Abdelnasser Abdelaal

Abdelnasser M. Abdelaal is Assistant Professor of Information Technology at Ibri College of Applied Sciences, Sultanate of Oman. He earned his PhD in Information Technology from University of Nebraska at Omaha. His research focuses on quality of service, call admission control, business models, service pricing, and socioeconomics of community wireless networks. Abdelaal is one of the founders of the Omaha Wireless Network. He organized mini-tracks and panels on community wireless networks in major international conferences and summits. He has published more than a dozen papers on community wireless networks in international conferences and journals. In addition, he managed and participated in a number of Information Technology for Development (IT4D) and community empowerment projects. He also provides consultation regarding broadband policy and IT4D.

Publications

Social and Economic Effects of Community Wireless Networks and Infrastructures
Social and Economic Effects of Community Wireless Networks and Infrastructures
Abdelnasser Abdelaal. © 2013. 324 pages.
It is surprising to think that in today’s rapidly evolving world of technology, over half of the globe still does not have access to high speed internet. Creating community...
Introduction to Social and Economic Effects of Community Wireless Networks
Introduction to Social and Economic Effects of Community Wireless Networks
Abdelnasser Abdelaal. © 2013. 11 pages.
This chapter provides an overview of the topic of community wireless networks and infrastructures. In particular, it compares community wireless networks to municipal and...
The Adoption of the Internet to Support Arab Academics
The Adoption of the Internet to Support Arab Academics
Abdelnasser Abdelaal. © 2012. 14 pages.
This chapter addresses the adoption of Internet applications by an Arab Student Association in North America (ASANA)1. ASANA uses the Internet to integrate its members, promote...
The Adoption of the Internet to Support Arab Academics
The Adoption of the Internet to Support Arab Academics
Abdelnasser Abdelaal. © 2011. 14 pages.
This chapter addresses the adoption of Internet applications by an Arab Student Association in North America (ASANA)1. ASANA uses the Internet to integrate its members, promote...