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 2023 – Now
Chairman, Department of Electrical Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM).
August 2022 – July 2023
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.