Mahmoud Samir Fayed (born December 29, 1986) is a

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, known as the creator of the

PWCT PWCT is a free open source visual programming language for software development. Goal Programming Without Coding Technology (PWCT) is designed to be a general-purpose visual programming language that can be used for applications and systems de ...

programming language. PWCT is a free open source

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for

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. He also created or designed

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. He is a researcher at

King Saud University King Saud University (KSU, ar, جامعة الملك سعود) is a public university in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Established in 1957 by Saud of Saudi Arabia, King Saud bin Abdulaziz to address the country's skilled worker shortage, it is the firs ...

. Prior to that, he worked at the Riyadh Techno Valley in the Information and Communication Technology Incubator.

Background

Fayed started to learn

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at 10 years old under the supervision of his father who works as a

. He started using the Clipper programming language under

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. In 2006 he wrote free Arabic programming books. He studied

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at the Faculty of Electronic Engineering,

Menoufia University Menoufia University is one of the regional universities in Egypt, established in 1976. The university is characterized by rapid establishment and wide fame. The university started with four colleges (the College of Agriculture, the College of Engin ...

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, graduating in 2008. Fayed received a

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in 2017, from the College of Computer and Information Sciences,

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Career

PWCT language

In 2005 Fayed began work on a new

called

and distributed it as a free-open source project in 2008.

Supernova language

In 2009 Fayed began work on a new

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called Supernova and distributed it as a free-open source project in 2010. The language support writing the source code in

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keywords at the same time and it's a Domain-specific language for GUI development using natural code. Supernova is developed using

JVLC Journal

In 2013 Fayed worked with other researchers as a reviewer for the Journal of Visual Languages and Computing. The journal is published by

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LASCNN algorithm

In 2013–2014 Fayed worked with other researchers on designing the LASCNN algorithm. In graph theory, LASCNN is a Localized Algorithm for Segregation of Critical/Non-critical Nodes. The LASCNN algorithm establishes ''k''-hop neighbor list and a duplicate free pair wise connection list based on ''k''-hop information. If the neighbors are stay connected then the node is non critical.Alnuem, Zafar, Imran, Sana, and Fayed. "Formal specification and validation of a localized algorithm for segregation of critical/noncritical nodes in MAHSNs." International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks 10, no. 6 (2014): 140973

Ring language

In 2013 Fayed began work on a new

called

and distributed it as a free-open source project in 2016. Ring aims to offer a language focused on helping the developer with building natural interfaces and declarative DSLs.

Papers

* Fayed et al., PWCT: a novel general-purpose visual programming language in support of pervasive application development, CCF Transactions on Pervasive Computing and Interaction, 2020 * Imran, MA Alnuem, MS Fayed, A Alamri, Localized algorithm for segregation of critical/non-critical nodes in mobile ad hoc and sensor networks, Procedia Computer Science, 2013

References

External links

PWCT and other stuff

Ring programming language

Supernova programming language

Fayed home page at the King Saud University
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fayed, Mahmoud Samir 1986 births Living people Free software programmers Programming language designers Open source people Egyptian computer scientists King Saud University alumni