NAJLA ALTWAIJRY

Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Department of Mathematics, College of Science, King Saud University
 

Address

King Saud University
Telephone No.:+966 11 8052921
P O Box 1241
Riyadh 11431
Email Address: najla@ksu.edu.sa
Saudi Arabia
 

Education

DPhil in Mathematics (Major field: Theory of JB*-triples; Functional Analysis) 2007
Dissertation: Certain aspects of JB*-Triples and JBW*-Triples.
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
 
MSc in Mathematics (Major field: Functional Analysis) 2002
King Saud University
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

BSc in Mathematics 1998
King Saud University
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Current Academic Position

• Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, College of Science, King Saud University.

Other Current Professional Positions

• Vice Dean, Deanship of Admissions, Registration ,and Student Affairs, Dar Al- Uloom University, Mar. 2016 - t0 date.
• Vice Chair, Postgraduate Program, Department of Mathematics, King Saud University, Sep. 2007 – to date.
• Reviewer, Mathematical Reviews for MathSciNet, American Mathematical Society, Oct. 2015 – to date.

Previous Academic Positions Held

• Program Advisor, Masters  degree in Mathematics, Hail University, Mar. 2009 – Apr. 2010.
• Demonstrator, Department of Mathematics, King Saud University, Nov. 1998 – Dec. 2007.

Previous Professional Positions Held

• Vice Dean, Deanship of Graduate Studies, King Saud University, Sep. 2011 – Mar. 2016.
• Vice Chair, Department of Mathematics, King Saud University, Sep. 2010 – Sep. 2011.
• Vice Chair, Department of Mathematical Skills, Preparatory Year, King Saud University, Sep. 2008 – Sep. 2009.
• Deputy Leader, Saudi Mathematical Olympiad Team, Sep. 2010 – Aug. 2014.
• Part-time Consultant, Studies and Research Centre, Ministry of Higher Education, Sep. 2008 – Aug. 2009.

Awards and Grants

• Almarai Award for Scientific Innovation, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, June 2009.
• Grant for the British Council Post-Doctoral Summer Research Program, Jul. – Aug. 2009.
• Funding for two scientific projects ”Splitting Methods for Monotone Operators and Applications ” and “Nonlinear Analysis Methods and their Applications to Economics and Finance” from King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, June 2013.

Teaching and Supervision

Teaching Post-Graduate Level

• Measure Theory, Functional Analysis, Advanced Functional Analysis, Stochastic Differential Equations.       
   

Teaching Undergraduate Level

• Calculus, Multivariable Calculus, Linear Algebra, Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations, Real Analysis, Multivariable Analysis, Number Theory, Introduction to Graph Theory and Combinatorics.
   

Supervision Post-Graduate Level

• Supervised an MSc Thesis titled “Inner Ideals in JBW*-triples”, by Safa Abuhilwa, June 2013.
• Supervised an MSc Thesis titled “An introduction to JB*-triple Theory”, by Gazia Alsohaily, ongoing.
• Member of the defense committee for an MSc Thesis titled “Measure of Non-Compactness Fixed Points Theorems and Nash Equilibria in Abstract Economy”, June 2013.

Supervision Undergraduate Level

• I have supervised the graduation projects of over 15 undergraduate students from the department of Mathematics from 2007 to date.
   

Research and Publications

Journal Articles

• N. Altwaijry, S. Chebbi, and H.K. Xu, “Properties and splitting method for the p-Elastic Net”, Pacific Journal of Optimization, Sep. 2015.
• N. Altwaijry, S. Chebbi, and H.K. Xu, “Ergodic Convergence of the Double Backward Method for Monotone Operators”, Journal of Nonlinear and Convex Analysis (ISI, IF: 2.4), 2015.
• M. Alqurashi, N. Altwaijry, C. M. Edwards, C. Hoskins, “The Banach-Lie Algebra of Multiplication Operators on a W*-algebra”, Asian European Journal of Mathematics, June 2011.
• N. Altwaijry and C. M. Edwards, "The Banach-Lie Algebra of Multiplication Operators on a JBW*-triple", Journal of Functional Analysis, 254 (2008) 2866–2892.

Books

• “Principles of Geometry for Olympiad Students”, N. Altwaijry, M. Samhan, L. Topan, Al-Obaikan Press, March 2016.
• Translation into Arabic of the book “Introductory Functional Analysis with Applications” by Erwin Kreyszig, ongoing.

Working Papers

• S. Chebbi, N. Altwaijry, and H.K. Xu, "A Strongly Convergent Modification of the Proximal Point Algorithm in Nonsmooth Banach Spaces", Fixed Point Theory and Applications, under review.
• M. Garayev, N. Altwaijry, and A. Baazeem, "Distance Estimates, Hankel Operators and Berezin Symbols, and Related Questions", under review.
• N. Altwaijry, S. Chebbi, P. Gourdel, “Borsuk’s antipodal fixed points theorems for compact or condensing set-valued maps”, Fixed Point Theory and Applications, under review.
• N. Altwaijry and C. M. Edwards, "The Banach-Lie Algebra of Multiplication Operators on a Hilbert Space", under review.
• N. Altwaijry and C. M. Edwards, "The Banach-Lie Algebra of Multiplication Operators on a spin-triple", under review.

Conferences and Presentations

Academic Conferences

• 17th Conference of the Saudi Educational and Psychological Association: Educational Integration between Public and Higher Education, March 2016.
• 3rd International Conference on Mathematical Sciences and their Applications: Equilibrium and Optimization Methodology in Finance and Economics, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, November 2015.
• 23rd International Conference on Finite or Infinite Dimensional Complex Analysis and Applications, Fukuka, Japan, August 2015.
• Conference on Jordan Geometric Analysis and Applications, September 2014.
• Workshop on Jordan Theory, Analysis and Optimization, Daejeon, South Korea, May 2013.
• International Conference on Jordan Theory, Analysis, and Related Topics, Hong Kong, May 2012.
• 22nd International Workshop on Operator Theory and its Applications, Sevilla, Spain, July 2011.

Professional Conferences

• Women Leadership Forum in Higher Education, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, March 2016.
• Council of Graduate Schools Annual Meeting, Washington, USA, December 2014.
• Council of Graduate Schools Annual Meeting, San Diego, USA, December 2013.
• Council of Graduate Schools Annual Meeting, Washington, USA, December 2012.

Presentations

• “Ergodic Convergence of the Double Backward Method for Monotone Operators”, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, November 2015.
• “Postgraduate Student Numbers and Disciplines Targeted by King Saud University until 2023”, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, April 2014.
• “Proposed Solutions and Mechanisms for Increasing the Number of Postgraduate Students through the Experience of Academic Departments”, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, November 2013.
• “The International Olympiads: A presentation for Secondary Schools”, Dammam, Saudi Arabia, June 2013.
• “The International Olympiads: A presentation for Universities”, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, August 2012.
• “Secondary Schools’ Role in the International Olympiads”, a presentation given at several schools in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, January – May 2011.
• “Postgraduate Students Affairs Management: A Success Story”, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, December 2010.
• “Participation of Saudi Arabia in the International Mathematical Olympiad”, Taif, Saudi Arabia, July 2010.
• “Participation of Saudi Arabia in the International Olympiads: Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry”, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 2010.
•  “The Bananch-Lie Algebra of Multiplication Operators on a JBW*-Triple”, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, November 2007.

University and Community Services

Committee Membership

• Postgraduate Program, Department of Mathematics.
• Mathematical Analysis Committee, Department of Mathematics.
• Saudi Association of Mathematical Sciences.
• Postgraduate Admissions Committee, Deanship of Graduate Studies, King Saud University.
• Member of the CGS (Council of Graduate Schools), Washington DC, USA.
• Member of the Distinguished Students Program steering committee, King Saud University.

University Services

• Member of the project “Attracting and Increasing the Numbers of Outstanding Postgraduate Students”, September 2014 to June 2015.
• The Deanship of Graduate Studies obtained the ISO 9001:2008 Quality Certification from TÜV NORD in March 2013 while I was Vice-Dean of Graduate Studies.
• The Department of Mathematics obtained Academic Accreditation by ASIIN Accreditation Association in May 2011 while I was Vice-Head of the Department.
• Supervision of the “Introductory Program for the Preparatory Year Students: 2008”, Preparatory Year, King Saud University, September 2008.

National Services

• I have written and assessed hundreds of questions in mathematics used in the national tests administered by QIYAS, the National Center for Assessment in Higher Education, 2012 – to date.
• Supervision of Several training camps for the Saudi Mathematical Olympiad Team. 2010 – 2014.
• Interviewing candidates for the program “Discover: Mathematics and Science” administered by Saudi ARAMCO, October 2013.
• Participation in several judging committees for the “National Olympiad for Scientific Creativity” administered by MAWHIBA, 2010 – 2013.
• Supervision of several test centers for “QIYAS: The National Center for Assessment in Higher Education”, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 2008 – 2013.