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Ahmed Al-Masri
Kevin Curran Editors
Smart Technologies
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Proceedings of the 1st American University in the Emirates
International Research Conference—Dubai, UAE 2017
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Ahmed Al-Masri KevinCurran
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American University in theEmirates University of Ulster
Dubai, UnitedArab Emirates Londonderry, NorthernIreland, UK
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Preface
The 1st American University in the Emirates International Research Conference (AUEIRC)
heldonNovember15–16,2017,hasbecomeoneofthemajoreventsoftheyearinthefieldof
creativebusinessandsocialinnovation.AUEIRC2017wasorganizedunderthepatronageof
HisExcellencySultanbinSaeedAlMansouri, CabinetMemberandMinisterofEconomyof
UAEandchairedbyProf.MuthannaAbdulRazzaq.Thisconferenceaimstoprovideavibrant
platformforacademicians,researchers,scientists,andindustrialpractitionersfromalloverthe
world to meet, exchange ideas and network, and discuss the challenges and opportunities for
businesses in the contemporary world. The proceedings will be published in the Advances in
Science, Technology & Innovation series of Springer.
ThegeneralaimofAUEIRC2017istopromoteinternationalcollaborationineducationand
research in all fields of creative business and innovation that can scale for the benefit of
communities.TheInternationalScientificCommitteecomprisesover80internationalexpertsin
various fields as per the themes of the conference. The conference keynote speakers include
SuzanneTragerOrtega,PresidentoftheCouncilofGraduateSchools(USA),Prof.GalalHassan
Galal-Edeen (University of London, UK), and Prof. Ali Emrouznejad (Aston University, UK).
ThescopeofAUEIRC2017includesabroadrangeoftopicsonsixareasnamelyCreative
Business and Social Innovation, Education and Social Innovation, Media for Smart Cities,
Creative Industries and Social Innovation, Governance and Legislation, and Smart Tech-
nologiesandInnovation.Thepanelsaredividedbasedontracks,andallpapersarepresented
in 24 sessions. Each session has a chairperson, while each paper has a discussant. A dou-
ble-blindpeer-reviewprocessenabled106paperstobeacceptedforpublication(intwoedited
volumes)inSpringer.OnbehalfoftheAUEIRC2017StandingCommittee,wewouldliketo
thank all the referees, track chairs, discussants, and paper authors.
AUEIRC’17hasbeenplannedtoenablepostgraduatestudentsfromtheAmericanUniversity
in the Emirates and other academic institutions to participate in the conference and share their
research experience with an international community of academics and industry experts. The
best paper (in terms of quality and practicality) presented at the conference was awarded
US$1000.TherecipientoftheBestPaperAwardwasthepapertitled“OptimizingTurboCodes
forSecretKeyGenerationinVehicularAdHocNetworks.”Thispaper’sauthors/co-authorsare
Dr. DhouhaKbaierBenIsmail(University ofBedfordshire), Dr. Petros Karadimas (University
ofGlasgow),Dr.GregoryEpiphaniou(UniversityofBedfordshire),andDr.HaiderAl-Khateeb
(University of Bedfordshire).
On behalf of the AUEIRC’17 Standing Committee, we would like to thank everyone who
made the conference a reality. In particular, we would like to thank Prof. Muthanna (Con-
ferenceChairperson),whocontributedallresourcesathisdisposaltoensurethehighstandard
of the conference. We also thank our Provost Prof. Abhilasha Singh for her contributions to
guaranteethattheconferenceisontrack.WelikewiseextendourgratitudetotheentireAUE
Board ofTrustees, who were presenton campusduring theconference,for their support.We
alsothank themembersoftheconferencesteeringcommitteefor theirhardwork,dedication,
and continuous support throughout the preparation and implementation of the conference’s
activities. Moreover, we are grateful to the event management, IT, auxiliary services, media,
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security, PR, and protocol teams. We likewise extend our thanks to all faculty and staff
members from different committees for their support in organizing the conference and
ensuring its success.
Overall, we express our heartfelt thanks to the keynote speakers, who managed their busy
schedules and graciously agreed to deliver inspiring messages. We believe that AUEIRC’17
was a high-quality event with remarkable success, although you must judge this matter for
yourselves.Weareoptimisticthatyouwillenjoyreadingthecollectionofpapersincludedin
this book.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dr. Ahmed Al-Masri
Londonderry, Northern Ireland, UK Prof. Kevin Curran
Conference Steering Committee Members
Mahir Albanna
Arafat Al Naim
Konrad Gunesch
Anthony Ijeh
Golam Mustafa
Zaire Ruanto
Asma Salman
Assem Tharwat
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Contents
A Case Study of Pakistani News Channels: Media Education
and Journalists’ Training.... .... .... ..... .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... 1
Asad Ullah Khalid
A Cooperative Classification System for Credit Scoring .... .... .... ..... .... 11
Dalila Boughaci and Abdullah A. K. Alkhawaldeh
A Critical Evaluation of the Effects of Advertisements Targeted
to Children.... .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... 21
Tarik Emre Yildirim and Asli Milla
A Gulf College Case Study: Technology Enhanced Students’ Learning
Geared with Mobile Devices.. .... .... ..... .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... 29
Rowena Ocier Sibayan, Alrence S. Halibas, and Kenneth Ocier Sibayan
A Review Study on the Accuracy of Conversion Between IFPUG FPA
and COSMIC Function Points.... .... ..... .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... 35
Abedallah Zaid Abualkishik
Analyzing the Role of Human Computer Interaction Principles
for E-Learning Solution Design ... .... ..... .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... 41
Zahra Al Mahdi, Vikas Rao Naidu, and Preethy Kurian
Automatic Detection of Students Learning Style in Learning
Management System.... .... .... .... ..... .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... 45
T. Sheeba and Reshmy Krishnan
Big Data Security and Privacy Concerns: A Review ... .... .... .... ..... .... 55
AkbarKhanan,SalwaniAbdullah,AbdulHakimH.M.Mohamed,AmjadMehmood,
and Khairul Akram Zainol Ariffin
China’s Relations with Arab Gulf States..... .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... 63
Golam Mostafa
Citizen-Centric Approach in Delivery of Smart Government Services . ..... .... 73
Ayman Ahmad Obedait, Mohamed Youssef, and Nikolina Ljepava
Cloud Concept for Implementing Multimedia Based Learning
in Higher Education .... .... .... .... ..... .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... 81
Vikas Rao Naidu, Anjum Zameer Bhat, and Baldev Singh
Diplomacy in the Internet Age—Challenges and Opportunities for the UAE. .... 85
Melissa M. Cyrill and Aftab Kamal Pasha
Enterprise Product Management in the Digital World.. .... .... .... ..... .... 95
Zornitsa Nikolova and Roumiana Antonova
ERP Security, Audit and Process Improvement... .... .... .... .... ..... .... 103
Roumiana Antonova and Georgi Georgiev
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Evaluating the Strength of Middle Eastern Monarchies and Republics ..... .... 111
Khulood Jamal
Exploring the Opportunities and Challenges of Open Source Software
and Its Economic Impact on the Cybersecurity Market. .... .... .... ..... .... 115
Ismail Alsharif and Adel Khelifi
Feasibility Analysis of Blockchain for Donation-Based Crowdfunding
of Ethical Projects.. .... .... .... .... ..... .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... 129
Nida Khan and Rachid Ouaich
Foreign Policy of the United Arab Emirates (UAE): Continuity
and Change ... .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... 141
Mariam Alzaabi
Framing Natural Disaster, Terrorist Attack and Civil Unrest Crises
by Egyptian Journalist and Citizen Bloggers . .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... 149
Naheda Makhadmeh and Geri Zeldes
Humanities Scholar Information-Seeking Behavior: Quantitative Approach . .... 177
Mohammad Khaled Al Shboul, Othman A. Obeidat, and Natarajan Sundar
Hybrid Alliances: Efficiency, Business Continuity and Future Foresight
in a World of Challenges .... .... .... ..... .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... 187
Marios Panagiotis Efthymiopoulos
Impact of Corporate E-Learning Systems in Enhancing the Team
Performance in Virtual Software Teams..... .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... 195
Rajalakshmi Subramaniam and Senthilkumar Nakkeeran
IoT Based Water Usage Monitoring System Using LabVIEW.... .... ..... .... 205
P. Arun Mozhi Devan, K. Pooventhan, C. Mukesh Kumar, and R. Midhun Kumar
Learning Analytics: Developing a Data-Centric Teaching-Research Skill.... .... 213
Alrence S. Halibas, Bobby Sathyaseelan, and Muhammad Shahzad
Measuring Ciphertext Randmoness Using Die Hard Randomness Index .... .... 221
Mohammed M. Alani
Medical Grade QoS Improvement Using IEEE802.11e WLAN Protocol .... .... 229
Luae’ A. Al-Tarawneh
Memristor-Based Tunable Analog Filter for Physiological Signal Acquisition
for Electrooculography.. .... .... .... ..... .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... 237
Juhi Faridi and Mohd. Samar Ansari
Migration from the Arab Spring Countries to Europe:
Causes and Consequences.... .... .... ..... .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... 243
Mohammed T. Bani Salameh
Multi-channel Buffer Enabled Technique for Video Streaming
in IEEE 802.15.4... .... .... .... .... ..... .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... 255
Razi Iqbal
Multimedia Applications in Education.. ..... .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... 263
Smilen Antonov Savov, Rumiana Antonova, and Kamen Spassov
Non-invasive Extremist Identification and Asset Maintenance.... .... ..... .... 273
Vladimir Tomašević and Stanko Bulajić
Open Platform for Network Functions Virtualization in the Digital Era .... .... 279
Stela Ruseva, Rumyana Antonova, and Nikola Naidenov
