Abdulrahamn Al-Ali
Professor A. R. Al-Ali (SM IEEE) received his Ph.D. in electrical engineering and a minor in computer science from Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA, 1990; Master degree from Polytechnic Institute of New York, USA, 1986 and B.Sc.EE from Aleppo University, Syria, 1979. From 1991-2000, he worked as an associate /assistant professor in KFUPM, Saudi Arabia. Since 2000 and till now, he has been a professor of computer engineering at the American University of Sharjah, UAE. His research and teaching interests include: embedded systems hardware and software architectures, smart homes automations, smart gridevolutions and development, remote monitoring and controlling industrial plants utilizing Internet, GSM, and GPRS networks. Dr. Al-Ali has more than 100 conference and journal publications including two USA and European Patents.
Professor Al-Ali has been invited to deliver keynote speeches on the recent evolution and development in the smart grid in several regional and international conferences and workshops. He chaired several regional and international conferences.
