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Professor

Yasser Gaber Abd El Razek

Dean of Scientific Research and Innovation

biography

Professor Yasser Gaber Dessouky has graduated from Alexandria University in 1991. He got his PhD from Heriot Watt University, UK in 1998. He is a professor in the Department of Electrical and Control Engineering of the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (AASTMT) since 2006. Currently, he is the Dean of Scientific Research and Innovation in the AASTMT. He is a Renewable Energy Expert in the ESCWA of the UN. He is a member of the national steering committee of the Egyptian Science, Technology and Innovation Observatory (ESTIO). Professor Dessouky is the Editor in Chief of the Journal of Renewable Energy and Sustainable Development and an Editorial board member for many Journals and a consultant with the many Industrial Companies. He is leading Technology, Innovation and Commercialization Office (TICO) and the AASTMT PI of the (Innovation Cluster for Deepen Local Manufacturing Electronic Industry) Egypt Knowledge and Technology Alliances 2016-2018 funded nationally by Academy of Scientific Research and Technology. He is also the AASTMT PI of EU funded projects such as: EU ErAfrica project 2015-18 two EU TEMPUS program projects (HiT4Med and JAMILA) 2013-16 seven Erasmus plus CBHE project (MEDSol 2016-2019), (WESET, AdapTm and HEBA 2017-2020), (FISH-AQU 2019-2022) and (INVOLVE and UpGrade 2020-2023). Moreover, he is the AASTMT PI of the (Med Food TTHubs, 2020-2023) funded by PRIMA EU program and the (Med Quad, 2020-2023) funded by the ENI-CBC MED EU Program. He is a peer reviewer in many transactions, periodicals and conferences, and has a patent from the Patent Office in UK. He supervised many PhD and MSc thesis and has published more than 60 research papers.

Education

1998

Doctorate - Heriot-Watt University -

Ph.D. Power Electronics and Machine Drives

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M.Sc. Electrical Power

1991

Bachelor - Alexandria University -

B.Sc. Electrical Power

experience

work experience

2008 - Till Now

Consultant

2011 - Till Now

Consultant

academic experience

2012 - Till Now

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The Chair of Industry Relations Subcommittee Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, IEEE Egypt Alexandria Subsection

2012 - Till Now

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Representative, BEIE/IET Institute of Engineering and Technology, IET Egypt Network, BEIE/IET Alexandria Subsection

2014 - Till Now

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AASTMT representative in the ESTIO The AASTMT representative in the Egyptian Science, Technology and Innovation Observatory, ESTIO of the Ministry of the Scientific Research.

2014 - Till Now

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Grant Founder The Founder of the annual grant for applied and basic scientific research in the AASTMT. https://aastmtic.aast.edu/sri/

2013 - Till Now

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DeserTech University Network, DUN The AASTMT focal point in the DeserTech University Network, DUN, Hamburg Germany (Registration number: VR 21658/ Hamburg-Germany). http://www.desertec.org

2013 - 2015

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TISC Director The Director of Technology Innovation Support Centre (TISC), supported by the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology (ASRT) of the Egyptian Ministry of Scientific Research

2013 - 2015

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GICO Director The Director of Grants, International Cooperation Office (GICO), supported by the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology(ASRT) of the Egyptian Ministry of Scientific Research

2009 - 2011

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ABET Liaison During ABET accreditation, the Liaison (team leader) of the College of Engineering and Technology in the AASTMT, for seven programs where they have been full-accredited for six years.

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PATENT from the UK Patent Office Y.G. Dessouky, ‘Operation of a switched reluctance motor from a single-phase ac supply’, Invention, The Patent Office in UK, GB2419246, 2006.

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IAC Committee Member A Scientific Committee Member for the International Conference for Industry Academia Collaboration 2014, IAC 2014, Cairo 3-5 March 2014.

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Scientific Committee Member A member of the Scientific Committee for the workshop on ‘Towards a smart solution for water, energy saving and ECO housing development’ sponsored by the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (AASTMT), Academy of Scientific,

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Work Shop Organizer Organizer of the ‘Development of Clean Energy Resources’, workshop in May 2012 in the AASTMT, Egypt, in May 2012. http://ta.ieee.org/infosched/submission.aspx?tag=20210

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Workshop Organizer Organizer of a workshop titled ‘Adapting Cities for Climate Change’, 9th March 2010 hosted by the AASTMT and the involved parties were The British Foreign Office, Chatham House and Chevening, in March 2010.

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Session Chairman International Conference for Computer Technology and Applications in ICCTA08, ICCAT09 and ICCAT11 conferences, Alexandria, Egypt in 2008, 2009 and 2011.

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Peer Reviewing in International Conferences:- A program committees and a reviewer in the International Symposium on Smart Sensors and Information Engineering (ISSSIE 2014) on August 16-17, 2014 in Dalian, China. http://www.isssie.org/. The European Power Electronics, EPE 2014 – ECCE Europe Conference, Lappeenranta, Finland 26-28 August 2014. The Sixteenth International Middle East Power Systems Conference, MEPCON’14, Ain Shams University, February 23-25, 2014, Cairo, Egypt. The European Power Electronics EPE 2013 – ECCE Europe Conference, 3-5 September, 2013, Lille, France. The Fifteenth International Middle East Power Systems Conference, MEPCON’12, Alexandria University, December 23-25, 2012, Alexandria, Egypt. The 15th International Power Electronics and Motion Drives Conference and Exposition, EPE-PEMC2012, ECCE Europe, 4-6 September 2012, Novi Sad, Serbia. The Greece International Conference on Industrial Technology, IEEE-ICIT’12, 19-21 March 2012, Island of Kos – Greece. The 14th European Power Electronics Conference, EPE2011, UK. The 8th International Conference on Power Electronics, ICPE2011, Korea.

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Peer Reviewing in Transactions and Periodical:- International Journal of Power Electronics and Drive Systems (IJPEDS) since Jan 2014. http://iaesjournal.com/online/index.php/IJPEDS The proceedings of the Power Electronics, PEL of the Institute of Electrical and Technology IET of UK since 2012. The Journal of Power Electronics, JPE of the Korean Institute of Power Electronics since 2012. The European Power Electronics quarterly published EPE Journal published by the EPE Association, recognized as a European specialized Journal on Power Electronics, Drives and Applications since 2012. Ain Shams Engineering Journal (ASEJ), Production and Hosting by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of Faculty of Engineering, Alexandria University, since 2012. Alexandria Engineering Journal, AEJ, Production and Hosting by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of Faculty of Engineering, Alexandria University, since 2012. International Journal of Renewable Energy Research-IJRER, Turkey, since 2012. International Journal of Power Electronics (IJPELEC), Inder-Science Publisher, since 2012. http://www.inderscience.com/ijpelec The Transactions on IE of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, IEEE of USA since 2011. The proceedings of the Renewable Power Generation, RPG of the Institute of Electrical and Technology IET of UK since 2009.

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Peer Reviewing in Grants and Funding Agencies:- The Information Technology/Academia Collaboration (ITAC) Program at the Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA) since April 2014. Misr El-Kheir Foundation, Governorate Economic and Social Revival (GESR) - Social Business Incubators, April 2014. Reviewer and Judge for the Remote Operated Vehicle ROV Egypt Championship in the AASTMT in March 2014 to Lead to International Championship in USA in July 2014. Technology Innovation & Entrepreneurship Center (TIEC) Graduation Projects Competition, IbTIECar, since August 2013. ERAfrica, International Bureau, the German Aerospace Agency (DLR), European and International Cooperation, since June 2013. Intel Science and Engineering Foundation, ISEF of the Egyptian Ministry of Education, since 2012. The Qatar National Research Fund, QNRF since 2008.

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International Middle East Power Systems Conference A Session Chairman in the 15th MEPCON2012, 23-25 December 2012, Alexandria, Egypt, in December 2012.

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Workshop Organizer Organizer of the ‘Future of Hybrid Technology for Automotive Application’, workshop sponsored by IEEE, IET and NSF in the AASTMT, Egypt, in January 2011. http://ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/conferencedetails/index.html?Conf_ID=18672

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External examiner for M.Sc. students in: - Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport, Cairo Branch 2012, Egypt. - Alexandria University 2011, Egypt.

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External examiner for a Ph.D. student Strathclyde University UK, in October 2009.

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Training Course by European Patent Office Completed a training distance learning course ND08b-2013 by European Patent Office, titled 'Pre-filing searches and consultancy services for local IP centres', 4 Nov. – 20 Dec. 2013.

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GCCBS2013 General Secretary The General Secretary of the ‘Global Climate Change, Biodiversity and Sustainability: Challenges and Opportunities – an international conference focused on the Arab MENA region and EuroMed.’, sponsored by AASTMT, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (Virginia, USA) and University of Prin, 13-15 April 2013 http://gccbs2013.aast.edu/newgcc/

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Organizing Committee Member Member of the Local Organizing Committee for the International Conference on ‘Coastal Zone Management of River Deltas and Low Land Coastlines’, March 6-10, 2010, organized by Coastal Research Institute (CoRI) and the AASTMT, Alexandria, Egypt.

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Member of the International Steering Committee Member of International Steering Committee for 16th International Power Electronics/ Motion Control Conference/Exposition (PEMC), in Antalya, Turkey on 17-19 September, 2014. http://pemc2014.com/index.php?id=spec

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Member of International Advisory Committee Member of the International Advisory Committee of the International Conference on Information Processing and Electrical Engineering (ICIPEE’14), University of Tebessa, Algeria November 2014. http://www.univ-tebessa.dz/fr/ICIPEE2014

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Scientific Committee Member of the MedRE’Cup A member of the Scientific Committee of the MedRE’Cup (Mediterranean Renewable Energy Cup) “Challenges to promote of the use and the exploitation of renewable energies” organized by the Mediterranean Network of the Schools of Engineers, RMEI in France in December 2012. http://rmei.info/English Affiche.pdf

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Research, Development and Innovation Network, RDIN The AASTMT representative in the Research, Development and Innovation Network, RDIN, Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research since May 2012. http://www.rdi.eg.net/RDINetwork/FocalPoints/Pages/default.aspx

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International Technical Committee Member of the CCCA’12 A member of the International Technical Program Committee of the 2nd International Conference on Communications, Computing and Control Applications (CCCA’12), December 6-8, 2012 in Marseilles, France. http://www.hypersciences.org/ccca12/international%20committee.html

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Editor in Chief Editor in Chief for the Renewable Energy and Sustainable Development Journal.

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Chairman of Energy Technology and Sustainable Development Track Chairman of Energy Technology and Sustainable Development Track: 2nd International Conference on Industry Academia Collaboration, IAC 2015, 7-9 April 2015, Exhibition Hall, Cairo, Egypt.

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Legal Entity Appointed Representative (LEAR) The AASTMT Legal Entity Appointed Representative (LEAR) in the European Commission, Research Executive Agency, Brussels, Belgium since October 2014.

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One of the main Founders of Academy Publishing Center One of the main Founders of Academy Publishing Center of the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport.

publications

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Honors & awards

Honors

AWARDS

ECCE 2012 Presentation Award Winner for the paper, ’A Novel Topology for Enhancing the Low Voltage Ride through Capability for Grid Connected Wind Turbine Generators’, ECCE 2012, IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, September 15- 20, 2012, Raleigh, North Carolina, by R.A. Ibrahim, M.S. Hamad, Y.G. Dessouky and B.W. Williams.

AWARDS

DESERTEC University Network, DUN, Best Paper Award for the paper, ’A Novel Topology for Enhancing the Low Voltage Ride through Capability for Grid Connected Wind Turbine Generators’, by R.A. Ibrahim, M.S. Hamad, Y.G. Dessouky and B.W. Williams, the 3rd Dii Desert Energy Conference 7-9 November 2012 in Berlin, Germany.

Invited key Note Speaker

European Commission, JRC – Institute of Energy and Transport, Energy Security Unit, Netherlands to E&IA Workshop on Costs, Benefits and Impact Assessment of Smart Grids for Europe and beyond, Antalya, Turkey, 23-25 April 2014.

Invited key Note Speaker

Faculty of Engineering, Alexandria University, in the “The future of Energy in Egypt” Alumni Association for Alexandria University, in April 2013.

Invited Attendee

Kassel University, Germany to a Mobility Exchange grant from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), from 22 to 24 Feb 2013.

Invited Attendee

The Association of Arab Universities (AARU) to attend a workshop,’ Determination of the scientific research priorities in the Arab Universities’, 8 October 2012, Amman, Jordan.

Invited Attendee

The ESCWA Technology Centre (ETC) of United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UN-ESCWA) to attend a Regional Workshop on Creating the Right Ecosystem for Knowledge Valorization: A Case Study of ODTU Teknokent, 16-18 June, 2014, Ankara, Turkey.

Invited key Note Speaker

The Reseau Mediterraneen des Ecoles d’Ingenieurs (RMEI) in the,”2nd Michelangelo Workshop of Civitavecchia: The Mediterranean is facing major challenges through its Youth”, April 13-14, 2012, Civitavecchia, Italy.

Invited Attendee

The Association of Arab Universities (AARU) to attend a workshop,’ Cooperation between Arab Universities in Scientific Research’, 28 November 2012, Amman, Jordan.

Invited key Note Speaker

The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), in the “Energy engineering and DESERTEC” workshop in Dresden, Germany, from 10 to 13 December 2012.

Invited key Note Speaker

The British Council under Researcher Links scheme with the Egypt STDF (Science and Technology Development Fund) on the Solar and Wind Energy Systems workshop at the University of Nottingham 3-6 March 2014.

Invited key Note Speaker

The International Innovation in Knowledge Based and Intelligent Engineering Systems, KES International, West Sussex, United Kingdom to the Mediterranean Green Energy Forum MGEF-13, Fes, Morocco, 16-20 June 2013. http://seb.sustainedenergy.org/invitedkeynote.php

Invited key Note Speaker

World Renewable Energy Congress 13-WREC XIII, ' Renewable Energy in the service of Mankind', University of Kingston, LONDON – UK, 3-8 August, 2014.

Invited key Note Speaker

European Commission, JRC – Institute of Energy and Transport, Energy Security Unit, Netherlands to E&IA Workshop on Smart Grid and Power Highways, Antalya, Turkey, 18-20 September 2013.

Professional Experience

  • Projects and Small Enterprise, Egyptian Engineering Syndicate
    Member of the committee of Projects and Small Enterprise, Egyptian Engineering Syndicate, Alexandria Branch, from November 2011 to November 2012.
  • World Renewable Energy Congress, WRENUK in Brighton UK
    Council and member of the Steering Committee since July 2013. www.wrenuk.co.uk
  • Institution of Engineering and Technology, IET
    Member of The IET since 2008
  • World Renewable Energy Network, WREN
    Member of the WREN in Brighton UK, since July 2013. www.wrenuk.co.uk
  • Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
    Senior Member of the IEEE since 1998
  • World Society of Sustainable Energy Technology (WSSET), University of Nottingham
    Member of the WSSET since March 2014. www.wsset.org
  • African Network for Solar Energy (ANSOLE)
    A member of the ANSOLE since December 2012. www.ansole.org
  • Smart Grid Community, IEEE
    Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
  • Electric Vehicles Community, IEEE
    Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
  • IET Energy Sector
    A member of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) Energy Sector, UK, since January 2013.
  • Power Electronics Society, IEEE
    Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
  • Energy Conversion Society, IEEE
    Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
  • Member of the RMEI
    Member of the board of Reseau Mediterraneen des Ecoles d’Ingenieurs (RMEI), Ecole Centrale Marseille in France since 2009.
  • International Journal of Electrical and Electronics Engineering Research (IJEEER)
    An editorial board member for(IJEEER) of Transstellar Journal Publications and Research Consultancy (TJPRC), since July 2012. http://www.tjprc.org/journals.php?jtype=2&id=15&details=editors
  • International Journal on Advanced Electrical Engineering (IJAEE)
    An editorial board member for(IJAEE), Djelfa University, Algeria, ISSN 2335-1209, since July 2013. www.ijaee.org
  • International Journal of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (IJEEE)
    An editorial board member for the (IJEEE), of the International Academy for Science, Engineering and Technology (IASET), since September 2012. http://www.iaset.us/journals.php?jtype=2&id=15&details=editors
  • International Journal of Advanced Renewable Energy Research (IJARER)
    An editorial board member for the IJARER since September 2012. www.ijarer.org
  • Basic Research Journal of Engineering Innovation (BRJENG)
    An Associate Editor since March 2014. http://www.basicresearchjournals.org/
  • Vice Dean for International Affairs
    College of Engineering and Technology, Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport, from August 2008 till September 2012
  • Professor of Power Electronics and Machines Drives
    Department of Electrical and Control Engineering, College of Engineering and Technology, AASTMT Since 2006
  • Program Chair
    Electrical and Control Engineering Department, College of Engineering and Technology, AASTMT, from February 2011 till September 2012
  • Founder of AASTMT annual grant
    The founder of AASTMT annual grant for supporting scientific research in the AASTMT in March 2014.
  • Renewable Energy Expert
    Renewable Energy Expert in the ESCWA (Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia) of the United Nation since October 2014
  • HyRES Laboratory
    A member of the Steering Committee of International Associated Laboratory for Mediterranean collaborations on Renewable Energies and Sustainable Building, HyRES Laboratory, France.

communities

  • Projects and Small Enterprise, Egyptian Engineering Syndicate
    Member of the committee of Projects and Small Enterprise, Egyptian Engineering Syndicate, Alexandria Branch, from November 2011 to November 2012.

Teaching Courses

Course Academic year Term

EE323 - Power Electronics (1)

2014 Fall Semester View All Content

EE323 - Power Electronics (1)

2013 Fall Semester View All Content

EE323 - Power Electronics (1)

2013 Spring Semester View All Content

EE323 - Power Electronics (1)

2012 Fall Semester View All Content

EE323 - Power Electronics (1)

2012 Spring Semester View All Content

EE323 - Power Electronics (1)

2011 Spring Semester View All Content

projects

Development of an advanced high-efficient low-cost power-generation with minimum carbon emission from hybrid-fuel supplies

Funded Project
Start Date : 01 May 2014-01 May 2014
The objective of the project is to pave the road for various sources of renewable energy (RE) and alternative fuel to be utilized in both bulk and distributed micro-generation (DMG) forms. The proposed system consists of two major subsystems, which are: an advanced gas turbine power cycle to convert thermal energy into a mechanical energy and a high speed generator that would be driven by the advanced turbine for electric power generation. In this system, solar thermal energy will be utilized to heat the air delivered by the compressor in a specially designed heat exchanger before entering the combustion chamber. The combustion chamber will be provided with dual fuel burner, to burn both liquid and gas fuels. Several different sources of thermal energy would be utilized to operate AHET including biogas (BG), natural gas (NG), bio-diesel (BD) in addition to solar thermal energy. Due to the high efficiency of AHET, the emission is reduced significantly even if fuelled with NG. However, substantial reduction will be achieved through use of BG BD in conjunction with solar energy. To maximize the system efficiency, the exhaust gas leaving the heat exchanger (in the case of large size systems) can be utilized to preheat the inlet air for industrial thermal applications such water desalination. Further reduction action of fuel consumption and improvement of thermal efficiency would also be achieved by utilizing a small portion of the electric energy generated to produce hydrogen by splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen by the electrolysis process. Part of the produced hydrogen will be mixed with fuel in the combustion chamber to boost the combustion process while the remaining hydrogen gas can be stored for later use.

Highway and Traffic Engineering: Curricular Reform for Mediterranean Area, HiT4Med

Funded Project
Start Date : 01 Dec 2013-01 Dec 2013
The project objective is to design, develop and implement a new curriculum programme for master courses in Highway and Traffic Engineering in a joint effort between EU and Mediterranean Universities in line with Bologna requirements. The former will transfer EU best practices, experiences and methodologies according to the Bologna process to support the development and diffusion of an innovative experience in technical higher education in Mediterranean institutions supporting the capacity and knowledge building in highway and traffic engineering. At the completion of the master, students will learn new and advanced tools for road safety management, traffic management, and highway design. Moreover, students will increase their mathematical background, English skills and will be trained in research methodology in highway and traffic engineering. These advanced skills will contribute towards the improvement of the transportation system in the Mediterranean Area. Please follow us at: http://www.hit4med.eu/

Smart Critical Infrastructure Research Center

Funded Project
Start Date : 01 Oct 2013-01 Oct 2013
Supporting Grant from SmartCI: Smart Critical Infrastructure Research Center, VT-MENA Project, Faculty of Engineering, Alexandria University to prepare a proposal entitled Automatic Load Balancing for Smart Grids, ID: 206, April-September 2014. http://smartci.alexu.edu.eg/

Technology, Innovation and Commercialization Office (TICO)

Funded Project
Start Date : 01 Jul 2013-01 Jul 2013
The Director of Technology, Innovation and Commercialization Office (TICO), funded by the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology(ASRT) of the Egyptian Ministry of Scientific Research, July 2013- June 2015.

Project Supervisor

Graduation Project
Start Date : 03 Mar 2013-03 Mar 2013
The supervisor of project funded by the Academy for Scientific Research and Technology, ASRT of the Egyptian Ministry of Scientific Research for an Undergraduate project entitled, ’Utilization of Solar Energy Using Mirrors for Power Generation and Water Desalination’, March 2013 to Dec 2013.

Clean Energy and Research in Environmental Studies (CERES)

Funded Project
Start Date : 01 Oct 2010-01 Oct 2010
A member in the team of a TEMPUS project funded by the European Union, ’Clean Energy and Research in Environmental Studies (CERES), Project no. (517401-2011-ES), 15th October 2011-14th October 2014, to develop a master program in Renewable Energy.

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