Award and Recognition

AWARD AND RECOGNITION

 

  • Recipient (LPI), 1st QU QF/QSTP Proof-of-Concept (PoC), QAR1,333,600.00, 2016-2107.
  • Recipient of several grants for research from QNRF (NPRP, UREP, PDRA, GSRA) in Qatar
  • Recipient of several grants for research at Qatar University, Sultan Qaboos University (Oman), and Tuskegee University at AL-USA.
  • Poster award in BIPV workshop, by QEERI/QSTP, February 2016.
  • Consultancy project for Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd. (DSME), “Renewable Energy Business Opportunities in Duqum-Oman”, 2008. Contract number: AS/ENG/ECED/08/04, $73,500.
  • My project (LPI) NPRP 4-1207-2-474 “Wireless Biotelemetry for Ubiquitous Healthcare Applications” has been presented in QNRF magazine as one of the “success stories” for research projects in Qatar in 2015.
  • Supervised students participating and winning various competitions:
    • Always top 10 in Shell Ecomarathon competitions since 2011 (Lausitz, Germany) till 2016 (Manila, Philipines).
    • GCC Senior Design Project competition, 1st prize 2014 (Doha, Qatar), 2nd place 2013 (Riyad, KSA), and 1st prize 2012 (Duabi, UAE).
    • 2nd place in UREP/QNRF competition, Qatar, 2014
    • 2nd place in National Instruments MENA region Competition, Beirut, Lebanon, 2013.
  • CENG Research Week, ICT, 30 March 2011, won 1st
  • Poster competition, QU research forum 2011 (31-10-2011), won 1st
  • Habilitation Qualification by the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research: (2005-61-05261150728).
  • Outstanding contribution to ABET team visit for ABET accreditation of the Electrical Eng. Dept. of Qatar University.
  • Certificate of recognition of outstanding efforts to students over 2002-2007 (Cohort 2002), Sultan Qaboos University, Oman.
  • Certificate of quality teaching and service, college of Technology at Dammam, Saudi Arabia, 2000
  • Certificate of appreciation, 6th Annual IEEE Technical Exchange Meeting April 20-21, 1999, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM), Saudi Arabia.
  • Recognition of superior service to Science Education, The New York Academy of Sciences (NYAS)
  • Awarded a merit scholarship for 6 years in microelectronics leading to PhD from the Ministry of Higher Education (MONBUSHO) of Japan, 1989-1995.
  • Founding member of TSC Tunisia (1994)
  • The Tunisian Scientific Consortium (TSC, 1995-1999)
  • Chairman of the Legislative Board (1995-1999)