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AGENDA
AGENDA
Saturday, 20 Feb 2016 7:30 PM Opening Session Venue: Friendship Hall
Tuesday, 23 Feb 2016
7:30 PM Closing Session Venue: Friendship Hall
The technical sessions of the conference will take place between Sunday the 21st of February
and Tuesday the 23rd of February 2016.
The conference includes the following seven themes:
VENUE THEME
Sharja Hall WATER FOR COOPERATION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Sharja Hall ENERGY FOR COOPERATION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Wadaa Hall SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE AND INDUSTRIALIZATION
101 Hall- Faculty of
Mathematical Science
(FMS)
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
102 Hall –Faculty of
Mathematical Science
(FMS)
ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE
OLT Hall LIFE SCIENCES FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
101 Hall –Faculty of
Mathematical Science
(FMS)
INFORMATICS, MODELING, ANALYSIS, COMPUTING AND SOFTWARE
ENGINEERING
UNESCO Expert Group Meeting will be held on 21st February as a side event of the conference.
Theme 1: Water for cooperation and sustainable development
Theme 2: Energy for cooperation and sustainable development
Venue: Sharja Hall
21 Feb 2016
Session 1
Chair: Prof. Dr. Lars ribbe Rapporteur: Dr. Ahmed Khalid
08:30 – 09:00 Registration
09:00 – 09:40 History, Climate, and Hydrology of the Nile Basin K-Note Speaker: Elfatih A. B. Eltahir
09:40– 09:50 Rain Water Harvesting Projects in Sudan: Challenges and Directions Babiker Ibrahim Barsi
09:50– 10:00 Water Harvesting for Integrated Water Resources Management and Sustainable Development in Khartoum State
Wifag Mahmoud, Jürgen Heinrich, Hartmut Gaese
10:00– 10:10 The Implication Of Upstream Water Development On Downstream River Basin: The Case Of The Blue Nile River Basin
Reem F. Digna, Wil van der Krogt, Yasir A.Mohamed, Pieter van der Zaag , Stefan Uhlenbrook
10:10– 10:20 Modeling of Hydraulic control System of Power Intake Gates in Rosiers Hydropower Plant
Omer Abdalaziz, a, Obai Younis
الجزيرة مشروع على المصارف ومياه األمطار مياه أثر 10:30 –10:20 Hassan Hardlo
10:30– 11:00 Discussion
11:00– 11:30 Coffee Break
Session 2
Chair: Prof. Shakeel Ahmed Rapporteur: Dr. Elsadig Sharfi
11:30– 12:10 Research for Sustainable Resources Management in Africa (The Knowledge to Action Cycle)
K-Note Speaker: Prof. Dr. Lars ribbe
12:10– 12:20 Use of Aqua Crop Model in Water Management of Gezira Agricultural Scheme
Adil Elkhidir, Waleed Mohammed
12:20– 12:30 Water and Crop Productivities of Alfalfa (Medicago sativa) Under Centre Pivot Irrigation Systems in Khartoum State
Abdelmoneim Elamin Mohamed, Adam Bush Adam ,Amir Mustafa Abd Aldaim
12:30– 12:40 Indigenous Risk management Practices in Spate Irrigated Agriculture Eiman Bashir
12:40– 12:50 Feasibility of Replacing Irrigation Canals with Pipes in Sudan Abdalla Adam Abdalla, Musaab Eisa, Mohammed Hashim Siddig
12:50– 13:00 Application of GIS for Irrigation Management (Gezira scheme as an example)
Hassan Hardlo
13:00– 13:30 Discussion
13:30– 14:00 Lunch Break
Session 3
Chair: Prof. Gamal Abdo Rapporteur: Dr. Adil Elkhidir
14:00 – 14:40
Managing groundwater with Climate Change adaptation is feasible through a Decision Support Tool in over-exploited crystalline aquifer in Semi-arid regions.
K-Note Speaker: Dr. Shakeel Ahmed
14:40– 14:50 Assessment of the Interaction between Gash River and Groundwater Basin
Gamal Murtada Abdo, Abdalla Mohamed Taha Shigidi, Mohamed Omer Ibrahim Sidahmed
14:50– 15:00 Assessment of Groundwater in the State of Khartoum Using Water Quality Index
Ohaila Awad Elkarim Ibnouf, Abdelshakor Awad Elkarim
15:00– 15:10 Local Scour of Highway Drainage Structures Mohamed Akode Osman, Zeinab Adam
15:10– 15:20 Towards better management of sediment and water in Gezira Irrigation System
Ishraga Osman, Mohamed Akode Osman
15:20– 15:30 Approaches for Transfer and Adoption of Innovations for Water Resources Development and Efficient Use under Sudan Conditions
Amir B. Saeed
15:30– 16:00 Discussion
22 Feb 2016
Session 1
Chair: Prof. Mohammed Akode Rapporteur: Dr. Babiker Barsi
08:30 – 09:00 Registration
09:00– 09:10 Sudan and the Water Sciences Programmes of UNESCO
Abdin Salih, Mohammed Ombadi
09:10– 09:20 RiverWare Model and Analysis Tools for River System Planning and Management
Edith Zagona and Kevin Wheeler
09:20– 09:30 Transboundary Coordination with the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
Kevin Wheeler
09:30– 09:40 Water, Civilisation and Power: The Conundrum of Regional Integration in the Nile Basin
Harry Verhoeven
09:40– 10:00 Discussion
10:00– 11:00 Panel Discussion: Priorities for Research
11:00– 11:30 Coffee Break
Session 2
Chair: Dr. Salih Hamadtu Rapporteur: To be confirmed
11:30– 12:10 Solar Energy Conversion: Towards a grid-independent Sudanese village
K-Note Speaker: Prof. Stephen Kabelac
12:10– 12:20 Development of Energy Sankey Diagrams of Sudan A. Rabah , H. B. Nimer, K. R.
Duod, G. A. Ahmed
12:20– 12:30 Performance analysis of a Photo-voltic module on a solar tracker with
reflectors
Hasan Mohamed & Ali Omer
Ahmed
12:30– 12:40 Solar Micro-grid: Fish Farm experience Atif Abdelwahab Sharawi &
Adil Abdelwahab Sharawi
12:40– 12:50 Map of Solar Energy Projects in North Kurdufan State Sarah Khaleefa
12:50– 13:30 Discussion
13:30– 14:00 Lunch Break
Session 3
Chair: Prof. Kamal Nasreldin Rapporteur:
14:00 – 14:30 Energy Management in Sudan K-Note Speaker: Prof.
Ali Rabah
14:30 – 14:40
Feasibility study of using waste as fuel in Khartoum North power station
Ahmed Mahjoub Bashir, Awadallah Awd Haj-ahmed,
Musab Elfatih Osman & Dina
Mohamed Bilal
14:40– 14:50 Hydropower Generation in Merowe Dam in response to Great
Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD)
Mansour A. I. Mordos, Dr.
EL Sadig M. A. Sharfi
14:50– 15:00 The Establishment of Electricity Market Structure in East African Countries
ElAmin Hamouda, Kamal Ramadan & Ashraf Khadam
15:00– 15:10 The Impact of Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on Sudan Electric
Network Supply & Stability
ElAmin Hamouda, Kamal
Ramadan, Ashraf M. A Khadam
15:10– 15:20 Stalemate, Curse or Priority? A Regional Planner’s Perspective on the
Energy Question in Zimbabwe
Lisa Nyamadzawo & Innocent
Chirisa
15:20– 15:30 Wind Turbine Aerodynamics Analysis Ashraf Abdelkhalig Mohamed
& Ali M. A. Seory
15:30– 16:00 Discussion
23 Feb 2016
Session 1
Chair: Dr. ElHaj Adam Rapporteur: To be confirmed
08:30 – 09:00 Registration
09:00 – 09:40 Solar energy: Using the past to predict the future K-Note Speaker: Prof. John Twidell
09:40– 09:50 Forecasting of gasoline demand in Sudan A. Rabah , H. B. Nimer, K. R.
Duod, G. A. Ahmed
09:50– 10:00 Effect Of Exhaust Gas Recirculation On Coemissions From A Turbocharged Diesel Engine
Kamal Nasreldin Abdalla, Eihab A Mustafa
10:00– 10:10 Technical Efficiency of Sugar Industry in Sudan: Stochastic Frontier Approach
Ibrahim Onour
10:10– 10:20 Techno-economic analyses of co-processing bio oil with conventional FCC feed in petroleum refinery
Asmaa Ali, Mustafa Abbas Mustafa, Kamal Eltayeb Yasin
10:20– 10:30 Developing Regression Models for the Production of Bio-oil from Biomass through Fast Pyrolysis
Limya Hussain, Mustafa Abbas Mustafa
10:30– 11:00 Discussion
11:00– 11:30 Coffee Break
Session 2
Chair: Eng. Muneera Mahmoud Rapporteur:
11:30– 12:00 Energy for Sustainable Development of Sudan: Strategies& Policies K-Note Speaker: Eng.
Ishag Adam Basheer
12:00– 12:10 Excessive Water Production Diagnostic; Software Supported Approach
Motaz Saeed, Yasin Omer, Ali
Mahmoud, Hasan Nimir & Quosay Ahmed
12:10– 12:20 Online Mechanical Cleaning Method for Crude Oil Heat Exchangers Ali Rabah, Omer ElFaroog
ElBadawi, Aliya Hamid
12:20– 12:30 Directional drilling optimization through software program Mojahid Alnoor,Mosaab
Mohamed&Mohamed Omer
12:30– 13:30 Panel Discussion: Priorities for Research
Theme 3: Sustainable infrastructure and industrialization
Venue: Wadaa Hall
21 Feb 2016
Session 1
Chair: Dr. Elfatih Mohd Ali Rapporteur: Prof. Hussein Elarabi
08:30 – 09:00 Registration
09:00 – 09:40 Stress History Profiling of Nile Delta Clay Deposits: Determination and Challenges
K-Note Speaker: Prof. Marwan Shaheen
09:40– 09:50 Analytical and Numerical Analysis for Tunnel Heading Stability M. Atta Elmanan, H. Elarabi
09:50– 10:00 Experimental Study of the Time Rate of Swelling for Compacted Clay Soils from Sudan
Ahmed M Elsharief and Mai Sufian
10:00– 10:10 Investigating Causes of Pavement Deterioration in Khartoum State Magdi Mohamed Eltayeb Zumrawi
10:10– 10:20 Evaluation of Undrained Shear Strength of Sudanese Alluvial Fine-grained Soils from Cone Penetration Test (CPT) Data
Abdul Karim M. Zein
10:20– 10:30 Factors Influencing the Shear Strength of Compacted Clay Soils Magdi Mohamed Eltayeb Zumrawi
10:30– 11:00 Discussion
11:00 – 11:30 Coffee Break
Session 2
Chair: Prof. Elniema Ibrahim Elniema Rapporteur: Dr. Osama Daoud
11:30– 11:45 Structural Response due to Tunneling: Real-time Control of Geotechnical Centrifuge Test
Amged Abdelatif, Craig Cox, Alec Marshall, Andrea Franza
11:45 – 12:00 Importance of Deep Excavation Support and Its Influence on Adjacent Buildings
Magdi Mohamed Eltayeb Zumrawi, Ashraf El-Amin
12:00– 12:15 Pressure Distribution on Base and Walls of Cylindrical Silos (New Approach)
Al-Turabi, D.A.D and Musa, Y.T
12:15– 12:30 Assessment of Sudanese Agro-waste Ashes (SAWA) as Pozzolana Yousif Hummaida Ahmed,
Mohamed Elhadi Abbas Abdalla
12:30– 12:45 Effect of Fly Ash Stabilization on the Characteristics of Expansive Soil Magdi M.E. Zumrawi and
Mohammed Hussien Mohammed
12:45– 13:30 Discussion
13:30 – 14:00 Lunch Break
Session 3
Chair: Dr. Ali Mohamed Ali El Seory Rapporteur: Dr. Mahmoud Hassan Onsa
14:00 – 14:40 Commercializing Scientific Research and Innovation: A Key to Sustainable Development in Africa
K-Note Speaker: Prof. Abdu Salihi
14:40– 14:55 Determination of Cooling Load for a Solar Cooled Building in Khartoum using Simulation Method
Kamal Nasreldin Abdalla, ElAmin Ahmed Osman
14:55– 15:10 Suction Recirculation Cavitation in Condensate Pumps Mudather Idrees Shamaoon
15:10 – 15:25 CFD optimization of the Suction Pipe Entrance of Irrigation Pumps Ammar EleFeel, Mohammed
Hashim Siddig
15:25– 15:40
Car Solar Ventilation System to Avoid Glass Overheating Nuha Elbadawi Mohammed Emam, Zeinab Noureldeen Shamsalola, Zeinab Elhadi Ahmed Younis, Obai Younis Taha
15:40– 15:55
إختبار محرك الطائرة العمودية ةمنظوم أبي يونس طه، شيخ إدريس موسى محمد
15:55– 16:25 Discussion
22 Feb 2016
Session 1
Chair: Prof. Kamil Mohamed Elhassan Wagialla Rapporteur: Dr. Samah Babiker Dafallah
08:30 – 09:00 Registration
09:00 – 09:40 Water/Energy/Food Nexus K-Note Speaker: Dr. Nazar Hassan
09:40– 09:50 Implementation of Faculty of Engineering Development Project at University of Khartoum (2010- 2015)
Kamal Eltayeb Yassin, AbdelMutallib Kheiralla
الحالة السودانية بين الطموحات والتحديات–البحث العلمي مفتاح التنمية المستدامة 10:00 –09:50 علي عبد , محمد األمين أبوجوخ رباحالرحمن
10:00– 10:10 Space Research for Sustainable Development in Sudan Iman Abuelmaaly Abdelrahman, Rayan Imam
10:10– 10:20 Intellectual Properties – Engineer’s Perspective Taj Alasfia Mubarak Barakat
10:20– 10:30 Performance Evaluation of a Chisel Plow in Heavy Clay Soil of Central Sudan
Ammar Hassan El Sheikh , Ibrahim Eltayeb Ibrahim Elhaj
10:30– 11:00 Discussion
11:00 – 11:30 Coffee Break
Session 2
Chair: Dr. Basher Mohammed Elhassan Rapporteur: Dr. Taj Alasfia Mubarak Barakat
11:30– 11:45 Generalized Correlation for Liquid Thermal Conductivity of N-Alkanes and N-Alkenes
A. Ishag Mohamed , Ali A. Rabah
11:45 – 12:00 Correlation for Bubble Point of Reservoir Fluid Ali A. Rabah, Nagi A. Osman
12:00– 12:15 Equilibrium Stage Separation Column using McCabe-Thiele Method with the Aid of CAD
Kamal Mohammed Hamid, Gurashi GasmelSeed
12:15– 12:30
A Novel Model to Predict Hydraulic Fracture Geometry in Shale Gas Formation
Quosay Awad Ahmed, Mohamed G.Haridi, Yousif Ibrahim Yousif, Almuez B.Babiker
12:30– 12:45 Acacia Seyal Gums in Sudan: A Review Sara Awad, Ali Rabah, Hasan
Ali and Tarig, E. Mahmoud
12:45– 13:30 Discussion
13:30 – 14:00 Lunch Break
Session 3
Chair: Dr. Mohamed Ahmed Gorani Rapporteur: Dr. Awadelgeed Mohamed Awadelgeed
14:00 – 14:15 Automatic Measurement of Co-centric Circles From Digital Image
Using Antipodal Points and Hough Transform Gamal H. Seedahmed
14:15– 14:30 Generation of A Digital Surface Model For A Small Area Using Close Range Photogrammetry
Mutaz Omer, Gamal H. Seedahmed
14:30– 14:45 A Photogrammetric-Based Approach For As-Built Measurement Using 2D Projective Transformation and GIS
Gamal H. Seedahmed
14:45– 15:00
On the Establishment of a Precise GPS Network in Khartoum State Mudathir A. Mohammed, Rashad A. Khlail, Awadelgeed M. Awadelgeed and Gamal H. Seedahmed
15:00 – 15:15 Evaluation of A Local Geometric Geoid Model For Khartoum State: Model Selection and Jackknife Statistical Analysis
Gamal H. Seedahmed
15:15– 16:00 Discussion
23 Feb 2016
Session 1
Chair: Dr. Saif Eldin Sadig Rapporteur: Dr. Zuhal El Tayeb
08:30 – 09:00 Registration
09:00 – 09:40 Magic, Religion and Science: Climate Change, Power and Culture in the Sudan.
K-Note Speaker: Prof. Amira Osman
09:40 – 09:50 The Effect of Build Form: A CFD Analysis of Airflow and Ventilation Indices for Determining Openings’ Parameters
Omsalama Ali, Tallal Saeed
09:50 – 10:00 Aburouf: A Sustainable Neighbourhood Iglal Misbah Elsadig and Zuhal Eltayeb Awad
10:00 – 10:10 Towards Sustainable Urbanization Through Urban Resilience - The Case of the Nairobi Metropolitan Region (NMR)
Juliana Mutua
10:10 – 10:20 Sustainability Evaluation for Low Cost Housing projects in Sudan: With Special Reference to Khartoum State Fund for Housing and Development Projects
Zuhal Eltayeb Awad and Zeineb Osman
10: 03 – 11:00 Discussion
11:00 – 11:30 Coffee Break
Chair: Dr. Saif Eldin Sadig Rapporteur: Dr. Zuhal El Tayeb
11:30– 11:45 Adaptation of Buildings to the Physical Environment With Special Reference to the Red Sea Zone, Sudan
Samah Tambal
11:45 – 12:00 Designing for the Base of the Pyramid (BOP): Enabling Frugal Innovation for Rural Basic Infrastructure
Marwan Adam
12:00 –12:15 Sustainability of the Gated Communities in Khartoum Assessment Shereen Mahgoub
ستدامة التحضر في أفريقياإلخطة طريق 12:30 –12:15 محمد ابراهيم شطه
12:30 – 13:30 Panel Discussion: Priorities for Research
Theme 4: ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
Theme 7: INFORMATICS, MODELING, ANALYSIS, COMPUTING AND SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
VENUE: SoM Hall 1
21 Feb 2016
Session 1
Chair: Dr. Khalid Elbadawai Rapporteur: Dr. Mohamed Ahmed
08:30 – 09:00 Registration
09:00 – 09:45 Smart Sustainable ICT Infrastructure for Smart Sustainable Cities Prof. Raouf Boutaba 09:45– 10:00 Self Healing in Long Term Evolution (LTE); Development of a cell
outage compensation algorithm Ehsan Hussain Bashier Brimah & Hamid Abbas Ali
10:00– 10:15 Modeling Mobile Radio Access Network for Intelligent Fault Management
Marwan Adam and Hassan Hamdoun
10:15– 10:30 RoutGen: Generation of Routing Policy within an Autonomous System Ayman Balla, Marwa Seid Ahmed, Mustafa Taha and Khalid Elbadwai
10:30– 10:45 Implementation of Pattern Recognition technique for detection of counterfeit currency
عمر أحمد البشير الحاج عادل علي عبدالعزيز سعيد عائشة حسن أبوالقاسم أحمد
10:45– 11:00 Discussion
11:00 – 11:30 Coffee Break
Session 2
Chair: Dr. Bazara Barry Rapporteur: Dr. Azza Elzain
11:30– 12:15 To be confirmed Prof. Izzelding M.
Othman
12:15– 12:30 The Most Successful Reported Scrum Practices from Industrial Point of View
ISAA QAIS, Hisham Abushama
12:30– 12:45 Arabic Text Stemming: Comparative Analysis Rasha Elhassan and
Mahmoud Ahmed
12:45– 13:00 Virtualization in cloud computing Mohammed Abdelmola
13:00– 13:15
A NOVEL NEUROSCIENCE- INSPIRED ARCHITECTURE FOR COMPUTER VISION APPLICATIONS
Marwa Yousif Hassan, Othman O. Khalifa, Azhar Bin Abu Talib, Rashidah F. OLANREWAJU and Aisha Hassan Abdalla
13:15– 13:30 Software Process Improvement for Very Small Enterprises: An ISO/IEC 29110 Based Assessment Method
Myada Osman & Hisham Abushama
13:30– 13:45 Discussion
13:45 – 14:15 Lunch Break
Session 3
Chair: Dr. Iman Abulmali Rapporteur: Dr. Mohamed Ahmed
14:15 – 15:00 To be confirmed Dr. Izzeldin Kamil
15:00– 15:15 SOFTWARE DEFIND RADIO Mai Osman, Mayada Mustafa
and Ghassan Taha
15:15– 15:30 Bayesian Optimization of molecular channel capacity Lubna Elsaid and Abdelrhman
Mahamadi
15:30– 15:45 5G Transceiver Filters Mohammed Ali King Fahd
15:45– 16:00 Performance Evaluation of TCP Congestion Control Mechanisms Using NS-2
Nosiba Altahir and Hamid Ali
16:00 – 16:15
Internet Traffic Classification using Machine Learning Approach: Datasets Validation Issues
Hamza Awadelkarim Hamza Ibrahim and Omer Radhi Aqeel AL Zuobi
16:15– 16:30 Dynamic Resource Allocation For QoS Assurance in Cloud Data Center Islam Elhaj and Khalid
Elbadawai 16:30– 16:45 Discussion
22 Feb 2016
Session 1
Chair: Dr. Kamal Ramadan Rapporteur: Dr. Himaid Abbas
08:30 – 09:00 Registration
09:00 – 09:45 To be confirmed Prof. Dafoua 09:45– 10:00 Modeling of Human Hand Fingers States Using Electromyography
and Logistic Regression Eyas Elhashmi & Ahmed Shamed
10:00– 10:15 An efficient implementation of a fully combinational pipelined S-Box on FPGA
Mayada Elsir Mohamed and Sharief F.Babiker
10:15– 10:30 A Vision-Based Teleoperation Method for a Robotic Arm with 4 Degrees of Freedom
Mohammed O. Alamin, EssamEldin & Sharief F. Babikir
10:30– 10:45 Photon upconversion materials for photovoltaic efficiency enhancement, Energy gap optimization
Samah Hashim & Sharief F. Babikir
10:45– 11:00 Discussion
11:00 – 11:30 Coffee Break
Session 2
Chair:Dr. Himaid Abbas Rapporteur: Dr. Kamal Ramadan
11:30– 12:15
12:15– 12:30 Implementation of Matched Filters Using Microcontrollers Moutaman Mirghani
12:30– 12:45 Computer Aided system for Seismic surveying and Exploration process using UAVs
Ahmed Ramadan and Sami El Ferik
12:45– 13:00 Design and Implementation of Discrete Cosine Transform Algorithm on FPGA Device
Mohamed Elhafiz Mohamed Ahmed, Elmubarak Imam and Ghassan Abdalla
13:00– 13:15 Text massage controlled car function Kamal merghani Hamza
13:15– 13:30 Discussion
13:30 – 14:00 Lunch Break
Session 3
Chair: Dr. Mohamed Abdallah Rapporteur: Dr. Azza Elzain
14:00 – 14:45 To be confirmed Prof. Othman Elmaki
14:45– 15:00 Keylogger Prevention Technique Abeer Eldwahi
15:00– 15:15 A stakeholder Analysis for collaborative Mobile Money Service Azza Elzain
15:15– 15:30 Big Data Issues and Challenges Romaytha Abdelhaleem
15:30– 15:45 E_readiness for E_government in Sudan Razaz Elamin and Hisham
Abushama
15:45– 16:00 Discussion
23 Feb 2016
Session 1
Chair: Dr. Iman Abulmali Rapporteur: Dr. Elfadil Zakria
08:30 – 09:00 Registration
09:00 – 09:45 To be confirmed Prof. Mohamed Elamin Eltom
09:45– 10:00 Design and Development of A Low Cost Semi-Automated Poultry Vaccination Machine
Abdelmutalib Kheiralla, Hussain Yousif, Hassan Galal Hassan Hafiza Abdelmoniem Khiery and Marwa Ghanim
10:00– 10:15 Controlling the CNC Machine using Microcontroller to Manufacture PCB
Mohammed Ali, Ahmed ELShaikh and Sharief Babiker
10:15– 10:30 Performance Evaluation of 1X2 Patch Antenna Array Based on Power Divider Characteristics
Hamid Makkawi - University of Khartoum
10:30– 10:45 State estimation on correlated noises and unit time-delay systems Khalid Abd El Mageed Hag El Amin
10:45– 11:00 Discussion
11:00 – 11:30 Coffee Break
Session 2
Chair: Dr. Elfadil Zakria Rapporteur: Dr. Iman Abulmali
11:30– 11:45 Design and Implementation of Low-Cost SMS Based Monitoring of Distribution Transformers
Mohamed Ahmed Eltayeb Ahmed Elmustafa Hayati & Sherief F. Babiker
11:45– 12:00 Design of RST Controllers Based on Intelligent Optimization Algorithms Aman Jacknoon, Mohamed
Hassan and Sami Elferik
12:00– 12:15 A Practical Power System Stabilizer Tuning for 90-MW Garri power station
Abdallah Alnour and Mohamed Elimam
12:15– 12:30 Development and Characterization of Parabolic Trough for Generating 50MW Concentrating Solar Power Plant
Ahmed Mohamed and Ahmed Yahiya
12:30– 12:45 The Impact of increase infiltration of Converter Control-Based Generators on Power System Oscillation Modes
AMMAR MISHAL and MOHAMMAD ABIDO
12:45– 13:00 CONTROLLING THE SPEED OF DC MOTOR USING PID AND FUZZY LOGIC CONTROLLER METHODS
Walaa Mohamed and Sharief Babiker
13:00– 13:15 The Establishment of Electricity Market Structure in East African Countries
ASHRAF KHADAM, EL AMIN HAMOUDA and KAMAL RAMADAN
13:15– 14:15 Panel Discussion: Priorities for Research
Theme 5 : Environment and Climate
VENUE: 102 Hall- Dept. of Computer Science - FMS
21 Feb 2016
Session 1: Rangelamd Management Chair: Dr. Osman M Ali Reporter: Dr. Zeinab Osman Saeed
08:30 –09:00 Registration
09:00 –09:45 “Climate Change in Sudan” Prof. Hussein Adam: Executive Director of Sudan Meteorological Society
09:45– 10:00 Estimating Precipitation Recycling in Sudan Using a Bulk Model Hassan Addoma
10:00– 10:15 Sustainable Water Resource Management to Adapt to Climate Change in Sudan: A Natural Resource Account Approach
Asia Adlan
10:15– 10:30 Indigenous Knowledge of Water Conservation in Traditional Agriculture, Domestic Use and Flood Control in Susan
Zeinab Osman Saeed
10:30– 10:45 Variability of Rainfall in Sudan in Relation to El Nino Southern Oscillation “ENSO”
Eltayeb . M. Mustafa & Zeinab M. Daoud
10:45– 11:00 Moisture Fluxes over Sudan during the Rainy Season Hassan Addoma
11:00 - 11:30 Discussion
11:30– 12:00 Coffee Break
Session 2: Natural Resources Management Chair: Prof. Asim I. ElMoghraby Reporter: Ms. Asia Adlan
12:00– 12:45
“Greening the national accounts for environmental values to ensure sustainable development path”
Prof. Rashid Mekki Hassan Director: Centre for Environmental Economics and Policy Analysis in Africa S A
12:45– 13:00 The Contribution of EIA Studies in the Status of Flora Biodiversity in Sudan
Osman M. Ali and Mohamed F. Idris
13:00– 13:15 Assessment of Vegetation Cover Status in Dry Lands of North Kordofan Sate Using Social and Terrestrial Data
Mohamed H. Mohamed, Suzan A. Elelaigy and Hassan Adam
13:15– 13:30
Evaluation of Sand Dunes Movement in Al Gazira Agricultural Scheme by Means of Remote Sensing and GIS
Mohamed E. Elhaja, Ibrahim S. Ibrahim, Osman A. Abdelkarim and Hassan E. Adam
13:30– 13:45 A Knowledge Sharing Platform for Sudan’s Forest Inventories Investigating Portal Technology
Gada F. Kadoda & Fatin A. Abu Asha
13:45– 14:15 Discussion
14:15 - Lunch Break
22 Feb 2016
Session 1: Climate and Water Resources
Chair: Dr. Elamin Sanjak Mohamed Ali Reporter: Dr. Abdala Khyar
08:30 –09:00 Registration
09:00 –09:45 “Transforming the Horn of Africa” Dr. Araya Asfaw Eecutive Director: HoA-REC & N, Ethiopia
09:45– 10:00 Rangeland Rehabilitation through Agroforestry Using Trees and Rang Legumes
Sara A. Mubarak (ARC Gedarif) & Muna M. Ahmed
10:00– 10:15 The Effect of Climate Change on Livestock Production in Sudan Muna M. Ahmed
10:15– 10:30 Introduction of Cactus in Semi-arid Areas of Sudan as a Strategic Fodder and Drought Mitigation
Elsamani EGaili Abdelmahmoud & Muna M. Ahmed
10:30– 10:45 Moringa/Jatropha Agroforestry Application as Poverty Alleviation Strategy for Rural Areas in Sudan
Salah A. Abdoun & Muna M. Ahmed
10:45– 11:30 Discussion
11:30– 12:15 Coffee Break
Session 2: EIA and Pollution
Chair: Prof. Muna M. M. Ahmed Reporter: Dr. Intisar Abdelhafeez Ali
12:15– 12:30 The Use of Air Quality Modeling in Environmental Impact Assessment Elwaleed Y. Ahmed & Osman
M. Ali
12:30– 12:45 Assessment of Heavy Metal Pollution in the White Nile River In Sudan Angela Hamid, Dena Alim,
Sidige Babiker and Haseeba Saad
12:45– 13:00 Biogas as Clean Energy Alternative for Rural Poor in West Kordofan. Sudan
Banazeer Abdelmahmoud & Muna M. Ahmed
13:00– 13:15 Avoidance of Methane Release from Charcoal Production by Shifting from Traditional Methods to Improved Kilns
Muna M. Ahmed & Idris Suleiman
13:15 –13:30 Utilization of Industrial Waste Water and Sewage in Forage Production Niemat A. A. Eljabri
13:30 –13:45 Discussion
13:45 –14:30 Lunch Break
Panel Discussion: Priority for Research in Environmental and Climate Studies in Sudan
Chair: Prof. Rashid M. Hassan Reporter: Dr. Zeinab O. Saeed
14:30–14:45 Reporters’ Meeting
14:45– 15:00 Reporters’ Presentation Ms Asia Adlan
15:00– 15:30 Discussion
15:30– 15:45 Recommendations and Concluding Remarks
15:45 Closing
Theme 6: Life Sciences for Sustainable Development
Venue: OLT Hall
21 Feb 2016
Session 1
08:30 – 09:00 Registration
Chair: Prof. Sayadat El Tegani Mohamed Rapporteur: Dr. Omran Fadul Osman
09:00 – 09:45 How Technology is Changing Agriculture K-Note Speaker: Prof. P. Stephen Baenziger
09:45– 10:00 Morphological Variation in Adansonia digitata L. (Baobab) From Blue Nile and North Kordofan States, Sudan
Nasreldin A. Gurashi٭ and Maha A. Y. Kordofani
10:00– 10:15 Evaluation of Antidiabetic and Antioxidant Activity of Selected Plants Used in Folk Medicine
Sakina M.A. Yagi and Maha Abdulrahman Alamin
10:15– 10:30 Seagrass species Composition and Distribution in Red Sea Coast of Sudan
Abdelmoneim Karamalla Gaiballa* and
Osman Mirghani
Mohammed Ali 10:30– 10:45 In vitro, In vivo and Molecular Screening for Drought Tolerance in
Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Cultivars Marmar A. El Siddig*, Adil A. El Hussein, Ismael Dweikat and Stephen Baenziger
10:45– 11:00 Discussion
11:00 – 11:30 Coffee Break
Session 2
Chair: Prof. Mohamed Eltahir Ali Rapporteur: Prof. Maha Kordofani
11:30– 12:15 Diversity and evolutionary ecology of African fish and cryptic
diversity of their metazoan parasites K-Note Speaker: Prof. Radim Blažek
12:15– 12:30 Fish diversity and fisheries of Lake Nubia in relation to retention level
Zuheir Nour el Dayem Mahmoud
12:30– 12:45 Morphometrics and Meristics of Oreochromis niloticus, Sarotherdon galilaeus and Tilapia zilli (Cichlidae) from Kosti, White Nile Sudan
Huda Ahmed Hassan and Zuheir Nour el Dayem Mahmoud*
12:45– 13:00 Growth Performance of African catfish, Clarias gariepinus in Recirculation Aquaculture System
Elsadig Arbab Hagar Talib
13:00– 13:15 Acute toxicity of two botanical leaf aqueous extracts on the Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)
Dina Alim* and Hanim Matter
13:15– 13:30 Constraints of Aquaculture in Khartoum State Omeima Mohammed Omer
13:30– 13:45 Discussion
13:45 – 14:15 Lunch Break
Session 3
Chair: Prof. Abdel Halim H. Alnadi Rapporteur: Prof. Omer Elbadri
14:15 – 15:00 Past, presence and future of Berlin's geoscientific cooperation in Africa
K-Note Speaker: Prof. Wilhelm R. Dominik
15:00– 15:15 The Use of Rare Earth Elements Analyses in the Exploration for Massive Sulphide Ores, Ariab District, Red Sea Hills, NE Sudan
Samia A. Ibrahim, Elshiek M. Abdelrahman and Saad D.
Hamed
15:15– 15:30
Geostatistical analysis in gold prospecting: a case study in El firga area, North Kordofan State, Western Sudan
Dania Ibnomer Mohamed Ahmed and Insaf Sanhouri
Babiker
15:30– 15:45 Interactive web-based geological mapping and services in Sudan Using geographyical information systems (GIS)
Badreldin Taha Osman
15:45– 16:00 Sudan Pleistocene and Holocene Palaeochannels: Witness to Landscape archaeology
Yahia Tahir
16:00 – 16:15 Late Cretaceous to Tertiary palynological investigation of the Rawat Basin (southeast Sudan)
Gafar Hassen and Ali Eisawi
16:15– 16:30 Late Jurassic-Early Cretaceous palynological investigation of the Blue Nile Basin, Sudan
Hagir Abd Elaziz Mohamed and Ali Eisawi
16:30– 16:45 Discussion
22 Feb 2016
Session 1
Chair: Prof. Zuheir N. Mahmoud Rapporteur: Prof. Sakina M.A. Yagi
08:30 – 09:00 Registration
09:00 – 09:45 Nanotechnology in Electronics: the Transition from Microelectronics to Nanoelectronics
K-Note Speaker: Prof. Osama O. Awad Elkareem
09:45– 10:00 The Quality of Drinking Water in Khartoum Network And Using Zinc Oxide Nanostructure for Water Disinfection
Angum Mohyeldin, Basheer Mohammed Alhassan and Suad Sulaiman
10:00– 10:15 Estimation of Radioactive Nuclides in Meri Lake Area (Nuba mountains, Sudan)
Ali N. Ahmed, M. M. O. Ahmed, A. H. Ali, I. M. Ahmed, M.A. H. Eltayeb and M. A. Eltaher
10:15– 10:30 Effects of lead acetate on RBCs, Hb concentration, PCV and weight of pigeons (Columba livia domestica)
Tawasul Mahdi Gasim
10:30– 10:45 Dye sensitized solar cell Mohamed Alrashid, Mohamed Ibrahim, Mohamed Awad and Eltayeb Musa
10:45– 11:00 Discussion
11:00 – 11:30 Coffee Break
Session 2
Chair: Dr. Abdel Gabar G. Nasir Rapporteur: Dr. Elbushra Elsheikh Elnour
11:30– 12:15 Science Education in Africa K-Note Speaker: Dr. Ali
Humoud Ali 12:15– 12:30 Towards a New Direction for Higher Education in Africa Omer ElSammani
12:30– 12:45 Research for the People: A University Innovation Lab Experience Gada Kadoda
12:45– 13:00 Assessment of Nutritional Awareness of Parents with Autistic children and relationship with their nutritional status
Nadia Abdel Rahim
13:00– 13:15 Epidemiological Situation of Bilharzia (2000 - 2015)
With Emphasis on Some Research Outcomes for Control Abd el Aziz Abd el Rahim M. AHMED, Lammyaa Ali El TASH
13:15– 13:30 Discussion
13:30 – 14:00 Lunch Break
Session 3
Chair: Prof. Salah Sultan Rapporteur: Prof. Yousif Sulfab
14:00 – 14:45 Using Theoretical Calculations as a Complement to Experimental Studies
K-Note Speaker: Prof. Michael Springborg
14:45– 15:00
DFT Study of the Conformational Preference and Vibrational Analysis of 2-furoyl chloride and 3-furoyl chloride
Sahar S. Abdalla and Yunusa Umar
15:00– 15:15 Production of neutralizing antibodies to venoms of Najanubiae (Naja nubiae) and Echisocellatus (Echis ocellatus) snakes from Sudan
Huda Khalid, Nicki Konstantakopoulos , Maowia Mukhtar
15:15– 15:30
Antimicrobial drug resistance and Plasmid Profiling of Salmonella spp. Isolated from Poultry in Khartoum state, Sudan
Hassan. E. Hag Elsafi, Mohamed. A. M. Siddig, C. A. Muckle, J. A. Martinez-Urtaza
15:30– 15:45 The Effect of Pigeon Pea (Cajanus cajan) on the Body Weight and Blood Parameters of Rabbit (Oryctolagus niloticus)
Zahia Hamza and Elsiddig Mohammed Babiker
16:15– 16:30 Discussion
23 Feb 2016
Session 1
Chair: Prof. Adil Ali El Hussein Rapporteur: Dr. Faisal A. Sinada
08:30 – 09:00 Registration
09:00 – 09:45 Causal Inference in Genetic Association Studies K-Note Speaker: Prof. Ahmed Rebai
09:45– 10:00 Characteristics Anatomical Features of some Ipomoea Species Ikram Ahmed, Boran Abo El Reesh, Mohammed Majboor
10:00– 10:15 Aspects of Genetic Susceptibility to Infectious Diseases Hind Mohamed Abushama
10:15– 10:30 Detection and Phylogenetic Analysis of Potyviruses Associated with Some Important Crops in Sudan
Heyam S. M. babiker, Marmar A. El Siddig, Ariana Manglli, Laura Tomassoli, Moawia Mohamed and Adil A. El Hussein
10:30– 10:45 Identification and Molecular characterization of poultry Eimeria (Family: Eimeriidae) (Khartoum, Sudan)
Mona Khaier, Abulgasim Ibrahim, Summia Abukashawa
10:45– 11:00 Discussion
11:00 – 11:30 Coffee Break
Session 2
Chair: Prof. Faisal Tagel Din Abushama Rapporteur: Dr. Dawi Musa
11:30– 11:45 The hidden threat of animal and human health in Khartoum state: unexpected updates on species composition of Aedes mosquitoes
Rasha Siddig and Asia Hassan Mohamed Ali
11:45– 12:00 Identification and prevalence of infestation of chewing lice among Domestic chicken Gallus gallus domesticus and Pigeon Columba livia
Rayan A. Elhaj and Abu Elgasim I Abdelhaleem
12:00– 12:15 Mapping of indoor resting mosquitoes in Khartoum and Northern States using Global Positioning System
Mishkat Awadelkareem
12:15– 12:30 Application of geographycial Information systems/science (GIS) in science and engineering research
Badreldin Taha Osman
12:30– 12:45 Discussion
12:45– 14:00 Panel Discussion: Priorities for Research
MeetingGroup Expert UNESCO Contribution of Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) to an escape from the middle “
”income trap under conditions of economic difficulties
The Sudanese Minister of Sumaia AbukashawaUnder the Auspices of Her Excellency Professor Higher Education and Scientific Research
VENUE: Ministry of Higher Education Hall
Sunday, 21 Feb 2016
11:30– 12:00 Opening Comments Dr. Flavia Schlegel (Assistant Director-General for Natural Sciences-UNESCO)
Prof. Ahmed M. Suliman (Vice Chancellor- Uof K) Dr. Sumaia Abukashawa (Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research)
12:00– 12:30 Knowledge & Science: The gateway for achieving the SDGs in the Arab Region.
Dr. Ghaith Fariz
12:30– 13:30 Linking National Scientific Research Priorities with Enabling Technologies for boosting the utilization of appropriate technological applications.
Prof. Osama Awadelkarim
13:30– 14:00 Break 14:00– 15:00 Establishing effective linkages between responsibilities for STI
policies to the responsibilities of Higher Education and the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) and the necessary steps for their active support for the STI platform.
Prof. Enric Banda
15:00 – 16:00 Open Discussion & Wrap-up
