CENG ResearchOpportunities and Strategies for Collaboration

Abbes AmiraAssociate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies

A Special Workshop for Industry and Academics from Qatar University and the Industry “Bridging the Gap”

17th December 2018, W Hotel, Doha, Qatar

CENG Vision & Mission

Vision

The College of Engineering will be recognized

in the region for its outstanding education,

research and community engagement, and

for the quality of its socially responsible

graduates

Mission

The mission of the College of

Engineering is to prepare globally

competent and socially responsible

graduates by providing high quality

education. The college through its

quality programs and partnerships

fosters research and scholarly

endeavors that advance knowledge and

contributes to the welfare of the country

CENG Facts & Figures

3417

3840

135

Students are enrolled in CENG

Graduates from CENG since 1985

Faculty members with knowledge diversity

CENG Facts & Figures

Over

$200Million

Over

150

Total secured funding by CENG

Researchers and Over

750Students have

Participated in funded research projects

CENG Facts & Figures

Over

150 Projects are currently funded by QNRF

246 Awarded Research Grants in Undergraduate Research Experience Program (UREP)

290 Awarded Research Grants in the National Priorities Research Program (NPRP)

including 3 exceptional grants

CENG Facts & Figures

CENG Facts & Figures

Top 50 in the world in the subject of

Telecommunication Engineering according to 2018

Shanghai Global Ranking of Academic Subjects

(Ranked 48)

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THE world subject ranking

• Engineering and Technology ranked 176-200

• Computer Science ranked 201-250

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CENG Facts & Figures

>2599

Total Publications

>1881 >634

Journal

Papers

Conference

Papers 2014-2018

CENG Facts & Figures

A new cell design to minimize or

eliminate the effect of cathode

passivation on the performance

electrocoagulation systems for

produced water treatment

• The total number of disclosures

submitted from the College of

Engineering is 95 disclosure

• Granted patents from COE is 11

patent

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• Utilization of steel-making waste in

drilling fluids applications to

produce new and optimized water-

based drilling formulations

• A T-shape Inductive-Capacitive

network for Capacitive Power

Transfer Applications with

Enhanced Power Capability

• Method and apparatus for

performing motor-fault

detection via convolutional

neural networks

7 Master Programs

• Master of Science in Civil Engineering

• Master of Science in Computing

• Master of Science in Electrical Engineering

• Master of Science in Engineering Management

• Master of Science in Environmental Engineering

• Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering

• Master of Urban Planning and Design

CENG Facts & Figures

• PhD in Architecture

• PhD in Chemical Engineering

• PhD in Civil Engineering

• PhD in Computer Engineering

• PhD in Computer Science

• PhD in Electrical Engineering

• PhD in Engineering Management

• PhD in Environmental Engineering

• PhD in Material Science and Engineering

• PhD in Mechanical Engineering

• PhD in Industrial and Systems Engineering

• PhD in Urban Planning and Design

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Specific Agreement on

Doctoral Programs

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Exploring other agreements with:

Malaysia, Sweden, France, Australia, UK and Netherland

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• Project Delivery, Operation &

Maintenance

• Health and Safety

• Project Design and Construction

• Project Initiation and Planning

• Project Quality Management

• Project Management Software

• Scheduling & Cost Control

• Cybersecurity

• BIM

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Materials and Nanotechnology

Energy and Environment

Biomedical Engineering

Infrastructure and Livable

Environment

CENG Multidisciplinary Research Priorities

CENG Departments

• Department of Architecture and Urban Planning

• Department of Chemical Engineering

• Department of Civil & Architectural Engineering

• Department of Computer Science & Engineering

• Department of Electrical Engineering

• Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

• Chemical Engineering Research Laboratory

• Clean Energy Efficiency Research Group

• Quality, Reliability and Maintainability

Engineering Center

• Smart Medical Devices Laboratory

• Structural and Materials Laboratory

• Virtual Reality and Interactive Visualization Lab

CENG Research Labs

CENG Research Centers

• Gas Processing Center

• KINDI Computing Research Center

• Qatar Transportation and Traffic Safety Center

Research Complex Facilities for our Graduate Students

GPC

CAM

CENG Research Centers

CENG Innovation Lab

Industry 4.0

Research Groups

• Gas Production & Processing

• Processed & Produced Water

• Process Integration & Optimization

Gas Processing Center

Collaborators

Research Projects

Key Outcomes (last 3 years)

• 166 Journal Publications

• 53 Conference paper

• 2 Patents granted

• 3 Patents Pending

• 6 NPRP projects –Ongoing- $ 4,854,923

• 5 NPRP projects –newly granted- $2,635,892

• 7 Industrial Projects

• 4 QU Project

Members

• Dr. Mahmoud Khader

• Dr. Ibnelwaleed Hussein

• Dr. Abdelbaki Benamor

• Dr. Muftah El-Naas

• Dr. Mustafa Nasser

Research Groups

Key Outcomes (last 5 years)

51 Journal publications

71 Conference Papers

2 Filed Patents

33 Grants

21 Workshops/Conferences

49 Seminars/Short-Courses

>19 Millions USD funding

Members

Research Topics

• Family and Social Media Security

• Smart Systems Security

• Critical Infrastructure Security

• Healthcare System Security

• Financial System Security

• Cybersecurity Laws, Policies and

Standards

KINDI Center for Computing Research

Collaborators

Dr. Noora Fetais Prof.Azzam Ibrahim Sleit

Dr.Charalampos Manifavas (Harry) Dr. Abdullatif Shikfa

Dr.Devrim Unal Dr.Saif Al-Kuwari

Dr.Khaled Khan Dr. Ahmed Massoud

Prof.Mohsen Guizani Dr.Aiman Erbad

Prof.Abbes Amira Dr.Uvais Qidwai

• Information and Cognitive Cybersecurity

• Cyber-Physical Systems

• Blockchain and Applied Cryptography

Research Projects

• 20 NPRP

• 2 UREP

• 3 QU Projects

• 10 Student Projects

• 1 Academic Industrial Project

• 1 international Project

QTTSC Center

Collaborators/ Stakeholders

Research Projects

• 5 NPRP projects

• 11 External projects (Exxonmobil, Maersk, QAPCO)

• 3 Consultancy projects ( KATARA, QU TIS, Khatib Alami)

• 2 International Projects

Key Outcomes (last 3 years)

• 14 journal publications

• 25 Conference papers

• 7.5 million USD funding

• 15 tutorials and short courses

International collaboration with more than

6 countries

• 10 International Workshops

• 1 International Conference

Members

• Prof. Faris Tarlochan (Director)

• Prof. Abdel Magid Hamouda

• Dr. Wael Alhajyaseen

• Dr. Nuri Onat

• Dr. Mohamed Kharbeche

• Eng. Semira Mohammed

• Eng. Maha Tayser

Research Groups

• Transportation

• Traffic Safety

Road Network ElementGeometric Alignment, Traffic Control, Intersection geometry and control, etc.

Safety(Unknown)

Ev

alu

ati

on

In

dex

large

Trade-off area

Mobility(Known)

Mobility loss：Large

Risky behavior：high

180 秒?

Delay：Long

Risky behavior：High

After

Improvement

small

Current

Situation

Improvement Area

Low

High

It is possible to improve

safety without scarifying

mobilityNational Traffic Safety Strategy

• 2013-2017:

• 16 Action Plans given to QTTSC

• 2018-2022

• 13 Action Plans given to QTTSC

Research Groups

• Wellbeing Architecture & Resilient Urban Environment

• Technology Apps and Next Gen Buildings

• Digitizing Built Heritage: Conservation and Restoration

Research Projects

Architecture and Urban Planning

Collaborators

Key Outcomes (Last 3 Years)

• > 66 refereed journal publications

• > 42 non-refereed journal publications

• > 1 original book/10 book chapters/3 edited books

• NPRP 9: BIM Competencies

• NPRP 7: Design Energy-Efficient, Low-Emission, And Cost Effective Buildings

• NPRP 7: Innovative Green BioFacades

• NPRP 7: Body Cooling Methods for Improving Endurance in Hot Environments

NPRP 7: Housing Typologies in Qatar and the Gulf Region

• NRPR 7: Tall Building Topologies-Optimizing for Sustainability

• NPRP 6: Thermal Comfort of Spectators and Players in Qatari Stadiums

• NPRP 6: CUBER-Critical Building Safety in Design-BIM in Use

Members

• Dr. Fodil Fadli

• Prof. Kasper Oosterhuis

• Dr. Djamel Boussaa

• Dr. Shaibu Garba

• Dr. Hatem Ibrahim

• Dr. Rashid Al Matwi

• Dr. Raffaello Furlan

• Dr. Djamel Ouahrani

• Dr. Salim Ferwati

• Dr. Mark David Major

• Dr. Madhavi Indraganti

• Dr. Ahmad Ahmad

• > 34 refereed conference papers

• > 27 non-refereed conference papers

• > 41 research awards over US$15 million in funding

Chemical Engineering

Collaborators

Research Projects

Key Outcomes (2014-2018)

• > 350 publications

• 3 GSRA

• 5 PhD students

• > 19.5 million USD funding

• 2 Industrial Sponsored MSc

Grants currently active/completed (2014-2018):

• >15 NPRP Grants

• 1 Exceptional NPRP Grant

• 12 UREP Grants

• 5 Industrial Grants

• 9 Internal and student Grants

Members

• Prof. Majeda Khraisheh

• Prof. Ramazan Kahraman

• Prof. Shaheen Al-Muhtaseb

• Prof. Hazim Qiblawey

• Prof. Ibrahim Abu-Reesh

• Prof. Fares AlMomani

• Dr. Rahul Bhosale

• Dr. Mohammed Saleh Saad

• > 30 invited talks

• 3 tutorials and short courses

• 1 Industrial Internship

• > 15 NPRP research awards

• Dr.Saad AlSobhi

• Dr. Essa Al-Musleh

• Dr. Fadwa El-jack

• Dr. Mohd. Al-Marri

• Dr. Essa Al-Musleh

• Dr. Anand Kumar

• Dr. Ujjal Ghosh

Research Groups

• Structural Engineering and Structural Materials

• Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering

• Geotechnical Engineering

• Construction Engineering and Management

• Pavement Engineering and Road Materials

• Transportation Engineering

• Environmental and Water Resources Engineering

Civil and Architectural Engineering

Collaborators

Research Projects

Key Outcomes (last 3 years)

• >100 Publications

• > 40 PhD and master students supervised

• > 15 Million USD funding

• >10 tutorials and short courses

• International collaboration with more than 20 countries

• 16 NPRP Projects

• 1 GCC co-Fund

• 1 Industrial funded Project

• 1 Industrial funded chair

• 6 UREP Projects, 1 GSRA, 1 PDRA

• 1 University Grant, 1 University student Grant Members

• Prof. Hisham Eid

• Prof. Murat Gunduz

• Prof. Khaldoon Bani-Hani

• Prof. Usama Ebead

• Dr. Mohammed Al Ansari

• Dr. Alaa Al Hawari

• Dr. Riyadh Al-Raoush

• Dr. Mohammed Elshafie

• Dr. Mohammed Hussein

• Dr. Khaled Shaaban

• Dr. Okan Sirin

• Dr. Wael Alnahhal

• Dr. Dr. Khalid Naji

• Dr. Nasser Alnuaimi

• Dr. Wael Alhajyaseen

Research Groups

• Software and Information Systems

• Data Science

• Networks and Distributed Systems

• Visual Computing and Robotics

Computer Science and Engineering

Collaborators

Research Projects

Key Outcomes (last 3 years)

• International collaboration with more

than 55 countries

• 2 Computing contest and exhibitions

• About 22 PhD students

• 34 Master Thesis/Project defended.

• 5 IEEE/IFIP International Conferences

organized/scheduled at QU since 2014

• 12 QUST, QUCP, GCC

• 21 NPRP, UK, QIPA, Industry, CWSP

• 4 UREP and GSRAMembers

• Prof. Ali Jaoua

• Prof. Jihad Jaam

• Prof. Abdelaziz Bouras

• Prof. Abbes Amira

• Dr. Noor AlMaadeed

• Dr. Abdulla Al-Ali

• Dr. Uvais Qidawi

• Dr. Mohd Almeer

• Dr. Sayed Elsayed

• Dr. Somaya AlMaadeed

• Dr. Noora Fetais

• Dr. Khaled Shaban

• Dr. Tamer Elsayed

• Dr. Osama Halabi

• Dr. Aiman Erbad

• Dr. Abdelaziz Al-Ali

• Dr. Saleh AlHazbi

• Dr. Mohamad Saleh

• Dr. Tarek ElFouly

• Dr. Khalid Khan

• Dr. Moutaz Saleh

• Dr. Khalid AbualSaud

• > 1105 publications

• > 68 million USD funding

• > 40 Research awards

• > 20 invited talks

Seizure Data

Emulator

Health monitoring

server and applications

EEG headset

Signal processing and

communication

Research Groups

• Biomedical Research

• Electronics, Embedded and Control System

• Communications and Signal Processing

• Renewable Energy & Power System

Electrical Engineering

Collaborators

Research Projects

Key Outcomes (last 3 years)

• > 500 Publications

• Supervisions: 18 Ph.D. students; 45 M.Sc. students

• Funding > 9 million USD funding

• International collaboration with more than 20 countries

• Patents (> 18 patents)

• 12 NPRP projects

• > 3 of Research Project with other institution in Qatar

• Exceptional NPRP Project

• 2 NCBP-QU projects

Members

• Prof. Serkan Kiranyaz

• Prof. Adel Gastli

• Prof. Lazhar Ben Brahim

• Prof. Ridha Hamila

• Prof. Farid Touati

• Dr. Nasser Al-Emadi

• Dr. Atif Iqbal

• Dr. Ahmed Massoud

• Dr. Nader Meskin

• Dr. Mohammed Al-Hitmi

• Dr. Faycal Bensaali

• Dr. Mazen Hasna

• Dr. Tamer Khattab

• Dr. Nizar Zobra

• Dr. Rashid Alamarri

• Dr. Hasan Mehrjerdi

ECMO (Main

Station)Dummy Patient

Instructor

Temperature controller

Electronic Valves and Sensors

Communication modules

Microcontroller

Pump

Electronic Valves and Sensors

Communication modules

Single-Board

Computer

Scenario Coordinator

Scenarios’ Parameters

Tablet CPU

Sub-station 2

Sub-station 1

Research Groups

• Biomedical & Biomechanical Engineering

• Materials & Design

• Energy, CFD & Thermofluids

• Quality & Management

• Operation Research & Supply Chain

• Manufacturing & Automation

• Acoustics, Dynamics, Vibration, and Condition Monitoring

Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

Collaborators

Research Projects

Key Outcomes (last 3 years)

• > 550 publications

• > 13.7 million USD funding

• > 23 invited talks

• International collaboration with

more than 19 countries

• > 10 NPRP > 4 UREP

• Development of Corrosion Free Hybrid Composite/

Metallic/Composite Pipelines

• 3D printing of Composites

• Early Fault Detection for Gear Transmission System

• Neuromorphic Tactile Sensing: A Paradigm Shift for

Prosthetics and Robotic Surgery

• Social Robotics for Autism Spectrum Disorders

Members

• Prof Abdelmagid Hammuda

• Prof. Elsadig Mahdi

• Prof. Mohammed Al-Salem

• Prof. Faris Tarlochan

• Prof. Shaligram Pokharel

• Prof. Tarek ElMekkawy

• Dr. Saud Ghani

• Dr. Mohamed Alqaradawi

• Dr. Mohamed Al-Khawaja

• Dr. Samer Ahmed

• Dr. Ahmed Sleiti

• > 20 PhD supervised

• > 25 Masters students

• > 20 research awards

• > 10 patent applications

• Dr. Mohammad Paurobally

• Dr. Sadok Sassi

• Dr. Farayi Musharavati

• Dr. Asan Abdul Muthalif

• Dr. John-John Cabibihan

• Dr. Pilsung Choe

• Dr. Anwarul Hasan

• Dr. Adel Elomri

• Dr. Jamil Renno

• Dr. Murat Kucukvar

• Dr. Galal Abdella

Research Group

• Clean Energy & Energy Efficiency Research Group

Collaborators

Key Outcomes (last 3 years)• > 250 publications

• > 2 USA published Patents, 4 filed

• > 9 PhDs & >10 MScs supervised

• > 22 million USD funding

• > 10 invited talks

• > 5 tutorials and short courses

• > 3 research awards

• International collaboration with more than 10 countries

Research Projects

• NPRP5-57-2–051

• NPRP5-546-2–222

• NPRP5-093-2-034

• NPRP6-244-2-103

• NPRP6-600-2–250

• NPRP6-203-2–086

• NPRP6-175-2-070

Faculty members• Around 25 Faculty members from different CENG

Departments

• NPRP8-627-2-260

• NPRP8-1781-2-735

• NRPR8-014-2-003

• NPRP8-558-2-228

• NPRP8-001-2-001

• NPRP9-092-2-045

• NPRP-EPX033-02-007

Inter- & Multi-Disciplinary (AUP, CAE, CHE, CSE, EE, MIE)

Industrial Chairs

• RasGas

• Orxy GTL Chair in Mechanical

Engineering

• Oxy Chair in Supply Chain

• Kahramaa-Siemens Chair

• QAFCO

• Qatari Diar

• Msheireb

• Qatar Gas

• Mersk

• QP

• ICT

• Thales Chair in Cyber Security

CENG Industrial Global and National Partners

Industrial Grants

25%

31%

13%

9%

4%

5%

13%

Total amount of Industrial grants:2010-2017

QAR 20,411,332

Ooredoo

Maersk Oil Qatar

ConocoPhillips

Aspire Academy

Dolphin Energy Limited

ExxonMobil Qatar

Others

Industrial Projects

COOLING TECHNOLOGY

Utilizing district cooling, the stadium is cooled in a

way which lowers energy consumption and keeps fans

and players alike comfortable regardless of the

temperatures outside

• Face Recognition in the Wild for FIFA 2022 World Cup in

Qatar

• Real Time Intelligent Scene Analysis and Traffic Monitoring

System

• Q-Falcons: A Platform for Identifying and Controlling

Unauthorized Flying Objects

• Crowd Management and Control During an Emergency

Evacuation Qatar 2022

Industrial Projects

Industrial Projects

Developing engineered living heart valves that can work like

the natural heart valves and grow bigger after implantation in

human heart

The research was

funded by Qatar

National Research

Fund and published in

the Scientific Reports

journal by Nature

publications, a leading

scientific publisher

worldwide

Cu-based nanocatalyst

+ Fuels

Petrochemical Industries

Ni-based Nanocatalysts

2. Dry-reformation and Bi-reformation of methane

1. CO2 hydrogenation to methanol and value added products

Conversion of CO2 to Value Added Products

(Shell Project 2018 ) 300,000 USD

Industrial Projects

QU-Maersk PW project

Experimental protocol using ceramic

membrane pilot plant

Project duration of four years (2014 -2018)

Budget US$ 950,000

Industrial Projects

Design and Performance Analysis of Future Wireless

Communication Systems

Focus: Physical layer security for wireless networks, D2D

communications, FSO based communications, and UAV

networks

Deliverables: More than 35 journal and conference papers in

top IEEE transactions and conferences

Fund Source and Value: Ooredoo, $650K

Industrial Projects

Funding: Total E&P Golfe Limited (Qatar Branch) 589,923.00 QAR

Industrial Projects

Synthesis of Functional Nanoparticles for Photo-

electro-catalytic Reduction of Carbon Dioxide

Collaboration Models

Training, Senior

Design Projects,

Internships,

Employment,

Summer Jobs

Collaboration Models

Expertise, Equipment,

Jobs, Scholarships UG Students

Field Studies, Data

Collection, Real

Problems,

Employments

Development, New Ideas,

Jobs, ScholarshipsMSc/PhD Students

CE

NG

Training, Designing

Projects,

Consultations,

Studies, Projects

Supervision,

Employees, New Projects,

Research GrantsFaculty

Testing, Modeling,

Certifying

Materials, New Products,

Labs Supplies Laboratories

Specialized Training,

Field Research,

Modeling, Patents,

Ideas, Consulting

New Projects, Development,

Research GrantsResearch Centers

Marketing, Training,

Events, Exhibitions Activities, Training

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