Service

Service Overview

In addition to research and teaching, I dedicate time to serving the university, profession, and extended community.

University and Faculty Service

2020-Present: Elected Member of the Research Committee at the Olayan School of Business, American University of Beirut
2020-Present: Member of the Master of Business Analytics (MSBA) program committee at the Olayan School of Business
2018-Present: Elected Member of the Library Committee at the Olayan School of Business, American University of Beirut
2017-Present: Nominated Member of the Assurance of Learning Committee at the Olayan School of Business, American University of Beirut
2013-2019: INFO200 Course Coordinator
Summer 2019: Acting Convener (Department Chair) of the Business Information and Decision Systems track at the Olayan School of Business, American University of Beirut
2014-2018: Elected Member of the Undergraduate Admissions Committee at the Olayan School of Business, American University of Beirut
2014-2018: Elected Member as the Olayan School of Business’s representative on University Committee on Student Affairs, American University of Beirut
2014-2018: Elected Member as the Olayan School of Business’s representative on the University Student Faculty Committee (USFC), American University of Beirut
2012-2016: Elected Member of the Undergraduate Student Affairs and Curriculum Committee at the Olayan School of Business, American University of Beirut
2016: Member of the Curriculum Revitalization Task Force at the Olayan School of Business, American University of Beirut
2016: Member of the Curriculum Review Sub-Committee at the Olayan School of Business, American University of Beirut
Summer 2014: Acting Executive Director of the Undergraduate Program at the Olayan School of Business, American University of Beirut
2012-2018: Commencement Marshal at the American University of Beirut for the Graduation Ceremonies
2012-2016: Part of the AUB neighborhood initiative working on (1) measuring sound levels around Ras Beirut; and on (2) analyzing the feasibility of supporting shops and businesses that contribute to the diversity of the neighborhood
2016: Member of the Recruitment Task-Force at the Olayan School of Business
2015: Penrose Award Committee Member of the Olayan School of Business, American University of Beirut
2013-2014: Member of the AUB e-Learning Task Force
2014: Represented the Olayan School of Business on the University Commencement Committee, American University of Beirut

Journal Paper Referee

I serve as a reviewer for several journals including:

Semantic Web Journal
European Journal of Information Systems
Applied Mathematical Modeling
Journal of Web Semantics
The Knowledge Engineering Review
Journal of Enterprise Information Management
Journal of Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agent Systems
International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery
International Journal on Semantic Web and Information Systems
Journal of Web Engineering
TLDKS Special Issue on Big Data and Open Data
Interactive Learning Environments

Conferences and Workshops Organization

2020 - Poster and demo track co-chair of the 29th ACM International Conference on Information and Knowledge Management (CIKM2020), Galway, Ireland
2019 - Publicity co-chair of the 18th International Semantic Web Conference (ISWC 2019), Auckland, New Zealand
2018 - Co-organized the 2nd International Conference on Cognitive Analytics Management (CAM 2018), Beirut, Lebanon
2017 - Session Chair of Emerging Research Session at the Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS 2017), Boston, USA
2016 - Co-organized the 2nd International Workshop on Educational Knowledge Management (EKM 2016), collocated with EKAW 2016, Bologna, Italy

Conferences/Workshops Program/Steering Committee Member and Reviewer

2021 - The 30th Web Conference (WWW)
2021 - The 18th Extended Semantic Web Conference (ESWC)
2020 - The 6th Information and Communication Technologies in Organizations and Society (ICTO)
2020 - The 29th International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence (IJCAI)
2020 - The 29th Web Conference (WWW)
2020 - The 17th Extended Semantic Web Conference, Linked Data Track (ESWC)
2019 - The 33rd AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AAAI)
2019 - The 28th International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence (IJCAI)
2019 - The 18th International Semantic Web Conference (ISWC) Research Track
2019 - The 18th International Semantic Web Conference (ISWC) Resource Track
2019 - The 28th Web Conference (WWW)
2019 - The 16th Extended Semantic Web Conference, Linked Data Track (ESWC)
2019 - The 27th International Conference on Cooperative Information Systems (CoopIS)
2018 - 21st Knowledge Engineering and Knowledge Management Conference (EKAW)
2018 - The 17th International Semantic Web Conference (ISWC) Research Track
2018 - The 27th International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence and the 23rd European Conference on Artificial Intelligence (IJCAI-ECAI-18)
2018 - The 27th International Web Conference (WWW)
2018 - International Conference on ICT in Education, Research, and Industrial Applications (ICTERI)
2017 - The 16th International Semantic Web Conference (ISWC) Research Track
2017 - Referee for the Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS)
2017 - The 7th International Conference on Social Media Technologies, Communication, and Informatics (SOTICS)
2017 - The 6th International Conference on Data Analytics
2017 - The 11th International Conference on Advances in Semantic Processing (SEMAPRO)
2017 - The 3rd International Conference on Big Data, Small Data, Linked Data and Open Data (ALLDATA)
2017 - The 5th International Conference on Building and Exploring Web Based Environments (WEB)
2016 - The 15th International Semantic Web Conference (ISWC) Research Track
2016 - 20th Knowledge Engineering and Knowledge Management Conference (EKAW)
2016 - The 6th International Conference on Social Media Technologies, Communication, and Informatics (SOTICS)
2016 - The 12th International Conference on Semantics, Knowledge and Grids on Big Data (SKG)
2016 - The 2nd Workshop on Managing the Evolution and Preservation of the Data Web (MEPDaW) at ESWC 2016
2016 - The Fifth International Conference on Data Analytics
2016 - The Tenth International Conference on Advances in Semantic Processing (SEMAPRO)
2016 - The 4th International Conference on Building and Exploring Web Based Environments (WEB)
2016 - Methods, Evaluation, Tools and Applications for the Creation and Consumption of Structured Data for the e-Society (META4eS workshop)
2015 - The 11th International Conference on Semantics, Knowledge and Grids (SKG)
2015 - The 14th International Semantic Web Conference (ISWC) Research Track
2015 - The 12th Extended Semantic Web Conference (ESWC) in-use Track
2015 - Methods, Evaluation, Tools and Applications for the Creation and Consumption of Structured Data for the e-Society (META4eS workshop)
2015 - The Ninth International Conference on Advances in Semantic Processing (SEMAPRO)
2015 - The 3rd International Conference on Building and Exploring Web Based Environments (WEB)
2015 - The 1st Workshop on Managing the Evolution and Preservation of the Data Web (MEPDaW)
2014 - 19th Knowledge Engineering and Knowledge Management Conference (EKAW)
2014 - The 13th International Semantic Web Conference (ISWC) Research Track and Semantic Web in Use track
2014 - The eleventh Extended Semantic Web Conference (ESWC)
2014 - The Eighth International Conference on Advances in Semantic Processing (SEMAPRO)
2014 - The first International Conference on Building and Exploring Web Based Environments (WEB)
2014 - Methods, Evaluation, Tools and Applications for the Creation and Consumption of Structured Data for the e-Society (META4eS workshop)
2013 - The 12th International Semantic Web Conference (ISWC) Research Track and Semantic Web in Use track
2013 - The tenth Extended Semantic Web Conference (ESWC) (Research, in Use, Poster and Demo tracks)
2013 - The Seventh International Conference on Advances in Semantic Processing (SEMAPRO)
2013 - Steering Committee Member of the Joint Workshop on Ontology Evolution and Ontology Dynamics (EvoDyn at WISE 2013)
2013 - The First International Conference on Building and Exploring Web Based Environments (WEB)
2013 - (Sub-reviewer) 23rd International Conference on Automated Planning and Scheduling (ICAPS)
2013 - Methods, Evaluation, Tools and Applications for the Creation and Consumption of Structured Data for the e-Society (META4eS workshop)
2012 - International Semantic Web Conference (ISWC) Semantic Web in Use track
2012 - Joint Workshop on Ontology Evolution and Ontology Dynamics (EvoDyn)
2012 - International Workshop on Ontology Engineering in a Data-Driven World (OEDW)
2012 - PhD Symposium at the 18th International Knowledge Engineering and Knowledge Management Conference (EKAW)
2012 - Semantic Data Track at the 23rd ACM International Conference on Hypertext and Social Media (HT’2012)
2012 - 18th International Knowledge Engineering and Knowledge Management Conference (EKAW)
2011 - Semantic Web in Use track at ISWC (International Semantic Web Conference)
2010 - Poster/Demonstration track at the International Knowledge Engineering and Knowledge Management Conference (EKAW)
2009 - International Workshop on Ontologies in Distributed and Interactive Systems
2008 - International Workshop on Ontologies in Interactive Systems

Community Service

2021 - Mentor and Juror at the Data for Good Hackathon
2020 - Mentor and Juror at the NCEI Post COVID19 Ecosystem Hackathon
2020 - Persona-Centric Prototyping via Design Thinking for Young SDG Innovators Program
2019 - Delivered a Workshop on Design Thinking to Drive Growth Workshop for LLWB
2019 - Delivered a Graduate Workshop on Fundamentals of Data Visualization
2019 - Invited to Moderate a Panel at the Sustainable Digital Economy (SDE) Summit
2018 - Delivered a Workshop on Introduction to Data Visualization Best Practices