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RESUME

Emadadeen M. K. Ali

Nationality Saudi

Work Address:

 

King Saud University

College of Engineering

Department of Chemical Engineering

P. O.Box  800, Riyadh   11421

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Phone     

 

(01)467-6871 –Work

(01)467-8770 –Fax

0503227408 –mobile

Email Address

amkamal@ksu.edu.sa

Education

Bs.c. in Chemical Engineering, King Saud University, KSA, 1986

Ms in Chemical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, USA, 1989

Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, University of Maryland, USA, 1996

Job Title:

 

Assistant Professor:

Associate Professor:

Professor:               

13/2/1996 – 7/5/2000                                7/5/2000 -  2/1/2005                                  2/1/2005 - now

Specialty

 

Process Control theory and application

Advanced and non-linear control systems

System Identification of Chemical Processes

 

 

 

 

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INSTITUTIONAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

Me Member of the Chemical Engineering Department Council since 1996,

 

Par Part-time consultant at Sabic R&T  1997-2001.

 

Defense Committee Member of a MSc Thesis "Modeling and Simulation of Ethylene Dimerization Reactor Dynamics", Fadi Trabzouni, 1998.

 

Chairman of the finance committee for two "Hot Corrosion" workshops held on May 1998 and June  1998, Chemical Engineering Department, King Saud University.

 

Chairman of the executive committee for "The Corrosion in Industrial Premises" workshop held on October 2000, Chemical Engineering Department, King Saud University.

 

Member of the Research Center Council for the Engineering College 1998-2000.

 

Chairman of the executive committee for the "Process Control in the Chemical Industries", workshop held in 9-13-3-2002 in KSU.

 

Member of the Foundation Committee of the Saudi Chemical Engineering Society, 2002. 

         

     Chairman of the Department Academic Committee 2003-2006.

     

Member of the Academic Committee of the Engineering College 2003-2006.

 

Member of the College Committee for developing the college web site 2004-2006

 

Defense Committee Member of a Msc thesis "Optimum Production of water and Power in MSF Desalination Plants", Abdullah AlNamlah, 2005

 

Defense Committee Member of a Msc thesis "Modeling of Thermal and Brine Dispersion in Coastal MSF Desalination Plants", Abdullah AlMejaly, 2005

 

Member of  the Engineering College Council 2005-2006

 

Member of the College Committee for ABET accreditation, since 2005.

 

Chairman of the Department Committee for developing the departmental web site, since 2005.

 

Chairman of the Department Committee for ABET accreditation, since 2005.

 

Defense Committee Member of a PhD Dissertation "Experimental and Theoretical Investigation of Nanofilteration as Pretreatment for Water Desalination", Altaf Hussain, 2007

 

Defense committe Member of a Msc thesis "Ethane Dehydrogenation to Ethylene Utlizing Catalytic Membrane Technology", Ali AlHammad, 2008

 

 

 

PUBLISHED PAPERS

Emad Ali, and Saeed Elnashaie, ``Non-linear Model Predictive Control of Industrial Type IV Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC) Units for maximum Yield``, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 36, 2, 389-398, 1997.

 

Emad Ali, Abdelhamid Ajbar and Khalid Al-humaizi, ``Robust Control of Industrial Multi Stage Flash Desalination Processes``, Desalination, 114 289-302, 1997.

 

Emad Ali, and Abdelhamid Ajbar, ``Dynamic Modeling and Control of a Fluidized Bed Reactor for the Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Ethylbenzene to Styrene``, Journal of King Saud University, 10, Eng. Sci. (2), 141-162, 1998.

 

Emad Ali, Ahmed Abasaeed and Saeed Al-zahrani, `` Optimization and Control of Industrial Gas Phase Ethylene Polymerization Reactors``, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 37, 8, 3414-3423, 1998.

 

Emad Ali, ``On-line tuning Strategy for PI Control Algorithms``, Journal of King Saud University, 11, Eng. Sci. (1), 49-70, 1999.

 

Emad. Ali, ``Optimal Operation of a Wastewater Treatment unit Using Advanced Control Strategy``, Proceeding of the Fifth Saudi Engineering Conference, Umm Alqura University, Makkah Almakarramah, vol. 4, 187-197, March 1999.

 

Emad. Ali, Khlaid Alhumaizi, and Abdelhamid Ajbar, `` Model Reduction and Robust Control of Multi Stage Flash Desalination Plants``, Desalination, 121(1), 49-64, 1999.

 

Emad. Ali, ``Robust Model-Based Control of Open-loop Unstable Processes``, Arabian Journal of Science and Engineering, 24(1B), 33-48, 1999.

 

E. M. Ali, A. E. Abasaeed and S. M. Al-Zahrani, “Improved Regulatory Control of Industrial Gas Phase Ethylene Polymerization Reactors”, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 38(6),  2383-2390, 1999. 

 

Emad Ali, ``Temperature Control of Open-loop Unstable Ethylene to Butene-1 Dimerization Reactor``, Proceeding of the IASTED International Conference on Control and Applications, Bnaff, Canada, 259-264, 1999.

 

Emad Ali, ``Control of Non-linear Chemical Processes Using Adaptive PI Algorithms``, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 39, 1980-1992, 2000.

 

Emad Ali, and Khalid Alhumaizi, ``Temperature Control of Ethylene to Bueten-1 Dimerization Reactor``, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 39, 1320-1329, 2000.

 

Emad Ali, and Aziz Abu-Khalf, ``Automatic Startup of a non-Isothermal CSTR Using PI Control Algorithm``, Chemical Engineering Education, 34(3), 246-251, 2000.

 

Ashraf Ghazzawai, Emad Ali, Adnan Noah, and E. Zafiriou, “On-line Tuning Strategy for Model Predictive Controllers”, Journal Process Control, 11(3), 265-284, 2001.

 

Emad Ali, “pH Control Using PI Control Algorithms with Automatic Tuning Method ", IchemE, 79(5A), 611-620, 2001.

 

Emad Ali, “Automatic Tuning of Model Predictive Controllers Based on Fuzzy Logic”, Proceeding of IASTED Conference on Control and Applications, Banff, Canada, June 27-29, 136-142, 2001.

 

Emad Ali, ``Online Tuning Strategy for Multi-loop SISO PI Control Algorithms in Multivariable Interactive Systems``, Journal of King Saud University, 14, Eng. Sci. (2), 183-198, 2002.

 

Emad Ali “Understanding Industrial MSF Operation I: Stability and Steady State Analysis”, Desalination, 143, No. 1, 53-72, 2002.

 

Emad Ali “Understanding Industrial MSF Operation II: Optimization and Dynamic Analysis”, Desalination, 143, No. 1, 73-91, 2002.

 

Emad Ali “On-line Tuning Strategy for PI Control Algorithms Based on Simple Linear Models”, J. Chemical Engineering of Japan, 35(4), 324-333, 2002.

 

Emad Ali “Heuristic On-line Tuning  for Nonlinear Model Predictive Controllers using Fuzzy Logic”, J Process Control, 13(5), 383-396, 2003.

 

Emad Ali, Khalid Al-Humaizi and A. Ajbar, "Multivariable Control of a Simulated Industrial Gas-Phase Polyethylene Reactor", Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 42, 2349-2364, 2003.

 

Emad Ali and Ashraf Ghazzawi,” Online Tuning of Model Predictive Controllers Using Fuzzy Logic”, Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, 81, 1041-1051, 2003.

 

Emad Ali and Abu Khalaf, A. M. "Fuzzy Control for the Start-up of a Non-Isothermal CSTR", Journal of King Saud University, 17, Eng. Sci. (1), 25-45, 2004.

 

Emad Ali and Khalid Alhumaizi, "Advanced Control of Ethylene to Butene-1 Dimerization Reactor", Automatic Control and System Engineering, 1, 34:52, 2004

 

Emad Ali "Automatic Fuzzy Tuning of Proportional-Integral Controllers Based on Time-domain Specification", Journal of King Saud University, 17, Eng. Sci. (2), 171-196, 2005.

 

Waheed Almasry, Emad Ali and Y. Aqeel, “Determination of bubble characteristics in bubble columns using statistical analysis of acoustic sound measurements”, IchemE, 83(A10), 1196-1207, 2005.

 

K. Alhumaizi, Emad Ali, and A. Ajbar, “Study of Some Unique Features of Ratio-Dependent Models for Predator-Prey-Substrate Interactions In Continuous Cultures”, Chemical Engineering Communications , 193,1-21, 2006

 

Waheed Almasry, Emad Ali and Y. Aqeel “Effect of antifoam agents on bubble characteristics in bubble columns based on acoustic sound measurements”, Chemical Engineering Science, 61, 3610-3622, 2006.

 

Al-Masry W., E. Ali, "Identification of hydrodynamics characteristics in bubble columns through analysis of acoustic sound measurements – Influence of the coalescence behavior of the liquid phase". Chemical Engineering and Processing, 46, 127-138, 2007.

 

Al-Masry W., E, Ali, and M. Alkalbani, "Prediction of Regime Transitions in Bubble Columns Using Acoustic and Differential Pressure Signals” Chemical Engineering Journal, 133, 139-149, 2007 

 

Al-Masry W. and E. Ali, "Effect of Sampling Frequency and Surfactants on Regime Transitions in Bubble Column Using Differential Pressure Signals", J. of King Saud University, 19, Eng Sc(2), 135-151, 2007.

 

Ajbar A., Al-Masry W., and E. Ali, "Prediction of Flow Regimes Transitions in buble columns Using Passive Acoustic Measurements", Chemical Engineering and Processing 48,1, 101-110, 2009.

  

Al-Masry W., and E, Ali, “Hydrodynamic Characteristic of Bubble Columns using Hurst and Chaos Analysis of Acoustic Sound Signals”, Journal of Saudi chemical Society, 12, 3, 443-456, 2008.

 

Ali, E. and A. Idriss, "Using Simulation Module, PCLAB, for Steady State Disturbance Sensitivity Analysis in Process Contrpl", Accepted for Publication at Chemical Engineering Education 2008.

 

M. Alhaj Ali, A. Ajbar, E. Ali and K. alHumaizi, “Modeling the Transient Behavior of Experimental Reverse Osmosis Tubular Membrane”, Accepted at Desalination, 2008.

 

 

E. Ali, and A. Idriss, “An Overview of Simulation Module, PCLAB, For Undergraduate Chemical Engineers in Process Control”, (accepted at Computer Applications in Engineering Education, 2008)

  

 

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