BIOGRAPHY

Education

•  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Electrical Engineering, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom, in 1995.

• Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Electrical Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, in 1989.

• Bachelor of Science in the Electrical Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, in 1986.

Academic and Administration Positions

•  March 2011 to date:  Professor in the Electrical Engineering Department at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

• January to June 2008. Co-Chairman of EE Department for Postgraduate Studies, Electrical Engineering Department at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

•  November 1998 to June 2004 : Manager, Laser Research Section (LRS), Center for Applied Physical Science (CAPS), the Research Institute (RI) at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. 

•  February 2002 to March 2011:  Associate Professor in the Electrical Engineering Department at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

• December 1995 to February 2002:  Assistant Professor in the Electrical Engineering Department at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

•  June 1989 to December 1995:  Lecturer in the Electrical Engineering Department at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

• August 1986 to June 1989: Gradate Assistant in the Electrical Engineering Department at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.