Research Highlights
- [05/2007 – Date] On-going 8 years of Research and Development experience.
- [05/2007 – Date] Funded Projects:
- 5 research grant-based funded projects
- 2 industrial research-based funded projects including a project in ARAMCO
- [01/2014 – Date] Joint Research Proposals with Professor Giorgio Rizzoni [Chair, FORD MOTOR COMPANY (USA)] in the area of hybrid EVs.
- An Expert in analysis and performance monitoring of systems which involve energy storage, renewable energy, sustainability of smart grids.
- [05/2007 – Date] 45+ world-class research publications which include:
- 1 published Monograph
- 6 published IEEE Transactions
- 5 working IEEE Transactions
- 3 published IET Journals
- 2 published Elsevier Journals
- 15+ published peer-reviewed Conferences
- [01/2013 – Date] Research Supervision:
- 5 M.S students in the field of filtering, estimation and power systems.
- [12/2011 – Date] Best Innovative Idea Award- Saudi Research Conference.
- [06/2010 – Date] Nominated for Best Paper Award, IEEE CASE, Canada.
- [06/2009 to 08/2012 – Date] Won FULL PhD research scholarship from Ministry of Petroleum.
- [06/2007 to 04/2009 – Date] Won FULL MSc research scholarship from Ministry of Petroleum.
- [01/2007 – Date] Distinction Certificate from ASME.
- [12/2010 – Date] Reviewer of:
- IEEE Transactions on Power Systems
- IEEE Transactions on Neural Network & Learning Systems
- IEEE Transactions on Control of Network Systems
- American Control Conference (ACC)
- Conference on Decision and Control (CDC)
- IFAC UKACC
- • International Journal of Systems Science
- [06/2009 – Date] Poster Session Referee- ICINCO, Milan, Italy
- [04/2009 – Date] Program Chair- 5th IEEE GCC Conference& Exhibition, Kuwait City, Kuwait.
- [06/2008 – Date] Session Organizer- WISC, KFUPM, Dhahran, KSA.
Industrial Research Experience
- • [2013 to Date]Center of Automotive Research, FORD MOTOR Company, USA:
- 1. Health Monitoring of Li-ion Battery Systems: A Median Expectation-based Diagnosis Approach (MEDA):
– Developed a median-based filter for diagnosing the dynamic patterns of state in Lithium-ion batteries at cell-level. The research was published in IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification.
- 2. Current-Split Estimation in Li-Ion Battery Pack: An Enhanced Weighted Recursive Filter Method:
– Developed a recursive weighted-covariance based estimation method (RWEM) to estimate the current-split of each set of parallel cells in a battery pack. The research was published in IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification.
- 3. Look-Ahead Control Research Competition at SCANIA Trucks:
– PSRL is teaming up with CAR Laboratories to develop a real-time look-ahead controller for SCANIA trucks.
- • [2004 to Date] Saudi ARAMCO, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia:
- 4) Oil Permeability Analysis [NSTIP Funded Project with Dr. Rahim]:
– Analysis of oil permeability at different depths of wells.Based on analysis, deduce the feasibility of drilling more wells, particularly in northern area of the east province. Data analysis, classification & localization to reduce the cost of laser drilling.
- 5) Research Grant Proposal Writing:
– Worked on developing research grant proposals in the areas of oil-well permeability classification, and oscillation monitoring.
- 6) Internship at Dental Labs and Tube Systems:
– Commissioned computerized pneumatic-based tube systems.Hands-on experience in developing patterns of molds for dental procedures.
- 7) Internship at Roto-clave Sterilization Unit:
– Hands-on experience with utility & facility maintenance systems.Studied operation & mechanism for the roto-clave sterilizers.
- 8) Internship at Building Management Systems:
– Worked on fire alarm systems.Hands-on experience for handling the security breach at central operating unit.
Positions
- 1. [07/2016 to Date] Assistant Professor, Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department, Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT), UAE.
- • Research:
- – Developing a cyber-immune algorithm to enhance the grid resilience.
- – Developing a Fault-Propagation scheme for Lithium-Ion battery packs.
- • Mentoring and Supervision:
- – Supervising senior design projects of three undergraduate students in the area of power systems and smart grid.
- • Teaching:
- – EEL-4413 Power System Analysis
- – EEL-2023 Power Generation and Transmission
- – EEC-2073 Electrical Engineering Fundamentals
- – EGN-4003 Senior Design Project I
- – EGN-4033 Senior Design Project II
- – EGN-1133 Design Thinking in Technology
- • Assessments:
- – Prepare paper-based exams, Online quizzes (Black Board Learn 9) and class assessments, invigilate exams and assist other instructors in their invigilation.
- • Directional Roles:
- – Course Team Leader in two courses, working on search engine optimization of my professional website (www.harismkhalid.com) to enhance & promote citations.
- • Professional Development:
- – Serving as research mentor for M.S. student in Petroleum Institute, preparing manuscript to submit in IEEE Trans. Smart Grid, writing an invited IET book chapter for Bad Data Detection.
- 2. [10/2015 to 05/2016] Visiting Scholar, Electrical Engineering Department, the Petroleum Institute (PI), Abu Dhabi 2533, UAE.
- • Research:
- – Developed a prediction algorithm to enhance the grid resilience.
- – Developed health monitoring scheme for Lithium-Ion battery packs.
- • Mentoring and Supervision:
- – Supervised research a master student in the area of Smart Grids.
- 3. [08/2013 to 05/2016] Research Fellow, Power Systems Research Laboratory, Masdar Institute of Science and Technology (MI), MI-MIT Cooperative Program, Abu Dhabi 54224, UAE.
- • Research:
- – Developed architectures for Electromechanical Oscillations Detection.
- – Proposed a Median-based Expectation Operator for capturing system fast dynamics in EVs.
- – Developed an algorithm for improved estimation using a-priori information.
- – Designed nonlinear controllers for load frequency, damping oscillations & bad-data detection.
- – Determined model-order of coefficients in Maximum Point Power Tracking.
- • Research Grant Proposal Writing:
- – Worked on developing NSF & ARAMCO research grant proposals in the areas of oil-well permeability classification, oscillation monitoring & hybrid electric vehicles.
- • Mentoring and Supervision:
- – Supervised research of three master students in the PSRL research group.
- • Teaching:
- – EPE 502- Dynamics Systems and Control
- – Talks, Presentations and Guest Lectures:
- – Delivered talks & guest lectures at ABB, Al-Dar Headquarters & Masdar Corporate, UAE.
- – Presented an accepted IEEE Transaction paper at IEEE PES General Meeting, Denver, Colorado, USA.
- 4. [08/2012 to 07/2013] Research Fellow, Distributed Control Research Group, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran 31261, KSA.
- • Research:
- – Distributed asynchronous estimation & filtering.
- – Developed distributed fault tolerant control architectures.
- – Supervised research of two master students in the distributed control research group.
- 5. [04/2009 to 09/2012] Lecturer,
Systems Engineering Department, KFUPM, Dhahran 31261, KSA.
- • Teaching:
- – SE-315 Signals & Systems
- – SE-100 Introduction to Technology
- – CISE-204 Digital Systems Lab
- 6. [12/2012 to 03/2013] Undergraduate Research, University of Engineering and Technology (UET), Lahore 54000, Pakistan.
- – Developed an electronic keypad lock system with the help of C++.
- – Designed & developed a pneumatic-based computerized controlled test bed for shock absorbers on a single cylinder motor-bike.
- 7. [Jun 2006 to Aug 2006, Jun 2005 to Aug 2005, Jun 2004 to Aug 2004] Intern, ARAMCO, Dhahran 31311, KSA.
- – Commissioned computerized pneumatic-based tube systems.
- – Hands-on experience with utility & facility maintenance systems.
- – Studied operation & mechanism for the roto-clave sterilizers.
- – Worked on building management systems.