Abdelrahim S. Mousa
Assistant Professor of Applied Mathematics

Chairman of Mathematics Department &
Director of Master Program in Mathematics

Address: Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, Birzeit University, Palestine

Office: Science Building - 308
Tel:  +97022982144
Ext.  2343
Email:  asaid@birzeit.edu

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ResearcherID: G-1745-2017

Scopus Author ID: 8303309500

ORCID ID:  0000-0001-5978-5496

Referee Research Articles:

Optimization (A Journal of Mathematical Programing and Operational Research)

Journal of Industrial and Management Optimization

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Education

• 2013  Ph.D. in  Applied Mathematics, ''with Distinction'', University of Porto, Portugal.

• 2009  M.Sc. in Mathematics, ''Very Good'', Birzeit University, Palestine.

• 2005  B.Sc. in Mathematics Applied to Economics, ''with Distinction'', Birzeit University, Palestine.

• 2001  General Sec. Exam, Scientific Branch, ''with Distinction'', Ramallah, Palestine.

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Professional Activities

• Sept. 2017 - Present: Chairman of Mathematics Department, Birzeit University, Palestine.

• Sept. 2017 - Present: Director of Master Program in Mathematics, Department of Mathematics, Birzeit University, Palestine.

• 2016 - Present: Elected in the Science College Council. Faculty of Science, Birzeit University.

• 2013 - Present: Assistant Professor and Faculty Member, Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, Birzeit University, Palestine.

• 2009-Present: Member of LIAAD – INESC TEC (Laboratory of Artificial Intelligence and Decision Support – Institute for Systems and Computer Engineering of Porto Technology and Science), Porto, Portugal.

• 2009-2013: PhD Student & Member of LIAAD – INESC TEC (Laboratory of Artificial Intelligence and Decision Support – Institute for Systems and Computer Engineering of Porto Technology and Science), University of Porto, Portugal.

• 2008-2009  Researcher at Department of Information and Studies, General Directorates of Educational Planning, Ministry of Education and Higher Education, Ramallah, Palestine.

• 2005-2008  Lecturer in Mathematics for Secondary Level (Tawjeehi), Ministry of Education, Palestine.

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Research Interests

• Game Theory

• Dynamical Systems: Hamiltonian Dynamics

• Stochastic Optimal Control: Dynamic Programming

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Research Projects

• Title of Research Project: Existence and uniqueness of viscosity solution for a Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman (HJB) equation. Duration: February 15, 2017 - February 14, 2018.  Institution: Birzeit University.

• Title of Research Project: The Existence of Optimal Controls for a Stochastic Optimal Control with a Random Horizon. Duration: February 1, 2016 - January 31, 2017.  Institution: Birzeit University.

• Title of Research Project: Optimal Life Insurance Purchase from a Market of Several Competing Life Insurance Providers. Duration: January 15, 2015 - July 9, 2015.  Institution: Birzeit University.

• Title of Projects: Computerized Student Profile; Estimating School Needs of Human Resources; Developing the Role of School Map. Duration: August, 2008-November, 2009. Institution: General Directorates of Educational Planning, Ministry of Higher Education, Ramallah, Palestine.

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Editorial Assistance

• A. A. Pinto and D. Zilberman. Modeling, Dynamics, Optimization and Bioeconomics I: Contributions from ICMOD 2010 and the 5th Bioeconomy Conference 2012. Springer Proceedings in Mathematics & Statistics.   V73: 42 Chapters, 753 pages (2014).

• M. Peixoto, A. Pinto and D. Rand. Dynamics, Games and Science I. Springer Proceedings in Mathematics series: V1: 52 Chapters, 809 pages (2011).

• M. Peixoto, A. Pinto and D. Rand. Dynamics, Games and Science II. Springer Proceedings in Mathematics series: V2: 52 Chapters, 747 pages (2011).

• Alberto A. Pinto, David A. Rand and Flávio Ferreira. Fine Structures of Hyperbolic Diffeomorphisms. Springer Monographs in Mathematics, 359 pages (2009).

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List of Publications

• Ph.D. Thesis: Applications of Mathematics and Game Theory to Industrial Organization. Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, University of Porto, Portugal (2013).

• M.Sc. Thesis: Applications of Mathematics and Game Theory to Industrial Organization. Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, Birzeit University, Palestine (2009).

Submitted Articles

• A. S. Mousa, D. Pinheiro and A. A. Pinto. The Existence of Optimal Controls for a Stochastic Optimal Control with a Random Horizon.

Published Work

• A. S. Mousa and A. A. Pinto. Geometric approaches and bifurcations  in the dichotomous decision  model.  Journal of the Arab American University, v3 (2), 10-39 (2017).

• A. S. Mousa, D. Pinheiro and A. A. Pinto. Optimal life insurance purchase from a market of several competing life insurance providers. Insurance: Mathematics and Economics, v67, 133-144 (2016).

• A. S. Mousa, A. A. Pinto and R. Soeiro. Externality Effects in the Formation of Societies. Journal of Dynamics and Games, v2 (2), 303-320 (2015).

• A. S. Mousa, D. Pinheiro and A. A. Pinto. A Consumption-Investment Problem with a Diminishing Basket of Goods. Operational Research: IO 2013 - XVI Congress of APDIO, (eds. J. P. Almeida, J. F. Oliveira and A. A. Pinto). CIM Series in Mathematical Sciences, Springer, Chapter 17, 295-310 (2015).

• A. S. Mousa, A. A. Pinto and R. Soeiro. Influence of Individual Decisions in Competitive Market Policies. Mathematics of Planet Earth (eds. F. Costa, J. Buescu and J. T. Pinto). Editora Universitária do Instituto Superior Técnico, IST Press, Lisboa, (2014).  

• A. S. Mousa, R. Soeiro, T. R. Oliveira and A. A. Pinto. Dynamics of Human Decisions. Journal of Dynamics and Games, v1 (1), 121 - 151 (2014).

• A. S. Mousa, A. A. Pinto and M. Faias. Resort Pricing and Bankruptcy. Dynamics, Games and Science II (eds. M. Peixoto, A. A. Pinto, and D. Rand). Proceedings in Mathematics series. Springer-Verlag, Chapter 39, 567-573 (2011).

• A. S. Mousa, A. A. Pinto, M. Mousa and R. Samarah. Tilings and Bussola for Making Decisions. Dynamics, Games and Science I (eds. M. Peixoto, A. A. Pinto and D. Rand). Proceedings in Mathematics series. Springer-Verlag, Chapter 44, 689-708 (2011).

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Organizing National & International Conferences

• Birzeit 2018 Conference "Randomness, Graphs, Trees, Walks, Statistics" that will be held during the period August 27 -31, 2018 in the Department of Mathematics at Birzeit University, Palestine. 

• 2017  Stochastic Differential Equations Workshop (SDEW 2017). Mathematics Department, Faculty of Science, Birzeit University, May 27, 2017.

• 2016  The Scientific Day in Mathematics (SDM 2016). Mathematics Department, Faculty of Science, Birzeit University, December 18, 2016.

• 2013  Advanced School and International Conference Planet Earth, Mathematics of Energy and Climate Change (MECC). Faculty of Science, University of Lisbon (FCUL) and Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation (FCL), March 21-28, 2013, Lisbon, Portugal.

• 2010  International Conference on Modeling, Optimization and Dynamics (ICMOD), University of Porto, July 5-7, 2010, Porto, Portugal.

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Session Chair

• 2017  Stochastic Differential Equations Workshop (SDEW 2017). Mathematics Department, Faculty of Science, Birzeit University, May 27, 2017.

• 2016  The Scientific Day in Mathematics (SDM 2016). Mathematics Department, Faculty of Science, Birzeit University, December 18, 2016.

• The 2nd Annual UECE - Lisbon Meetings - Game Theory and Applications, November 4 - 6, 2010, Research Unit on Complexity and Economics (ISEG) - Technical University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal.

•  Parallel Session V: Theoretical IO - Pricing.

• The 24th European Conference on Operational Research, (EURO XXIV 2010), University of Lisbon (FCUL), July 11 - 14, 2010, Lisbon, Portugal

• Session: Modeling the Human Decisions.

• Stream:  Dynamical Systems and Game Theory.

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Presentations in National & International Conferences

• Optimal Consumption, investment and life-insurance purchase in a diffusive financial market with stochastic coefficients. Session: Optimal Control and Applications. 15th EUROPT Workshop on Advances in Continuous Optimization. July 12 - 14, 2017, Université de Montréal, Québec, Canada.

• A Consumption-Investment Problem with a Diminishing Basket of Goods. The Scientific Day in Mathematics (SDM 2016). Mathematics Department, Faculty of Science, Birzeit University, December 18, 2016.

• Optimal life-insurance selection and purchase within a market of several life-insurance providers. Fifth Palestinian Conference on Modern Trends in Mathematics and Physics (PCMTMP-V). July 31-August 2, 2016, Arab American University, Jenin, Palestine.

• Optimal life-insurance selection and purchase within a market of several life-insurance providers. Special Session S24: SPDEs/SDEs and Stochastic Systems with Control/Optimization and Applications. The 11th AIMS Conference on Dynamical Systems, Differential Equations and Applications (AIMS 2016). July 1 - 5, 2016, Orlando, Florida, USA.

• Externality effects in the formation of societies. Special Session S22: Dynamics and Games. The 11th AIMS Conference on Dynamical Systems, Differential Equations and Applications (AIMS 2016). July 1 - 5, 2016, Orlando, Florida, USA.

• Optimal life-insurance selection and purchase within a market of several life-insurance providers. Fifth Palestinian Conference on Modern Trends in Mathematics and Physics (PCMTMP-V). July 31-August 2, 2016, Arab American University, Jenin, Palestine.

• A Consumption-Investment Problem with a Diminishing Basket of Goods. Session: Numerical Methods for Stochastic PDE and Uncertainty Quantification. The 8th International Congress on Industrial and Applied Mathematics (ICIAM 2015), August 10 - 14, 2015. China National Convention Center, Beijing Olympic Green, Beijing, China.

• A Family of Stochastic Optimal  Control Problems with Multiple Random Time Horizons. The Fourth Palestinian Conference on Modern Trends in Mathematics and Physics (PCMTMP-IV), August 11 - 13, 2014. Al - Quds University, Abu Dies, Jerusalem, Palestine.

• A Family of Stochastic Optimal  Control Problems with Multiple Random Time Horizons. Section: Simulations and Stochastic Programming. The XVI Congress of the Portuguese Association of Operational Research (IO2013), June 3-5, 2013. Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão do Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Bragança, Portugal.

• Dynamics of Human Decisions. Young Researchers at University of Porto (IJUP), Reitoria, University of Porto, February 13-15, 2013 Porto, Portugal.

• A Family of Stochastic Optimal  Control Problems with Multiple Random Time Horizons. The 2^nd Winter School on Stochastic Dynamics and Control in Finance and Economics, February 4-8, 2013. Center of Applied Mathematics and Economics (CEMAPRE). School of Economics and Management, Technical University of Lisbon (ISEG), Lisbon, Portugal.

• General Decisions Model. Parallel Session II: Industrial Organizations I. The 4^th Annual UECE - Lisbon Meetings - Game Theory and Applications, October 18 - 20, 2012. Research Unit on Complexity and Economics. School of Economics and Management, Technical University of Lisbon (ISEG), Lisbon, Portugal.

• Dynamics of Human Decisions. Parallel Session VI: Dynamic Games. The 4^th Annual UECE - Lisbon Meetings - Game Theory and Applications, October 18 - 20, 2012. Research Unit on Complexity and Economics. School of Economics and Management, Technical University of Lisbon (ISEG), Lisbon, Portugal.

• Dynamics of Human Decisions. Third Palestinian Conference on Modern Trends in Mathematics and Physics(PCMTMP-III), July 16 - 18, 2012. Palestine Polytechnic University, Hebron, Palestine.

• Investment Portfolio and Life-Insurance Management. The First Winter School on Stochastic Dynamics and Control in Finance and Economics, January 16 - 20, 2012. Center of Applied Mathematics and Economics (CEMAPRE). School of Economics and Management, Technical University of Lisbon (ISEG), Lisbon, Portugal.

• Resort Prices and Bankruptcy. Parallel Session IV: Dynamics and Games. The 3^nd Annual UECE - Lisbon Meetings - Game Theory and Applications, November 3 - 5, 2011. Research Unit on Complexity and Economics. School of Economics and Management, Technical University of Lisbon (ISEG), Lisbon, Portugal.

• Resort Prices and Bankruptcy. The 2^nd Annual UECE - Lisbon Meetings - Game Theory and Applications, November 4 - 6, 2010. Research Unit on Complexity and Economics. School of Economics and Management, Technical University of Lisbon (ISEG), Lisbon, Portugal.

• Tilings, Chromosomes and Bussola for Making Decisions. The 2^nd Brazilian Workshop of the Game Theory Society(BWGT 2010), in honor of John Nash, on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of Nash Equilibrium; University of São Paulo, July 29 - August 4, 2010. São Paulo, Brazil.

• Tilings, Chromosomes and Bussola for Making Decisions. The 24th European Conference on Operational Research(EURO XXIV 2010), University of Lisbon (FCUL), July 11 - 14, 2010. Lisbon, Portugal.

• Resort Prices and Bankruptcy. International Conference on Modeling, Optimization and Dynamics (ICMOD 2010), University of Porto, July 5 - 7, 2010. Porto, Portugal.

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Participation in National & International Conferences

• The First Zamala Conference (Highlights of Zamala Fellowship Program 2011-2016). February 20, 2017. Mövenpick Hotel, Ramallah, Palestine. Link

• German Palestinian Cooperation in Science and Research. Kick off Workshop for Awarded Research Projects of PALGER 2015. December 14, 2016. Palestinian Red Crescent Building, Ramallah, Palestine.

• Advanced School and International Conference Planet Earth, Mathematics of Energy and Climate Change (MECC 2013). Faculty od Science, University of Lisbon (FCUL) and Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation (FCL), March 21 - 28, 2013, Lisbon, Portugal.

• International Conference for Sylvain Sorin's Sixties. Games and Strategy in Paris.  Institut Henri Poincaré, Amphithéâtre Hermite, June 11 - 13, 2012, Paris, France.

• 4th Porto Meeting on Mathematics for Industry. Faculty of Science, University of Porto, June 7 - 9, 2012, Porto, Portugal.

• 11th SAET Conference (Society for the Advancement of Economic Theory). The Ria Park Hotel, June 26 - July 1, 2011, Ancoa (Faro), Portugal.

• 3rd Porto Meeting on Mathematics for Industry. Faculty of Science, University of Porto, April 28 - 30, 2011, Porto, Portugal.

• Palestinian Conference on Modern Trends in Mathematics and Physics I (PCMTMPII), Birzeit University, July 28 - 30, 2008, Palestine.

• Mathematics For Peace and Developments (ICM) Satellite, University of Cordoba, July 17 - 23, 2006. Cordoba, Spain.

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Seminars

• The existence of solution for a stochastic optimal control problem with a random horizon. Stochastic Differential Equations Workshop (SDEW 2017). Birzeit University, May 27, 2017, Palestine.
  

• Optimal life-insurance selection and purchase within a market of several life-insurance providers. Birzeit University, January 12, 2016, Palestine.

• Bifurcations and Nash Equilibria in Tilings. Birzeit University, March 7, 2015, Palestine.

• Applications of Mathematics and Game Theory to Industrial Organization. Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, Birzeit University, August 21, 2013, Palestine.

• A Family of Stochastic Optimal  Control Problems with Multiple Random Time Horizons. Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, University of Porto, May 29, 2013, Porto, Portugal.   

• A Game Theoretical Model for Human Decisions. Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, University of Porto, May 29, 2013, Porto, Portugal.

• Dynamics of Human Decisions. Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, University of Porto, September 21, 2012, Porto, Portugal.

• Tilings and Bussola for Making Decisions. BEST Students' Award, (BEST Porto 2012), Faculty of Science, University of Porto, May 22, 2012, Porto, Portugal.   

• Complexity of Making Decisions. School of Technology and Management of Oliveira do Hospital. Journey to Financial Mathematics, July 15, 2010. Coimbra, Portugal.

• Applications of Mathematics and Game Theory to Industrial Organization. Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, Birzeit University, May 14, 2009, Palestine.

• Test of Normality. Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, Birzeit University, December 22, 2004, Palestine.

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 Awards & Honors

• First Distinguished Professor Award 2016/2017 in BirzeitUniversity for the outstanding achievements in academic teaching, mentoring of students, scientific research and creativity that brought distinction to Birzeit University (link). This distinction has been also published on Boletim INESC TEC.
  

• Elected in the Science College Council. Faculty of Science, Birzeit University (2016/2017).

• 2009 - 2013    PhD Grant, Portugal.

• 2012     Certificates of Excellence, BEST Students' Award, University of Porto, Portugal.

• 2010     Medal from School of Technology and Management of Oliveira do Hospital, Journey of Financial Mathematics, Coimbra, Portugal.

• 2010     Recognition by Espinho Newspaper (Defesa de Espinho) page 12, Mathematics Day - Brilliant Minds. Through the presentation   (Complexity of Making Decisions) given in the school: Escola Secundária Dr. Manuel Laranjeira. July 3, 2010, Espinho, Portugal.

• 2010    Meeting with the Nobel Laureates: John Nash, Eric S. Maskin and Roger Myerson. University of São Paulo, Brazil.

• 2005    Certificate of Excellence, Faculty of Science, Birzeit University, Palestine.

• Fall        2004-2005: Honors List, Birzeit University, Palestine.

• Spring  2003-2004: Honors List, Birzeit University, Palestine.

• Spring  2002-2003: Honors List, Birzeit University, Palestine.

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Supervisor for Master Thesis at BZU

• Numerical results with economic implications of a continuous time model. Sondos Khalil. Master Program in Mathematics, Birzeit University (2017).

• A discrete game theoretical model. Feda Shoman. Master Program in Mathematics, Birzeit University (2017).

Member of Discussion Committee for Master Thesis at BZU

• Symmetry methods for solving some difference equations. Walaa Yassin. Master Program in Mathematics, Birzeit University.

• On the total curvature of knots. Fareeda Gazawneh. Master Program in Mathematics, Birzeit University.

• Billiards in polygons. Ruba Shawan. Master Program in Mathematics, Birzeit University (6/2/2017).

• The domain decomposition method for solving partial differential equations. Eman Awawdah. Master Program in Mathematics, Birzeit University (18/1/2017).

• An inverse problem in convex optimization. Nuha Masarwa. Master Program in Mathematics, Birzeit University (20/8/2016).

Member of Committees - Department Level - at BZU

• Chair of Cadre Committee. Department of Mathematics (Sept. 2017-Present).

• Chair of Bio-Statistics Committee. Department of Mathematics (Sept. 2017-Present).

• Chair of Supervision Committee of Teaching Assistants: Department of Mathematics (Sept. 2017-Present).

• Chair of The Council of Mathematics Department. Birzeit University (Sept. 2017-Present).

• Chair of The Admissions Committee: Department of Mathematics (Sept. 2017-Present).

• Chair of The Curriculum Committee: Department of Mathematics (Sept. 2017-Present).

• Member of Department Council. Department of Mathematics, Birzeit University (Aug. 2013-Present).

• Member of Academic Committee: Department of Mathematics, 2nd semester (2015/2016).

• Member of Admissions Committee: Department of Mathematics (2015/2016).

• Coordinator of Math Books in the  General  Library (2014/2015).

• Member of Development Committee: Mathematics Computer Lab (2013/2014).

Member of Committees - Faculty Level - at BZU

• Member of Science College Council. Faculty of Science, Birzeit University (2017/2018).

• Member of The Kader Committee. Faculty of Science, Birzeit University (2017/2018).

• Member of Science College Council. Faculty of Science, Birzeit University (2016/2017).

• Member of The Disciplinary Committee. Faculty of Science, Birzeit University (2016/2017).

• Coordinator of Open Day in Mathematics that was held on May 9, 2015.

Member of Committees - University Level - at BZU

• Chair of Graduate Studies Committee: Master Program in Mathematics (2017/2018).

• Member in the Administration of Chess Club: Birzeit University (2016/2017).

• Member of Graduate Studies Committee: Master Program in Mathematics (2015/2016).

• Member of Academic Committee for Graduation Ceremony: Birzeit University (2015/2016).

• Member of Coordination Committee for Science Festival 2015 that was held on 3rd and 5th of November, 2015.

• Member of Welcoming Committee: Birzeit's Nights Festival during July 27-28, 2015. 

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Member of Committees in Community Service

• Member in the Judgement Committee for Students Projects: Palestine Exhibition of Science and Technology. Al-Bireh Center for Development and Childhood. March 1, 2017, Ramallah, Palestine.

• Referee Research Articles: Journal of Industrial and Management Optimization    

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Teaching at Birzeit University

MATH 739: Stochastic Differential Equations  (Master Program in Mathematics)

MATH 860: Thesis (Master Program in Mathematics)

MAEC 333: General Equilibrium and Public Choice

MAEC 411: Seminar in Applied Mathematics

MAEC 436: Game Theory

MATH 331: Ordinary Differential Equations

Math 330:  Numerical Methods Using Matlab

MATH 141: Calculus And Analytical Geometry I

MATH 132: Calculus And Analytical Geometry II

MATH 231: Calculus And Analytical Geometry III

STAT 236: Basic Statistics For Business Students

MATH 234: Introduction to Linear Algebra

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Available Lecture Notes and Videos

MATH 331: Ordinary Differential Equations: 

Lecture notes      Ch1     Ch2     Ch3     Ch4     Ch5     Ch6     Ch7     Ch8     Ch9

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