Education & Research
EDUCATION
ACADEMIC EDUCATION
B.F.A.: Bachelor of "Fine Arts," "Helwan University," "Graphic Department," Egypt, 1996.
M.A.A.: Master of “Applied Arts,” “Helwan University,” “Advertising Department,” Egypt, 2004.
Ph.D.: Doctorate of “Applied Arts,” “Helwan University,” “Advertising Department,” Egypt, 2010/2011.
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
"Foundation Certificate in Marketing": "American University in Cairo (AUC)," Egypt, 2012.
The "CeM" certification was obtained from the eMarketing Association Foundation (Online) in the USA in 2012.
The course for the "Project Management Professional PMP Exam" was taken at Project Management Information House in Egypt in 2012.
RESEARCH
The published papers page of Soltan Art presents the scholarly output of researcher Mohamed Zakaria Soltan, whose work focuses on the intersection of applied arts, visual communication, children’s book design, interactive media, and artificial intelligence. His listed publications show a progressive research trajectory, beginning with studies on pop-up book design and production for children and extending into contemporary investigations of AI-enhanced multisensory children’s books, AI-supported advergame interface design, and comparative studies of CGI and AI-generated video advertising. From a third-party research perspective, the page positions Soltan as an academic practitioner exploring how emerging technologies can enrich visual storytelling, user engagement, and creative design practices as follows:
One Paper: at the 2nd International Conference of the Faculty of Applied Arts, Helwan University, "Design between Innovation and Sustainability," Cairo, Egypt, 2012.
Two Papers: at the 3rd International Conference of the Faculty of Applied Arts, Damietta University, "Applied Arts & Future Expectations III," Egypt, 2012.
One Paper: at the 3rd International Arab Conference on Quality Assurance in Higher Education, Jordan, 2013.
One Paper: at the 2nd International Conference, Chinese-Egyptian Research Center & Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt, 2013.
PUBLISHED PAPERS
Soltan, Mohamed (2022). "An Analytical Study to Design and Produce 'Non-Official' Pop-up Double Pages for Children's Book at the Faculty of Applied Arts, October 6, University in Egypt," Journal of Art, Design, and Music: Vol. 1: Iss. 2, Article 1. Available at: https://doi.org/10.55554/2785-9649.1007
Soltan, M. (2026). 'Concept Development of an AI-Enhanced Multisensory Children’s Book: An Interactive Design and Heatmap Study,' International Design Journal, 16(3), pp. 127-142. Available at: https://doi.org/10.21608/idj.2026.462360.1509
Zakaria Soltan, M., & Yousef, B. A. (2026). 'A Practical Experiment on the Design and Evaluation of an Interactive Advergame Graphical User Interface Using Artificial Intelligence.' Journal of Heritage and Design, 6(3), pp. 806-835. Available at: https://doi.org/10.21608/jsos.2026.452744.1828
Soltan, M. Z. A. A. (2026). 'The CGI Video Ads and AI Video Ads: An Analytical Experimental Approach Using Artificial Intelligence,' مجلة العمارة و الفنون و العلوم الإنسانية, 11(15), pp. 1611-1635. Available at: https://doi.org/10.21608/mjaf.2026.439175.3858
Soltan, Mohamed Zakaria (2026). "Automated Creative Evaluation Based on Multimodal AI for Facebook Reels Ads Using ChatGPT," Journal of Art, Design, and Music: Vol. 5: Iss. 2, Article 10. Available at: https://www.jadm.eg.net/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1089&context=journal
And many others Available at: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=jDid_akAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao
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