Department of
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

Faculty & Staff

• PHD: North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA
• M.S.: Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
• B.Sc.: UAE University, Al-Ain, UAE

EXPERIENCE:

Oct. 2006 – Present: Assistant Professor in EE, Petroleum Institute, UAE
Sept. 2001 – Jan. 2002: Teaching Assistance in EE, United Arab Emirates University
Sept. 1992 – May 1993: Teaching Assistance in EE, United Arab Emirates University

COURSES DEVELOPED (UNDERGRADUATE):

Signals and Systems, Principle of Automatic Control, Electric Circuits

RESEARCH:

Smart sensors, Mobile Robots, System Modeling and Simulation, Nonlinear system control, Embedded system design, Optical sensing and design, Free space optical communication.

PUBLICATIONS

1. K. A. Alhammadi, J. F. Muth and E. Grant, “Wide FOV retroreflector modulator for robotic and underwater optical communications”, (future journal paper).
2. K. A. Alhammadi, J. F. Muth, E. Grant and M. Escuti, “Use of Polarization Independent Liquid Crystal Optical Modulator in a Retroreflecting Configuration”, in Conference Record of the Second International Conference on Modeling, Simulation, and Applied Optimization  Conference (ICMSAO’ 07), ISBN 978-9948-03-349-3, paper 432, Abu Dhabi, UAE March 2007.
3. K. A. lhammadi, J.F. Muth, and E. Grant, “Wide Field of View Retroreflector for Short Range Free Space Optical Communications”, Government Microcircuit Applications and Critical Technology Conference (GOMACTech-07) – p. 27.3, Lake Buena Vista, Florida. March 19-22, 2007.
4. K. A. Alhammadi, “Applying Wide Field of View Retroreflector Technology to Free Space Optical Robotic Communications”, PhD Dissertation, Dept. Elect. Eng., North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC, 2006.
5. Zafer Bingul; Cook, G.E.; Strauss, A.M.; Alhammadi, K.; “Application of fuzzy logic to spatial thermal control in fusion welding”, Industry Applications Conference, 1999. Thirty-Fourth IAS Annual Meeting. Conference Record of the 1999 IEEE. Volume 1, 3-7 Oct. 1999 Page(s): 627 - 634 vol.1.
6. K. Rashid Alhammadi, Z. Bingul, D. Damrongsak, D. Hartman, G. Cook, “Seam Tracking Control by Fuzzy Logic in Pulsed Gas Metal Arc Welding”, 5th International Conference on Trends in Welding Research, Pine Mountain, Georgia, June 1998.
7. K. Rashid Alhammadi, “Seam Tracking Control by Fuzzy Logic in Pulsed Gas Metal Arc Welding”, M.S. Thesis, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, August, 1998.

AWARDS AND HONORS:

• UAE University Scholarship, 1994, to pursue Master Studies in Control Systems in the USA.
• Honored by UAE Embassy for outstanding performance (UAE annual student conference in US) 1997.
• Rashid Award for the Scientific Outstanding by the Cultural & Scientific Association (UAE) 1998.
• ADNOC Scholarship, 2002, to pursue Ph.D. studies in USA.

INSTITUTIONAL SERVICE IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS (COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS, ETC.):

• Member, Research Committee, Electrical Engineering Program, at The Petroleum Institute.
• Member, Lab Committee, Electrical Engineering Program, at The Petroleum Institute.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS:

• Committee member: Second International Conference on Modeling, simulation & Applied Optimization (ICMSAO 2007), Abu Dhabi, March 24-27, 2007.
• Participated in developing the curricula for the electrical engineering programs (2006).
• Supervised several groups of undergraduate students in their senior design projects