YU -AlKhobar

Prof. Mohammed Arafah

Dean of the College of Engineering

Dr. Mohammed Amer Arafah is a Professor of Computer Engineering at Al Yamamah University. He earned his Ph.D. and M.Sc. in Computer Engineering from the University of Southern California, USA, and his B.Sc. in Computer Engineering from King Saud University, Saudi Arabia. His academic background combines strong theoretical foundations with applied research expertise in advanced communication and networking technologies.

Dr. Arafah possesses extensive academic, administrative, and leadership experience spanning several years in higher education. At Al Yamamah University, he currently serves as Dean of the College of Engineering, where he leads academic development initiatives, enhances curriculum quality, supports accreditation and quality assurance processes, and strengthens research performance. Previously, at King Saud University, he held several senior leadership positions, including Dean of the College of Applied Studies and Community Service, Vice Dean for Academic Affairs, and Chairman of the Department of Computer Engineering in the College of Computer and Information Sciences. Through these roles, he contributed to strategic planning, program development, faculty advancement, and institutional governance.

His research interests focus on advanced wireless communications and intelligent networking systems, including 5G mobile communications; adaptive resource allocation approaches; adaptive cell selection techniques; software-defined networking (SDN); cooperative relay systems; wireless and underwater sensor networks; energy-efficient routing protocols; IoT architectures and protocols; fault tolerance mechanisms; multiple-antenna systems; high-speed networks; and cybersecurity metrics for strategic units. His work emphasizes performance optimization, reliability, scalability, and energy efficiency in next-generation communication systems.

Dr. Arafah has published extensively in reputable international journals, including IEEE Systems Journal, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, IEEE Access, MDPI Sensors, and the Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. In addition to his research achievements, he has received multiple teaching awards in recognition of his dedication to instructional excellence, student mentorship, and curriculum innovation.

Throughout his career, Dr. Arafah has actively participated in university governance and strategic committees at the university, college, and departmental levels. His service contributions span graduate studies, academic affairs, quality assurance, accreditation, recruitment, and continuing education, reflecting his commitment to institutional effectiveness and sustainable academic development.

Dr. Arafah remains dedicated to advancing excellence in engineering education, fostering high-impact research, promoting innovation in emerging technologies, and strengthening collaboration between academia, industry, and the community at both national and international levels.

  • Alanoud Salah Alhazmi and Mohammed Amer Arafah, “Neural Network–Based Adaptive Resource Allocation for 5G Heterogeneous Ultra-Dense Networks”, Sensors 2025. https://doi.org/10.3390/s25247521.
  • Ibtihal Ahmed Alablani and Mohammed Amer Arafah, “A2T-Boost: An Adaptive Cell Selection Approach for 5G/SDN-Based Vehicular Networks”, IEEE Access, Volume 11, 2023.
  • Benish Sharfeen Khan, Sobia Jangsher, Nasir Hussain, Mohammed Amer Arafah, “Artificial Neural Network based Joint Mobile Relay Selection and Resource Allocation for Cooperative Communication in Heterogeneous Network”, IEEE Systems Journal, Volume: 16, Issue: 4, December 2022.
  • Ibtihal Ahmed Alablani and Mohammed Amer Arafah, “A New Vehicle Dataset in the City of Los Angeles for V2X and Machine Learning Applications”, APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL, Volume 12, 2022.
  • Wafa Al-Rusayyis, Mohammad Arafah, and Saad Haj Bakry, “E-services cybersecurity assessment model”, International Journal of Smart Education and Urban Society (IJSEUS), 2022.
  • Ibtihal Ahmed Alablani and Mohammed Amer Arafah, “EE-UWSNs: A Joint Energy-Efficient MAC and Routing Protocol for Underwater Sensor Networks”, Journal of Marine Science and Engineering - MDPI, Volume 10, 2021.
  • Fahad R. Albogamy, Mohammed Faisal, Mohammed Arafah, and Hebah Elgibreen, “Covid-19 Symptoms Periods Detection Using Transfer-Learning Techniques”, INTELLIGENT AUTOMATION AND SOFT COMPUTING, Volume 22, 2021.
  • Ibtihal Ahmed Alablani and Mohammed Amer Arafah, “An SDN/ML-Based Adaptive Cell Selection Approach for HetNets: A Real-World Case Study in London, UK”,  IEEE Access, Volume 9, 2021.
  • Ibtihal Ahmed Alablani and Mohammed Amer Arafah, “Applying a Dwell Time-Based 5G V2X Cell Selection Strategy in the City of Los Angeles, California”,  IEEE Access, Volume 9, 2021.
  • Ibtihal Ahmed Alablani and Mohammed Amer Arafah, “Enhancing 5G Small Cell Selection: A Neural Network and IoV-Based Approach”,  Sensors, Volume 22, 2021.
  • Ibtihal Ahmed Alablani and Mohammed Amer Arafah, “An Adaptive Cell Selection Scheme for 5G Heterogeneous Ultra-Dense Networks”, IEEE Access, Volume 9, 2021.
  • Yijie Mao, Bruno Clerckx , Jian Zhang , Victor O. K. Li , and Mohammed Amer Arafah, “Max-Min Fairness of K-User Cooperative Rate-Splitting in MISO Broadcast Channel With User Relaying”, IEEE Transactions on Wireless, Volume 19, Issue 10, 2020.
  • Mohammed Faisal , Mansour, Alsulaiman, Mohammed Arafah, and Mohamed Amine Mekhtiche, “IHDS: Intelligent Harvesting Decision System for Date Fruit Based on Maturity Stage Using Deep Learning and Computer Vision”, IEEE Access, Volume 8, 2020.
  • Hashem Alayed, Fadl Dahan, Taha Alfakih, Hassan Mathkour, and  Mohammed Arafah “Enhancement of Ant Colony Optimization for QoS-Aware Web Service Selection”, IEEE Access, Volume 7, 2019.
  • NASIR HUSSAIN, SOBIA JANGSHER, and MOHAMMED ARAFAH, (Member, IEEE), YIJIE MAO3 , (Student Member, IEEE), AND VICTOR O. K. LI, “Joint Relay-Spectrum Selection in Hybrid Millimeter-Microwave Cooperative (HMMC) Network Using Fall-Back Approach”,. Volume 7, 2019.
  • Mohammed Arafah, Hanan Alhindi, Hassan Mathkour, Mohammed Faisal, and Miltiadis D. Lytras, “Smart systems approach for development of explicit congestion marking and traffic engineering model for Diffserv/MPLS networks”, Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing, Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, 2018.
  • Fatima Al-Shihri and M. Arafah, “Reliable and Energy Efficient Routing Protocol for Under Water Sensor Networks”, International Journal on Semantic Web and Information Systems (IJSWIS), 2017, vol. 13, issue 2, pages 14-26, 2017.
  • N. Hussain, K. Ziri-Castro, D. Jayalath, and M. Arafah, “Decode-to-Cooperate: A Sequential Alamouti-Coded Cooperation Strategy in Dual-Hop Wireless Relay Networks”, Telecommunication Systems, Springer, Volume 64, Number 2, 2017.
  • Sultanah Albnhar, Saad Bakry, Hashem Alaidaros and Mohammad Arafah, “Development of a cybersecurity assessment framework for e-health critical information infrastructure systems”, Conference on Creativity, Technology and Sustainability, 2025.
  • Mohammad Arafah, Saad Haj Bakry, Reham Al-Dayel, and Osama Faheem, “Exploring Cybersecurity Metrics for Strategic Units: A Generic Framework for Future Work”, Future of Information and Communication Conference (FICC), San Francisco, 2019.
  • Hussain, K. Ziri-Castro, D. Jayalath, and M. Arafah, “Experimental Evaluation of DCOOP Protocol using USRP-RIO based testbed at 5.8GHz”, IEEE 84th Vehicular Technology Conference, VTC Fall 2016, Montreal, QC, Canada, September 18-21, 2016. IEEE 2016, 2017.
  • Advanced Computer Architecture
  • Advanced Computer Networks
  • Broadband Networks
  • Data Transmissions
  • Data Communications and Computer Networks
  • Logic Design
  • Microprocessors and Microcontrollers
  • Digital Systems Design
  • Dean, College of Engineering, Al Yamamah University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 2025- Present.
  • Professor, Department of Computer Engineering, 2022 - Present.
  • Member, University Council, Al Yamamah, 2025-Present.
  • Member, College of Engineering Council, Al Yamamah, 2025-Present.
  • Member, Standing Committee for Graduate Studies and Scientific Research, Al Yamamah, 2025-Present.
  • Member, Quality of Teaching and Learning Committee, Al Yamamah University, 2025-Present.
  • Dean, College of Applied Studies and Community Service, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 2022- 2025.
  • Member, University Council, King Saud University, 2022-2023.
  • Member, Scientific Council, King Saud University, 2018-2022.
  • Member, College of Applied Studies and Community Service Council, King Saud University, 2001-2025.
  • Member, Standing Committee for Undergraduate Diploma Programs, King Saud University, 2022-2025.
  • Member, The Supreme Standing Committee to Supervise Continuing and Executive Education Programs, King Saud University, 2022-2025.
  • Member, Standing Committee for Recruitment, Resignation and Early Retirement, King Saud University, 2021-2022.
  • Member, Scientific Research Committee, King Saud University, 2018-2020.
  • Vice Dean for Academic Affairs, College of Applied Studies and Community Service, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 2013- 2025.
  • Associate Professor, Department of Computer Engineering, College of Computer and Information Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 2017 - 2022.
  • External Supervisor, Queensland University of Technology, Australia, 2014-2016.
  • Chairman, Department of Computer Engineering, College of Computer and Information Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 2007 - 2011.
  • Director, Natural and Engineering Sciences Program, College of Applied Studies and Community Service, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 2001- 2013.
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Engineering, College of Computer and Information Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 1997 - 2017.
  • Member, College of Computer and Information Sciences Council, King Saud University, 2007-2011.
  • Member, Computer Engineering Industrial advisory council, Department of Computer Engineering, King Saud University, 2010-2012.
  • Member, Department of Computer Engineering Council, King Saud University 1997-2025.
  • Member, Department of Natural and Engineering Council, College of Applied Studies and Community Service, King Saud University, 2001-2025.
  • Head, Academic Affairs Committee, College of Applied Studies and Community Service, King Saud University, 2013-2025.
  • Member, Human Resources Committee, Department of Computer Engineering, King Saud University, 2007-2025.
  • Member, Evaluation and Accreditation Unit, College of Applied Studies and Community Service, King Saud University, 2010-2013.
  • Member, ABET Accreditation Committee, Department of Computer Engineering, King Saud University, 2012-2015.
  • Member, e-Transactions Committee, Deanship of e-Transactions & Communication, 2009-2102.
  • Teaching Assistant, Department of Electrical Engineering–Systems, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA 1994- 1997.
  • LAB Assistant, Department of Electrical Engineering–Systems, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA 1988- 1994
  • Teaching Assistant, Department of Computer Engineering, College of Computer and Information Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 1987 – 1988.

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