Top Saudi ministers attended King Saud University last week for the inauguration of Fourth National Symposium on Informatics, “Technology for those with special needs,” focusing on improved integration for people with special needs. The Deputy Minister of Education for Boys, Hamad bin Mohammed Al-Sheikh, was in attendance and helped launch the event. Research in informatics was featured at [...]
Students with special needs and those who work with them are invited to attend a special free training course in IT being held by the Faculty of Computer and Information Science at King Saud University on Sunday April 21 and Monday April 22. The courses will specifically deal with technology designed for those with special [...]
Smart cards could be about to get a lot more secure thanks to the invention of two scientists from King Saud University’s College of Computer and Information Sciences in Riyadh. Invented by assistant professor Hanan Mahmoud and associate professor Khaled Alghathbar, the process uses a new way of hiding critical and sensitive information in smart [...]
As part of its plan to make online resources available to all, regardless of their abilities, King Saud University has published the University Guide for Web Accessibility as a natural extension of its plans and policies aimed at making the campus accessible to all, including persons with special needs. The University has established itself as [...]
The supervisory committee for King Saudi University’s restructuring initiative recently held their third meeting, chaired by the Vice Rector for the Development and Quality Committee, Dr. Fahad M. Alkolibi. Those gathered for the meeting addressed major points related to KSU’s restructuring initiative, including the work of subcommittees, and the media and awareness campaign. The assistant [...]
King Saud University’s Program for Full Web Accessibility for People with Special Needs, will be holding a special workshop, in cooperation with the College of Computer and Information Science, to be presented during the 4th National Symposium on Informatics Technologies for People with Special Needs. The workshop, scheduled for April 23-25, 2013 at KSU, will cover the latest [...]
A special workshop has been organized, in cooperation with the College of Computer and Information Sciences, titled, “Web Accessibility and Its Impact on People with Special Needs”, to be presented during the 4th National Symposium on Informatics Technologies for People with Special Needs, which is scheduled for April 23-25, 2013 at KSU. The workshop will [...]
King Saud University’s Disability Service Center (DSC) for female students recently invited a delegation from the College of Computer and Information Sciences to discuss modern software systems. The objective was for the two groups to explore what modern software systems developed by the college might best be utilized by female students with special needs. Dr. Sahar Al-Khashrami, director [...]
King Saud University’s Dr. Khaled Alghathbar, managing director of the Center of Excellence in Information Assurance (COEIA), will be one of the speakers in the Digital Security Summit scheduled for December 1-2 in Riyadh. Dr. Alghathbar is the founder and director of KSU’s Center of Excellence in Information Assurance. He is a consultant for both [...]
The 4th National Symposium on Informatics Technologies for People with Special Needs (PwSN) is scheduled for April 23-25, 2013 at King Saud University. The Symposium’s major objective is to showcase the latest research in the field of computers and information for people with special needs including such disabilities as impaired or lack of hearing and [...]
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