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Hi, I'm Mohammad Arafah

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Ph.D. in Cybersecurity & Artificial Intelligence from Loughborough University (UK). Assistant Professor at the University of Petra and Co-Founder / Head of AI at Sygma Global Software Solutions. Bridging rigorous academic research with production-grade AI in cybersecurity, healthcare, retail and conversational systems.

Cybersecurity
AI / ML
Ph.D.
Research
22+
Publications
13+
Years of Experience
17
Courses Taught
10,000+
Users Served
01 · About

Academic rigor meets industry impact

I am an Assistant Professor of Cybersecurity & AI at the University of Petra and Co-Founder / Head of AI at Sygma Global Software Solutions. My doctoral research at Loughborough University (UK) developed GAN-based architectures for network anomaly detection, and has been published in top-tier venues including Knowledge-Based Systems, Applied Soft Computing and IET Networks.

At Sygma, I lead the design and delivery of AI-powered products - smart ordering systems, data analytics platforms, call-center agents and healthcare AI - bringing academic depth into production-grade engineering. I also serve as Assistant Director of E-Learning and peer-review for Springer, Elsevier and Nature.

Cybersecurity

Intrusion detection, generative defense, threat intelligence.

AI & ML

GANs, deep learning, anomaly detection, computer vision.

Product & Leadership

Leading AI teams building production systems in 3 sectors.

Teaching

18+ graduate and undergraduate courses with 95% satisfaction.

02 · Journey

Experience & Education

2024 - Present

Head of AI · Co-Founder

Sygma Global Software Solutions · Amman
  • Co-founded an AI-driven software company delivering intelligent solutions across restaurant, retail and healthcare sectors.
  • Leading design & development of AI-powered products: smart ordering, analytics platforms, call-center agents, and healthcare AI.
2023 - Present

Assistant Professor

University of Petra · Amman
  • Developed and taught undergraduate courses in the Information Security Department with 95% student satisfaction.
  • Published research papers in reputable journals and conferences within AI and cybersecurity.
  • Served on 3 academic committees and contributed to 4 departmental initiatives (+30% interdepartmental collaboration).
  • Organized 6 workshops and seminars on emerging topics in AI and cybersecurity.
2020 - 2023

Ph.D. Researcher

Loughborough University · UK
  • Research on AI-driven anomaly detection for network intrusion using GAN-based architectures - 4 top-tier journal publications.
2019 - 2020

Head of Development & Programming

University of Petra · Amman
  • Led a team of 8 developers, reducing project completion time by 20%.
  • Managed the full SDLC for 12 university systems (deployment: 6 → 4 weeks).
  • Conducted 50+ code reviews; mentored 5 junior developers (−35% production bugs).
2015 - 2019

Senior Software Engineer

University of Petra · Amman
  • Designed 15+ high-performance applications serving 5,000+ users across departments.
  • Resolved ~25 technical issues / month - 40% downtime reduction, 120 hours saved yearly.
  • Introduced 3 new technologies (+25% team efficiency, −35% code redundancy).
2014 - 2015

Computer Teacher

Ministry of Education · Jordan
  • Developed 15 lesson plans and 10 project-based assessments - 85% improved technical skills.
2012 - 2013

Junior Software Developer

Acorna Company · Amman
  • Built 5 web apps (JS/HTML/CSS) serving 500+ daily active users; contributed to RESTful APIs.
2020 - 2023

Loughborough University · UK

Ph.D. in Cybersecurity & Artificial Intelligence

Department of Computer Science

2013 - 2015

The University of Jordan

M.S. in Information Systems · GPA 3.66/4.00

Specialization: Image Processing

2008 - 2012

Zarqa University

B.S. in Software Engineering · 84/100

Graduation Project: School Management System

2023 - Present

Assistant Director of E-Learning

University of Petra

2023 - Present

Faculty Council Member

University of Petra

2020 - Present

Peer Reviewer

Springer · Elsevier · Nature

03 · Research

Publications

22 journal articles, book chapters and conference papers in AI, cybersecurity, and applied ML. Click any title to open it in Google Scholar.

04 · Teaching

Courses & Faculty Training

Courses Taught

Programming for Data Science Data Mining Data Visualization Big Data Data Structures & Algorithms Cybersecurity Fundamentals Information & Network Security Programming Linux Security Fundamentals Secure Wireless Application Programming Software Development Security Programming Language 1 & 2 Programming for Engineers Information Technology Fundamentals Internet Programming Intro to Data Comm & Networking Intro to Web Design

Faculty Training Programs Delivered

Python Programming

UOP · 2024

Introduction to AI

UOP · 2024

AI Tools for Scientific Research

UOP · 2024

AI Applications in Nutrition

UOP · 2024

AI in Civil Engineering

UOP · 2025

Statistical Analysis using AI

UOP · 2025

Accelerating Research with Claude

UOP · 2025

SPSS Statistical Analysis

UOP · 2025
05 · Stack

Skills & Technologies

Programming Languages

Python C# Java MATLAB SQL

Technologies & Frameworks

TensorFlow PyTorch OpenCV Scikit-Learn Flask Django Git Docker AWS MySQL MariaDB

Domain Knowledge

Machine Learning Deep Learning Generative Modelling Anomaly Detection Computer Vision

Methodologies

OOP Design Patterns Agile Scrum DevOps Cybersecurity Practices

Professional Certifications

PCEP - Certified Entry-Level Python Programmer

Python Institute · 2026

Data Manipulation with Pandas

DataCamp · 2021

Machine Learning for Everyone

DataCamp · 2021

Introduction to Python

DataCamp · 2021

Intermediate Python

DataCamp · 2021

Introduction to Data Science in Python

DataCamp · 2022
06 · Projects

Selected Projects

University of Petra Systems

Delivered 5 major systems - instructor profiles, placement tests, transportation, embassy - serving 10,000+ users and reducing administrative processing time by 35%.

C#.NETSQL ServerEnterprise

Acorna ERP System

Contributed to an ERP integrating 6 business functions (finance, HR, inventory, sales, procurement, CRM) - 95% client satisfaction and 40% operational efficiency improvement.

ERPJavaScriptREST APIsMySQL

AI-Driven Intrusion Detection (Ph.D.)

GAN-based architectures (BiGAN, WGAN, denoising autoencoders) for anomaly detection in network traffic - 4 top-tier journal publications.

PyTorchTensorFlowGANIDS

Sygma Smart Ordering

AI-powered smart ordering platform for restaurants - menu intelligence, personalised recommendations and real-time analytics.

AIRecommendersAnalytics

AI Call-Center Agent

Conversational AI agents for customer service across retail and healthcare - voice, routing, and agent-assist.

LLMRAGSpeech

Healthcare AI

Clinical decision-support and predictive models for stroke and autism-spectrum screening - published in ICCIAA '25.

Deep LearningHealthcareClinical AI
07 · Resume

Curriculum Vitae

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08 · Contact

Let's collaborate

Open to research collaborations, AI consulting, speaking invitations and graduate supervision.