Research List

Educational progress in universities is of an encompassing conception. It encloses several institutes, cultural aids, sports facilities, public libraries, etc. These elements could be included within either gated or non-gated campuses. This research aims at achieving advanced and integrated managerial policy all over the universities of the kingdom. Therefore, it [...]

The Bahraini smart city should have a reference model that precisely aligns the cloud oriented capabilities of the operating applications and technological infrastructure, along with the relevant business actors and strategy in order to meet smart city requirements. Unfortunately, findings revealed limited rigorous reference architectural models to service smart city [...]

This study seeks to explore the initiatives of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries to launch smart cities through developing a framework of smart cities consisting of five pillars namely: infrastructure, health and primary education, technological readiness, innovation and finally, macroeconomic environment. These five pillars are measured using data collected [...]

With the majority of the world’s populations living in cities, the damaging effects of urbanization on the environment and the various technological advancement of today, Sustainable and Smart Urbanism are becoming prevalent topics in international research. This study investigates the interrelationship between the two concepts within the Bahraini context. The [...]

Smart City is an emergent strategy and solution for the urbanization problems and the investments in its worldwide market are rapidly. However, the Smart City maturity models are discussed in very few scientific research papers and it is uncertain whether the existing maturity models can fulfil their proposed objectives. Also, [...]

Technology is changing the face of our cities and the way we are interacting with them. Cultural heritage forms a large and growing part of every city today. This paper reviews a number of available smart technologies and looks at different examples of their application in the cultural heritage field. [...]

The harm caused by the inefficient designs of contemporary cities to the environment is abysmal. Demands for new cities continue to rise due to the growing global populations. The literature discussed the increasing harm caused by such growths on the environment and their negative impact on the physiological and psychological [...]

Biosensors are analytical tools that convert a bio-signal into a measurable response. The applicability of these devices is rapidly expanding and their fabrication for continuous and real-time detection is gaining increased attention. Current research continues to further improve their features. Some of the major advantages of these devices are that [...]

Rapid economic and industrial developments and population growth in Bahrain are associated with increases in energy demand and greenhouse gas emissions. An Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process has been adopted in the country to address environmental aspects within energy intensive projects such as oil and petrochemical industries. The quality of [...]

As the Kingdom of Bahrain’s population and development expand, sewage transport outside the national sewer network becomes an ever increasing requirement. Due to the risk associated with sewage transport, an evaluation of industry safety practices has become necessary. Four main factors were selected to make a comprehensive safety assessment model, [...]