Dr. Mahmood Shubbak

Biography Professional Experience Education Research & Publications Awards


Address:

University of Bremen
Bibliothekstr. 5
28359 Bremen
Germany


Academic Profiles:

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Research Interests:

Technology Management Innovation & Entrepreneurship Renewable Energy Automation Engineering Industrial Mathematics Autonomous Driving

Biography:

Dr Mahmood Shubbak is researcher at the University of Bremen (Germany) and the founder and managing director of the non-profit digital platform Shubbakom (UK). His research interests are related to innovation systems and technology upgrading in the fields of renewable energy and autonomous robots. He obtained his PhD in Business Studies and Economics in 2018. He holds two Master degrees: in Automation Engineering and in Communication Technology Management. In September 2018, Dr Shubbak won Herbert-Simon Prize for the best research at the European Association for Political Economy conference in Nice (France).

Professional Experience:

Jul 2019 – present

Senior Researcher / Lecturer

Center for Industrial Mathematics | University of Bremen

Jul 2019 – present
Apr 2018 – Jun 2019

Postdoctoral Researcher

IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies | University of Duisburg-Essen

Apr 2018 – Jun 2019
Apr 2015 – Mar 2018

Research Associate

Faculty Business Studies & Economics | University of Bremen

Apr 2015 – Mar 2018
Jul 2014 – present

Founder & Managing Director

Shubbakom Nonprofit Platform

Jul 2014 – present
Sep 2011 – Aug 2012

Systems Engineer

KADDB Group

Sep 2011 – Aug 2012

Education:

Oct 2015 – Apr 2018

PhD. Business Studies & Economics

University of Bremen, Germany

Oct 2015 – Apr 2018
Oct 2014 – Dec 2016

MSc. Automation Engineering

University of Bremen, Germany

Oct 2014 – Dec 2016
Aug 2013 – Oct 2014

MSc. Information & Communication Technology Management

Cardiff Metropolitan University, United Kingdom

Aug 2013 – Oct 2014
Sep 2007 – Jul 2012

BSc. Mechatronics Engineering

German-Jordanian University, Jordan

Sep 2007 – Jul 2012

Research and Teaching:

  • Advances in solar photovoltaics : Technology review and patent trends. In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Vol. 115 (2019). DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2019.109383
  • The technological system of production and innovation: The case of photovoltaic technology in China. In: Research Policy, Vol. 48 (2019), No. 4, pp. 993 – 1015. DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2018.10.003
  • Paths of technology upgrading in the BRICS economies. In: Research Policy, Vol. 48 (2019), No. 1, pp. 262 – 280. DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2018.08.016
  • Technological capabilities in China : Patterns of specialization toward a knowledge-intensive economy. In: China’s Quest for inovation : Institutions and ecosystems / Dai, Shuanping; Taube, Markus (Eds.). Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge, 2019, pp. 90 – 105. ISBN: 9781351019743. DOI: 10.4324/9781351019743-5
  • Drifting towards innovation : The co-evolution of patent networks, policy, and institutions. In: Energy Research & Social Science, Vol. 38 (2018), pp. 87 – 101. DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2018.01.012
  • AWARD WINNER Innovation capability, network embeddedness and economic performance. In: Int. Journal of Technological Learning, Innovation and Development, Vol. 10 (2018), No. 3/4, p. 258. DOI: 10.1504/IJTLID.2018.093723
  • Forging Ahead: Technology Development and Emerging Economies. Bremen: University of Bremen, 2018. URN: urn:nbn:de:gbv:46-00106546-15
  • Analyse von Innovationsprozessen in Schwellenländern unter Einbeziehung einer Folgenabschätzung für traditionelle Innovationsstandorte in Deutschland und Europa. Universität Bremen, Fachbereich Wirtschaftswissenschaft, 2017. DOI: 10.2314/GBV:1015260969
  • Development and Experimentation of a Software Tool for Identifying High Risk Spreadsheets for Auditing. In: Proccedings of the 16th EuSpRIG Conference “Spreadsheet Risk Management” – 2015, pp. 47 – 78. ISBN: 978-1-905404-52-0. arXiv:1602.05231
  • Self-Driving Cars : Legal, Social, and Ethical Aspects. In: Artificial Intelligence – Law, Policy, & Ethics eJournal SSRN, (2017), pp. 1-9. DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.2931847

Featured Publications

Honors and Awards

2018:
Herbert Simon Prize
best EAEPE conference paper (Nice, France)

2017:
DAAD Grant (Bonn, Germany)

2013 – 2014:
EPIC Erasmus Mundus Scholarship
for studying MSc. ICTM at Cardiff Met (Cardiff, UK)

2012:
GJU Certificate of Excellence
for distinguished academic performance

2012:
Appreciation Certificate from King Abdullah Design Bureau
for participating in SOFEX Special Operations Forces Exhibition

2011:
Competition Award by ASRF
for “Intelligent Robot Project”

2007 – 2012:
Scholarship
for studying BSc. Mechatronics Eng. at GJU