Publications

Journal Articles:

Akram, Omar Khasro;, Ismail, S., & Franco, D. J. (2016). The Heritage Values of Arab District, Erbil City, Iraq. International Journal of Engineering Technology, Management and Applied Sciences, 4(2), 129–135.

Akram, Omar Khasro, Franco, D. J., & Ismail, S. (2016). Development Phases from Heritage Buildings to Smart Buildings. International Journal of Engineering Technology, Management and Applied Sciences, 4(4), 6–13.

Akram, Omar Khasro, Franco, D. J., & Ismail, S. (2016). The Cultural Significant of Erbil City: Case of Traditional Kurdistan Houses. International Journal of Engineering Technology, Management and Applied Sciences, 4(2), 102–106.

Akram, Omar Khasro, Franco, D. J., Ismail, S., Muhammed, A., & Graça, A. (2016). Promoting Heritage Management in New Smart Cities: Évora City, Portugal as a Case Study. International Journal of Engineering Technology, Management and Applied Sciences, 4(9), 148–155.

Akram, Omar Khasro, Franco, D. josé, & Ismail, S. (2016). Smart Buildings – A New Environment (Theoretical Approach). International Journal of Engineering Technology, Management and Applied Sciences, 4(4), 1–5.

Akram, Omar Khasro, Ismail, S., & Franco, D. J. (2016). The Significant of Islamic Architecture Heritage at Baghdad City, Iraq – Case Studies of Shrine of Lady Zumurrud Khatun. International Journal of Engineering Technology, Management and Applied Sciences, 4(4), 133–138.

Akram, Omar Khasro, Ismail, S., & Franco, D. J. (2016). The Significant of Tourism Heritage of Najaf City in Iraq. International Journal of Engineering Technology, Management and Applied Sciences, 4(4), 14–19.

Akram, Omar Khasro, Ismail, S., & Franco, D. J. (2016). The Significant of Urban Form of Erbil City, Iraq. International Journal of Engineering Technology, Management and Applied Sciences, 4(2), 96–101.

Akram, Omar Khasro, Ismail, S., & Franco, D. J. (2016). Urban and Tourism Development Projects for Cities Citadels (Aleppo and Erbil). International Journal of Engineering Technology, Management and Applied Sciences, 4(3), 60–68.

Akram, Omar Khasro, Ismail, S., Utaberta, N., Mohd Yunos, M. Y., Ismail, N. A., & Mohd Ariffin, N. F. (2015). The Important Values of Architectural Baghdadi Heritage. Advances in Environmental Biology.

Books:

Akram, O. K. (2024). Foundations of urban planning: Understanding, theories, and practice (Urban Studies Series Volume I). Beirut, Lebanon: Encyclomedia. (ISBN: 9786148047091)

Akram, O. K. (2024). Designing Livable Communities: Housing Planning in Urban Environments (Urban Studies Series Volume II). Beirut, Lebanon: Encyclomedia. (ISBN: 9786148047107)

Akram, O. K. (2024). Essentials of Urban Design: Principles, Theories, and Practice, (Urban Studies Series Volume III). Beirut, Lebanon: Encyclomedia. (ISBN: 9786148047114)

Akram, O. K. (2024). Foundations of Landscape Design: Principles, Practice, and Innovation, (Urban Studies Series Volume IV). Beirut, Lebanon: Encyclomedia. (ISBN: 9786148047121)

Akram, Omar Khasro (2017). Internal Publication: Documentation of cultural properties of Arab District, Erbil, Iraq; Published at Faculty of Design and Architecture, University Putra Malaysia.

Akram, Omar Khasro (2020). Arab District, Erbil, Iraq- Conservation Management Plan: Documentation, Framework, Recommendations; ISBN 978-989-33-0966-7

Peer-Reviewed Conference Papers:

D. J. Franco and O. K. Akram, "Enhancing Privacy in Water Distribution System SCADA Networks: Development of a ModbusTCP Anonymization Tool," 2024 4th International Conference on Electrical, Computer, Communications and Mechatronics Engineering (ICECCME), Male, Maldives, 2024, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/ICECCME62383.2024.10796678.

Ventura, R., Franco, D. J., & Akram, O. K. A Novel VAPT Algorithm: Enhancing Web Application Security Trough OWASP Top 10 Optimization. Computer Science & Information Technology (CS & IT) , 13-27. David C. Wyld et al. (Eds): SEAU, NLMLT, ITCS, CST -2023

Akram, O. K., Franco, D. J., & Lee, A. (2023). Undergraduate and Graduate Students’ Challenges: A Qualitative Study with ONDAS Framework Across Multiple Disciplines and Innovative Research Methodologies. The Qualitative Report, 28(10), 2887-2915. https://doi.org/10.46743/2160-3715/2023.6679

Franco, Daniel José, Silva, R. M., Muhammed, A., Akram, O. K., & Graça, A. (2020). Network Security Evaluation and Training Based on Real World Scenarios of Vulnerabilities Detected in Portuguese Municipalities’ Network Devices. In A. M. Madureira A., Abraham A., Gandhi N., Silva C. (Ed.), Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing (AISC) (Vol. 942, pp. 288–297). Springer, Cham.

Franco; D. J., Muhammed, A. B., Subramaniam, S. K., Abdullah;, A., Silva;, R. M., & Akram, O. K. (2019). A Review on Current and Old SCADA Networks Applied to Water Distribution Systems. First International Conference of Intelligent Computing and Engineering (ICOICE), Hadhramout, Yemen, 1–11.

Akram, O. K., Ismail, S., Mohammed Jamil, N. F., Franco, D. J., Graça, A., & Carvalho, A. R. (2019). Classification of International Policies of Tangible Heritage for Historic Sites. International Journal of Innovative Technology and Exploring Engineering (IJITEE), 8(7S2), 13–21.

Akram, O. K., Mohammed Jamil, N. F., Franco, D. J., Ismail, S., & Graça, A. (2019). The Preservation of Significant Islamic Architectural Heritage of Al-Mustansiriya School, Baghdad City, Iraq. International Journal of Innovative Technology and Exploring Engineering (IJITEE), 8(7S2), 1–7.

Akram, Omar Khasro;, Mohammed Jamil, N. F., Ismail, S., Franco, D. J., & Graça, A. (2018). The importance of the heritage values of Al-Ukhaidhir palace, Karbala city, Iraq. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 401, 1–7.

Akram, Omar Khasro, Franco, D. J., Mohammed Jamil, N. F., Ismail, S., Carvalho, A. R., & Graça, A. (2018). Promoting Heritage Baghdad College to a Smart Site in Baghdad City , Iraq. In Proceedings of the ASEAN Post Graduate Conference (APGC) 2018, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, 15 November 2018 (pp. 201–209). Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Centre For Sustainable Urban Planning & Real Estate (SUPRE) Faculty of Built Environment, University of Malaya.

Franco, Daniel José, Akram, O. K., Ismail, S., Mohammed Jamil, N. F., & Graça, A. (2017). Adopting The Smart Buildings System To Heritage Buildings In Melaka. In 11thASEAN Postgraduate Seminar 2017Held atFaculty of Built Environment University of Malaya15thNovember 2017. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Malaya University (UM).

Research Reports:

Akram, Omar Khasro;, Ameen, N. N., & Khalaf, O. A. (2013). Adaptive Re-Use of Arab District in Erbil City. Erbil City.

Akram, Omar Khasro, Mohammed Jamil, N. F., Franco, D. J., Graça, A., & Ismail, S. (2018). How To Guide Your Research Using ONDAS Framework. Beja, Portugal.

Akram, Omar Khasro;, Franco, D. J., Lee, A. J. ., & Mohammed Jamil, N. F. (2019). Research Methods and Methodology For Undergraduate And Postgraduate Studies: “Linking Practical Approach to Theory.” Beja, Portugal.