Palestine Technical University - Kadoorie has established four interdisciplinary research teams aligned with its academic mission and research profile. Each team bridges complementary scientific disciplines drawn from PTUK's faculties, creating structured pathways for cross-disciplinary collaboration, joint publication, and translational impact.
Team 1: Engineering & Agricultural Technology Research Team| Objective | To produce high-impact applied research by bridging Engineering, Agricultural Engineering, and Physical Sciences with practical challenges in precision agriculture, sustainable infrastructure, food processing, and water resource management. |
| Research Areas | Agricultural mechanization, irrigation engineering, soil physics, food technology, materials engineering, renewable energy for agriculture, structural engineering, and environmental engineering. |
| ISR Disciplines | Engineering + Life Sciences + Physical Sciences |
| Team Leader | Prof. Nawwaf Abu Khalaf |
| Team Members |
• Prof. Samir Alsaadi
• Dr. Shaher Zyood
• Prof. Wael Salah
• Prof. Mazen Salaman
• Prof. Rana Qubbaj
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| Objective | To harness artificial intelligence, machine learning, and informatics to transform data into actionable insights, developing intelligent systems for agriculture, health informatics, smart infrastructure, cybersecurity, and digital services. |
| Research Areas | AI in precision agriculture, smart irrigation systems, medical image analysis, cybersecurity, natural language processing, IoT applications, bioinformatics, and machine learning models for applied sciences. |
| ISR Disciplines | Computer Science + Engineering + Physical Sciences |
| Team Leader | Prof. Jihad Asad |
| Team Members |
• Prof. Eman Daraghmeh
• Dr. Mousa Amayreh
• Dr. Mohammad Maraabeh
• Dr. Hadi Khaliliyeh
• Dr. Fadi Hirzallah
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| Objective | To generate translational research bridging allied medical sciences with molecular biology, biochemistry, nutrition science, and applied chemistry with focus on disease prevention, food safety, pharmaceutical applications, and environmental health. |
| Research Areas | Nutritional biochemistry, food safety and quality, microbial resistance, clinical laboratory diagnostics, environmental toxicology, pharmaceutical applications, and health outcomes research. |
| ISR Disciplines | Life Sciences + Physical Sciences + Engineering |
| Team Leader | Dr. Osamah Khadraj |
| Team Members |
• Dr. Rabab Jarrar
• Dr. Naser Shouli
• Dr. Wafaa Masoud
• Dr. Ruba Abu Amshah
• Prof. Sameer Bsharat
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| Objective | To embed behavioral and social sciences, educational research, economics, and community development within an integrated research framework, producing interdisciplinary research that informs Palestinian societal development, educational policy, and sustainable economic growth. |
| Research Areas | Educational technology, community health behavior, sustainable development economics, sport science and physical wellbeing, public administration, social entrepreneurship, and professional education research. |
| ISR Disciplines | Social Sciences + Education + Life Sciences / Physical Sciences |
| Team Leader | Prof. Majdi Jayyousi |
| Team Members |
• Dr. Jaafar Abu Saa
• Dr. Walaa Battat
• Dr. Ihab Qubbaj
• Dr. Mahmoud Salah
• Dr. Nadia Hamad
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