Profiles

Shehab Ahmed is a professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at KAUST, a position he has held since August 2018. He is affiliated with the Physical Science and Engineering (PSE) Division. Professor Ahmed first joined KAUST in 2010 as a visiting assistant professor in the PSE Division, and has since become a key contributor to the University's research landscape.

Beyond his work at KAUST, Shehab Ahmed held various academic roles at Texas A&M University at Qatar (TAMUQ). His tenure included serving as Associate Professor from 2013 to 2018, Assistant Professor from 2007 to 2013, and earlier as a Research Assistant from 1999 to 2002. In parallel with his academic career, Ahmed spent seven years as an electrical engineer at the Schlumberger Integrated Productivity and Conveyance Center in the U.S., where he applied his expertise in real-world engineering challenges.

Ahmed is the author of more than two hundred highly cited publications. He is also the recipient of prominent awards, such as the TEES Engineering Genesis Award, the ARC Best Research Project (2016) and the TAMUQ Faculty Research Excellence Award.

He received his Ph.D. and M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from Texas A&M University, U.S., in 2007 and 2000, respectively. Ahmed obtained his B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from Alexandria University, Egypt, in 1999.

Professor Ahmed’s research interests span the broad areas of power conversion and mechatronic systems. He specializes in distributed/renewable power generation, utility power conversion, microgrid energy management/storage, hybrid/electric vehicle drivetrains and high-voltage DC systems.

Among Ahmed’s goals are enhancing drilling operations, improving wellbore integrity assessment and supporting successful wireline conveyance.

NABIL MOHAMMED (Senior Member, IEEE) received the B.Eng. degree (Hons.) in electrical power engineering from Tishreen University, Latakia, Syria, in 2013, the M.Eng. degree (Hons.) in electrical engineering from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru, Malaysia, in 2017, and the Ph.D. degree in power electronics from Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia, in 2022. 

During Summer 2019, he was a Visiting Researcher with the Department of Energy Technology, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark. From 2021 to 2024, he was a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow with Monash University, Clayton, Australia. He is currently a Research Scientist with the Computer, Electrical, and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia.

NABIL MOHAMMED research interests include power electronics, grid integration of renewable energy resources, microgrids, energy storage and management systems, and modeling, control, and stability of power electronic-based power systems.

Gokul is an electrical engineering student who is currently doing research in core areas like power electronics, power systems and control systems. His research mainly focuses on grid design, modeling, control and development of modular power converters which helps in creating new solutions for sustainable energy generation, transmission, distribution and consumption.

He is experienced in Hardware-In-the-Loop (HIL) and Rapid Control Prototyping (RCP) systems like RTDS, Opal-RT, Speedgoat, Typhoon and dSPACE. He has great experience in MATLAB Simulink, NI Multisim, OrCAD Pspice and other ECAD tools which include Altium, Eagle and KiCAD.

The project he was involved in with KAUST as a visiting student was the development of a bi-directional multi-node Smart DC Grid for Autonomous Power Interchange Systems (APIS) which includes Energy Storage Systems (ESS). The system is designed in MATLAB Simulink and tested in real-time machines like Speedgoat and Opal-RT which links the software framework called Hyphae by Sony CSL, LF Energy. 

He was involved in other research projects like control design of the 6-ph PMSM motor, Level - 3 Autonomous Vehicle, High Voltage Low Power Converter,  Robust Steering Controller Design, Modelling of the University's Distribution Network etc...

Gokul's research focuses on power electronics, power systems, and control systems, with an emphasis on grid architecture, advanced modeling, control strategies and the development of modular power converters to optimize sustainable energy generation, transmission, distribution, and consumption. He has substantial expertise in Hardware-In-the-Loop (HIL) and Rapid Control Prototyping (RCP) platforms such as RTDS, Opal-RT, Speedgoat, Typhoon, and dSPACE. Skilled in MATLAB Simulink, NI Multisim, OrCAD Pspice, and ECAD tools including Altium, Eagle, and KiCAD.

As an Electrical Engineer, I have love for Power Electronics and everything related to it, such as Power Systems, Control Theory, and Energy Conversion. I also have experience in Design Algorithms, Microcontrollers, and Electrical Machines. I am currently studying Energy Flexibility.

Control systems and power systems engineering. Modeling, simulation, analysis and design of solutions applied to power system stability and control. Optimal and data-driven approaches to the integration of renewable energy resources.