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أ.د. رحاب فاروق محمود عبد القادر Prof. Rehab F. Abdel-Kader

أ.د. رحاب فاروق محمود عبد القادر Prof. Rehab F. Abdel-Kader

أ.د. رحاب فاروق محمود عبد القادر Prof. Rehab F. Abdel-Kader


rehabfarouk@eng.psu.edu.eg


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Faculty of Engineering, Port Said University, Port Fouad 42523, Port Said, Egypt


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Biography

Prof. Rehab Farouk Abdel-Kader is a respected academic and researcher known for her work in artificial intelligence, image processing, and big data. She earned her Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering from Auburn University, USA, and has more than 20 years of international teaching and research experience. She began her academic career as an Assistant Professor at Georgia Southern University. Currently, Dr. Abdel-Kader is a Professor of Image Processing and Artificial Intelligence at Port Said University, where she also serves as the Vice Dean of Graduate Studies. In addition, she teaches part-time at the British University in Egypt, teaching senior-level courses and supervising graduation projects. Dr. Abdel-Kader has made significant contributions to AI and machine learning as a Principal Investigator (PI) on several major research projects, including the development of a multi-sensor AI system for pavement distress detection and a real-time water management system, both funded by Egypt's Science & Technology Development Fund (STDF). Her innovative research has driven advancements in infrastructure monitoring and resource management, effectively addressing real-world challenges. An active participant in professional activities, Dr. Abdel-Kader serves as an Arbitrator in the Certified Egyptian National Committee for the Promotion of Faculty Members with the Egyptian Supreme Council of Universities and as a member of the Evaluation Committee for Engineering and Technological Institutes. She is also a reviewer for numerous prestigious journals, such as IEEE Access and IET Image Processing, and holds editorial board positions in several distinguished publications. As a prolific scholar, Dr. Abdel-Kader has published extensively in leading journals, presented at international conferences, and edited influential volumes in her field. Her academic leadership extends beyond research, encompassing active roles in conference organization, journal editorial boards, and program accreditation. As an educator, she has taught many undergraduate and graduate-level computer engineering courses in both the U.S. and Egypt, mentoring countless Ph. D and M.Sc. students.

Educational Qualification

Education
  • Ph.D., Computer Science and Engineering, Auburn University, USA, 2003
  • M.Sc., Electrical Engineering, Tuskegee University, USA, 1999
  • B.S., Computer Engineering, Suez-Canal University, Egypt, 1996

Academic And Professional Experience

Work Experience

  • Working as a Vice Dean for Graduate Studies and Research Affairs at the Faculty of Engineering, Port Said University, August 2021- November, 2024.

  • Working as a Part-time Professor in the Electrical Engineering Department - Computer Systems Engineering Program at the Faculty of Engineering, British University in Egypt (BUE), Cairo, Egypt, February 2020- present.

  • Working as a Professor of Computer Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering, Port Said University, Port Said, Egypt, September 2018- present.

  • Worked as an Associate Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering, Port Said University, Port Said, Egypt, September 2011 - 2018.

  • Worked as an Assistant Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering, Port Said University, Port Said, Egypt, July 2005 - Present.

  • Worked as an Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering at the School of Technology, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro Georgia USA, July 2003 – June 2005.

  • Worked as a Graduate Teaching Assistant at the Computer Science and Software Engineering Department, Auburn University, Alabama, Aug 2003 - May 2003.

  • Worked as an Instructor at the Electrical Engineering Department, Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, Alabama, July 1999 – Dec 1999.

  • Worked as a Graduate Teaching Assistant at the Electrical Engineering Department, Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, Alabama.

  • Worked as a Graduate Teaching Assistant at the Electrical Engineering Department, Suez-Canal University, Egypt.

Professional & Community Activities

  • Arbitrator in the Certified Egyptian National Committee for the Promotion of Faculty Member’s with the Egyptian Supreme Council of Universities. Committee No. (120) “Computers and Systems Engineering”. (13-14th Sessions)

  • Member of the Evaluation Committee of the Engineering and technological Institutes of the Egyptian Supreme Council of Universities) 8th Session 2019 -   13th Session 2024)

  • Certified trainer for the EPITA Train the Trainers (TTT) program in Artificial Intelligence (AI) which is a joint training program between the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (MCIT) and the École Pour l'Informatique et les Techniques Avancées (EPITA).

Research Projects & Grants

  • Principle Investigator (PI) of the Science & Technology Development Fund (STDF) grant number 42554, entitled “An AI end-to-end system for Multi-Sensor Pavement Distress Detection”, Funding of 2,272,000 EGP, November 2020.

  • Co-Principle Investigator (Co-PI) of the STDF Project entitled “Real-Time Water Management System”, in collaboration with Nile University, February 2024.

  • PI of Research project with Microsoft Corporation entitled “Adaptive profiling and personalized user/page matching in Community-Based Web Translation Systems”, Funding of 150,000 EGP June 15, 2011.

  • Researcher in TEMPUS project Innovations in professional Training in Egypt. IB-JEP-3100-2003

Publications

Peer-Reviewed Journal Publications

  1. Mostafa, Iman, Marwa Gamal, Rehab F. Abdel-Kader, and Khaled Abd El Salam. "ABC-WSVAD: Swarm Optimization for Weakly-Supervised Video Anomaly Detection." Inteligencia Artificial 28, no. 75 (2025): 281-297. DOI: https://doi.org/10.4114/intartif.vol28iss75pp281-297

  2. Abdelkader, Mohamed F., Mohamed A. Hedeya, Eslam Samir, Ahmed A. El-Sharkawy, Rehab F. Abdel-Kader, Adel Moussa, and Emad El-Sayed. "EGY_PDD: a comprehensive multi-sensor benchmark dataset for accurate pavement distress detection and classification." Multimedia Tools and Applications (2025): 1-36. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/s11042-025-20700-w

  3. Awad, Samar, Marwa Gamal, Khalid Abd El Salam, and Rehab F. Abdel-Kader. "Enhanced Particle Swarm Optimization for Task Offloading and Scheduling in Cloud-Fog Environment." International Journal of Telecommunications 4, no. 02 (2024): 1-16. DOI: 10.21608/ijt.2024.308144.1060

  4. Hussein, Hadeer, Ahmed Magdy, Rehab F. Abdel-Kader, and Khaled Abd El Salam. "Binary Classification of Skin Cancer Images Using Pre-Trained Networks with I-GWO." Inteligencia Artificial 27, no. 74 (2024): 102-116. DOI: https://doi.org/10.4114/intartif.vol27iss74pp102-116

  5. Gamal, Marwa, Samar Awad, Rehab F. Abdel-Kader, and Khaled Abd El Salam. "Efficient offloading and task scheduling in internet of things-cloud-fog environment." International Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering (IJECE) 14, no. 4 (2024): 4445-4455. DOI: 10.11591/ijece.v14i4.pp4445-4455

  6. Magdy, Ahmed, Hadeer Hussein, Rehab F. Abdel-Kader, and Khaled Abd El Salam. "Performance Enhancement of Skin Cancer Classification using Computer Vision." IEEE Access (2023). no. 11: 72120 – 72133,  DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2023.3294974

  7. Menshawy, Lamiaa, Ahmad H. Eid, and Rehab F. Abdel-Kader. "Ensemble deep models for covid-19 pandemic classification using chest x-ray images via different fusion techniques." International Journal of Advances in Intelligent Informatics ,9, no. 1 (2023): 51-65, http://mail.ijain.org/index.php/IJAIN/article/view/922

  8. Megahed, Naglaa A., and Rehab F. Abdel-Kader. "Smart Cities after COVID-19: Building a conceptual framework through a multidisciplinary perspective." Scientific African, 17 (2022): e01374. DOI: 10.1016/j.sciaf.2022.e01374

  9. Hedeya, Mohamed A., Ahmad H. Eid, and Rehab F. Abdel-Kader. "A super-learner ensemble of deep networks for vehicle-type classification." IEEE Access 8 (2020): 98266-98280. DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2020.2997286

  10. El‐Shekheby, Shereen, Rehab F. Abdel‐Kader, and Fayez W. Zaki. "Spatially varying blur estimation from a single image." IET Image Processing 13, no. 5 (2019): 746-753.DOI: 10.1049/iet-ipr.2018.5663

  11. Al-Tarabily, Mariam M., Rehab F. Abdel-Kader, Gamal Abdel Azeem, and Mahmoud I. Marie. "Optimizing dynamic multi-agent performance in E-learning environment." IEEE access 6 (2018): 35631-35645.DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2018.2847334

  12. Abdel-Kader, Rehab F. "An improved PSO algorithm with genetic and neighborhood-based diversity operators for the job shop scheduling problem." Applied Artificial Intelligence 32, no. 5 (2018): 433-462.DOI:10.1080/08839514.2018.1481903

  13. El‐Sayed, Emad, Rehab F. Abdel‐Kader, Heba Nashaat, and Mahmoud Marei. "Plane detection in 3D point cloud using octree‐balanced density down‐sampling and iterative adaptive plane extraction." IET Image Processing 12, no. 9, (2018): 1595-1605.DOI: 10.1049/iet-ipr.2017.1076

  14. Emara, Mohamed E., Rehab F. Abdel-Kader, and Mohamed S. Yasein. "Image compression using advanced optimization algorithms." Port-Said Engineering Research Journal, 21, no. 1 (2017): 95-108.DOI: 10.21608/PSERJ.2017.33445

  15. Khaled, Asmaa, Rehab F. Abdel-Kader, and Mohamed S. Yasein. "A hybrid color image quantization algorithm based on k-means and harmony search algorithms." Applied Artificial Intelligence 30, no. 4 (2016): 331-351.DOI: 10.1080/08839514.2016.1169049

  16. Sarkhoo, Ahmed, Mohamed S. Yasein, and Rehab F. Abdel-Kader. "Coverage Improvement for Wireless Mobile Sensor Networks Using Particle Swarm Optimization." Port-Said Engineering Research Journal 20, no. 1 (2016): 109-117.DOI: 10.21608/pserj.2016.33651

  17. Abdel-Kader, Rehab F., Rabab M. Ramadan, Fayez W. Zaki, and Emad El-Sayed. "A boundary-based approach to shape orientability using particle swarm optimization." Signal, Image and Video Processing 8 (2014): 779-788.DOI: 10.1007/s11760-013-0598-z

  18. Abdel-Kader, Rehab F., Randa Atta, and Sheren El-Shakhabe. "An efficient eye detection and tracking system based on particle swarm optimization and adaptive block-matching search algorithm." Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence 31 (2014): 90-100. DOI: 10.1016/j.engappai.2013.06.017

  19. Atta, Randa, Rehab Abdel-Kader, and Sheren Zakaria. "Eye tracking by genetic deformable template matching algorithm in video sequences." Port-Said Engineering Research Journal 17, no. 1 (2013): 131-136.DOI: 10.21608/PSERJ.2013.43736

  20. El-Awady, R., Rehab Abdel-Kader, and Mohamed Tobal. "Optimization Algorithm for Wireless Sensor Networks using K-means and Evolutionary Algorithm." Port-Said Engineering Research Journal 17, no. 1 (2013): 146-152.DOI: 10.21608/pserj.2013.43756

  21. El-Tarabily, Mariam, Rehab Abdel-Kader, Mahmoud Marie, and Gamal Abdel-Azeem. "A PSO-based subtractive data clustering algorithm." International Journal of Research in Computer Science 3, no. 2 (2013): 1-9.

  22. Ramadan, Rabab M., and Rehab F. Abdel-Kader. "3D Face compression and recognition using spherical wavelet parametrization." International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications 3, no. 9 (2012).

  23. Abdel-Kader, R. F., R. M. Ramadan, F. W. Zaki, and E. El-Sayed. "Rotation-invariant pattern recognition approach using extracted descriptive symmetrical patterns." International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications 3, no. 5 (2012): 151-158.

  24. Moussa, Abdullah M., and Rehab F. Abdel-Kader. "QASYO: A question answering system for yago ontology." International Journal of Database Theory and Application 4, no. 2 (2011): 99-112.

  25. Abdel-Kader, Rehab F. "An improved discrete PSO with GA operators for efficient QoS-multicast routing." International Journal of Hybrid Information Technology 4, no. 2 (2011): 23-38.

  26. Abdel-Kader, Rehab F. "Hybrid discrete PSO with GA operators for efficient QoS-multicast routing." Ain Shams Engineering Journal 2, no. 1 (2011): 21-31.DOI:10.1016/j.asej.2011.05.002

  27. Abdel-Kader, Rehab F. "Fuzzy particle swarm optimization with simulated annealing and neighborhood information communication for solving TSP." International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications 2, no. 5 (2011).

  28. Ramadan, Rabab M., and Rehab F. Abdel-Kader. "Face recognition using particle swarm optimization-based selected features." International Journal of Signal Processing, Image Processing and Pattern Recognition 2, no. 2 (2009): 51-65.

  29. Abdel-Kader, Rehab F., Rabab M. Ramadan, and Rawya Y. Rizk. "Rotation invariant face recognition based on hybrid LPT/DCT features." Transformation 11, no. 12 (2008): 13. International Journal of Computer Systems Science and Engineering, Vol. 3, No. 3, pp. 188-193, 2008

  30. Rizk, Rawya, Rehab Abdel-Kader, and Rabab Ramadan. "Adaptive Early Packet Discarding Policy Based on Two Traffic Classes." International Journal of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering 2 (2008): 4.

  31. Abdel-Kader, Rehab F. "Particle swarm optimization for constrained instruction scheduling." VLSI design 2008 (2008).DOI:10.1155/2008/930610

  32. “Management of the Physical / Chemical Parameters of Solid Biomass Degradation Using a Data Acquisition System,” Rehab F. Abdel-Kader, M. Calahoun, A. Trotman, and H. Aglan, Society of Automotive Engineers, Technical Paper, No. 2000-01-2470, July 2000. 

Conference Publications

  1. El-Shekheby, Shereen, Rehab F. Abdel-Kader, and Fayez W. Zaki. "Restoration of Spatially Varying Motion-Blurred Images." In 13th International Conference on Computer Engineering and Systems (ICCES), pp. 595-600. IEEE, 2018, Cairo, Egypt.

  2. El-Sayed, Emad, Rehab F. Abdel-Kader, Heba Nashaat, and Mahmoud Marei, "Efficient density-based down-sampling algorithm using two-level spatial partitioning technique. ", In 12th International Conference of the African Association of Remote Sensing and the Environment, 25-29 October 2018, Alexandria - Egypt.

  3. Atta, Randa, Rehab F. Abdel-Kader, and Amera Abd-AlRahem. "Single pass dependent bit allocation for spatial scalability coding of H. 264/SVC." In 22nd European Signal Processing Conference (EUSIPCO), pp. 251-255. IEEE, 2014.

  4. Abdel-Kader, Rehab F. "Genetically improved PSO algorithm for efficient data clustering." In 2nd International Conference on Machine Learning and Computing, pp. 71-75. IEEE, 2010.

  5. El-Sayed, Emad, Rehab F. Abdel-Kader, and Rabab M. Ramadan. "Orientation of multiple principal axes shapes using efficient averaging method." In The 10th IEEE International Symposium on Signal Processing and Information Technology, pp. 377-381. IEEE, 2010.

  6. Ramadan, Rabab M., and Rehab F. Abdel-Kader. "Particle swarm optimization for human face recognition." In 2009 IEEE International Symposium on Signal Processing and Information Technology (ISSPIT), pp. 579-584. IEEE, 2009.

  7. Abdel-Kader, Rehab F., Rabab M. Ramadan, and Rawya Y. Rizk. "A hybrid rotation-invariant face recognition system using Log-Polar Transform." In 2009 IEEE International Symposium on Signal Processing and Information Technology (ISSPIT), pp. 585-590. IEEE, 2009.

  8. Abdel-Kader, Rehab F. "Resource-constrained loop scheduling in high-level synthesis." In Proceedings of the 43rd Annual Southeast ACM Regional Conference, Volume 2, pp. 195-200. 2005.

  9. Abdel-Kader, Rehab F., and R. Chapman “Concurrent Scheduling of Multiple Loops Using the Force-Directed Scheduling Algorithm,”, In 40th Annual Southeast ACM Conference, No. 3, pp. 31-37, April 2002.   

  10. Abdel-Kader, Rehab F., and Medhat El-Hadek “Data Acquisition System Based Analysis of Damage Energy in CTFEs”, In IASTED Conference on Energy and Power Systems PES 2004, Orlando, FL. USA. Nov. 28 – Dec. 2, proceeding #448, paper# 448-097, pp 135 – 140, CD Proceedings, 2004. 

Book Editing

  • Hassanien, A.E., Rizk, R.Y., Snášel, V., AbdelKader, R.F. (eds) The 8th International Conference on Advanced Machine Learning and Technologies and Applications (AMLTA2022), May 2022, Egypt. Lecture Notes on Data Engineering and Communications Technologies (LNDECT), vol 113. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2022.

Book Chapters

  1. Mansour, M., Bassyouni, M., Abdel-Kader, R.F., Elhenawy, Y., Said, L.A., Abdel-Hamid, S.M.S. (2024). Artificial Intelligence for Predicting the Performance of Adsorption Processes in Wastewater Treatment: A Critical Review. In Proceedings of 1st International Conference on Engineering Solutions Toward Sustainable Development (ESSD2023). In: Negm, A.M., Rizk, R.Y., Abdel-Kader, R.F., Ahmed, A. (eds) Engineering Solutions Toward Sustainable Development. IWBBIO 2023. Earth and Environmental Sciences Library. Springer, Cham.

  2. Menshawy, L., Eid, A.H., Abdel-Kader, R.F. (2024). Enhanced COVID-19 Classification Using Ensemble Meta-Algorithms on Chest X-ray Images. In Proceedings of 1st International Conference on Engineering Solutions Toward Sustainable Development (ESSD2023). In: Negm, A.M., Rizk, R.Y., Abdel-Kader, R.F., Ahmed, A. (eds) Engineering Solutions Toward Sustainable Development. IWBBIO 2023. Earth and Environmental Sciences Library. Springer, Cham.

  3. Megahed, Naglaa A., Rehab F. Abdel-Kader, and Heba Y. Soliman. "Post-pandemic education strategy: framework for artificial intelligence-empowered education in engineering (AIEd-Eng) for lifelong learning." In The 8th International Conference on Advanced Machine Learning and Technologies and Applications (AMLTA2022), pp. 544-556. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2022.

  4. Hedeya, Mohamed A., Eslam Samir, Emad El-Sayed, Ahmed A. El-Sharkawy, Mohamed F. Abdel-Kader, Adel Moussa, and Rehab F. Abdel-Kader. "A Low-Cost Multi-Sensor Deep Learning System for Pavement Distress Detection and Severity Classification." In The 8th International Conference on Advanced Machine Learning and Technologies and Applications (AMLTA2022), pp. 21-33. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2022.

Activities in International Conferences

  • Conference Co-Chair for the 9th International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Systems and Informatics 2023, Egypt, September 2023.

  • Executive Chair of the First International Conference on Engineering Solutions Toward Sustainable Development (ESSD2023), May 2023.

  • Conference Co-Chair for the 8th International Conference on Advanced Machine Learning and Technologies and Applications (AMLTA2022), Egypt, May 2022.

  • Reviewer for IEEE International Conference on Computer Engineering and Systems (ICCES 2019), Cairo, Egypt, December 2019.

  • Reviewer for International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Computer Engineering (AICE-2017), Xiamen, China, June 23-25, 2017.

  • Reviewer for “Technical Program Committee” of The International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Communication Networks (CICN 2012), Mathura, India, November 03-05, 2012.

  • Session Chair for the ACM 43rd Annual Southeast Regional Conference, 2005.

Graduate Students' Supervision and Research Topics

Doctor of Philosophy Supervision

  • Eng. Mohamed Hedaya, "Development of Artificial Intelligence Algorithms for Pavement Distress Detection and Severity Classification", Port Said University, pending.

  •  Eng. Samar Awad, “Efficient offloading and task scheduling in internet of things-cloud-fog environment", Suez-Canal University, pending.

  • Eng Lamiaa Menshawy, "Medical Image Classification Techniques Based on Feature Fusion Deep Learning", Port Said University, pending.

  • Eng. Mervat Abdel-Fatah, "AI Optimizion for Smart Water Distribution Management", Port Said University, pending.

  • Eng Hadeer Hussein, "Performance Enhancement of Image Classification using Computer Vision", Suez-Canal University, awarded August (2024).

  • Eng. Shereen El-Shekheby, "Performance Enhancement of Image Restoration Algorithms in Blurred Images ", Port Said University, awarded June (2019).

  • Eng. Emad El-Sayed, "Using data reduction techniques for solving point cloud segmentation problems ", Port Said University, awarded December (2018).

  • Eng. Mariam Al-Tarabely, "Optimizing Intelligent Agent Performance in E-learning Environment", Port Said University, awarded August (2018).

Master of Science Supervision

  • Eng. Mohamed Hedeya, "Machine Learning Methods for Vehicle Classification ", Port Said University, awarded May (2020).

  • Eng. Mohamed Emara, "Image Compression using Advanced Optimization Algorithms", Port Said University, awarded October (2017).

  • Eng. Asmaa Al-Sayed, "Optimization Techniques for Color Image Compression", Port Said University, awarded January (2016). Eng. Ahmed Sarkho, “Optimizing Lifetime Performance in Wireless Sensor Networks", Port Said University, awarded May (2016). Eng. Amera Abd-Al Rahem, "Rate Control Algorithm for Scalable Video Coding", Port Said University, awarded March (2015).

  • Eng. Shereen El-Shekheby, "Eye Detection and Tracking using Optimization algorithms", Port Said University, awarded May (2013).

  • Eng. Mohamed Tobel, "Optimization Algorithms for Wireless Computer Networks", Port Said University, awarded May (2013).

  • Eng. Emad El-Sayed, "Rotation-Invariant Pattern Recognition Approach Using Extracted Descriptive Symmetrical Patterns", Port Said University, awarded September (2012).

Published Technical Reports, Dissertations, and Thesis

  • Rehab F. Abdel-Kader, Ph.D. Dissertation, “Concurrent Scheduling of Multiple Loops Using the Force-Directed Scheduling Algorithm”, Auburn University, AL, USA, (2003).

  • Rehab F. Abdel-Kader, M.Sc. Thesis, “Development of a Microprocessor-Based Data Acquisition System (DAS) For the Management of the Physical and Chemical Parameters of an Aerobic Biodegradation Process”, Tuskegee University, AL, USA, (1999).

 

 

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