Samer Al-Khateeb

Funded Projects

  • Developing Socio-computational Methods to Strengthen Community Resiliency to Mitigate Cognitive Attacks

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  • SBP 2025-2027 Conference Support

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  • Building a Computational Model of Mobs Leveraging Social Science Theories

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  • Designing and Implementing a Data Repository for Cyber Flash Mobs

  • The research project is funded by the Center for Undergraduate Research and Scholarship (CURAS) at Creighton University.
    Total award amount: $10,000.
    Project Period: 05/01/2020 - 12/01/2020.
    My Role: Principal Investigator (PI).

Awards and Honors

  • The "Most Valuable Professor" Award.  April 8, 2025.

       This award was received during the faculty and staff appreciation baseball game on April 8, 2025. My name appeared on the Charles Schwab jumbotron as a faculty member that has made a significant impact in the lives and academics of one or more of Creighton baseball student athletes.

  • The “Exceptional Service" Award.  September 20, 2023.

       This award was received during the Social Computing, Behavioral Modeling, and Prediction Conference (SBP-BRiMS2023) as a token of appreciation for my service to the SBP-BRiMS2023 conference.

  • Received a “Thank You for Contributing a Book Chapter" Letter.  October 26, 2018.

       The letter was sent with a seven-books set titled "Large Scale Combat Operations", in recognition of my scholarship and as a token of appreciation for contributing a book chapter in the book titled "Information Operations: Perceptions are Reality". The letter was signed by Lieutenant General Michael D. Lundy, U.S. Army Commanding. The set of books is published by the U.S. Army University Press.

  • The Best Paper Award.  October 14, 2018.

       The International Academy, Research and Industry Association (IARIA). The Eighth International Conference on Social Media Technologies, Communication, and Informatics for the publication titled “Understanding Digital Ethnography: Socio-computational Analysis of Trending YouTube Videos”.

  • 1st Place Technology Category on the Project “Analyzing Social Bots and their Coordination During Crisis Weather Events”.  May 2, 2018.

       Received during the 2018 Student Research and Creative Works Showcase at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

  • Staff Achievement Award for "Educational Achievements".  April 20, 2018.

       The 2018 Staff Awards Ceremony, University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

  • The Information Science Department's Graduate Student Representative, EIT Dean's Student Leadership Board.  2017-2018.

      University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

  • Certificate of Appreciation for Voluntary Contribution.  November 4, 2017.

       Received a certificate of appreciation for my service as a Judge for "Boosting Engineering Science and Technology (BEST)" competition to help middle and high school students interested in engineering careers, hosted at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

  • The Best Paper Award.  October 12, 2017.

       International Academy, Research and Industry Association (IARIA). The Seventh International Conference on Social Media Technologies, Communication, and Informatics for the publication titled “Assessing Situation Awareness through Blogosphere: A Case Study on Venezuelan Socio-Political Crisis and the Migrant Influx”.

  • The Excellence in Research Award (Ph.D. Level).  May 2, 2017.

       Department of Information Science, in the 2nd Annual EIT (Engineering and Information Technology) Open House. University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

  • The 2nd Place "Most Innovative" Award ($100).  May 2, 2017.

       Presented by Kinco Constructors, in the 2nd Annual EIT (Engineering and Information Technology) Open House. University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

  • The 2nd Place "Societal Impact" Award ($50).  May 2, 2017.

       Presented by the College of Engineering and Information Technology, in the 2nd Annual EIT (Engineering and Information Technology) Open House. University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

  • Multiple Travel Awards.

      Received multiple travel awards given by: UA-Little Rock Graduate School, College of Engineering and Information Technology (EIT) at UA-Little Rock, SBP-BRiMS2015, ICDM 2015, SBP-BRiMS2017, SBP-BRiMS2021, SBP-BRiMS2023, SBP-BRiMS2024.

  • Outstanding Graduating Student Award (Master's Level).  May 5, 2015.

       Awarded by the College of Arts, Letters, and Sciences (CALS) at University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

  • Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges.  Spring 2015.

      University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

  • Certificate of Appreciation for Outstanding Performance and Voluntary Contribution.  February 28, 2014.

       Received a certificate of appreciation for my service as a Judge for the Central Arkansas Regional Science & Engineering Fair (CARSEF) and the Intel International Science & Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF), hosted at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

  • Chancellor’s List and Dean’s List.  Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012.

      University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

  • Teaching Enhancements Affecting Minority Students Scholarship.  Fall 2011, Spring 2012.

      University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

  • Perfect Attendance Award.  Fall 2009, Spring 2010.

      IELP, University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

Organizations
  • Academy of Management - Social Networks Society (SNS).
  • Social Cybersecurity Working Group.
  • European Alliance for Innovation (EAI).
  • Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
  • The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi.
  • Golden Key International Honor Society (GK).
  • Teaching Enhancements Affecting Minority Students.