Hazem Elbaz

Biography

Hazem Elbaz received his B.Sc. in Computer Science from the IU Gaza, Palestine, in 2001. In 2004, he received his M.Sc. in Computer Engneering from the Near East University, Turkey. During his M.Sc., Elbaz worked with Fahreddin Sadikoglu Mammadov on analysis and developing Elliptic Curve Cryptography algorithm. Elbaz received his Ph.D. from Ain-Shams University of Computer and Information Systems, Egypt, in Cloud Computing Security with Excellent in 2015.

He is currently an Assistant Professor in the Networks and Mobiles Department at Faculty of Computers and Information Technology, Al-Aqsa University, Gaza, Palestine. He is a researcher. His research interests include Cloud Computing Security, Network Security, Information Security.

Elbaz a specialist in information security and Linux systems, He has experience in penetration testing on different systems, contribute and work to improve and enrich the Arabic content in the field of information security.

Research Interests

• Computer Security: Cryptography, Authentication, Privacy, Data security, Network security, Cryptanalysis
• Cloud Computing: Cloud security, AWS security, Cloud Management
• Cyber Security: Penetration testing, Ethical hacking, Incidence response, Vulnerability assessment, IoT security
• DevOps: Agile, Docker, Kubernetes, Ansible, Continuous integrity, Continuous delivery, Microservices

Experiences

• [Dec 2018 - Present] Assistant Vice President of Scientific Research, Al-Aqsa University
• [Sep 2018 - Dec 2018] Head of Networks and Mobiles Department, Faculty of Computers and information Technology, Al-aqsa Uviversity
• [Jan 2016 – Jan 2017] Assistant Prof. in Information Security Engineering Department, University College of Applied Sciences (UCAS) – Gaza (Part Time).
• [May 2015 - Present] Assistan Prof. at Faculty of Computers and information Technology, Al-aqsa Uviversity
• [May 2004 - Apr 2015] Lecturer at Computer Science Department, Al-Aqsa University

Services

• Technical Program Committee in (ICCSI) Confernce. Organized by the PALESTINIAN COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATICS SOCIETY (PCIS)
• Organizing Committee Member in Third Palestinian International Conference on Information and Communication Technology (PICICT 2021) PDF
• Co-founder: The Palestinian Communications and Informatics Society (PCIS)
• Program Committee Member in THE INTERNATIONAL VIRTUAL CONFERENCE ON DIGITAL LEARNING AND TEACHING DURING CRISIS IVCDLTC2021 المؤتمر الدولي الافتراضي للتعلم والتعليم الرقمي في الأزمات JANUARY 24-25, 2021
• Program Committee Member in International Conference on Promising Electronic Technologies ICPET 2020
• Scientific committee Member in The 1st International Conference on Information Technology and Business ICITB 2020
• Member of Palestinian Steering Committee for Horizon Europe.
• Co-founder: Palestine Young Academy [PYA]
• Co-founder: Shield CyberSecurity Solutions
• Information Security for E-Learning Coordinator at خبراء من أجل التعليم- Experts For Education
• Reviewer in conferences: PICICT 2021,ICPET 2020, ICITB 2020, ICPET 2018 and PICICT 2017.
• Reviewer in journals: ICITB, and POLLACK PERIODICA.

Activities and News

• [Oct 2022] Participation in the Global Business Incubation Management Training Program via Innovation Supporters Network (ISN). Organized by the Higher Council for Innovation & Excellence in Gaza, Palestine, on November 14 & 15, 2022.(PDF)
• [Oct 2022] Speaker at the 7th National Forum Innovation & Future Skills Under the Auspices and Presence HE President Mahmoud Abbas The Higher Council For Innovation And Excellence. I talked about EXPLORING THE FUNCTIONS OF THE FUTURE IN LINE WITH THE GOALS OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMEN in the first session titeled The Future of Jobs and Work Skills for Achieving Sustainable Development Goals.
• [Jun 2022] Attending a weeklong program EHE - Enhancing Higher Education Organized by The Department of Learning in Engineering sciences in collaboration with the International Relations Office at KTH University- Stockholm- Sweden.
• [Feb 2022] Speaker at The Indian National Science Day-2022 meeting and the Launching of the Palestinian Research Hub, as representative of PYA. Under the patronage of His Excellency, the President of Palestine Academy for Science and Technology Prof. Dr. Marwan Awartani. Organized by PALAST
• [Nov 2021] Attending MIL National Conference - UNESCO “Media and Information Literacy as Public Good” Organized by The UNESCO Office in Palestine, in partnership with the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Higher Education.
• [Oct 2021] Participated on the Workshop: Classification of Palestinian Universities in International and Arab Rankings - Reality and Challenges. Organized By National Authority for Accreditation and Quality
• [Sep 2021] Participated on the 2021 Online Young Academics Meeting. Organized by GYA (Global Young Academy).
• [Sep 2021] Participated as Chair of Session 6: Security and Soft Engineering at Third Palestinian International Conference on Information and Communication Technology (PICICT 2021) PDF
• [Apr 2021] Participated as Rapporteur of the 3rd session of The Palestinain Ecducational Symposium on: “Prespective Towards Sustainability of E-learning in Palestine” organized by Palestinian Ministry of Education.(PDF)
• [Mar 2021] Participated in YSN-ASM INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC VIRTUAL CONFERENCE (ISVC) 2021 organized by Academy of Sciences Malaysia(PDF)
• [Jan 2021] Attended The Arab Impact Fpts and Implementation Mechanisms workshop. Organized by Committee for Accreditation and Quality Assurance of Refereed Scientific Journals and The Arab Impact Factor.
• [Dec 2020] Participated in the online training ‘Facilitating Online Meetings and Workshops’ on 5 December 2020. Organized by The Arab-German Young Academy of Sciences and Humanities (AGYA). (PDF)
• [Nov 2020] Chief Guest of Honor at the Seventh International Scientific Forum (11-15 November). (PDF)
• [Oct 2020] Attended The 5th National Forum “Innovation and The Pandemic” Organized by the Palestinian Higher Council for Innovation and Excellence (HCIE).
• [Sep 2020] Participated on Online Young Academies Meeting 2020 Organized by the Global Young Academy (GYA)
• [Jul 2020] Participation in Research to Innovation lab R2I lab Training Workshop, organized by ANIMA and HCIE.
• [Jun 2020] Attended in a workshop online for The publishing landscape in the Arab World, organized by Elsevier and Association of Arab Universities. [PDF]
• [May 2020] Attended a workshop on strategies for obtaining funding for research projects. Sohag University-Egypt.
• [Jan 2020] Participation in a workshop on the Palestinian-Turkish joint appeal for research grants between the Supreme Council for Creativity and Excellence (HCIE) and the Turkish Technology and Scientific Research Council (TUBITAK).
• [Dec 2019] Attended workshop of quality of tertiary education and the labor market, Al Fakhoora House

Courses Taught at the University

• Computer Networks
• C++ programming language
• Database systems
• Systems analysis
• Cloud computing
• Scientific Research methodologies
• Computer Networks Security
• Ethical hacking
• Emergency and Incident Response
• Python for security
• Cloud computing security
• Cybersecurity and Penetration testing
• Introduction to blockchain

Publications

• Control Methods for Mitigating Critical Cloud Computing Issues in Banking Organizations: A review
  A Elzamly, N Messabia, H Elbaz, Y Yang, A Shibghatullah
  Al-Aqsa University Journal (Natural Sciences Series),Vol.24, No.1, Pages 40-59 Jan.2022 ISSN 2070-3155
  [PDF]

• S.O.S. Booklet for Global Young Scholars: Facing the Scientific and Ethical Challenges of the Modern Age
  Gjoneska, B., Camacho Toro, R., Simic, N., Solymosi, K., AbuDouleh, A., Chies Santos, A., Chaouch, M., Elbaz, H., Enany, S., Giannarou, S., Gono-Bwalya, A., Haidu, D., Manzanares Chac´on, M. A., Reˇzek Jambrak, A.
  Budapest: GYA/IAP Young Researchers Leadership Workshop in the Framework of the World Science Forum 2019
  [PDF]

• Critical Cloud Computing Risks for Banking Organizations: Issues and Challenges
  A Elzamly, N Messabia, M Doheir, S Abu Naser, HA Elbaz
  Religación. Revista de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades 4 (18), 673-682
  [PDF]

• Analysis and Verification of a Key Agreement Protocol over Cloud Computing Using Scyther Tool
  Elbaz, Hazem A., Mohammed H. Abd-elaziz, and Taymoor Nazmy
  International Journal of Cloud Computing and Services Science (IJ-CLOSER) 3.6 (2015).
  [PDF]

• A Secure Electronic Student Record using Hierarchal Identity-based Authentication over University Cloud Storage
  Elbaz, Hazem A., Mohammed H. Abd-elaziz, and Taymoor Nazmy
  International Journal of Emerging Trends in Engineering and Development Issue 4, Vol.6 (Oct. -Nov. 2014)
  [PDF]

• Trusting Identity Based Authentication on Hybrid Cloud Computing
  Elbaz, Hazem A., Mohammed H. Abd-elaziz, and Taymoor Nazmy
  Cloud Computing. Springer International Publishing, 2014. 179-188.
  [PDF]

Selected Talks

• the 7th National Forum [Innovation & Future Skills]
  Under the Auspices and Presence HE President Mahmoud Abbas The Higher Council For Innovation And Excellence.
  [October 25,26 2022] Ramallah
• “The National Science Day-2022 meeting and the Launching of the Palestinian Research Hub”
  Under the patronage of His Excellency, the President of Palestine Academy for Science and Technology Prof. Dr. Marwan Awartani. Organized by PALAST.
  [February 26, 2022] Ramallah
• “Cyber Attacks and its impact on Palestinian institutions” Symposium
  The Academy of Management and Politics for Postgraduate Studies- Gaza
  [March 6 2018]
• “Information Security, Threats and Dangers” workshop
  The Islamic University - Gaza
  [March 13 2018]
• “Information Security - Protection and Awareness” workshop
  Ministry of Communications and Information Technology- Gaza
  [April 4 2017]
• “Standards and tools for protection of information security” workshop
  Ministry of Communications and Information Technology- Gaza
  [April 5 2017]
• “Information Security and Safety Procedures” workshop
  University College of Science and Technology in Khan Yunis
  [October 30 2017]
• “The role of information technology in drawing the political map of the region” on the subject of the US-Russian electronic war and its political impact in the region. Symposium
  The Academy of Management and Politics for Postgraduate Studies- Gaza
  [October 23 2016]

Training Courses

• Global Business Incubation Management Training Program. PDF
  Hazem A.Elbaz has completed the infoDev training program modules:
  Module 1- Business Incubation Definitions and Principles
  Module 2 - Business Incubator Models, Including Success Factors
  Module 3 - Planning an Incubator
  Module 4- Marketing and Stakeholder Management Organized by the Higher Council for Innovation &Excellence in Gaza, Palestine, on November 14 & 15, 2022.
• Introductory seminars by publishing in international indexing rules.PDF
  Online Training, Dec 2021.
  This traning is supported by International Association of Scientific Journals Published in Arabic.
  
• Writing Grant Proposals for Young Palestinian Researchers (GRYPS). [PDF]
  Palast, Ramallah, Palestine, 2021.
  This course is supported by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), the DIES ProGRANT Coordination Center at the University of Cologne and local partners.
  
• Science Leadership Workshop at the World Science Forum
  Global Young Academy · Seasonal Sep 2019 · 1 mo,Budapest, Hungary.Press
  The Digital Age is already upon us and we require a lot more tangible action to appropriately position ourselves for the future. We all have a role to play when it comes to ensuring responsible education. This much is true. It is also important that our learning environments always remain supportive, personalised, and fit-for-purpose, in order to maintain their overall relevance and value. This session entailed a series of insightful talks and presentations, an engaging workshop, and a networking session, at the end we documented and published a booklet [PDF] about our experience. It was the first time for me to be part of “just met” group, we all started working together to share our knowledge using our’s booklet. I left with a total new mindset about group working and leadership.
• Entrepreneurship in IT sector.
  FIS, Slovenia, 2018.
  
• Incubation and acceleration processes and systems.
  HTWK, Germany, 2018.
  
• Curricula development, the concept of IT economy, incubation, and entrepreneurship.
  HTWK, Germany, 2017.
  
• TOT Freelancing Program , Gaza, Palestine, 2018. The entrepreneurship in IT, Incubation, and acceleration processes.
  UNICAL, ITALY, 2017.
  
• Project Management Professional PMP.
  Gaza, Palestine, 2016.
  

Licenses & certifications

• Blockchain and Smart Contracts Security
  Linkedin Learning
  Issued Feb 2024
  Credential ID e21f01ffda022773a53e9b9bc5d1956faad363cfad140c63b71f8488e3b4b579

Projects

• MS@CPS Erasmus+
  [Feb 2019 - present].
  
  • The International Master of Science on Cyber Physical Systems (MS@CPS) provides a specialized and unified view of the industry-oriented research field, aiming to prepare the students to be highly skilled analyser, designers and developers of both the software and hardware aspects for various industry related systems and applications in the context of CPS. By enrolling in this program, the students will interact with people from several distinct countries, with diverse cultural backgrounds to promote globalization and technological development based on students’ choices and expectations.

See project MS@CPS Erasmus+.

• BITPAL Erasmus+
  [Oct 2016 – Nov 2019].
  
  • The project (BITPAL) aims to adopt innovative orientation in teaching that enhance the thinking of the undergraduate students. The target of BITPAL is to develop the curricula of IT programs in Palestinian academic sector for adopting new innovative teaching methodologies developed during the project. This will help IT students to become more reliable and productive, and will improve their ability for learning-to-learn. Consequently, IT students will be able to start their own businesses and open several opportunities for them in an early stage before the graduation and in their careers after graduation.

See project BITPAL Erasmus+.

• TOT Freelancing Program - South Tech Hub
  [Aug 2018 – Sep 2018].
  
  • The Freelance Academy is comprised of multiple tracks for different cohorts of participants. 10-week freelancing mentorship program: This track is for young people skilled in areas such as web development, graphic design, translation, social media, mobile development and front-end development to become successful online freelancers through intensive mentorship sessions in topics such as building a competitive online freelancing profile, social media marketing, and professional English. During the 10 weeks, participants gather for networking and experience-sharing in addition to workshops on trending topics in the field of online freelancing.

See project TOT Freelancing Program - South Tech Hub.

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