Ohoud Alharbi

Bio: 
Welcome to my website ,, I'm a Teacher Assistant at Software Engineering Department in the College of Computer and Information Sciences at King Saud University (2012- Present). Currently I'm pursuing my graduate studies at University of California, Irvine.

Ohoud Mosa Alharbi

Website: http://fac.ksu.edu.sa/omalharbi/         ____________________________________________________________________________________
 
Education
2014- 2016       Master of Science in Computer Engineering
                         UC Irvine, USA.
2013- 2014       International Graduate Preparation Program (IGSPP): Access to Computer Science courses
                          UC Irvine Extension, USA.
2007- 2011       Bachelor in Information Technology
                          King Saud University, Saudi Arabia.

                         

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Work History
2012- Present Teacher Assistant, King Saud University at College of Computer and Information Sciences | Saudi Arabia
 
From 2012 until 2013 my duties involved research, serving on faculty committees, teaching discussion sessions and supervising courses projects. Now, I’m awarded with a full scholarship to pursue my graduate studies and hold faculty position at the university after I complete my graduate studies.
 
2006-2009  Management Assistant, Snnat Al Hayat Center | Saudi Arabia
 
My duties involved marketing for courses and products, arranging mass seminars, designing and preparing training course materials like booklets, textbook, presentations and handouts as well as I wrote two chapters of ‘Introduction to using computer and internet for beginners’ training textbooks in Arabic.

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Conferences

  1.  Alharbi, O. Cortez, P. Understanding Players’ Engagement and Perceived Difficulty when Designing Games. In Human-Computer Interaction confrence (CHI 16) Game User Research workshop, San Jose, CA, on May 8, 2016.
  2. ​Alharbi, O. Fry, C. Han, M. Shi, Q. and Zeng,I. The Design and Development of an Educational Game for Upper-Elementary School Children: Down with Food. in 11th Annual Games Learning Society Conference (GLS) on showcase, (Madison, USA, 2015).
  3. Alharbi, O. Alarfaj, N. Alhathlool, L. AlGhofaily, M. Madani, D. and Alwabil, A. The Design and Development of an online Multimedia Language Assistant for Web Users with Dyslexia. in 8th International Technology Education Development Conference, (Valencia, Spain, 2014).
  4. Alharbi, O. Alwabil, A. Alarfaj, N. Alhathlool, L. AlGhofaily and M. Madani, D. The Design and Development of an Online Multimedia Language Assistant for Arabic-Speaking Web Users with Dyslexia. in HCI International Conference, (Las Vegas, USA, 2013).
  5. Alharbi, O. Alarfaj, N. Alhathlool, L. AlGhofaily and M. Madani, D. The Design and Development of an Arabic Multimedia Dictionary Tool for Individuals with Learning Difficulties. in Undergraduate Research Conference, (Dubai, UAE, 2011).
  6. Alharbi, O. Alarfaj, N. Alhathlool, L. AlGhofaily and M. Madani, D. Designing Learning Support Systems: A Multimedia Dictionary for People with Reading Disabilities. in Teaching and Learning as Tool of Progress in Higher Education, (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 2011).

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Journal Publication

Alharbi, O. and Gupta, S. From Detection to Exposure: Critical Perspective of Emotion Awareness Technology. International Journal of Computer Science, 12(6). 

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Fellowship

Multidisciplinary Design Program (MDP) at The California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology. UC Irvine, USA.
 

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Awards

  1. Scholarship from King Saud University, Saudi Arabia.
  2. New Scholar Award from King Saud University.
  3. Class of honor from King Saud University. 

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Volunteer

Participated at Gitex 2011 for ‘Qwafel’ program, held by Ministry of Communications and Information Technology at Saudi Arabia. Qwafel is a program provides high-equipped buses to travel Saudi Arabia villages and teach students in suburban areas how to use computers.
 

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Training Courses 
2014  Writing video games, UC Irvine, Liz Fiacco.
2013   3D Animation Maya, Soona Almohheb Center, Salim Bajaman.
2010   Electronic Basics, Information Technology Department, King Saud University, Dr.Gihan.
2008    Handwriting and Characters Analysis ‘Graphology’, Tahadiat Training Center, Yaser Al-Hozaimy.
2007   Keys to developing yourself,  Dar Alr’aa Center, Dr. Ayoub Al-Ayoub.
2006   Marketing Basics, SAC Center, Ayed Al Qasimi.
2006   Customer Services, SAC Center, Ayed Al Qasimi.

2005   Macrobiotic, SAC Center, Dr.Osama Maumoon.
 

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Languages
Arabic: Native language.
English: Professional proficiency.

 

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 Skills

  1. Programming Languages: Java, VB.NET, PHP, JavaScript, J Query, and AJAX.
  2. Markup Languages: HTML, CSS, and XML.
  3. Programs: Unity, ZBrush, Maya Autodesk, Photoshop and Flash.
  4. Quantitative and qualitative research
  5. Design and Evaluation
  6. Experience in creating Firefox add-ons.