Dr. Mowafa Said Househ
Professor of Health Informatics in the Arab World
College of Science and Engineering
Hamad Bin Khalifa University
Qatar Foundation
Dr. Mowafa Said Househ (موفق سعيد حوسة), PhD, is a Professor of health informatics in the Arab World affiliated with Hamad Bin Khalifa University, College of Science and Engineering, Qatar Foundation, Qatar. His primary research interests are around the use of information and communication technologies to empower patients and clinicians, specifically focusing on Artificial Intelligence and Mobile Technologies in Healthcare, generally, and specifically, for mental health self-care.
Dr. Househ is also an adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Victoria School of Health Information Science, Victoria, BC, Canada.
Dr. Househ has received several awards locally and internationally within the field of health informatics recognizing his research and entrepreneurship efforts which include: United Nations 2020 A.I.4Development Award, Researcher Award, King Abdullah International Medical Research Centre, 2015; MBC Hope Awards for Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship in 2015; Young Researcher Award, King Abdullah International Medical Research Centre, 2010; Northern British Columbia Healthcare in Technology Award, Canada, 2007; The Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Trainee Award, Canada, 2003.
Dr. Househ has published over 200 research articles and over 10 books in the field of health informatics.
