Department of
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

Faculty & Staff

• Ph.D.: University of Ulster, Jordanstown, N. Ireland, 2005. 
• BEng.: University of Ulster, Jordanstown, N. Ireland, 2001. 

Thesis: Modelling and Control of a VSC (Voltage Source Converter) Transmission System. Her PhD project developed a linear VSC transmission model with current limiting fault devices that were used for development of a fast feedback controller. This fast feedback controller was designed using both traditional methods and multivariable analysis. This project was completed in conjunction with Arevea, T&D, Stafford, England.

HONORS and AWARDS 

• Award from the Deparment of Education and Learning to complete PhD study.
• Sir Bernard Crossland IMechE Prize for Professional Development 2005.
• IEE 2nd Prize for PhD Poster Presentation 2003.
• IMechE Prize for Highest Placement Year Mark 2001.
• IEE Poster Presentation for Final Year Project 2001.
• IMechE QSJ Presentation Skills Competition 2001.
• Engineering Federation Trophy for Placement Year Presentation 2000.
• Scholarship from AVX Limited to complete BEng (Hons).
• Conference Funding Scholarships obtained from IEE, IMechE, Royal Academy of Engineering, University of Ulster and BPW Federation.
• Grants received from IEE and IMechE to complete both PhD and BEng (Hons).

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP 

• Invited IMechE MIC (Mechatronics, Informatics and Control) Group Member.
• Invited IMechE MIC Representative on the National Young Members Panel.
• Committee Member of PCE UAE Chartership
• Member of IEEE
• Member of IET
• Member IEEE UAE Women’s Section
• Member IMechE

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE 

• Reviewer for IASTED 07, International Control Conference on Modern Non-Linear Theory – Bifuraction and Chaos, Montreal, Canada, 2007.
• Reviewer for IASTED 08, International Control Conference on Modern Non-Linear Theory - Bifuraction and Chaos, Orlando, Florida, USA, 2008.
• Reviewer for Frontiers in Education Conference in Saratoga, NY, USA, 2008.
• Reviewer for ASEE Annual Conference, Engineering Ethics Division, Austin, Texas, 2009.
• Reviewer for 48th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Shanghai, P. R. China, 2009.
• Reviewer for IREC 09, International Renewable Energy Congress, Sousse, Tunisia, 2009.
• Reviewer for EPECS 09, International Conference on Electric Power and Energy Conversion Systems, Sharjah, UAE, 2009.
• Reviewer for the International Journal of Power and Energy Conversion (IJPEC).
• Reviewer for the International Journal Engineering Education (IJEE).

RESEARCH INTEREST AND EXPERTISE

• Control Systems, Design and System Modelling Simulation
• Multivariable Analysis,
• System (Dynamic) Analysis,
• Stability Studies,
• HVDC and VSC,
• Renewable Energy Systems.

PUBLUCATIONS

• Jovcic D., Lamont LA., Xu L., “VSC Transmission Model for Analytical Studies,” IEEE Power Engineering Society General Meeting, Toronto Ontario Canada, July 2003.
• Lamont LA., Jovcic D., and Abbott K., “VSC Transmission Control under Faults,” 39TH International Universities Power Engineering Conference, Bristol, UK, September 2004.
• Lamont LA., Jovcic D., and Abbott K., “Fast Direct Voltage Controller for VSC Transmission” 39TH International Universities Power Engineering Conference, Bristol, UK, September 2004.
• Lamont LA., “Fast VSC Transmission Control,” IEEE PES Power Systems Conference and Exposition, New York City, New York,” October 2004.
• Lamont LA., Jovcic D., “Multivariable Interaction Indicators for VSC Transmission Controller Design,” IEEE Power Engineering Society General Meeting, Montreal, Canada, July 2006.
• Lamont LA., “Using Interactive Problem-Solving Techniques in the Teaching of Control Systems,” METSMaC, Abu Dhabi, UAE, March 2007.
• Lamont L., Chaar L., Karkoub M., “Controlling the Elasto-hydrodynamic Vibrations in Oil Platforms using Magnetorheological Dampers,” IMechE Application of Electrical and Mechanical Systems in the Offshore Industry, Aberdeen, UK, October 2008.
• Lamont L., Chaar L., Karkoub M., “Design of a Test Rig for Vibration Control of Oil Platforms using Magnetorheological Dampers,” Energy 2030, Abu Dhabi, UAE, November 2008.
• Chaar L., Lamont L., Karkoub M., “Prediction Model for Solar Radiation in the United Arab Emirates,” World Sustainable Energy Days, Wels, Austria, February 2009.
• Chaar L., Lamont L., Karkoub M., “Assessment of Wind Speed and Wind Direction for Electrical Power Generation for UAE,” World Sustainable Energy Days, Wels, Austria, February 2009.
• Lamont L., Chaar L., “Renewable Engineering for Multidisciplinary Female Engineer’s in the UAE,” World Sustainable Energy Days, Wels, Austria, February 2009.
• Lamont L., Chaar L., “Photovoltaic Project for Multidisciplinary Female Engineering in the UAE,” 5th IEEE-GCC Energy and Vehicular Technologies Conference, Kuwait City, Kuwait, March 2009.
• Chaar L., Lamont L., “Sustainable Energy Undergraduate Research,” 5th IEEE-GCC Energy and Vehicular Technologies Conference, Kuwait City, Kuwait, March 2009.
• Lamont L., Chaar L., Karkoub M., “Vibration Control of Offshore Platforms using Magneto-rheological Dampers,” IV ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Smart Structures and Materials, Porto, Portugal, July 2009.
• Moore D., Chaar L., Lamont L.A., “Practical Engineering Design Courses: A Barometer for Future Success of Female Emirati Engineering Undergraduates?,” ASEE Annual Conference in Austin, Texas, USA, June 2009.
• Chaar L., Lamont L., Karkoub M., “Modeling Climate Parameters for renewable energy application in the UAE using Neural Networks,” IEEE PES / CIGRE Integration of Wide-Scale Renewable Resources into the Power Delivery System, Calgary, Canada, July 2009.
• Al-Qubaisi, E., Al-Ameri, M., Al-Obaidi, A., Rabia, M., Chaar, L., Lamont, L., “Microcontroller Based Dust Cleaning System for a Standalone Photovoltaic System,” Power and Energy Conversion Systems (EPECS'09), Sharjah, UAE, Nov 2009.
• Al Habri, W., Azzam, M., Chaklab, M., Al Dhaheri, S., Lamont, L., Faisal, S., Abdel-Magid, Y., “Design of PID for Power System Stabilization Using Particle Swarm Optimization,” Power and Energy Conversion Systems (EPECS'09), Sharjah, UAE, Nov 2009.
• Al-Dhaheri, S., Lamont, L., El-Chaar, L., Al-Ameri, O., “Automated Design for Boosting Photovoltaic (PV) Performance Offshore,” Transmission and Distribution Conference and Exposition, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, April 2010.
• Jovcic D., Lamont L., Abbott K., “Control System Design for VSC Transmission,” Electric Power Systems Research, August 2006.
• Ge, Z., Xie L., Kruger, U., Lamont, L., Song, Z., Wang, S.-Q., “Fault Identification and Isolation of Non-Gaussian Processes,” accepted Journal of Process Control.
• Lamont, L., Evans, E., “VSC Transmission MII Controller Design,” International Review of Automatic Control, July 2009.
• El-Chaar, L., Lamont, L., “Nourishing Green Minds in the Land of Oil,” accepted Renewable Energy
• El-Chaar, L., Lamont, L., “Global Solar Radiation: Multiple On-Site Assessments in Abu Dhabi, UAE,” accepted Renewable Energy
• Mohandes, B., El-Chaar, L., Lamont, L., “Application Study of 500W Photovoltaic (PV) System in the UAE,” accepted Applied Solar Energy
• Al-Ameri, O., Serhan, M., Lamont, L., El-Chaar, L., “Variable Electronic Load for Testing PV Performance,” accepted Applied Solar Energy
• Karkoub, M., Zribi, M., El-Chaar, L., Lamont, L., “Mu-synthesis controllers for suppressing stick-slip induced vibrations in oil well Drillstrings”. accepted Journal of multi-body system dynamics.
• Lamont, L., Toms, C., El-Chaar, L., “Using Interactive Problem Solving Techniques to Enhance Control Systems Education for Non English Natives,” accepted European Journal of Engineering Education