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Ammar KHEIRBEK

Ammar KHEIRBEK

Teacher-Researcher, PhD

Doctorate (May 1995). Joseph Fourier University, Grenoble, France – Information Retrieval and Hypermedia Systems.
DEA (1991). École Nationale Supérieure d’Informatique et de Mathématiques Appliquées de Grenoble (ENSIMAG), France – Information Systems and Operating Systems.
Engineering Degree in Computer Science (1989). Preparatory Classes (Math Sup) – Higher Institute for Applied Sciences and Technology (HIAST) – Damascus, Syria.

Main Experiences and Responsibilities:
 • Founder (2000) and Dean of the Faculty of Computer Engineering (2009, 2013) – University of Damascus.
 • Founder and CEO of the private company ePedia in the content industry (2000, 2018) – Damascus.
 • Founder and Head of the National Team for the Arabic Content Industry (2009, 2011) – Damascus.
 • Consultant for Education and ICT – Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) (2005, 2011) – Damascus.
 • Member of the Syrian Computer Society (SCS) Council (2005, 2009) – Damascus.
 • Vice-President of the Syrian Virtual University (SVU) (2003, 2006) – Damascus.

Intellectual Interests:
Philosophy and Epistemology – History and Mythology – Art and Classical Music.

01 49 54 52 36
ammar.kheirbek@isep.fr

Search interests:

> Knowledge-Based Logic and Information Retrieval
> Semantic Web and Linked Data
> Content Applications (eLearning, eGovernment…)
> Markup Languages, Editing Tools…
> Applications of Information Technology in the Humanities

Teaching:

> IT Systems (APP)
> Humanism and Digital Technology
> Semantic Web and Knowledge Management
> Formal Approaches, Languages, and Compilation

Journals:

  • Development of a Structural Approach to “Gamify” eLearning Content – Application on a Pre–University Chemistry Course. Journal of Damascus University on Computer Sciences. Volume 1 – Number 5. 21 July 2018
  • Re–Describing Geographical Content Depending on Semantic Approach and Markup Languages. Conference Proceedings: Dialogue on Sustainability and Environmental Management, Accra, Ghana February 15–16 2017
  • A new model to re–describing content depending on Markup languages and Ontology. Eureka International Virtual Meeting Eureka 2016 y OPTISAD 2016. 30/11/2016 – 3/12/2016. CIGIDER, Torreon, Mexico.
  • Implicit Concepts Extraction from Scene Images using ConceptNet. Journal of Damascus University on Computer Sciences. Volume 2 – Number 5 – September 2015
  • CtML: A New Content Markup Language to Describe Content in Web Pages. Journal of Damascus University on Computer Sciences. Volume 1 – Number 5 – August 2015
  • A Semantic Approach to Enhance HITS Algorithm for Extracting Associated Concepts using ConceptNet. JDIM: Journal of Digital Information Management – Volume 13 – Number 1 – February 2015

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