A New Hybrid Architecture for the Discovery and Compaction of Knowledge: Breast Cancer

Faten Kharbat1, Mohammed Odeh2, and Larry Bull2 1College of Business Administration, Al-Ain Universi ty of Science and Technology, UAE 2Department of Computer Science & Creative Technolog ies, University of the West of England, UK

Identity Identification and Management in the Internet of Things

Zina Houhamdi1 and Belkacem Athamena2 1Software Engineering Department, College of Engineering, Al Ain University, UAE 2Business Administration Department, College of Business, Al Ain University, UAE

#Authentication # identification algorithm # identity management # internet of things # single thing sign-on # heterogeneous

Discovery of Arbitrary-Shapes Clusters Using DENCLUE Algorithm

Mariam Khader1 and Ghazi Al-Naymat2,1 1Departmentof Computer Science, Princess Sumaya University for Technology, Jordan 2Department of IT, Ajman University, UAE

#Clustering # DENCLUE # Density Clustering # Hill-Climbing

Mitigating Insider Threats on the Edge: A Knowledgebase Approach

Qutaibah Althebyan1,2 1College of Engineering, Al Ain University, UAE 2Software Engineering Department, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan

#Insider Threats # Fog # Mobile Edge # Cloud # Knowledge Graph # Dependency Graph # Database

An Improved Framework for Modelling Data Warehouse Systems Using UML Profile

Muhammad Babar1, Akmal Khattak2, Fahim Arif3, and Muhammad Tariq4 1Department of Computing and Technology, Iqra University, Pakistan 2Department of Computer Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Pakistan 3Signal College, National University of Sciences and Technology, Pakistan 4Abu Dhabi School of Management, Abu Dhabi, UAE

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Predicting Student Enrolments and Attrition Patterns in Higher Educational Institutions using

Machine Learning

#Machine learning # predictive model # apriori algorithm # student retention # enrolment behaviour # association rule mining # boosting # ensemble method

LoRaWAN Energy Optimization with Security Consideration

Ala Khalifeh1, Khaled Aldahdouh1 and Sahel Alouneh1,2 1School of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, German Jordanian University, Jordan 2College of Engineering, Al Ain University, UAE

#LoRaWAN # transmission parameters # reinforcement learning # power consumption # Security # Confidentiality # Authentication

Lean Database: An Interdisciplinary Perspective Combining Lean Thinking and Technology

Jamil Razmak1, Samir Al-Janabi2, Faten Kharbat3, and Charles Bélanger4 1College of Business, Al Ain University, UAE 2Department of Computing and Software, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada 3College of Engineering, Al Ain University, UAE 4Faculty of Management, Laurentian University, Canada

#Lean database # interdisciplinary # lean thinking # data quality # data cleaning