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Research Projects
A competitive Research Grants Scheme was established at UOWD in 2006 for 12 month research projects. The aim of the scheme is to provide financial support for high quality research projects, undertaken by full-time faculty at UOWD, which promote the social and economic development of the UAE and wider Gulf region.
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2006-2007
| Project Title | Principle Investigator(s) | Amount AED |
|---|---|---|
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Smart adaptive security for mobile EEG monitoring |
Abdelghani Benharref |
10,000 |
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Percieved service quality and service quality and consumer loyality of Halal services: An exploratory study of the roles of religiosity and value among consumers in UAE |
Dr Jawahitha Sarabdeen |
10,000 |
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Future smart buildings sensing energy |
Dr Kamal Jafar |
10,000 |
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Motives and benefits of business excellence awards: the step towards Business excellence for UAE organizations |
Dr Flevy Lasrado |
10,000 |
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Organizational Performance of UAE organizations in the light of sustainable quality management |
Dr Bostjan Gomiscek |
10,000 |
|
A Framework for teams of micro autonomous ariel quadcopters for surveillance |
Dr Mohammed Watfa |
10,000 |
|
Design and modelling of novel meta surfaces for specific absorption rate mitigation in wearable systems |
Dr Mohamed Farek Malek |
20,000 |
|
Psycho-acoustic based modelling of complex synthesis algorithm for rapid sound prototyping |
Dr Stefano Fasciani |
18,000 |
| Project Title | Grant Winners 2014-Batch 1 |
|---|---|
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Opportunities for SME’s: Creative approaches to the Dubai Smart City Strategy |
Dr Greg Kerr |
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Compensation Disparity among Expatriates in Subsidiaries of Chinese MNCs in the UAE |
Dr Kathy Shen |
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Privacy Protection and the Use of Cloud Services in Educational Institutions in the UAE |
Dr Jawahitha Sarabdeen |
|
Organizational Ethics: Looking at consumers’ perception of clothing brands and their foreign manufacturing practices |
Dr Gwendolyn Rodrigues |
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The influence of social media on purchase decisions in the UAE |
Dr Swapna Koshy |
| Project Title | Principle Investigator(s) | Amount AED |
|---|---|---|
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A new Innovative Methodology to Interactive Teaching |
Dr Mohamed Watfa |
15,000 |
|
Gender Mobility and Capabilities: A Case Study of Women in Karachi |
Dr Asima Shirazi |
8,000 |
|
Organizational Learning Within Supply Chain Networks |
Dr Arijit Sikdar |
15,000 |
|
An Innovative Cost Effective Semi-Holographic Approach to University Teaching and Learning |
Dr Mohamed Watfa |
15,000 |
|
The Coming of Age of Chinese Expatriate Managers: An Exploratory Study |
Dr Mona Mustafa |
15,000 |
|
The role of cultural competence, values and world views in facilitating clinical practices of internationally qualified nurses into health organisations in the United Arab Emirates |
Dr Alison Thirlwall |
15,000 |
|
Delivering Images and Managing Impressions in the Global Telecoms industry |
Dr Sidney Lowe |
10,000 |
|
Early Years in Application: An intelligent support system for teaching ESL |
Dr Catherine Todd |
10,000 |
|
Smart Data Synchronisation in mhealth Platforms |
Dr Abdelghani Benharref |
10,000 |
|
Designing a hybrid Cloud Platform for Supply chain Networks |
Dr Balan Sundarakani |
10,000 |
| Project Title | Principal Investigator(s) | Amount AED |
|---|---|---|
|
Profiling tweets for Online Reputation Management |
Dr Farhad Oroumchian, UOWD |
15,000 |
|
How innovative are the GCC’s Logistics Service Providers in the era of crises: investigation and analysis through Hybrid Approach |
Dr Balan Sundarakani |
15,000 |
|
Investigation of the security of Dubai healthcare Information systems: Perceptions and value conflicts |
Dr Halim Khelalfa, UOWD |
15,000 |
|
Study into the implications of societal factors, e-technology and increased online sources on students’ attitude towards e-cheating in the UAE |
Dr Zeenath Reza Khan, UOWD |
10,000 |
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Social networking sites and work life boundaries |
Dr Mona Mustafa, UOWD |
15,000 |
|
Safety Modelling for Aviation Systems |
Dr Nidhal Abdulaziz, UOWD |
15,000 |
| Project Title | Investigator(s) | Amount AED |
|---|---|---|
|
Do Sukuk Perform better than other financial instruments during the financial crisis? Evidence from GCC countries |
Dr Hela Miniaoui |
10,000 |
|
Moving Luxury Brands Online: Synergy between Technical Design and Marketing Strategies |
Dr Kathy Shen |
15,000 |
|
The Extent of Risk Management Practices in Islamic Financial Institutions |
Dr Jawahitha Sarabdeen |
15,000 |
|
The Performance of Islamic Banks and Conventional Banks in the GCC countries: A Comparative Empirical Analysis |
Dr Naeem Muhammed, UOWD, Principal Investigator |
10,000 |
|
Determinants of Internet Financial Reporting Practices: Evidence from the UAE and Comparison with Global Best Practices |
Dr Hela Miniaoui, UOWD, Principal Investigator |
15,000 |
| Project Title | Principal Investigator(s) | Amount AED |
|---|---|---|
| UOWD Research Grants | ||
|
Transformation of Emirati Managers’ Values during Rapid Modernization and Emiratisation |
Dr Michael Willemyns |
15,000 |
|
Understanding Health Information Systems Assimilation in the UAE: |
Dr Kathy Shen, |
14,836 |
|
Energy Efficient Internet in the UAE |
Dr Mohamed Salem & |
13,500 |
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Energy Efficient Protocols and Software Tools for Sensor Networks |
Dr Mohamed Watfa |
15,000 |
| UOWD Industry and Community Linkage Grants | ||
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Computer Vision–based Imaging System for Road Traffic Monitoring |
Dr Farhad Keissarian |
7,000 |
|
Greening the Construction Industry Supply Chain in UAE: Modelling the Carbon Footprint |
Dr Balan Sundarakani, |
10,000 |
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Computer-based System for Newborn Hearing Screening Test Information Storage, Retrieval and Analysis |
Dr Catherine Todd, |
10,000 |
|
Service Loyalty: Making it Work |
Dr Melodena Balakrishnan, |
10,000 |
| NRF ‘Enhancement Grants’ | ||
|
User Adoption of e-Government in UAE |
Dr Jawahitha Sarabdeen & |
15,000 |
|
New Design Approach for Safer and Economical Structures in Seismic Regions |
Dr Kamal Jaafar |
15,000 |
|
Virtual Manipulation and Force Sensing during Inner Ear Surgery for Clinical Application |
Dr Catherine Todd |
15,000 |
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Is the Level of Wealth Related to an Individual’s Happiness? Indicators of Gross National Happiness in the United Arab Emirates |
Dr Jayashree Payyazhi, |
15,000 |
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Identification and Verification of Predictors of International Managers’ Performance |
Dr Peter Hosie |
15,000 |
| Project Title | Principal Investigator(s) |
|---|---|
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Virtual Modeling of the Cochlea with Clinical Applications: Visualization of Inner and Middle Ear Anatomy for Pre-operative Evaluation and Surgical Training |
Dr Catherine Todd, Dr David Van Over, Dr Fazel Naghdy, Dr Muaaz Tarabichi |
|
A Computer-Generated, Interactive Learning Environment for Autistic Students |
Dr Catherine Todd, Dr Abdellatif Tchantchane, Dr Soly Mathew Biju, Dr David Van Over, Prof Fazel Naghdy, Dr Sarah Marzooqi, Dr Arwa Kabir |
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Industry Clusters In the Free Zones: Comparative Study of Free Zones In The UAE |
Dr Albert Tan, Dr Mitra Sumit, Dr Michael Thorpe |
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Does Economic Progress mean Greater Happiness? Indicators of Gross National Happiness in the United Arab Emirates |
Dr Payyazh Jayashree, Dr Peter Hosie, Dr Michael Thorpe |
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Platform and Interface for programming MyRo Robots for Novice |
Dr Mohamed Salem, Dr Farhad Oroumchian, Jaspreet Singh |
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Implications of increased online-sources and readily-available e-technology on students’ attitudes towards e-cheating in the UAE |
Mrs Zeenath Reza Khan, Dr Mohamed Salem Dr Ghassan al Qaimari |
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Intrusion Detection by Data Mining and Information Theory |
Dr Halim Khelalfa, Dr Farhad Oroumchian, Jaspreet Singh |
| Project Title | Principal Investigator(s) |
|---|---|
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Requirements for Successful Entrepreneurship in the UAE |
Dr Lien Els, Dr Arijit Sikdar, and Dr Prakash Vel |
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A Study of Arbitrage Efficiency Between the DGCX Gold Futures and Options Contracts |
Dr Michael Thorpe and J. Fung |
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Implementation of Basel II in UAE Banks: Some Issues |
Dr Dayanand Pandey and Dr Lejla Vrazalic |
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An Analysis of Regional Clusters as a Form of Competitive Advantage |
Dr Julia Connell and Dr Michael Thorpe |
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Factors Affecting Inflows of FDI: A Study of Two Emirates |
Prof Ajit Karnik, Dr Gwendolyn Rodrigues and Ms Asima Shirazi |
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Sources and Impacts of Globalization in the MENA Region |
Dr Cedwyn Fernandes, Dr Naaem Muhammad and Dr Gwendolyn Rodrigues |
|
Decision Making in Interactive Applications |
Mr Nawar Al Hakeem and Dr Mohammed Salem |
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Virtual Modelling of the Cochlea with Clinical Applications |
Dr Catherine Todd, Dr Mohammed Salem , Prof Raed Awamleh, F. Naghdy and Dr M. Tarabichi |
| Project Title | Principal Investigator(s) |
|---|---|
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A Case Study of Dubai as a Regional Logistics Hub |
Dr Gwendolyn Rodrigues and Dr Cedwyn Fernandes |
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Automatic Number Plate Recognition for Speed Camera Images |
Dr Farhad Keissarian and Dr Nidhal Abdulaziz |
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Transcending Perceptual Barriers to Service Performance |
Dr Lien Els and Dr Melodena Balakrishnan |
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Developing a MATLAB Toolbox for Quantum Circuits and Computation |
Dr Saied Hosseini Khayat and Dr Nidhal Abdulaziz |
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Using Data Mining to Improve Road Safety and Enhance Accident Prevention |
Dr Halim Khelalfa and Ms Anita Dani |
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