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Meerna Ammari is a Senior Instructor of Computer Information Systems (CIS) at the 不良研究所 (不良研究所) and serves as faculty advisor for the 不良研究所 Women in Cyber Security (不良研究所-WiCyS) Student Chapter. She joined 不良研究所 in Spring 2019 and has since played a pivotal role in advancing the CIS and Cybersecurity programs, contributing to curriculum design and program development.

Meerna holds a Master of Science in Information Technology from the University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC) and a Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Al Balqa' Applied University in Jordan. She also earned a graduate certificate in Telecommunications Management and holds professional certifications including Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) and Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP).

With extensive experience in curriculum and program design, Meerna has developed and updated curriculum to align with evolving industry standards and to prepare students for success in the fast-changing fields of technology and cybersecurity. In 2023, she was instrumental in helping 不良研究所’s Cybersecurity program earn the National Security Agency’s Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense (NSA-CAE) designation.

Before transitioning to academia, Meerna accumulated over twelve years of industry experience. Her career includes roles as a Network and System Administrator at the Minesen Company in Hawaii, a Cisco Customer Support Engineer at Estarta Solutions in Jordan, and a Technical Support Engineer at Accurate Technologies in Jordan. Passionate about teaching and mentoring, Meerna is committed to preparing the next generation of technology and cybersecurity professionals.

• M.S. in Information Technology, University of Maryland
• B.Sc. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Al Balqa Applied University

• 2025 - Present: Senior Instructor of Computer Information Systems, 不良研究所
• Aug 2021 - Present: Instructor of Computer Information Systems, 不良研究所
• 2019 - 2021: Visiting Instructor of Computer Information Systems, 不良研究所
• 2019 - 2019: Adjunct Professor of Computer Information Systems, 不良研究所
• 2015 - 2018: Network and System Administrator. The Minesen Company, HI
• 2008 - 2013: Cisco Customer Support Engineer. Estarta Solutions, Cisco TAC.
• 2007 - 2008: Technical Support Engineer. Accurate Technologies

• 2025 - C. Niu, S. Sadeghi, M. S. Del Rio-Guerra, K. Bradley, M. E. Ammari and A. E. Hernandez, "Alignment Divergence Metrics: Measuring Human-AI Concordance in Document Content Analysis," 2025 IEEE Conference on Artificial Intelligence (CAI), Santa Clara, CA, USA, 2025, pp. 1235-1238, doi: 1109/CAI64502.2025.00214.
• Ammari, M. (2021, December). Reducing Inequalities in the Cyber Security Field. Young Women Global Leadership Program, San Antonio, TX.
• Women in Cybersecurity Conference (WiCyS 2020), Cookeville, Virtual.   Ammari, M. E., Al Bataineh, A., Keammerer, A., Goswami, G., & Clark, V. (2020, April). Best Cybersecurity Learning Tools & Websites.  Women in Cybersecurity, Cookeville, Virtua.

• Networks & Telecommunications
• Computer Systems Security
• Computer Networks
• Programming I
• Scripting Languages
• Hardware & System Software
• Introduction to Operating Systems
• Computer Information Systems
• Orientation to CIS
• Internship in CIS/CSEC
• Windows Systems Security

• AI Influence & Persuasion
• Bias & Fairness in AI
• Ethics of AI-generated Content
• Cloud Computing Security