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High-Impact Accelerated Research Program 2

 

This program aims to encourage and support high-impact scientific publishing in ISI scientific journals in a rapid manner that keeps pace with rapid scientific development in order to raise the rates of distinguished scientific publication in the name of the university, which will lead to raising the university’s classification at the international level.

Program outcomes and goals

• A number of research published in high-impact international journals.

• The high rate of scientific publication for faculty members.

• High citation rate for faculty members.

Program Research Priorities

Priority support will be given to research directed towards the following research priorities:

Priority

Focus Area

Description

Logistics

Logistics 4.0

Industry 4.0 brings digital transformation through networking, decentralization, real-time capability, and service orientation. Digital transformation has enormous potential to increase corporate revenues. Therefore, Logistics 4.0 is receiving increasing attention from public and private entities internationally. Recent advances in AI-enabled technologies, machine learning, deep learning, Internet of Things, supply chains, cloud computing, and increased computing power of single-board processors are contributing to this trend and driving R&D activities.

Logistics Laws and Ethics

Logistics laws and regulations in the Kingdom require a great deal of attention due to the Islamic laws adopted by the Kingdom. Hence, legal researchers need to propose laws that are compatible with the Islamic laws of the Kingdom, and also manage the relationships between the parties to ensure the benefits for all parties and ensure the flow of logistics services. Smart contracts can also be proposed to address these concerns as well as provide flexibility. Other relevant research areas include designing cargo insurance policies that are compatible with Islam and ethics.

Transport

New technologies can facilitate shipment booking by connecting shippers and trucking companies online in real-time. As a result, there is a growing demand for developing and planning routes and fleet management software. Projects involve IoT, sensors, and encrypted tags, which leverage AI and IoT-powered software to track assets for logistics companies. The software relies on data provided by internet-connected sensors to provide complete transparency for companies so they can know where a package is until delivery. Real-time smart tracking will improve supply chain visibility to ensure reliability, resilience, safety, and efficiency by reducing costs for shippers and carriers, reducing empty miles, and minimizing the impact on infrastructure and the environment. The project will allow users to track shipments worldwide in real-time, analyze key performance metrics, and find reliable carriers, with the opportunity to select carriers with the most reliable and timely services and delay estimates. The goal is to provide supply chain and logistics analytics and access to structured, easily accessible, and predictive data. The real-time tracking platform focuses on the trucking and fleet management market, port dry-drying services, and full truckload and less-than-truckload services to increase delivery speed and optimize inventories.

Supply Chain and

E-Commerce

A key aspect of supply chains is managing the flow of information, resources, and money between different entities and stages of the e-commerce supply chain, from sourcing raw materials to delivering finished products to the buyer. Industrial automation in the form of intelligent collaborative robots and semi-autonomous systems in warehouses has increased the efficiency of the e-commerce industry. The project will a) provide intelligent and efficient supply chain management solutions that can detect and predict backlogs and problems to respond better and b) identify industries that can benefit most from automation using cyber-physical systems and industrial collaborative robots.

Defense

Communication Systems Security

Wireless communications are widely used to allow the transmission of large amounts of data while providing good protection against jamming attempts. The risk of errors increases when large numbers of users are in close proximity to each other. In the case of war, competition for broadcast frequencies in a rapidly spreading communications network is high and can lead to interference that affects data. Using these intelligent algorithms in this way provides better protection for combatants. This activity aims to improve security, data availability, reliability, and resilience against electronic warfare attacks.

Unmanned Systems Security

Unmanned systems are already used in military applications in various environments (air, ground, underwater) to detect moving or dangerous objects. However, unmanned systems can be vulnerable to traditional cyber attacks, including wireless and wired network attacks and attacks targeting specific controls such as stability and performance. This activity aims to enhance the security of unmanned systems and provide them with useful defense applications.

Cybersecurity and Electronic Warfare

Data confidentiality and integrity have become of utmost importance due to the increased attack surface resulting from the reliance on the Internet for everyday communications. With access to vast resources, state-sponsored hackers can aid in cyber warfare by using various techniques such as malware, phishing, denial of service, and others to cause significant damage to critical systems. This research activity aims to improve the Kingdom’s security readiness by using new technologies such as the Internet of Things, supply chains, and artificial intelligence to protect data and systems.

Environment

 

Combating Climate Change

The Saudi Green Initiative and the Middle East Green Initiative are major steps that confirm the Kingdom’s efforts to combat climate change. In line with its ambitious Vision 2030, national efforts in the field of environment will be completed with the announcement of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the “Saudi Green Initiative” and the “Middle East Green Initiative” that outline the direction of the Kingdom and the region in protecting the land and nature and putting them in a clear roadmap and ambitious milestones to achieve global goals to combat climate change. The University of Jeddah contributes to achieving the goals of these two initiatives through proposed research areas such as planting green belts around major cities as windbreaks using wastewater with the help of remote sensing techniques and the impact of climate change on the coastal ecosystem and the effects of climate change on fine particles and other air pollutants, studying the infrastructure of these effects and adapting to climate change and the negative side effects on coastal marine organisms. The environmental impact and application methods for initiating the mangrove tree cultivation ecosystem, restoration, conversation, and sustainable management in the urban ecosystem. Developing and applying the Environmental Law Regulation on the ecosystem. Assessing the impacts of climate change on ecosystems (coastal vulnerability index, etc.) and developing action plans for climate change adaptation.

Clean and Sustainable Energy

The search for clean and renewable energy sources was one of the promising solutions to solve the problems of environmental pollution and climate change resulting from burning fossil fuels. Therefore, research in this field has made a scientific contribution to avoiding these problems. Examples of this include research, innovations and renewable energy technologies. High-energy batteries for solar energy systems. New high-efficiency solar cells. Analysis of the health impact of climate change: heat stress and humidity response on physical fitness and body health among Saudi citizens. Artificial intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT) to assess air quality. Developing and implementing climate change monitoring plans by monitoring changes in ecosystems and air pollution. Modern technologies and plans to address the negative impacts of climate change. Requirements engineering models in a sustainable and green IT environment to provide green requirements engineering models, environmental sustainability, and its requirements.

Carbon Recycling Economy

Carbon emission reduction research concerning the circular carbon economy, sustainable low-carbon pathway, and carbon capture and conversion into valuable raw materials is at the forefront of economically viable environmental research. Examples include research on new technologies for carbon capture and conversion into valuable raw materials. A new system for predicting, mitigating, and purifying air pollution and carbon emissions in congested locations in the smart city of Jeddah. Innovations for advanced high-energy batteries for future electric cars and solar energy storage research. Future engine technology and low-emission fuel combustion vehicles. The impact on the marine ecosystem is due to environmental changes. Hyperspectral imaging to monitor water and air pollution. Studying systems for developing and applying environmental laws to the ecosystem.

 

Program Standards and Regulations

  1. The program duration is one year, may be extended, and begins from the program launch date until the allocated budget is finished.
  2. Priority of acceptance will be given to faculty members who have not previously received support in the first phase, and those with stumbling projects for the years 2018-2022 are not eligible to apply for the program.
  3. The number of research team members from outside Saudi Arabia must not exceed half of the team.
  4. Each faculty member is allowed to participate a maximum of 5 times as a principal investigator.
  5. The principal investigator must be the first author of the research paper, and the corresponding author must be the principal investigator, or a member of the work team affiliated with the University of Jeddah. (The corresponding author may be from outside the University of Jeddah, with a deduction of 4,000 SR from the total value of the reward).
  6. It is not permitted to waive a project previously supported by the university to participate in this program with the same project.
  7. Researchers are committed to scientific integrity and research ethics, and the principal investigator bears full scientific, legal, and ethical responsibility for the published research.
  8. The researcher is committed to providing a summary of the research results in a lecture during scientific research activities at the university upon request.
  9. A reward will be paid to the researcher in one payment after the research is published in its final form and appears on the Web of Science (WoS) according to the following schedule:

 

Category

Published Article

Reward

A

A Research Article published in a journal ranked in the Web of Science (WoS) database in the top 25% (Q1) according to the average Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of the specializations in which the journal is classified within the Web of Science database.

30,000 SR

B
  • A Research Article published in a journal classified in the WoS database within the category of 25% - 50% (Q2) according to the average Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of the specializations in which the journal is classified within the Web of Science database. Or
  • A scientific review article published in a journal classified in the WoS database within the category of the top 25% (Q1) according to the average Journal Impact Factor (JIF)  of the specializations in which the journal is classified within the Web of Science database.

25,000 SR

C

A scientific review article published in a journal classified in the WoS database within the category of 25% - 50% (Q2) according to the average Journal Impact Factor (JIF)  of the specializations in which the journal is classified within the Web of Science database

20,000 SR

 

  1. The reward referred to in the table will be granted if all participants in the scientific paper are affiliated from Saudi Arabia, the G20 countries, the European Union, Singapore, or New Zealand, and 4,000 riyals will be deducted from the reward value if one of the participants is not from that.
  2. A maximum of two Review Article type papers are allowed in each priority.
  3. The journal classification is calculated at the time of submitting the research to the journal.
  4. The research must be published in a journal classified by the WOS databases in one of the following classifications only:

a) Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE)

b) Social Science Citation Index (SSCI)

c) Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI)

Research papers published in journals classified as "Emerging Sources" by WOS and included in the Emerging Source Citation Index (ESCI) are not accepted.

  1. The research submitted must not have been previously published nor financially supported by any internal or external party. Additionally, it must not derive from a scientific thesis or project that received internal or external support.
  2. The Deanship of Research and Innovation has the right to update these controls as it is deemed appropriate.
  3. Commitment to using the university's official address (University of Jeddah) and the university's official email (example@uj.edu.sa), which must be the only address and reference for all researchers affiliated with the University of Jeddah.
  4. Acknowledging the support of the Ministry represented by the University of Jeddah as the sole supporting body in the designated place in the journal in which the research is published and in the following format:

 

Acknowledgment

The authors extend their appreciation to the Deputyship for Research & Innovation, Ministry of Education in Saudi Arabia for funding this research work through the project number MoE-IF-UJ-R2-22-ID-X.

 

Replace ID with the employee number and replace X with the research number published during the program.

 

Procedures and Application Process:

1. The accepted research papers are submitted only after the date of announcing the program through the following form:

https://forms.office.com/r/rteEVJDPKC

2. The accepted research will be verified and matched to the program's regulations.

3. If the research support is accepted, the contract will be sent for signature.

4. The reward will be disbursed after the research is published in its final form in WoS and submitted through the following form:

https://forms.office.com/r/qk81rQKzdw

 

Note: The Deanship has the right to update the program as it deems appropriate, with the updates being clarified on the program page on the Deanship’s website.