{"id":23,"date":"2016-05-05T17:50:24","date_gmt":"2016-05-05T17:50:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/qufaculty.qu.edu.qa\/shaligram\/?page_id=23"},"modified":"2016-05-05T17:50:24","modified_gmt":"2016-05-05T17:50:24","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/qufaculty.qu.edu.qa\/shaligram\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<ol>\n<li><strong>Lead-PI <\/strong>for research\u00a0\u201cDevelopment of a comprehensive analytical logistics model for planning and management of disaster related emergency situations\u201d (NPRP 5 &#8211; 200 &#8211; 5 \u2013 027) (PI-Prof. Jose Holguin-Veras- RPI\/USA, PI \u2013 Dr. Fatih Mutlu\/Qatar University, Co-PI \u2013 Dr. Dinesh Seth\/Qatar University) Feb 2013-June 2016\u2014 funded by Qatar National Research Fund.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lead PI<\/strong> for research \u201cAnalysis and design of closed loop low carbon supply chains\u201d (NPRP 5 &#8211; 1284 &#8211; 5 \u2013 198) (PI-Saif Benjafaar- SUTD\/Singapore, PI-Dr. Fatih Mutlu-Qatar University, Dr. Adel Elomri- Qatar University) Feb 2013-June 2016\u2014 funded by Qatar National Research Fund.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Co-Lead PI<\/strong> for research \u201cCutting-Edge Optimization for Modern, Consumer-Focused Retailing\u201d (NPRP 5 &#8211; 591 &#8211; 5 \u2013 082) (Lead PI- Bacel Maddah\u2014American University of Lebanon, PI\u2014Ahmed Ghoneim \u2013 University of Massachusetts\/Amherst\/USA) September 2012-March 2015\u2014 funded by Qatar National Research Fund (<strong>November 2012-June 2015<\/strong>).<\/li>\n<li><strong>PI<\/strong> for research \u201cDevelopment of Design and Operation Support System For Risk-Based Energy Conservation and Supply Management of Industrial and Societal Facilities\u201d (NPRP 5 &#8211; 209 &#8211; 2 \u2013 071) (Lead PI- Prof. Hossam Gaber\u2014University of Ontario Institute of Technology\/Canada, Co-Lead PI- Dr. Farayi Musharavati\u2014Qatar University) September 2012-June 2016\u2014 funded by Qatar National Research Fund.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Co-PI<\/strong> for research \u201cA Framework for Upstream Natural Gas Supply Chain Design: LNG Distribution Network\u201d (NPRP 4 &#8211; 453 &#8211; 5 \u2013 059) (Lead PI- Dr. Fatih Mutlu and other Co-PIs: Dr. Hakan Yildiz\/Michigan State University): April 2012-April 2016. Funded by Qatar National Research Fund.<\/li>\n<li><strong>PI <\/strong>for research for \u201cOptimal Exploitation of Resources in Maintenance Logistics\u201d (NPRP 7 &#8211; 308 &#8211; 2 \u2013 128) (Lead PI: Dr. Andrei Sleptchenko, Dr. Tarek ElMekkawy \u2013Qatar University and Dr. Ahmad Al Hanbali, Dr. Jan-Kees van Ommeren, Dr. Henk Zijm\u2014University of Twente, The Netherlands, June 2014- Nov 2017\u2014funded by Qatar National Research Fund.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><u>Industry Research Grant<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Principle Investigator: <\/strong>Qatar Engineer 2030. A research project funded by Dolphin Energy, Doha. Lead PI (Dr. Mazen Hasna, PI-Dr. Mahmoud Samir Abdulwahed (2012-2015)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><strong><u>Undergraduate Research Experience project : Qatar National Research Foundation Grant<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Lead PI<\/strong> for Research Grant for Modeling and Simulation of Relief Supplies for Emergency Response Planning (Jan 2016-Dec 2016): PI: Dr. Fatih Mutlu<\/li>\n<li><strong>PI<\/strong> for Research for Sustainable supply chain Coordination (Jan 2013-Dec 2013): Lead PI: Dr. Adel Elomri.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lead PI<\/strong> for Research for Econometric Modeling and Analysis of electricity consumption in residential and industrial sectors in Qatar (July 2011-June 2012).<\/li>\n<li><strong>PI<\/strong> for Research for Using Lean Principles and Process Analysis Techniques to Reduce Congestion in Out Patient Departments (July 2011-June 2012). Lead PI: Dr. Fatih Mutlu<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><strong><u>University Research Grant: Qatar University: Principal Investigator<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Lead PI<\/strong> for Research for \u201cAnalysis and Modeling of Energy Consumption in Commercial Sector\u201d, <strong>QUUG-CENG-DIE-11\/12-4 <\/strong>(<strong>June 2012- Nov 2014<\/strong>). (Co-investigators: Dr. Fatih Mutlu, Dr. Dinesh Seth, Dr. Adel Elomri, Dr. Farayi Musharavati.)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lead PI<\/strong> for Research for \u201cInvestigation of information technology and systems use for business service in logistics companies in Qatar\u201d, QUUG-ENG-MIE-10\/11-11 (<strong>April 2011- March 2012<\/strong>). (Co-investigators: Dr. Fatih Mutlu and Dr. Farbod Zorriassatine.)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Associated Research Group at the College Level\/Qatar University<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Reliability, Integrity and Risk Assessment (Gas Processing Center) Feb 2011- Dec 2013.<\/p>\n<p>Qatar Traffic Road Safety Studies Center (QTRSSC) from April 2013.<\/p>\n<p><u><\/u><strong><u>Staff Development Scheme: Principal Investigator: Nanyang Technological Univesrity<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>I have obtained research grant through Staff Development Scheme of Nanyang Technological University to develop a multi-objective model for decision analysis in supply chain. The research paper based on this work has been published in the International Journal of Production Economics.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><u><\/u><strong><u>Research Leader<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>I was the <em>Singapore Research Leader<\/em> to conduct research (2002-2004) on industrial productivity in ASEAN region. The research was funded by <u>National Science Council of Taiwan<\/u>\u00a0(Contract number NSC92-2416-H006-001) and implemented by National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan (The research contract information is also given in http:\/\/140.116.50.130\/apmr\/apmrsp\/foreword.pdf). This research pertaining to each country was discussed and led by the Research Leader. The subjects covered in research were divided into productivity, research and development, technological development, human resource, and economics. One research paper based on the findings has been published.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><u>Investigator in Energy Studies<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>I was one of two <strong><em>principal investigator<\/em>s<\/strong> to conduct a study on wood energy situation in Nepal. The study was funded by the Regional Wood Energy Development Program of the Food and Agriculture Organization\/Bangkok (FAO). The grant for this study was provided by the FAO and Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) in 1999-2001. A four part report has been published based on this study<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rwedp.org\/acrobat\/gp_planning_nep_P1.pdf\">http:\/\/www.rwedp.org\/acrobat\/gp_planning_nep_P1.pdf<\/a>).<\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li>I have also <em>led<\/em> (<strong>as the principal investigator<\/strong>) a funded research on energy analysis of cooking. The research was funded by the Water and Energy Commission Institutional Development Program (Nepal) and was conducted at Kathmandu University, Nepal.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li>I have <em>led<\/em> (<strong>as the principal investigator<\/strong>) a research\/study under the grants provided by UNDP\/Bangkok for assessment of energy use in Agriculture Sector in Nepal(1988-1989).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lead-PI for research\u00a0\u201cDevelopment of a comprehensive analytical logistics model for planning and management of disaster related emergency situations\u201d (NPRP 5 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":207,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-23","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/qufaculty.qu.edu.qa\/shaligram\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/qufaculty.qu.edu.qa\/shaligram\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/qufaculty.qu.edu.qa\/shaligram\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/qufaculty.qu.edu.qa\/shaligram\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/207"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/qufaculty.qu.edu.qa\/shaligram\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/qufaculty.qu.edu.qa\/shaligram\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24,"href":"http:\/\/qufaculty.qu.edu.qa\/shaligram\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23\/revisions\/24"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/qufaculty.qu.edu.qa\/shaligram\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}