Ra'Fat Al-Msie'Deen

Faculty of IT, Department of SE, Mutah University - Karak - Jordan, Postal Code: 61710. rafatals3ode@gmail.com

Ra'Fat Al-Msie'Deen is an associate professor in the software engineering department at Mutah University since 2014. He received his PhD in software engineering from the Université de Montpellier, Montpellier - France, in 2014. He received his MSc in information technology from the University Utara Malaysia, Kedah - Malaysia, in 2009. He got his BSc in computer science from Al-Hussein Bin Talal University, Ma'an - Jordan, in 2007. His research interests include software engineering, requirements engineering, software product line engineering, feature identification, word clouds, and formal concept analysis. He has several publications in international journals, conferences, and workshops. He taught several courses in computer science and software engineering. Dr. Al-Msie'Deen aimed to utilize his background and skills in the academic and professional fields to enhance students expertise in developing software systems. The current version of his curriculum vitae is available here, and his full list of publications can be found on his Google Scholar account.




Education

PhD in Computer Science

University of Montpellier, Montpellier - France
Specialization: Software Engineering

June 24, 2014

Master of Science − Information Technology

University Utara Malaysia, Kedah – Malaysia

GPA: 3.85/4

March 28, 2009

Bachelor of Computer Science

Al-Hussein Bin Talal University, Ma’an – Jordan

GPA: 72.94%

September 17, 2007

The General Secondary Education Certificate - Scientific Stream

Grandel Secondary School, Tafila - Jordan

GPA: 76.9%

August 06, 2004

Managerial experience

Head of the Department of Computer Science

Mutah University, Karak - Jordan

Head of the Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Information Technology at Mutah University.
- Bachelor and Master in Computer Science (thesis & non-thesis comprehensive exam track).

September, 2020 - September, 2021

Head of the Department of Scientific Majors

Mutah University, Karak - Jordan

Head of the Department of Scientific Majors, Deanship of Academic affairs at Military Wing of Mutah University.
- Scientific Majors are Information Security, Computer Science, and Mathematics.

September, 2021 - September, 2022

Academic and Teaching experience

Associate professor

Mutah University, Karak - Jordan

Taught Courses: Bachelor and Master Levels
Bachelor Level: Software Engineering of Web Applications, Software Modelling, Software Engineering Fundamentals, Requirements Engineering, Software Documentation, Software Architecture and Design, Internet Programming, Special Topics in Software Engineering, Object-Oriented Programming, Visual Programming, Computer Ethics and Communication Skills, Discrete Structures for Computing, Fundamentals of Computer Architecture, Information Systems Management and Graduation Project.
Master Level: Advanced Software Engineering.

September 22, 2019 – Present

Assistant Professor

Mutah University, Karak - Jordan

Taught Courses: Bachelor Level
Software Engineering, Computer Organization and Design, Introduction to Information Technology, Database Systems, Internet Programming, Special Topics In Computer Science, Communication Skills, Algorithms, Systems Analysis and Design, Theory of Computation, and Logic Circuits Design.

February 24, 2016 – September 22, 2019

Full-Time Lecturer

Mutah University, Karak - Jordan

Taught Courses: Bachelor Level
Decision Support Systems, Operating Systems, E-Commerce Programming, Computer Skills (I), and Computer skills (II) - Visual Basic.

September 22, 2014 – February 24, 2016

Full-Time Lecturer

Tafila Technical University, Tafila – Jordan

Taught Courses: Bachelor Level
Computer Graphics, Logic Circuits Design, Computer Skills (1), Computer Skills (2), International Computer Driving License ”ICDL”, Java Language, C++ Language, Database, Information Retrieval Systems, Management Information Systems, Internet Programming, Systems Analysis and Design, Multimedia Systems, Software Project Management, and Graduation Project.

June 2009 – October 2011

Part-Time Lecturer

Arabian Education and Training Group, Amman – Jordan
Program Name: ”High Diploma in Information and Communication Technologies in Education”

Taught Courses:
Web Design, Graphic Design, and Graduation Project.

2010 – 2011

Teacher of Computer Science

Ministry of Education, Tafila - Jordan

I taught computer science at Busira secondary school for boys, Busira - Jordan.

June 2007 – November 2008

Other experiences

Committees, Teams & Councils


2023 – 2024 Member of E-Learning committee, SE Dept., IT Faculty, Mutah University, Jordan.
2023 – 2024 Member of IT Faculty council, SE Department, Mutah University, Jordan.
2021 – 2022 Member of course syllabus committee, Deanship of Academic Affairs at Mutah University.
2020 – 2021 Member of ABET accreditation committee, CS Dept., IT Faculty, Mutah Univ., Jordan.
2020 – 2021 Chair of postgraduate committee, CS Dept., IT Faculty, Mutah University, Jordan.
2020 – 2021 Member of comprehensive exam committee, CS Dept., IT Faculty, Mutah Univ., Jordan.
2018 – 2019 Member of IT Faculty council, CIS Department, Mutah University, Jordan.
2012 – 2014 Member of MAREL team (Models And Reuse Engineering, Languages), LIRMM, France.
3 July 2013 Member of organization committee; ECOOP, ECSA and ECMFA conferences, Montpellier - France.
2009 - 2010 Member of Mathematics and Computer Dept. council, Tafila Technical Univ., Jordan.

Scholar Activities, Conferences & Workshops


2021 - Present Reviewer in several Journals such as IJCDS, ETASR and JCOMSS.
2019 - Present External and internal examiner of several MSc theses at national universities.
Dec. 2019 Workshop on instructional design for E-learning (IDEL), Jordan.
June .2013 International conference on software reuse, ICSR 2013, Pisa, Italy.
April 2011 Trainer of the comprehensive computer skills course at Tafila Technical University.
Feb. .2008 Workshop on model-based systems for industrial applications, Malaysia.


Publications

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Selected Publications:
  • R. Al-Msie’deen, “BushraDBR: An Automatic Approach to Retrieving Duplicate Bug Reports,” International Journal of Computing and Digital Systems, vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 221-238, 2024. [PDF]
  • R. Al-Msie’deen, “Requirements Traceability: Recovering and Visualizing Traceability Links Between Requirements and Source Code of Object-oriented Software Systems,” International Journal of Computing and Digital Systems, vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 279-295, 2023. [PDF]
  • R. Al-Msie’deen, H. E. Salman, A. Blasi, M. A. Alsuwaiket, “Naming the Identified Feature Implementation Blocks from Software Source Code,” Journal of Communications Software and Systems, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 101-110, 2022. [PDF]
  • R. Al-Msie’deen, and A. Blasi, “Software Evolution Understanding: Automatic Extraction of Software Identifiers Map for Object-Oriented Software Systems,” Journal of Communications Software and Systems, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 20–28, 2021. [PDF]
  • R. Al-Msie’deen, “Object-oriented Software Documentation,” Lap Lambert Academic Publishing, pp. 84, ISBN: 978-620-0-47727-9, 2019. [PDF]
  • R. Al-Msie’deen, “Tag Clouds for the Object-Oriented Source Code Visualization,” Engineering, Technology & Applied Science Research, vol. 9, no. 3, pp. 4243–4248, 2019. [PDF]
  • R. Al-Msie’deen, M. Huchard, A. Seriai, C. Urtado, and S. Vauttier, “Automatic documentation of [mined] feature implementations from source code elements and use-case diagrams with the REVPLINE approach,” International Journal of Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering, vol. 24, no. 10, pp. 1413–1438, 2014. [PDF]
  • R. Al-Msie’deen, M. Huchard, A. Seriai, C. Urtado, and S. Vauttier, “Reverse engineering feature models from software configurations using formal concept analysis,” in Proceedings of the Eleventh International Conference on Concept Lattices and Their Applications, 2014, pp. 95–106.[PDF]
  • R. Al-Msie’deen, A. Seriai, M. Huchard, C. Urtado, S. Vauttier, and H. E. Salman, “Feature location in a collection of software product variants using formal concept analysis,” in Safe and Secure Software Reuse - 13th International Conference on Software Reuse, ICSR 2013. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Springer, 2013, pp. 302–307.[PDF]


Just a sample of my work. To see more or discuss possible work, Let's Talk (E-mail: rafatals3ode@gmail.com)

Skills

  • Languages: Arabic (mother tongue) & English (reading, writing and conversation).
  • Software Engineer Skills:: Teamwork, Communication skills, Leadership, Problem solving, ... etc.
  • Programming Languages: Java, Python, C++, Oracle, HTML, Java Script, PHP, ... etc.
  • Software: Microsoft Office, Matlab, LaTeX, Photoshop, ... etc.



Certifications

  • International Computer Driving Licence (ICDL: UN07097892), 2011.

Workshops

  • Workshop on instructional design for E-learning (IDEL), Jordan, 2019.
  • Workshop on model-based systems for industrial applications, Malaysia, 2008.


Interests

Research Interests:

  • Software Engineering
  • Software Product Line Engineering (SPLE)
  • Requirements Engineering
  • Formal Concept Analysis (FCA)
  • Software Reuse
  • Re-engineering and Reverse Engineering
  • Software Visualization
  • Software Documentation

Ph.D. Thesis: Reverse Engineering Feature Models From Software Variants to Build Software Product Lines.

Master Thesis: A Requirement Model of Local News WEB/ WAP Application for Rural Communities.


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