Curriculum Vitae

Personal Information:
Name: Awos O. M. Kan’an
Nationality: Jordanian
Date of Birth: 10 – 8 -1980
Place of Birth: Kufranjah – Jordan
Marital status: Married
Phone No.: +966545178414 KSA, +962777204114 Jordan
E-mail: aws_kanan@yahoo.com

Education:
- Master of Science in computer engineering, Jordan University of Science &
Technology, Irbid, Jordan, 2006.

- Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering, Jordan University of Science &

Technology, Irbid, Jordan, 2003.

- Secondary School Certificate, Scientific Stream, Kufranjah Secondary school,

Kufranjah, Jordan, 1998.

Work Experience:
- September, 2009 – still, Full-time Lecturer in computer engineering
department, faculty of Computer Engineering and Sciences – Alkharj , King
Saud University.

- September, 2006 – September, 2009, Full-time Lecturer in computer

engineering department, faculty of engineering & technology, University of
Jordan. I was teaching the following courses:

• Digital logic design/Engineering Students.

• Digital logic design/IT students.
• Computer networks.
• Microprocessors & Assembly Language.
• Computer design laboratory. The objective of this lab is to design and
simulate a pipelined MIPS processor using Verilog HDL language.
• Digital logic laboratory.
• Assembly language laboratory.
• Microprocessors laboratory.
• Microprocessors design laboratory.
 - October 2004- September, 2006, Computer Networks Lab Supervisor and
teaching assistant, department of Computer Engineering, Philadelphia
University, Jordan. I was teaching the following:

• Computer Networks Lab.

• C++ Programming Lab.
• Tutorials for several courses like, C++ programming, computer
networks, and digital logic design.
• Several training courses in computer networks.
- October, 2003 – October, 2004, Computer Engineer in Greater Ajlun
Municipality, Ajlun, Jordan.

Other Experiences
- Member of Study Plan Committee, faculty of Engineering- Philadelphia
University. During my participation in this committee, I had the opportunity to
explore a lot of study plans in well-known universities around the world, and
attend many meetings and discussions for suggested new plans or modified
ones.

- Supervisor of graduation projects for undergraduate student teams of 2 to 4

members each. Also,an examiner in the discussion committees held at the end
of each semester in the department of computer engineering, University of
Jordan.

- Supervisor of practical training in the department of computer engineering,

University of Jordan. My duties included contacting companies and
institutions that train our students, reviewing periodic reports from students
and companies, visiting students in their training locations, and providing
recommendations for the department regarding students and companies.

- Member of the organizing committee of the National Technology Parade

2008, held in the University of Jordan. I was responsible for organizing the
exhibitions of the parade. There were more than 50 projects from 12
universities, and 6 companies in the exhibitions.

Scholarships/awards Received:
- A scholarship from the ministry of higher education in Jordan during my
undergraduate study. This scholarship is dedicated for students with high
ranks in the secondary school certificate (Tawjihee); My average was (94.4%).

- The award of United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) for a
graduation project titled “Taxi Call Management System”, under my
supervision, participated in the National Technology Parade 2008.
Publications:
- Ahmad Dalal’ah, Samir Bataineh, Awos Kanan, “Improving TCP Performance over
Mobile Ad Hoc Networks”, International Journal of Information Technology and
Secured Transactions, Volume 1, Number 1-2, PP 137-159, 2010.

- Awos Kanan, Ahmad Dalal’ah, Samir Bataineh. TCP Performance in Ad Hoc

Networks. In the Proceedings of International Conference for Internet Technology
and Secured Transactions (ICITST 2008), June 21–23, 2008, Ireland.

Languages:
- Arabic: mother Tongue.

- English: The language of instruction during my undergraduate/graduate study,

and my teaching experience is in English. My TOEFL Score is (230 CBT).

Areas of Interests:
- Computer Networks and data communications.
- Wireless networks.
- Network Security.
- Network simulation (Glomosim and OPNET).
- Programming (C, C++, C# , and VB).
- Database (Oracle SQL and PL-SQL).
- Hardware Description Languages: ( Verilog )

Courses Attended:
- CCNA CISCO Academy, (4 semesters), CISCO Academy Center, Jordan
University of Science & Technology, 2003.

- UNIX Solaris Administration 9, STS Training Center, Amman, Jan 2007.

References: Available upon Request.