About Me

Dr. Ahmad Al-Omari is a Professor of Bioinformatics with tenure . He is an ABET EAC/BMES Program Evaluator (PEV) and an Erasmus+ certified trainer, as well as a Senior Member of IEEE, EMBS, and CIS. PLOS ONE and ACISC Journals Editorial Board Member. In April 2020, he became the first Jordanian to be certified as an Nvidia Deep Learning Institute (DLI) Instructor and DLI University Ambassador. Dr. Al-Omari is also a judge for the QS Reimagine Education Awards.

He earned his B.Sc. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Yarmouk University (YU), Irbid, Jordan, in 2004. From 2004 to 2010, he served as a teaching assistant and lab engineer in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at YU, where he contributed to over 30 projects in computers, communication, and electronic engineering. Dr. Al-Omari was awarded a grant exceeding $150,000 from YU to pursue a Ph.D. in Bioinformatics. He also received a Teaching Assistant grant worth over $133,000 from the University of Georgia (UGA), USA—recognized as the oldest public university in the United States and one of its top-ranked institutions. At UGA, he was a member of Professor Jonathan Arnold's research group, focusing on systems biology and genetic networks.

Dr. Al-Omari's research centers on the complex dynamics and regulatory mechanisms of the biological clock in Neurospora crassa, employing a diverse array of topics and methodologies. His expertise spans machine learning, deep learning, big data, numerical methods, circadian rhythms, computational modeling, and parallel computing. His work elucidates the complex interactions among genes and proteins involved in circadian rhythms, providing insights into the fundamental regulatory mechanisms of the biological clock. He possesses extensive knowledge in machine learning and deep learning techniques, applying these advanced methods in bioinformatics, biomedical informatics, and health informatics to solve complex problems and derive valuable insights from large-scale biological and healthcare data. His contributions include developing predictive models, pattern recognition systems, and data-driven approaches that facilitate precise analysis, interpretation, and decision-making in these interdisciplinary fields. His research bridges computational biology and informatics, fostering innovative applications in precision medicine, disease diagnostics, and personalized healthcare.

Dr. Al-Omari has also taught graduate-level courses in Bioinformatics at UGA, including the advanced programming course BINF 6003, "A Practical Advanced Programming Course/C++ Object Oriented Design and GPU/CUDA," in the summer term of 2014. He served as an instructor for the CUDA teaching center at UGA.

As a grant proposal writer, Dr. Al-Omari has numerous published papers and posters in bioinformatics, numerical methods, and parallel algorithms on GPGPUs. For his significant contributions and collaborations, he has an Erdős number of 2. He is an editorial board member of the PLOS ONE Journal and Applied Computational Intelligence and Soft Computing. He has participated in five international conferences related to his field. He secured a grant from Nvidia, leading Yarmouk University to be selected as a GPU Education Center. The grant included a GPU teaching kit with 10 books, one Tesla K40 (active), two Titan X GPUs, and $2,500, totaling $13,000.

Dr. Al-Omari is recognized as the first bioinformatician in Jordan to earn a Ph.D. in Bioinformatics. From 2015 to 2020, he was an assistant professor and researcher at YU. His current research interests include parallel computation, systems biology, finite element methods, machine learning and pattern recognition, biological circuits and gene networks, and numerical analysis.


Loves his parents, family, job, and country, in addition to books and nature.  


Recent News

Al-Omari has been granted a second year of teaching assistantship at UGA. 7/1/2014

Al-Omari Defended his Ph.D. Dissertation Successfully:   http://iob.uga.edu/news/ahmad-al-omari-successfully-defends-dissertation/  5/8/2015

Al-Omari has received a grant from Nvidia company to set up Yarmouk University as a CUDA Education center 1/1/2016

"اليرموك مركز عالمي لتعليم لغة البرمجة المتوازية CUDA" http://yunn.yu.edu.jo/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6798:-cuda&catid=1:yu-news&Itemid=114 2/1/2016

اليرموك تنفرد عربيا بطرح تخصص ذو مجالات وظيفية متعددة https://www.yu.edu.jo/index.php/news-ar/1491-2019-07-31-08-24-31 9/28/2016

Al-Omari has established a Parallel Computation Incubator uses GPGPUs k40 in the Al-Hijjawi College of Engineering with a staff of 8 Biomedical Informatics Engineers:https://eic.yu.edu.jo/index.php/depts/parallel-processing 11/11/2016

Al-Omari has been granted a training for international project management by Erasmus +-EUnit (Spian, France, Italy) 5/21/2017

In page 41. The University of Georgia Magazine has selected Dr. Al-Omari to write about him from among the whole alumni graduate students: https://ugamagazine.uga.edu/issue/Winter-2017 12/13/2017

Al-Omari has received a grant of $4300 from the Scientific Research and Graduate Studies at YU to Simulate Genetic Toggle Switch using RLC Electrical Circuit 12/21/2017

Al-Omari is the Editor Member in the Gavin Publishers journal: https://gavinpublishers.com/journals/board_members/computer-science-and-systems-biology-an-open-access.html 2/11/2018

Al-Omari has been mentioned on the institute of Bioinformatics website at the University of Georgia-USA: https://iob.uga.edu/2018/01/10/ahmad-al-omari-bioinformatics-phd-15-featured-in-georgia-magazine/ 2/11/2018

Dr. Al-Omari has been promoted to Associate Professor https://www.yu.edu.jo/index.php/news-ar/2157-2020-01-22-09-17-22 1/20/2020

Dr. Al-Omari has been granetd NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute (DLI) University Ambassadorship:https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/deep-learning-ai/education/ 4/1/2020

Dr. Al-Omari became NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute (DLI) Certified Instructor 4/1/2020

Dr. Al-Omari selected as Assistant Dean for Research & Graduate Studies:https://www.yu.edu.jo/index.php/news-events/newscen-m/2842-2020-10-01-06-31-41 9/27/2020

Al-Omari has received a grant of $10000 from the Scientific Research and Graduate Studies at YU to Design a Novel Antifungal Peptides: exploiting Machine Learning (ML). 12/20/2020

Dr. Al-Omari is the Head of Biomedical Systems and Informatics Eng. Dept 9/10/2021

Dr. Al-Omari has been invited to join Prof. Arnold researcher group at UGA 6/20/2023

Dr. Al-Omari is the editor member of PLOS ONE 6/21/2023

Dr. Al-Omari is the editor member of Applied Computational Intelligence and SoftComputing Journal 8/3/2023

Dr. Al-Omari has been granted $14265 to find anticancer and antimacrobial peptides using deeplearning 8/13/2023

Dr. Al-Omari has been elevated to IEEE and EMBS Senior Member 10/11/2023

Dr. Al-Omari has been appointed as Vice President of the EMBS Jordan Chapter, effective January 1, 2024.

Dr. Al-Omari  is an ABET EAC/BMES Program Evaluator (PEV) , effective August 13, 2024.

Dr. Al-Omari has been promoted to Full Professor of Bioinformatics,effective August 19, 2024.

Dr. Al-Omari has become QS Reimagine Education Award-Judge ,effective August 20, 2024.