abuaddous, H. Y., Saleh, A. M., Enaizan, O., Ghabban, F. M., Al-Badareen, A. B. (2022). Automated User Experience (UX) Testing for Mobile Application: Strengths and Limitations. International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies (iJIM), 16(04), pp. 3045. https://doi.org/10.3991/ijim.v16i04.26471
• Abualigah, Laith, Mohamed Abd Elaziz, Putra Sumari, Ahmad M. Khasawneh, Mohammad Alshinwan, Seyedali Mirjalili, Mohammad Shehab, Hayfa Y. Abuaddous, and Amir H. Gandomi. (2022). "Black hole algorithm: A comprehensive survey." Applied Intelligence (2022): 1-24.
• Saleh, A. M., Abuaddous, H. Y., Enaizan, O., Ghabban, F. (2021). User experience assessment of a COVID-19 tracking mobile application (AMAN) in Jordan. Indonesian Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 23(2), 1120-1127.
• Al-Obeidallah, M. G., Al-Fraihat, D. G., Khasawneh, A. M., Saleh, A. M., Addous, H. (2021, July). Empirical Investigation of the Impact of the Adapter Design Pattern on Software Maintainability. In 2021 International Conference on Information Technology (ICIT)(pp. 206-211). IEEE.
• Al-Badareen, A. B., Saleh, A. M., Abuaddous, H. Y., Enaizan, O. 2021. In The Process Of Software Development: Available Resources And Applicable Scenarios. Journal of Theoretical and Applied Information Technology, 99(2).
• Khasawneh, A. M., Kaiwartya, O., Lloret, J., Abuaddous, H. Y., Abualigah, L., Shinwan, M. A., ... Kharel, R. 2020. Green Communication for Underwater Wireless Sensor Networks: Triangle Metric Based Multi-Layered Routing Protocol. Sensors, 20(24), 7278.
• Abualigah, L., Shehab, M., Alshinwan, M., Alabool, H., Abuaddous, H. Y., Khasawneh, A. M., Al Diabat, M. 2020. TS-GWO: IoT Tasks Scheduling in Cloud Computing Using Grey Wolf Optimizer. Swarm Intelligence for Cloud Computing, Chapman and Hall/CRC, pp. 127-152
• Abuaddous, H., Al Sokkar, A. Abualodous, B. The Impact of Knowledge Management on Organizational Performance”. 2018. International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications (IJACSA). USA.Vol.9. (4).
• Abuaddous, H., Jali, MZ. Basir, N. 2017. Quantitative Metric for Ranking Web Accessibility Barriers Based On Their Severity”. Journal of Information and Communication Technology (JICT). Vol. 16. (1): June, p. 81102.

• Abuaddous, H., Jali, MZ. Basir, N. 2016. Web Accessibility Challenges”. International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications (IJACSA). USA.Vol.7. (10).
• Abuaddous, H., Jali, MZ. Basir, N. 2015. WABS: Web Accessibility Barrier Severity Metric”. In Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Computing and Informatics (ICOCI 2015). Istanbul, Turkey. p. 82. (Presenter)
• Abuaddous, H., Jali, MZ. Basir, N. 2013. Study of the Accessibility Diagnosis on the Public Higher Institutions Websites in Malaysia”. In Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Computing and Informatics (ICOCI 2013). Sarawak, Malaysia: Universiti Utara. p. 122-127. (Presenter)
• AbuAli, N., A. Obedidat. Abuaddous, H. 2013. Accessibility as an Indicator of Jordanian E-Government Website Quality”. Fourth International Conference on eLearning Best Practices in Management, Design and Development of eCourses: Standards of Excellence and Creativity. Manama, Bahrain: IEEE Computer Society, Washington, DC, USA. p. 156-160.
• AbuAli, N. Abuaddous, H. 2011. Comparative Study of Techniques Used for Evaluating Web Page Quality of The public Organizations in Jordan”. International Journal of Academic Research. Vol. 3. (2): March, p655.
• AbuAli, N., Al-Zoua'bi, A., Abuaddous, H. Hamam, S. 2010. Bilingual Text- Based Image Retrieval Using PDA's (BTBIRUP)”. International Review on Computers and software. Vol. 5. (3): May, p.302-308.
• AbuAli, N., Alnimat, A. Abuaddous, H. 2010. Evaluating the Vulnerability and the Security Evaluating Banks Websites in Jordan”. Journal of Applied Sciences. Vol. 10. (20): p. 2447-2453.
• AbuAli, N., Shayeb, I.G., Batiha, K. Abuaddous, H. 2010. "The Advantages of Using Internet Version 6(IPV6)". International Review on Computers Software (IRECOS). Vol. 5. (6): November, p583.
• AbuAli, N., Abuaddous, H. Shayeb, I.G. 2010. Arabic Derivations Recognition”. International Review on Computers and Software (IRECOS).V0l.5. (5): September, p: 495.
• AbuAli, N. Abuaddous, H. 2010. Data Warehouse Critical Success Factors”. European Journal of Scientific Research. Vol.42. (2): p.326-335.