Curriculum Vitae

Samir K. Safi, PhD

Associate Professor of Statistics

Personal Information:

Name: Samir Khaled Safi

E-Mail: samirsafi@gmail.com

Scientific Qualifications:

·              PhD in Statistics (2004), American University, Washington, DC, USA.

         Thesis Title: The Efficiency of OLS in the Presence of Auto-correlated Disturbances in      

         Regression Models.

         Thesis Advisor: Dr. Alexander White.

·              M.S. in Statistics (1998), American University, Washington, DC, USA.

         Thesis Title: Building Regression Models. Analysis of Surgical Unit Via Regression

         Analysis.

         Thesis Advisor: Dr. Olga Coradero-Brana.

·              B.S. in Statistics and Scientific Computations (1993), Al- Mansoura University, Egypt.

Honours:

·              Distinction in Dissertation Defence (2004). American University, Washington, DC.

·              Project NEXT Fellow (2004). Fellowship for new mathematicians and teachers of mathematics to attend a series of conferences and professional development workshops.

·              Departmental Instructorship (2001-2004). American University, Washington, DC. Department of Mathematics and Statistics.

·              Distinction in Statistical Inference Comprehensive Exam (2002), American University, Washington, DC.

·              Departmental Fellowship (2000). American University, Washington, DC, Department of Mathematics and Statistics.

·              KARIM RIDA SAID Foundation (KRSF) scholarship (1997).

·              Distinction with honor degree (1993), Bachelor of Science. Al-Mansoura University, Egypt.

Research Interests:

·                    General Interests: Time series, Regression, and Multivariate Statistical Analysis.

·                    Specific Interests: Comparison of Estimators in Regression Models with Auto-Correlated Disturbances in Regression Models.

Publications:

(I) Research papers:

1.      Safi S. (2009), “Explicit Equations for ACF in the Presence of Heteroscedasticity Disturbances in First-Order Autoregressive Models, AR(1)”.

2.      Safi S. (2009), “Variance Estimation in Time Series Regression Models"

3.      Safi S. (2009), Abuse Using Statistical Methods in Data Analysis.

4.      Safi S. (2008), “Explicit Equations for the Variances of the Regression Coefficients of OLS and GLS Estimators.

5.      Safi S. (2008), A Statistical Study of the Physicians Self-appraisal and the Identification of Training Needs in the Gaza Strip.

6.      Safi S. and White A. (2006), “The Efficiency of OLS in the Presence of Auto-correlated Disturbances in Regression Models.

7.      Safi S. (2006), “Explicit Formulas to Determine the Efficiency of OLS in the Presence of First Order Auto-Correlated Disturbances in Regression Models".

8.      Safi S. (2005), “Comparison of Estimators in Regression Models with First and Second Order Autoregressive Disturbances: When is OLS Efficient?”.

 (II) Books:

1.      Safi S. (2009), “S-PLUS Programming Language and Applied Statistics”, pages 376. The book is written in English language. The book has been published at VDM Verlag publisher, http://www.vdm-publishing.com, ISBN: 978-3-639-14790-2, pages 376.

2.      Safi S. (2008), My PhD dissertation "The Efficiency of OLS in the Presence of Auto- correlated Errors" has been published at VDM Verlag publisher, http://www.vdm-publishing.com, ISBN-10: 3639086902, ISBN-13: 978-3639086904, pages 166.  

3.      Safi S. (2009), “An Introduction to Statistics”, pages 282. The book is written in Arabic language.

4.      Safi S. (2008), “Business Mathematics”, pages 240. The book is written in Arabic language.

5.      Safi S. (2001), “Statistical Data Analysis by SPSS”, pages 292. The book is written in Arabic language.

Academic Teaching Experience:

Graduate Level:

 Undergraduate Level:

 Graduate Student’s Supervisor:

1.      Ehab Abu Saif, GLS Forecasting in Time Series Regression Models”, 2010-present.

2.      Essa Hamdan (MBA), Developing Forecasting Model for UNRWA Schools in Gaza Strip, 2008.

3.      Hasan Al-Hendi (MBA), Developing a Forecasting Model for Mobile Users in Palestine, 2007.

Graduate Student’s Examiner:

1.      Naji Al-Qeiq, "A Comparison of Goodness-of-Fit Tests for Logistic Regression Model", May, 2010.

2.      Khaled AL-Mghary, "Estimating the Number of Clusters in Genetics of Acute Lymphoblastic leukemia Data" April, 2010.

3.      Riad M. Al-Afifi, The Use of Multinomial Logistic Regression Model on Physical Violence Data, 2010.

4.      Arwah Karam (MS), Markov Chain Monte Carlo Method and Perfect Simulation, 2007.

 Practical Research Experience:

·              Trainer of Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) for more than 100 training courses in different fields since 1995 such as: Education, Business, Science, Engineering, Public health, Community mental health and others.

·              Supervisor of training courses in statistical analysis using SPSS, SAS, and Excel for many institutions and organizations.

·              Teaching Statistics for undergraduate and graduate levels by using SAS, S-PLUS, SPSS and R.

·              Consultant for questionnaire design and statistical analysis for graduate students, researchers, institutions, and others.

·              Trainer of Advanced Statistical Analysis by SPSS for "Improving the Practical Aspects of the Teacher Education Program in the Collages of Education". The program is carried out by Islamic University of Gaza with cooperation by Al-Azhar and Al-Aqsa universities, and the program was funded by World bank and European Union, May – June, 2010. 

·              A Comparative Study on “The Social, Familial, Marital, Educational and Economic Characteristics of the Households in the Palestinian Territories (1997 - 2007)”,  The study has been carried out by Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, and the study was funded by the World Bank and European Union, Aug. 2009 – Feb. 2010.

·                    Trainer of Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) for " Tertiary Education Project Quality Improvement Fund – QIF ". The program is carried out by Palestine Technical college – Deir El Balah, Development of Engineering Professions Program, and the program was funded by World bank and European Union, April – May, 2010. 

·                    Trainer of Econometrics by SPSS for graduate students. The program is carried out by Community Service and Continuing Education– The Islamic University of Gaza, March – April, 2010. 

·              Trainer of Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) for "Improving the Practical Aspects of the Teacher Education Program in the Collages of Education". The program is carried out by Islamic University of Gaza with cooperation by Al-Azhar and Al-Aqsa universities, and the program was funded by World bank and European Union, Jan. – Feb., 2010.  

·              Statistician and consultant for "Eligibility Review of Households for the Social Safety Net Reform Project (SSNRP)." The study has been carried out by Engineering and Management Consulting Center (EMCC), for the benefit of the Ministry of Social Affaires- Gaza, and the study was funded by the World Bank Dec. 2008 – April 2009.

·              Statistician and consultant for "Improved Water Supply for Marginalized Households in Gaza." The study has been carried out by Save the Children Federation-Palestine, and the study was funded by USAID, October, 2008.

·              Statistician and consultant for “Training needs assessment.” The study has been carried out by Right to Live Society - Gaza, and the study was funded by Kingdom Foundation – Saudi Arabia, Sep.-Dec. 2008.

·              Statistician and consultant for “A Statistical Study of the Physicians Self-appraisal and the Identification of Training Needs in the Gaza Strip.” The study has been carried out by Faculty of Medicine, Jan. 2008.

·              Statistician and consultant for “Nutritional Status of Palestinian CHILDREN Under Five (6 – 59 MONTHS) in Three Governorates of the Gaza Strip: A Rapid Nutritional Assessment Study.” The study has been carried out by Ard El Ensan in cooperation with MOH and Al Azhar University Clinical Nutrition Department, and the study was funded by the UNICEF, April, 2008.

·              Statistician and consultant for “Household Baseline Survey, Maternal Child Health and Nutrition by HANAN Project for Children under 5 Years in GS and WB in 2007.”. The study has been carried out by Community College of Applied Science and Technology (CCAST) and was funded by USAID.

·              Statistician and consultant for “Developing a Unified Graduates' Tracking System.” The study has been carried out by the Islamic University of Gaza and was funded by the World Bank and for the interest of the Ministry of Education and Higher Education, May 2007 - October 2007.

·              Statistician and consultant for “Food Retailers and Other Critical Consumables Monitor Survey.”  The study has been carried out by Development Alternatives Inc. (DAI), 2006 and was funded by USAID.

 Statistical Software Packages Experience:

·              Expert in statistical data analysis using many statistical software packages such as SPSS, SAS, SPLUS, RATS and R.

·              Expert in using Anthro software. WHO Anthro is a software developed for the global application of the WHO Child Growth Standards in monitoring growth and motor development in individuals and populations.

Information Technology Skills:

·              Languages: FORTRAN, PASCAL, and BASIC.

·              Software: Microsoft Office, Scientific Workplace, and Latex

Presentations:

·               “Comparison of Estimators in Regression Models with First and Second Order Autoregressive Disturbances: When is OLS Efficient?”

·              “Explicit Formulas to Determine the Efficiency of OLS in the Presence of First Order Auto-Correlated Disturbances in Regression Models.”.

·              "The Efficiency of OLS in the Precedence of Auto-Correlated Disturbances in the Regression Models.” MAA MD-DC-VA Section-Morgan State University-Baltimore, Maryland USA, November, 2004.

·              "The Efficiency of OLS in the Presence of First Order Autoregressive Process in Linear Regression Models.” MAA MD-DC-VA Section-Salisbury University, Maryland USA, April, 2004.

·              "The Efficiency of OLS in the Presence of First Order Autoregressive Process in Linear Regression Models.” Fourteenth annual, College of Arts and Sciences, Student Research Conference, American University, Washington, DC USA, April, 2004.

·              “Comparison of Estimators in Regression Models with Auto-Correlated Disturbances: When is OLS Efficient?” James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA USA, March, 2004.

·              “Distribution of the Least Squares Estimators in a First-Order Autoregressive Model.” Mid-Atlantic Probability and Statistics Day, Washington, DC USA, April, 2001.

Conferences and Meetings:

·              MAA MD-DC-VA Section-Morgan State University-Baltimore, Maryland USA. November, 2004.

·              MAA MD-DC-VA Section-Salisbury University, Maryland USA. April, 2004.

·              Workshop in SPSS, Ronald Reagan building and international trade center, Washington DC, USA. May, 2003.

·              Conference on Designs for Generalized Linear Models. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). April, 2002.

·              Greenberg PhD teaching seminar. American University, Washington, DC USA. 2002-2003.

·              Mid-Atlantic Probability and Statistics Day, Washington, DC USA. April, 2001.

References:

·              Dr. Mary Gray, professor of mathematics and statistics, American University, Washington, D.C. (202) 885-3171, E-Mail: mgray@american.edu.

·              Dr. Alexander White, professor of statistics, Texas State University, (my Ph.D. dissertation advisor). E-Mail: aw22@txstate.edu.

·              Dr. Behzad Jalali, Director of Math/Stat Education Services (202) 885-3154, E-Mail: bjalali@american.edu.

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