Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Vice President for Projects, KSU (Jan 2026 - present) Dean - College of Architecture and Planning (Jan 2020 - Dec 2025) Professor, Department of Urban Planning (May 2022 - present) Associate Professor (Aug 2014 - 2022) Assistant Professor (Aug 2006 – 2014) King Saud University, Department of Urban Planning Research interest: • GIS applications for planning and urban management • Effective diffusion of GIS technology • Public participation and planning • Urban and regional planning • Real estate development PUBLICATIONS Spatial Distribution of Property Sales Using Geographic Information Systems: A Case Study of Riyadh. 2021 Reasons of the Difference between both of the Expected and Actual Project Completion Periods A Study of the Performance of Real Estate Development Companies in Riyadh City. 2021 Big Data Analytics for Identifying Electricity Theft using Machine Learning Approaches in Micro Grids for Smart Communities. 2021 Towards Sustainable Energy Efficiency With Intelligent Electricity Theft Detection in Smart Grids Emphasising Enhanced Neural Networks. 2021 A Secure Trust Method for Multi-Agent System in Smart Grids Using Blockchain. 2021 Blockchain-Based Secure Data Storage for Distributed Vehicular Networks. 2020 Scheduling Charging of Electric Vehicles in a Secured Manner by Emphasizing Cost Minimization Using Blockchain Technology and IPFS. 2020 FaaVPP: Fog as a Virtual Power Plant Service for Community Energy Management. 2019 Two New Improved Variants of Grey Wolf Optimizer for Unconstrained Optimization. 2019 Smart Road Traffic Accidents Reduction Strategy Based on Intelligent Transportation Systems (TARS). 2018 The prevalence of seatbelt and mobile phone use among drivers in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: An observational study. 2018 Evaluation of King Saud University Master Planning Experiment: Lessons to Be Learned. 2013 Evaluating the Urban Sustainable Development on the Basis of AHP: A Case Study for Riyadh City. 2014 Assessment of GIS Applications Usage in Urban Planning in Riyadh Region, 2012 Real Estate Profession and the Absence of Formal Real Estate Education in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Example of the Canadian Experience. 2009 Real Estate Education and the Need to Develop it in Saudi Arabia. 2009 Facilities Management as a Methodology to Assess the Operation of Classrooms in King Saud Campus, 2008 National Geospatial Data Sharing System: Comparative Analysis. 2006
Assistant of Vice Rector for Projects for Follow-Up & Development, King Saud University.
Management & Development of the University City
Planning and Information Agency