Anmar Ibrahim Arif

Bio

I am currently an Assistant Professor at King Saud University, Department of Electrical Engineering. I recieved my Ph.D. in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, IA. Also, I received my B.S. and Masters degrees in Electrical Engineering from King Saud University and Arizona State University in 2012 and 2015, respectively. I was a Teaching Assistant in King Saud University, and a Research Assistant in Saudi Aramco Chair In Electrical Power, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 2013. My current research interest includes power system optimization, outage management, machine learning, and microgrids.

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Personal Information
Position	Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, King Saud University (KSU)
Specialization	Electrical Engineering, Power Systems
Email	anarif@ksu.edu.sa
Qualifications
2015 - 2019	PhD in Electrical Engineering Cumulative GPA: 4/4 Iowa State University (ISU) – Ames, Iowa, USA Advisor: Dr. Zhaoyu Wang Dissertation: Distribution system outage management after extreme weather events
2013 - 2015	MSE in Electrical Engineering Cumulative GPA: 3.77/4 Arizona State University (ASU) – Tempe, Arizona, USA
2007 - 2012	BSc in Electrical Engineering (First Class Honours) Cumulative GPA: 4.78/5 King Saud University – Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Experience
2019 - present	Academic Visitor Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford – Oxford, United Kingdom
2019 - present	Assistant Professor Department of Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering, KSU – Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
2017 - 2019	Graduate Research Assistant Department of Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering, ISU – Ames, Iowa, USA Advisor: Dr. Zhaoyu Wang
2012 - 2018	Teaching Assistant Department of Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering, KSU – Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Electric Circuit Course: Frequency response of RLC and selective circuits; Mutual inductance and transformers; Transient analysis; Three phase circuits; Introduction to Op-Amp. Logic Design Course: Boolean algebra and logic gates representations, Gate level minimization; Combinational Logic; Synchronous sequential logic; Registers and counters.
2012 - 2013	Research Assistant Aramco Chair In Electrical Power \| King Saud University – Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Research: developing adaptive algorithms for scheduling electric vehicle charging Advisor: Prof. Imthias Ahamed
2011	Research Intern Max Planck Institute for Quantum Optics – Garching, Germany Worked as a research aide in the project “Pulse spectral broadening and temporal compression” Advisor: Dr. Martin Schultze
	Professional Training
	IBM Data Science Professional Certificate Specialization (9 courses) - Coursera Advanced Modeling for Discrete Optimization - Coursera Basic Modeling for Discrete Optimization – Coursera
Publications
	Peer-Reviewed Journals
2019	A. Arif, Z. Wang, C. Chen, J. Wang, “Repair and resource scheduling in unbalanced distribution systems using neighborhood search,” IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, accepted for publication.
2019	A. Arif, Z. Wang, C. Chen, B. Chen, “A stochastic multi-commodity logistic model for disaster preparation in distribution systems,” IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, accepted for publication.
2018	A. Arif, S. Ma, Z. Wang, J. Wang, S. M. Ryan, C. Chen, “Optimizing service restoration in distribution systems with uncertain repair time and demand,” IEEE Transaction on Power Systems, vol. 33, no. 6, pp 6828-6838, Jul. 2018.
2018	A. Arif, Z. Wang, J. Wang, B. Mather, H. Bashualdo, and D. Zhao, “Load modeling – a review,” IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, vol. 9, no. 6, pp 5986-5999, Nov. 2018
2017	A. Arif, Z. Wang, J. Wang, C. Chen, “Power distribution system outage management with co-optimization of repairs, reconfiguration, and DG dispatch,” IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, vol. 9, no. 5, pp. 4109-4118, Jan. 2017.
2017	A. Arif and Z. Wang, "Networked microgrids for service restoration in resilient distribution systems," IET Generation, Transmission & Distribution, vol. 11, no. 14, pp. 3612-3619, September 2017.
2016	A. Arif, M. Babar, T. P. I. Ahamed, E. Al-Ammar, P. H. Nguyen, I. G. R. Kamphuis, N. Malik, “Online scheduling of plug-in vehicles in dynamic pricing schemes,” Sustainable Energy, Grids and Networks, vol. 7, pp. 25-36, Sep. 2016.
	Conference Proceedings
2018	S. Ma, S. Li, Z. Wang, A. Arif and K. Ma, "A novel MILP formulation for fault isolation and network reconfiguration in active distribution systems," IEEE PES General Meeting, Portland, OR, 2018, pp. 1-5.
2018	A. Arif, S. Ma, Z. Wang, “Distribution network outage data analysis and repair time prediction using deep learning," IEEE Int Conf. Probabilistic Methods Appl. Power Sys., Boise, ID, 2018, pp. 1-6.
2018	A. Arif, S. Ma, Z. Wang, “Dynamic reconfiguration and fault isolation for a selfhealing distribution system," IEEE PES Transm. Distrib. Conf. Expo., Denver, CO, 2018, pp. 1-5.
2017	A. Arif, S. Ma, Z. Wang, “Online decomposed optimal outage management after natural disasters,” in Proc. IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM), Chicago, IL, 2017, pp. 1-5.
2016	A. Arif, S. Ma, Z. Wang, “Optimization of transmission system repair and restoration with crew routing,” in Proc. IEEE North American Power Symposium (NAPS), 2016, Denver, CO, pp. 1-6.
2016	A. Arif, Z. Wang, “Service restoration in resilient power distribution systems with networked microgrid,” in Proc. IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM), 2016, Boston, MA, pp. 1-5.
2013	A. Arif, T. P. I. Ahamed, N. Malik, “Online adaptive algorithm for scheduling PEV charging,” in Proc. IEEE International Conference on Control Applications, Hyderabad, 2013, pp. 843-848.
2013	A. Arif, T. P. I. Ahamed, E. Al Ammar “Pursuit algorithm for scheduling PEV charging,” in Proc. 4th International Conference on Power Engineering, Energy and Electrical Drives, Istanbul, Turkey, 2013, pp. 915-920.
2013	A. Arif, M. Al-Hussain, N. Al-Mutairi, E. Al-Ammar, Y. Khan, N. Malik, “Experimental study and design of smart energy meter for the smart grid,” in Proc. IEEE Renewable and Sustainable Energy Conference (IRSEC), Ouarzazate, Morroco, 2013, pp. 515-520.
Honors & Awards
2019	Research Excellence Award Iowa State University award for outstanding research accomplishments
2019	Student Research Award King Saud University award for scientific excellence
2018	Top Reviewers for Engineering – Publons For placing in the top 1% of reviewers in Engineering on Publons' global reviewer database.
2013 - 2019	Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission Scholarship Ministry of Education, Saudi Arabia Scholarship for continuing graduate studies in the USA
2012	Best Research Project Award Competition organized by Advanced Electronic Company and KSU – Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Skills
	Programming Languages MATLAB Python R Latex	Modelling Languages AMPL Pyomo CPLEX MiniZinc	Power System Simulation OpenDSS