Smart Technologies and Innovation for a Sustainable Future

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xi

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2. A Case Study of Pakistani News Channels: Media Education and Journalists’ Training

   • Asad Ullah Khalid

   Pages 1-9

3. A Cooperative Classification System for Credit Scoring

   • Dalila Boughaci, Abdullah A. K. Alkhawaldeh

   Pages 11-20

4. A Critical Evaluation of the Effects of Advertisements Targeted to Children

   • Tarik Emre Yildirim, Asli Milla

   Pages 21-27

5. A Gulf College Case Study: Technology Enhanced Students’ Learning Geared with Mobile Devices

   • Rowena Ocier Sibayan, Alrence S. Halibas, Kenneth Ocier Sibayan

   Pages 29-34

6. A Review Study on the Accuracy of Conversion Between IFPUG FPA and COSMIC Function Points

   • Abedallah Zaid Abualkishik

   Pages 35-40

7. Analyzing the Role of Human Computer Interaction Principles for E-Learning Solution Design

   • Zahra Al Mahdi, Vikas Rao Naidu, Preethy Kurian

   Pages 41-44

8. Automatic Detection of Students Learning Style in Learning Management System

   • T. Sheeba, Reshmy Krishnan

   Pages 45-53

9. Big Data Security and Privacy Concerns: A Review

   • Akbar Khanan, Salwani Abdullah, Abdul Hakim H. M. Mohamed, Amjad Mehmood, Khairul Akram Zainol Ariffin

   Pages 55-61

10. China’s Relations with Arab Gulf States

    • Golam Mostafa

    Pages 63-72

11. Citizen-Centric Approach in Delivery of Smart Government Services

    • Ayman Ahmad Obedait, Mohamed Youssef, Nikolina Ljepava

    Pages 73-80

12. Cloud Concept for Implementing Multimedia Based Learning in Higher Education

    • Vikas Rao Naidu, Anjum Zameer Bhat, Baldev Singh

    Pages 81-84

13. Diplomacy in the Internet Age—Challenges and Opportunities for the UAE

    • Melissa M. Cyrill, Aftab Kamal Pasha

    Pages 85-93

14. Enterprise Product Management in the Digital World

    • Zornitsa Nikolova, Roumiana Antonova

    Pages 95-102

15. ERP Security, Audit and Process Improvement

    • Roumiana Antonova, Georgi Georgiev

    Pages 103-110

16. Evaluating the Strength of Middle Eastern Monarchies and Republics

    • Khulood Jamal

    Pages 111-114

17. Exploring the Opportunities and Challenges of Open Source Software and Its Economic Impact on the Cybersecurity Market

    • Ismail Alsharif, Adel Khelifi

    Pages 115-127

18. Feasibility Analysis of Blockchain for Donation-Based Crowdfunding of Ethical Projects

    • Nida Khan, Rachid Ouaich

    Pages 129-139

19. Foreign Policy of the United Arab Emirates (UAE): Continuity and Change

    • Mariam Alzaabi

    Pages 141-148

20. Framing Natural Disaster, Terrorist Attack and Civil Unrest Crises by Egyptian Journalist and Citizen Bloggers

    • Naheda Makhadmeh, Geri Zeldes

    Pages 149-175

The book presents high-quality research papers presented at the 1st AUE International research conference, AUEIRC 2017, organized by the American University in the Emirates, held on November 15th-16th, 2017 in Dubai. The book is broadly divided into three sections: Media and Smart Cities, Creative Technologies and  Innovation, and Security Risks and Strategic Challenges. The areas covered under these sections are cyber-psychology and digital forensics, cloud RAN architecture, networking functions virtualization, e-Governance and IoT semantic interoperability, ERP security, web-based application and problem-solving skills, smart technologies and advertising, smart technologies for smart cities, smart adaptable navigation systems, turbo codes for security key generation, technology advanced student learning and mobile devices, big data security and privacy, multi-channel buffer enabled technique, physiological signal acquisition in electro-oculography, blockchain and donation-basedcrowdfunding, smart city and framework development approach, news channel and media education, UAE foreign policy, China-GCC relations, diplomacy in the Internet age, intelligent cyber-security strategies, industry securities and strategic challenges, hybrid alliances and corporate security, security and privacy in smart cities, human computer interaction and e-learning solution, complexity of smart cities governance. The papers included in this book present insightful information on the most recent and relevant research, theories and practices in the field, which aim for a sustainable future.

• Smart Technology
• Innovation
• Smart Cities
• Intelligent Systems
• Soft Computing

• College of Education, American University in the Emirates, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

  Ahmed Al-Masri

• Computer Science Research Institute, Magee Campus, University of Ulster, Londonderry, UK

  Kevin Curran

Dr. Ahmed Al Masri is an Assistant Professor in the College of Education at the American University in the Emirates. He earned his PhD from the University Putra Malaysia. He has over 8 years’ experience in teaching and research in Educational Data Analytics Technologies. He is a regular editor of various journals specializing in educational data analysis. His current research interests include E-Learning, Internet of Things (IoT), machine learning and data mining. Dr. Ahmed is a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE).



​Dr. Kevin Curran is a Professor of Cyber Security, Executive Co-Director of the Legal innovation Centre and group leader of the Ambient Intelligence & Virtual Worlds Research Group at Ulster University. He is also a senior member of the IEEE. Prof. Curran is perhaps most well-known for his work on location positioning within indoor environments, blockchain and cyber security evidenced by over 800 published works. His expertise has been acknowledged by invitations to present his work at international conferences, overseas universities and research laboratories. He is a regular contributor on TV & radio and in trade and consumer IT magazines.

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