Dr. Slaheddine Mnasri is an associate professor in the Liberal Arts Department at the American University of the Middle East (AUM), Kuwait. He holds a Ph.D. in Communication and brings over 15 years of international academic and professional experience across the United States, Belgium, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Tunisia, and the United Nations.
His expertise spans public relations, leadership, crisis communication, conflict management, group creativity, vocational training, organizational culture, and intercultural communication. Dr. Mnasri is fluent to native in Arabic, French, and English, with working proficiency in Japanese.
He has held prominent roles, including serving as a United Nations communication expert and as Communication Manager for Tunisia’s former President during a high-stakes presidential campaign.
Dr. Mnasri has received several distinguished academic honors, including a 3-year scholarship from UC Louvain (Belgium), a 2-year Fulbright Scholarship from the U.S. Department of State, and a 1-year Maple Scholarship from the Japanese Ministry of Education. His research focuses on knowledge management from a communication perspective, and he has published extensively in top-tier international journals.
Dr. Somar Al-Mohamad is an associate professor of finance and economics at the College of Business Administration, American University of the Middle East (AUM), Kuwait. He holds a PhD in Finance and Economics, Western Sydney University, Australia (2016), where he also earned his MSc in Applied Finance (2010). He completed his BSc in Business Administration with a major in finance and banking from the University of Kalamoon, Syria (2007).
Prior to joining AUM, Dr. Al-Mohamad taught in both undergraduate and postgraduate programs at Western Sydney University. His research interests include portfolio diversification and optimization, real estate finance, financial market analysis, and banking efficiency.
He has published numerous peer-reviewed articles in reputable journals indexed by Emerald, Elsevier, and Springer, including Australian Economic Letters, Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance, and Research in International Business and Finance.
Dr. Soraia Oueida is an Assistant Professor of Computer Engineering at AUM. She holds a Ph.D. from the Polytechnic University of Bucharest. Her research focuses on AI, machine learning, blockchain applications, Petri nets, and smart healthcare systems. She is an IEEE member and author of Modeling a New Computer Framework for Managing Healthcare Organizations.
Dr. Souhair Koubar is an assistant professor in the Liberal Arts Department at the American University of the Middle East (AUM), Kuwait. She holds a PhD in English Language and Literature from the Lebanese University, specializing in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) with emphasis on academic writing and student motivation. Since 2007, she has taught TEFL, language acquisition, and literature in Lebanon and the Gulf, with 17 years of experience in teaching and 5 as an Assistant Professor. In 2018, she was selected for the SUSI program at the University of Massachusetts, sponsored by the U.S. Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. She also received a grant from the U.S. Department of State and the University of Montana. Her research blends literature and education with a focus on experimental and interdisciplinary approaches as well as trauma and feminist studies.
Dr. Soydan Redif is an associate professor of electrical engineering at the College of Engineering and Technology, American University of the Middle East (AUM), Kuwait. He specializes in adaptive and broadband signal processing, with active research collaborations with institutions in the United Kingdom. His recent research focuses on the use of neural networks for computing eigenvalues of parahermitian matrices, and the application of polynomial matrix techniques to multichannel signal analysis. His work has been published in leading IEEE journals and conferences. Current projects include radar clutter suppression and neural-network-based broadband eigenvector estimation.
At AUM, Dr. Redif teaches Digital Signal Processing, Signals and Systems, and Electrical Circuit Analysis I & II at the undergraduate level. His teaching emphasizes clarity, practical tool integration (such as MATLAB), and responsiveness to student feedback. For the 2025–2026 academic year, he plans to continue his current courses and is proposing a new master’s-level course on Advanced Topics in Signal Processing.
Dr. Redif is actively engaged in departmental service through committee work, supervision of student research, and peer reviewing.
Dr. Steve Karam is an associate professor in the Department of Mathematics at the College of Engineering and Technology, American University of the Middle East (AUM), Kuwait. He holds a Ph.D. in Mathematics from the University François Rabelais, France. His early academic work focused on global Riemannian geometry, including systolic geometry and curvature-free structures. Since 2022, Dr. Karam has shifted his research focus toward data science and machine learning, applying computational methods to interdisciplinary problems. He has authored more than 22 peer-reviewed publications in both pure mathematics and applied data science. A former postdoctoral fellow at CEMPI, University of Lille 1, he has taught at AUB, LAU, and the Lebanese University. Dr. Karam has co-organized international conferences, supervised graduate research, and actively contributes as a reviewer for scientific journals. His current interests lie at the intersection of mathematics, physics-informed modeling, and data-driven predictive analytics.
Dr. Suat Kasap is a professor of industrial engineering and graduation project coordinator in the Industrial Engineering Department at the College of Engineering and Technology, American University of the Middle East (AUM), Kuwait. He holds degrees in electrical and electronics engineering and in Industrial Engineering, and earned his Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Oklahoma. His research interests include human factors and ergonomics, occupational safety and health, work and process analysis, Technology and innovation management, multi-criteria decision-making, financial engineering, and complex system optimization. He has previously served as faculty at the University of Turkish Aeronautics Association, Hacettepe University, and Çankaya University. Dr. Kasap has taught a wide range of courses covering ergonomics, safety, technology management, operations research, and project management.
Dr. Sudharshan Paramati is a professor of finance at the College of Business Administration, American University of the Middle East (AUM), Kuwait. Prior to this appointment, he served as a professor of financial economics at the School of Business, University of Dundee, United Kingdom. He is a fellow of the British Higher Education Academy and holds a PhD in Finance from Griffith University, Australia.
Dr. Paramati has authored over 70 peer-reviewed articles published in leading international journals, including the European Journal of Finance, Finance Research Letters, Economic Modelling, Emerging Markets Review, Energy Economics, Tourism Management, Annals of Tourism Research, Journal of Travel Research, and the Journal of Sustainable Tourism, among others.
His research has received wide recognition and has been cited in numerous academic and policy documents issued by major international institutions such as the United Nations (UN), World Bank (WB), International Monetary Fund (IMF), and Asian Development Bank (ADB). In recognition of his impactful scholarship, Dr. Paramati received the Highly Cited Researcher Award (Top 1% globally) from the Web of Science. His work has garnered approximately 10,000 citations, with an h-index of 42 and an i10-index of 63.
Dr. Suzan Dsouza is an associate professor of accounting and the Assurance of Learning: AACSB Chair at the American University of the Middle East, Kuwait. She holds a Ph.D. in Accounting and Finance, a Masters in Commerce, and a Postgraduate Diploma in Financial Management from India. Additionally, she is a Certified Management Accountant (CMA) from Australia and an Accounting professional certified by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. Dr. Dsouza brings over 24 years of professional experience, including seven years in the corporate sector; with experience at J.P. Morgan Chase, one of the Big Four U.S. banks and seventeen years in academia. Her career spans three countries: India, the UAE, and Kuwait. She has authored multiple peer-reviewed publications in Scopus and ABDC-indexed journals and has edited one academic book. She serves on the editorial boards of four international journals and has been a research advisor to the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA), USA. Her research interests include corporate finance, financial markets, corporate governance, and sustainability.
Dr. Svetlana Berjozkina is an associate professor in the College of Engineering and Technology at the American University of the Middle East (AUM), Kuwait. She earned her B.Sc., M.Sc., and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical and Power Engineering from Riga Technical University (RTU), Latvia, in 2008, 2010, and 2014, respectively.
Prior to joining AUM, she served as an Assistant Professor and Senior Researcher at RTU and held industry positions as an Electrical Engineer and Senior Electrical Engineer at JSC “Siltumelektroprojekts” and JSC “Inzenierija”.
Her research interests include power and energy systems, renewable energy, hybrid energy systems, energy efficiency, smart grids, sustainability, AI applications in power engineering, forecasting and uncertainty analysis, and advanced energy technologies.