Control Theory

Fahad Aljehani

Ph.D. Student, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Control Theory optimal control Reinforcement Learning machine learning algorithm

Designing advanced control algorithms and estimation techniques to optimize water quality systems, specifically aquaculture and wastewater treatment, blending control theory with cutting-edge AI and machine learning to enhance performance, sustainability, and cost-efficiency.

Yasmine Marani

Ph.D. Student, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Aerial Robotics Dynamical Systems Controller design machine learning algorithm Estimation Control Theory

Yasmine is a Ph.D. candidate in Electrical and Computer Engineering under the supervision of Prof. Eric Feron and Prof. Meriem Laleg. She specializes in control theory, robotics, and artificial intelligence. Her research focuses on estimation problems for complex nonlinear systems with application to unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) in uncertain environments.

Yi-Hsuan Chen

M.S. Student, Mechanical Engineering

Control Theory Autonomous system Flight Dynamics

Education 2020.08 - 2022.04 M.S. Student in Mechanical Engineering, KAUST, KSA " Control design and analysis for reduced-gravity atmospheric flights." 2015.09 - 2019.06 B.S. in Aeronautics and Astronautics, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan Professional Profile 2019.09 - 2020.06 Teaching Assistant, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan Honors and Awards 2019.06 Honorary Member of Phi Tau Phi Scholastic Honor Society 2018.05 Professor Li Ke-Rang Scholarship Selected Publications Lien, Y.-H.; Peng, C.-C.; Chen, Y.-H. "Adaptive Observer-Based

Wenqi Cai

Ph.D. Student, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Controller design Time-scale calculus Control Theory

Wenqi Cai is an Ms/Ph.D. student in the Electrical Engineering department within CEMSE division. She got a B.Sc from Northeastern University and joined King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Fall 2018. Currently, She is working on the Laser beam pointing control for Optical communication systems. Research Interests Wenqi's research interests include Underwater optical communications, Visible light communication, and Optoelectronics. Optical communication nowadays is a hot topic; it mainly includes two aspects: free space optical communication (FSO) and underwater optical

Samet Guler

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Electrical and Computer Engineering

robotics adaptive control Multi-agent systems distributed control control localization intelligent systems Control Theory wireless sensor networks

Samet Güler (M’16) received the B.S. degree in electrical and electronics engineering from Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Turkey, in 2010, the M.S. degree in electrical and electronics engineering from Bilkent University, Turkey, in 2012, and the Ph.D. degree in mechanical and mechatronics engineering from University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada, in 2015. He worked as a short term Researcher at the University of Waterloo in 2016. He is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Robotics, Intelligent Systems and Control Lab in King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Kingdom of

Ryan Maxwell

M.S. Student, Electrical and Computer Engineering

robotics automation Control Theory MATLAB

Mohammad Aljohany

Ph.D. Student, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Control Theory intelligent systems automation Reinforcement Learning

Education 2021 - Present Ph.D. Student in Electrical and Computer Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, KSA M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering , KAUST, KSA B.S. in Instrumentation and Control Engineering, Yanbu Industrial College, KSA Areas of Expertise and Research Interests Control Theory Intelligent Systems Automation Reinforcement Learning

Mohammad Alharbi

Ph.D. Student, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Controller design Control Theory solar collectors

Mohammad Alharbi is a master student in Electrical Engineering department within CEMSE division at King Abdullah University of science and Technology (KAUST). He received his bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from King Abdul Aziz University in Saudi Arabia and joined KAUST in Fall 2017. Currently, he is working on experimental implementation of robust control strategies for parabolic solar collectors. Research activities Nowadays, the decrease in fossil resources along with the increase of their environmental impact is driving the world to renewable energy to meet the energy demand

Mohamad T. Shahab

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Electrical and Computer Engineering

adaptive control robotics Control Theory

Education 2020, PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Waterloo 2015, MSc in Systems Engineering, KFUPM 2007, BSc in Control & Instrumentation Systems Engineering, KFUPM Professional Profile 2020 - Present, Postdoctoral Fellow, RISC Lab, KAUST 2016 - 2020, Research/Teaching Assistant, University of Waterloo 2012 - 2015, Research Engineer, Baker Hughes 2007 - 2011, Research/Teaching Assistant, KFUPM Selected Publications O. Wali, M.T. Shahab, E. Feron, "A Non-planar Assembly of Modular Tetrahedral-shaped Aerial Robots", 2023 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and

Lilia Ghaffour

Ph.D. Student, Applied Mathematics and Computational Sciences

Fractional calculus Control Theory Inverse problem

Research Interests Lilia Ghaffour is a Ph.D. candidate in the Division of Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering (CEMSE) at KAUST. She has a master degree in Applied Mathematics from the University of Mostaganem (Mathematics and Computer Science), Algeria. She joined the Ph.D. degree program in Appl. Math. and Computational Sc. at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in fall 2016. She is interested in the study of control and inverse problem for fractional partial differential equations. Education Profile August 2016: PhD candidate in the Division

Fatema Alhani

M.S. Student, Electrical and Computer Engineering

control systems robotics Control Theory

Education 2020.08 - Present M.S. D. Student in Electrical Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, KSA 2016.07 - 2020.05 B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, North Carolina State University, USA

Chadia Zayane

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Areas of Expertise and Research Interests Control Theory Education Profile PhD in Electrical Engineering from Mines ParisTech, Paris, France (2011) M.SC in Applied Mathematics from Ecole Normale Superieure (ENS Cachan), Paris, France (2007) B.SC in Electrical Engineering from SUPELEC, Paris, France (2005)

Asem Al Alwan

Ph.D. Student, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Control Theory inverse problems Controller design Fractional calculus

Asem Alalwan is a Ph.D. candidate in the Estimation, Modeling, and Analysis group (EMAN) supervised by Prof. Meriem Laleg at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). Asem has graduated with a bachelor degree in Electrical Engineering from King Fahad University of Petroleum and Minerals KFUPM) in 2014. He joined KAUST in 2014 and earned his Master degree in 2016. Research Interests Asem's research is focused in the area of control and design of Free-space optical (FSO) communication systems. FSO has emerged as a viable technology that offers a large capacity usage (data

Ania Adil

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Estimation Control Theory

Ania Adil is a Postdoctoral fellow at the KAUST Robotics, Intelligent Systems, and Control Lab (KAUST RISC Lab) at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) under the supervision of Professor Eric Feron.