Education:

• Specializing in the field of Islamic of Architecture and Computer Aided Design.
• The thesis is entitled "The Islamic Architectural Element "Muqarnas": Definition, Geometrical Analysis, and a Computer Generation System."

• The thesis is entitled: "Islamic Geometrical Pattern Generation System: Theory and Application."

Professional Experience:

Publications:

• "'Arabizi': A Contemporary Style of Arabic Slang." Design Issues, spring 2008, Vol. 24, No. 2, 39-52.
• "Self-Supporting “Genuine” Muqarnas Units."Architectural Science Review 48.3, Sept. 2005, 245-255.
• "Gadrooned Dome's Muqarnas Corbel." Architectural Science Review,46.1, March 2003, 69-88.
• Muqarnas, Phoibos Verlag, Vienna 2001.
• "The Muqarnas Pre-designed Erecting Units: Analysis, Definition of the Generic Set of Units, and a System of Unit-Creation as a New Evolutionary Step." Architectural Science Review,44.3, September 2001.
• "Teaching Architectural-Visual-Experience Through Virtual Reality Using VRML: Muqarnas Example." The Proceedings of the Symposium on the Development of Engineering and Environmental Design Education, College of Engineering and College of Environmental Design - King Abdulaziz Univesity-Jeddah-Saudi Arabia, 12-14 February 2001, 87-97.
• "Decoding the Two-dimensional Pattern Found at Takht-i Sulayman into Three-dimensional Muqarnas Forms." Iran, XXXVIII, 2000, 77-95.
• "Arch-Creating Software." Journal of King Saud University-Architecture and Planning, vol. 12, Architecture and Planning, 2000,1-36.
• "Structural Genuine Muqarnas Dome: Definition, Unit Analysis, and a Computer Generation System." Journal of King Saud University, vol. 10, Architecture and Planning, 1998,17-52.
• "The Design of An Arch-Creating Software As a Model For CAD Applications in Architecture." The proceedings of The Third International Conference on Resent Trends in Computer Science Applications and Information Systems, Philadelphia University, Jordan, 1998, pp. 71-80.
• "Muqarnas Typology: A Tool for Definition and a Step in Creating a Computer Algorithm for Muqarnas Generation System." With Mitsui Hideki. In The Proceedings of the 42nd Annual Conference of the JSSD [Japanese Society for the Science of Design], p. 156. Oct. 1995.

Affiliations:

• Member of the advisory board of the Architectural Science Review 2004-5
• Member of the Jordan Engineer Association
• Member of the Japanese Society for the Science of Design

Patents

• A Constructive Toy, a Ministry of Trade and Commerce patent, Amman, Jordan.

Exhibitions:

• "Geometrical Dual Vision-Islamic Art and Computers," University of Tsukuba, June 28 to July the first, 1994. A one-man show.
• "Katachi U Symmetry": An exhibition of the international symposium held in University of Tsukuba November 21-25, 1994. Participating with three-dimensional muqarnas forms.
• The Exhibition of the "Symposium on Mosque Architecture," held in King Saud University, Jan.30-Feb.3, 1999. Participating with 3 posters.

Computer Skills:

• Programming Languages: ActionScript, LISP, AUTOLISP, Visual Basic, HTML, and VRML
  
• Graphic Applications: AutoCAD, Flash, 3DMax, Photoshop, Illustrator.
  
• Projects:
  • The Design of five new Arabic fonts
  • A commercial program for muqarnas design.
  • A commercial program for designing arches.
  • A software package for creating muqarnas forms. "Structural Genuine Muqarnas Dome," A program for creating a special type of muqarnas.

Language Skills:

• Arabic as a mother language
  
• English as a second language
  
• Japanese (with the ability to lead a conversation and read and write simple texts - and intensive and other courses at the University of Tsukuba).
• French (basic level)

Current Research:

• "Computerizing the Arabic Thuluth Font."
• "Muqarnas-Decoding Program"

Research Interest:

• Muqarans, Islamic Art and Architecture, and Arabic Calligraphy.
• CAD, and Virtual Reality.