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Research Priorities and Development

 

 To achieve its goals, KASIT has adopted a sustainable development plan that ensures the academic and the research process quality. It gives the top priority to the development of students' skills in academic and research areas and the requirements of the labor market as well as graduates follow-up. In addition, KASIT aims to utilize the cooperation with the various IT companies and institutions locally and internationally. It also stimulates the faculty members' research achievements and improves the its staff's skills. Also, KASIT continuously seeks to develop its programs and systems especially those that are related to e-learning. In addition, there is a continuous development for the laboratories, classrooms, and different facilities. It is worth mentioning that KASIT achievements did not confine only within its borders, but they stretched to contribute to the development of many of the services that benefit the colleges and the different departments of the university, especially in the areas of systems development, training, and e-learning.

Research priorities in KASIT comply with the United Nations (UN)'s goals for sustainability. the school has prepared a list of research priorities in cooperation with the deanship of scientific research at JU, and its departments.

Research priorities for the fields of information technology and computer science

Internet of Things (IoT) technology: This area is considered one of the most important research priorities in information technology. It involves studying how things are connected to the Internet and analyzing the data extracted from them. 

Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality (AR/VR): This is an interesting field, as it concerns the development of enhanced real-life experiences using AR and VR technologies. 

Interactive learning platforms: can enhance the online learning experience. This includes developing interactive platforms that help students and teachers interact better. 

Social media for teaching and learning: Social media can be used to improve learning processes and interaction between students and teachers.

Network Security: It aims to secure computer networks from electronic threats and malware. Includes using strong passwords, antivirus software, firewalls, and encryption. 

Cloud Security: Focuses on protecting computer systems that organizations provide to customers, such as Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure platforms. It aims to secure and monitor data. 

Application Security: Protects applications from attacks that threaten cybersecurity, such as data theft or hacking. It involves using techniques such as encryption and application security testing. 

Using ICT in smart health and biomedical applications: includes developing technological solutions to improve healthcare and facilitate diagnosis and treatment. 

Artificial Intelligence and Intelligent Systems: It aims to develop artificial intelligence technologies and apply them in areas such as big data analysis and machine learning. 

Advanced ICT tools: Developing new tools and technologies that enhance the efficiency of using information technology and improve the user experience.

  • Natural language processing to serve Arabic: Developing tools and techniques for processing Arabic language based on artificial intelligence techniques; big data, and large linguistic models