Faculty of Engineering Research areas

1. Electronics and Communications Engineering

Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits and Systems

• Design of integrated circuits for wireless power transfer systems
• Design of low phase noise CMOS oscillators for millimeter wave applications
• Sensors electronics
• Radio frequency transceivers design
• RF-CMOS Front-end (LNA, PA, Mixer, VCO, VGA)
• RFID systems

Digital and Embedded Systems

• Embedded Systems
• Embedded Machine vision
• Embedded Artificial Intelligence (AI)
• Embedded Internet of Things (EIoT) in Industry 4.0
• Embedded Systems for Agriculture Applications
• Application Specific and Reconfigurable Architectures
• Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs)
• Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning applications on FPGAs
• System-on-Chip (SoC)
• Hardware/Software co-design
• High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC/H.265)
• Versatile Video Coding (VVC/H.266)
• VLSI Implementation of communication systems
• VLSI Implementation of Wireless Body Area Networks
• High Performance Computing/Processing Systems

Digital Signal Processing

• Image and Video Processing Using Machine Learning and Deep Learning
• Speech and Audio processing
• Multi-dimension Signal Processing and Stochastic Processes
• Multimedia Systems
• Pattern Recognition
• Computer Vision and Image Analysis
• Adaptive Filtering Design
• Sparse Signal Processing and Applications
• Smart and precision agriculture.

Wireless Communication Systems

• 5G/6G and beyond Communication System.
• Machine learning and deep learning applications in communication systems
• Broadband Wireless Systems
• PHY layer Design
• Coding for communication Systems
• Quantum commination
• Cognitive and software – Defined Radio
• Ultra-low power wireless communication systems.
• Aerial and vertical and satellite communications networks.
• PHY layer security
• Wireless-Optical Communication
• IoT communications and networks.
• Wireless communications testbeds and implementation.
• Fluid antennas.
• Joint sensing and communication.
• Distributed communication and edge computing.
• Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces and simultaneous reflection and transmission surfaces.
• Optimization and game theory of smart systems.

Microwave Engineering and Remote Sensing

• Wireless Power Transfer Systems
• Batteryless Internet of Things (IoT) Sensing Systems Using Green RF Energy
• Artificial Intelligence (AI)/ Machine Learning (ML) for RF and Antennas
• Nano- Antennas and Passive Devices
• Antenna and Resonators for Imaging Technologies
• Microwave and 60GHz mm Wave Antennas and Circuits
• Antenna and Rectennas for IOT Applications
• Energy Harvesting for Implantable and Wearable Devices
• Microwave and mm-wave Wireless Energy Harvesting
• Diagnostic and Therapeutic Electromagnetic Applications
• Frequency and Time Domain Techniques for Antennas and HF Devices
• Reconfigurable Antennas and Arrays
• Novel Electromagnetic Materials
• Remote Sensing and Satellite Observation
• Microwave in Quantum Computing and Devices
• Antennas on Glass
• Virtual Window in Glass Using FSS
• Chip less RFID and NFC
• MHz-to-THz Sensors for Healthcare Applications
• Mm- wave and THz Systems for Sensing and Communications
• 3D- Printed Antenna and RF Components

Biomedical and Bioinformatics Engineering.

Biomedical Engineering

• Biomedical Signal Processing.
• Biomedical imaging, image processing and visualization.
• Image and video and processing for medical images using machine learning and deep learning.
• Biomedical engineering and nanotechnology.
• Biomedical devices, sensors, and artificial organs.
• Bio-signal processing and analysis.
• Biometric and bio-measurement.
• Diagnostic and therapeutic services.
• Biomedical applications of IoT.
• Biomedical applications using machine learning and deep learning.
• Virtual reality and augmented reality systems.
• Wearable and Implantable Systems.
• Lab-on-a-Chip systems and organ-on-chip technologies
• Microfluidic devices and biomedical microfluidics
• Rehabilitation engineering and assistive technologies
• Biomechanics and computational biomechanics

Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

• Health Care Systems.
• Machine learning in Bioinformatics.
• E-Health technology and devices.
• E-Health information processing.
• Health monitoring systems and wearable system
• Deep Learning for Telemedicine/E-Health applications and services.
• Telemedicine/E-Health application and services.
• DNA and RNA structure, function and sequence analysis.
• Gene engineering and protein engineering.
• Computer aided diagnosis.

2. Computer Science and Engineering

Parallel Computing & Computer Architecture

• High Performance Computing
• Heterogeneous Systems/Accelerators
• Parallelizing Compilers
• Quantum Computing
• Neuro-Processing Acceleration
• High Performance Architecture
• Processor architecture
• Multicore / Many–core Processors
• FPGA/ System Implementation

Computer Networks & Cyber Security

• Cloud Computing and Fog/Edge Computing
• Wireless Networks
• Internet of Things (IoT)
• Interconnected Vehicles
• Cellular Networks and 5G and Beyond
• Cloud/Centralized Radio Access Network (C-RAN)
• Cognitive Radio Networks
• Software-defined networks
• Network Security
• Wireless Network Security
• IoT Security

Cyber-Physical Systems

• Machine Learning
• Activity Recognition
• Natural Language Understanding
• Wearables
• Embedded Systems and Internet of Things (IoT)
• Learning in Resource-constrained Settings
• Embedded Machine Learning.

Intelligent Systems & Computer Vision

• Deep Learning
• Data Mining
• AI and Multi-Agent Systems
• Bioinformatics
• Object/Person/Face Detection
• Optical Character Recognition
• Image Segmentation
• 3D Computer Vision
• Feature Engineering
• Video Surveillance

Computer Science and Engineering Research Main Themes

• Health Care
• Wearables
• Smart City
• Industry 4.0
• Cybersecurity
• Quantum Computing Engineering

3. Mechatronics and Robotics Engineering

Bio-Medical-Mechatronic Systems

• Rehabilitation/healthcare robots/ Assistive robots
• Human-Robot Interaction
• Prosthetic Devices
• Bio-Inspired Robots
• Brain-Based Devices
• Upper and lower limbs Assistive Devices
• Surgical Robots

Micro/Nano Electro-Mechanical Systems

• Tactile sensing systems (Tactile sensors & Tactile display)
• Smart Sensor/ Actuators
• Energy Harvesting Devices (Piezoelectric / Electromagnetic, Frequency tuning, Frequency-Up Conversion, 2 and 3 DOF Energy Harvesting devices)
• Microfluidics Systems (Micro droplet formation, micro mixing, micro sorting) for environmental and medical applications
• biosensors
• Micro thermal systems (sensors/heaters) and their applications
• Land mine detection sensors
• Development of micro pumps or medical applications
• Gas sensors for environmental and medical applications
• Micro optical sensors/Devices

Artificial Intelligence in Mechatronics and Robotics:

• AI and Robotics integration in Design, Control and Perception
• Human-Robot Interaction/Collaboration
• AI for Machine Vision in Robotics
• Reinforcement Learning for Robotics Control
• Swarm Robotics
• Intelligent Control of Robotics Systems
• Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) and Visual SLAM
• Transfer Learning in Robotics and Mechatronics Systems
• Embodied Intelligence in Rigid, Continuum and Soft Robotics Systems
• Deep Learning based Control and State Estimation of Robotics Systems

Bio-Inspired Soft Robotics

• Soft Serial manipulation and soft gripper
• Soft Artificial Muscle and E-Skin
• Embodied Soft Intelligence
• Soft-folding modular robot
• Modeling of soft actuators
• Morphological computing
• Soft Biped Robots
• Soft ROV

Dynamics and Control Systems:

• Dynamic Modeling of Mechatronics-Multibody System
• Dynamics and Control of Flexible Robots & Flexible Multibody Systems
• Identification of Mechatronics Systems.
• Model Predictive Control of rigid, continuum, and hybrid Robotic systems.
• Sliding Mode Control of Mechatronics Systems
• Robust Control of Uncertain Mechatronics Systems.
• Vibration analysis and Design of Harvesting systems.
• Control applications using FPGA.
• Autonomous Driving and Embedded Systems for Automotives
• Control of Mechatronics-Medical Devices.

Field Robotics

• Industrial Plant Inspection Robots
• Inspection-Oriented Climbing Robots
• Light-weight Structural Optimization of Robot Arms/Limbs
• Agricultural Autonomous Robots
• Mining and Demining Robots
• Vision-based Deep-Learning Sorting and Picking Robots
• Flapping-wings Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV)
• Surveillance Bio-inspired Flying Robots

Space Exploration Robotics

• Unstructured Terrain Planetary Exploration Rovers
• Subsurface Planetary Exploration Mechatronics systems
• Biomimetic Lightweight Planetary Exploration Systems
• Orbital Co-bots manipulation and Debris Removal
• Cube-Sat Mechatronic Systems
• Smart Astronaut Suits Equipped with advanced Sensors
• Advanced Mechatronic Construction Systems on Minimal-Gravity Surfaces.

4. Industrial Engineering and Systems Management

Applied Operations Research Laboratory

Container Terminal Planning and Analysis Applications

• Integrated Berth Allocation and Quay Crane Assignment.
• Discrete Event Simulation applications.
• Container Vessel Stowage Planning.

Healthcare applications

• Operating Room Planning and Scheduling.
• Home care services planning and scheduling.
• Simulation optimization of healthcare operations.
• Resource planning and management in healthcare operations.

Energy and sustainability Management Applications

• Smart Grid Management and Optimization Models.
• Crop planning and irrigation water management and optimization.
• Water resources management and optimization applications

Logistics Applications

• Green Vehicle Routing Problem/Pollution routing problem.
• Electric vehicle related problems: charging stations location allocation Problem.
• Autonomous trucks logistics problems.
• Combined models for truck/drone delivery.
• Ride hailing/sharing models.
• Supply Chain Management and applications
• Data analytics-based inventory and production planning and Management.
• The joint replenishment problem.

Ergonomics and Human Factors Engineering

• Applied Workspace Ergonomics
• Design of household appliances, tools and kitchenware
• Psychological workload assessment
• The association between Work factors and health outcomes
• Product design for aging population
• Motion and GAIT analysis in Orthopedics and Sports
• Eye tracking application in interface and product design
• Man-machine systems design for higher level automation
• Touch panel usability for children and elderly people
• Movement/gait analysis for special needs

Industry 4.0 and Cyber Physical Systems

• Integrated Digital Twins for Decision Support in Smart Factories
• Optimizing Supply Chain Management through Cyber-Physical Systems
• Multi-Scale Digital Twins for Process Optimization

Manufacturing Engineering

Conventional Machining:

• Modelling, Simulation, and Optimization of Metal Cutting Processes.
• Cooling and Lubrication Technologies.
• Machining of Hard-to-Cut and Composite Materials.
• Integration of Machine Learning and Automation in Machining.
• Dynamic Interaction between Feed Drive Systems and Cutting Process in Milling Machines.

Non-Conventional Machining:

• Non-Conventional Machining (USM – RUSM – EDM – WEDM – Water Jet Machining – Laser Cutting).
• Ultrasonic-Assisted Machining.
• Hybrid Machining Processes.

Machine-Tool / Cutting Process Interaction

• Multi-Directional Ultrasonic-Assisted Milling of Hard-to-Cut Materials.
• Chatter Occurrence and Prevention in Milling of Thin-Walled Parts.
• Machine-Tool / Milling Process Interaction.

Machinery Condition Monitoring and Fault Diagnosis

• Early Fault Detection and Diagnosis of Rotating Machinery Components.
• Design and Control of Magnetic Bearings for Wind Turbine Systems.
• Remaining Useful Life Estimation of Rolling Element Bearings.

Tribology and its application in Rotating Machinery

• Bio-tribology using green grease/ green oil.
• Nanotribology using advanced nano materials as lubricant additives.

5. Materials Science and Engineering

Materials: Modeling, Simulation and characterization (properties, stress, strain and displacement)

• Mechanics of Friction Stir Welding of Similar and Dissimilar Materials
• Mechanical-Electrical Properties of Biological Materials and Heart Tissues
• Mechanics of Microforming and Micro-Laser Drilling
• Multi-Physics and Multi-Scale Analysis Techniques.
• Evolution of Boundary Elements in Fracture Mechanics
• Dynamic Mechanical Properties of Composites and Nano-Composites
• Formability of Ultrafine-Grained Structures 
• Mechanical Processing of New TWIP Stainless Steels 
• Superplastic forming
• Crashworthiness of high strength steels, Modeling and Simulation, experiments

<AFM>Advanced Functional Metallic Materials (Design, Processing and Characterization)

• Alloy Design Methodologies (including data engineering and machine learning)
• Agro-waste processing and paper production
• Sustainable or green composites for industrial applications
• Dental, Bio-Implants, And Bio-Degradable Metallic Materials
• Energy Storage Materials
• Development of ceramics and alloys for 3D printing applications
• High Entropy Alloys, Ultra-High Strength and Super-Alloys
• Shape Memory and Superelastic Alloys for Sensing, Biomedical, And Structural Application
• Sustainable material’s recycling and processing
• Materials for harsh environment applications (high temperature, radiation, wear, corrosion,..)

6. Energy Resources Engineering

Alternative Energy Systems Laboratory

• Concentrator Photovoltaic (CPV/T) systems-Design and fabrication-Performance analysis
• Thermal regulation of Concentrator Photovoltaic (CPV/T) systems using Nanotechnology
• Hybrid Concentrator Photovoltaic/Thermoelectric power generator (CPV/TEG/T)-Design and performance evaluation- Modeling & Experiments
• Fuel Cell Technology (PEMFCs, DMFCs, and SOFCs)- Modeling & Experiments
• Solar Hydrogen production via Photoelectrochemical cells or Concentrator Photovoltaic/ Photoelectrochemical cells - Modeling & Experiments
• Thermal Hydraulic of nuclear reactors- Modeling & Experiments
• Geothermal energy in industrial applications- Modeling & Experiments
• Membrane desalination systems- Modeling & Experiments
• Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system.

Fluid Science and Engineering Laboratory

• Computational Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer
• Micro-and Nano scale flows- Modeling, simulation, and Experimentation
• Flow in porous media- Modeling, Simulation, and Experimentation
• Complex fluid dynamics-Modeling & simulation
• Wind turbine aerodynamics - Modeling & Experiments
• Spray and liquid atomization systems - Design and characterization- Modeling, Simulation, and Experimentation.
• Multi-phase flows- Modeling, simulation, and Experimentation
• Multiscale Computations (Continuum-Meso), Molecular Dynamic Simulation
• Blood flow- Modeling, simulation, Experimentation
• Respiratory fluid mechanics- Modeling, Simulation, and Experimentation

Renewable Energy Systems Laboratory

• Renewable energy systems
• Renewable-energy-based multigeneration systems.
• Renewable energy- driven seawater desalination
• Thermal energy storage application in renewable energy system
• Renewable energy resources applications
• Green hydrogen production and storage
• Design of solar energy system
• Solar systems for energy-efficient buildings
• Photovoltaics systems thermal management
• Wind Energy systems
• Solar-driven adsorption cooling systems
• Solar-driven multigeneration systems
• Hybrid adsorption desalination-cooling systems
• Solar energy utilization in water harvesting from atmospheric air
• Renewable energy-based hybrid adsorption-vapor compression refrigeration systems
• Thermoelectric System
• Heat Pipe
• Heat and mass Transfer

Fuel and Combustion Engines Laboratory

• Nanoparticles Synthesis using CI engines and Flames
• Experimental and Numerical Investigations of Burners
• Combustion and Co-combustion of Conventional and Green Fuels (H2, and NH3)
• Morphology and Nanostructure of soot
• Biomass Gasification and Carbonization
• Spray and Liquid Atomization
• Droplet Heating and Evaporation
• Performance of Compression Ignition Engines
• Alternative, Cleaner and Low-Grade Fuels

Energy Storage Systems Laboratory

• Energy storage systems including thermal, mechanical, electrochemical, and hydrogen storage, etc..
• Passive and active cooling storage systems.
• Applications of energy storage in energy systems.
• Thermal energy storage in energy systems
• High-performance, cost-effective, and safe energy storage systems to power the next generation of electric-drive vehicles.
• Ground energy storage systems for energy efficiency in buildings.
• Ground Source Heat Pump Systems (GHP) for energy storage in residential and commercial buildings.
• Renewable energy storage systems

Energy audit and Management

• Energy management strategies for Power Battery Packs, electronic components, and aerospace applications.
• Energy Audits, Energy Efficiency, and Energy Management in industrial societies
• Energy audit, efficiency, and management in buildings.
• Ground Source Heat Pump Systems (GHP) for energy management in residential and commercial buildings.
• Energy applications in buildings
• Zero energy buildings
• Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning systems management.
• Performance evaluation of Buildings

7. Environmental Engineering

Waste Treatment and Management Laboratory

• Wastewater Treatment Technologies
• Industrial Waste Treatment and Management
• Biofuels, chemicals and bio-fertilizers production from solid wastes
• Hydrogen and Methane Generation from Waste Materials
• Waste Recycling and Management
• Applications of Nanotechnologies for Water and Wastewater Treatment
• Sludge Treatment
• Advanced Oxidation Processes
• Application of water chemistry and microbiology for treatment of organic and Inorganic pollutant
• Sustainability and sustainable development
• Environmental impact assessment
• Sustainable cities
• In-plant Control
• Cleaner Production
• Climate change Related to SDGs 2030
• Policy, strategy, control and management aspects of water quality.
• Artificial intelligence and smart wastewater management systems.
• Water 4.0 digital revolution.
• Municipal solid waste management.
• Hazardous waste management.

Natural Resources Management Laboratory

• Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM)
• Applications of Remote Sensing and GIS In Water Resources, Sewer Systems, and Coastal Issues.
• Sustainability of Water Supply Systems.

. Coastal modeling, Sediment transport, Sediment yield, and Beach erosion Studies

• Impact of Climate Change on water resources /groundwater/ coastal regions
• Coastal Hazards Management and disaster risks
• Innovative coastal engineering/technologies to mitigate saltwater intrusion based SLR
• Environmental Change Risk Analysis and assessment (storm surges, high waves, and flash floods)
• Economic evaluation of coastal hazards and coastal adaptations to SLR.

 Environmental Assessment and Management Laboratory

• Environmental Management for Sustaining a Green Environment
• Greening the Built Environment
• Natural ventilation efficiency of houses by using computational techniques
• Satellite images analysis to assess the surface thermal distribution in urban areas.

 Air Quality Laboratory

• Air Pollution Assessment and Control
• Implementation of Nanotechnology for Pollution Control and Detection
• Sensors and Detectors Technology
• Assessment of Industrial Emissions
• Climate Change and Sustainability (Greenhouse Effect)
• Indoor Air Quality Improvement Techniques
• Air Pollution filtration and treatment

8. Chemicals and Petrochemicals Engineering

Design and Applications of Separation Processes

• Improving the performance and design of a new systems suitable for separation processes such as, Distillation, Liquid-Liquid Extraction, Gas Absorption, Adsorption, Membrane Separation, etc ….

Desalination using solar Energy

• Design of new solar collectors using nanofluids and its applications in water desalination
• Desalination Using Capacitive Deionization Techniques.

Design of wastewater treatment units and its applications

• Advanced Oxidation Techniques such as Plasma for Water Purification.
• Photocatalysis and its applications in water treatment
• Using New materials as ion exchange for water treatment
• Preparation of New electrodes and it applications for wastewater treatment by electrooxidation techniques.

Preparation of Nano-materials and its applications

• Ion exchange
• Electrocatalysis
• Fuel cells
• Super capacitors and energy storage materials

Corrosion Protection

• Preparation of New Smart Materials and its applications for corrosion control

Catalysis and its applications.

• Photocataysis and its applications in wastewater treatment, Production of new chemical and petrochemical materials.
• Electrocatalysis and its Applications in Supercapacitors, Batteries, Sensors and Biosensors.
• Enzyme-catalysis and its applications in wastewater treatment, production of foodstuffs and pharmaceutical materials.

 Membrane fabrication and modifications and its applications in

• Desalination and Ultrafiltration processes.
• Membrane Distillation
• Fuel cells and Hydrogen production 
• Separation processes.

Design of Micro-reactor and its applications such as:

• Preparation of fine chemicals, food stuffs and pharmaceutical drugs, etc.

Development of new polymeric materials:

• Composites, insulators, fibrous materials and conducting polymers, etc.

Biodiesel production from agricultural and oil wastes.

Chemical recycling of plastic waste for different applications and reuse.

Oil, Gas, Petrochemical and related chemical processes

• Chemical enhanced oil recovery.
• Synthesis and development of new gaseous and liquid fuels and related chemical processes.
• Carbon dioxide capture, utilization, storage, transportation, and sequestration.
• Conversion of carbon dioxide to fuels and chemical products.
• Development of separation and liquefaction processes.
• Development of blue hydrogen production and storage.
• Chemical and Petrochemicals industrial processes, operation development and performance improvement.
• Simulation and development of different industrial chemical processes

Nanofluids preparation and development for industrial applications

Hydrometallurgical Recycling of waste Li-Ion Batteries

9- Electrical Power Engineering

Power System Planning, Operation and Control

• Power system stability
• Power system reliability
• Power system flexibility
• Power system resilience
• Power system security
• Flexible alternating current transmission systems (FACTS) applied to power systems.
• Application of optimization methods to power systems
• Power system protection
• Monitoring and online diagnosis
• Control of power system

Networks for Renewable Generation

• Renewable Energy Technologies
• Microgrids and active distribution networks
• Virtual power plants and demand response
• Security assessment and risk analysis in renewable energy
• Assessment and the impacts of high penetration of renewable energy
• System side technologies/controls for renewable energy integration
• Demand side technologies/controls for renewable energy integration.
• Grid modelling, simulation, and data management.
• Energy Management Systems
• Wide Area Protection, Communication, and Control in Energy Systems

Smart Grid

• New Trends and Technologies for Smart Grid
• Novel energy conversion studies in smart grid systems
• Microgrids for transportation electrification
• Power Devices and Driving Circuits for Smart Grid
• Decision Support Systems for Smart Grid
• ICT, IoT, Real-time monitoring and control
• Smart metering, measurement, instrumentation, and control
• Impact of Smart Grid on Distributed Energy Resources
• Self-healing
• Smart homes, cities, communities
• Policies and Strategies for Smart Grid

Energy Markets

• Market structure and operation
• Transmission cost/loss allocation
• Congestion management
• Pricing of energy and ancillary services
• Impact of renewable energy integration on Energy market operation
• Energy audit

Energy Storage

• Modelling aspects of energy storage systems
• Control and planning of centralized and distributed energy storage.
• Grid Scale energy storage.
• Management and control of large number of distributed small storage, V2G and similar
• Battery Management Systems

Power electronics and machine drives

• Power electronics for renewable energy systems
• Power electronics applications in electric vehicles
• Power electronics for green power generations
• Power electronics converters applications in smart microgrids
• Power electronics applications in aircraft applications
• Power electronics applications in machine drives applications
• Power electronics applications in High voltage DC applications
• Electrical machines control

Net Zero Carbon Technologies

• Wind energy operation and control.
• PV energy operation and control
• Green Energy Sources
• Clean hydrogen
• Electrification of major load sectors, Transportation is the main focus.

High voltage engineering and applications

• Development of nanocomposites for electrical insulation.
• Condition monitoring and diagnosis of power equipment.
• Aging phenomena of electrical insulating materials.
• Environmentally friendly materials for high voltage applications.
• Superconducting power equipment.

Sustainable Architecture Engineering

Track-01: Energy Efficiency buildings and Indoor Environment.

Track-02: Green Material and Construction

Track 03: Human-centered design and Participatory approach

Track-04: Sustainable Urban Design and Urban Microclimate Studies

Track-05: Smart Sustainable and Digital Heritage

Track-06: Generative Design and AI