Research Axes
Digital Archives & Records Management
EDRMS design and implementation, archival standards (ISO 15489, MoReq, OAIS), long-term digital preservation, chain of custody.
Digital Libraries
Architecture, information retrieval, open access, collaborative services, library 2.0, linked open data.
AI in Information Management
Machine learning for document classification, AI in medical records management, generative AI tools in LIS education.
Big Data & Archiving
Big data governance in archival institutions, aviation sector case studies, land data archiving in Tunisia.
Digital Humanities & Archives
Role of archives in digital humanities, audiovisual archiving, national memory, right to be forgotten.
Right to be Forgotten & Privacy
Tension between right to memory and right to erasure, personal data protection (GDPR), accessibility for people with disabilities.
Semantic Web & XML Technologies
Ontologies, linked data, metadata standards, XML document engineering, collaborative information retrieval.
Governance & Digital Citizenship
Document governance, e-government, digital identity, national digital memory strategy, Oman Vision 2040.
Funded Research Projects
| # | Project Title | Funder | Role | Period | Amount (RO) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Utilizing AI to Combat Misinformation and Deepfakes in Oman | Centre for Strategic & Defence Studies | Co-PI | 2026–2027 | 5,000 | In Progress |
| 5 | Scientific Social Networks, Digital Identity, and Scholarly Communication in Oman | IG / CASS Grant | Co-PI | 2026–2027 | 3,000 | In Progress |
| 4 | Omani Museums and Knowledge-Based Society: Framework for Vision 2040 | SQU Internal Grant | Co-PI | 2026–2027 | 3,000 | In Progress |
| 3 | Accessibility of Archives for People with Disabilities in Oman (RF/ART/INFO/24/01) | SQU Internal Grant | Principal Investigator | 2024–2025 | 3,000 | Completed – 2 articles Q1 |
| 2 | Leveraging AI for Digital Medical Records (IG/ART/INFO/25/01) | CASS Internal Grant | Principal Investigator | 2025–2026 | 7,300 | In Progress |
| 1 | Oman Memory and its Role in Preserving Digital Documentary Heritage (RF/ART/INFO/24/03) | SQU Internal Grant | Co-PI | 2024–2025 | 3,000 | Completed – 1 article Q2 |
Useful Research Links
Digital Archives & Records Management
ICA – International Council on Archives
ISO 15489 – Records Management
ISO 14721 – OAIS
DPC – Digital Preservation Coalition
Archivematica
The National Archives UK
NARA – USA
MoReq2010
LC Sustainability of Digital Formats
Chronicling America – LOC
Digital Libraries & Open Access
AI & Big Data in Information Science
HuggingFace – AI Models
Transkribus – HTR
Google Document AI
Amazon Textract
Apache Spark
Elasticsearch
FAISS – Meta AI
Standards & Normalisation
Open Source Software
Collaborative Work & Hypertext (historical)