Profile
Dr. Wejdan Deebani is an Assistant Professor in the Mathematics Department at Sciences and Art College in Rabigh, King AbdulAziz University. She
is a member of the graduate studies committee of the department. She received her Bachelor of Science degree with honor in statistics/ computer sciences at King AbdulAziz University. She completed her graduate degrees from the USA. She pursued her Master of Science degree with honor in decision technology at the University of North Texas (UNT). She also earned another Master of Science degree in Statistics at Southern Methodist University (SMU) as well as Master of Science degree in Operation Research at Florida Institute of Technology (FIT). In 2019, she pursued her Doctor of Philosophy in Operation Research at FIT.
While her graduate studies, Dr. Wejdan was awarded as the Information Technology and Decision Science Honor Student at UNT, Outstanding International Graduate Student in the College of Business at UNT, and Outstanding Graduate Student in the Mathematics Department at FIT. Also, in recognition of her high scholastic achievement, she has been selected for membership in the honor societies of Phi Kappa Phi and Beta Gamma Sigma. She is also a member of the American Mathematical Society (AMS). She participated in several conferences in the USA such as International Conference on Mathematics of Data Science and International Symposium on Artificial Intelligence and Mathematics (ISAIM).
Education
- 2005
Bachelor degree from Statistical Science DepartmentCollege of Sciences, King AbduAziz University, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية
- 2011
Master degree from Information Technology and Decision Sciences DepartmentG. Brint Ryan College of Business, University of North Texas, دينتون, امــريــكـا
- 2014
Master degree from Statistical Science DepartmentDedman College of Humanities and Sciences, Southern Methodist University, دالاس, امــريــكـا
- 2016
Master degree from Mathematical Sciences DepartmentCollege of Engineering and Science, Florida Institute of Technology, ملبورن, امــريــكـا
- 2019
Doctorate degree from Mathematical Sciences DepartmentCollege of Engineering and Science, Florida Institute of Technology, ملبورن, امــريــكـا
Employment
- 2005-2007
ِAdministrative Assistant, Al Khaleej for Training and Education , جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية
- 2011-2011
Student Academic Assistant, University of North Texas, دينتون, امــريــكـا
- 2012-2015
Teaching Assistant, Science and Art College in Rabigh, رابغ, المملكة العربية السعودية
- 2015-2019
Lecturer, Science and Art College in Rabigh, رابغ, المملكة العربية السعودية
- 2019-حاليا
Assistant Professor, Science and Art College in Rabigh, رابغ, المملكة العربية السعودية
- 2020-2020
Coordinator of Statistics STAT 111 (preparatory year course), College of Science & Arts_Rabigh, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية
- 2020-حاليا
Academic Advising for Postgraduate Studies in the Department of Mathematics, College of Science & Arts_Rabigh, , المملكة العربية السعودية
- 2020-حاليا
Coordinator of General Statistics (preparatory year course), College of Science & Arts_Rabigh, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية
- 2020-حاليا
Supervisor of the Academic Accreditation Division in the Quality Unit, College of Science & Arts_Rabigh, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية
- 2021-حاليا
Mathematics Department Supervisor_ Female Section, College of Science & Arts_Rabigh, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية
Research Interests
Dr. Wejdan is interested on studying the associations between variables and investigating several linear/nonlinear correlation metrics. Her interests also lie on developing a more robust correlation measure that can be generally used with a variety of relationship types under different noise conditions. She is currently analyzing DNA copy numbers obtained from patients with non-small cell lung cancer to identify associated genes with lung cancer.
Scientific interests
- Mathematical and Applied Statistics
- Statistical Hypothesis Testing
Courses
| General Statistics |
110 |
STAT |
| Basics of Statistics |
111 |
STAT |
| Training |
390 |
MATH |
| Mathematical Software and Programming |
331 |
MATH |
| Financial Mathematics |
333 |
MATH |