Prof. Dr. Belal Abdullah Rasea Al-Fuhaidi
Professor of Networking and Communication Engineering | Dean, Faculty of Computing and IT
Faculty of Computing and Information Technology, University of Science and Technology, Sana’a, Yemen
Academic and Research Profile
Professor of Networking and Communication Engineering and Dean of the Faculty of Computing and IT at the University of Science and Technology (USTY), Yemen. Academic leader with higher-education experience since 2013, including faculty leadership, department leadership, graduate studies administration, scientific research governance, quality assurance, accreditation readiness, higher education governance, and academic program development. Recognized for leading and contributing to Program Specification Documents (PSDs), curriculum mapping, course specifications, continuous improvement, and internal/external program review across undergraduate and postgraduate computing and engineering programs. Researcher and supervisor in networking, wireless and mobile communications, cybersecurity, AI, machine learning, IoT, cloud computing, data science, 5G/6G, and digital communications, with 40+ listed scholarly outputs and manuscripts across journals and conferences. Experienced IEEE conference chair/program chair/track chair, journal reviewer, editorial board member, and national consultant for computing education standards including NARS2023 in Yemen.
Profile Information
Research and Professional Interests
- Computer Networks
- Wireless Communications
- Cybersecurity
- Intrusion Detection
- IoT
- Cloud Computing
- AI
- Machine Learning
- 5G/6G
Research Visibility and Impact
Selected Achievements
- Dean of Faculty of Computing and IT since 2021.
- Head of ABET accreditation team for B.Sc. Cybersecurity and Networks.
- Consultant for NARS2023 computing standards in Yemen.
Education
- Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering – Communications Engineering, Military Technical College, Cairo, 2013.
- M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering – Computer Engineering, Military Technical College, Cairo, 2009.
- B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering – Computer Engineering, Military Technical College, Cairo, 2007.
Academic and Professional Experience
- Dean, Faculty of Computing and IT, USTY, 2021–Present.
- Chair, Scientific Research Committee, USTY, 2024–Present.
- Head, Computer Science Department, USTY, 2015–2021.
- Head of Graduate Studies, Faculty of Computing and IT, 2018–2020.
Teaching and Supervision
- Cybersecurity, network security, ethical hacking, computer networks, wireless networks, algorithms, distributed systems, cloud computing, AI, Algorithms, Data structures, Discrete Mathematics, and digital communications.
- Supervised and examined M.Sc. and Ph.D. theses in WSN, MPLS, IoT, AI, Cubersecurity, blockchain, SDN, 5G network slicing, and cloud computing.
Academic Service, Committees and Conferences
- EC-Council academic partnership lead for USTY.
- General/program/track chair for IEEE conferences including ITSS-IoE, ICETI, eSmarTA and DTISD.
- Reviewer for Web of Science and Scopus indexed journals.
Technical and Professional Skills
- C, C++, C#, Java, Python, Prolog, MATLAB, Oracle SQL/PLSQL, Cisco Packet Tracer, OPNET, cybersecurity, Prompt Engineering and AI Agents, and network simulation.
Organized Publications
A selection of published research papers:
| Year | Publication title | Journal / Conference | DOI / Link | Indexing / Quartile | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Simplified Deep Neural Network Models for Cardiovascular Disease Classification | Applied Computational Intelligence and Soft Computing | 10.1155/acis/8709881 | Scopus/WoS | Journal |
| 2024 | Emerging Stock Market Prediction Using GRU Algorithm: Incorporating Endogenous and Exogenous Variables | IEEE Access | 10.1109/ACCESS.2024.3444699 | Scopus/WoS | Journal |
| 2024 | Anomaly-Based Intrusion Detection System in Wireless Sensor Networks Using Machine Learning Algorithms | Applied Computational Intelligence and Soft Computing | 10.1155/2024/2625922 | Scopus/WoS | Journal |
| 2024 | Authentication Techniques in 5G Network Slicing Security: A Survey | UST Journal for Engineering and Technology | 10.59222/ustjet.2.2.2 | Journal | |
| 2022 | Ensemble Classifiers for Arabic Sentiment Analysis of Social Network Data towards COVID-19 Conspiracy Theories | Applied Computational Intelligence and Soft Computing | 10.1155/2022/6614730 | Scopus/WoS | Journal |
| 2020 | An Efficient Deployment Model for Maximizing Coverage of Heterogeneous Wireless Sensor Network Based on Harmony Search Algorithm | Journal of Sensors | 10.1155/2020/8818826 | Scopus/WoS | Journal |
| 2014 | Interference Cancellation with Space Diversity for Downlink MC-CDMA Systems | Wireless Personal Communications | 10.1007/s11277-013-1296-4 | Scopus/WoS | Journal |
| 2013 | Improved Interference Cancellation for Downlink DCT-MC-CDMA Systems | Electronics Letters | 10.1049/el.2012.4373 | Scopus/WoS | Journal |
| 2012 | Parallel Interference Cancellation with Different Linear Equalisation and Rake Receiver for Downlink MC-CDMA Systems | IET Communications | 10.1049/iet-com.2011.0385 | Scopus/WoS | Journal |
| 2024 | Firefly Algorithm Based PID Controller for AQM in TCP Networks | IEEE ICETI 2024 | 10.1109/ICETI63946.2024.10777241 | IEEE / Scopus | Conference |
| 2024 | Anomaly-Based Intrusion Detection System in WSN Using DNN Algorithm | IEEE ICETI 2024 | 10.1109/ICETI63946.2024.10777266 | IEEE / Scopus | Conference |
| 2023 | Secured Cloud APIs Using Activity Analyzer | IEEE eSmarTA 2023 | 10.1109/eSmarTA59349.2023.10293627 | IEEE / Scopus | Conference |
| 2021 | Literature Review on Cyber Attacks Detection and Prevention Schemes | IEEE ITSS-IoE 2021 | 10.1109/ITSS-IoE53029.2021.9615288 | IEEE / Scopus | Conference |