Personal Info
- Country of residence: Portugal
Information
I hold a permanent position as Assistant Professor at Palestine Polytechnic University. My academic load is full-time teaching of undergraduate courses. The courses I teach span introductory and core courses in Electrical Engineering. I am interested in the fields of control systems and industrial automation.
Education
March 2005 – August 2008
PhD in Electrical Engineering
University of New South Wales (Australia)
January 2003 – October 2004
MSc in Electrical Engineering – GPA: 4.0/4.0
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (USA)
September 1996 – July 2001
BEng in Electrical Engineering – GPA: 91.9% with high distinction
Palestine Polytechnic University (Palestine)
PhD Thesis: Robust state estimation and model validation techniques in computer vision.
MSc Thesis: Discrete–time system order–reduction via balancing transformation using the method of singular perturbations.
Experience
September 2010 – Now
Assistant Professor (Electrical Engineering)
Palestine Polytechnic University (Palestine)
June 2012 – December 2012
Research Associate
University of New South Wales (Australia)
April 2009 – July 2010
Research Assistant
Federation University (Australia)
Novebmer 2008 – March 2009
Visiting Researcher (Honorary)
University of Melbourne (Australia)
April 2008 – July 2008
Research Assistant
University of New South Wales (Australia)
February 2005 – February 2008
Lab Demonstrator
University of New South Wales (Australia)
September 2001 – July 2002
Research and Teaching Assistant
Palestine Polytechnic University (Palestine)
Courses Taught:
PLC and SCADA Systems, Control Systems, Measurements and Sensors, Electrical Machines and Drives, Power Electronics, PIC18 and Arduino Microcontrollers, 8085 Microprocessor, Digital Design, Electronics, Electrical Circuits, Physics I, C++, Visual Basic, Introduction to Computers.
MATLAB Lab, Control Systems Lab, Digital Control Systems Lab, Digital Design Lab, C Programming Lab.
Achievements and Awards
Achievements
CERTIFICATES
03/2024 Google IT Support Certificate
Google and Coursera
Online Course
01/2024 Google Advanced Data Analytics Certificate
Google and Coursera
Online Course
12/2023 Google Data Analytics Certificate
Google and Coursera
Online Course
09/2023 Google Cybersecurity Certificate
Google and Coursera
Online Course
04/2014 Industrial Automation Networking PLC and SCADA Software
MedLink, Palestine Polytechnic University and Schneider Electric
Hebron, Palestine
01/2012 Introduction to PLC Course – Training of Trainers
Schneider Electric and MedLink
Bethlehem, Palestine
AWARDS
2005 – 2008 National ICT Australia Research Scholarship to pursue PhD degree.
2003 – 2004 Fulbright Foreign Student Scholarship to pursue MSc degree.
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