Journal Papers
Published in international journals
Associate Professor, researcher and academic leader in AI, software engineering, cybersecurity, health informatics and computing education.

Associate Professor
PhD (Soft. Eng.) | MSc (Comp. Sc.) | Post Grad. Cert. (IT) | BSc (Comp. Sc.)
Abeer Alsadoon is an Associate Professor with more than 25 years of academic experience in teaching, research, supervision and academic leadership. Her research interests include Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Health Informatics, Augmented and Mixed Reality, and Computing Education.
Celebrating sustained excellence in teaching, research and the student experience, alongside national recognition for leadership.
Kent Institute Australia, Sydney
School of Computing, Mathematics and Engineering · Charles Sturt University
Emerging Female Leader in the Government and Public Sector · One of five national finalists
Sydney Study Centre / SGA · Charles Sturt University
Sydney Study Centre / SGA · Charles Sturt University
School of Computing, Mathematics and Engineering · Charles Sturt University
Sydney Study Centre / SGA · Charles Sturt University
Outstanding Student Feedback on Subject Experience Surveys · Charles Sturt University
Contribution to Excellence through Subject Experience Survey Results · Charles Sturt University
School of Computing, Mathematics and Engineering · Charles Sturt University
Sydney Study Centre / SGA · Charles Sturt University
School of Computing, Mathematics and Engineering · Charles Sturt University
School of Computing, Mathematics and Engineering · Charles Sturt University
Sydney Study Centre / SGA · Charles Sturt University
Sydney Study Centre / SGA · Charles Sturt University
Faculty of Business, Justice and Behavioral Sciences · Charles Sturt University
School of Computing and Mathematics · Charles Sturt University
Published in international journals
Peer-reviewed international conferences, including IEEE
Published by Springer
Published by Springer
For excellence in teaching and research
International conferences, including IEEE
Abeer Alsadoon received her Ph.D. from the University of Technology, Baghdad, and has more than 25 years of academic experience in teaching, research, supervision, and academic leadership. Her research interests include Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Health Informatics, Augmented and Mixed Reality, and Computing Education. She has published 147 journal papers and 111 peer-reviewed international conference papers, including IEEE publications, and received four Best Paper Awards. She has edited five scholarly books and 12 international conference proceedings published by Springer. Abeer has received 20 awards and recognitions for excellence in teaching and research from Australian institutions. In 2019, she gained national recognition as one of five finalists across Australia for the prestigious Australian Women's Agenda Leadership Awards in the category of Emerging Female Leader in the Government and Public Sector.
Abeer Alsadoon received her Ph.D. from the University of Technology, Baghdad, and has more than 25 years of academic experience in teaching, research, supervision, and academic leadership. Her research interests include Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Health Informatics, Augmented and Mixed Reality, and Computing Education. She has published 147 journal papers and 111 peer-reviewed international conference papers, including IEEE publications, and received four Best Paper Awards. She has edited five scholarly books and 12 international conference proceedings published by Springer. Abeer has received 20 awards and recognitions for excellence in teaching and research from Australian institutions. In 2019, she gained national recognition as one of five finalists across Australia for the prestigious Australian Women's Agenda Leadership Awards in the category of Emerging Female Leader in the Government and Public Sector. She served as Conference Chair and Proceedings Editor of the International Conference on Health Informatics and Medical Systems (HIMS'22–HIMS'26), Las Vegas, USA, and as Program Chair of CITISIA'20–CITISIA'25. She has also served as Program Chair and Proceedings Editor of ICR'22–ICR'26, ACR'23–ACR'26, and BAI'26, with forthcoming appointments for BCR'27 (Nice, France), ACR'27 (Dublin, Ireland), ICR'27 (Barcelona, Spain), and HIMS’27 (Las Vegas, USA). Abeer is a Senior Member of IEEE. She is currently an Associate Professor at the Education Centre of Australia (ECA) – Asia Pacific International College (APIC). Previously, she served as Dean of Scholarship and Research, Associate Dean, and IT Discipline Leader at Kent Institute Australia, held a sessional academic appointment at Western Sydney University (WSU), and held academic positions at Charles Sturt University (CSU), including Adjunct Associate Professor and IT Course Coordinator.
Software Development, Testing, Measurements, and Metrics
AR, Guided Surgery, VR, and MR in different types of surgery (Remote Health Care); MR in Surgical Tele-presence; Early diagnosis of different types of cancer/melanoma.
Video watermarking, Face recognition, Emotional recognition, Early diagnosis of cancer/melanoma;
Deep Learning, Neural Network, Machine Learning;
Prediction systems
Augmented Reality (AR), Mixed reality (MR), Virtual Reality (VR)
Network quality, Network backup in surgical Tele-presence, Tele-medicine, Tele-psychology, Tele-Medical Education, Tele-Health Monitoring, Tele-Medical Training, and Tele-surgery;
Security of data transmission and authentication in surgical Tele-presence, Tele-medicine, Tele-psychology, Tele-Medical Education, Tele-Health Monitoring, Tele-Medical Training, and Tele-surgery;
Program and conference leadership across three Scopus-indexed international computing conferences in 2027.
May 2023 – Present
Education Centre of Australia (ECA) – Asia Pacific International College (APIC)
May 2022 – May 2023
Kent Institute Australia
Nov 2021 – May 2022
Kent Institute Australia
Jun 2021 – Oct 2021
Kent Institute Australia
Previous Academic Roles
Western Sydney University, Charles Sturt University and other appointments
Leading Charles Sturt researcher advances mixed reality surgery
Read original source ↗SBS Australian News · 2019Mixed reality technology and surgical research
Read original source ↗SBS Arabic 24 · 2020Arabic-language coverage of research achievements
Read original source ↗Women NSW · 2019Inspirational Women and national recognition
Read original source ↗Academic profiles, publications and professional networks.
Baghdad, Iraq
Baghdad, Iraq
Sydney, Australia
Baghdad, Iraq
HELI – ECA
Education Centre of Australia (ECA) - APIC
Charles Sturt University
Charles Sturt University
Western Sydney University
Education Centre of Australia (ECA)- APIC
Kent Institute Australia
University of Technology
Kent Institute Australia, Sydney, Australia.
Kent Institute Australia, Sydney, Australia.
Kent Institute Australia (Sydney)
School of Computing, Mathematics and Engineering
Category of Emerging Female Leader in the Government and Public Sector
Charles Sturt University
Charles Sturt University
School of Computing, Mathematics and Engineering
Charles Sturt University
Charles Sturt University
Charles Sturt University
School of Computing and Mathematics and Engineering
Charles Sturt University
School of Computing and Mathematics and Engineering
School of Computing, Mathematics and Engineering
Charles Sturt University
Charles Sturt University
Faculty of Business, Justice and Behavioral Sciences
School of Computing and Mathematics
Martin College
Nice, France · May 3–5, 2027 · Scopus indexed
Dublin, Ireland · July 12–14, 2027 · Scopus indexed
Barcelona, Spain · August 23–25, 2027 · Scopus indexed
Las Vegas, USA · July 20–23, 2026 · Scopus indexed
Tunis, Tunisia · May 4–6, 2026 · Scopus indexed
Amsterdam, Netherlands · July 13–15, 2026 · Scopus indexed
Berlin, Germany · August 24–26, 2026 · Scopus indexed
MADRID, SPAIN, SEPTEMBER 4-6, 2023
ORLANDO, USA, MAY 8-10, 2023
ATHENS, GREECE, AUGUST 29-31, 2022
Throughout the year, I have had the opportunity to work closely with Dr. Alsadoon, and I can confidently say that she is an outstanding leader. Her dedication and passion for her work are evident in everything she does. She is an expert in her field, and her knowledge is evident in her teaching and research. She is able to convey complex ideas in a clear and concise manner, making her classes both engaging and informative.
Abeer enhance her skills to contribute effectively to school, university, and community. She undertakes professional development courses regularly and participates and contributes in ACS seminars, international conferences. In last 5 years, she has taken over membership of and is contributing to various professional bodies in the field such as Australian Computer Society and IEEE.
We met many people every day, but only some leave the marks, and one of them is Dr. Abeer. I knew Dr. Abeer for more than three years during her teaching and research roles at CSU. I have been work closely with Dr. Abeer on several research projects. I was impressed by her abilities and skills to manage a large number of ongoing research projects and publications. She always strives for excellence and the highest qualities in research and teaching. Dr. Abeer is a success story that proves dreams do come true if we believe in them. As a teaching staff and researcher Dr. Abeer will have my highest recommendations.
Abeer is such a nice person to have around and she is my professor in the University as well. She is not only a great teacher/colleague but also a very good leader in teaching and research with over many years of valuable experience.She is very creative, hands-on, and organised. She is the right person to go to when you need help with research paper, motivation and is always open to discuss ideas and suggestions. I learned a lot about leadership from her, and it is a pleasure to recommend her for quality teaching and research work.
I have worked with Dr.Abeer under differnet circumbstances. She was my Professor, she was my Project guide and she was my colleage. She never failed to amuse students in any of the roles. Always ready to explain any questions & any number of times. Extremely pro-active and motive students to achieve to their core. She always kept the students motivated and shared knowledge. I believe she is one of the best teacher I ever had, as her people skills are highly developed. She knows how to bring the best out of each student and is an outstanding mentor.
I had the pleasure of working with Abeer for three years at CSU. I see Abeer as a rare example of an effective and helpful lecturer and researcher. I enjoyed working with her for three years. She holds a powerful combination of expert knowledge and innate leadership abilities. I believe she is always adding a positive contribution to any workplace work in. I wish her all the best in her future endeavours.
Abeer received excellence in teaching and research awards every year. In 2019, Abeer was "Nationally" recognized as being a finalist - one of the five - for the prestigious 2019 Australian Women’s Agenda Leadership Awards in the category of Emerging Female Leader in the Government and Public Sector.
Dr Abeer Alsadoon not only inspired her students (evidenced by her popularity and the continuous positive feedback she gets), she also mentored and inspired her colleagues. I had the privilege to work with her in my role as assistant supervisor for the ITC571 capstone project she taught, lectured and continuously improved. We both did this under the tutelage of Prof. Chandana Whithana. During the three years, she was my mentor on these projects and I acquired much of my current research skills from her. I was inspired by her diligence and constant striving for excellence which made me the researcher I am today.
Abeer’s research output has been nothing less than astounding over the past several years. Not only has she published many papers as both lead author and as co-author, she has published several papers in high quality journals. This is even more impressive given Abeer’s role as Lecturer/Associate IT Course Coordinator was a teaching intensive role with very little time allocation for research. This demonstrates that Abeer is a highly motivated person who goes above and beyond as an academic.
She is a kind of power and activity.
She is an exceptional academic leader who brings vision, collaboration, and mentorship to her role. Her ability to inspire others, foster inclusivity, and drive positive change sets her apart as a true asset to the academic community. I have no doubt that she will continue to make significant contributions in her leadership endeavors and positively impact the academic landscape.
For research collaboration, conference leadership, supervision and academic engagement.


