Dr. Yousra H. Odeh

PhDSoftware Requirements Engineering, University of the West of England

Address: Computer Science Dept, Faculty of IT, ASU. Email:.

Summary:

Business result oriented PhD holder in Software Engineering with thorough background and understanding of integrating business goals and quality requirements into business process architecture, modeling and associated processes and generating related software services – SOA that will ensure improvement of organizational productivity and performance.

  • Possesses a thorough understanding of enterprise-wide business needs, goals and concerns leading to the development of long-term business/IT relationships.
  • Possessing thorough understanding of information technology business applications, software development and implementation methodology.
  • Participated in building business strategies and cascading those to IT strategies
  • A seasoned professional with experience in multi-cultural teams, and works indefinitely to enhance the value of IT in the organizations, helping in the enhancement of the work environment, quality of products and organization efficiency
  • Motivated by internal standards of excellence to overachieve expectations and exceed all set goals
  • Skilled with analytical thinking, effective communication and systems understanding

Objective:

To join an academic domain where I can utilize my high academic knowledge,well-developed research skills and practical experience gained in software engineeringin running research projects with topics in enhancing Business/IT strategies that aim at reflecting the desired business outcomes for improving organization results, competitiveness and quality of organization wide goals. Also, to utilize the aforementioned experience in lecturing modules that involve sharing the up-to-date knowledge along with the market/industry gained experience.

Education:

  • PhD inRequirements Engineering, Software Engineering, Faculty of Environment and Technology (FET), University of the West of England (UWE), Bristol, UK. (May 2015).
  • BSc inComputer Science, University of Jordan, Amman, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. (June 2010).

Professional Experience:

  • Assistant Professor, From September2016–Present
    Applied Science University (ASU), Jordan

Lectures courses in the Software Engineering and Computer Science Departments at Faculty of Information Technology (FIT). Participates in a number of committeesand communities. Carries out research work with the faculty team. Manages events for faculty and university.

  • Business Consultant,

Kalsoft, Qatar From October2015–April 2016

Captures as-is business processes. Plans, organizes and conducts business process reengineering/improvement (to-be) projects and/or management reviews. Consults with functional unit management and personnel to identify, define and document business needs and objectives, current operational procedures, problems, input and output requirements, and levels of systems access. Acts as a liaison between departmental end-users, technical analysts, information technology analysts, consultants and other governmental organizations in the analysis, design, configuration, testing and maintenance of systems to ensure optimal operational performance.Conducts change impact analysis to assess the potential implications of changes and documents business rules, functions and requirements.

  • Supervisor for undergraduate final year dissertations,

University of the West of England (UWE), UK From October 2012- August 2013

Worked as a first and second tutor. Job responsibilities were providing assistance in refining the aims and scope of a dissertation, providing assistance in project planning, providing regular feedback throughout the dissertation development and writing process, and participating in progress reviews and assessment across the module as whole.

Skills & Core Competencies:

  • Strategic Planning/ Business Analysis/Requirements Engineering
  • Business process modeling and architecture
  • Object-Oriented design and programming
  • Goal-Oriented Requirements Engineering (GORE)
  • Negotiation, Persuasion, and Communication Skills

Research Publications

  • Odeh, Y. (2017) BPMN in Engineering Software Requirements: An Introductory Brief Guide. In: 9th International Conference on Information Management and Engineering (ICIME 2017). Barcelona, 9-12October 2017. Spain. – accepted and in publishing process.
  • Odeh, Y. (2014) Integrating the Quality Requirements into the Riva-based Business Process Architectures Using the Synthesis of the i* and the NFR Frameworks. In: The first International Conference on Software Engineering (ICOSE 2014). Dubai, 22-23 August 2014. Singapore: Lecture Notes on Software Engineering, pp.125-130.
  • Odeh, Y., Odeh, M. and Green, S. (2013) Aligning the Riva-based Business Process Architectures with Business Goals Using the i* Framework, In: the Third International Conference on Business Intelligence and Technology (BUSTECH 2013). Valencia, 27th May - 1st June 2013. Valencia: Think Mind, pp. 15-20.
  • Odeh, Y. and Odeh, M. (2011) A New Classification of Non-Functional Requirements For Service-Oriented Software Engineering, In: 12th International Arab Conference in Information Technology (ACIT). Riyadh, 11-14 December 2011.

Research Assignments & Professional Experience:

King Hussain Cancer Center: Developing business model for Cancer Care Registration using BPMN (Business Process Modeling Notation) and SOA principles.

  • Analyzing quantitative and qualitative data in order to generate goal based and quality linked business process architecture and processes.
  • Identify software services that meet SOA principles from the aforementioned designed models.

References

  • Dr. Stewart Green, PhD supervisor, University of the West of England (UWE), UK, Tel: +44 117 32 83141, Email:
  • Anne Moggridge,: Director of Undergraduate Studies, Faculty of Environment and Technology, University of the West of England, Tel:+44 117 328 3169, Email:
  • Dr. Hazem Al Hiary, BSc supervisor, University of Jordan, Jordan, Tel+: +962 77 688 2244, Email:
  • Dr. Esam Qaralleh, Lecturer, Princess Sumaya University for Technology (PSUT), Tel: +962-6-535-9949, ext.:448, Email:

Personal Data:

  • Nationality : Jordanian
  • Gender:Female
  • Languages:Arabic(Native), English (Fluent)

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