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Hany Ammar
Professor Emeritus, Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
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Administrative Activities

Professional

  • Steering committee chair, and program co-chair, Sixth International Computing Conference in Arabic
  • Software engineering track program co-chair, The Seventh International Conference on Informatics and Systems, Technology in Modern Organizations, Cairo U., Cairo, Egypt, March 2010.
  • Steering committee co-chair, The Second and Third Virtual Workshop on Computer Science and Engineering in Arabic, April and October 2010.
  • Editor In chief, Communications of the ACS, an on-line journal published by the Arab Computer Society.
  • Program co-chair, Sixth International Computing Conference in Arabic
  • Program co-chair, Software Standards Workshop, Cairo University, July 7-8, 2009.
  • PC chair, The First Virtual Workshop on Computer Science and Engineering in Arabic, October 5, 2009.
  • PC member, International Symposium on Software Reliability Engineering 
  • Editor In chief, Communications of the ACS, an on-line journal published by the Arab Computer Society, 2008-present.
  • External evaluator for the Computer and Information Engineering program, International Islamic University Malaysia, December 2006 and October 2009.
  • Editor in chief, Journal of Computer Science and Engineering in Arabic, publisher: Phillips Publishing, Phillipsburg, New Jersey, 2007.
  • Steering committee member, ACS/IEEE International Conference on Computer Systems and Applications, 2007.
  • Program committee member, International Symposium On Software Reliability Engineering.
  • Archival journal paper reviewer, IEEE Transactions on Computer, Journal of Computer Systems Science and Engineering, ASME Journal of Mechanical Design and (Institution of Engineering and Technology Software, 2007.
  • Steering committee member, ACS/IEEE International Conference on Computer Systems and Applications, March 2006.
  • Program committee member, International Symposium On Software Reliability Engineering.
  • Program committee member, The Second Malaysian Software Engineering Conference, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, December 12, 2006.
  • Session chair, The Second International Workshop on Advanced Computation for Engineering Applications, Cairo, Egypt, December 21-22, 2003.
  • Program committee, International Symposium on Software Reliability Engineering, Colorado, November 2003.

  • Steering committee chair and program committee member, ACS/IEEE International Conference on Computer Systems and Applications, Tunisia, July 2003.
  • Session chair, The Second International Workshop on Advanced Computation for Engineering Applications, Cairo, Egypt, December 21-22, 2003.
  • Program committee, International Symposium on Software Reliability Engineering, Colorado, November 2003.
  • Steering committee chair and program committee member, session chair ACS/IEEE International Conference on Computer Systems and Applications, Tunisia, July 2003.
  • Program committee intern, Performance and Dependability Symposium, 2003.
  • Program committee and session chair, IEEE International Symposium on Signal Processing and Information Technology, IEEE Comp. Soc., Marrakech, Morocco, December 2002.
  • Program co-chair, The 13th International Symposium on Software Reliability Engineering, 2002.
  • Program committee intern, Conference on Parallel and Distributed Computing Systems, 2002.
  • Steering committee chair and program committee member, ACS/IEEE International Conference on Computer Systems and Applications, Tunisia, July 2003.
  • International advisory board, First International Conference in Mechatronics, February 2001.
  • Program committee, The World's Internet & Electronic Cities Conference, May 2003.
  • Program committee, ACS/IEEE International Conference on Computer Systems and Application, June 2001.
  • Program committee, 12th International Symposium on Software Reliability Engineering, November 2001.
  • Program committee, 13th International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Computing Systems, August 2000.
  • Program committee, Second Symposium on Reusable Architectures and Components for Developing Distributed Information Systems, July 2000.
  • Organizing committee (registration chair) and program committee member, 10th International Symposium on Software Reliability Engineering, November 1999.
  • Program committee,18th International Symposium on Reliable Distributed Systems, October 1999.
  • Program committee, First and Second International Workshop on Coloured Petri Nets and Design/CPN, 1998 and 1999.
  • Organizing committee (registration co-chair), Ninth International Symposium on Software Reliability Engineering, November 1998.
  • Treasurer, Pittsburgh Section of IEEE Professional Society, July 1998-December 1999.
  • Director, Pittsburgh section of the IEEE, 1996-present.
  • Session co-chair, Third International Conference on Engineering Mathematics and Physics, Cairo University, Egypt, December 1997.
  • International program committee, 1993 International Workshop on Petri Nets and Performance Models.
  • Session chair, 1993 International Workshop on Petri Nets and Performance Models.
  • Secretary and treasurer, IEEE Monongahela subsection, 1992-93.
  • Vice-chairman, IEEE Monongahela subsection, 1993-94.
  • Chairman, IEEE Monongahela subsection, 1994-95.
  • Director, Pittsburgh Section of IEEE, 1994-96.
  • Program committee, 1987 International Workshop on Petri Nets and Performance Models.
  • Member, IEEE Technical Council on Software Engineering.
  • Reviewer for the proceedings, IEEE Transactions on Computers, IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering and IEEE Transactions on Reliability, IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems and IEEE Computer.

Department, College and University:

  • Member, WVUIT EE chair search committee (University committee)
  • Department Promotion & Tenure Committee, 2002-2004
  • College of Engineering and Mineral Resources Professional Faculty Development Committee
  • Department Computer Engineering Curriculum Committee
  • Software Engineering Program Committee
  • Departmental Web Committee
  • Advisor, WVU student branch of the IEEE Computer Society, 1993-2002
  • Member, Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Chair Search Committee, 1997-98.
  • Member, task force ad hoc committee for the realignment of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Statistics and Computer Science departments, fall 1996
  • Member, Committee for the Software Engineering Certificate and the master's degree program in software engineering, 1995-96.
  • Faculty advisor, Muslim Student Association, 1996-97 and 1998-99
  • ECE Distinguished Speakers series coordinator, 1995-96, 1996-97
  • Member, ad hoc committee for research focus, 1996-97
  • Member, Computer Engineering Curriculum Committee, 1985-present
  • Member, Graduate Committee, 1996-97
  • Member, Workload Committee, 1996-97
  • Member, Faculty Search Committee, 1994, 1996-97
  • Member, School of Engineering Computer Users Committee, Clarkson University, 1986-87
  • Organizer, Systems Engineering Seminar, Clarkson University, 1986-87
  • Departmental Library Representative, Clarkson University, 1985-87
  • Member, Electrical Engineering Laboratory Committee, Clarkson University, 1987-89