Mohammad Alharbi, PhD

Swansea University

PhD, Computer Science • 2021

Thesis: Interactive Visualization of Translations
Supervised by Dr. Robert Laramee, this interdisciplinary project was a collaboration between the College of Arts and Humanities and the Department of Computer Science. The research focused on developing innovative visualization techniques to explore and analyze parallel translations within the context of digital humanities.

Swansea University

MSc, Computing and Software Technology • 2011

Qassim University

BSc, Computer Science • 2005

• Information Visualization, Business Intelligence, Web Development & User Experience (UX), Artificial Intelligence, and Data Science.

• Arabic: Native proficiency

• English: Full professional proficiency

Cooperative Digital Humanities: A Methodology

Conference Paper • The 18th International Conference on Cooperative Design, Visualization, and Engineering (CDVE)

Visualization Resources: A Starting Point

Conference Paper, Co-author • The 25th International Conference on Information Visualization (IV)

VNLP: Visible Natural Language Processing

Journal Paper • Information Visualization Journal

AlignVis: Semi-Automatic Alignment and Visualization of Parallel Translations

Conference Paper • The 24th International Conference on Information Visualization (IV2020)

TransVis: Integrated Distant and Close Reading of Othello Translations

Journal Paper • IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics

SoS TextVis: An Extended Survey of Surveys on Text Visualization

Journal Paper • Computers Journal

SoS TextVis: A Survey of Surveys on Text Visualization

Conference Paper • The Computer Graphics and Visual Computing (CGVC)

Molecular Visualization of Computational Biology Data: A Survey of Surveys

Conference Paper, Co-author • EuroVis Short Papers 2017

Computer Science Instructor

Buraidah College of Technology • 2016 — Present

Teacher Assistant, Data Visualization

Swansea University • 2018 — 2019

Vice Dean for Training

Hafer Albatin College of Technology (HCT) • 2014 — 2016

Head of Exams Center

King Faisal University • 2013 — 2016

Training Quality Coordinator

HCT • 2013 — 2014

ACCET Report Coordinator

HCT • 2012 — 2013

Computer Science Lecturer (Temporary)

Community College, Majmaah University • 2012

Computer Science Instructor

HCT • 2005 — 2016

Head of Private Training Unit

HCT • 2005 — 2009

Secretary of the Board of Technical and Vocational Training in Hafer Albatin

TVTC • 2005 — 2007

Data Storytelling

Fractal Analytics • 15 June 2025

Creativity and Innovation

Colleges of Excellence (in cooperation with TVTC) • 1–5 December 2024

Data Visualization with Tableau Certificate

UC Davis - Coursera • 11 July 2024

Google Business Intelligence Certificate

Google - Coursera • 10 June 2024

Market Trends

Colleges of Excellence (in cooperation with TVTC) • 5–9 May 2024

Huawei Certified ICT Associate – Artificial Intelligence (HCIA-AI)

Huawei • 24 November 2022

Quantitative Text Analysis Course

University of Essex • 6 August 2018 (2 weeks)

The Doctoral Training Center (DTC) Series

Swansea University, College of Science • 2016 — 2017

Train the Trainer Program

Saudi Aramco • 6–10 October 2012

The Instructor Role Towards Vocational Guidance

Development & Training Centre (TVTC) • 26–28 April 2008

The Tools of Web Pages Development

HCT • 12–19 November 2006

Systems Design and Analysis

HCT • 4–8 November 2006

English, Computing Studies, and Technical Education Program

Institute of Technology, Christchurch, New Zealand • 24 August 2005 (3 months)

Other workshops and sessions across various disciplines

Multiple institutions •

Hackathon Judge

Buraydah Sustainable Tech (BST) Hackathon for Sustainable Solutions, organized by the General Directorate of Technical and Vocational Training in Qassim

Workshop Presented: NLTK in Translation Applications

Computer-Assisted Literary Translation (CALT)

Local Organizer

Computer Graphics & Visual Computing (CGVC) conference

Workshop Presented: Introduction to The Natural Language Toolkit (NLTK)

Computer Graphics & Visual Computing (CGVC) conference

Workshop Presented: Parallel Translations

Post Graduate Conference, Swansea University

Workshop Presented: Integrated Distant and Close Reading of Parallel Translations

Special Visible Lunch with Prof. Ben Shneiderman

Poster Presented: Integrated Distant and Close Reading of Parallel Translations

Post Graduate Conference, Swansea University

Chairman of the Committee

Development and evaluation of e-learning training at HCT

Scientific Committee Member

Assessing and designing curricula of the programming technology specialization

Supervisor

Virtual classes initiative at HCT

Founder

HCT media center to support training

Contributor

Development of a scheme to support training and delivery of the vocational orientation course

Executive Member

HCT team for the Capability-Building Project (TVTC)