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Publications

 

Refereed Journals

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22. Al-Qutaish, Rafa E. and Abran, Alain, "A Maturity Model of Software Product Quality", submitted to the International Journal of Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering, Singapore, 2008. (ISSN: 0218-1940)

 

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21. Al-Qutaish, Rafa E. "Measuring the Software Product Quality during the Software Development Life-Cycle: An ISO Standards Perspective", submitted to the International Journal of Computing and Information Sciences, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 2008. (ISSN: 1708-0460)

 

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20. Al-Qutaish, Rafa E. "Quality Models in the Software Engineering Literature: A Comparative Study", submitted to the Informatica: an International Journal of Computing and Informatics, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 2008. (ISSN: 0350-5596)

 

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19. Al-Kasasbeh, Basil M.; Al-Qutaish, Rafa E. and Al-Sarayreh, Khalid T., "Innovative Algorithms for the Header Processing Transition from IPv4 to IPv6 and Vice Versa", submitted to the Journal of Communications, Oulu, Finland, 2008. (ISSN: 1796-2021)

 

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18. Al-Sarayreh, Khalid T. and Al-Qutaish, Rafa E., "Using the Sound Recognition Techniques to Reduce the Electricity Consumption in Highways", submitted to the Informatica: an International Journal of Computing and Informatics, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 2008. (ISSN: 0350-5596)

 

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17. Al-Qutaish, Rafa E., and Al-Sarayreh, Khalid T., "Software Process and Product ISO Standards: A Comprehensive Survey", European Journal of Scientific Research, London, UK, Vol. 19, No. 2, 2008, pp. 289-303. (ISSN: 1450-216X)

 

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16. Al-Kasasbeh, Basil M.; Al-Qutaish, Rafa E. and Al-Sarayreh, Khalid T., "Indirect Routing of Mobile IP: A Non-Encapsulation Approach", International Journal of Computer Science and Network Security, Seoul, Korea, Vol. 8, No. 7, 2008. pp. 124-131. (ISSN:1738-7906)

 

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15. Al-Sarayreh, Khalid T.; Al-Qutaish, Rafa E. and Al-Majali, Mohammed D., "Incorporating the Biometric Voice Technology into the E-Government Systems to Enhance the User Verification", WSEAS Transactions on Computers, Athens, Greece, Vol. 7, No. 5, 2008, pp. 435-452. (ISSN: 1109-2750)

 

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14. Al-Kasasbeh, Basil M.; Al-Qutaish, Rafa E.; Al-Ani, Muzhir S. and Al-Sarayreh, Khalid T., "Real Digital TV Accessed by Cellular Mobile System", European Journal of Scientific Research, London, UK, Vol. 20, No. 4, 2008. pp. 914-923. (ISSN: 1450-216X)

 

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13. Abran, Alain; Al-Qutaish, Rafa E. and Cuadrado-Gallego, Juan, "Analysis of the ISO 9126 on Software Product Quality Evaluation from the Metrology and ISO 15939 Perspectives", WSEAS Transactions on Computers, Athens, Greece, Vol. 5, No. 11, 2006, pp. 2778-2786. (ISSN: 1109-2750)

 

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12. Abran, Alain; Al-Qutaish, Rafa E. and Desharnais, Jean-Marc, "Harmonization Issues in the Updating of the ISO Standards on Software Product Quality", Metrics News: Journal of the Software Metrics Community, Magdeburg, Germany, Vol. 10, No. 2, 2005, pp. 35-44. (ISSN: 1431-8008)

 

Refereed Conferences & Workshops Proceedings

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11. Al-Kasasbeh, Basil M. and Al-Qutaish, Rafa E., "Measuring the Optimal Transmission Power of GSM Cellular Network: A Case Study", submitted to the 5th International Conference on Computer Science and Engineering (ICCSE'08), November 21-23, Laval, France, 2008.

 

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10. Al-Qutaish, Rafa E. and Al-Sarayreh, Khalid T., "Applying Six-Sigma Concepts to the Software Engineering: Myths and Facts", In Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Software Engineering, Parallel and Distributed Systems (SEPADS'08), February 20-22, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK, 2008, pp. 178-183. (ISBN: 978-960-6766-42-8)

 

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9. Al-Kasasbeh, Basil M.; Al-Ani, Muzhir S.; Al-Qutaish, Rafa E. and Al-Sarayreh, Khalid T., "Measuring the Optimal Transmission Power of GSM Cellular Network: A Case Study", In Proceedings of the 10th International Business Information Management Association Conference on Innovation and Knowledge Management in Business Globalization, 30 June - 2 July, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2008. pp. 760-765. (ISBN: 0-9753393-9-7)

 

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8. Al-Sarayreh, Khalid T. and Al-Qutaish, Rafa E., "Enhancing the Security of E-Government Portals using Biometric Voice along with a Traditional Password", In Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Knowledge Engineering and Data Bases (AIKED'08), February 20-22, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK, 2008, pp. 101-108. (ISBN: 978-960-6766-41-1)

 

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7. Al-Sarayreh, Khalid T. and Al-Qutaish, Rafa E., "Using Information Technology and Artificial Intelligence to Build an E-Glass for the Blinds", presented at the Regional Conference on Sharing Experience on Best Practices in ICT Services for Persons with Disabilities, November 13-15, Cairo, Egypt, 2007.

 

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6. Al-Qutaish, Rafa E. and Al-Fawareh, Hamed J., "Mapping Between ISO 9126 on Software Product Quality Metrics and ISO 12207 on Software Life Cycle Processes", In Proceedings of  the International Arab Conference on Information Technology (ACIT'2006), December 19-21, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan, 2006.

 

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5. Abran, Alain; Al-Qutaish, Rafa E. and Cuadrado-Gallego, Juan, “Investigation of the Metrology Concepts in ISO 9126 on Software Product Quality Evaluation”, In Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Computers (ICComp'2006), July 13-15, Vouliagmeni, Athens, Greece, 2006, pp. 864-872. (ISBN: 960-8457-47-5)

 

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4. Al-Qutaish, Rafa. E. and Abran, Alain, “An Analysis of the Design and Definitions of Halstead's Metrics”, In Proceedings of the 15th International Workshop on Software Measurement (IWSM'2005), September 12-14, Montréal, Québec, Canada, 2005, pp. 337-352. (ISBN: 3-8322-4405-0)

 

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3. Abran, Alain; Al-Qutaish, Rafa. E.; Desharnais, Jean-Marc and Habra, Naji, “An Information Model for Software Quality Measurement with ISO Standards”, In Proceedings of the International Conference on Software Development (SWDC'2005), May 27 - June 1, Reykjavik, Iceland, 2005, pp. 104-116. (ISBN: 9979-54-648-4)

 

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2. Al-Qutaish, Rafa E. and Abd. Ghani, Abdul Azim, “Incorporating Software Measurements into a Compiler”, Presented at the International Science Conference (ISC'98), May 7-9, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia, 1998, (abstract) pp. 35-35.

 

Books' Chapters

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1. Abran, Alain; Al-Qutaish, Rafa E.; Desharnais, Jean-Marc and Habra, Naji, chapter: "ISO-Based Models to Measure Software Product Quality", in ‘Software Quality Measurement – Concepts and Approaches, Ed. Ravi Kumar Jain B., Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts of India, ICFAI University Press, Hyderabad, INDIA, 2008, pp. 61-96. (ISBN: 81-314-1256-8)

 

Books

 

1. Al-Qutaish, Rafa E. and Ghniemat, Ahmad, "Programming Language 2: Java Language", General Organization of Technical Education and Vocational Training, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 2004, 102p. (in Arabic Language).

 

 

2. Al-Qutaish, Rafa E. and Ghniemat, Ahmad, "Programming Language 2: Java Language - Laboratory Manual", General Organization of Technical Education and Vocational Training, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 2004, 51p. (in Arabic Language)

 

Theses

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1. Al-Qutaish, Rafa E., "SPQMM: A Software Product Quality Maturity Model using ISO/IEEE Standards, Metrology, and Sigma Concepts", Ph.D. Thesis, Department of Software Engineering and IT, School of Higher Technology (École de Technologie Supérieure - ÉTS), University of Québec, Montréal, Québec, Canada, June, 2007, 212p. (ISBN: 978-0-494-35542-8)

 

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2. Al-Qutaish, Rafa E., "Incorporating Software Measurement into a Compiler", M.Sc. Thesis, Department of Computer Science, Putra University (UPM), Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia, July, 1998, 186p.