MSc
1987
BSc
1985
Qatar University, College of Engineering,
Department of Electrical Engineering,
PO Box 2713, Doha, QATAR
Tel: +974 4403 4203 (Office); Tel: +974 55875600 (Mobile) mbenammar@qu.edu.qa
; m.benammar@ieee.org
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PhD (1991) in Sensors, Electronic Instrumentation and Measurement from the UK.
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MSc (1987) in Automation and Control.
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BSc (1985) in Electrical Engineering.
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Industrial Electronics Chair for RasGas for 6 years.
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Active IEEE Senior Member.
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A long teaching and research experience in the field of Electronics, Instrumentation and
Measurement, and Sensor Technology and Design.
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Author/co-author of more than 90 papers and 9 Patents
PhD
1991
Middlesex University/Polytechnic -London, UK
Ph.D. in Sensors, Electronic Instrumentation and Measurement . Awarded by the
CNAA, UK for the program of work entitled: “Development of Instrumentation
Incorporating Solid State Gas Sensors for Measurement of Oxygen Partial Pressure”.
The work was partly funded by the British Council and British Gas Plc .
ENSET (presently ESSTT ) , University of Tunis - Tunisia
MSc with distinction in Automation and Control.
ENSET (presently ESSTT ) , University of Tunis - Tunisia
BSc, Electrical Engineering.
02/14 – Present Qatar University - Doha, Qatar
Professor, Electrical Engineering Department, College of Engineering
01/09 – 01/14 Qatar University - Doha, Qatar
Head of Department, Professor & Industrial Electronics Co-Chair for RasGas,
Electrical Engineering Department, College of Engineering
9/07- 12/08
9/97- 9/07
9/96-8/97
9/94 -8/96
Qatar University - Doha, Qatar
Professor & Industrial Electronics Co-Chair for RasGas, Electrical Engineering
Department, College of Engineering
Qatar University - Doha, Qatar
Assistant Professor and Associate Professor
University of Monastir , Tunisia
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Sciences .
University of Carthage , Tunisia
Assistant Professor, IPEIN .
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6/91-6/94 Middlesex University -London, UK
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in the College of Engineering. Research contracts with Ceramic Technology Consultants and Apex Development Ltd . in the UK .
1/90 - 5/91 Middlesex Polytechnic -London, UK
Research Assistant in the College of Engineering. Research contracts with British
Gas , British Petroleum and Normalair-Garett Ltd ( Westland Helicopter ) in the UK
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Fault Diagnosis and prognosis in industrial processes
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Solid-state physical and chemical sensors technology
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Sensor control and interfacing
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Design of general and biomedical instrumentation
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2 nd
Cycle: PI in NPRP 08-700-2-296 “Towards Smart Jet Engines” in Collaboration with Prof.
Mourad El-Gamal (LPI), McGill University, Canada. Budget: US$ 1,050,000
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3 rd
Cycle: Co-LPI in NPRP 09-393-2 –145 “Distributed Real-time Sensor Fault Detection and
Recovery for Process Industry” in Collaboration with Prof. Reza Langari (LPI), TAMU, USA.
Budget: US$ 941,498
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4 th
Cycle: PI in NPRP 4–195-2-065 “Health Monitoring, Diagnosis, and Prognosis of Industrial Gas
Turbines” in Collaboration with Dr. Nader Meskin (LPI), QU. Budget: US$ 961,257.
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5 th
Cycle: Co-LPI in NPRP 5-080-2-028 “Low Power Reconfigurable self-calibrated Multi-Sensing
Platform For Gas Applications “ in Collaboration with Prof. Abbes Amira (LPI), University of the
West of Scotland, UK. Budget: US$970,358
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5 th
Cycle: Co-PI in NPRP 5-546-2-222 “High performance electrodes for solar cells”, in
Collaboration with Prof. Charles Falco (LPI), USA. Budget: US$1,045,629
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6 th
Cycle: LPI in NPRP 6 - 600 - 2 - 250 entitled “Towards Safe Indoor Air Quality in View of the
On-Going Massive development in the State of QATAR”. Budget: US$1,018,000
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Academic Advisor in GSRA2-1-0612-14035 entitled “Development of an advanced and automated fuel tank cleaning ROV robot”. Budget: US$ 491,400
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9th Cycle: LPI in NPRP9-313-2-135 entitled “Sensing, characterization and mitigation strategies for surface coking in natural gas and oil processing”. Budget: US$ 688,000.
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LPI in UREP 2-13-71 entitled “Design and Implementation of a PC-based Workbench for Electronic
Engineering Experiments”, Budget: 35000 US$ (2007-2008).
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LPI in UREP 2-12-71 entitled “Towards the Development of an Intelligent Alarm Management
System”, Budget: 40000 US$ (2007-2008).
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LPI in UREP 4-4-5 Development of Novel Linear Converters for Industrial Position and Speed
Sensors, Budget: 27000 US$ (2008-2009).
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LPI in UREP 4-4-15 entitled “Development of a Remote Lab for Electrical Engineering Program
(ReLEEP)”, Budget: 19000 US$ (2008-2009).
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LPI in UREP 06-053-2-008 entitled “Electronic chest-drain monitoring system for cardio-thoracic surgery”, in Collaboration with Dr. Rashid Mazhar (Hamad Medical Corporation), Budget: 48000
US$ (2009-2010).
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LPI in UREP 07-087-2-020 entitled “Development of a remote indoor air quality monitoring system”, Budget: 20000 US$ (2010).
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LPI in UREP 9-058-2-016 entitled “ Electronic air leak monitoring system for post-operation cardiothoracic patients”, in Collaboration with Dr. Rashid Mazhar (Hamad Medical Corporation), Budget:
40000 US$ (2011).
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PI in UREP 11- 093-2-027 entitled “Qatar University First Generation of Autonomous Quadrotor
Platform for IARC Competition Process Systems”, Budget: 60000 US$ (2011-2012).
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PI in UREP 12-065-2-028 entitled “Second Generation QU Vehicles "GERNAS 2" for Shell Eco-
Marathon Europe 2013 Competition” , Budget: 60000 US$ , (2012-2013)
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PI in UREP 14-034-2-011 entitled “Development of Innovative Indoor/Outdoor Air Quality
Monitoring for Environmental Impact Assessment in the State of Qatar”, Budget: 60000 US$ (2013-
2014).
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LPI in UREP 17-128-2-030 entitled “Towards a track simulator test bench for energy-efficient race cars”, 60000 US$ (2015-2016).
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LPI in UREP 18-156-2-063 entitled “Development of Instrumentation for High-Precision Angular
Position and Speed Measurement”, 20000 US$ (2015-2016).
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LPI in QU-05014E entitled “Development of advanced linear converters for sinusoidal encoders”,
Budget: 60000 QAR (2005-2006)
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PI in QU-06001E entitled “Development of a Robust Electric Motor Drive System”
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LPI in QU-06016E entitled “ Design and Implementation of a PC-Based Test Bench for Electronics
Lab Courses”, 5000 QAR (2006-2007)
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LPI in QU-07009E entitled “Development of a Novel Microcontroller-Based Instrument for
Mechanical Angle Measurement”, Budget: 70000 QAR (2008-2009)
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LPI in QU-07007E entitled “Development of a Remote Laboratory for Electrical Engineering
Program (ReLEEP)”, Budget: 120000 QAR (2008-2009)
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LPI in QUST-CENG-DEE-09/10-33 entitled “Electronic chest-drain monitoring system for cardiothoracic surgery”, Budget: 20000 QAR (2009-2010)
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LPI in QUST-CENG-DEE-10/11-36 entitled “Development of a Wireless ECG Monitor/Analyzer for Real-Time Detection of Cardiovascular Diseases”, Budget: 10000 QAR (2010-2011)
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LPI in QUST-CENG-DEE-10/11-39 entitled “ Development of a remote indoor air quality monitoring system”, Budget: 40000 QAR (2010-2011)
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PI in QUST-CENG-FALL-11/12-3 entitled “Wireless Smart Home Monitoring and Surveillance
System”, Budget: 10000 QAR (2011-2012)
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LPI in QUST-CENG-SPR-11/12-14 entitled “Electronic air leak monitoring system for postoperation cardio-thoracic patients”, Budget: 10000 QAR (2011-2012)
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PI in QUST-CENG-SPR-12/13-18 entitled “Fourth Generation QU Vehicles for 2014 Shell Eco-
Marathon For the Middle East and Africa Region in Doha/Qatar” Budget: 142000 QAR (2013-2014)
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LPI in QUST-CENG-SPR-13/14-10 entitled “Development of a Track Simulator Test Bench for
Energy Efficient Race Cars” Budget: 30000 QAR (2014-2015)
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LPI in QUST-CENG-SPR-14/15-6 entitled “Development of a Wireless Biometric Attendance
System for Classroom Application” Budget: 10000 QAR (2015-2016)
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LPI in QUST-CENG-SPR-14/15-5 entitled “Development of Instrumentation for High-Precision
Position Measurement” Budget: 10000 QAR (2015-2016)
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 Plenary Talk Co-Chair, 26th International Conference on Microelectronics (ICM 2014), December
14-17, 2014, Qatar. http://www.ieeeicm2014.org/
 Advisory Board Member, 2015 POWER-GEN Middle East conference, 4-6 October 2015, Abu
Dhabi, UAE http://s36.a2zinc.net/clients/pennwell/pgme2015/Public/Content.aspx?ID=46583&sortMenu=104007
&MainMenuID=46519
 Advisory Board Member, 2014 POWER-GEN Middle East conference, 12-14 October 2014, Abu
Dhabi, UAE
 International Advisory Board Member, International Conference on Innovations in Electronics and
Communication Engineering (ICIECE - 2013), 9-10 August 2013, Hyderabad, India. http://www.gniindia.org/iciece2013/hyd.html
 International Programme Committee Member, International Conference on Emerging Trends and
Applications in Computer Science – 2013 (ICETACS – 2013), 13-14 Sept. 2013, Shillong,
Meghalaya - 793001, India. http://icetacs.anthonys.ac.in/Intercomm.html
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International Advisory Board Member, Sustainable Energy and Intelligent System CONference,
SEISCON’12, 27-29 Dec. 2012, Tiruchengode, Tamilnadu, India. http://www.vctw.org/ADVISORY%20BOARD.html
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Advisory Board Member, 2013 POWER-GEN Middle East conference, 4-6 February 2013, Doha,
Qatar, http://s36.a2zinc.net/clients/pennwell/pgme2013/public/Content.aspx?ID=27034&sortMenu=103007
&MainMenuID=19174
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Scientific Committee Member, 2012 International Conference on Electrical and Computer Systems
(ICECS'12), 22-24 August, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, http://icecs2012.internationalaset.com/committee/
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Steering Committee Member, The 3 rd
Gas Processing Symposium 2012, 4-7 March 2012, Doha,
Qatar, http://gpc.qu.edu.qa/Symposium.aspx
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Advisory Board Member, 2012 POWER-GEN Middle East conference, 6-8 February 2012, Doha,
Qatar, http://www.power-gen-middleeast.com/etc/medialib/power-genmiddle_east/documents.Par.48664.File.dat/PGME12%20AB%20listing%20.pdf
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Advisory Board Member, PowerGen Middle East Exhibition & Conference – 4 th
– 6 th
of October
2010, Doha, Qatar
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Co-Chairman, 2009 The International Renewable Energy Congress ( IREC’09), 5-7 November 2009,
Sousse, Tunisia http://www.irec.cmerp.net/irec09/comites.html
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Regular reviewer for reputed international journals and conferences.
[39] Muhammad Ali Akbar, Amine Ait Si Ali, Abbes Amira, Faycal Bensaali, Mohieddine Benammar, Muhammad
Hassan and Amine Bermak, “An Empirical Study for PCA and LDA Based Feature Reduction for Gas
Identification,” Accepted for publication in IEEE Sensors Journal , April 2016.
[38] Z. Zhu, T. Mankowski, K. Balakrishnan, A. S. Shikoh, F. Touati, M. Benammar, M. Mansuripur, C. M. Falco,
“Sol-gel deposited aluminum-doped and gallium-doped zinc oxide thin-film transparent conductive electrodes with a protective coating of reduced graphene oxide,” Journal of Nanophotonics , 2016; 10(2):026001. doi:
10.1117/1.JNP.10.026001
[37] Z. Zhu, T. Mankowski, K. Balakrishnan, A. S. Shikoh, F. Touati, M. Benammar, M. Mansuripur, C. M. Falco,
“Hybrid transparent conductive electrodes with copper nanowires embedded in a zinc oxide matrix and protected by reduced graphene oxide platelets,” Journal of Applied Physics 119(8):085303 · February 2016; doi:
10.1063/1.4942213.
[36] M. Benammar, and A. Gonzales, “Position Measurement Using Sinusoidal Encoders and All Analog PLL
Converter with Improved Dynamic Performance,” IEEE Trans. Ind. Electronics , Vol. 63, No. 4, April 2016, pp.
2414 -2423. DOI: 10.1109/TIE.2015.2506630
.
[35] M. Benammar, and A. Gonzales, “A Novel PLL Resolver Angle Position Indicator,” IEEE Trans. Instrum.
Meas ., Vol. 65, no. 1, January 2016, pp. 123-131, DOI: 10.1109/TIM.2015.2476280
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[34] E. Tsoutsanis, N. Meskin, M. Benammar, and K. Khorasani, “A dynamic prognosis scheme for flexible operation of gas turbines,” Applied Energy, Vol. 164, 2016, pp. 686–701. doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.11.104
[33] M. A. Akbar, M. Zgaren, A. Ait Si Ali, A. Amira, M. Benammar, F. Bensaali, M. Sawan, A. Bermak, “Gas
Identification Using Passive UHF RFID Sensor Platform,” Sensors and Transducers , Vol. 194, Issue 11,
November 2015, pp. 42-53.
[32] Amine Ait Si Ali, Abbes Amira, Faycal Bensaali, Mohieddine Benammar, Muhammad Ali Akbar, Muhammad
Hassan and Amine Bermak, “Design and Implementation of a Gas Identification on the Zynq SoC Platform,”
The ARPN Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences , Vol. 10, No. 20, November 2015, pp. 9758-9764. http://www.arpnjournals.org/jeas/research_papers/rp_2015/jeas_1115_2935.pdf
[31] M. Benammar, and A. Gonzales, “Amplitude to Phase Conversion Based on Analog Arcsine Synthesis for Sinecosine Position Sensors,” Sensors and Transducers , Vol. 193, Issue 10, October 2015, pp. 114-122.
[30] Zhaozhao Zhu, Trent Mankowski, Kaushik Balakrishan, Ali Sehpar Shikoh, Farid Touati, Mohieddine
Benammar, Masud Mansuripur and Charles M. Falco , “Ultra-high aspect ratio copper-nanowire-based hybrid transparent conductive electrodes with PEDOT:PSS and reduced Graphene Oxide exhibiting reduced surface roughness and improved stability,” ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces , Vol. 7, No. 30, July 2015, pp 16223–
16230, DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b01379.
[29] E. Tsoutsanis, N. Meskin, M. Benammar, and K. Khorasani, “Transient gas turbine performance diagnostics through nonlinear adaptation of compressor and turbine maps,” ASME Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power , Vol. 137, No.9, Article 091201 (Sep 01, 2015) (12 pages); available online at: http://gasturbinespower.asmedigitalcollection.asme.org/article.aspx?articleid=2109844
[28] E. Tsoutsanis, N. Meskin, M. Benammar, and K. Khorasani, “A component map tuning method for performance prediction and diagnostics of gas turbine compressors,” Applied Energy , Vol. 135 (2014), pp. 572–585.
[27] N. Al-Emadi, L. Ben-Brahim, and M. Benammar, “A New Tracking Technique for Mechanical Angle
Measurement,” Measurement, Vol. 54, August 2014, Pages 58–64.
[26] F. Tang, A. Bermak, A. Amira, and M. Benammar, “Continuous-Time ΣΔ ADC with Implicit Variable Gain
Amplifier for CMOS Image Sensor,” The Scientific World Journal , Volume 2014, Article ID 208540, Published
18 February 2014.
[25] F. Tang, A. Bermak, A. Amira, M. Benammar, D. He, and X. Zhao, “Two-Step Single Slope/SAR ADC with
Error Correction for CMOS Image Sensor,” The Scientific World Journal ,
Vol. 2014, Published 22 January 2014, Article ID 861278.
[24] M. El-Koujok, M. Benammar, N. Meskin, M. Al-Naemi, R. and Langari, “Multiple Sensor Fault Diagnosis by
Evolving Data-Driven Approach,” Information sciences , Vol. 259 (2014), pp. 346–358, 20 February 2014
[23] S. Said, A. M. Massoud
,
M. Benammar and S. Ahmed, “A Matlab/Simulink-Based Photovoltaic Array Model
Employing SimPowerSystems Toolbox,” Journal of Energy and Power Engineering , Vol. 6 (2012) 1965-1975
[22] L. Ben-Brahim, M. Benammar, and Mohd A. Alhamadi, " A Resolver Angle Estimator Based On Its Excitation
Signal ” IEEE Trans. Industrial Electronics , Vol. 56, No. 2, pp. 574-580, February 2009.
[21] L. Ben-Brahim, M. Benammar, M. Alhamadi, N. Alemadi & M. Alhitmi " A New Low Cost Linear Resolver
Converter ” IEEE Sensors Journal , Vol. 8, Issue 10 (2008), 1620-1627.
[20] M. Benammar, L. Ben-brahim, Mohd. A. Alhamadi & M. El-Naimi, “ A Novel Method for Estimating the Angle from Analog Co-Sinusoidal Quadrature Signals ,” Sensors & Actuators A: Physical , A 142 (2008) 225–231
[19] M. Benammar, “ A novel amplitude-to-phase converter for sine/cosine position transducers ,” International
Journal of Electronics , Vol. 94, No. 4, April 2007, pp 353-365
[18] M. Benammar, L. Ben Brahim & Mohd A. Alhamadi, “ A High Precision Resolver-to-DC Converter ,” IEEE
Trans. Instrumentation & Measurement , Vol. 54, No.6, Dec. 2005, pp. 2289-2296
[17] M. Benammar, “ Precise, wide-range approximations to arc sine function suitable for analogue implementation in sensors and instrumentation applications ,” IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers , Vol.
52, No. 2 , Feb. 2005, pp 262- 270
[16] M. Benammar, “ Design and assembly of miniature zirconia oxygen sensors ,” IEEE Sensors Journal , Vol. 4, No.
1, Feb 2004, pp 3-8
[15] M. Benammar, L. Ben Brahim & Mohd A. Alhamadi, “ A Novel Resolver-to-360 Degree Linearized Converter ,”
IEEE Sensors Journal , Vol. 4, No. 1, Feb 2004, pp 96-101
[14] M. Benammar & W.C. Maskell, “ Theory and simulation of a miniature zirconia sensor for control of air-to-fuel ratio in combustion systems ,” IEEE Sensors Journal , Vol. 1, No. 4, Dec 2001, pp 283-287
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[13] M. Benammar & W.C. Maskell, “ A Zirconia-Based Lambda Gas Sensor with Pseudo-Reference ,” IEEE Trans.
Instrum. Meas ., Vol. 44, No. 1, 1995, pp 42-45. This paper is also published in the book: Instrumentation and
Measurement Technology and Applications, by Emil M. Petriu & Emil Petriu, ISBN10: 0780342682,
ISBN13: 9780780342682, Pub. Date: 1/1/1998, Publisher: IEEE, pp 172-175
[12] M. Benammar & W.C. Maskell, “ A novel miniature zirconia gas sensor with pseudo-reference. Part III: Simple implementation for the determination of air-to-fuel ratio ,” Journal of Applied Electrochemistry , Vol. 25, 1995, pp
208-211
[11] M. Benammar & W.C. Maskell, “ Zirconia pump-gauge oxygen sensor operated with the gauge following a triangular EMF ,” Smart Materials and Structures , Vol. 3, 1994, pp 501-503
[10] M. Benammar & W.C. Maskell, “ A leakage-tolerant zirconia pump-gauge oxygen sensor ,” Measurement,
Science and Technology , Vol. 5, 1994, pp1566-1571
[9] M. Benammar, “ Techniques for measurement of oxygen and air-to-fuel ratio using zirconia sensors. A review ,”
Measurement, Science and Technology , Vol. 5, 1994, pp 757-767.
[8] M. Benammar & W.C. Maskell, “ An oxygen sensor based upon a zirconia pump-gauge operated in a novel mode providing a linear output ,” Solid State Ionics , Vol. 70/71, 1994, pp 559-562
[7] M. Benammar & W.C. Maskell, “ A Novel Miniature Zirconia gas Sensor with Pseudo-reference: Amperometric operation providing Unambiguous Determination of Air-to-Fuel Ratio ,” Applied Physics A , Vol. A57, 1993, pp
45-50
[6] M. Benammar & W.C. Maskell, “ Operation of leaky zirconia pump-gauge oxygen sensors in the a.c. mode: experimental results ,” Sensors and Actuators B, Vol. 12, 1993, pp 199-203
[5] M. Benammar & W.C. Maskell, “ Operation of leaky zirconia pump-gauge oxygen sensors in the a.c. mode: theoretical analysis ,” Sensors and Actuators B , Vol. 12, 1993, pp 195-198
[4] M. Benammar & W.C. Maskell, “ Measurement of oxygen partial pressure using fully-sealed zirconia pumpgauge devices operated in the tracking mode. Part 2 ,” Sensors and Actuators B , Vol. 15-16, 1993, pp 162-165
[3] M. Benammar & W.C. Maskell, “ A fast response oxygen sensor based upon a fully-sealed zirconia pump-gauge operated in the potentiometric mode ,” Smart Materials and Structures , Vol, 1, 1992, pp 134-138.
[2] M. Benammar & W.C. Maskell, “ Measurement of oxygen partial pressure using a miniature oxygen pump-gauge operated in the potentiometric mode ,” Solid State Ionics , Vol. 53-56, 1992, pp 75-79.
[1] M. Benammar & W.C. Maskell, “ Temperature control of thick-film printed heaters ,” Journal of Physics E: Sci.
Instrum ., Vol. 22, 1989, pp 933-936.
[51] A. Khattab, S. Saleh, M. Benammar, and F. Bensaali, “A Precise Converter for Resolvers and Sinusoidal
Encoders Based on a Novel Ratiometric Technique,” Accepted for presentation in
2016 IEEE Sensors
Applications Symposium (SAS), April 20-22, 2016, Catania, Italy.
[50] Zhaozhao Zhu, Trent Mankowski, Kaushik Balakrishnan, Ali Sehpar Shikoh, Farid Touati, Mohieddine A.
Benammar, Masud Mansuripur , Charles M. Falco, “Sol-gel deposition and plasma treatment of intrinsic, aluminum-doped, and gallium-doped zinc oxide thin films as transparent conductive electrodes,” Proc. SPIE
9561, Thin Films for Solar and Energy Technology VII , 956109 (September 5, 2015); doi:10.1117/12.2186144.
[49] Muhammad Ali Akbar, Amine Ait Si Ali, Abbes Amira, Faycal Bensaali, Mohieddine Benammar, Muhammad
Hassan, Amine Bermak,
“Receiver Design of Passive UHF RFID Sensor Platform for Gas Applications,” in
Proc. SENSORDEVICES 2015 , 23-28 August 2015, Venice, Italy.
[48] M. Benammar, A. S. P.Gonzales Jr., “Simple and precise analog arcsine synthesis applied to amplitude to phase conversion for Hall effect position sensors,” in Proc. SENSORDEVICES 2015 , 23-28 August 2015, Venice, Italy.
[47] Muhammad Ali Akbar, Amine Ait Si Ali, Abbes Amira, Faycal Bensaali, Mohieddine Benammar, Muhammad
Hassan, Amine Bermak,
“Impact of feature reduction and operating temperature on gas identification,” in Proc.
IC3E 2015 , 10-11 August 2015, Melaka, Malaysia.
[46] Amine Ait Si Ali, Abbes Amira, Faycal Bensaali, Mohieddine Benammar, Muhammad Ali Akbar, Muhammad
Hassan, Amine Bermak, “Design and Implementation of a Gas Identification System on Zynq Soc Platform,” in
Proc. IC3E 2015 , 10-11 August 2015, Melaka, Malaysia.
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[45] A.S. Shikoh, Z. Zhu, T. S. Mankowski, A. Popelka, F. Touati, M.A. Benammar, M.A. Mansuripur, C.M. Falco,
“PEDOT:PSS, rGO and CuNWs based flexible, transparent electrodes for thin film solar cells,” in Proc.
European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition ( EU-PVSEC ), September 14-18, 2015,
Hamburg, Germany.
[44] M. Benammar, A. S. P.Gonzales Jr., “Angular position measurement using resolvers together with a robust linearization technique,” in Proc.
IEEE INDIN15 , 22-24 July 2015, Cambridge, UK, pp. 1510 - 1514, DOI:
10.1109/INDIN.2015.7281957
[43] E. Tsoutsanis, N. Meskin, M. Benammar, and K. Khorasani, “Performance-based Prognosis Scheme for
Industrial Gas Turbines,” in Proc. IEEE PHM2015 , June 22-25, 2015, Austin, TX, USA, DOI:
10.1109/ICPHM.2015.7245018
.
[42] Ali Sehpar Shikoh, Zhaozhao Zhu, Trent Mankowski, A. Popelka, K. Balakrishan, Farid Touati, Mohieddine A.
Benammar, Masud Mansuripur and Charles M. Falco, “Copper Nanowires and Graphene Nano-Composite
Based Electrodes with High Transparency and Conductivity,” in Proc. SASEC2015 Third Southern African
Solar Energy Conference 11 - 13 May 2015, Kruger National Park, South Africa
[41] Muhammad Ali Akbar, Amine Ait Si Ali, Abbes Amira, Mohieddine Benammar, Faycal Bensaali, Saqib
Mohamad, Frang Tang, Amine Bermak, Mohamed Zgaren and Mohamad Sawan, “A Multi-Sensing
Reconfigurable Platform For Gas Applications,” in Proc. 26th International Conference on Microelectronics
(ICM 2014), December 14-17, 2014, Qatar, pp. 148 - 151, DOI: 10.1109/ICM.2014.7071828
[40] Ali Sehpar Shikoh, Zhaozhao Zhu, Trent Mankowski, Farid Touati, Mohieddine A. Benammar, Masud
Mansuripur and Charles M. Falco, “Highly Transparent, low sheet resistance electrodes for solar cell applications,” in Proc. 26th International Conference on Microelectronics (ICM 2014), December 14-17, 2014,
Qatar, pp. 196 - 199, DOI: 10.1109/ICM.2014.7071840
[39] A. Ait Si Ali, A. Amira, F. Bensaali, M. Benammar, M. Hassan,
A. Bermak, “Versatile Gas Monitoring
System on the Heterogeneous Zynq SoC Platform,” M. J. F. Al Marri and F. El Jack (Editors), in Proc.
Proceedings of the 4 th
International Gas Processing Symposium , October 26–27, 2014, Doha, Qatar
[38] M. Abdulwahed, S. Ahmad, M. O. Hasna, S. Ghani, and M. Benammar, “Contribution of Shell Eco-Marathon
Engineering Design Experience to Soft Skills Development: A Qualitative Analysis in the Asian Context,” in
Proc. International Conference -Interactive Collaborative Learning (ICL2014), Dubai, 03-06 December 2014, pp. 424 – 431, DOI: 10.1109/ICL.2014.7017810
[37] M. Abdulwahed, M. Benammar, M. O. Hasna, and S. Ghani, “Utilizing International Design Competitions for
Enhancing 21 st
Century Engineering Skills,” in Proc. 2014 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), 22-25
Oct 2014, Madrid, Spain, DOI: 10.1109/FIE.2014.7044079
[36] A. Alassi, A. Khan, D. Ayesh, I. Aljayyousi, R. Aldisi, S. Elasad, F. Touati, and M. Benammar, “Development of Innovative Indoor/Outdoor Air Quality Monitoring for Environmental Impact Assessment in the State of
Qatar,” in Proc. 22nd International Conference on Modelling, Monitoring and Management of Air Pollution , 7-9
July 2014, Opatija, Croatia.
[35] E. Tsoutsanis, N. Meskin, M. Benammar, and K. Khorasani, “An Efficient Component Map Generation Method for Prediction of Gas Turbine Performance,” in Proc. ASME Turbo Expo 2014: Turbine Technical Conference and Exposition GT2014 , June 16-20, 2014, Dusseldorf, Germany.
[34] A.H. Howlader, N.A. Chowdhury, M.M.K. Faiter, F. Touati, and M. Benammar, “Development of Energy
Efficient Battery Electric Car for Shell Eco-Marathon Competition - Qatar University experience,” in Proc. 2014
Ninth International Conference on Ecological Vehicle and Renewable Energies (EVER), 25 to 27 March 2014,
Monaco, France, DOI: 10.1109/EVER.2014.6844148
[33] Z. Zhu, T. Mankowski, K. Balakrishinan, F. Touati, M. Benammar, M. Mansuripur, and C. Falco, "Hybrid thinfilms of Graphene materials and metallic nanowires for next generation transparent electrodes," in Renewable
Energy and the Environment , OSA Technical Digest (online) (Optical Society of America, 2013), paper
JM3A.15. http://www.opticsinfobase.org/abstract.cfm?URI=Freeform-2013-JM3A.15
[32] Amine Ait Si Ali, Abbes Amira, Faycal Bensaali, Mohieddine Benammar, “PCA IP-Core for Gas Applications on the Heterogenous Zynq Platform,” in Proc. 25 th
International Conference on Microelectronics (IEEE ICM
2013), Beirut, Lebanon, December 15-18, 2013, DOI: 10.1109/ICM.2013.6734998
.
[31] S. Mohamad, F. Tang, A. Amira, A. Bermak, M. Benammar, “A Low Power Temperature Sensor based on a
Voltage to Time Converter Cell,” in Proc. The 25 th
International Conference on Microelectronics (IEEE ICM
2013), Beirut, Lebanon, December 15-18, 2013, DOI: 10.1109/ICM.2013.6734994
.
[30] Amine Ait Si Ali, Abbes Amira, Faycal Bensaali, Mohieddine Benammar, “Hardware PCA for Gas
Identification Systems Using High Level Synthesis on the Zynq SoC", in Proc. 2013 IEEE International
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Conference on Electronics, Circuits, and Systems , ICECS 2013, Abu Dhabi, UAE, December 8-11, 2013, pp.
707 - 710, DOI: 10.1109/ICECS.2013.6815512
.
[29]
E. Alizadeh, N. Meskin, M. Benammar, K. Khorasani, “Fault Detection and Isolation of the Wind Turbine Based on the Real-Valued Negative Selection Algorithm,” in Proc. 7th IEEE-GCC 2013 , Doha, Qatar, November 17-
20, 2013, pp. 11 - 16, DOI: 10.1109/IEEEGCC.2013.6705740
.
[28] S. Mohamad, F. Tang, A. Amira, A. Bermak, M. Benammar, “A Low Power Oscillator Based Temperature
Sensor for RFID Applications,” The 5th Asia Symposium on Quality Electronic Design (ASQED 2013), Penang,
Malaysia, August 26-28, 2013, pp. 50 - 54, DOI: 10.1109/ASQED.2013.6643563
[27] E. Tsoutsanis, N. Meskin, M. Benammar, K. Khorasani, “Dynamic performance simulation of an aeroderivative gas turbine using the MATLAB Simulink Environment,” in Proc. ASME 2013 International Mechanical
Engineering Congress & Exposition (IMECE2013), November 13-21, 2013, San Diego, California, USA
[26] M. Benammar, A. S. P.Gonzales Jr., “A New Fast Tracking Resolver Converter for Mechanical Angle
Measurement,” IEEE AFRICON 2013, 9-12 Sept. 2013, Mauritius, DOI: 10.1109/AFRCON.2013.6757717
[25] M. Elkoujok, M. Benammar, N. Meskin, M. Al-Naimi, R. Langari, “Application of Genetic Algorithms for
Selecting Dominant Inputs in Non-linear Sensor Fault Diagnosis Models,” in Proc. IEEE PHM-2013
Prognostics and System Health Management Conference , 24-27 June 2013, Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA, DOI:
10.1109/ICPHM.2013.6621411
[24] M. Benammar, A. S. P.Gonzales Jr., “A Novel Resolver Converter Based on a Modified Tracking Method,”
IEEE International Conference on Networking, Sensing and Control , 10th ICNSC, April 10-12, 2013 Paris-Evry
University, France, pp. 586 - 590, DOI: 10.1109/ICNSC.2013.6548804
.
[23] M. Elkoujok, M. Benammar, N. Meskin, M. Al-Naimi, R. Langari, “Multiple Sensor Fault Diagnosis For Non-
Linear and Dynamic System by Evolving Approach,” in Proc. IEEE PHM-2012 Prognostics and System Health
Management Conference , 23-25 May 2012, Beijing – China, DOI: 10.1109/PHM.2012.6228969
.
[22] M. Benammar, R. Mazhar, M. F. Al-Sa’d, M. Abu-Gaoud, E. A. Alizadeh, “Design of a Digital Pleural
Drainage System,” in Proc. The 6th International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering
(iCBBE 2012) , Volume 3, pp. 157-160, 17-20 May 2012, Shanghai, China
[21] N. Alnunu, S. Said, S. Al-Sharman, A. Al-Ibrahimi, A. AbdulAziz, M. Al-Hellabi, F. Touati, S. Ghani , E.S.
Mahdi and M. Benammar, “Design of Qatar University’s First Solar Car for Shell Eco-marathon Competition,” in Proc. The First International Conference on Renewable Energies and VEhicular Technology (REVET 2012) ,
26 to 28 March 2012, Hammamet, Tunisia, pp. 49 - 54, DOI: 10.1109/REVET.2012.6195247
[20] L. Ben-Brahim, M. Benammar, T. Yoshino, H. Hosoda, R. Kurosawa and Y. Fayyad, “Electric Drives for LNG
Plants,” in Proc. 3rd International Gas Processing Symposium , March 5 - 7 2012 , Qatar.
[19] S. Said, A. M. Massoud
,
S. Ahmed and M. Benammar, “PV Array Modeling Using Matlab/Simulink,” in Proc.
PEIA 2011 Workshop on Power Electronics in Industrial Applications and Renewable Energy , 3-4 November
2011, Doha- Qatar
[18] M. Benammar, R. M. Mohammed, U. Rashid, M. M. Rafiee, M. B. Shadmand and M. Al-Kaisi, “ Electronic
Chest-Drain Monitoring System for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery,” in Proc. 11 th
Int. Cong. Sciences & Techniques of Automatic Control & Comp. Eng ., 19-21 Dec. 2010, Monastir, Tunisia
[17] M. Benammar, Y. Aladouani, and K. Besbes, “A Novel Microcontroller-Based Resolver-to-Digital Converter,” in Proc. 11 th
Int. Cong. Sciences & Techniques of Automatic Control & Comp. Eng ., 19-21 Dec. 2010, Monastir,
Tunisia
[16] L. Ben-Brahim and M. Benammar, “A new PLL method for resolvers,” in Proc. 2010 International Power
Electronics Conference (IPEC), Sapporo, Japan, 21-24 June 2010, pp. 299 – 305, DOI:
10.1109/IPEC.2010.5542263
[15] A. Khalil, M. Hasna, M. Benammar, M. Chaabane, C. Ben Amar, “Development of a remote lab for electrical engineering program,” in Proc. 3rd International Conference on Signals, Circuits and Systems (SCS), Medenine,
Tunisia, 6-8 Nov. 2009, DOI: 10.1109/ICSCS.2009.5412695
[14] M. Benammar, M. Bagher, M. Al Kaisi, “ Novel Linearizer for Tangent/Cotangent Converter ,” in Proc. The
16th IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Circuits, and Systems, ICECS 2009, Hammamet, 13-16 Dec
2009, Tunisia, Pages: 575 - 578, DOI: 10.1109/ICECS.2009.5410864
[13] L. Ben-Brahim, M. Benammar, A. Mahran, A. Alhomsi, “ A new closed-loop converter for sinusoidal encoders
— Preliminary results ,” Proc . 13th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications, 2009., 8-10
Sept. 2009
[12] M. Benammar, M. Bagher, M. Al Kaisi, “Digitally-tuned resolver converter,” in Proc. Eurosensors 09, 6-9 Sept
2009, Lausanne, Switzerland
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[11] M. Benammar, Lazhar Ben-Brahim, Mohd. A. Alhamadi, Nasser Al-Emadi, Mohammed Al-Hitmi, “ An Open-
Loop Technique for Angle Determination from Position Encoders ", in Proc. 2008 IEEE Int. Symposium on
Industrial Electronics, Cambridge, UK, June 30 to July 2, 2008, pp. 1044 - 1049, DOI:
10.1109/ISIE.2008.4676934
[10] L. Ben-Brahim, M. Benammar, Mohd. A. Alhamadi, N. Al-Emadi, M. Al-Hitmi, “ A new angle determination method for resolvers ", in Proc. 10 th
IEEE Int. Workshop Advanced Motion Control AMC2008, Trento ITALY,
March 26 th
-28 th
, 2008, pp. 126-131.
[9] M. Benammar, L. Ben-Brahim, Mohd. A. Alhamadi, N. Al-Emadi & M. Al-Hitmi, “ A Resolver Converter Based upon a Novel Open-Loop Technique ", in Proc. IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INDUSTRIAL
TECHNOLOGY (IEEE ICIT2008) 21-24 April 2008, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China. IEEE Catalog
Number: CFP08CIT-CDR. ISBN: 978-1-4244-1706-3
[8] M. Benammar, L. Ben Brahim, Mohd A. Alhamadi, & M. El-Naimi, “Accurate Interface for Resolvers and
Sinusoidal Encoders,” in Proc. Eurosensors XX Conference, Goteborg, Sweden, 17-20 Sept. 2006. CD Rom
ISBN 91-631-9281-0 & ISBN 978-91-631-9281-4.
[7] M. Benammar, L. Ben Brahim, Mohd A. Alhamadi, & M. El-Naimi “ A Novel Converter for Sinusoidal
Encoders ,” in Proc. 5 th
IEEE Sensors Conference, Daegu, South Korea, 22-25 Oct. 2006, IEEE Catalog No
06CH37803C, ISBN: 1-4244-0376-6 / ISSN: 1930-0395, pp. 1415-1418.
[6] Mohd A. Alhamadi, M. Benammar & L. Ben-brahim, “ Precise method for linearizing sine and cosine signals in resolvers and quadrature encoders applications ,” in Proc. The 30 th
Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial
Electronics Society (IECON 2004), 2-6 Nov. 2004, Busan, South Korea. IEEE Catalog number: 04CH37609C.
[5] L. Ben-brahim, M. Benammar & Mohd A. Alhamadi, “ A new iterative learning control method for PWM inverter current regulation ,” in Proc. The Fifth IEEE Int. Conf. On Power Electronics and Drive Systems PEDS
2003, 17-20 Nov. 2003, Singapore; pp 1460-1465.
[4] M. Benammar & W.C. Maskell, “A novel miniature zirconia gas sensor with pseudo-reference. Part 2: Combined amperometric and potentiometric operation for monitoring combustion systems,” in Sensors VI – Technology,
Systems and Applications , K.T.V. Grattan & A.T. Augusti (Ed.), Institute of Physics Publishing, Bristol (UK),
1993, ISBN: 0750303166, pp 21-26.
[3] M. Benammar & W.C. Maskell, “Measurement of oxygen partial pressure using fully-sealed zirconia devices operated in the tracking mode,” in Sensors – Technology, Systems and Applications , K.T.V. Grattan (Ed.),
Adam Hilger, Bristol (UK), 1991, ISBN: 0750301570, pp 113-119.
[2] M. Benammar & W.C. Maskell, “Temperature compensation of sealed pump-gauge zirconia oxygen sensor operated in the AC mode,” in Proc. 6 th
International Conference on CAD/CAM, Robotics and Factories of the
Future 1991 (London, 19-22 Aug), H. Bera & R. Gill (Ed), South Bank Press (UK), 1991, pp 326-332.
[1] N. Kounev, S. Amraoui, M. Benammar & M. Jemli, “Allumage électronique a décharge capacitive et inductive , ” in Proc. Journées Tunisiennes d’Electrotechnique et d’Automatique (JTEA) 1986, Sfax, Tunisia, pp 34.1-34.3.
[1].
M. Benammar, “Oxygen measuring system utilising solid electrolyte sensor and pump,” UK Patent GB 2 270
164 B (Granted, March 1996)
[2].
W.C. Maskell & M. Benammar, “Solid electrolyte oxygen sensing system,” UK Patent GB 2 252 167 B
(Granted, March 1995)
[3].
L. Ben-Brahim, M. Benammar, M. Alhamadi, N. Alemadi, M. Alhitmi " Apparatus For The Determination Of
The Angle From Sine/Cosine Transducers " UK patent GB 2447901 (B), granted 1 st
June 2011
[4].
L. Ben-Brahim, M. Benammar, M. Alhamadi, N. Alemadi, M. Alhitmi " PLL Type Resolver To 360 Degrees
Linear Converter Apparatus " UK patent GB 2448350 (B), granted 1 st
June 2011
[5].
M. Benammar, L. Ben-Brahim, K. Besbes “An Apparatus For The Determination Of The Angle From Its
Sine/cosine Values”, UK Patent Application 2471458 (A), published on 5 th
January 2011.
[6].
M. Benammar, “ PHASE-LOCKED LOOP (PLL)-TYPE RESOLVER/CONVERTER METHOD AND
APPARATUS,” US Patent Application Publication US 20160102996 A1, published 14 April 2016.
[7].
M. Benammar & R. Mazhar “SYSTEM, APPARATUS, METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM
FOR MONITORING VOLUME AND RATE OF AIR DRAINED FROM A BODY,” US Patent Application
US62/133,622, filing date: 16/03/2015
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[8].
F. Touati, Z. Zhu, T. S. Mankowski, K. Balakrishnan, A. S. Shikoh, M. Benammar, M. Mansuripur, C. M. Falco
“Copper Nanowire Thin Films with Protective Layers of Reduced Graphene Oxide as Transparent Conductive
Electrodes,” US Patent Application. Filed May 2015.
[9].
F. Touati, Z. Zhu, T. S. Mankowski, K. Balakrishnan, A. S. Shikoh, M. Benammar, M. Mansuripur, C. M. Falco
“Reduced graphene oxide as passivation for ZnO and CuNW/ZnO transparent conductive electrodes,” US Patent
Application. Filing in progress.
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