Asma Mustafa

Professional educator with strong background in academic instruction and research. Adept at fostering collaborative environments and driving impactful results. Skilled in curriculum development, student mentoring, and scholarly publication. Known for adaptability and reliability in dynamic academic settings.

• ITIL Certificate
• Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS)
• Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
• Course of Developing J2ME Application
• Minor in Business Administration

PUBLICATIONS

Journal Publications

1.  Asma Wasfi, Mawahib Sulieman, Ziad Sefelnasr, Abdulla Alteneiji, Atawulrahman Shafiqurrahman, Ammar Alharairi, Falah Awwad “Detection of Butane and Propane Gases via C2N Sensors: First Principles Modeling” Scientific Reports, vol. 13, 2023. (IF: 4.996) – Q1

2.  Asma Wasfi, Nisreen Alnaji, Abdelrahman Mustafa, Falah Awwad “Detection of DNA Nucleotides via Silicon Nanowire Field-Effect Transistor Sensors with a Nanogap: Semi-empirical Modeling” submitted to AEUE - International Journal of Electronics and Communications, vol. 173, 2024. (IF: 3.2) – Q2

3.  Nisreen Alnaji, Asma Wasfi, Falah Awwad, “The design of a point of care FET biosensor to detect and screen COVID-19.”Scientific Reports, Vol. 13, 2023. (IF: 4.996) – Q1

4.  Asma Wasfi, Ahmed Al Hamarna, Omar Mohammed Hasani Al Shehhi, Hazza
Fahad Muhsen Al Ameri, Falah Awwad, “Graphene Nanoribbon Field Effect Transistor Simulations for the Detection of Sugar Molecules: Semi-Empirical Modeling” Sensors Journal. Vol. 23, 2023; (IF: 3.847 ) – Q1

5.  Asma Wasfi, Sara Awwad, Mousa Hussein, Falah Awwad, Sugar Molecules Detection via C2N Transistor-Based Sensor: First Principles Modeling, Nanomaterials Journal, vol. 13, no. 4. (IF: 5.810 ) – Q1

6.  Asma Wasfi, Falah Awwad, and Mohamed Atef, DNA bases detection via MoS2 field effect transistor with a nanopore: first-principles modeling, Analog Integrated Circuits and Signal Processing, 2023/02/09 2023. (IF: 1.337) – Q3

7.  Asma Wasfi, Falah Awwad, Naser Qamhieh, Badria Al Murshidi, Abdul Rasheed Palakkott, and Juri George Gelovani. Real-time COVID-19 detection via graphite oxide-based field-effect transistor biosensors decorated with Pt/Pd nanoparticles. Scientific Reports. 2022;12(1):1-15. (IF: 4.996 ) – Q1

8.  Asma Wasfi, Falah Awwad, Juri George Gelovani, Naser Qamhieh, and Ahmad I. Ayesh, Semi-empirical Modeling for COVID-19 Detection via Silicon Nanowire Field Effect Transistor. Nanomaterials Journal. 2022. (IF: 5.810 ) – Q1

9.  Saba Khan, Asma Wasfi, Muhammad Mushtaq, Falah Awwad, and Nacir Tit, Transition-metal single atom catalyst embedded in C2N for toxic-gas reduction reaction and selective gas-sensing application: Atomic-scale study. Applied Surface Science. 2022;599:154037. (IF: 7.392) – Q1

10.  Asma Wasfi, Falah Awwad, Naser Qamhieh, Rabah Iratni, and Ahmad I. Ayesh, Real-time nucleic acid detection via field-effect transistor sensors based on graphite oxide decorated with trimetallic nanocluster of gold, silver, and platinum. New Journal of Physics. 2021;23(10):103041. (IF: 3.716) – Q1

11.  Amrit Sarmah, Asma Wasfi, Pavel Hobza, and Nacir Tit, Azobenzene-Iron(III)porphyrin Hybrid Composite as a Light-Driven Molecular Spin Regulator: Some Promising Insights from DFT. Chemistry of Materials. 2021;33(22):8786-99. . (IF: 10.508) – Q1

12.  Asma Wasfi, Falah Awwad, and Ahmad I. Ayesh, Detection of DNA Bases via Field Effect Transistor of Graphene Nanoribbon with a Nanopore: Semi-empirical Modeling. IEEE Transactions on NanoBioscience. 2021. . (IF: 3.206 )– Q1

13.  Asma Wasfi, Falah Awwad, and Ahmad I. Ayesh, DNA sequencing via Z-shaped graphene nano ribbon field effect transistor decorated with nanoparticles using first-principle transport simulations. New Journal of Physics. 2020;22(6):063004. (IF: 3.716) – Q1

14.  Asma Wasfi, Falah Awwad, and Ahmad I. Ayesh, Electronic signature of DNA bases via Z-shaped graphene nanoribbon with a nanopore. Biosensors and Bioelectronics: X. 2019;1:100011. (IF: 12.545) – Q1

15.  Asma Wasfi, Falah Awwad, and Ahmad I. Ayesh, Graphene-based nanopore approaches for DNA sequencing: A literature review. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 2018;119:191-203. (IF: 12.545) – Q1

16.  Asma Wasfi, and Qurban Memon, On Extending the Sensing of Privacy-Aware Online Social Networks, International Journal of Electronics and Electrical Engineering, 2015.

17.  Qurban Memon, and Asma Wasfi, Investigating Privacy Preserving Healthcare Social Network. Transactions on Networks and Communications. 2015;3.

18.  Qurban Memon, and Asma Wasfi, “Exploring mobile health in a private online social network”, International Journal of Electronic Healthcare, 2015.

Papers in progress

1.  Asma Wasfi, Maysa Yaseen, Falah Awwad, Salama Ikki "Random Channel Estimation in Single Input Single Output Visible Light Communication Systems: Impact of Signal Dependent Noise (Signal-Dependent Shot and Relative Intensity Noise) "

2.  Asma Wasfi, Bisni Fahad Mon, Mohammad Hayajneh, Ahmad Slim, Najah Abu Ali " Personalized Learning:Revolutionizing Course Selection via Collaborative Filtering Recommender Systems,"

3.  Asma Wasfi, Bisni Fahad Mon, Mohammad Hayajneh, Ahmad Slim, Najah Abu Ali " Empowering Education: A Hybrid Approach to Personalized Learning through Collaborative Filtering and Weighted Average Recommendation Systems in Course Selection "

4.  Asma Wasfi, Motaz Tayfor, Alrida Ismail, Obaid Alharthi, Falah Awwad "Advances in Electrochemical Biosensors for COVID-19 Detection: Progress, Challenges, and Future Perspectives: A  Review"

(Peer-Reviewed)

Conference Papers

1.  Asma Wasfi, Mohammed Atef, Falah Awwad, “Comparative Study of H₂S Gas Sensing: Pristine vs. Cobalt‑Functionalized C₂N Using First‑Principles Modeling,” Presented, 2024 IEEE 2nd International Conference on Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and Informatics.

2.  Ahmad Slim, Gregory L Heileman, Husain Al Yusuf, Yiming Zhang, Asma Wasfi, Mohammad Hayajneh, Bisni Fahad Mon, Ameer Slim, “Enhancing Academic Pathways: A Data‑Driven Approach to Reducing Curriculum Complexity and Improving Graduation Rates in Higher Education,” Presented, ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition.

3.  Bisni Fahad Mon, Asma Wasfi, Mohammad Hayajneh, Najah Abu Ali, Ahmad Slim, “Curriculum Complexity Evaluation Based on Course Cruciality,” Presented, 2024 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON).

4.  Asma Wasfi, Mohammed Atef, Falah Awwad, “Exploring H2S Gas Sensing with Graphene Nanoribbon Field Effect Transistors: A Semi-Empirical Simulation Approach”,  ICM 2023, December 17 to 20, 2023, Abu Dhabi, UAEU.

5.  Asma Wasfi, Bisni Fahad Mon, Mohammad Hayajneh, Ahmad Slim, Najah Abu Ali "Enhancing Assessment Placement and Curriculum Structure via Graph-Theoretic Approach," 2023 15th International Conference on Innovations in Information Technology (IIT), UAEU.

6.  Bisni Fahad Mon, Asma Wasfi, Mohammad Hayajneh, Ahmad Slim "A Study on Role of Artificial Intelligence in Education," in 2023 International Conference on Computing, Electronics & Communications Engineering (iCCECE)- United Kingdom.

7.  Asma Wasfi, Falah Awwad " DNA Nucleotides Detection via C2N Sensor: First-Principles Modeling" IEEE Sensors Applications Symposium (SAS) in 2023 - Ottawa, ON, Canada.

8.  Asma Wasfi, Nisreen Alnaji, Falah Awwad, "Semi-empirical Modeling for DNA Nucleotides via Silicon Nanowire Field-effect Transistor Sensor with a Nanogap," in 2022 International Conference on Microelectronics (ICM), 4-7 Dec. 2022, pp. 12-15, Casablanca, Morocco.

9.  Asma Wasfi, Mohammed Atef, Falah Awwad, “First-Principles Modeling for DNA Bases via Monolayer MoS2 Sensor with aNanopore”, ICM 2021, December 19 to 2, 2021, Cairo, Egypt.

10.  Asma Wasfi, Falah Awwad, “Semi-empirical Modeling for DNA Bases via Z-shaped Graphene Nanoribbon with a Nanopore”, IEEE Nanomed 2019, November 21 to 24, 2019, Gwangju, Korea.

11.  Asma Wasfi, Falah Awwad, “First-Principles Modeling for DNA Bases via Z-shaped Graphene Nanoribbon with a Nanogap”, IEEE Sensors 2019, October 27 to 30, 2019, Montreal, Canada.

12.  Asma Wasfi and Qurban Memon, “On Extending the Sensing of Privacy-aware Online Social Networks”, Proceedings of International Conference on Control, Robotics and Cybernetics, Singapore, August 18-19, 2014.

RESEARCH FUNDS

Fund: Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) PLUS Program 2022-2023, UAE University. Funding amount AED 53,000.

• Role: Co-Principal Investigator.
• Project Title: Two-dimensional Nitrogenated Holey Graphene (C2N) field effect transistor (FET) for glucose detection.

Fund: Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) PLUS Program 2023-2024, UAE University. Funding amount AED 36,000.

• Role: Co-Principal Investigator.
• Project Title: Advancing COVID-19 Detection with Graphene Field-Effect Transistor (GFET) and Carbon Nanotube Sensor Technology.

REVIEWING, MENTORING, AND OTHER RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

• Reviewer for the following conference: IEEE - 2023 International Conference on Microelectronics (ICM).
• Reviewer for Funding Proposals-University of Technology and Applied Sciences, Oman.
• Collaborating with Prof. Falah Awwad (Electrical Engineering Department-UAEU) on various research topics which resulted in various publications.
• Collaborating with the research group of Dr. Mohammad Hayajneh (College of Information Technology - UAEU) on the following topic ‘Curricular Analytics – Based Approach to Enhance The Performance and The Graduation Rate of UAEU Students’ which resulted in four conference articles and two journal papers.
• Collaborating with the research group of Prof. Nacir tit (Physics Department - UAEU) on various topics which resulted in several publications.
• Mentoring and guiding students of Electrical Engineering Department during their graduate projects.
• Mentoring and guiding master students of Electrical Engineering Department during their research work (Nisreen Alnaji - Mohamed Rashdan)
• Mentoring students during SURE PLUS Program 2022-2023 which resulted in Q1 publication.
• Mentoring students during SDGs research project 2022-2023 which resulted in Q1 publication published at scientific reports – top 10%.