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Bylaws and Policies Decentralization Flexible Funding Research Talents Acquisition
RIC provides funding for research per its rules The aim of RIC structure is to decentralize the RIC facilitates the process of funding making RIC encourages recruiting and attracting talents
and regulations and encourages forming research activities at PSU to the college level it easily accessible to approve funds. This in research to promote research output. This
specialized-specific research terms on topics and reduce the duplication and overhead. includes applying for project proposals, includes programs such as Research Professor
deemed of academic and practical significance. The structure aims to ease and facilitate conferences, journal publications fee and Programs, Distinguished Visiting Professor
The research funding bylaws has been drafted the research activities process across the publication incentives. Program, Postdoc Researcher Program and
in the light of the uniform rules and academic university’s colleges. Visiting Student Program.
research in Saudi Universities. The document
includes application for funding through
diverse forms and the follow up procedures on
the progress of projects.

Research Analytics Advanced Research Labs Awareness Workshops Initiatives
RIC covers broad categories in the areas of RIC serves as a facilitator to provide a platform RIC team plans to conduct a series of awareness RIC aligns the goals of research with Vision
research at PSU and keeps a track of trends for colleges in order to function with precision in workshops aim to highlight all research-related 2030. One of the objectives of the University
and new developments on research activities research domain. It includes creating research outputs, activities and processes. This series behind funding projects is that they must serve
at the university. The purpose of ongoing lab/group, research lab/group evaluation and started by conducting two workshops. The the initiatives of the National Transformation
research analytics is to analyze and improve code of ethics for research labs. These labs first workshop was conducted at the male side Program (NTP2020). It is important to make
the research output through producing enhance mastery of subject matter; helps and delivered by Dr. Anis Koubaa on the 10th sure that the outcomes of your project proposal
various types of analytics and graphs in order develop scientific reasoning abilities, increase of November, 2019. The second workshop was serve the initiative of the NTP 2020.
to enhance ranking of the university. Figure 3 understanding of the complexity and ambiguity conducted at women side and delivered by Dr.
shows sample of these analytics. of empirical work and develop practical skills. Iman Almomani on 12th of November, 2019.
The current labs/groups established at PSU are
illustrated in Figure 4.
Figure 3. Research analytics sample:
EVOLUTION OF JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS OF PSU BY YEAR

Publications Research Awards
RIC publishes monthly newsletters highlighting RIC recognizes innovative thinking and talent of
the research activities conducted at university researchers at the universities and encourages
level and college level. It collaborates with faculties and students to indulge in research
industry and community to promote research excellence. Awards in this category include
activities. Excellence Awards for Undergraduate students,
Excellence Awards for Post-Graduate students,
Excellence Awards for faculty members,
Rector’s Distinguished Researcher Award.

CONTACT RIC
Figure 4. PSU research labs and groups RIC DIRECTOR RIC ASSISTANTS
Mr. Abdulrahman Yassin
Prof. Anis Koubaa
Full Professor, Aide to the Rector of Research Software Engineer
Governance, Lab Leader of the Robotics and Internet- Tel: +966-11-4948749/ Email: yassin@psu.edu.sa
of-Things Lab
Tel: +966-11-4948851/ Email: akoubaa@psu.edu.sa Ms. Sarah Al-Shareef
Head of Consultation & Professional Development
RIC ASSOCIATE DIRECTORS Unit
Dr. Iman Almomani Tel: +966-11-4948482/ Email: sshareef@psu.edu.sa
Associate Professor, Lab Leader of the Security
Engineering Lab
Tel: +966-11-4948311/ Email: imomani@psu.edu.sa CONTACT US
Prince Sultan University,
Dr. Mohammad Nurunnabi Research and Initiatives Center (RIC)
Associate Professor, Chair Accounting Department, Building 101, First Floor
Aide to the Rector of Research Internationalization, Rahfa Street, SalahEddine Quarter
Chief Editor of PSU Review Journal, Lab Leader of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Business, Society and Environment (BSE) and Lab Co- P.O.Box 66833- Riyadh 11586
Leader of Educational Research Lab (ERL) Email: research@psu.edu.sa
Tel: +966-11-4948130/ Email: mnurunnabi@psu. Tel: +966-11-4948749
edu.sa Fax: +966-11-4548317