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

• Microcontrollers and Microprocessors
• Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs)
• System-on-Chips
• Embedded systems
• Machine vision systems
• High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC/H.265)
• Versatile Video Coding (VVC/H.266)
• Human body communication
• Wireless body area networks
• Application specific and reconfigurable architectures
• High Performance Computing/Processing Systems

Digital Signal Processing

• Image and Video Processing
• 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
• Compressive sensing
• Bioinformatics
• Biomedical Signal Processing

Wireless Communication Systems

• 5G and B5G Communication System
• Broadband Wireless Systems
• PHY Layer Design
• Coding for Communication Systems
• Cognitive and Software-Defined Radio
• PHY Layer Security
• Wireless-Optical Communications
• Machine learning for wireless communications
• Quantum Communications

Photonics Communications Systems

• Silicon Photonics and Photonic Crystals
• Visible-Light Communications (VLC)
• Free-Space Optics (FSO)
• Digital Signal Processing for Optical Communications
• Optical Space-Division Multiplexing (SDM).
• Coherent Light wave Systems
• Quantum Information Theory

Microwave Engineering and Remote Sensing

• Wireless Power Transfer Systems
• 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 Microwave Devices
• Reconfigurable Antennas and Arrays
• Novel Electromagnetic Materials
• Remote Sensing and Satellite Observation
• Microwave in Quantum Computing and Devices
• Antennas on Glass
• Chip less RFID
• MHz-to-THz Sensors for Healthcare Applications
• Mm- wave and THz Systems for Sensing and Communications
• 3D- Printed Antenna and RF Components

Biomedical Engineering

• Biomedical Signal Processing.
• Biomedical imaging, image processing and visualization.
• Video techniques for medical images.
• 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.

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
• Telemedicine/E-Health application and services.
• DNA and RNA structure, function and sequence analysis.
• Gene engineering and protein engineering.
• Computer aided diagnosis.

Computer Architecture

• High Performance Architectures
• Matrix/Vector Processing
• Processor Architecture
• Performance Evaluation of Parallel Architectures
• Multicore/Many-core Processors
• Hardware Visualization
• FPGA/System C Implementation
• Industry 4.0.
• EDGE Intelligence

Parallel Computing

• High Performance Computing
• Heterogeneous Systems/Accelerators
• HPC on the Cloud
• High Performance Embedded Systems
• Big Data Processing and Knowledge Discovery from Data
• Parallelizing Compilers
• Dynamic Binary Translation
• Analytical Performance Modelling
• Quantum Computing
• Neuro-Processing Acceleration

Computer Networks

• Cloud Computing
• Wireless Networks
• Delay-tolerant Networks
• Internet of Things (IoT)
• Interconnected Vehicles
• Vehicular Ad-Hoc Networks
• Cellular Networks and 5G and Beyond
• Cloud/Centralized Radio Access Network (C-RAN)
• Fog/Edge Computing
• Indoor Localization
• Calibration-free localization
• GPS Replacement Technologies
• Device-free Localization
• Device-free Activity Recognition
• Automatic Construction of Indoor Floor Plans
• Cognitive Radio Networks
• Software-defined Networks

Computer Security and Cryptography

• Network Security
• Information Security and Cryptography
• Computer Security
• Wireless Network Security
• IoT Security
• Vehicular Network Security
• Smart City Security
• Cloud Security
• Cyber Security
• Homomorphic Encryption

Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) and Industry Fourth Revolution (14.0)

• Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) Applications for Smart Cities
• Internet of Vehicles (IoVs) and IoV Applications
• Interconnected Vehicles and Vehicular Networks
• ITS and IoV Security
• Artificial Intelligent and Smart ERP Systems for 14.0
• AI application in Managing Mechanical and Electrical Systems for 14.0
• Smart Supply Chain Management and Control for 14.0
• Augmented Reality Applications for 14.0
• 0 Security Issues

Financial Technologies (FINTECH)

• Cybersecurity for Financial Markets
• Financial Risk Indicator, Platform and Network Modeling
• Machine Learning and Financial Datasets
• Blockchain and Tools for Cryptocurrencies
• Next-generation Bank
• Smart E-Payment Systems

Cyber-Physical Systems

• Machine Learning
• Computer-Aided Drug Design
• Road Traffic Control, Modeling, and Simulation
• Computational Robotics
• Human Activity Recognition
• Rigorous Simulation of Dynamical Systems
• Computable Analysis

Intelligent Systems

• Computational Intelligence / Soft Computing (Neural Networks – Fuzzy Inference Systems – Evolutionary Computing)
• Deep Learning
• Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining
• AI and Multi-Agent Systems
• Natural Language Understanding
• Bioinformatics

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition

• Object/Person/Face Detection
• Object/Face Recognition
• Object/People Tracking
• Human Activity Recognition
• Optical Character Recognition
• Image Segmentation
• 3D Computer Vision
• Feature Detection/Description/Matching
• Video Surveillance
• Large-Scale Visual Recognition
• Vision Computing on Modern Parallel Architectures

Theory and Analysis of Algorithms

• Analysis of Algorithms
• Data Structures
• Computational Geometry
• Graph Algorithms
• Amortized Complexity
• Algorithms for Computer Graphics and Visualization

Stochastic Modeling

• Queuing Theory
• Stochastic Optimization
• Performance Evaluation
• Cognitive Radio Networks
• Health Care Applications

Bio-Mechatronic Systems

• Surgical Robots
• Rehabilitation Robots and Assistive Devices
• Autonomous assistive robotic systems for tasks around the head
• Human-Robot Interaction
• Prosthetic Devices
• Smart Medical Devices
• Bio-Inspired Robots

Magnetic Suspension and Bearing Systems

• Control of Magnetic Bearing Systems
• Applications of Magnetic Bearing in Medical Field
• Magnetically Levitated Wind Turbine
• Robots with Magnetic Bearing Joints
• Vibration Isolation Systems Using Magnetic Suspension
• Self-Bearing (Bearingless) Motors.

Intelligent Mechatronics Systems

• Flying/Walking Robot.
• Tele-Operation Systems.
• Aerial Manipulation Systems
• Multi-Locomotion Robots
• Legged Robots
• Wearable Vehicle
• Brain-Based Devices
• Micro/Nano Manipulation
• Parallel Manipulators
• Swarm Robots
• Intelligent control of Smart Actuators
• Nonlinear Vibration Systems
• Smart Structures

Field and Service Robots

• Mobile Robot Exploration, Navigation and Control
• Rescue Robots
• Inspection Robot
• Climbing Robots
• Robot Motion Control in Unstructured Area
• Landmines Detection Robots
• Indoor Service Robot.
• Insect-Killing Robot
• Solar Powered Rover
• Autonomous Underwater Vehicles, AUV
• Agriculture Robots
• Mining Robots
• Forestry Robots
• Construction Robots

Micro/Nano Electro-Mechanical Systems

• Tactile Sensing Systems
• Smart Sensor/ Actuators
• Energy Harvesting Devices
• Micro Flying Robot
• Microfluidics Systems

Applied Operations Research Laboratory

• Production planning and analysis
• Job shop scheduling and Line balancing
• Master production scheduling
• Aggregate planning
• Inventory planning and management
• Agriculture 4.0 application for strategic African crops

Supply Chain Management and Applications

• Green Vehicle Routing Problem/Pollution Routing Problem
• Ride Hailing/Sharing Models
• The Joint Replenishment Problem and supply chain coordination

Conventional Machining Laboratory

• Modelling and Simulation of Metal Cutting Processes.
• Ultrasonic-Assisted Machining (Milling or Drilling).
• Machining of Hard-to-Cut Materials (Milling or Drilling)
• Dynamic Interaction between Feed Drive Systems and Cutting Process in Milling Machines.

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 Diagnostics

• Early Fault Detection and Diagnosis of Rotating Machinery Components
• Fault Prognosis and Remaining Useful Life Estimation of Rolling Element Bearings
• Influence of Lubrication on Tribological and Vibration Behaviour of Machinery

Reverse Engineering and Die Design

Nano-materials for energy, sensing, environmental and electronic applications

• Perovskite, CTS, Organic and Quantum Dot Photovoltaic Solar Cells: Fundamental Investigation & Device Engineering.
• Nanomaterials for Gas Sensing Applications; Fundamental Investigation& Device Engineering.
• Carbon Nanostructured Materials (Graphene, Carbon Nanofibers and CNTs): Synthesis, Characterization and Device Engineering in Supercacitors/Batteries/Fuel Cells applications.
• Nano-Piezo Electronic Materials: Approaches to Energy Scavenging.
• Strain Gauge Sensors: Materials and Fabrications.
• Thin Film and Bulk Nanostructured Thermoelectric Materials.
• Plasmonic Nanostructuted Materials as Photo-thermal Membranes.
• CNTs and Graphene-Based Materials for printed and Flexible Electronic Application.
• Photo catalysis and Environmental Catalysis for Hydrogen Generation and Fisher Tropcsh Synthesis.
• Modeling and Simulation of Nanostructured Materials for Science and Energy Systems.
• Corrosion and Super-hydrophobic Coatings with Self-heating Properties.
• Chitosan, Chitosan-Nanoparticles and Nanofibers Preparation and Characterization For Tissue Engineering And Drug Systems
• Electro spun Nanofibers and Its Applications in Water Desalination and Energy
• Materials of Solar Water Desalination
• Materials of Solar Hydrogen Generation

Mechanics of 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
• Mechanical and Electrical Properties of Hydroxyapatite
• Modeling and Simulation of Nano-Pieso Electric Materials
• Multi-Physics and Multi-Scale Analysis Techniques.
• Evolution of Boundary Elements in Fracture Mechanics
• Material Models On Macro and Micro Levels for Metals, Polymer and Nanocomposites
• Dynamic Mechanical Properties of Composites and Nano-Composites
• Laser Processing of Steels
• Hot Deformation of Metal Matrix Composites
• Formability of Ultrafine-Grained Structures
• Mechanical Processing of New TWIP Stainless Steels
• Evaluation of The Fatigue Performance of New High Strength Materials For Structural Engineering Applications
• Superplastic Forming
• Stir Casting of Metal Matrix Composites
• Laser Welding Similar and Dissimilar Materials
• Crashworthiness of High Strength Steels, Modelling and Simulation, Experiments
• Properties of Advanced Materials for Thermal Memory
• Hydroxyapatite: Preparation, Properties and Its Applications

Advanced Functional Metallic Materials (Design, Processing and Characterization)

• Ultra-High Strength, Super-Alloys and High Entropy Alloys
• Dental, Bio-Implants, And Bio-Degradable Metallic Materials
• Bulk-Nanostructure Materials and Severe Plastic Deformation
• Improved Castability and Cold Workability of Metals and Alloys
• Shape Memory and Superelastic Alloys for Sensing, Biomedical, And Structural Application
• Metal and Metal-Oxides Nano-Tubes and Nano-Rods (Production, Characterization and Applications
• Structural High Temperature Alloys for Power Plants Applications (Design, Production and Characterization)
• Bulk-Nanostructured Thermo-Electric Alloys
• Metals and Alloys for Radiation Sensing And Shielding
• High Temperature Superconductors

Materials for environmental and biomedical applications

• Free standing carbon-based membranes for water treatment and desalination
• High performance patterned polymeric membranes for water treatment and desalination
• 2D material-based membranes for wastewater treatment and desalination
• 3D polymeric nanocomposites for efficient separation of oil/water mixtures and nanoemulsions
• Silk-based nanocomposites for electronic, optoelectronic, drug delivery and environmental applications
• Electrospun nanofibrous scaffolds for bone generation, cell growth control and cancer therapy
• 3D printed lab-on-chip devices for water analysis, oil removal, virus detection and biosensors
• Bioink formulation and 3d printing of materials and devices for personalized medicine applications
• Hybrid graphene/TMDs nanocomposites for water treatment, energy storage and IoT applications
• Antiviral polymeric filaments for 3D prototyping and manufacturing of personal protection kits

Polymeric and Composites materials

• Nanofiber formation technologies (electrospinning, solution blown, centrifugal spinning) and its applications (medical, energy, filtration…etc)
• Sustainable or green composites for industrial applications
• Lignocellulosic materials for engineering application
• Natural fiber for industrial application
• Nonwoven fabrics for technical applications phd
• Fiber Reinforced Polymers (FRP)
• Wearable and smart textile materials and its applications
• 3D fibrous composites materials
• Improving UV resistance of polymeric materials

Alternative Energy Systems

• 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
• Wind turbine aerodynamics - 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

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 fluids-Modeling & simulation
• Spray 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 system- Modeling, Simulation, and Experimentation

Thermal Energy Systems Laboratory

• Solar-driven adsorption cooling systems
• Solar-driven multigeneration systems
• Hybrid adsorption desalination-cooling systems
• Thermally driven desalination systems
• Desiccant cooling systems
• Renewable energy-based hybrid adsorption-vapor compression refrigeration systems
• Hybrid absorption systems
• Thermal energy storage
• Refrigeration and air conditioning
• Solar energy utilization in water harvesting from atmospheric air
• Solar systems for energy-efficient housing
• Heat and mass transfer with applications to energy systems

Renewable Energy Systems

• Design of solar energy system
• Renewable and thermal Energy Systems
• Renewable energy – driven seawater desalination
• Concentrated solar-thermal powered cogeneration systems
• Solar and thermal desalination systems
• Solar systems for energy-efficient housing
• Energy applications in buildings
• Renewable energy resources
• Thermal energy storage application in energy system
• Thermochemical energy storage
• Solar cells
• Wind Energy
• Heat Pipe
• Heat and mass transfer
• Thermoelectric System

Fuel and Combustion Engines

• Performance of Compression Ignition Engines
• Alternative, Cleaner and Low-Grade Fuels
• Morphology and Nanostructure of soot
• Nanoparticles Synthesis using CI engines and Flames
• Biomass Gasification and Carbonization
• Integrated Combustion-Renewable Energy systems
• Gas-to-liquid (GTL)
• Spray and Liquid Atomization
• Droplet Heating and Evaporation

Waste Treatment and Management

• 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
• Related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs 2030)
• Policy, strategy, control and management aspects of water quality.

Environmental Assessment and Management Laboratory

• Environmental Management for Sustaining a Green Environment
• Sustainable buildings and cities
• Greening the Built Environment
• Passive architecture and urban environment
• Building energy efficiency
• Impact of climate change on the design of energy efficient buildings
• Adapting urban planning for climate change
• Thermal mitigation effects of urban vegetation
• Natural ventilation efficiency of houses by using computational techniques
• Remote sensing and its applications in urban planning.
• Satellite images analysis to assess the surface thermal distribution in urban areas.
• Building materials for hot and humid climate

Natural Resources Management

• Hydrological Modelling and Integrated Watershed Modeling (including sediment transport, storm analysis)
• Hydraulic Modelling and Simulation (physical, mathematical and numerical)
• Hydrology of Arid and Semi-Arid Regions (incl. groundwater)
• Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM)
• Coastal Engineering (incl. sediment transport, ecosystem conservation)
• River Basin Engineering
• Nonconventional Water Resources (desalination, water reuse …etc.)
• Irrigation and Drainage Engineering Studies
• Optimization of Water Resources Conjunctive Use
• Water Quality And Health Risk Assessment
• Climate Change Impact Assessment (Water Cycle)
• Applications of Remote Sensing and GIS In Water Resources and Sewer Systems
• Sustainability of Water Supply Systems.
• Natural Resources Mapping and Assessment using Remote Sensing and GIS Technologies
• Sustainable ecosystem management

Air Quality Laboratory

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

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

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.
• 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 and Petrochemicals operations development and performance improvement
• Distillation, liquid extraction, gas absorption, crystallization, adsorption, and many other separation techniques performance and productivity improvement

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 and Measurements of Power Systems

Networks for Renewable Generation

• Renewable Energy Technologies
• Distributed Generation and Hybrid Energy Systems
• Micro grids 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 modeling, 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
• Policies and Strategies 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
• Energy storage technologies and systems
• Smart homes, cities, communities
• Smart energy grid education

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 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

Power electronics and machine drives

• Electrical machines analysis and design
• Solid-state control of electric machine drives
• Power electronics converters
• Power electronics for renewable energy systems

• Machine learning for the wireless communications systems.
• Next Generation communication systems.
• Security of wireless communications.
• Software defined radio and software defined networks.
• Media Communications.
• Embedded systems for wireless communications.