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Curriculum Vitae

December 24, 2013

Dr. Jawad Abuhlail (Abuihlail) abuhlail@kfupm.edu.sa

Associate Professor (Algebra)

Department of Mathematics and Statistics King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. BIOGRAPHICAL DATA AND EXPERIENCE RECORD

SUMMARY OF MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS Page 03 1.1. PERSONAL DATA Page 04 1.2. EDUCATION Page 04 1.3. SPECIALIZATION Page 05 1.4. EMPLOYMENT Page 05 1.5. EVALUATION BY DEANSHIP OF FACULTY & PERSONNEL AFFAIRS Page 05 1.6. TRAINING Page 05 1.7. MEMBERSHIPS Page 05 1.8. SCHOLARSHIPS Page 06

2. TEACHING 2.1. TEACHING STATEMENT Page 07 2.2. COURSES TAUGHT Page 08 2.3 COURSE DEVELOPMENT RESPONSIBILITIES Page 10 2.4. DAD GRANTS Page 10 2.5. SHORT COURSES Page 10

3. MASTER AND DOCTORAL STUDENT SUPERVISION 3.1. PH.D. DISSERTATION SUPERVISION Page 11 3.2. M.SC. THESIS SUPERVISION Page 11 3.3 DEFENSE COMMITTEES/REPORTS Page 11 4. RESEARCH

4.1. RESEARCH INTERESTS Page 12 4.2. SPONSORED PROJECTS Page 13 4.3. PUBLICATIONS Page 15 4.4. NON-SELF CITATIONS Page 19 4.5. RESEARCH VISITS Page 19 4.6. VISITORS Page 20 5. PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES 5.1. CONFERENCES/WORKSHOPS ORGANIZATION Page 21 5.2. CONFERENCES/WORKSHOPS PRESENTATIONS/ATTENDANCE Page 21 5.3. LECTURE SERIES Page 22 5.4. TECHNIANL PRESENTATIONS AND INVITED LECTURES Page 23 5.5. EDUCATIONS SEMINARS Page 23 5.6. REFEREEING/REVIEW JOB Page 23 5.7. EDITORIAL BOARDS Page 24

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6. COMMUNITY SERVICE 6.1. DEPARTMENT COMMITTEES Page 25 6.2. STANDING UNIVERSITY COMMITTEES Page 25 6.3. AD-HOC UNIVERSITY COMMITTEES Page 25 6.4. OTHER COMMITTEES Page 25 6.5 MISCELLANEOUS Page 26 APPENDIX: LIST OF NON-SELF CITATIONS Page 27

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SUMMARY OF MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS

• I published 27 papers (including 2 full-length conference proceedings); 22 of my papers are in publications indexed by ISI Web of Science, including all 14 papers published since my last promotion in 2006. I have also 2 submitted papers which are currently under review.

• I managed to access several top journals including - five journals specialized in Algebra: Journal of Algebra (2 papers); Journal of Pure and

Applied Algebra (4 papers); Communications in Algebra (4 papers); Semigroup Forum (1), Homology, Homotopy and Applications (1), Algebra and Representation Theory (1 paper); Journal of Algebra and its Applications (2 papers)

- two journals in Category Theory: Applied Categorical Structures (2 papers); Theory and Applications of Categories (1 paper)

- one journal in Topology: Topology and its Applications (2 papers). • I have two full-length papers in reputable ISI conference proceeding published by Marcel

Dekker (2005) & Birkhäuser (2008). • My papers attracted so far more than 75 non-self citations including more than 40 in ISI

publications and more than 20 in books, Ph. Dissertations and M.Sc. theses. Two of my papers attracted about 20 non-self citations each.

• I supervised two Ph.D. students who coauthored 3 papers in ISI journals with me and one M.Sc. student. I am currently supervising a third Ph.D. student.

• With a number of colleagues, I founded the Palestine Journal of Mathematics (PJM). I am currently serving as the Co-Editor-in-Chief of the PJM.

• I served as the Managing Editor of the Arabian Journal of Mathematics published by Springer & KFUPM (2012 – 2013) and as the Associated Managing Editor of AJSE-Mathematics published by Springer & KFUPM (2010 – 2011).

• I co-edited 3 volumes of the Arabian Journal of Mathematics and the Arabian Journal of Science and Engineering (ISI).

• I refereed several papers for about 20 international journals/series. Moreover, I wrote 17 public reviews for Mathematical Reviews (AMS) and ZentralBlattMath (EMS).

• I paid 10 research visits to reputable mathematicians at the universities of Düsseldorf (Germany), Glasgow (Scotland), Granada (Spain), Manchester (England), Porto (Portugal) and Swansea (Wales). Moreover, I was the host for several visitors of KFUPM.

• I am an active member of the Commutative Algebra Research Group directed by Prof. S. Kabbaj (KFUPM) and founded in 2004 as the Commutative Algebra Research Lab.

• I gave about 20 talks at international/regional conferences/workshops including one plenary talk. Moreover, I gave several talks outside KFUPM and about 60 seminars at KFUPM.

• I co-organized several regional and local Algebra conferences/workshops. • I successfully finished 10 research projects funded by KFUPM; 3 more are in progress. • I was a member of 3 projects funded by KFUPM to develop online-courses for Calculus I,

II & II. I am also the principal investigator of one more project which is in progress. • I taught 11 different graduate courses at KFUPM (500 & 600 levels). I developed several of

these courses especially those offered as Reading & Research and Advanced Topics. Moreover, I taught about 20 different undergraduate courses at three universities/colleges.

• I participated at different committees of the KFUPM Math Olympiad including mainly the Scientific Committee. I also delivered two training workshops to school teachers.

• I co-authored three books related to Math Olympiads (in Arabic). • I participated in translating one book in ODEs to Arabic. I translated to Arabic tens of

Abstracts of papers published in the Arabian Journal of Science and Engineering and the Arabian Journal of Mathematics.

• I developed and presented two video lessons for the MIT Blossoms Program. • I served at several key committees at the university (e.g. the Scientific Research

Committee) and at the department level (e.g. Research Committee & Graduate Committee). • I managed, with the help of several colleagues, to attract tens of students especially from

Palestine & Jordan to the graduate program at KFUPM and the Math department.

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1.

BIOGRAPHICAL DATA AND EXPERIENCE RECORD

1.1. PERSONAL DATA

• Full Name: Jawad Younes Abdullah Abuhlail (Abuihlail) • Birth: January 28th, 1971 at Dora - Palestine. • Nationality: Palestinian • Social Status: Married • Kids: Younes 17, Shatha 14, Lujain 8 and Ahmad 4 years. • Current Address: Department of Mathematics and Statistics

P.O. Box 5046, KFUPM Dhahran 31261 – Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

• E-mail Address: abuhlail@kfupm.edu.sa • Homepage: http://faculty.kfupm.edu.sa/math/abuhlail • Phone: (Office) + 966-3-860-4737, (Mobile) + 966-59-434-1305 • Fax: + 966-3-860-2340

1.2. EDUCATION

• July 2001• April 1997 – July 2001: Heinrich-Heine Universität (Düsseldorf: Germany)

: Ph.D. in Mathematics

• Oct. 1996 – Mar. 1997: German Courses, Göthe Institut (Göttingen) • Sep. 1993• 1991 – 1993: Yarmouk University (Jordan)

: M.Sc. in Mathematics "Algebra"

• June 1991• 1988 – 1991: Mu'ta University (Jordan)

: B.Sc. in Mathematics

• June 1988• 1985 – 1988: Shariah Secondary School (Hebron)

: GSSC (General Secondary School Certificate)

• 1976 – 1985: Elementary & Preparatory Schools (Dora)

Specialty Grade Equivalent Grades (in letters)

Major Algebra ausgezeichnet (distinguished)

A+

First Minor Applied Mathematics Sehr gut A Second Minor Computer Science gut B

Sehr gut Total Grade A

Ph.D. Thesis:

(Supervisor: Prof. Robert Wisbauer:

Duality Theorems for Hopf Algebras over Rings

wisbauer@math.uni-duesseldorf.de )

M.Sc. Thesis:

(Supervisor: Prof. Mowaffaq Hajja:

Permutation Functions over Finite Fields

mowhajja@yahoo.com )

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1.3. SPECIALIZATION:

MSC TOPIC DETAILS 16

Associative Algebra Module Theory; Hopf Algebras; Corings & Comodules;

Semirings & Semimodules; Prime/Coprime Modules; Zariski-like Topologies.

18 Category Theory; Homological Algebra

Monads and Comonads; Semimonoidal Categories; Non-Abelian Homology; Relative Categorical Algebra

13 Commutative Algebra Prüfer-like Rings; Tilting and Cotilting Modules; Almost Perfect Domains.

1.4. EMPLOYMENT

PERIOD RANK AFFILIATION CITY COUNTRY

April 2006 – Present Associate Professor

KFUPM Dhahran Saudi Arabia

Sep. 2003 – March 2006 Assistant Professor

KFUPM Dhahran Saudi Arabia

Sep. 2001 – Aug. 2003 Assistant Professor

Birzeit University Birzeit Palestine

Sep. 1995 – Sep. 1996 Lecturer/Peer Consultant

College for Training Teachers

RamAllah Palestine

Sep. 1993 – Jan. 1996 Lecturer

Birzeit University Birzeit Palestine

Feb. 1992 – June 1993 Teaching Assistant

Yarmouk University Irbid Jordan

1.5. EVALUATION BY DEANSHIP OF FACULTY & PERSONNEL AFFAIRS (KFUPM)

Years Evaluation Evaluation 2010/2011 & 2011/2012 Distinguished A+ 2008/2009 & 2009/2010 Excellent A 2006/2007 & 2007/2008 Distinguished A+ 2004/2005 & 2005/2006 Distinguished A+

1.6. TRAINING For the period September 2004 – April 2006, I actively participated in the “Faculty Development Program” initiated by the Deanship of Academic Development at KFUPM (DAD). In addition to attending several workshops and seminars offered by DAD, I received the Junior Faculty Research Grant

• One-month summer grant: during the semester (043), summer 2005.

(JF-2005/03). The grant consisted of:

• Junior Faculty Research Project (10 months): “Tilting and Cotilting Modules over Commutative Rings” (Senior Consultant

: Prof. S. Kabbaj, KFUPM).

1.7. MEMBERSHIPS American Mathematical Society (AMS) European Mathematical Society (EMS) Deutsche Mathematiker-Vereinigung (DMV) Palestinian Mathematical Society (PMS)

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1.8. SCHOLARSHIPS

PERIOD SPONSOR GOAL AFFILIATION April 1997 – July 2001 German Academic

Exchange Service Obtaining Ph.D. Heinrich-Heine Universität

(Düsseldorf – Germany) Oct. 1996 – March 1997 German Academic

Exchange Service German Language Göthe-Institute

(Göttingen – Germany)

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TEACHING

2.1. TEACHING STATEMENT

Since I received my M.Sc. in Mathematics in 1993, I worked at three different universities/colleges. I taught about 20 different undergraduate courses (General Mathematics; Finite Mathematics for Finance; Pre-Calculus I & II; Calculus I, II & III; Applied Calculus; Linear Algebra; Abstract Algebra; Number Theory; Ordinary Differential Equations; General Topology; Euclidean Geometry; Probability Theory; Real Analysis I & II; Complex Analysis) and more than 10 different graduate courses (all at KFUPM) (Complex Analysis, Linear Algebra, Abstract Algebra, Homological Algebra, Galois Theory, Advanced Topics in Algebra, Reading & Research).

The different types and levels of students registered in these courses established my conviction that the instructor has to adjust his methods and techniques of teaching according to the audience in the class, indeed without compromising the level of the offered course. Moreover, within the same class, different students have indeed different abilities, different studying habits and different attitudes. Therefore, a variety of teaching/learning methods should be used in and outside the classroom. I do believe in the modern philosophy of teaching which places the student, and not the instructor, at the center of the teaching/learning process. I use a variety of active learning strategies including a number of small projects even in the basic courses. Participation in such projects provides also a good opportunity for the involved students to improve the grades of their class work.

Since we are in the information era, I do believe in offering undergraduate courses as online courses in blended form: teaching in the class backed by suitable online material that is attractive especially to the young generations. Taking advantage of the emphasis that KFUPM puts on developing online courses, I was a member of teams which provided the scientific material for several online courses: Calculus I, II, III & ODEs. The online material offers a good opportunity for the students to revise the new concepts they were exposed to in the class, see more examples and solved problems and get the chance to solve problems step by step with some suitable hints. On the other hand, I do believe that an online course cannot replace the face-to-face lecture especially in Math courses. Many students, especially the ones with weak performance, still need big help from the instructor inside and outside the class.

As for the graduate courses, I believe that the students should play a more central role. Therefore, I consider weekly assignments and take-home-exams as suitable methods for evaluation and learning at the same time without having to completely replace the classical in-class exams. I do encourage graduate students to register in the so-called Reading & Research courses which provide them with the chance to get involved in research and be exposed, probably for the first time, to research papers and book. All four Reading & Research courses which I offered so far, involved one or more key research papers related to the main topic of the involved Ph.D. student. While teaching at KFUPM is restricted to English, I had the chance to work at colleges where the teaching language is Arabic. One of the main difficulties the students at such colleges face is the lack of sufficient good books in Arabic. I do believe that, even for students studying in English, more references in Arabic should be available. Therefore, I was involved in translating a book on ODEs to Arabic. I plan also to get more involved in translating/authoring more books to/in Arabic.

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2.2. COURSES TAUGHT Remark: Teaching evaluation is available in Appendix A

Graduate Courses: (11 different Courses)

# Course ID

Course Name Semester Textbook(s)

12 Math 696 Reading & Research II (Zariski-like Topologies for

Modules)

122 D. P. Patil and U. Storch, Introduction to Algebraic Geometry and Commutative Algebra, World Scientific Publishing (2010).

11 Math 551 Abstract Algebra

122 1) P. Grillet, Abstract Algebra, 2nd edition, Springer (2007). 2) S. Lang, Algebra, 3rd revised edition, 4th corrected printing (2005).

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Math 696 Reading and Research I (The Zariski Topology)

121 Ulrich Görtz and T. Wedhorn, Algebraic geometry I. Schemes with examples and exercises. Advanced Lectures in Mathematics. Vieweg + Teubner, Wiesbaden, 2010.

9 Math 654 Advanced Topics in Algebra

(Algebraic Geometry)

112 D. Eisenbud, Commutative Algebra: with a View toward Algebraic Geometry (Graduate Texts in Mathematics), Springer (2004).

8 Math 550 Linear Algebra 101 K. Hoffman and R. Kunze, Linear Algebra, 2nd edition, Prentice-Hall (1971).

7 Math 595 Reading and Research I (Quasi-Projective Modules over Commutative Rings)

082 F. Anderson and K. Fuller, Rings and Categories of Modules, 2nd edition. Springer, New York, 1992.

6 Math 551 Abstract Algebra

072 1) P. Grillet, Abstract Algebra, 2nd edition, Springer (2007). 2) S. Lang, Algebra, 3rd revised edition, 4th corrected printing (2005).

5 Math 552 Galois Theory 071

T. Hungerford, Algebra, Holt, Rinehart and Winston (1974).

4 Math 553 Homological Algebra 062 M. Osborne, Basic Homological Algebra, Springer, New York (2000).

3 Math 654 Advanced Topics in Algebra

(Tilting Modules over Commutative Rings)

061 1) D. Anderson and R. Colpi, Equivalence and Duality for Module Categories: with Tilting and Cotilting for Rings, Cambridge University Press (2004). 2) R. Göbel & J. Trlifaj, Approximations and Endomorphism Algebras of Modules, De Gruyter Expositions in Mathematics: Vol. 41 (2006). 3) H. Matsumura, Commutative Ring Theory. Cambridge University Press (2004).

2 Math 696 Reading & Research II (Modules over Non-

Noetherian Domains)

052 L. Fuchs and L. Salce, Modules over Non-Noetherian Domains, AMS Providence (2001).

1 Math 533 Complex Variables 032

A. Ahlfors, Complex Analysis (3rd ed.), McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, (1978).

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Undergraduate Courses taught at KFUPM (September 2003 – Present)

Courses taught at Birzeit University (September 2001 – August 2003)

Courses taught at the College for Training Teachers (Sept. 1995 – Sept. 1996)

Courses taught at Birzeit University (Sep. 1993 – Jan. 1996)

Math 001 Preparatory Mathematics I Math 201 Calculus III Math 002 Preparatory Mathematics II Math 131 Finite Mathematics Math 003 Diploma Math Math 232 Applied Calculus Math 101 Calculus I Math 202 Elements of Differential Equations Math 102 Calculus II Math 260 Introduction to DEs and Linear Algebra

Semester Course Title Equivalent to 022 Real Analysis II Math 411

Differential Equations Math 202 Calculus II Math 102

011 Real Analysis I Math 311 Differential Equations Math 202 Calculus I Math 101 General Mathematics Math 131

012 Complex Analysis Math 430 Differential Equations Math 202 Calculus III Math 201

011 Differential Equations Math 202 Linear Algebra Math 280 Calculus I Math 101

Course Title Equivalent to Abstract algebra Math 345 Number Theory Math 455

General Topology Math 421 Euclidean Geometry Math 330 Probability Theory Stat 301

Course Title Equivalent to Linear Algebra & Differential Equations Math 260

Mathematics for Finance Math 232 General Mathematics Math 131

Recitation for: Calculus I Math 101 Recitation for: Calculus II Math 102 Recitation for: Calculus III Math 201

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2.3. COURSE DEVELOPMENT RESPONSIBILITIES

• I developed several graduate courses in Algebra, which were offered as “Advanced

Topics in Algebra” and “Reading & Research” at KFUPM. • I was involved in a committee at Birzeit University, which had among its main goals a

comprehensive review of the undergraduate programs offered at the mathematics department as well as developing new courses.

• I worked at Birzeit University on the idea of integrating IT (namely usage of the software Mathematica) in teaching calculus courses. I had good experience in teaching Calculus using Mathematica.

2.4. DAD GRANTS (KFUPM )

# Title Duration Starting Ending

Role (Status)

[4] Online Course: ODEs (with A. Dweik & M.I. Mustafa)

11 months + one month in Summer

July 2013 27.06.2013 31.07.2014

PI (in progress)

[3] Online Course: Calculus III (with M. Abu-Sbeih & R. Ghanam)

11 months + one month in Summer

July 2012 01.09.2012 31.07.2013

CI (Completed)

[2] Online Course: Calculus II (with M. Abu-Sbeih & R. Alassar) 11 months

Aug 2009 01.09.2009 31.07.2010

CI (Completed)

[1] Online Course: Calculus I (with M. Abu-Sbeih & I. Al-Rassasi)

11 months + one month in Summer

Aug 2008 01.09.2009 31.07. 2010

CI (Completed)

PI: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR CI: COINVESTIGATOR 2.5. SHORT COURSES

February 2011 Typesetting using Latex Dammam Girls College ======================================================================

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MASTER AND DOCTORAL STUDENT SUPERVISION

3.1. PH.D. DISSERTATION SUPERVISION

3.2. M.SC. THESIS SUPERVISION 3.3. DEFENSE COMMITTEES/REPORTS

YEAR STUDENT DEGREE AFFILIATION COUNTRY ROLE 2011 K. Adarbeh M.Sc. KFUPM KSA Member of the

Defense Committee 2011 A. Ben-Obaid Ph.D. KFUPM KSA Member of the

Defense Committee 2010 M. Tamekkante Ph.D. Universite Sidi Mohamed

Ben Abdellah (Fez) Morocco Providing Report on

Ph.D. Dissertation 2008 K. Al-Hazmy M.SC. KFUPM KSA Member of the

Defense Committee 2006 W. Al-Sibyani M.SC. King Abd Alaziz

University KSA External Examiner

Student

Affiliation

Dissertation Title

Period Outcomes

H. Hroub KFUPM Zariski-like Topologies for Modules

Sep. 2012 – Present

N. Alsulaiman University of Dammam

Hopf Semi-Algebras Sep. 2006 – June 2011 1 paper in Commun. Alg. (ISI)

M. Jarrar KFUPM Tilting and Star-Module Theory in Commutative Rings

Sep. 2006 – June 2009 2 papers in J. Pur. App. Alg. (ISI)

Student Affiliation Thesis Title Period I. Abu-Sakur Palestine Polytechnic

University Corings and Comodules Sep. 2008 – July 2010

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RESEARCH

4.1. RESEARCH INTERESTS My main research area is Associative Algebra (MSC: 16) in general and Module Theory in particular. I am also interested in Category Theory & Homological Algebra (MSC: 18) as a general framework. Since I moved to KFUPM in 2003, my scope of research became wider. On one hand, the excellent research facilities at KFUPM gave me the chance to explore new topics taking into consideration my big passion for research which was and remains the main motivation for my research. On the other hand, the Commutative Algebra Research Lab, founded by Prof. S. Kabbaj in 2004 and recognized formally in 2011 as the Commutative Algebra Research Group attracted me to some topics from Commutative Algebra (MSC: 13). I work on four main research lines:

• Coalgebras and Comodules; Hopf algebras. Rational pairings were introduced by J. Gómez-Torrecillas (Rev. Roumaine Math. Pures Appl. 43, 1998) and reinvestigated by Abuhlail, Gómez-Torrecillas and Lobillo (J. Algebra 240, 2001). These investigations lead to introducing the so called α-condition in my Ph.D. dissertation in 2001 (under Robert Wisbauer, University of Düsseldorf, Germany). This fair and easily stated condition attracted the attention of many reputable researchers. It enabled developing a very successful approach to study categories of comodules for corings (coalgebras) satisfying it as special Wisbauer categories of type σ[M]. This approach was highlighted in the celebrated book of Brzezinski and Wisbauer (Corings and Comodules, Cambridge Univ. Press, 2003) and more than 20 publications which cited my paper (Commun. Algebra 31, 2003). Another successful paper, which attracted about 20 citations so far, is related to Morita contexts and Galois extensions for corings (Lecture Notes in Pure and Appl. Math. 239, Marcel Dekker, New York, 2005). The α-condition played an important role in my papers on coalgebras and Hopf algebras. It enabled, in particular, a generalization of the celebrated Blattner-Montgomery & Koppinen duality theorems on crossed products. The results were published in [J. Algebra 288 (1), 2005].

• Commutative Rings. With S. Kabbaj and our joint Ph.D. student M. Jarrar [J. Pure Appl. Alg. 215

(10), 2011], we introduced and investigated the class of fqp-ring, a new class of Prüfer-like commutative rings over which every finitely generated ideal is quasi-projective. We also proved that this class of rings lies strictly between the classes of arithmetical and Gaussian rings. In a second paper with M. Jarrar [J. Pure Appl. Algebra 215 (8), 2011], a complete classification of tilting modules over almost perfect commutative domains was obtained.

• Zariski-like Topologies. While the notion of a prime ring is quite natural and fundamental for rings,

it is not so for corings. We investigated a dual notion for corings and comodules in two papers [Appl. Categ. Structures 14 (2006) & 16 (2008)]. After that, we moved to investigate several notions of (co)primeness for modules. While most papers related to these concepts are restricted to commutative base rings, our results work fine over general associative rings. Moreover, we established a new approach in which we study the interplay between the algebraic properties of the module under investigation and the topological properties of the obtained (dual) Zariski-like space. Recently, we suggested in a preprint with Ch. Lomp a way to unify such topologies using lattice theory. The main project is still in progress and involves a colleague and a Ph.D. student from KFUPM.

• Semirings and Semimodules. These are roughly speaking rings/ modules not necessarily with

subtraction. I noticed that, with few exceptions and despite their many applications in different aspects of Mathematics, theoretical physics and theoretical computer science, no systematic investigation of the category of semimodules over a semiring (in particular the category of commutative monoids) has been carried out so far. One reason for that is that such categories are not Puppe-exact and not homological (in some sense). This might explain why the theory of homological monoids is not well-developed in contrast to homological groups. After long

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investigations, we managed to come up with a new notion of exact sequences of semimodules. This new notion enabled proving some restricted versions of some homological lemmas (e.g. the Five Lemma, the Snake Lemma). These in turn helped much in developing a theory of semicorings and semicomodules and Hopf semialgebras. The results were published in 2 papers [Commun. Algebra; 2 accepted papers] including one jointly written with my Ph.D. student N. Alsulaiman. On the other hand, investigations of Takahashi’s tensor-like product, with which such categories are surprisingly not monoidal, lead us to introducing a notion of semiunital semimonoidal categories and generalized notion of monads and comonads [Theory Appl. Categ. 28 (4), 2013].

COMMUTATIVE ALGEBRA RESEARCH GROUP (CARG)

I am an active member of the Commutative Algebra Research Group (CARG) http://www3.kfupm.edu.sa/carg, directed by Prof. S. Kabbaj, KFUPM. The group was initiated in 2004 as the Commutative Algebra Research Lab (CARL). In addition to attending the different activities of the group/lab (2 workshops, lecture series, seminars), I gave since more than 50 talks at the weekly seminar of the group/lab

4.2. SPONSORED PROJECTS

(A) RESEARCH PROJECTS FUNDED BY THE DSR (KFUPM):

# Number Title Duration (months) Start/End Role

(Status)

[13] RG1309

with (A. Tatar)

Homological Dimensions of Semimodules 30 01.12.2013

01.06.2016 In Progress

[12]

RG1304 With

(A. Laradji) (Consultant:

T. Nam)

Projective and Injective Semimodules (Revisited) 24 01.12.2013

01.12.2015 In Progress

[11] RG1213 (with E. Echi)

Unifying Zariski-like Topologies for Modules 36 01.06.2012

31.05.2015 PI

(in progress)

[10] SB101023 (Consultant: Ch. Lomp) Strongly Hollow Modules 18 01.09.2011

28.02.2013 PI

(Completed)

[9] IN100008 (Consultant: R. Wisbauer) Monads and Comonads in Varieties 24 1.01.2010

1.01.2012 PI

(Completed)

[8] FT100004 On Exact Sequences of Semimodules over Semirings 18 1.03.2010

31.08.2011 PI

(Completed)

[7] FT090007 Almost Perfect Rings 18 1.09.2009 28.02.2011

PI (Completed)

[6] IN080400 Semibialgebras and Hopf Semialgebras 24 15.03.2008

14.03.2010 PI

(Completed)

[5] FT08009 Zariski-like Topologies for Modules over Commutative Rings 18 1.03.2008

31.08.2009 PI

(Completed)

[4] IN070351 ( Student: M. Jarrar)

The Structure of Tilting Modules over Commutative Rings 24 01.09.2007

31.08.2009 PI

(Completed)

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[3] FT060010 Semicorings and Semicomodules 12 01.09.2006 31.08.2007

PI (Completed)

[2] IN000296 Primeness and Coprimeness Conditions for Comodules & Corings

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15.12.2005 14.03.2008

PI (Completed)

[1] JF050003 (Consultant: S. Kabbaj)

Tilting and Cotilting Modules over Commutative Rings 10 28.07.2005

27.06.2006 PI

(Completed)

Modules over Non-Noetherian Domains

1 month in

summer August 2005 PI

(Completed)

(B) BOOK WRITING/TRANSLATION GRANTS (DSR, KFUPM)

# Number Title Duration (months) Start/End Role

(Status)

[4] AR101010 100 Solved Problems in Inequalities. An Entrance to Math Olympiads

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15.12.2011 14.06.2013

PI (Completed)

[3] AR100007 100 Solved Problems in Algebra. An Entrance to Math Olympiads

18

15.06.2010 14.12.2011

PI (Completed)

[2]

AR080005 (with

Alassar & El-Gebeily)

Translation of Zill’s Book: “A First Course in Differential Equations with Modeling

Applications” 18 01.03.2010

31.08.2011 CI

(Completed)

[1] AR090003 Olympiad Problem Book 18

01.12.2008 31.05.2010

CI (Completed)

(C) UNSPONSORED PROJECTS

# Title Period Status

[2] V-Semirings (with S. Il’in, Y. Katsov and Nam, T.)

2012 – present in Progress

[1] Injective Morita Contexts (with S. K. Nauman)

2005 – 2006 Completed

(D) PROPOSALS (SUBMITTED TO DSR)

# Title Type Proposed Duration

[2] 100 Solved Problems in Number Theory. An Entrance to Math Olympiads

Book Authoring

18 months

[1] Funny Mathematics Book

Authoring 18 months

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4.3. PUBLICATIONS: (ALL PUBLICATIONS UNDER FAMILY NAME: Abuhlail

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Table of Points from ISI Journals since Last Promotion (April 2006)

Table of Additional Points since Last Promotion (April 2006)

• Total number of points: 11.75

No. Name of the Journal ISI ISI-Impact Factor

Publisher (Country) Units Calculation

[JP25] Semigroup Forum Yes 0.455 Springer (Germany) 1 [JP24] Homology, Homotopy and

Applications Yes 0.433 International Press of

Boston (USA) 1

[J16], [J17] Journal of Pure and Applied Algebra

Yes 0.534 Elsevier (Netherlands) 1

[J15] Topology and its Applications

Yes 0.562 Elsevier (Netherlands)

1

[J18], [J22], [J23] Communications in Algebra

Yes 0.356 Taylor & Francis (USA) 2.5

[J19] Theory and Applications of Categories

Yes 0.536 Mount Allison University (Canada)

1

[J13], [J14] Applied Categorical Structures

Yes 0.375 Springer (Netherlands)

2

[J20] Journal of Algebra and its Applications

Yes 0.342 World Scientific (Singapore)

0.5

[J21] Algebra Colloquium Yes 0.308 World Scientific (Singapore)

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Total Units 9.0 Total Units for ISI 9.0

No. Type ISI Publisher (Country) Units Calculation

[C2] Conference Proceedings Yes Birkhäuser (Germany) 0.5 [R1], [R2] Technical Reports NA KFUPM (KSA) 1

[B1], [B2], [B3] Refereed Reference Books NA Obeikan (KSA) & KFUPM

1

[TB] Refereed Translation of Specialized Scientific Books

NA Obeikan (KSA) 0.25

Distinguished Creative Activities

[E1] Edited Volumes of the “Arabian Journal of Science & Engineering”

Yes KFUPM (KSA)

[E2] Yes Springer (Netherlands) [E3] Edited Volume of the “Arabian

Journal of Mathematics” No Springer (Netherlands)

Total Units 2.75

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Remark: Names of authors are given in alphabetical order.

(A) REFEREED JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS

Submitted Papers

[S2] Abuhlail, J., S. Il’in, Y. Katsov and Nam, T., On V-semirings and semirings all of whose cyclic semimodules are injective.

[S1] Abuhlail, J. and Lomp, Ch., On topological lattices and an application to first submodules; arXiv: 1305.4578

Work after Promotion to Associate Professor

[J25] Abuhlail, J., “Some Remarks on Tensor Products and Flatness of Semimodules”, Semigroup Forum, (accepted on December 23, 2013) (ISI) [J24] Abuhlail, J., “Exact Sequences of Commutative Monoids and Semimodules”, Homology, Homotopy and Applications (accepted on December 5, 2013) (ISI) [J23] Abuihlail, J. and Alsulaiman, N., “Hopf Semialgebras”, Communication in Algebra (accepted on September 1, 2013). arXiv: 1304.6042 (ISI) [J22] Abuhlail, J., “Semicorings and Semicomodules”, Communications in Algebra (accepted on May 3, 2013). arXiv:1303.3924 (ISI) [J21] Abuhlail, J., “Zariski Topologies for Coprime and Second Submodules” (accepted on 29.7.2011), Algebra Colloquium (ISI) [J20] Abuhlail, J. and Lomp, Ch., “On the Notions of Strong Irreducibility and its Dual”, Journal of Algebra and its Applications, Vol. 12 (6) (2013) [23 pages] (ISI) [J19] Abuhlail, J., “Semiunital Semimonoidal Categories (Applications to Semirings and Semicorings)”, Theory and Applications of Categories, Vol. 28 (4) (2013), pp. 123 – 149. (ISI) [J18] Abuhlail, J., “A Zariski Topology for Modules”, Communications in Algebra, Vol. 39 (12) (2011), pp. 1 – 19. (ISI) [J17] Abuhlail, J., Jarrar, M., and Kabbaj, S., “Commutative Rings in which Every Finitely Generated Ideal is Quasi-Projective”, Journal of Pure and Applied Algebra, Vol. 215 (10) (2011), pp. 2504 – 2511. (ISI) [J16] Abuhlail, J. and Jarrar, M., “Tilting Modules over Almost Perfect Domains”, Journal of Pure and Applied Algebra, Vol. 211 (8) (2011), pp. 2024–2033. (ISI) [J15] Abuhlail, J., “A Dual Zariski Topology for Modules”, Topology and its Applications, Vol. 158 (3) (2011), 457 – 467 (ISI) [J14] Abuhlail, J., “A Zariski Topology for Bicomodules and Corings”, Applied Categorical Structures, vol. 16 (1-2) (2008), pp. 13 – 28. (ISI) [J13] Abuhlail, J., “Fully Coprime Comodules and Fully Coprime Corings”, Applied Categorical Structures, vol. 14 (2006), pp. 379 – 409. (ISI) (Submitted after last promotion on April 12, 2006; accepted October 4, 2006).

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Work after Ph.D. and before Promotion to Associate Professor

[J12] Abuhlail, J., “Duality Theorems for Crossed Products over Rings”, Journal of Algebra, Vol. 288 (2005), pp. 212-240. (ISI) [J11] Abuhlail, J., “Hopf Pairings and (Co)induction Functors over Commutative Rings”, Journal of Algebra and its Applications, Vol. 4 (2005), pp. 369-404. [J10] Abuhlail, J., “Dual Entwining Structures and Dual Entwined Modules”, Algebras and Representation Theory, Vol. 8 (2005), pp. 275–295. (ISI) [J9] Abuhlail, J., “A Note on Coinduction Functors between Categories of Comodules for Corings”, Ann. Univ. Ferrara Sez. VII (N.S.), Vol. 51 (2005), 151–172. [J8] Abuhlail, J., “On the Linear Weak Topology and Dual Pairings over Rings”, Topology and its Applications, Vol. 149 (2005), pp. 161-175. (ISI) [J7] Abuhlail, J., “On Linear Difference Equations over Rings and Modules”, International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences. Vol. 2004, Issue 5 (2004), pp. 239-258. [J6] Abuhlail, J., “On Coreflexive Coalgebras and Comodules over Commutative Rings”, Journal of Pure and Applied Algebra. Vol. 194 (2004), pp. 1-38. (ISI) [J5] Abuhlail, J., “Rational Modules for Corings”, Commun. Algebra, Vol. 31 (2003), pp. 5793-5840. (ISI)

Work Extracted from Ph.D. Dissertation

[J4] Abuhlail, J., Gómez Torrecillas, J. and Lobillo, F. J., “Duality and Rational Modules for Hopf Algebras over Commutative Rings”, Journal of Algebra, Vol. 240 (2001), pp. 165-184. (ISI) [J3] Abuhlail, J., Gómez-Torrecillas, J. and Wisbauer, R., “Dual Coalgebras of Algebras over Commutative Rings”, Journal of Pure and Applied Algebra, Vol. 153 (2000), pp. 107-120. (ISI)

Work before Ph.D.

[J2] Saleh, M., Yousef, H. and Abu Hlail, J., “The Number of Ring Homomorphisms from [ ] [ ]m nZ Zζ ζ× into [ ]kZ ζ ”, An Najah Univ. J. Res., Vol. 14 (2000), pp. 1-5. [J1] Saleh, M., Yousef, H. and Abu Hlail, J., “The Number of Homomorphisms from

1...

rm mZ Z× × into

1...

sk kZ Z× × ”, Dirasat Natural and Engineering Sciences. Vol. 25 (1998), pp. 326-329.

(B) REFEREED CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS REMARK: Both conference papers are full length papers; the content is not published elsewhere. The refereeing process is similar to that of journal papers.

Work after Promotion to Associate Professor

[C2] Abuhlail, J. and Nauman, S.K., “Injective Morita Contexts”, in “Modules and Comodules”, Proceedings of the International Conference held at the University of Porto, Porto, September 6–8, 2006, Edited by Tomasz Brzeziński, José Luis Gómez Pardo, Ivan Shestakov and Patrick F. Smith, Series: Trends in Mathematics, Birkhäuser (2008), pp. 1 – 30 (ISI Proceedings)

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Work before Promotion to Associate Professor

[C1] Abuhlail, J., “Morita Contexts for Corings and Equivalences”, Hopf Algebras in Noncommutative Geometry and Physics, S. Caenepeel and F. Van Oystaeyen (eds.), Marcel Dekker, New York: Lect. Not. Pur. App. Math., Vol. 239 (2005), pp. 1-19. (ISI Proceedings)

(C) REFEREED TECHNICAL REPORTS

Work after Promotion to Associate Professor

[R2] J. Abuhlail, “Primeness and Coprimeness Conditions for Comodules and Corings”, KFUPM, Final Report (# 389; May 2008). http://www1.kfupm.edu.sa/math/TechReports_DATA/389.pdf [R1] J. Abuhlail, “Tilting & Cotilting Modules over Commutative Rings (Survey & Open Problems)”, KFUPM, Final Report (# 381; Dec 2007). http://www1.kfupm.edu.sa/math/TechReports_DATA/381.pdf

(D) BOOKS CO-EDITED VOLUMES

[E3] J. Abuhlail, A. Badawi, S. Kabbaj, A. Jaballah, A. Laradji, R. Wisbauer, Selected Papers from the Algebra Sessions at the First International Conference on Mathematics and Statistics (AUS-ICMS‘10), Arabian Journal of Mathematics (Springer), April 2012. http://link.springer.com/journal/40065/1/1/page/1 [E2] J. Abuhlail, A. Badawi, S. Kabbaj, A. Jaballah, A. Laradji, R. Wisbauer, ICMS’10 Proceedings (Algebra), Part I (15 papers), AJSE-Mathematics 36 (6) (Springer), October 2011. http://link.springer.com/journal/13369/36/6/page/1 (ISI) [E1] J. Abuhlail, G. Böhm, T. Brzeziński, H. P. Gumm, S. Kabbaj, R. Street and R. Wisbauer, Interactions of Algebraic and Coalgebraic Structures (Theory and Applications): AJSE, December 2008; Vol. 33, Number 2C. (ISI) TRANSLATION OF SPECIALIZED BOOKS

[TB] El-Gebeily, M., Alassar, R. and Abuhlail, J., Translation to Arabic of “D. Zill, A First Course in Differential Equations with Modeling Applications, Cengage Learning, 9th Edition (2008)”. (in Press) (CO)AUTHORED BOOKS (IN ARABIC) [B3] 100 Solved Problems in Inequalities; An Entrance to Math Olympiads (An Entrance to Math Olympiads and Contests) Completed and submitted to DSR for refereeing/reviewing. [B2] Abuihlail, J., 100 Solved Problems in Algebra (An Entrance to Math Olympiads and Contests): Completed and submitted to DSR for refereeing/reviewing. [B1] Alassar, R., Abuihlail, J. and Abu-Sbeih, M. Z., An Entrance to Math Olympiads and Contests (Introduction – Problems – Solutions), Obeikan (2013).

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4.4. NON-SELF CITATIONS REMARK: A list of all 76 papers citing my work is available in Appendix B.

• 76 non-self citations in 59 manuscripts by more than 40 authors.

o 41 in ISI publications o 10 in books o 7 in Ph.D. dissertations and 4 in M.Sc. theses

• h-index = 5 (i.e. 5 papers have has been cited in other papers at least 5 times each).

[Paper] [C1] [C2] [J3] [J4] [J5] [J8] [J9] [J10] [J11] [J12] [J13] [J14] [JP16] [JP21] Citations 19 1 5 9 22 4 1 2 1 1 5 2 3 1

ISI 12 1 1 3 11 2 2 1 4 1 2 1

4.5. RESEARCH VISITS/SHORT PERIOD RESEARCH GRANTS

PERIOD AFFILIATION COUNTRY HOST SPONSOR May 30 – June 5, 2012 Da Universidado Do

Porto Portugal Christian Lomp KFUPM

Centro de Matematica da Universidade do Porto

June 29 – July 3, 2011 Granada University Spain José Gómez-Torrecillas KFUPM Granada University

June 16 - Sept. 15, 2009 Heinrich-Heine Universität

Germany Robert Wisbauer German Academic Exchange Service

(DAAD) September 10-16, 2008 University of Glasgow Scotland Patrick Smith KFUPM

June 20-28, 2005 Da Universidado Do Porto

Portugal Christian Lomp Centro de Matematica da Universidade do Porto

June 11 - Aug. 10, 2005 Heinrich-Heine Universität

Germany Robert Wisbauer German Academic Exchange Service

(DAAD) Dec. 7-9, 2000 Swansea University Wales Tomasz Brzezinski English-German

Academic Exchange Program

Dec. 2000 (≈ 1 week) Manchester University UK Mike Prest English-German Academic Exchange

Program Nov. 1999 (≈ 2 weeks) Manchester University UK Mike Prest English-German

Academic Exchange Program

May 1999 (≈ 2 weeks) Granada University Spain José Gómez-Torrecillas Spanish-German Academic Exchange

Program

Year 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 Citations 4 4 2 2 10 9 13 6 8 10 6 2

ISI 4 3 2 1 3 8 6 3 4 2 3 2

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4.6. VISITORS

PERIOD VISITOR AFFILIATION COUNTRY

April 27 – May 4, 2013 Khalid Al-Takhman Birzeit University Palestine Feb. 5 – 17, 2012 Christian Lomp University of Portugal

March 27 – April 29, 2009 S.K. Jain Ohio University USA March 20 – April 4, 2009 Robert Wisbauer Heinrich-Heine Universität Germany

March 15 – 24, 2006 Christian Lomp University of Portugal Feb. 19th - March 1st, 2005 Robert Wisbauer Heinrich-Heine Universität Germany

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5. PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

5.1. CONFERENCES/WORKSHOPS ORGANIZATION

• Special session “Modules and Comodules” at the First International Conference of Mathematics and Statistics, American University of Sharjah, March 18-21, 2010” (with Robert Wisbauer, Düsseldorf, Germany)

• Algebra Workshop – KFUPM (March 19 – 21, 2006) • Algebra & Applications Day KFUPM (March 1st, 2005) • 3 lecture series in Algebra at KFUPM by Robert Wisbauer, University of Düsseldorf, Germany

(Feb 2005 & March 2008) and S. K. Jain, University of Ohio – USA (April 2009)

5.2. CONFERENCES/WORKSHOPS PRESENTATIONS/ATTENDANCE ATTENDANCE WITH PRESENTATIONS (19) PERIOD CITY COUNTRY CONFERENCE/WORKSH

OP PRESENTATION

12-15 Aug., 2013

Burhaniye, Balikesir Turkey International Conference on Algebra in Honor of Patrick Smith and John Clark's 70th Birthday

Zariski Topologies for Coprime and Second Submodules

8 Dec. 2012 Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat

Oman Algebra and Geometry workshop

Semirings and Semimodules (An Open Invitation to Research)

16-18 Apr., 2012

Um Al-Qura University, Mecca

KSA Fifth Saudi Science Conference, Umm Al-

Qura

A snake lemma for cancellative commutative monoids

12-15 July, 2011

Yogyakarta Indonesia The 6-th SEAMS-GMU 2011 International

Conference on Mathematics

Exact Sequences in Non-Exact Categories

(Plenary Talk)

4-8 July, 2011

University of Almeria Spain Hopf Algebras and Tensor Categories

Hopf Semialgebras

18-22 May, 2011

Antalya Turkey Antalya Algebra Days XIII

A Dual Zariski Topology for Modules

22 Dec., 2010

Muscat Oman Third Workshop in Algebra and its

Applications

Zariski-like Topologies for Coprime and Second Modules

Aug. 10-14, 2009

Trondheim Norway Homological and Geometric Methods in

Algebra

Injective Morita Contexts: Revisited (Poster)

26 July – 1 Aug., 2009

Abbey Vorau, Styria Austria 21st International Conference on Near-rings, Near-fields &

related topics

Monads and Comonads in Categories of Modules over

Semirings

18-20 Dec., 2009

University of Delhi, Delhi

India Pre-ICM Convention on Mathematical Sciences

Endo-prime and Endo-coprime Modules over Commutative Rings

22-26 July, 2008

Free University of Brussels

Belgium Non-Commutative Structures in

Mathematics and Physics

Semicorings and Semicomodules

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23-28 June, 2008

Fez Morocco Fifth international Fez Conference on

Commutative Algebra and its Applications

Zariski-like Topologies for Modules over Commutative Rings

18-22 Sept., 2007

Almeria Spain Nom-Commutative Rings and Geometry

Elementary Corngs and Morita Takeuchi Contexts

27 April, 2006

American University of Sharjah

UAE Fourth UAE Math Day

Semicorings and Semicomodules

25-30 March, 2006

Cairo Egypt Algebras and Coalgebras: Tools for Physics,

Geometry and Computer Science

The Coprime Topology for Corings

16-19 June, 2005

Mainz Germany International Joint Meeting of AMS, DMV,

ÖMG

Co-endoprime Comodules

12-14 Dec., 2004

Al-Ain UAE 2nd International Conference on

Mathematical Sciences

Coprime and Coprimitive Corings

16-19 June, 2004

Ferrara Italy Ferrara Algebra Workshop

On Coinduction Functors between Categories of Comodules

for Corings 9-12 Aug.,

2000 Bethlehem Palestine 3rd International

Palestinian Conference on Mathematics &

Mathematical Education

A Duality Theorem for Crossed Products over Commutative

Rings

ATTENDANCE WITHOUT PRESENTATIONS (4)

PERIOD CITY COUNTRY CONFERENCE/WORKSHOP 3-7 June, 2013 Providence, Rhode

Island USA International Linear

Algebra Society 2013 Meeting

May 31 – June 1, 2013 New York (Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New

York University)

USA Archimedes in the 21st Century (23 Centuries of

Influence on Mathematics, Engineering and Science)

8-10 July, 2004 University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen Campus

Germany From Arithmetic to Cryptology

15-18 July, 1998 Brussels Belgium Hopf Algebras and Quantum Groups

5.3. LECTURE SERIES: Corings and Comodules, Dammam Girls College, 8-10 hours (March

2008).

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5.4. TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS AND INVITED LECTURES (8) OUTSIDE KFUPM

DAY AFFILIATION COUNTRY EVENT PRESENTATION 1 June, 2012 Da

Universidado Do Porto

Portugal Semiunário de Represenação de Álgebras e Geometria

A Snake Lemma for Semimodules over Semirings

15 July, 2008 Palestine Polytechnic University

Palestine Math Seminar Corings by Examples

6 June 2006 King Abdul Aziz Univ.

KSA Math Seminar Induction and Coinduction for Categories Comodules

23 June, 2005 Da Universidado

do Porto

Portugal Semiunário de Represenação de Álgebras e Geometria

(Co)Primeness Properties of Comodules and Corings

7 July 7, 2004 Düsseldorf Germany Algebra Oberseminar, Heinrich-Heine Universität

(Co)Induction Functors for Categories of type σ[M] with Applications to Categories of

Comodules for Corings 28 July 7, 2004 Düsseldorf Germany Algebra Oberseminar,

Heinrich-Heine Universität Coprime and Cosemiprime

Comodules November 1999 Manchester UK Algebra Seminar On Dual Coalgebras over

Commutative Rings 7 May, 1999 Almeria Spain Seminario de Algebra,

Universidad de Almeria Linear Recursive Sequences

over Modules: a Coalgebraic Approach

INSIDE KFUPM:

• 7 talks at the department Math Colloquium; • more than 50 talks at the Commutative Algebra Weekly Seminar (since 2004).

5.5. EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS

• Active Learning Strategies for Calculus, Math Education Seminar (KFUPM), Dec. 21st, 2004 (with H. Al-Attas & H. Tawfiq).

5.6. REVIEW/REFEREEING JOB REFEREEING RESEARCH PAPERS

I refereed several papers for the following journals and series:

• AJSE; AJSE-Mathematics (KFUPM; KSA) [ISI] • Algebra (Hindawi) • Algebra Colloquium (World Scientific; Singapore) [ISI] • Annali dell'Università di Ferrara (University of Ferrara; Italy)

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• Bulletin of the Iranian Mathematical Society (Iranian Mathematical Society; Iran) [ISI] • Bulletin of the Malaysian Mathematical Sciences Society (MMSS; Malaysia) [ISI] • Communications in Algebra (Taylor & Francis; USA) [ISI] • Contemporary Mathematics (American Mathematical Society; USA) • Houston Journal of Mathematics (University of Houston; USA) [ISI] • International Electronic Journal of Algebra (Turkey) • International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences (Hindawi) • Journal of Algebraic Systems (Shahrood University of Technology; Iran) • Journal of Commutative Algebra (Rocky Mountain Mathematics Consortium; USA) [ISI] • Journal of Homology and Related Structures (Springer; Georgia) [ISI] • Mediterranean Journal of Mathematics (Birkhäuser; Italy) [ISI] • Portugaliae Mathematica (European Mathematical Society; Portugal) [ISI] • Vietnam Journal of Mathematics (Springer; Vietnam)

PUBLIC REVIEWS

• Mathematical Reviews (American Mathematical Society): 7 reviews • ZentralBlattMath (European Mathematical Society): 10 reviews

OTHER REFEREEING JOBS

• I refereed several books in Arabic authored by faculty members at different Saudi universities. • I refereed several proposals/final reports of projects at KFUPM and other Saudi universities.

5.7. EDITORIAL BOARS

JOURNAL ROLE PERIOD PUBLISHER Palestine Journal of Mathematics

(PJM) http://pjm.ppu.edu

Co-Editor-in-Chief

2012 – Present

Palestine Polytechnic

University (PPU)

Arabian Journal of Mathematics (AJM)

http://www.springer.com/40065

Editor 2012 – Present Springer &

KFUPM Managing Editor 2012 – 2013

Arabian Journal of Science & Engineering (AJSE-Mathematics)

http://ajse-mathematics.kfupm.edu.sa/

Associate

Managing Editor

2009 – 2011

Springer &

KFUPM

Arabian Journal of Science & Engineering

Lead Technical Editor

2007 – 2008

KFUPM

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6. COMMUNITY SERVICE

6.1. DEPARTMENT COMMITTEES

Year Committee Type 2013/2014 Graduate Committee Standing

Comprehensive Exam Committee Ad-hoc 2012/2013 Graduate Committee Standing

Comprehensive Exam Committee Ad-hoc Topology Course Committee Ad-hoc

2011/2012 Graduate Committee Standing Comprehensive Exam Committee Ad-hoc

2010/2011 Graduate Committee Standing Committee to prepare a proposal of appointing a Chair

Professor on Islamic Civilization and History of Science Ad-hoc

Math & Science Clubs Committee Ad-hoc 2009/2010 Research Committee Standing 2008/2009 Translation Committee Standing 2007/2008 Translation Committee Standing 2006/2007 Comprehensive Exam Committee Ad-hoc 2005/2006 IT Committee Standing

Math-101 Coordination Committee Ad-hoc 2004/2005 Research Committee Standing

Textbooks Committee (Math 552 & Math-553) Ad-hoc 6.2. STANDING UNIVERSITY COMMITTEES I acted in the period (2005 – 2008) as an advisor in the "Academic Improvement Program".

Year Committee Type

2012/2013 Arabic Books Committee Standing 2010/2011 Scientific Research Committee Standing

6.3. AD-HOC UNIVERSITY COMMITTEES

2010/2011 AJSE-Mathematics Editorial Board 2009/2010 AJSE-Mathematics Editorial Board 2009/2010 Organizing Committee of the "2nd AJSE Workshop 2006/2007 Revising Math-130

2006 – Present 3 Promotion Committees 6.4. OTHER COMMITTEES

• Member of the “Comprehensive Exam Committee” for Dammam Girls College (March 2008).

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6.5. MISCELLANEOUS

MIT BLOSSOMS (2012/2013)

I developed and presented two educational Video Lessons in Arabic (with English subtitles):

- Selfish Drivers: Braess Paradox and Traffic Planning - Arabesque Groups, where Art and Mathematics Meet

KFUPM MATH OLYMPIAD

I got involved in several activities related to Math Olympiads since 2007. My activities included:

• Coauthoring 3 books (in Arabic) related to Math Olympiad Problems. • Serving as a member of the Scientific Committee of the KFUPM Math Olympiad

(2007/2008, 2008/2009, 2009/2010, 2011/2012 & 2012/2013). • Serving as member of the Organizing Committee of the KFUPM Math Olympiad

(2010/2011). • Serving as chairman of the Training and Resources Committee then the Math Clubs

Committee (2010/2011) • Giving 2 workshops related to training school teachers on Problem Solving Strategies. • Attending 4 workshops in Riyad and KFUPM held by trainers of the American, German and

Romanian IMO teams. MATH CLUBS

I served in 2010 as member of the Math & Science Clubs Committee formed by the Dean of the College of Science. The project was funded Saudi ARAMCO and executed through SciTech. Our main tasks included:

• Holding a training workshop for Math School teachers on running Math Clubs. • Preparing scientific material to be used at Math Clubs.

TRANSLATION

Since 2008, I am involved in translating to Arabic the abstracts of papers for the AJSE and the Arabian Journal of Mathematics. GRADUATE PROGRAM

With the help of some colleagues and full cooperation from the Deanship of Graduate Studies, we managed to attract tens of students from Palestine and Jordan in particular to join the graduate program at KFUPM in general and the Math Department in particular.

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Appendix

List of Non-Self Citations

• 76 non-self citations in 59 manuscripts by more than 40 authors.

o 41 in ISI publications o 10 in books o 7 in Ph.D. dissertations o 4 in M.Sc. theses

• h-index = 5 (i.e. 5 papers have has been cited in other papers at least 5 times each).

[Paper] [C1] [C2] [J3] [J4] [J5] [J8] [J9] [J10] [J11] [J12] [J13] [J14] [JP16] [JP21] Citations 19 1 5 9 22 4 1 2 1 1 5 2 3 1

ISI 12 1 1 3 11 2 2 1 4 1 2 1

2013 (4 Non-self Citation)

(59) S. Çeken, M. Alkan and P. F. Smith, Second modules over noncommutative rings, Commun. Algebra 41 (1) (2013), 83–98. [ISI] Cited paper [J21]

(58) B. Mesablishvili and R. Wisbauer, On rational pairings of functors, Applied Categorical Structures, 21 (3) (2013), 249-290. [ISI] Cited paper [J5]

(57) G. Navarro, Valued Gabriel quiver of a wedge product and semiprime coalgebras, Frontiers of Mathematics in China 8 (5) (2013), 1157-1183. [ISI] Cited paper [J13], [J14]

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2012 (4 Non-self Citations)

(56) R. Göbel and J. Trlifaj, Approximations and endomorphism algebras of modules. Volume 1. Predictions, Second revised and extended edition, de Gruyter Expositions in Mathematics 41, Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin (2012). Cited paper [C16]

(55) G. Liu and S. Wang, Graded Morita theory for group coring and graded Morita-Takeuchi theory, Taiwanese Journal of Mathematics 16 (13) (2012), 1041-1056. [ISI] Cited paper [C2]

(54) L. Fuchs, On kernel modules of cotorsion pairs, in “Groups and Model Theory”, Contemporary Mathematics 576 (2012), 95-103. [ISI] Cited paper [J16]

Year 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 Citations 4 4 2 2 10 9 13 6 8 10 6 2

ISI 4 3 2 1 3 8 6 3 4 2 3 2

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(53) B.-L. Shen, Maschke-Type theorem, duality theorem and the global dimension for weak crossed products, Commun. Algebra 40 (5) (2012), 1802-1820. [ISI] Cited paper [J12]

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2011 (2 Non-self Citations)

(52) D. Pospíšil and J. Trlifaj, Tilting for regular rings of Krull dimension two, J. Algebra 336 (1), 184 – 199 (2011). [ISI] Cited paper [J16]

(51) Xiao-Li Fang, Group C-rings and weak group algebra Galois coextensions, Commun. Algebra 39 (7), 2573 – 2597 (2011)). [ISI] Cited paper [J5]

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2010 (2 Non-self Citations)

(50) L. El Kaoutit, L. and J. Gomez-Torrecillas, Coinduction functor and simple comodules, Annali dell'Universita di Ferrara 56 (2010), 21-35. Cited paper: [J5]

(49) S. Wang, New Turaev braided group categories over entwining structures, Commun. Algebra 38 (3) (2010), 1019 – 1049. [ISI] Cited paper: [J10]

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2009 (10 Non-self Citations)

(48) T. Brzezinski, Comodules and Corings, Handbook of Algebra, Vol. 6, edited by M. Hazewinkel, Elsevier, 2009, 237-318. Cited paper: [J4[, [J5], [C1], [J9], [J13], [J14]

(47) L. El Kaoutit and J. Gomez-Torrecillas Corings with decomposition and semiperfect corings, Algebras and Representation Theory 12 (2009), 343–356. [ISI] Cited paper: [J5]

(46) 1) G. Böhm and J. Vercruysse, Morita theory of comodules over corings, Commun. Algebra 37 (9) (2009), 3207-3247. [ISI] Cited paper: [C1]

(45) I. Wijayanti and R. Wisbauer, On coprime modules and comodules, Commun. Algebra. 37 (4) (2009), 1308-1333. [ISI] Cited paper: [J13]

(44) Yange Xu and Shouchuan Zhang, Duality theorem and Hom functor in braided tensor categories, International Journal of Modern Mathematics 4 (2) (2009), 109-134. Cited papers: [J4]

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2008 (9 Non-self Citations)

(43) Q. Guo and S. Wang, Rational modules for corings and weak entwining structure, Journal of Nanjing University Mathematical Biquarterly 25 (2) (2008), 158-167. Cited paper: [J5]

(42) L. El Kaoutit, Wide Morita contexts in bicategories, AJSE 33 (2C) (2008), 153-174. [ISI] Cited paper: [C2]

(41) P. Jara, L. Merino, G. Navarro and J F. Ruiz, Prime path coalgebras, AJSE 33 (2C) (2008), 273-284. [ISI] Cited paper: [J13]

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(40) Q. Guo, S. Wang and Z. Yan, Inner deformations of entwined modules and their simpleness; AJSE 33 (2C) (2008), 205-223. [ISI] Cited Paper: [J10]

(39) XL Fang and DM Lu, Group corings and (invertible) weak group entwining structures, Commun. Algebra 36 (10) (2008), 3820-3841. [ISI] Cited paper: [J5]

(38) L. El Kaoutit and J. Gómez-Torrecillas, Corings with exact rational functors and injective objects, in "Modules and Comodules", T. Brzezinski et. al. (editors)", Trends in Mathematics, Birkhäuser (2008), 185-202. [ISI] Cited paper: [J5]

(37) M. Iovanov and Vercruysse, J., Co-Frobenius corings and adjoint functors; J. Pure Appl. Algebra, 212 (9) (2008), 2027-2058. [ISI] Cited papers: [J5], [J8]

(36) B.-L. Shen and S.-H. Wang, Blattner-Cohen-Montgomery's duality theorem for (weak) group smash products, Commun. Algebra, 36 (6) (2008), 2387-2409. [ISI] Cited paper: [J4]

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2007 (13 Non-self Citations)

(35) R. Al-Omary, Coalgebras and Comodules, M.Sc. Thesis, King AbdulAziz University, Jeddah, KSA (2007). Cited papers: [J3], [J11]

(34) G. Böhm, Galois extensions over commutative and non-commutative base, S. Caenepeel (ed.) et al., New techniques in Hopf algebras and graded ring theory. Selected papers of the congress, Brussels, Belgium, September 19-23, 2006. Brussels: Koninklijke Vlaamse Academie van Belgie voor Wetenschappen en Kunsten, Contact forum, 9-34 (2007). Cited paper: [C1]

(33) G. Böhm and T. Brzezinski, Pre-torsors and equivalences, J. Algebra 317 (2007), 544-580. [ISI]. Cited paper: [C1]

(32) Mrčun, J., Sheaf coalgebras and duality, Topology and its Applications 153 (15) (2007), 2795–2812. [ISI]. Cited paper: [J4]

(31) Lomp, Ch. and Sant' Ana, A., Chain and distributive coalgebras, Journal of Pure and Applied Algebra 211 (3) (2007), 581-595. [ISI] Cited paper: [J13]

(30) Vercruysse, J., Galois Theory for Corings and Comodules, Ph.D. Dissertation, Vrije Universiteit Brussels (2007). Cited papers: [J5], [C1], [J8]

(29) Gomez-Torrecillas, J. and Vercruysse, J., Comatrix corings and Galois comodules over firm rings, Algebras and Representation Theory 10 (3) (2007), 271-306. [ISI] Cited paper: [J5]

(28) Caenepeel, S., De Groot, E. and Vercruysse, J., Galois theory for comatrix corings: descent theory, Morita theory, Frobenius and separability properties, Transactions of the American Mathematical Society 359 (2007), 185-226. [ISI] Cited papers: [C1], [J8]

(27) Böhm, G. and Vercruysse, J., Morita theory for coring extensions and cleft bicomodules, Advances in Mathematics 209 (2007), 611-648. [ISI] Cited paper: [C1]

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(26) G. Böhm and T. Brzezinski, Cleft extensions of Hopf algebras, Applied Categorical Structures 14 (2006), 431-469. [ISI] Cited papers: [C1]

(25) Alonso Alvarez, W.N., Fernandez Vilaboa, J.M., Gonzalez Rodríguez, R. and Rodríguez Raposo, A. B., Weak C-cleft extensions and weak Galois extensions, J. Algebra, 299 (2006), 267-293. [ISI] Cited paper: [C1]

(24) Wang, Shuan-hong, Morita contexts, π-Galois extensions for Hopf π-coalgebras, Commun. Algebra, 34 (2006), 521–546. [ISI] Cited paper: [C1]

(23) W. Al-Sibyani, Wide Morita contexts, M.Sc. thesis. KAAU, Saudi Arabia (2006). Cited papers: [J4], [J8]

(22) Budi Surodjo, Setiadji and dan Sri Wahyuni, Coalgebras of formal power series rings, Berkala MIPA, 16(1) (2006), 19-26, Cited paper: [J3]

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2005 (8 Non-self Citations)

(21) De Groot, E., Comatrix corings applied to weak and partial Galois theory, Ph.D. dissertation, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (May 2005). Cited paper: [C1]

(20) Brzezinski, T., A note on coring extensions, Annali dell'Universita' di Ferrara, sez. VII, Scienze Matematiche: Joint Proceedings of Ferrara Algebra Workshop & Swansea Workshop on Hopf Algebras, June 2004, LI (2005), 15-27. Cited paper: [J5]

(19) Kurakin, V. L., Hopf algebras of linear recurring sequences over rings and modules, Fundamental and Applied Mathematics (Moscow State University). 9(1) (2003), 113-148; translated in Journal of Mathematical Sciences 128 (6) (August 2005), 3402 - 3427. Cited paper: [J3]

(18) Brzezinski, T., Kadison, L. and Wisbauer, R., On coseparable and biseparable corings, Hopf Algebras in Noncommutative Geometry and Physics, S. Caenepeel and F. Van Oystaeyen (eds.), Marcel Dekker, New York: Lecture Notes in Pure and Applied Mathematics 239 (February 2005), 71-88. [ISI] Cited paper: [C1]

(17) Caenepeel, S. and Vercruysse, J., Rationality properties for Morita contexts associated to corings, Hopf Algebras in Noncommutative Geometry and Physics, S. Caenepeel and F. Van Oystaeyen (eds.), Marcel Dekker, New York: Lecture Notes in Pure and Applied Mathematics, 239 (February 2005), 113-136. [ISI] Cited papers: [J5], [C1]

(16) S. Caenepeel and M. Iovanov, Comodules over semiperfect corings, Proceedings of the International Conference on Mathematics and its Applications, ICMA 2004", S.L. Kalla and M.M. Chawlas (Eds.), Kuwait University, Kuwait Univ. Dep. Math. Comput. Sci., Kuwait, (2005), 135-160. Cited paper: [J5]

(15) El Kaoutit, L. and Gomez-Torrecillas, J., Morita duality for corings over quasi-Farobenius rings, Hopf Algebras in Noncommutative Geometry and Physics", S. Caenepeel and F. Van Oystaeyen (eds.), Marcel Dekker, New York: Lecture Notes in Pure and Applied Mathematics, vol. 239, 137-153. [ISI] Cited paper: [J5]

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(14) Quo Guangquan, The corings structure of dual ring, Journal of Chuzhou University, 6 (4) (2004), 90-92. Cited paper: [J5]

(13) El Kaoutit, E., J. Gomez-Torrecillas and Lobillo, J., Semisimple corings, Algebra Colloquium 11 (4) (2004), 427-442. [ISI] Cited paper: [J5]

(12) El Kaoutit, E., Co-anillos y Categorías de Co-módulos, (Spanish), Tesis Doctoral, Universidad de Granada, Spain (2004). Cited paper: [J5], [C1], [J4]

(11) Caenepeel, S., Galois corings from the descent point of view, Galois Theory, Hopf Algebras and Semiabelian Categories, Fields Institute Communications 43 (2004), 163-186. Cited papers: [J5], [C1]

(10) Caenepeel, S, Vercruysse, J. and Wang, S., Morita theory for corings and cleft entwining structures, Journal of Algebra 276 (1) (2004), 210-235. [ISI] Cited paper: [C1]

(9) Kurakin, V.L., Hopf algebras of linear recurring sequences, Diskretnaya Matematika 16 (2004), 7-43; translated in Discrete Mathematics and Applications, 14 (2) (2004), 115-152. Cited papers: [J3], [J4]

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2003 (6 Non-self Citations)

(8) Brzezinski, T. & Wisbauer, R., Corings and Comodules, Lond. Math. Soc. Lec. Not. Ser. 309, Cambridge University Press (2003). Cited paper: [J4]

(7) El Kaoutit, L. and Gomez-Torrecillas, J., Comatrix corings: Galois corings, descent theory, and a structure theorem for cosemisimple corings, Mathematische Zeitschrift, 244 (4) (2003), 887–906. [ISI] Cited paper: [C1]

(6) Brzezinski, T., The structure of corings with a group-like element, Noncommutative Geometry and Quantum Groups, Banach Centre Publications, 61 (2003), 21-35. Cited paper: [J5]

(5) Brzezinski, T., Towers of corings, Commun. Algebra 31 (4) (2003), 2015-2026. [ISI] Cited paper: [J5]

(4) Castano Iglesias, F., Gomez-Torrecillas, J. and Wisbauer, R., Adjoint functors and equivalences of subcategories, Bulletin des Sciences Mathématiques, 127 (5) (2003), 379 395. [ISI] Cited paper: [C1]

(3) Guo Guangquan and Chen Jianhua, Integrals of entwining structure, Journal of Nanjing Xiaozhuang College 19(4) (2003), 49-53. Cited paper: [J5]

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(2) Kurakin, V.L., Hopf algebra dual to a polynomial algebra over a commutative ring, Rossiui skaya Akademiya Nauk. Matematicheskie Zametki 71 (2002), 677-685; translated in Mathematical Notes 71 (5-6) (May 2002), 617-623. [ISI] Cited paper: [J3]

(1) Wisbauer, R., On the category of comodules for corings, Mathematics and Mathematics Education, Proceedings of the 3rd International Palestinian Conference, Bethlehem (Palestine) 9-12 August, 2000, S. Elaydi et al. (ed.), World Scientific, New Jersey (2002), 325-336. [ISI] Cited paper: [J4]