Incremental Innovation- the GCC opportunities and experiences
The presentation discusses incremental innovation as means and stepping stones of the entrepreneurial knowledge based economy. While many universities encourage applied research, which can result in products or systems that can be commercialized and hence provide economic incentives and jobs; there is alternatives that are easier to be achieved specifically for developing countries. The presenter will show that history of GCC indicates that the region has strong innovation and technical acumen and background. This same background can be utilized to encourage new wave of innovation through incremental steps. The last part of the talk will discuss how this approach can be incorporated in Electrical and Electronics research undertaken by the EE bachelor programs capstone projects and masters students research.
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- Date: 29 Nov 2018
- Time: 07:00 PM to 08:00 PM
- All times are (GMT+04:00) Asia/Dubai
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- Society of Engineers
- Al Mamzar
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- United Arab Emirates
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Dr.Ahmed Al-Naamany
Biography:
Dr. Ahmed Al-Naamany is Professor in Information Communication Technology, He started his academic career at Sultan Qaboos University – College of Engineering and later became director of Communication and Information Research Center. He joined Arab Open University (2008) as Assistant Director for Academic Affairs and was later promoted to Vice Rector for Educational and Information Technology. Presently he is Managing Director of Global Computer Services one of the largest ICT firms in the Sultanate and also the Dean of Modern College of Business and Science. He has worked as external examiner for several colleges in the region. As a founding member of Oman Society of Engineers and IEEE Oman section he was involved in the organization of more than a hundred international conferences, short courses, tutorials, seminars, and colloquiums.
Dr. Al-Naamany attained a Ph.D. from University of Manchester, Institute of Science and Technology, UK, 1995; a M.Sc. (EE-Computer Controls) from Drexel University (United States) 1990; a B.Sc. (Multi-Disciplinary Engineering) from Widener University, 1986; and a B.Sc. (EE) (Widener University, 1986, with Honors). Dr. Al-Naamany has contributed to more than 60 Conference and Journal papers as well as a patent. He is a member of IEEE Computer and Control Societies. He lectured on Computer Architecture, Computer Control, Computer Networks and Artificial Intelligence Applications. Dr. Al-Naamany is also a recipient of a Fulbright Scholarship.