Omar El Khatib

Omar El Khatib is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at Loyola University New Orleans, where he joined in Fall 2017. Previously, he served as an Assistant Professor at Taif University for seven years and as a Software Developer at Epic Systems Corporation in Madison, WI for two years.

His educational background includes:

• Ph.D. in Computer Science from New Mexico State University (2007)

Dr. El Khatib's research focuses on Artificial Intelligence with specialized expertise in Answer Set Programming, Machine Learning, and Deep Learning. His work applies declarative programming techniques to solve complex combinatorial optimization challenges across industrial domains.

His publication history reveals a sustained emphasis on Answer Set Programming applications, addressing problems like assembly line balancing, pixel puzzle resolution, and job shop scheduling. These works demonstrate the versatility of logic-based approaches for modeling constrained real-world systems in manufacturing and computational problem-solving.

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