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Curriculum Vitae
Education · Academic Positions · Competencies · Supervision · Professional Experience
Dr. Abderrazak MKADMI
PhD · HDR · Assistant Professor in Information & Library Sciences
Dept. of Information Studies · Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) · Muscat, Oman
Higher Institute of Documentation (ISD) · University of Manouba · Tunisia
1. Education & Academic Qualifications
2024–2025
Certificate in Higher Education Teaching and Learning (CHETL) New
Sultan Qaboos University, Oman – Completed October 2025
Modules: Educational Philosophy · Outcome-Based Learning · Pedagogy Models · Critical Thinking · Assessment & Rubric Design · Course Design · Research-Based Teaching, Peer Assessment & Capstone Portfolio
2023
Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches (HDR) 2023
University of Manouba, Tunisia – July 20, 2023
In Documentation, Library and Records Management
2008
Qualification for Associate Professor (Maître de Conférences) in Information and Communication Sciences
CNU (Conseil National des Universités), France – MCF Section 71
2002–2004
PhD in Information and Communication Sciences Paris 8
University of Paris 8, France – Supervisor: Prof. Imad Saleh (Paragraphe Laboratory)
Thesis: "Collaborative Information Retrieval: Rethinking the Architecture of Information Retrieval Systems in the Digital Age"
2001–2002
Master's Degree – Engineering of Open Computer Systems CentraleSupélec
École Centrale Paris / CentraleSupélec, France
Professional thesis: "Creation of a Directory of XML Schemas"
1996–1997
Master's Degree (DEA) – Information and Communication Sciences ENSSIB
ENSSIB – École Nationale Supérieure des Sciences de l'Information et des Bibliothèques, Lyon, France
Thesis: "Feasibility Study of Hypertext Systems in the Subject Authority File of the National Library of France"
1992–1996
Bachelor's Degree – Documentation, Libraries and Archives Sciences
Higher Institute of Documentation (ISD), University of Manouba, Tunisia
Graduation Project: Bibliographical and Analytical Study of the Maghreb Journal of Pediatrics
2. Academic Positions
2021 – Present
Assistant Professor Current
Department of Information Studies, College of Arts and Social Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University (SQU), Muscat, Oman
Teaching · Research · PhD/Master supervision · Program Coordinator (Master's, since 2023)
Spring 2020
Visiting Professor
Department of Information Studies, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
2005 – Present
Assistant Professor
Higher Institute of Documentation (ISD), University of Manouba, Tunisia
16 years of teaching and research · Coordinator: Master's in GIDN (2011–2018) and Librarianship (2008–2011)
2012–2014
Associate Professor
Records Management Department, Middle East College, Muscat, Oman
2002–2005
Lecturer (ATER) / (PRAG)
Hypermedia Department, University of Paris 8, France
Courses: XML Technologies, Databases, Hypermedia Projects
3. Key Competencies & Technical Skills
Archives & Records Management
Electronic Records Management
EDRMS Design & Implementation
Digital Preservation
Document Lifecycle Management
Dematerialisation
Long-term Archiving
Chain of Custody
Digital Humanities & Archives
Right to be Forgotten
National Digital Memory
Standards & Norms
ISO 15489
ISO 14721 (OAIS)
ISO 23081
ISO 16175
ISO 14641 / NF Z42-013
MoReq2010
PDF/A (ISO 19005)
PREMIS
Dublin Core
EAD · EAC
MARC 21 · RDA · UNIMARC · ISBD
ISO/IEC 27001
Artificial Intelligence & Big Data
AI in Information Management
Big Data Archiving
Generative AI Tools
Machine Learning for Document Classification
AI Ethics & Governance
NLP
Technologies & Programming
XML · XSLT · XPath · XQuery
HTML · CSS · PHP
SQL · MySQL · PostgreSQL
UML · Objecteering
Apache · Tomcat
Linux · Windows
Adobe Photoshop
XMLSpy
Semantic Web · RDF · OWL
Linked Open Data
Library & Information Systems
Digital Libraries Architecture
Information Retrieval
Open Access & Repositories
Library 2.0
WinIsis · PMB · Koha · Greenstone
Knowledge Organisation
Linked Open Data
DSpace · Archivematica · AtoM
4. Professional Experience & Expert Consultancy
2018
Expert Trainer – Electronic Archiving
Tunisian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research (Borj Cedria Technopole) – Transtec Consortium / NSF Euro Consultants / European Business Network
2011–2012
Expert – Independent Higher Authority for Elections (ISIE), Tunisia
Full archiving of the Tunisian electoral process
Development of archival databases and retention schedules for post-revolution election documents
2009–2010
Expert – Ministry of Justice and Human Rights, Tunisia
Dematerialisation of common law court archives (EU-funded judicial modernisation project)
Deliverables: analysis, technical scenarios, specifications, quality monitoring report
2005–2006
Internet / Intranet Trainer
National Computer Centre (Centre National de l'Informatique), Tunisia
2001–2002
Internet Developer
EDIFRANCE (EDI Promotion Association, Paris)
Development of a dynamic XML schema website
2000–2001
Cultural Animator
Léo Lagrange Cultural Centre, Villeurbanne (Lyon), France
Introduced subscribers to Internet use and services
1999–2000
Studies Manager – DEBORA Project
ENSSIB, Lyon – European project on remote access to 16th-century books
User studies · digitisation · access interfaces · collaborative features
1998–2000
Archivist
EURO RSCG Advertising Agency, Paris
Implementation of an EDMS for digitisation, storage and dissemination of advertising materials
1994–1995
Assistant Librarian
Centre for Studies, Research and Documentation on Youth, Children and Sport, Tunis
5. Scientific Community & Editorial Service
Editorial Board Memberships
- Member – Journal of Information Sciences, School of Information Sciences, Rabat, Morocco (Since 2023) – revues.imist.ma
- Member – Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Constantine 2, Algeria (Since 2018) – asjp.cerist.dz
- Member – Scientific Council of the Tunisian National Library (2025–2028)
Peer Reviewer & Scientific Committees
- Archival Science (Springer, Scopus Q1) – 2025–2026
- Discover Education (Springer, Scopus Q1) – 2025–2026
- Humanities and Social Sciences Communications (Nature, Scopus Q1) – 2025–2026
- Discover Artificial Intelligence (Springer, 3 articles) – 2025–2026
- Qubahan Academic Journal – 2026
- Journal of Information Sciences – 2025
- Revue Maghrébine de Documentation et d'Information (RMDI, 2 articles) – 2025
- Asian Journal of Education and Social Studies – 2025
- External reviewer, research grant proposals – 2026 Block Funding Program, A'Sharqiyah University and Sohar University, Oman (2026)
- Head of Organisation & Scientific Committee Chair – CIBAHN International Conference (2016, 2018); Co-Chair (2020, 2024)
- Organiser / Co-Chair – 15th International Conference on Digital Documents (CIDE.15, Tunis, 2012)
- Member, Scientific Committee – Digital Frontiers Conference (University of Paris 8, 2023)
- Member, Scientific Committee – H2PTM International Conference (Paris 8, since 2012)
- Member, Scientific Committee – 34th AFLI Conference (Saudi Arabia, 2023)
- Member, Scientific Committee – 3rd Omani Libraries Association Conference (2024–2025)
- Member, Organising Committee – ACIT'2021 (SQU / IEEE Oman, 2021)
6. Research Projects & Grants
7. Doctoral & Master's Supervision
PhD and Master's supervision (SQU, University of Paris 8, UKM Malaysia, ISD Tunisia, Middle East College), graduation projects and defence committees:
→ Supervision page