Research

Research Areas

  • Arabic Optical Character Recognition
  • Computer and Peripherals Arabization
  • Computer Architecture
  • Shared-Memory Systems
  • Parallel Applications and Systems Characterization
  • Communication Performance Modeling and Improvement
  • Scientific Application Performance
  • Software Engineering
  • Electronic Voting
Selected Publications
  • I. Almasri, G. Abandah, A. Shhadeh, and  A. Shahrour, “Universal ISA Simulator with Soft Processor FPGA Implementation,” in Proc. 2011 IEEE Jordan Conf. on Applied Electrical Engineering and Computing Technologies (AEECT 2011), Dec 6-8, 2011, Amman, Jordan, pp. 221-226. (pdf file)
  • G. Abandah, “Secure Electronic Voting System,” Patent filed in Jordan, May 12, 2011.
  • Mohammed Olama, Muhannad Aulama, Asem Natsheh, and G. Abandah, “Arabic handwritten optical character recognition using hidden Markov models,” in Proc. 2011 SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing Multi-conference, Optical Pattern Recognition XXII, Vol. 8055, Apr 28-29, 2011, Orlando, Florida.
  • G. Abandah and F. Jamour, “Recognizing handwritten Arabic script through efficient skeleton-based grapheme segmentation algorithm,” in 10th Int’l Conf. on Intelligent Systems Design and Applications (ISDA’10), Nov 29-Dec 1, 2010, Cairo, Egypt, pp. 977-982. (pdf file)
  • G. Abandah and T. Malas, “Feature selection for recognizing handwritten Arabic letters,” Dirasat Engineering Sciences Journal, Vol. 37, No. 2, Oct 2010, pp. 242-256. (pdf file)
  • G. Abandah and M. Khedher, “Analysis of handwritten Arabic letters using selected feature extraction techniques,” Int’l J. of Computer Processing of Languages (IJCPOL), Vol. 22, No. 1, Mar 2009, pp. 49-73. (pdf file)
  • G. Abandah and N. Anssari, “Novel Moment Features Extraction for Recognizing Handwritten Arabic Letters,” J. of Computer Science, Vol. 5, No. 3, Mar 2009, pp. 226-232.
  • A. Shaout, G. Abandah, M. Johnson, and S-Y. Chang, “Routing Algorithms for Network-on-Chip in Tile-Based Multiprocessor Templates,” In Proc. Mosharaka Int’l Conf. on Communications, Propagation and Electronics (MIC-CPE 2009), Feb 6-8, 2009, pp. 132-136, Amman, Jordan.
  • T. Malas, S. Taifour, and G. Abandah, “Toward optimal Arabic keyboard layout using genetic algorithm,” In Proc. 9th Int’l Middle Eastern Multiconference on Simulation and Modeling (MESM 2008), Aug 26-28, pp. 50-54, Amman, Jordan.
  • K. Younis, B. Aldawood, G. Abandah, S. Alsisan, and J. Igual, “Automatic wireless monitoring of bird behavior,” In Proc. 10th IASTED Int’l Conf. on Signal and Image Processing (SIP 2008), Aug 18-20, 2008, pp. 511-516, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, USA.
  • G. Abandah, K. Younis, and M. Khedher, “Handwritten Arabic Character Recognition Using Multiple Classifiers Based on Letter Form,” In Proc. 5th IASTED Int’l Conf. on Signal Processing, Pattern Recognition, & Applications (SPPRA 2008), Feb 13-15, 2008, pp. 128-133, Innsbruck, Austria.
  • G. Abandah, M. Khedher, & K. Younis, “Evaluating and selecting features for recognizing handwritten Arabic characters,” Technical Report, Computer Eng. Dept., The University of Jordan, Sep 2007.
  • M. Khedher, G. Abandah, and A. Al-Khawaldeh, “Optimizing Feature Selection for Recognizing Handwritten Arabic Characters,” In Proc. 2nd World Enformatika Congress (WEC’05), Feb 25-27, 2005, Vol. 1, pp. 81-84, Istanbul, Turkey.
  • G. Abandah and M. Khedher, “Printed and handwritten Arabic optical character recognition – initial study,” A report on research supported by The Higher Council of Science and Technology, Amman, Jordan, August 2004.
  • G. Abandah and F. Khundakjie, “Issues Concerning Code System for Arabic Letters,” Dirasat Engineering Sciences Journal, Vol. 31, No. 1, April 2004, pp. 165-177.
  • M. Khedher and G. Abandah, “Arabic Character Recognition using Approximate Stroke Sequence,” In Proc. Arabic Language Resources and Evaluation – Status and Prospects Workshop, Third Int’l Conf. on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC 2002), June 1, 2002, Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain.
  • G. Abandah and E. Davidson, “Origin 2000 Design Enhancements for Communication Intensive Applications,” In Proc. 25th Int’l Conf. on Parallel Architecture and Compilation Techniques (PACT’98), Oct 1998, pp. 30-39.
  • G. Abandah, Reducing Communication Cost in Scalable Shared Memory Systems, PhD thesis, University of Michigan, 1998.
  • G. Abandah and E. Davidson, “Effects of Architectural and Technological Advances on the HP/Convex Exemplar’s Memory and Communication Performance,” In Proc. 25th Ann. Int’l Symp. on Computer Architecture (ISCA’98), June 1998, pp. 318-329.
  • G. Abandah and E. Davidson, “A Comparative Study of Cache-Coherent Nonuniform Memory Access Systems,” In Proc. 12th Ann. Int’l Symp. on High Performance Computing Systems and Applications (HPCS’98), May 1998, pp. 267-282.
  • G. Abandah and E. Davidson, “Configuration Independent Analysis for Characterizing Shared-Memory Applications,” In Proc. 12th Int’l Parallel Processing Symp. (IPPS’98), March 1998, pp. 485-491.
  • G. Abandah and E. Davidson, “Characterizing Shared Memory and Communication Performance: A Case Study of the Convex SPP1000,” IEEE Trans. on Parallel and Distributed Systems, Vol. 9, No. 2, Feb 1998, pp. 206-216.
  • G. Abandah, “Characterizing Shared-Memory Applications: A Case Study of the NAS Parallel Benchmarks,” Tech. Rep. HPL-97-24, Hewlett-Packard Labs, Jan 1997.
  • G. Abandah, “Tools for Characterizing Distributed Shared Memory Applications,” Tech. Rep. HPL-96-157, Hewlett-Packard Labs, Dec 1996.
  • G. Abandah and E. Davidson, “Modeling the Communication Performance of the IBM SP2,” In Proc. 10th Int’l Parallel Processing Symp. (IPPS’96), April 1996, pp. 249-257.
  • G. Abandah and E. Davidson, “Modeling the Communication and Computation Performance of the IBM SP2,” Tech. Rep. CSE-TR-258-95, University of Michigan, May 1995.
  • E. Boyd, G. Abandah, H. Lee, and E. Davidson, “Modeling Computation and Communication Performance of Parallel Scientific Applications: A Case Study of the IBM SP2,” Tech. Rep. CSE-TR-236-95, University of Michigan, May 1995.
Projects
  • Building a System for Recognizing Arabic Handwritten Scripts, Supported by Deanship of Academic Research, the University of Jordan, Sep 2008-Aug 2010.
  • Selecting and Evaluating Features for Recognizing Handwritten Arabic Characters, Supported by Deanship of Academic Research, the University of Jordan, May 2008-Aug 2008.
  • Printed and handwritten Arabic optical character recognition – initial study, Supported by Higher Council of Science and Technology, Jul 2000-Apr 2003.
Master Thesis Committees
  • Ashraf Suyyagh, Investigating Synthesis of Handwritten Arabic Word Recognition Engines on FPGAs, Supervised by Dr. G. Abandah, Aug 2011.
  • Asma Abdel-Karim, Auto-Tuning Data Structures for Sparse Matrix-Vector Multiplication on Graphics Processing Units, Supervised by Dr. Walid Abu-Sufah, May 2012.
  • Shereen Ismael, Efficient Techniques for Mobile Target Tracking in Wireless Sensor Networks, Supervised by Dr. Khalid Darabkh, Dec 2011.
  • Tareq Alawneh, A Dynamic L2 Cache Partitioning Algorithm in CMP, Supervised by Dr. Mazen Kharbutli, Aug 2009.
  • Ayser Armiti, Improving Trace Cache Performance Using Indexability, Supervised by Dr. Sami Serhan, Aug 2008.
  • Rami Al-sheikh, Improving the Performance of L2 Caches through Combining both Locality and Cost-Sensitivity Principles in Cache Replacement Policies, Supervised by Dr. Mazen Kharbutli, Aug 2008.
  • Khalil Ahmad Yousef, Intelligent Traffic Light Scheduling Using Flow Control with Wireless Sensors for Flow Detection, Supervised by Dr. Ali Shatnawi, Nov 2007.
  • Ramzi Saifan, A Novel Algorithm for Defending Denial of Service Attacks in Sensor Networks, Supervised by Dr. Omar Al-Jarrah, 2006.
  • Yousef Elarian, A Lexicon of Connected Components for Arabic Optical Character Recognition, Supervised by Dr. Fayez Idris, Aug 2006.
  • Ashraf Armoush, Handling of Branch Predictions in Pipeline Computer Systems, Supervised by Dr. Sami Sarhan, Jul 2003.