Nedal Ababneh
Acting Director, ADPOLY
The move
MoveCSIRO → Abu Dhabi Polytechnic
TitleVisiting Research Scientist → Acting Director
LocationBrisbane → United Arab Emirates
Career arcLong-term resident
Cross-border moveYes · Australia → United Arab Emirates
Native languageArabic
Years in UAE15.4
Total experience19.0 years
Career arc
- Acting DirectorSep 2023 — Present
Abu Dhabi Polytechnic· United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Associate ProfessorOct 2022 — Present
- Head Of Department, Information Security Engineering TechnologyJan 2021 — Present
- Assistant ProfessorFeb 2019 — Oct 2022
- Program Chair, Bachelor of Information Techonology (NBIT), TNE UC, and Senior LecturerJun 2018 — Feb 2019
Victoria University· Sydney, Australia· Full-time
- Senior Lecturer of Networking and Information SecurityNov 2017 — Jun 2018
- Visiting Research ScientistAug 2016 — Aug 2017
CSIRO· Brisbane, Australia
- Visiting ResearcherJul 2013 — Aug 2013UUNSW Computer Science and Engineering· Sydney, Australia
- Assistant Professor of Computer EngineeringSep 2012 — Aug 2016
University of Bahrain· Bahrain
- PostDoctoral Research FellowMay 2011 — Aug 2012LLetterkenny Institute of Technology· Letterkenny, Ireland
- PostDoctoral Research FellowMar 2009 — Jun 2011
Télécom ParisTech· Paris, France
- Teaching AssistantSep 2006 — Nov 2008
University of Sydney· Syndney, Australia
Education
- UNSWMEng · Computer Science and Engineering2001 — 2003
- University of SydneyPh.D. · Computer Science and Engineering2004 — 2008
Languages
- Engish · Full professional
- Arabic · Native or bilingual
- French · Elementary
Top skills
University LecturingQuality AssuranceProject ManagementInformation SecurityCommunicationPython (Programming Language)
About
Experienced Leader and Educator with a demonstrated history of working in the education management industry. Skilled in Program Development, Accreditation, Information Security, Network Engineering, Lecturing, Research, Simulation, Implementation, and Optimization. Strong education professional with a PhD focused on Computer Science and Engineering from The University of Sydney.