Research Interests:

 Publications

1.      Al-Homidan, S. and Fletcher, R.  [1995].Hybrid methods  for finding the nearest Euclidean distance matrix, in Recent Advances in Nonsmooth Optimization  (Eds. D. Du, L. Qi and R. Womersley), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., Singapore, pp. 1--17.

2.       Al-Homidan, S. [1998]. Hybrid methods   for Solving the Educational Testing Problem, J. Comp. App. Math. 91 (31-45).

3.       Sebawe Abdalla M., Ahmed, M.M.A. and Al-Homidan S. [1998] Quantum Statistics of three Modes Coupled Oscillators, J. phys. A: Math. Gen. 31 (1998) 3117-3139.

4.       Al-Homidan, S. [1998]. Hybrid methods   for Minimizing least distance functions with semi-definite matrix constraints. Proc. of  NMA'98: 4th International Conference on Numerical  Methods and Applications pp.621-628.

5.       Al-Homidan, S. [2002]. SQP Algorithms for Solving Toeplitz Matrix Approximation Problem. Numerical Linear Algebra with Applications, to appear.

6.       Al-Homidan, S. [2002]. Toeplitz Matrix Approximation. Mathematical Sciences Research Journal, to appear.

7.       Al-Homidan, S. [2002]. Combined Methods For Approximating Hankel Matrix. WSEAS Transactions on systems V 1,  pp35-41

Reports

1.      Al-Homidan, S. and Fletcher, R.  [1995].Hybrid methods  for finding the nearest Euclidean distance matrix, University of Dundee Report NA/157, 1995.

2.      Al-Homidan, S. [1998]. Hybrid methods   for Solving the Educational Testing Problem, T. R. No. 216  KFUPM (Dept. of Maths Sciences).

3.      Al-Homidan, S. [2000]. Positive Semi-Definite  Toeplitz Approximation Methods, T. R. No. 259  KFUPM (Dept. of Maths Sciences).

4.      Al-Homidan, S. [2001]. Structured Methods for Solving     Hankel Matrix Approximation Problems, T. R. No. 266  KFUPM (Dept. of Maths Sciences).

Proceeding

1.      Al-Homidan, S. [1998]. Hybrid methods   for Minimizing least distance functions with semi-definite matrix constraints. Proc. of  NMA'98: 4th International Conference on Numerical  Methods and Applications pp.621-628.

2.      Al-Homidan, S. [2002]. Combined methods for Toeplitz Matrix Approximation methods. Current trends in Industrial and applied mathematics(Ed. P Manchanda, K. Ahmad and A.H. Siddiqi) Anamaya Publishers.

Submitted

1.       Al-Homidan, S. [2002]. Numerical Experiments with  Toeplitz Matrix  Approximation Methods submitted. 

2.       Al-Homidan, S. [2002].  Alternating Projection Algorithm for Hankel Matrix Approximation submitted.

Arabic Book      

 An Arabic Book on Linear Programming with H. Heamedh and O. Hamed. Published 2002

أسس البرمجة الخطية  تأليف سليمان الحميدان، عمر حامد وحسن حميدة.

 

 

Conferences 

1.       13th biennial conference on numerical analysis, university of Dundee, Scotland, UK, 4th - 7th July 1989

2.       14th biennial conference on numerical analysis, university of Dundee, Scotland, UK, 2nd - 5th July 1991

3.       15th biennial conference on numerical analysis, university of Dundee, Scotland, UK, 29th June - 2nd July 1993

4.       The first meeting for Saudi association for mathematical science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 8th - 9th March 1994

5.       The second meeting for Saudi association for mathematical science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 11th - 12th March 1997

6.       The fourth meeting for Saudi association for mathematical science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 9th - 10th March 1999

7.       NMA'98: 4th International Conference on Numerical Methods and Applications,
August 19 - 23, 1998, Sofia, BULGARIA. (Paper presented)

8.       Workshop on Mathematical Modeling of Flow through super K systems, Sept. 12-14, 1998 ARAMCO Dhahran.

9.       Workshop on Industrial System and Control, Nov. 2, 1998, KFUPM, Dhahran.

10.   Workshop on Matrix Theory and Applications, Tuesday, December 16, 1997, KFUPM, Dhahran. (Member of the committee)

11.   ONA'99 International Conference on Optimization and Numerical Sep. 26 - 30, 1999, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China. (Paper presented)

12.   The fifth meeting for Saudi association for mathematical science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 11th - 12th April 2000. (Paper presented)

13.   International Conference on Advances in Convex Analysis and Global Optimization in the university of Aegean,  Samos, Greece in June 5-9, 2000 .(paper presented)

14.   Workshop on Professional Ethics: Concepts, Experiences, Obstacles. Tuesday, November 12-13,  2001, KFUPM, Dhahran. (Member of the committee).

15.   First International Conference on Industrial and applied mathematical in indian Subcontinent  and Vith Annual Conference of ISIAM, Amritsar, India, January 22-25, 2001. (Paper presented)

16.   The Sixth International Conference on Approximation and Optimization in the Caribbean In Guatemala at March 25 - 30, 2001. (paper presented).

17.   The first Saudi Science Conference, KFUPM, Dhahran, 9-11 April 2001. (Session Chairman)

18.  2nd WSEAS Multiconference on Applied and Theoretical Mathematics, In Cairns, Australia ,  17-21 Dec. 2001. (paper presented).


Projects

1.      Principal Investigator of SABIC and Fast Track Project # FT/2000-04, Titled, " Toeplitz and Hankel Matrix Approximation" Funded by KFUPM, December 2000 - May 2002 (Budget 51,000 Saudi Riyals) In Progress.

2.      Co-Principal Investigator On the Project #37994, Titled, " Installations Model for Gas Ambush, Gas Condensed and Light Oil " Funded Through Research Institute, KFUPM, (Budget Saudi Riyals) In Progress.

3.      Principal Investigator of the British Council project "New Algorithm for Solving the Euclidean Distance Matrix Problem", Funded by the British Council, Summer 2000 (Budget 27,000 Saudi Riyals)