Jamal-Deen Abdulai

Jamal-Deen Abdulai is the current HOD of the Department of Computer Science, University of Ghana. He is an academic in computer science with over 10 years of working experience in both industry and academia. He graduated with PhD in Computer Science in 2009 and MPhil in 2006 from University of Glasgow, UK. Prior to that, he received BSc in Computer Science in 2002 from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). Prior to his appointment at University of Ghana, Dr Abdulai had worked with the School of Technology, GIMPA as a lecturer from 2009 to 2013 and worked at the University for Development Studies (UDS) as Senior Research Assistant from 2002 to 2004. Dr Abdulai current research interest includes Performance modelling and evaluation of Mobile Wireless Ad hoc and Sensor Networks, Network Security and Management, Embedded Systems, Parallel and Distributed Systems, Artificial Intelligence and its applications. Dr Abdulai has been providing consultancy services to public and private organisations in Ghana over the last 10 years. Among them are the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Roads and Highways.

Publications

A Systematic Review of Fingerprint Recognition System Development
Justice Kwame Appati, Prince Kofi Nartey, Winfred Yaokumah, Jamal-Deen Abdulai. © 2022. 17 pages.
Biometric authentication is gaining ground in security-related issues in business, corporate management, and other settings. A considerable amount of research has been conducted...
Evaluating the Impact of Cryptographic Algorithms on Network Performance
Samuel Asare, Winfred Yaokumah, Ernest Barfo Boadi Gyebi, Jamal-Deen Abdulai. © 2022. 15 pages.
Cryptographic algorithms enable secure data communication over public insecure networks. Though they enhance network security, complex cryptographic operations consume...
Modern Theories and Practices for Cyber Ethics and Security Compliance
Winfred Yaokumah, Muttukrishnan Rajarajan, Jamal-Deen Abdulai, Isaac Wiafe, Ferdinand Apietu Katsriku. © 2020. 302 pages.
In today’s globalized world, businesses and governments rely heavily on technology for storing and protecting essential information and data. Despite the benefits that computing...
Taxonomy of Cyber Threats to Application Security and Applicable Defenses
Winfred Yaokumah, Ferdinard Katsriku, Jamal-Deen Abdulai, Kwame Okwabi Asante-Offei. © 2020. 26 pages.
Application security measures are the controls within software systems that protect information assets from security attacks. Cyber attacks are largely carried out through...