Dr. El-Abed is the Dean of the College of Business Administration at Rafik Hariri University. He previously served as Chair of the Computer and Information Systems Department in the College of Arts & Sciences. He obtained a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Caen Lower Normandy, France. Ever since 2008, he’s been teaching different courses in Computer Science at the School of Engineering of Caen-France (2008 - 2012) and Rafik Hariri University-Lebanon (2012 till present). The taught courses covered a wide range of topics, including, but not limited to: Introduction to algorithms, C programming language, Data structure and advanced algorithms, Operating Systems and Networks, Object Oriented Programming in C++ and JAVA, Database (Conceptual, Logical, and Physical Data Models), Web Design, Software Engineering, Biometric Authentication Security, Mobile Application Development, Theory of Computation, and Machine Learning & Data mining (classification algorithms and genetic algorithms).

Dr. El-Abed’s main research interests are in Machine Learning, Image Processing, and Computer Security. He has published more than 35 papers in international conferences, such as the IEEE International Conference on Biometrics: Theory, Applications, and Systems (BTAS) and the IEEE International Conference on Biometrics (ICB), as well as in international journals, including the Elsevier International Journal of Future Generation Computer Systems. His research has received over 1,400 citations, with a Google Scholar h-index of 18.

He is a member of the Academic Committee of the Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MEHE), the Academic Committee of the Syndicate of Computer Sciences in Lebanon, and the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM).

He also serves as a reviewer for several journals, including the International Journal of Signal, Image and Video Processing (Springer) and the International Journal of Computer Engineering & Information Technology. In addition, he has reviewed articles for various international conferences, such as the International Conference on Image and Signal Processing (ICIP) and the International Conference on High Performance Computing & Simulation (HPCS).

EDUCATION

• Ph. D. degree in Computer Science from the University of Caen Lower Normandy, France, 2011.
• M. Sc. degree in Informatics, Information Engineering and Systems from the University of Rouen, France, 2008.
• B. Sc. degree in Applied Mathematics & Computer Science from the Lebanese University, Faculty of Science (Branch I), Beirut, Lebanon, 2006.

PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS

• Biometrics
• Image Processing and Pattern Recognition
• Information Technology Security Audit

MEMBERSHIPS

• Member of the Scientific Committee of the Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MEHE)
• Member of the Academic Committee of the Syndicate of Computer Sciences in Lebanon (https://scsl.org.lb/)
• Member in the Syndicate of Computer Sciences in Lebanon
• Member in the Association of Computing Machinery (ACM)

HONORS AND MENTIONS

• Recipient of the Teaching Excellence Award, Rafik Hariri University, 2016
• Recipient of the French Ministry of Research and Education Scholarship for distinguished students, 2008

ALL PUBLICATIONS

BOOK CHAPTERS

• Soloh R, Rammal A., El-Abed M., “Brain Tumor Recognition and Classification Techniques”, ISBN: 9780443240287, Data Science in the Medical Field, Elsevier, 2024.
• Dafer M., El-Abed M., “Evaluation of Keystroke Dynamics Authentication Systems: Analysis of Physical and Touch Screen Keyboards”, Developing Next-Generation Countermeasures for Homeland Security Threat Prevention, ISBN: 978-1-5225-0703-1, pp. 306-329, 2017.
• El-Abed M., Lacharme P., and Rosenberger C., “Privacy and Security Assessment of Biometric Systems”, Advances in Security and Privacy of Biometric Systems, Cambridge scholar publishing, ISBN: 978-1-4438-7183-9, p. 224-254, 2015.
• El-Abed M., Charrier C., and Rosenberger C., “Evaluation of Biometric Systems”, New Trends and Developments in Biometrics, InTech, ISBN: 978-953-51-0859-7, DOI: 10.5772/52084, 2012.
• El-Abed M., Hemery B., Mahier J., and Rosenberger C., “Performance Evaluation of Biometric Systems”, Signal and Image Processing for Biometrics, ISBN : 978-1-84821-285-2, ISTE-WILEY, 2012.
• Giot R., El-Abed M., and Rosenberger C., “Keystroke Dynamics Overview”, ISBN 978-953-307-618-8, Biometrics, InTech, DOI: 10.5772/17064, 2011.

JOURNAL PAPERS

• Tafran C., El-Abed M., Osman Z., Elkabbani I., “Blind Image Quality Assessment for Face Pose Problem”, BAU Journal – Science and Technology, Vol. 1 Issue 2, 2020.
• Diab M., Seif A., El-Abed M., Sabbah M., “Individual Identification Using ECG Signals”, Journal of Computer and Communications, Vol. 6, No. 1, 2018.
• El-Abed M., “Usability Assessment of Keystroke Dynamics Systems”, International Journal of Computer Applications in Technology (IJCAT), Inderscience Publishers, pp. 222 – 231, Vol. 55 Issue 3, 2017.
• Diab M. , Seif A., El-Abed M., Sabbah M., “Individual Identification Using ECG Signals”, Journal of Computer and Communications, Vol. 6, No. 1, pp : 74-80, 2017.
• El-Abed M., Charrier C., and Rosenberger C., “Quality Assessment of Image-based Biometric Information”, EURASIP Journal on Image and Video Processing, Springer International Publishing, Vol. 3, No. 1, 2015.
• El-Abed M., Giot R., Hemery B., and Rosenberger C., “Evaluation of Biometric Systems: A Study of Users’ Acceptance and Satisfaction”, International Journal of Biometrics (IJBM), Vol. 4, No. 3, p. 265-290, 2012.
• Giot R., El-Abed M., and Rosenberger C., “Fast Computation of the Performance Evaluation of Biometric Systems :Application to Multibiometrics”, Future Generation Computer Systems (FGCS) Special Issue on Recent Developments in High Performance Computing and Security, Elsevier, Vol. 29, p. 788-799, 2012.
• El-Abed M., Giot R., Hemery B., Schwartzmann J.J., and Rosenberger C., “Towards the Security Evaluation of Biometric Authentication Systems”, International Journal of Engineering and Technology (IJET), Vol. 4, No. 3, p. 315-320, 2012.
• Mahier J., Hemery B., El-Abed M., El-Allam M. T., Bouhaddaoui M. Y., and Rosenberger C., “Computation EvaBio: A Tool for Performance Evaluation in Biometrics”, International Journal of Automated Identification Technology (IJAIT), Vol. 3, No. 2, p.51-60, 2011.
• Giot R., El-Abed M., Hemery B., and Rosenberger C., “Unconstrained Keystroke Dynamics Authentication with Shared Secret”, Computers & Security, Elsevier, Vol. 30, p. 427-445, 2011.
• El-Abed M., Hemery B., Charrier C., and Rosenberger C., "Évaluation de la qualité de données biométriques", Revue des Nouvelles Technologies de l’Information (RNTI), numéro spécial "Qualité des Données et des Connaissances/Evaluation des methodes d’Extraction de Connaissances dans les Données", p. 1-20, 2011.
• Pauchet A., El-Abed M., Merabti T., Prieur E., Lecroq T., and Darmoni S.J., "Identification de répétitions dans les navigations au sein d’un catalogue de santé", numéro spécial RIA : Intelligence Artificielle et Web Intelligence, p. 113-132, 2009.

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE PAPERS

• Tafran C., El-Abed M., Othman Z., Elkabani I., “A No-Reference Image Quality Assessment for Detecting Illumination Alteration”, IEEE 10^th International Conference on Information and Communication, Jordan, 2019.
• El-Abed Mohamad, Dafer Mostafa, and Rosenberger Christophe, "RHU Keystroke Touchscreen Benchmark", ACM International Conference on Cyberworlds - Cybersecurity and Biometrics Track, 3-5 October, Singapore, 2018.
• El-Abed M., Giot R., Bourquis R., “Zoo Graph - a New Visualisation for Biometric System Evaluation”, 20th International Conference on Information Visualization, Lisbon - Portugal, 2016.
• El-Abed M., Alwan S., Zantout R., “Vehicle Recognition from Partial Images”, IEEE 3rd International Conference on Advances in Computational Tools for Engineering Applications, NDU - Lebanon, 2016.
• El-Abed M., Dafer M., and El Khayat R., “RHU Keystroke: A Mobile-based Benchmark for Keystroke Dynamics Systems”, 48th IEEE International Carnahan Conference on Security Technology (ICCST), Rome, Italy, 2014.
• El-Abed M., Ninassi A., Charrier C., and Rosenberger C., “Fingerprint Quality Assessment using a No-Reference Image Quality Metric”, IEEE 21st European Signal Processing Conference (EUSIPCO), Marrakech, Morocco, 2013.
• El-Abed M., Lacharme P., and Rosenberger C., “Security EvaBio: An Analysis Tool for the Security Evaluation of Biometric Authentication Systems”, the 5th IAPR/IEEE International Conference on Biometrics (ICB), New Delhi, India, p.460-465, 2012.
• Giot R., El-Abed M., and Rosenberger C., “Web-Based Benchmark for Keystroke Dynamics Biometric Systems: A Statistical Analysis”, the 8th IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Information Hiding and Multimedia Signal Processing (IIHMSP), Piraeus-Athens, Greece, p.11-15, 2012.
• Giot R., Ninassi A., El-Abed M., Rosenberger C., “Analysis of the Acquisition Process for Keystroke Dynamics”, IEEE International Conference of the Biometrics Special Interest Group (BIOSIG, Darmstadt, Germany, p.1-6, 2012.
• Belguechi R., Cherrier E., El-Abed M., and Rosenberger C., “Evaluation of Cancelable Biometric Systems : Application to Finger-Knuckle-Prints”, IEEE International Conference on Hand-Based Biometrics (ICHB), Hong Kong, p. 1-6, 2011.
• Mahier J., El-Abed M., Hemery B., Rosenberger C., “Towards a Distributed Benchmarking Tool for Biometrics”, IEEE International Conference on High Performance Computing & Simulation Conference (HPCS), Istanbul, Turkey, p. 671-676, 2011.
• El-Abed M., Giot R., Hemery B., Charrier C., and Rosenberger C., “A SVM-Based Model for the Evaluation of Biometric Sample Quality”, SSCI 2011 CIBIM - 2011 IEEE Workshop on Computational Intelligence in Biometrics and Identity Management, Paris, France, p. 115-122, 2011.
• El-Abed M., Giot R., Hemery B., and Rosenberger C., “A Study of Users’ Acceptance and Satisfaction of Biometric Systems”, IEEE International Carnahan Conference on Security Technology (ICCST), San Jose California, USA, p.170-178, 2010.
• Giot R., El-Abed M, and Rosenberger C., “Fast Learning for Multibiometrics Systems Using Genetic Algorithms”, IEEE International Conference on High Performance Computing & Simulation (HPCS), Caen, France, p. 266-273, 2010.
• Giot R., El-Abed M., and Rosenberger C., “Keystroke Dynamics Authentication For Collaborative Systems”, IEEE International Symposium on Collaborative Technologies and Systems (CTS), Baltimore, Maryland, USA, p. 172-179, 2009.
• Giot R., El-Abed M., and Rosenberger C., “GREYC Keystroke: a Benchmark for Keystroke Dynamics Biometric Systems”, IEEE International Conference on Biometrics: Theory, Applications and Systems (BTAS), Washington, D.C., p. 1-6, 2009.
• Giot R., El-Abed M., and Rosenberger C., “Keystroke dynamics with Low Constraints SVM Based Passphrase Enrollment”, IEEE International Conference on Biometrics: Theory, Applications and Systems (BTAS), Washington, D.C., p. 425-430, 2009.

FRENCH/NORWEGIAN CONFERENCE PAPERS

• El-Abed M. and Rosenberger C., "Evaluation de la sécurité d’un système biométrique", IEEE 7ème Conférence sur la Sécurité des Architectures Réseaux et Systèmes d’Information, Cabourg, France, p. 1-8, 2012.
• El-Abed M., Hemery B., Charrier C., and Rosenberger C., "Un modèle SVM pour l’évaluation de la qualité des données biométriques". XXIII Colloque GRETSI, Bordeaux, p. 1-4, 2011.
• El-Abed M., Giot R., Charrier C., and Rosenberger C., "Evaluation of Biometric Systems: A SVM Based Quality Index", The third Norsk Information security conference (NISK), Norway, p. 1-12, 2010.
• Giot R., El-Abed M., and Rosenberger C., "Authentification faiblement contrainte par dynamique de frappe au clavier", 17e congrès francophone de Reconnaissance des Formes et Intelligence Artificielle, 2010.