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  • Dr. Mohammad Hafidz Omar

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    Associate Professor

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    College of Sciences and Human Studies


  • Department :

    Mathematics & Natural Sciences


Dr. Mohammad Hafidz Omar joins PMU as an Associate Professor in Mathematics. He holds a B.Sc. in Actuarial Science, an M.S. in Statistics, and a Ph.D. in Educational Measurement and Statistics from the University of Iowa, USA.

His research interests span statistical methodology and its applications, including distribution theory, bootstrapping, shrinkage estimation, branching stochastic processes, item response theory, educational measurement, actuarial education and statistical process control. He has published extensively in top peer-reviewed journals in these areas and has supervised numerous graduate research projects.

With more than two decades of experience in higher education in the US and KSA, Dr. Omar has taught a wide range of undergraduate and graduate courses in mathematics, statistics, actuarial science, and data science. His teaching portfolio includes probability and statistics, business statistics, probability theory, financial mathematics, risk modeling, time series, actuarial contingencies, and graduate probability and mathematical statistics, regression, forecasting, and demography. He is committed to helping students develop strong analytical and problem-solving skills by connecting theoretical concepts with practical applications through active student participations in their learning process.

Dr. Omar is committed to contributing to PMU's mission through excellence in teaching, research, curriculum development, and student mentoring. He is particularly interested in helping develop the next generation of quantitatively skilled professionals across a wide range of disciplines while supporting Saudi Arabia's growing needs in areas such as data analytics, risk management, finance, insurance, and evidence-based decision making

 

Ph.D.

Educational Measurement & Statistics, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA.

Thesis Title: An Investigation into the Reasons Item response Theory Scales Show Smaller Variability for Higher Achieving Groups

1995

M.Sc.

Statistics, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA.

1991

B.Sc.

Actuarial Science, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA.

1990

 

Journal Articles

  1. Rahman, A., Omar, M. H., Abbas, N., and Riaz, M. (2026). On designing EWMA charts to model demographic trends with generalized extreme value distribution. Mathematical Population Studies (An ISI Q1 journal).
  2. Afuecheta, E., Joel, J., Okorie, I., and Omar, M.H. (2026). The Sine-Fréchet G family of continuous distributions: sub-models, properties, simulation and applications. Journal of Statistical Theory and Application, 25, 1-35 (An ESCI journal).
  3. Rahman, A., Omar, M. H., Mahmood, T., Abbas, N., Riaz, M. , and Ramzan, N. (2026), Water level forecasting in coastal cities using a hybrid deep learning approach. Science of The Total Environment (An ISI Q1 journal), 1003.
  4. Joarder, A.H. and Omar, M.H. (2025). A note on the sample covariance from a bivariate normal population. Journal of Statistical Research (A scopus journal), 59 (1), 99-106
  5. Riaz, M., Joarder, A.H., Omar, M.H., Mahmood, T., and Abbas, N. (2025). On Approaching Normality Through Rectangular Distribution: Industrial Applications to Monitor Electron Gun and File Server Processes. Journal of Statistical Theory and Applications (An ESCI journal). 24, 91-112.
  6. Rakhmawan, S.A., Omar, M.H., Abbas, N., and Riaz, M. (2023). Hotelling T2 Control Chart for Detecting Changes in Mortality Models Based on Machine-Learning Decision Tree. Mathematics (An ISI Q1 journal), 11 (3), 566.
  7. Riaz, M., Zaman, B.,  Raji, I.A., Omar, M.H., Mehmood, R., and Abbas, N. (2022). An Adaptive EWMA control chart based on principal component method to monitor process mean vector. Mathematics (An ISI Q1 journal), 10 (12), 2025.
  8. Joarder, A. H. and Omar, M.H. (May 2022). On the Exact Distribution of the Difference Between Two Chi-Square Variables. Bulletin of the Malaysian Mathematical Sciences Society. (An ISI Q1 journal), 45 (Suppl 1), 505-522.
  9. Hossain, M.P., Omar, M.H, Riaz, M., and Arafat, S. Y. (2022). On designing a new control chart for Rayleigh distributed processes with an application to monitor glass fiber strength. Communications in Statistics - Simulation and Computation, 51(6), pp. 3168–3184. (An ISI Q3 journal) https://doi.org/10.1080/03610918.2019.1710192
  10. Omar, M.H., Arafat, S.Y., Hossain, M.P., and Riaz, M. (2021). Inverse Maxwell Distribution and Statistical Process Control: An Efficient Approach for Monitoring Positively Skewed Process. Symmetry (An ISI Q2 Journal),  13(2) pp.189.
  11. Afuecheta, E. and Omar, M.H. (2021). Characterization of Variability and Trends in Daily Precipitation and Temperature Extremes in the Horn of Africa. Climate Risk Management. (An ISI Q1 Journal), 32, pp. 1-24.
  12. Samuh, M., Omar, M.H. and Hossain, M.P (2021, accepted 2018). Mixed Double-Ranked Set Sampling: A More Efficient and Practical Approach. RevStat. Statistical Journal (An ISI Journal), 19(1) pp.145-160.
  13. Mohammed, A.M, Omar, M.H., and Noorani, M.S.M. (2021). Analysis and predictive validity of Kelantan River flow using RQA and time series analysis. Kuwait J. Sci. 48 (1) pp. 25-36. (An ISI Journal) https://journalskuwait.org/kjs/index.php/KJS/article/view/8899/407
  14. Samuh, M., Omar, M.H. and Hossain, M.P. (2020) Practicality of Some Variations of Ranked Set Sampling. Austrian Journal of Statistics, 49 (1), pp. 60-66. (An ESCI Journal). https://doi.org/10.17713/ajs.v49i1.908
  15. Abbasi, S., Khaliq, Q.A., Omar, M.H., and Riaz, M. (2020). Designing a Sequential Based EWMA Structure for Efficient Process Monitoring. Journal of Taibah University for Science, 14 (1), 177-191. (An ISI Q2 Journal). https://doi.org/10.1080/16583655.2020.1712011 .
  16. Al Otaibi, M., Farahat, A., Tawabini, B., Omar, M.H., Ramadan, E., Abuelgasim, A., and Singh, R. P. (2019). Long-Term Aerosol Trends and Variability over Central Saudi Arabia Using Optical Characteristics from Solar Village AERONET Measurements. Atmosphere. 10 (12), pp. 752.
  17. Hossain, M.P., Sanusi, R.A., Omar, M.H., and Riaz, M. (2019). On designing Maxwell CUSUM control chart: an efficient way to monitor failure rates in boring processes. The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology. 100, 1923-1930. (an ISI Journal)
  18. Mahmood, T., Riaz, M., Omar, M.H., and Xie, M. (2018), Alternative methods for the simultaneous monitoring of simple linear profile parameters. The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology. 97, pp. 2851-2871. (an ISI Journal)
  19. Joarder, A. H., Mahmood, M. and Omar, M.H. (Dec 2017), The Regression Line Simplified. The Mathematical Scientist. 42(3), pp. 123-126. (A scopus indexed journal)
  20. Hossain, M.P., Omar, M.H., and Riaz, M. (2017). Estimation of mixture Maxwell parameters and its possible industrial application. Computers & Industrial Engineering 107, pp. 264-275.   (an ISI Journal)
  21. Hossain, M.P., Omar, M.H., and Riaz, M. (2017). New V control chart for the Maxwell distribution.  Journal of Statistical Computation and Simulation, 87 (3), pp. 594-606.   (an ISI Journal)
  22. Joarder, A.H. and Omar, M.H. (2016). On the Independence of Sample Mean and Variance. ULAB Journal of science and engineering 7 (1), pp. 17-21.
  23. Joarder, A.H. and Omar, M.H. (2016). Testing Correlation and Homoscedasticity in a Bivariate T-Population. ULAB Journal of science and engineering 6 (1), pp. 19-24.
  24. Yushau, B., and Omar, M.H. (2015). Mathematics Performance and its Relation to English Language Proficiency Level of Bilingual Arab University Students. Indian Journal of Science and Technology 8 (13), pp. 1-15.   (an ISI Journal)
  25. Omar, M.H., Joarder, A.H. and Riaz, M. (2015). On a Correlated Variance Ratio Distribution and Its Industrial Application. Communications in Statistics – Theory and Methods, 44(2), pp.261-274. (An ISI journal).
  26. Omar, M.H. (2015). Monitoring Actuarial Present Values of Term Life Insurance By a Statistical Process Control Chart. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 622(1), 1-7. (An ISI Journal).
  27. Joarder, A.H. and Omar, M.H. (2014) The Mathematical Expectation of Sample Variance: A General Approach. Bulletin of the Malaysian Mathematical Science Society, 38(2), pp. 635-646 (An ISI journal),
  28. Rahimov, I., Omar, M.H., and Tzenova, E. (2015). Effect of Homework on Student Learning in a University Level Mathematical Modeling Course. Middle Eastern & African Journal of Educational Research, 18(3), 40-49.
  29. Joarder, A.H. and Omar, M.H. (2013). The exact distribution of the sum of two correlated chi-square variables. Kuwait Journal of Science, 40(2), 61-81. (An ISI journal)
  30. Joarder, A.H., Omar, M.H. and Gupta, A.K. (2013). The Distribution of a Linear Combination of Two Correlated Chi-Square Variables. Revista Colombiana de Estadística, 36 (2), 209-219.
  31. Joarder, A.H. and Omar, M.H. (2013). On Statistical Characteristics of the Product of Two Correlated Chi-Square Variables. Journal of Applied Statistical Science, 19(4), 89-101. (A scopus indexed journal)
  32. Joarder, A.H. and Omar, M.H. (2013). On the Distribution of Sample Covariance from a Bivariate Normal Population. Journal of Applied Statistical Science, 19(3), 262-272. (A scopus indexed journal)
  33. Gupta, A.K., Omar, M.H. and Joarder, A. H. (2013), On a Generalized Mixture of Standard Normal and Skew Normal Probability Distributions. PanAmerican Mathematical Journal, 23(3), pp. 1-14. (A scopus indexed journal)
  34. Yushau, B., Omar, M.H., & Alaimia, M. R. (2013). Assessing the Response of Bilingual Arab Students to Precalculus Word Problems in English Language. Far East Journal of Mathematical Education, 10(1), pp. 43-62.
  35. Ahmed, S.E., Omar, M.H., and Joarder, A. H. (Nov 2012). Stabilizing the Performance of Kurtosis Estimator of Multivariate Data.” Communications in Statistics - Simulation and Computation, 41(10), 1860-1871. (An ISI journal)
  36. Joarder, A. H., Laradji, A., and Omar, M.H. (Oct 2012), "On Some Characteristics of Bivariate Chi-Square Distribution," Statistics: A Journal of Theoretical and Applied Statistics, 46(5), 577-586. (An ISI journal),  Published online in Statistics since Feb 15 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02331888.2010.543466, iFirst 1-10.
  37. Omar, M.H. & Joarder, A.H.  (2012),  “Some Mathematical Characteristics of the Beta Density Function of Two Variables.” Bull. Malays. Math. Sci. Soc. (2) 35(4) 923–933, (An ISI journal)
  38. Salah, K., Al-Haidari, F., Omar, M.H., and Chaudhry, A (2011). Statistical analysis of H. 264 video frame size distribution. IET communications 5 (14), 1978-1986, (An ISI journal)
  39. I. Rahimov and Omar, M.H. (Mar. 2011), "Validity of the bootstrap in the critical process with a non-stationary immigration.," Journal of Nonparametric Statistics, vol. 23, no. 1, pp. 1-19,. DOI: 10.1080/10485250903085839. (An ISI journal)
  40. Omar, M.H. (2010). Statistical Process Control Charts for Measuring and Monitoring Temporal Consistency of Ratings. Journal of Educational Measurement, 47(1), 18-35. (An ISI journal)
  41. Rahimov, I. & Omar, M. H. (2009). Bootstrap for Critical Branching Process with Non-Stationary Immigration. PLISKA Studia Mathematica Bulgarica, 19, 229-244.
  42. Joarder, A.H. & Omar, M.H. (Dec 2008). A Mass Function Based on Correlation Coefficient and Its Application. Statistics and Probability Letters, 78, 3344-3349. online version at http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.spl.2008.07.004 (An ISI journal)
  43. Omar, M.H. & Yushau, B. (June 2008). The Effects of Preparatory Year Promotion Exams and Exemption Criteria on Student Performance in a First Calculus Course. Far East Journal of Mathematics Education (ISSN: 0973-5631), 2(1) , 65 – 79.
  44. Joarder, A.H.,  Al-Sabah, W.S., & Omar, M.H. (Feb 2008). On the distributions of norms of spherical distributions, Journal of Probability and Statistical Sciences, 6(1), 115-123.
  45. Yushau, B. and Omar, M.H. (2007). Preparatory Year Program Courses as Predictors of First Calculus Course Grade. Mathematics and Computer Education Journal (US), Spring Issue, p. 92-108.
  46. Joarder, A.H., & Omar, M.H. (2007). Evaluation of Mean and Variance Integrals without Integration. International Journal of Mathematics Education in Science and Technology (UK), 38(4), p538-543. (A scopus indexed journal)
  47. Custer, M.,  Omar, M.H. & Pomplun, M. (2006). Vertical Scaling With the Rasch Model Utilizing Default and Tight Convergence Settings With WINSTEPS and BILOG–MG. Applied Measurement in Education 19(2), 133-149.  (An ISI journal)
  48. Pomplun, M. R., Omar, M.H. & Custer, M. (2004). A Comparison of Winsteps and Bilog-MG for Vertical Scaling with the Rasch Model. Educational and Psychological Measurement,  64(4), pp. 600-616. (An ISI journal)
  49. Pomplun, M. R., & Omar, M.H. (2003). Do Minority Representative Reading Passages Provide Factorially Invariant Scores for All Students? Structural Equation Modeling: A Multidisciplinary Journal , 10(2) pp. 276-288. (An ISI journal).
  50. Pomplun, M. R. & Omar, M.H. (2001). Factorial Invariance of a Test of Reading Comprehension Across Groups of Limited English Proficiency Students. Applied Measurement in  Education , 14(3), 261-284. (An ISI journal)
  51. Pomplun, M. R. & Omar, M.H. (2001). Do Reading Passages About War Provide Factorially Invariant Scores for Men and Women? Applied Measurement in  Education , 14(2), 171-190. (An ISI journal)
  52. Pomplun, M.R. & Omar, M.H. (2001). Score Comparability of a State Reading Assessment Across Selected Groups of Students With Disabilities.  Structural Equation Modeling: A Multidisciplinary Journal , 8(2) pp. 257-274. (An ISI journal)
  53. Pomplun, M. R. & Omar, M.H. (2000). Score Comparability of a State Mathematics Assessment Across Reading Accommodated and Nonaccommodated Groups, Journal of Applied Psychology, 85(1) pp. 21-29. (An ISI journal)
  54. Pomplun, M. R. & Omar, M.H. (1997). Multiple-Mark Items: An Alternative Objective Item Format? Educational and Psychological Measurement , 57(6) pp. 949-962. (An ISI journal)

 

Book Chapters

  1. Joarder, A.H. and Omar, M.H. (2014). On the Moments of Sample Covariance from a Bivariate Normal Population, pp.17-28. In  M. Ahsanullah (editor). Applied Statistical Theory and Applications, Nova Science Publishers Inc, New York. ISBN: 978-1-63321-858-1.
  2. Joarder, A.H. and Omar, M.H. (2014). On Statistical Characteristics of the Product of Two Correlated Chi-Square Variables, pp. 161-174 . In  M. Ahsanullah (editor). Applied Statistical Theory and Applications, Nova Science Publishers Inc, New York. ISBN: 978-1-63321-858-1.

 

Reports

 

  1. Arashi, M., Joarder, A.H., and Omar, M.H. (Nov 2014). On the joint distribution of sample mean and variance in some multivariate distributions, Technical report no. 438. Dhahran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Department of Mathematics and Statistics, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals.
  2. Omar, M.H. and Rahimov, I. (Jan 2014). Measuring Acquisition of Statistical Knowledge with a Birth-and-Death Stochastic Process, Technical report no. 431. Dhahran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Department of Mathematics and Statistics, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals.
  3. Gupta, A.K., Omar, M.H. and Joarder, A.H., (Feb 2013). “On a Generalized Mixture of Standard Normal and SkewNormal Probability Distributions”, Technical Report no. 12-10 of Dept of Mathematics and Statistics, Bowling Green State University.
  4. Joarder, A.H., Omar, M.H., and Gupta, A.K. (Jan 2013). “Distribution of Linear Combination of Two Correlated Chi-Square Variables”, Technical Report no. 12-09 of Dept of Mathematics and Statistics, Bowling Green State University.
  5. Joarder, A. H. and Omar, M.H. (Dec 2010). “The Distribution of the Sum of Two Correlated Chi-Square Variable.”   Technical report no. 418. Dhahran, KSA: Department of Mathematics and Statistics, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals.
  6. Joarder, A. H. and Omar, M.H. (June 2010). “On the Product of Two Correlated Chi-Square Variables.”  Technical report no. 417. Dhahran, KSA: Department of Mathematics and Statistics, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals.
  7. Omar, M.H., and Joarder, A. H. (June 2010). “Some Properties of Bivariate Chi-Square Distribution and Their Applications.” Technical report no. 414. Dhahran, KSA: Department of Mathematics and Statistics, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals.
  8. Ahmed, S. E., Omar, M.H., and Joarder, A. H. (Apr 2009). “Estimation of kurtosis for multivariate data."  Technical report no. 404. Dhahran, KSA: Department of Mathematics and Statistics, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals.
  9. Joarder, A. H. and Omar, M.H. (Apr, 2008) Some Characteristics of Sample Covariance. Technical report no. 401. Dhahran, KSA: Department of Mathematical Sciences, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals.
  10. Omar, M.H. (July 2008). "Pemutation-based Assessment of Actuarial Present Values," Technical report no. 397. Dhahran, KSA: Department of Mathematical Sciences, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals.
  11. Joarder, A. H. and Omar, M.H. (Apr, 2008) A Mass Function Based on Correlation Coefficient and Its Application . Technical report no. 387. Dhahran, KSA: Department of Mathematical Sciences, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals.
  12. Joarder, A. H. and Omar, M.H. (Jan, 2008) Some Statistical Properties of a Bivariate Chi-Square Probability Density Function. Technical report no. 382. Dhahran, KSA: Department of Mathematical Sciences, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals.
  13. Omar, M.H. (Sept, 2007). Statistical Process Control Charts for Measuring Rating Consistency Over Time. Technical report no. 378. Dhahran, KSA: Department of Mathematical Sciences, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals.
  14. Omar, M.H. (Jan, 2007). On the Bivariate Dirichlet Distribution. Technical report no. 372. Dhahran, KSA: Department of Mathematical Sciences, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals.
  15. Omar, M.H. & Joarder, A.H. (2006). On the Central Moments of the Bivariate Beta Distribution. Technical report no. 370. Dhahran, KSA: Department of Mathematical Sciences, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals.
  16. Omar, M.H. & Yushau, B. (2006). On the Two-sample t-Test and Simple Linear Regression. Technical report no. 364. Dhahran, KSA: Department of Mathematical Sciences, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals.
  17. Yushau, B. & Omar, M.H. (2006). Investigating the Role of the Preparatory Year Program Courses as Predictors of First Calculus Course Grade: A Longitudinal Study. Technical report no. 348. Dhahran, KSA: Department of Mathematical Sciences, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals.
  18. Omar, M.H., Bishop, S., Becker, D., Labas, E., Frey, S., & Gniadek, H. (2002). Standard Setting Report for the 2001 Social Studies Elementary School Proficiency Assessment. Itasca, IL: Riverside Publishing Company.
  19. Omar, M.H., & Labas, E., (2002). Equating Report for the 2002 Elementary School Proficiency Assessment in Mathematics and Science. Itasca, IL: Riverside Publishing Company.
  20. Omar, M.H., & Labas, E., (2002). Equating Report for Large Print and Braille forms of the 2001 Social Studies Elementary School Proficiency Assessment. Itasca, IL: Riverside Publishing Company.
  21. Omar, M.H., Glick, I, Mix, D., & Benson, H. (2001). Technical Manual for the 2001 Item Tryout of North Carolina High School Exit Examination.. Itasca, IL: Riverside Publishing Company.
  22. Omar, M.H., & Liu, Y. (2001). Equating Report for the 2001 Elementary School Proficiency Assessment in Mathematics and Science. Itasca, IL: Riverside Publishing Company.
  23. Omar, M.H., & Liu, Y. (2001). Equating Report for Large-Print and Braille forms of the 2001 Elementary School Proficiency Assessment in Mathematics and Science. Itasca, IL: Riverside Publishing Company.
  24. Poggio, J. P., Shaftel, J., Glassnapp, D.R., & Omar, M.H. (2000). A study of Grade 10 student Performance on Kansas mathematics assessments. Lawrence, KS: University of Kansas, Center for Educational Testing and Evaluation.
  25. Poggio, J. P., Glassnapp, D.R., Shaftel, J., & Omar, M.H. (2000). Secondary Level Mathematics Instructors' Perceptions of Mathematics Achievement and Change in Kansas. Lawrence, KS: University of Kansas, Center for Educational Testing and Evaluation.
  26. Omar, M.H., Glassnapp, D.R., & Poggio, J.P. (2000). Technical manual for 2000 Kansas Assessments. Lawrence, KS: University of Kansas, Center for Educational Testing and Evaluation.
  27. Omar, M.H., Glassnapp, D.R., & Poggio, J.P. (1999). Technical manual for 1999 Kansas Assessments. Lawrence, KS: University of Kansas, Center for Educational Testing and Evaluation.
  28. Glasnapp, D.R., Poggio, J.P., Omar, M. H., & Shaftel, J.S. (1998). Setting Individual student Performance Standards in reading, writing, and mathematics: Executive summary and recommendations. Lawrence, KS: University of Kansas, Center for Educational Testing and Evaluation.
  29. Pomplun,M., Omar, M.H., Glassnapp, D.R., & Poggio, J.P. (1998). Technical manual for 1998 Kansas Assessments. Lawrence, KS: University of Kansas, Center for Educational Testing and Evaluation.
  30. Pomplun,M., Omar, M.H., Glassnapp, D.R., & Poggio, J.P. (1997). Technical manual for 1997 Kansas Assessments. Lawrence, KS: University of Kansas, Center for Educational Testing and Evaluation.
  31. Omar, M.H. (1996). An Investigation into the Reasons Item Response Theory Scales Show Smaller Variability for Higher Achieving Groups, Iowa Testing Program Occasional Paper, 39.

 

Conference Proceedings

  1. Rahman, A., Omar, M.H., Abbas, N., and Riaz, M. (2025). On Designing EWMA Charts to Model Demographic Trends with Generalized Extreme Value Distribution. 50th International Conference on 39th International Workshop on Statistical Modelling (IWSM), Limerick, Ireland, 13–18 July 2025.
  2. Alsubaie, H, Omar, M.H., and Riaz, M. (2023). Study the Efficiency of Jean Bourgeois Pichat Model to Predict Infant Mortality Compared to Machine Learning Random Forest. 50th International Conference on Computers and Industrial Engineering, CIE 2023. Oct 2023, American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE.
  3. Mohammed, A.M, Omar, M.H., Noorani, M.S.M., and AbdulRazak, F. (2021). River-flood forecasting methods: the context of the Kelantan River in Malaysia. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, Volume 880, 4th International Conference on Science and Technology Applications in Climate Change 1 July, National University of Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia.
  4. Yushau, B. and Omar, M.H. " Mathematics Achievement Versus English Language Proficiency: The case of Bilingual Arab University Students" in Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Mathematical Sciences & Computer Engineering (ICMSCE 2015), Langkawi, Malaysia, pp. 57-62, Feb, 2015.
  5. Omar, M.H., Rahimov, I. and Tzenova, E. "Effects of Homework on a Mathematical Modeling Course ", in Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Computer Engineering &  Mathematical Sciences (ICCEMS 2014), Langkawi, Malaysia, pp. 424-428, Dec, 2014.
  6. Yushau, B., Omar, M.H., Al-Attas, H. S. and Al-Absi, B. I. "Motivating Bilingual Arabs University Students to Learn Mathematics through Grouping and Academic Advising," in Proceedings of the 45th National Meeting of Korean Society of Math. Ed, 2010, pp. 43-57, Oct, 2010.   
  7. Omar, M.H., AbuJiya, M., Yushau, B., Al-Attas, H. & Khan, M.A. "Study Behavior in a Preparatory Mathematics Program: A Case of Bilingual Arab Pre-University Students ". In the CD of the Proceedings of First International Conference on Mathematics and Statistics (AUS-ICMS ’10), Sharjah, UAE, CD paper #100272 pp. 1-5, Mar, 2010.
  8. Yushau, B., Omar, M.H., Al-Attas, H. & Al-Absi, B. "Exploring the Sources of Student Motivation in Learning Mathematics at the Preparatory Year Level: The Case of Bilingual Arabs Students". In the Proceedings of 7Th Southern Hemisphere Conference on Mathematics and Statistics Teaching and learning (Gordon’s Bay DELTA ’09), pp. 272-289, Nov, 2009.
  9. Omar, M.H. "Minimizing Examinee Collusion with a Latin-Square Treatment Structure," In the Proceedings of World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, Mar, 2009.
  10. Yushau, B. and Omar, M.H. “Students’ Perception of their Readiness Verses their ‘True’ Performance in Pre-calculus Algebra examination,” in Stewart, S. M., Olearski, J. E. and Thompson, D. (Eds), The third proceedings of the Middle East Teachers of Science, Mathematics, and Computing (MetsMac-3), Mar, 2007.
  11. Omar, M.H. and Yushau, B.  "The Effects of Promotion Tests in Preparatory Year Program on Students Performance in First Calculus Course at University," In proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on The Teaching of Mathematics, Jul. 2006.
  12. Yushau, B., Omar, M.H.., and Alaimia, M. R. "The problems of “Word Problems in Mathematics Classroom for Students acquiring English as a Second Language," In proceedings of the Fourth UAE Math Day, Shariqah, Apr. 2006.
  13. Yushau, B., Omar, M.H. and Attas, H. S.  "The Effects of the Preparatory Year Courses to Students Performance in First Calculus Course at University," in Stewart, S. M., Olearski, J. E. and Thompson, D. (Eds),  Proceedings of the Middle East Teachers of Science, Mathematics, and Computing (MetsMac-2), Mar 14-16, 2006.

 

Department of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Prince Mohammad bin Fahd University, Alkhobar, Saudi Arabia 

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SUMMARY OF VARIOUS POSITIONS HELD

2026-now  Associate Professor of Mathematics, Dept of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, PMU, Saudi Arabia.

2010-2026  Associate Professor of Statistics & Actuarial Sc, Dept of Mathematics, KFUPM, Saudi Arabia.

2004-2010 Assistant Professor of Statistics, Dept of Mathematics, KFUPM, Saudi Arabia.

2000-2004 Senior Research Scientist, Measurement Research Department, Riverside Publishing Co, Illinois, US.

1996-2000 Psychometric Research Associate, Center for Educational Testing & Evaluation, The Univ of Kansas, US

1997-1998 Lecturer, Psychology and Research in Education, The University of Kansas, Kansas, US

1996-1996 Post Doctoral Fellow, Iowa Testing Programs, The University of Iowa, Iowa, US

1995-1995 Graduate Research Assistant, Iowa Testing Programs, The University of Iowa, Iowa, US

1995-1995 Supervising Teaching Assistant, Psychological and Quantitative Foundations, The University of Iowa, Iowa, US

1995-1995 Data Analyst, Elementary Education, The University of Iowa, Iowa, US

1993-1995 Teaching Assistant, Psychological and Quantitative Foundations, The University of Iowa, Iowa, US

1992-1993 Graduate Research Assistant, Iowa Testing Programs, The University of Iowa, Iowa, US

1992-1993 Statistics Tutor, New Dimensions in Learning (NDIL), The University of Iowa, Iowa, US

 

PMU (2026 to now)

  1. MATH1311 – Finite Mathematics for students of Business
  2. MATH1313 – Statistical Methods

KFUPM (2004-2026)

  1. Business Statistics I (STAT211)
  2. Business Statistics 2 (STAT212)
  3. Probability and Statistics for Engineers and Scientists (STAT319)
  4. STATISTICA lab for Probability and Statistics for Engineers and Scientists (STAT 319)
  5. Probability Theory (STAT301)
  6. Time Series (STAT460)
  7. Summer training (MATH 399)
  8. Calculus I (MATH101)
  9. Financial Mathematics (AS201)
  10. Actuarial Science Problem Lab 2 – SOA Financial Mathematics Exam Prep (AS288)
  11. Cooperative work (AS351)
  12. Actuarial Contingencies I (AS381 & AS380)
  13. Actuarial Science Problem Lab 1 – SOA Probability Exam Prep (AS388)
  14. Risk Modeling (AS450)
  15. Actuarial Contingencies 2 (AS482)
  16. Survival Models for Actuaries (AS475 & AS476),
  17. Actuarial Risk Theory and Credibility (AS483 & AS484)
  18. Introduction to Data Science (ISE291)
  19. Probability and Mathematical Statistics (STAT501)
  20. Demographic Methods (STAT512)
  21. Forecasting (STAT 523)
  22. Independent Research  (STAT606 – Mixture Probability Distributions)
  23. MS Thesis (STAT610)

University of Kansas (1997-1998)

  1. SPSS Laboratory for Introduction to Statistics (PRE 711)
  2. Regression Analyses (PRE 904)
  3. Item Response Theory (PRE 922)

The University of Iowa (1992-1995)

  1. Elementary Statistics (7P 025 tutoring)
  2. Design of Experiments (7P:246 -tutoring)
  3. Introduction to Statistical Methods (7P 143 - TA)
  4. Intermediate Statistical Methods (7P 243 - TA)

 

His research interests span statistical methodology and its applications, including distribution theory, bootstrapping, shrinkage estimation, branching stochastic processes, item response theory, educational measurement, actuarial education and statistical process control. He has published extensively in top peer-reviewed journals in these areas and has supervised numerous graduate research projects.