Samer Abaddi

Eng. Samer Abaddi is a researcher and entrepreneur who innovated against COVID-19 with “Smart Detect - SD,” an advanced AI and machine vision solution. Eng. Abaddi publishes, reviews, mentors, and seeks continuous learning.

Key Successes

First place winner in "Startup Weekend-Jordan" for SD solution
First place winner in "Hack the Crisis- Jordan" for SD solution
Top 20 winner in the global entrepreneurship challenge (by TechStars) for COVID-19 solutions

Research Work

Jordan's future renewable energy stability and break-even analysis under various catalysts using system dynamics | 2025 | International Journal of Industrial and Systems Engineering | http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJISE.2023.10063431 (Scopus)
A Novel framework for analyzing the impact of COVID-19 on entrepreneurial financial firms in Jordan | 2024 | Journal of Entrepreneurship and Public Policy | 10.1108/JEPP-01-2024-0009 (Scopus)
Rich dad poor dad revisited: a study of entrepreneurship education and entrepreneurial propensity among school students in Jordan | 2024 | Management & Sustainability: An Arab Review | 10.1108/MSAR-12-2023-0058
AI’s call: Jordan’s MSMEs answer with intent | 2024 | Journal of Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies | https://doi.org/10.1108/JEEE-11-2023-0446 (Scopus)
Modeling e-Truck adoption for sustainable transport in Jordan: A system dynamics approach | 2024 | Natural Resources Forum | https://doi.org/10.1111/1477-8947.12452 (Scopus)
Factors and moderators influencing artificial intelligence adoption by Jordanian MSMEs | 2024 | Management & Sustainability: An Arab Review | https://doi.org/10.1108/MSAR-10-2023-0049
GPT revolution and digital entrepreneurial intentions | 2023 | Journal of Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies | https://doi.org/10.1108/JEEE-07-2023-0260 (Scopus)
Digital skills and entrepreneurial intentions for final-year undergraduates: entrepreneurship education as a moderator and entrepreneurial alertness as a mediator | 2023 | Management & Sustainability: An Arab Review | https://doi.org/10.1108/MSAR-06-2023-0028
“Revealing the hidden” – challenges facing early digital entrepreneurs in Jordan | 2023 | Management & Sustainability: An Arab Review | https://doi.org/10.1108/MSAR-02-2023-0011

Peer-Review

Graduate and mentor | Web of Science Academy
Graduate | Elsevier Academy
+100 recognized peer reviews in prestigious Journals such as Journal of Cleaner Production, Journal of Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies, Progress in Artificial Intelligence, Journal of Entrepreneurship and Public Policy, Heliyon, and Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Administration , among others
4 Excellent reviews | Web of Science

Professorial Opinions

“Samer Abaddi served as a very reliable reviewer supporting the Journal of Entrepreneurship and Public Policy with excellent and valuable advice that resulted in the publication of an article. I would like to underline that his commitment is very important for the scientific community and his contribution and review reflects on his outstanding academic expertise and knowledge” ~ Prof Heike Grimm

“The review is thorough and insightful. The reviews will help the authors to improve the manuscript substantially” ~ Prof Nor Fariza Mohd Nor

“Excellent review performed with detailed feedback. Provided guidelines to improve the submission in constructive ways” ~ Prof Atif Saleem Butt

“I would like to take this opportunity to extend our appreciation to Samer Abaddi for his insightful comments and valuable guidance, as his comments improved the quality of the manuscript. Your cooperation is highly appreciated” ~ Prof Manaf Al-Okaily

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