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QUARFE2020 Proceedings ﻛﺘﻴﺐ ﻣﻠﺨﺼﺎت وﻗﺎﺋﻊ اﻟﻤﻨﺘﺪى ﺟﺎﻣﻌﺔ اﻟﻤﺴﺘﻘﺒﻞ: إﻋﺎدة ّﺗﺼﻮر اﻟﺒﺤﺚ واﻟﺘﻌﻠﻴﻢ اﻟﻌﺎﻟﻲ اﻟﻤﻨﺘﺪى واﻟﻤﻌﺮض اﻟﺒﺤﺜﻲ اﻟﺴﻨﻮي ﻟﺠﺎﻣﻌﺔ ﻗﻄﺮ 28 أﻛﺘﻮﺑﺮ 2020 Book of Abstracts University of the Future: Re-Imagining Research and Higher Education Qatar University Annual Research Forum & Exhibition 28 October 2020 2020 28 QUARFE2020 Proceedings Book of Abstracts University of the Future: Re-Imagining Research and Higher Education Qatar University Annual Research Forum & Exhibition 28 October 2020 2 Qatar University Annual Research Forum & Exhibition 2020 - Book of Abstracts ©� 2020،� (1442� ��ــﺮي)� ﺗــﻢ� �ﺸــﺮ� هــﺬا� اﳌﺼﻨــﻒ� ًوﻓﻘــﺎ� ﻟﺸــﺮوط� Creative Commons� Attribution-NonCommercial� 4.0� International� (CC BY-NC� 4.0)j.� �ﺴــﻤﺢ� هــﺬﻩ�اﻟﺮﺧﺼــﺔ� ﺑﺎﻻﺳﺘﺨﺪام�ﻏ���اﻟﺘﺠﺎري،�و��ﺒ����ﺴﺒﺔ�اﻟﻌﻤﻞ�إ���ﺻﺎﺣﺒﮫ،�ﻣﻊ�ﺑﻴﺎن�أي��ﻌﺪﻳﻼت�ﻋﻠﻴﮫ.�ﻛﻤﺎ�ﺗ�ﻴﺢ�ﺣﺮ�ﺔ� ���،�وﺗﻮز�ﻊ،�وﻧﻘﻞ�اﻟﻌﻤﻞ�ﺑﺄي�ﺷ�ﻞ�ﻣﻦ�اﻷﺷ�ﺎل،�أو�ﺑﺄﻳﺔ�وﺳﻴﻠﺔ،�وﻣﺰﺟﮫ�وﺗﺤﻮ�ﻠﮫ�واﻟﺒﻨﺎء�ﻋﻠﻴﮫ،�ﻃﺎﳌﺎ� ُﻳ�ﺴﺐ�اﻟﻌﻤﻞ�اﻷﺻ���إ���اﳌﺆﻟﻒ. © 2020, (1442 Hijri) This book is published under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0), which permits non-commercial use of the material, appropriate credit, and indication if changes in the material were made. You can copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format as well as remix, transform, and build upon the material, provided the original work is properly cited. دار��ﺸــﺮ�ﺟﺎﻣﻌــﺔ�ﻗﻄــﺮ:�ﻧﺤــﻦ�دار��ﺸــﺮ�ﺟﺎﻣﻌﻴــﺔ�ﻏ�ــ��ر�ﺤﻴــﺔ،�ﺗﺄﺳﺴــﺖ�ﻋــﺎم�2018،��ﻌﻤﻞ�ﻋ����ﻌﺰ�ﺰ�و�ﺸــﺮ� ﱠ اﻟﻜﺘﺐ�واﻟﺒﺤﻮث�اﳌﺤﻜﻤﺔ����اﻟﻌﺪﻳﺪ�ﻣﻦ�ﻣﺠﺎﻻت�اﳌﻌﺮﻓﺔ.��ﺴ���اﻟﺪار�إ���أن�ﺗﺼﺒﺢ�راﺋﺪة�����ﺸﺮ�اﻟﻜﺘﺐ� واﳌﺠــﻼت�اﻟﻌﻠﻤﻴــﺔ.�ﻛﻤــﺎ���ــﺪف�اﻟــﺪار�إ�ــ��دﻋــﻢ�رؤ ّ�ــﺔ�ﺟﺎﻣﻌــﺔ�ﻗﻄــﺮ�ﻧﺤــﻮ�اﻟﺘﻤ����ــ��اﻟﺒﺤﺚ�واﻟﺘﻌﻠﻴــﻢ����دوﻟﺔ� ﻗﻄﺮ�وﺧﺎرﺟهﺎ. Qatar University Press (QU Press): We are a nonprofit university publishing house established in 2018, dedicated to promoting the dissemination of peer-reviewed and research-based publications in various fields. QU Press aims to be a leading publisher of scholarly books and journals. QU Press endeavors to support QU’s vision towards excellence in research and education in Qatar and beyond. �هﺬا�اﻟﻜﺘﺎب�ﻻ��ﻌ���ﺑﺎﻟﻀﺮورة�ﻋﻦ�رأي�دار��ﺸﺮ�ﺟﺎﻣﻌﺔ�ﻗﻄﺮ. This book does not necessarily reflect the opinion of QU Press. ص.ب.: 2713، اﻟﺪوﺣﺔ - ﻗﻄﺮ، ﺑﺮﻳﺪ إﻟﻜﱰو[email protected] :黲 QUARFE2020 Proceedings 2030 2022 2018 2030 4 QUARFE2020 Proceedings About the Forum Qatar University Annual Research Forum and Exhibition (QUARFE) is the meeting point for students, researchers and academics from the University’s colleges, centers, and institutes, including partners and stakeholders, to assess and review the institution’s research enterprise. This year’s high profile event will revolve around the "University of the Future", a university playing its role in sustainable development, despite the current regional and international challenges. It is an occasion to demonstrate new tools or reports on implementing new programs, collaborations, innovations and other relevant projects that take bearing from the Qatar University (QU) Research Roadmap 2018-2022, Qatar National Research Strategy and Qatar National Vision 2030. QUARFE offers QU the opportunity to demonstrate how it has been addressing the community’s challenges through research anchored on a vibrant partnership with various industries and stakeholders, including institutions and research centers. The forum will also highlight the important and award-winning research being conducted at QU that promotes the vision of the University, and supports the research priorities of Qatar and the goals of the Qatar National Vision 2030. Through this, the University aims to achieve research-driven learning, discovery, and entrepreneurship. The event also provides leverage for QU faculty and students to be able to access and make the maximum use of opportunities offered by respective partners. 5 QUARFE2020 Proceedings 2020 2022 2018 2030 6 QUARFE2020 Proceedings Foreword – Qatar University President Dr. Hassan Al-Derham Qatar University President I am delighted to welcome you, guests and participants of the Qatar University Annual Research Forum & Exhibition 2020. For this prestigious Research Forum, you have chosen an inspiring topic "University of the Future: Re- Imagining Research and Higher Education". It discusses the requirements imposed by the rapid changes on higher education institutions that have pushed them to reconsider their traditional policies and plans and adopt modern programs and tools, which keep pace with transformations and anticipate the next challenges. In addition, it expands opportunities and options for teachers and students, transcending boundaries and distances. We are pleased to hold this forum on our campus in spite of the emergency conditions. We are proud to have elite scholars and researchers exchanging thoughtful views and ideas about the prospects of the upcoming transformations and the future roles expected from of our universities. Thus, we emphasize the extreme importance of developing global cooperation in the field of research to achieve a successful transformation and effectively address our community’s anticipated and growing needs. Qatar University stands on the front line in the global academic track towards transformation and development. This has been reflected in the university’s 2018- 2022 strategic plan, which continually strives to provide scientific, technical, human, and financial conditions that ensure optimal achievement. The strategic plan also facilitates robust and creative research that keeps pace with rapid developments and contributes to establishing a knowledge economy, sustainability, and the realization of Qatar National Vision 2030. Today's forum is an important event, rich in its programs and awards, honoring creative and distinguished participants. This would not have been accomplished without the sincere efforts made by the affiliates of the Research and Graduate Studies Sector. My gratitude and appreciation to them and to you all. 7 QUARFE2020 Proceedings 19 8 QUARFE2020 Proceedings Foreword - Qatar University Vice-President for Research & Graduate Studies Prof. Mariam Al-Maadeed Qatar University Vice-President for Research & Graduate Studies Excellence in research and education is one of the most important goals of Qatar University's vision and mission and its new strategic plan to move from reform to transformation. The Research and Graduate Studies Sector at the university has pursued a research base capable of carrying out high-level interdisciplinary research, centered on national priorities in the areas of energy, environment, health, technology, and humanities & social sciences. This has made a highly positive impact in the area of innovative research that meets the needs of society and addresses global challenges. Based on a transformative and ambitious methodology that defines research priorities in various fields, we strive to enhance research and diversify impacts. This approach is based on a supportive environment capable of dealing with novelties and crises, which found its best expression in addressing the COVID-19 pandemic by launching the Qatar University Emergency Response Grant that supports new and innovative studies of the virus. We provide students with modern graduate studies and advanced training through internationally accredited programs. We have other services and incentives that encourage research and innovation and support in preparing capable graduates in various fields, especially science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. We launched the Qatar University Press, collaborative research, partnerships, and memoranda of understanding with numerous local and international bodies, opened new doors for co-financing of vital projects, and maintained the continuous progress of Qatar University's global ranking. We are keen to spread digitization and virtual performance to accomplish research and educational tasks as if it were inside the laboratories and on campus. We are committed to protecting intellectual property, academic freedom, and patents. We continue to ensure the sustainability and diversification of resource and to provide financing through new internal and external grants and promising projects that enhance cooperation with industry and community. We will exert all the necessary efforts to develop skills and launch pioneering initiatives so Qatar University does not remain at the borders of today, but instead, is prepared to become the well-deserved University of the Future. 9 QUARFE2020 Proceedings . 10 QUARFE2020 Proceedings Organizing Committee Dr. Mohammed Al-Salem, Director of Research Support, Office of VP for Research & Graduate Studies, Qatar University Prof. Abdelaziz Bouras, Pre-Award Manager, Office of Research Support, Qatar University Dr. Mohamed Kharbeche, Research Associate, Qatar Transportation and Traffic Safety Center, College of Engineering, Qatar University Ms. Amani Othman, Acting Manager of Engagement and Communication, Office of VP for Research & Graduate Studies, Qatar University Mrs. Nathalie Younan, Research Projects Manager, Office of VP for Research & Graduate Studies, Qatar University Mrs. Arwa Elghabeish, Senior Pre-Award Specialist, Office of Research Support, Qatar University Ms. Jwaher Al-Muftah, Senior Engagement and Communication Specialist, Office of VP for Research & Graduate Studies, Qatar University Ms. Layal Mansour, Engagement & Communication Specialist, Office of VP for Research & Graduate Studies, Qatar University Mr. Saleh Al-Naemi, Senior Engagement & Communication
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