About Me

I am ..

  • Associate Professor – Electrical Engineering Department, KFUPM, 2021 - Now

  • Office Head – KFUPM Institute for Knowledge Exchange, 2021- 2022

  • Coordinator – Master of Engineering in Sustainable and Renewable Energy, 2016 - 2022

  • Coordinator – Master of Sustainable and Renewable Energy, 2020 - 2022

  • Coordinator – Energy Efficiency Concentration, 2020 - 2022

  • Chair – IEEE Saudi Arabia Section, 2018 - 2021

  • Senior Member – Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2018 - Now

  • Assistant Professor – Electrical Engineering Department, KFUPM, 2013 - 2021

  • Member – Electrical Engineering Advisory Board, AlJouf University, 2019 - Now

  • Member – PMU College of Engineering Industrial Advisory Board

  • Chair – EE department Graduate Admission Committee, KFUPM, 2014- Now

  • Member – Power Quality Group, 2019 - Now

  • Member – EE Dept. Strategic Planning Committee, KFUPM, 2016- 2019

  • Member – University Student Fund, KFUPM, 2016- 2019

  • Member – University Academic Textbooks Committee, KFUPM, 2013- 2014

  • Member – University Housing Committee, KFUPM, 2015- 2016

  • Chair – Organizing Committee for the 1st EE Expo, KFUPM, 2015

  • Chair – Organizing Committee for the 2nd EE Expo, KFUPM, 2015

  • Chair – Organizing Committee for the 3rd EE Expo, KFUPM, 2016

  • Member – EE Club , KFUPM, 2015- 2016

  • Judge – Student Poster Competition, Saudi Arabia Smart Grid (SASG) Conference , 2015-2018

Specialization

  • Reliability Assessment of Smart Grids

  • Energy and Outage Management Systems in Microgrid Operations

  • Markov Models Applications in Power Systems

  • Renewable Energy Resources and their Impact on the Reliability

  • Optimization Techniques and their Applications in Power System

Education

2008-2012 Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

  • Major field: Electrical Engineering

  • Minor field: Power Systems

  • From: Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ , USA

  • Area of specialization: Power Distribution Systems Reliability

  • Thesis title: An Innovative Method for Evaluating Power Distribution System Reliability

  • Advisor: Prof. Gerald Heydt

2004-2007 Master of Science (M.S.)

  • Major field: Electrical Engineering

  • Minor field: Power Systems

  • From: King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

  • Area of specialization: Power Distribution System Planning

  • Thesis title: Optimal Design of Distribution System Expansion Planning Including DG

  • Advisor: Dr. Abdel-Aal Mantawy

1999-2004 Electrical Engineering (B.S.)

  • Major field: Electrical Engineering

  • From: King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

Employment

August 2022 – Now

  • Visiting Scholar, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, United States.

June 2021- Present

  • Associate Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM).

Jan. 2013- June 2021

  • Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM).

June 2015 – July 2015

  • Visiting Scholar, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States.

Aug. 2010 – May 2012

  • Teaching Assistant, School of Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, United States.

Feb. 2005 – Jan. 2013

  • Graduate Assistant, Department of Electrical Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM).

June 2003 – Aug. 2003

  • Electrical Engineering Intern, Uthmaniyah Gas Plant, Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia.

Awards and Scholarships

  • Best Short Course Coordinator: Best Short Course Coordinator Distinguish award for Academic Year 2016/2017.

  • Scholarship: Scholarship for Ph.D, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, 2008-2012.

  • Best Poster Award: Modelling of Microgrid Demands and Load Composition for Highly Reliable Systems, IEEE Saudi Arabia Smart Grid (SASG) Conference 2018 , Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

  • Best Paper Award: Intelligent Flexible Priority List for Reconfiguration of Microgrid Demands Using Deep Neural Network, Scientific Research Track,10th KFUPM Students Forum, April 2019, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

IEEE

Since 2013, I have been heavily engaged in several positions in the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) as follows,

  • Chair: IEEE Saudi Arabia Section, Jan. 2018 - Now

  • Chair: 1st IEEE GCC SYP Congress, May 2017

  • Coordinator: IEEE Saudi Section Students Activities, Feb. 2016 - Jan. 2018

  • Counselor: IEEE-KFUPM Student Branch, Dec. 2013 - Feb. 2017


Community and University Services

Since I joined KFUPM in 2013, I have been heavily involved in many KFUPM committees and community service initiatives. At KFUPM, I am the chair of the EE graduate admission committee and a member in the department strategic planning committee. I was also a member in the university student fund, housing and textbooks committees. I am the chair of the IEEE Saudi Arabia section and I have contributed in the technical committees of the local and regional IEEE conferences and workshops.


My contributions to the community of KFUPM include:

  • Served as a member in 3 university committees: Academic Textbooks, Students Fund, and Housing.

  • Served as the chair of the EE graduate admission committee since 2014.

  • Served as a member in the EE strategic planning committee since 2016.

  • Served as the advisor for the EE Club 2015-2016.

  • Served as the counselor for the IEEE KFUPM student branch 2013-2017.

  • Coordinated 6 short courses offered by the EE department.


My contributions to the professional community at large include:

  • Chaired the IEEE Saudi Arabia section since 2018.

  • Organized more than 120 local IEEE events that attended by more than 5,000 professionals and students.

  • Coordinated the student activities in the IEEE Saudi section between 2016 to 2018.

  • Chaired the 1st IEEE GCC Students and Young Professionals Congress, 2017.

  • Served as vice-chair of the 2nd IEEE GCC SYP Congress, 2019.

  • Served as a member of the organization and technical committees for 3 IEEE conferences.

  • Served as a technical session chair in two IEEE conferences.

  • Judged student poster competitions in 5 conferences.

  • Delivered two invited talks.

  • 60+ papers have been reviewed for international journals and conferences.