Prof. Mohamed Saleh
Dean, Faculty of Business Informatics
Faculty of Business Informatics
Biography
Prof. Mohamed Saleh is a former Vice-Dean and former Head of the Department of Operations Research and Decision Support at the Faculty of Computers and Artificial Intelligence, Cairo University. He has over 20 years of experience in teaching, research, industry, and consulting. Prof. Saleh has received the IBM Faculty Award twice and has served as an adjunct professor at the University of Bergen, Norway. Additionally, he has held various leadership positions at the Information and Decision Support Center of the Egyptian Cabinet, including Executive Manager of the Information Technology Institute, Director of the Economic Analysis Sector, and Director of the Center for Futures Studies.
Research Interests
Management Science
AI Analytics
Futures Research
Education
- University of Bergen, Norway Ph.D. in System Dynamics. System dynamics is a methodology for modeling and simulating complex feedback systems. It has been used to address practically every sort of feedback system in the social sciences, 1998-2002
- University of Bergen, Norway Master in System Dynamics, 1996-1998
- Maastricht School of Management, The Netherlands. Master of Business Administration (MBA). Information Technology Specialization, 1995-1996
- Information Technology Institute. Cairo, Egypt. Software Skills Development Program (9 months full time), 1993-1994
- Ain Shams University, Faculty of Engineering. Cairo, Egypt. B.Sc. in Communication and Electronics, 1998-1993
Industrial experience
- Developed various computer models to simulate real-world problems and create what-if scenarios.
- Developed various optimization models to improve business operations.
- Applied various futures research methodologies to identify long-term possible, probable, and preferred futures.
- Applied a range of AI analytics to help organizations make better decisions.
- Consultant and senior advisor for the Information and Decision Support Center. The Egyptian Cabinet.
- Consultant and senior Advisor for the Millennium Institute. Washington DC. USA.
- Member of the technical committee of the North African Applied Systems Analysis Centre (NAASAC), which is affiliated with the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) in Vienna, Austria.
- Worked for seven years as a modeling expert in the Center for Data Mining & Computer Modeling, at Cairo University.
- Conducted several training courses and workshops for top management in several Arab countries, the National Defense Academy in Egypt, and the Information and Decision Support Center of the Egyptian Cabinet.