Hazem Said

Academic faculty and leader with over 20 years of experience in teaching, academic leadership, and translating best practices into impactful solutions. Passionate about helping people; recognized for visionary leadership, strategic and results-oriented approach, ability to take innovative ideas to fruition, ability to listen to various constituencies, ability to foster transformative growth, innovation and entrepreneurship. 

Doctor of Philosophy: University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH, 2001 (Aerospace Engineering)

Masters of Science: Cairo University Cairo, Egypt, 1996 (Mechanical Engineering)

Bachelor of Science: Cairo University Cairo, Egypt, 1992 (Mechanical Engineering (graduated with Distinction and Honor))

2006 -2010 Department Head, , Department of Information Technology, University of Cincinnati,

2002 -2005 Assistant Department Head, Department of Mathematics and Physics, College of Applied Science, University of Cincinnati,

2005 -2016 Associate Professor,, Department of Information Technology, University of Cincinnati,

2001 -2005 Assistant Professor,, College of Applied Science, University of Cincinnati,

2000 -2001 Visiting Professor,, College of Applied Science, University of Cincinnati,

1999 -2001 Student Lecturer, College of Evening and Continuing Education, University of Cincinnati,

1992 -1996 Teaching Assistant, College of Engineering, Cairo University,

2012 -To Present School Director,, School of Information Technology, University of Cincinnati,

2016 -To Present Professor,, School of Information Technology, University of Cincinnati,

Grant: #001 Investigators:Harknett, R.; Said, H.; Cahay, M.; Michael, R. 2020 -2021 Ohio Department of Higher Education. Ohio Cyber Range Institute Regional Programming Centers. Role:Co-PI $990,000 Active Type:Grant

Grant: #299 Investigators:ElQuosey, A.; Said, H. 2019 -2019 Injazat Data Systems Consulting - Innovative Projects. Role:Co-PI $350,000 Completed Type:Contract

Grant: #091 Investigators:Broscheid, K.;Collins, T.; Said, H. 2019 -2021 Ohio Department of Higher Education Teachers Credentialing. Ohio Department of Higher Education College Credit Plus Program. Role:Co-PI $184,814.85 Active Type:Grant

Grant: #190 Investigators:Said, H.; Harknett; R.; Cahay, M.; Michael, R. 2019 -2020 Ohio Department of Higher Education Ohio Cyber Range Phase II Equipment Upgrade. Role:Co-PI $1,350,000 Completed Type:Grant

Grant: #188 Investigators:Said, H. 2018 -2018 Brooksource Professional Accelerator Ecosystem. Role:PI $18,200 Completed Type:Contract

Grant: #288 Investigators:Said, H. 2018 -2018 Topco America System Testing and Policy Support. Role:PI $13,248 Completed Type:Contract

Grant: #178 Investigators:Harknett, J.; Said, H.; Franco, J.; Cahay, M.; Verkamp, B.; Li, C.; Gerst, J.; Baker, V. 2017 -2018 Ohio Department of Higher Education Ohio Cyber Range Phase 2 Demonstration Site. Role:Co-PI $1,634,000 Completed Type:Grant

Grant: #178 Investigators:Said, H. 2017 -2018 American Financial Group Enterprise Security Management Role:PI $125,688. Completed Type:Contract

Grant: #178 Investigators:Said, H. 2017 -2018 Lean Manufacturing Solutions Standard Work Management System. Role:PI $72,800 Completed Type:Contract

Grant: #001 Investigators:Said, H.; Harknett, R.; Cahay, M.; Michael, B. 2020 -2021 Ohio Department of Higher Education Ohio Cyber Range Equipment Upgrade Role:Co-PI $2,461,277.6 Active Type:Grant

Grant: #2020-JG-0E01-6076 Investigators:Said, Hazem 05-15-2021 -09-30-2021 The Supreme Court of Ohio Ohio Sentencing Data Platform - Development and Pilot Role:PI 0.00 Hold Level:Ohio, State of

Investigators:Cahay, Marc; Harknett, Richard; Michael, Rebekah; Said, Hazem 01-01-2022 -12-31-2023 Ohio Department of Higher Education The Ohio Cyber Range Institute-Regional Programming Center Collaborative Role:Collaborator 746862.00 Hold Level:Ohio, State of

Grant: #JG-E01-6890 Investigators:Said, Hazem 10-01-2022 -05-31-2023 Ohio Office of Criminal Justice Services Ohio Sentencing Data Platform: prototype of a standardized, centralized Ohio Criminal Offense Code OCOC application Role:PI 49156.25 Awarded Level:Ohio, State of

Grant: #278 Investigators:Said, H. 2017 -2018 TechSolve. Cybersecurity Technical Assistance for Manufacturers. Role:PI $50,000 Completed Type:Contract

Grant: #JG-E01-6076 Investigators:Said, Hazem 10-06-2022 -05-31-2023 Bureau of Justice Assistance Ohio Sentencing Data Public Portal: Pilot and Prototype Role:PI 53625.00 Awarded Level:Federal

Grant: #278 Investigators:Said, H. 2017 -2018 Channel S LLC User Engagement Platform. Role:PI $22,000 Completed Type:Contract

Grant: #pending / EMW-2022-CY-00001 Investigators:Harknett, Richard; Michael, Rebekah; Said, Hazem 12-01-2022 -11-30-2026 Department of Homeland Security Ohio Persistent Cyber Improvement for Local Government ecosystem (OPCI) Role:Collaborator 2040005.00 Hold Level:Federal

Grant: #267 Investigators:Scott, J.; Said, H. 2016 -2017 Knowledge Works Enabling practical hands-on skills in information technology education. Role:Co-PI $100,000 Completed Type:Contract

Grant: #JLIT 2019-YA-BX-K001 Investigators:Barnes, J C; Moore, Janet; Said, Hazem 02-01-2023 -09-30-2024 Bureau of Justice Assistance Defanging Data in Ohio Criminal Legal Systems: Incorporating Defense Perspectives into Research and Policy Change Role:Collaborator 0.00 Hold Level:Federal

Investigators:Said, Hazem 01-03-2023 -06-30-2023 Illinois Department of Corrections IL DOC Training Agreement FY23 Role:PI 95250.00 Hold Level:Other

Grant: #ODHE; Third Frontier 2024-25 Investigators:Cahay, Marc; Harknett, Richard; Michael, Rebekah; Said, Hazem 10-18-2023 -06-30-2025 Ohio Department of Higher Education Delivering Cyber Security Through the OCRI-RPC Ecosystem Role:Collaborator 1498496.00 Hold Level:Ohio, State of

Grant: #148 Investigators:Li, C.; Meyer, H.; Said., H. 2014 -2018 National Science Foundation Design-based Information Technologies Learning Experiences. National Science Foundation iTest Program. Award # 1433769. Role:Co-PI $1,200,000 Completed Type:Grant

Grant: #245 Investigators:Li, C.; Said, H.; Scott, J. 2014 -2015 Ohio Board of Regents Cincinnati- Dayton Area IT Workforce Development through Institutional Collaboration and Industry Partnership. Role:Co-PI $121,981 Completed

Grant: #244 Investigators:Said, H. 2014 -2014 Strive Partnership. Students Success Dashboard. Role:PI $10,000 Completed Type:Contract

Grant: #234 Investigators:Said, H. 2013 -2014 Strive Partnership. Youth Employment Training Web Application. Role:PI $20,000 Completed Type:Contract

Grant: #234 Investigators:Said, H. 2013 -2014 GLM Group LLC. PickTheDraft Web Application. Role:PI $22,750 Completed Type:Contract

Grant: #288 Investigators:Said, H; Harknett, R.; Cahay, M. 07-01-2018 -12-31-2018 Ohio Department of Higher Education Dayton Development Coalition Ordering Agmt and First Task Role:PI $164,469.01 Completed Type:Grant

Grant: #091 Investigators:Cahay, M.; Harknett, R.; Said, H.; Michael, R. 11-07-2019 -06-30-2021 Ohio Department of Higher Education Ohio Cyber Range Institute Role:Co-PI $2,800,000.00 Active Type:Grant

Grant: #234 Investigators:Said, H. 2013 -2014 Barnyard Ventures LLC ConnectedAField Mobile Application Role:PI $55,050.00 Completed Type:Contract

Grant: #001 Investigators:Said, Hazem 06-01-2020 -12-31-2021 Department of the Army/MxD/Tech Solve Enabling Cybersecurity for the Digital Manufacturing Supply Chain Role:PI $30,000.00 Active Type:Grant

Grant: #03 Investigators:Latessa, E.; Said, H. 2013 -To Present Several State Agencies Offenders Risk Assessment System Role:PI 1,627,512 Active Type:Contract

Grant: #05 Investigators:Said, H. 2015 -To Present Macys Integrated Space Square Footage and Maps Role:PI $601,536.3 Active Type:Contract

Grant: #016 Investigators:Li, C.; Cahay, M; Emmert, J; Harknett, R;Michael, R; Said, H. 02-15-2021 -01-31-2026 National Science Foundation Cybersecurity Scholar Incubator at University of Cincinnati (CSI:UC) Role:Co-PI $1,383,804.00 Active Type:Grant

Peer Reviewed Publications

Mark Stockman, Soleda Leung, John Nyland, Hazem Said (2006. ) The Information Technology Minor: Filling a Need in the Workforce of Today .Proceedings of the 7th Conference on Information Technology Education, Minneapolis, MN, October 19-21, 2006, ,

Soleda Leung, Hazem Said and Mark Stockman (2004. ) Enroute to making an IT Baccalaureate Program .Proceedings of the 5th Conference on Information Technology Education, Salt Lake City, UT, October 28-30, 2004, ,

Hazem Said et al (2004. ) An Implementation of a Software Development Track in an Information Technology Degree Program .Proceedings of the 5th Conference on Information Technology Education, Salt Lake City, UT, October 28-30, 2004, ,

Mark Stockman, Hazem Said et al (2004. ) An Implementation of a Networking Track in an Information Technology Degree Program .Proceedings of the 5th Conference on Information Technology Education, Salt Lake City, UT, October 28-30, 2004, ,

Mark Stockman, Hazem Said, et al An Implementation of Secondary Tracks in an Information Technology Degree Program .Proceedings of the 5th Conference on Information Technology Education, Salt Lake City, UT, October 28-30, 2004, ,

Hazem Said et al (2004. ) An Implementation of a Core Curriculum in an Information Technology Degree Program .Proceedings of the 5th Conference on Information Technology Education, Salt Lake City, UT, October 28-30, 2004, ,

Hazem Said and Fazal Khan (2004. ) Towards Using Problem-Based Learning in Teaching Computer Programming – Step 1: Developing Synchronized Multimedia Lectures Using Video and PowerPoint .Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Salt Lake City, UT, June 2004, ,

Hazem Said, Mark Stockman and Tom Wulf (2004. ) Summer Outreach Program for High School Students: Results of the Second Year Implementation .Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Salt Lake City, UT, June 2004, ,

Hazem Said (2004. ) The Effect of Programming Learning Center on Students in First Year Computer Programming Sequence .Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Salt Lake City, UT, June 2004, ,

Hazem Said (2004. ) Online Learning Center: A Way of Collaboration among International Programs .Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Salt Lake City, UT, June 2004, ,

Hazem Said (2004. ) Improving Students Retention by Engaging Them in Real Life Experiences .Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Salt Lake City, UT, June 2004, ,

Hazem Said and Tom Wulf (2003. ) Pathway to Higher Education: Bridging the Digital Divide .Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Nashville, TN, June 2003. , ,

Hazem Said (2002. ) Information Technology Education and Community Development: A Partnership .Proceedings of the 2002 Conference for Information Technology Curriculum, Rochester-New York, September 2002, ,

Hazem Said, Tom Wulf, Shannon McClintock and Mark Stockman (2002. ) Developing Curriculum for the Summer Academy of Information Technology .Proceedings of the 2002 Conference for Information Technology Curriculum, Rochester-New York, September 2002, ,

Hazem Said and Russ McMahon (2002. ) A New Paradigm of Information Technology Education .Proceedings of the VII International Conference on Engineering and Technology Education, Santos-Brazil, March 2002, ,

Mikols Sajben and Hazem Said (2001. ) Analysis of Acoustic-Wave/Blade Row Interactions to Establish Outflow Boundary Conditions for Unsteady Flows .AIAA Journal of Propulsion and Power, July 2001, ,

Li, C., Meyer, H., Said, H., Johnson, M., Michael, R (2015. ) Design-based Information Technologies Learning Experience for K-12 STEM Outreach .Proceedings of the ASEE North Central Section Conference., ,

Said, H., Kirgis, L., Verkamp, B., Johnson, L.J. (2015. ) On-line vs. Face-to-Face Delivery of Information Technology Courses: Students’ Assessment .Journal of Information Technology Education: Research, 14, 297-312., ,

Hazem Said. (2016. ) Rethinking IT education: lessons from music education.ACM Inroads 7, 1 (February 2016), 34-37., , More Information

Hazem Said. (2019. ) Case Study: The Evolution of the IT Discipline in a Research University.n Proceedings of 20th Annual Conference on Information Technology Education (SIGITE’19), October 3-5, 2019, Tacoma,WA, USA. ACM, New York, NY, USA. , , More Information

Johnson, M., Said, H., Hedges, S, Gibbons, S., Meyer, H., Li, C., Michael, R. (2020. ) Underrepresented High Schoolers’ Interests, Engagement, and Experiences in an Information and Communications Technology Workshop: A Three-Year Study. The Urban Review Journal.The Urban Review Journal, , More Information

Michael, R.; Said, H. (2020. ) Gendered Performance Differences in Information Technology .In the Proceedings of the 21th Annual Conference on Information Technology Education (SIGITE’20), ACM, New York, NY, USA. , ,

Invited Presentations

Hazem Said (05-2002. ) - “Center for Information Technology and Community Development: How it Helps Community Organizations” .Technology Team, Cincinnati Union Bethel, Level:Local

Hazem Said (04-2002. ) - “Center for Information Technology and Community Development: An Overview” .Technology Department, Northern Kentucky University, Level:Regional

Symposium

Hazem Said, Mark Stockman (04-03-2009. ) Assessment process for the Information Technology program at the University of Cincinnati .Indianapolis, IN. Professional Meeting. Level:International

Shaaban Abdallah and Hazem Said (07-1999. ) Exact Decomposition of the Incompressible Navier Stokes Equations .Dayton, OH. Professional Meeting.

Event Organized

“The JAVA Programming Language” A five days workshop to High School Technology Teachers organized by the Greater Cincinnati Tech Prep Consortium Workshop Level:Local

“Introduction to the JAVA Programming Language” A half-day workshop to High School Technology Teachers organized by the Greater Cincinnati Tech Prep Consortium Workshop Level:Local

05-2002 Teaching Excellence Award College of Applied Science Student Tribunal Status:Recipient Level:College Type:Recognition

05-2004 Distinguished Faculty Award College of Applied Science Tau Alpha Pi Status:Recipient Level:College

2004 Special Person to Students Class of 2004 Status:Recipient Level:Department Type:Recognition

01-2005 Nominated to Faculty Service Award University of Cincinnati Status:Nomination Level:University Type:Recognition

2006 Honor Roll of Volunteers University of Cincinnati Status:Recipient Level:University Type:Recognition

2007 Honor Roll of Volunteers University of Cincinnati Status:Recipient Level:University Type:Recognition

01-2008 Best Diverger Award Basadur Applied Creativity Advanced Managerial Skills and Train-The-Trainer program Status:Recipient Type:Recognition

2006 Who's Who among America's Teachers 11th Edition - Volume I Status:Recipient

2007 Special Person to Students Class of 2007 Status:Recipient Level:Department

2008 Special person to students Status:Recipient Level:Department

04-2011 Marian Spencer Diversity Ambassador Award University of Cincinnati Diversity Council Status:Recipient Level:University Type:Recognition

2011 -2012 Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching College of Education, Criminal Justice and Human Services Status:Recipient Level:College Type:Recognition

Completed the following professional courses from Sun Education Services: • The Java Programming Language • Object Oriented Analysis and Design • Developing J2EE Compliant Applications • Architecting and Developing J2EE Applications • Web Component Development with Servlets and JavaServer Pages ,

Completed the following professional course from the SANS institute: • Security Essentials ,

Completed the following professional course from the Software Engineering Institute: • Software Product Lines ,

Completed the following training from Basadur Applied Creativity • Using Applied Creativity • Leading and Facilitating Applied Creativity sessions (Facilitator workshop) • Advanced Managerial Skills and Train-The-Trainer ,

Completed the following professional course from the Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology: • Program Assessment workshop • Program Evaluator for Information Technology programs ,

2017-To Present Project Management Professional (PMP) Certificate, Project Management Institute, ,

2006: Association of Computing Machinery,

2017: Project Management Institute

2015: Informing Science Institute