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Dr. Zakariya Al-Hamouz

Professor and Chair of Electrical Engineering

Talwar College of Engineering and Computer Sciences

Phone: 260.422.5561, ext. 2441

Email: zmal-Hamouz@indianatech.edu

Office: Zollner 235-B

Bio

Dr. Al-Hamouz has a long experience in teaching undergraduate and graduate courses as well as supervising master’s and doctoral students and senior-level capstone design projects. His research interests include diagnosis of failures in rotating machines, power systems protection and automation and control. He has an extensive collaboration with industry which led to solving many practical engineering problems. His collaboration and research efforts to date have led to seven U.S.-issued patents, the publication of 59 refereed journals and 55 conference papers. Dr. Al-Hamouz is a recipient of the KFUPM Excellence in Research award and the IEEE/IAS James Melcher Prize Paper award.

My Office Hours

M: 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
TR: 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
W: 12:00 – 2:00 pm

I will also meet by appointment, virtually or in person. Contact me to inquire about my availability.

Classes I Teach

ECE 3100: Linear Controls
ECE 3400: Programable Logic Controllers and Lab
ECE 4400: Electrical Machines
ECE 4410: Electrical Machines Lab
ECE 4600: Power Systems Analysis and Protection
ECE 4960: ECE 4961 – Senior Design Projects I & II

My Academic Advising Roles

Electrical and computer engineering students as well as electrical engineering technology students.

Educational Background

Ph. D. ( Electrical Engineering), KFUPM
Dissertation Title “Analysis of the Ionized Field Around HVDC Transmission Lines”

M. Sc. (Electrical Engineering), Jordan University of Science & Technology
Thesis Title “Transmission Expansion Planning Using Quadratic Programming”

B. Sc. (Electrical Engineering), Yarmouk University, Jordan

Professional Experience

Teaching and research experience at:

  • Michigan Technological University, Houghton, USA
  • KFUPM, Saudi Arabia
  • American University of London, UK
  • AnNajah National University, Palestine.

Recipient of the following awards:
Indiana Tech University Faculty of the Year, 2023.
Indiana Tech NICE Faculty of the Year, 2023.
IEEE/IAS James Melcher Prize Paper award, 2001.
KFUPM Excellence in Research award, 2000.

Publications/Presentations

Below is an abbreviated list of publications by Dr. Al-Hamouz. You can also download Dr. Al-Hamouz’s full publications list for the complete list.

Funded Research Projects

  1. AbuShamleh, S. and AlHamouz Z., “Basic Communication System” 2022-2023 Lily Faculty Development Grant, Indiana Tech, ($ 3000).
  2. AlHamouz Z. and Rumsey, D., “Reinforcement of Electrical Engineering Labs with LabVIEW and DAQ Systems”, 2020-2021 Lily Faculty Development Grant, Indiana Tech, ($ 7806).
  3. Al-Hamouz Z., “Finite Element Computation of Corona Power Loss on Bundled Bipolar Transmission Lines,” KFUPM Project # FT-2000-19, KFUPM, ($ 11,459).
  4. N. AbuZaid, A Bukhari, and Al-Hamouz Z., ” Management of Ash Waste Generated at Rabigh Power Plant”, RI Project # PN-CEW 2229, KFUPM, ($ 79,708)
  5. M Ahmad, Al-Hamouz Z., M Ohali, M. Garwan, ” Study of Water Trees in Underground High Voltage Cables using Nuclear Microscopy,” KACST Project # 18-31, ($ 172,413).
  6. Al-Hamouz Z., H. Al-Duwaish, I. El-Amin, and A. Mantawy, ” Optimal Transmission System Planning,” KACST Project # 19-12, ($ 76,923).
  7. A. Shash, I. Habiallah, and Al-Hamouz Z., ” Feasibility Study for Establishing a National Electrical Testing Laboratory, Consortium of Companies,” RI Project # CER-2276, KFUPM, ($ 145,889)
  8. I. Habiballah, Al-Hamouz Z. and K. Soufi, “Environmental Effects on Polymer Insulators Properties”, Saudi Electricity Company –SEC, RI Project # CER-2254, KFUPM, ($ 464,191)
  9. I. M. El-Amin, A. H. Rahim, I. O. Habibullah, Al-Hamouz Z., M. A. Abido, and M. Kassas, “Development of Electricity Generation & Transmission Plans (EGTP),” Ministry of Water & Electricity # CER2307, Completed, 2010. ($ 185,723).
  10. Al-Hamouz Z., “Experimental and Numerical Study of Fly Ash Precipitation in A Proto-Type Model”, Project # SB080019, KFUPM, Completed – August 2009. ($ 13,878).
  11. I. El-Amin, AH. AbudurRahim, I. Habiballah, M. Abido, Al-Hamouz Z., M. Kassas, B. Chokri, M. Shwehdi, ” Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) between renewable sources and the grid”, Center of Excellence in Renewable Energy, KFUPM, Completed, November 2010. ($ 111,406).
  12. Al-Hamouz Z. and H. Al-Duwaish, “Partial Discharge Monitoring of Electric Motors,” NSTP, September 2009 – Aug. 2011 ($ 176,127).
  13. Al-Hamouz Z. and H. Al-Duwaish, “On-Line Contamination Level Monitoring on High Voltage Insulators”, NSTP, March 2012 – Feb 2014 ($ 200,000).
  14. Al-Hamouz Z. and Abido, M., “Heuristic incipient fault monitoring and diagnostic platform for line start permanent magnet synchronous motors”, NSTP, March 2015 – Feb 2017 ($ 281,300).
  15. Al-Awami A., and Al-Hamouz Z., “A Market-based Planning Tool for the Utilization of Energy Storage and Electric Vehicles in a Smart Energy Grid”, NSTP, September 2015 – August 2017 ($ 215,136).

Patents

  1. “Contamination Monitoring of High Voltage Insulators”, Patent No. US20110242313 A1, Issued, November 24, 2012
  2. “System and Method for Estimating Corona Power Loss in a Dust-Loaded Electrostatic Precipitator”, US Patent # US 8,521,455 B2, , Issued, August 27, 2013
  3. “Method of Modeling Fly Ash Collection Efficiency in Wire-Duct Electrostatic Precipitators”, Patent No US 8608826, Issued, Dec. 2013.
  4. “Sliding Mode AGC Controller and Method”, Patent No. US 8,626,350, Issued on July 2016. “Contamination level estimation method for high voltage insulators”, Patent No US9384560B2, Issued on July 2016.
  5. “Ranking Method for Hybrid Renewable Distributed Generation Systems”, Published, Patent No. USPTO 20150339266, November 2015.
  6. “System and Method for Non-Linear Model Predictive Control of Multi-Machine Power Systems”, Published, Patent No. USPTO 20160170429, July 2016.

Journal Editorial Board

Guest Editor (Energies Journal) for a special issue on “Modeling, Control and Fault Detection in Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motors”. Nov. 2020 – October 2021.

Journal Papers

  1. L. Maraaba, T. Ssennoga, Memon A. and Al-Hamouz Z., “Recognition of Stator Winding Inter-Turn Fault in Interior-Mount LSPMSM Using Acoustic Signals”, Symmetry, pp. 1-12, 2020 (ISI).
  2. L. Maraaba, Al-Hamouz Z., A. Mulhim, and T. Ssennoga, “Comprehensive Parameters Identification and Dynamic Model Validation of Interior-Mount Line-Start Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motors”, Machines, pp. 1-22, 2019 (ISI).
  3. L. Maraaba, Al-Hamouz Z., A. Mulhim and M.A. Abido, “Neural Network-Based Diagnostic Tool for Detecting Stator Inter-Turn Faults in Line Start Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motors”, IEEE Access, Vol.7, pp. 89014 – 89025 , 2019 (ISI).
  4. L. Maraaba, Al-Hamouz Z., and M.A. Abido, “An Accurate Tool for Detecting Stator Inter-Turn Fault in LSPMSM”, IEEE Access, pp. 88622- 88634, 2019 (ISI).
  5. Hussein I., Al-Hamouz Z., Abido M and A. Milhem, “On the Mathematical Modeling of Line-Start Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motors under Static Eccentricity”, Energies, 11, 197, 2018. (ISI).
  6. M. Mamdouh, Mohammad Ali Abido, Al-Hamouz Z., “Weighting Factor Selection Techniques for Predictive Torque Control of Induction Motor Drives: A Comparison Study”, AJSE, pp. 433-445, 2018. (ISI).
  7. M. Shafiul Alam, M. Abido, Al-Hamouz Z., “Model predictive control approach for bridge type-fault current limiter in VSC-HVDC system”, AJSE, pp. 1-11, May 2018. (ISI).
  8. L. Maraaba, Al-Hamouz Z., and M.A. Abido,” An Efficient Stator Inter-Turn Fault Diagnosis Tool for Induction Motors”, Energies 2018, 11(3), 653; doi:10.3390/en11030653 (ISI).
  9. L. Maraaba, Al-Hamouz Z., M. Abido and A. Mulhim, “Novel Modelling of Interio r-Mount LSPMSM under Asymmetrical Stator Winding’, IET Electric Power Applications, DOI: 10.1049/iet-epa.2017.0525, May 2018, p. 693 – 700 (ISI).
  10. K. Baradieh and Al-Hamouz Z, “Modelling and Simulation of Line Start Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motors with Broken Bars”, J. of Electrical and Electronic Systems, DOI: 10.4172/2332-0796.1000259, 2018.
  11. K. Baradieh and Al-Hamouz Z, and Abido M., “ANN Based Broken Rotor Bar Fault Detection in LSPMS Motors”, J. of Electrical and Electronic Systems, DOI: 10.4172/2332-0796.1000273, 2018.
  12. L. Maraaba, Al-Hamouz Z., and M. Abido “Mathematical Modeling, Simulation, and Experimental Testing of Interior-Mount LSPMSM Under Stator Inter-Turn Fault”, IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion, DOI: 10.1109/TEC.2018.2886137, December 2018 (ISI).
  13. Samy Faddel, Abdulrahman Aldeek, Ali T. Al-Awami, E. Sortomme, and Al-Hamouz Z., ‘Ancillary Services Bidding for Uncertain Bidirectional V2G Using Fuzzy Linear Programming,’ Energy, pp. 986-999, 2018 (ISI).
  14. Makbul A., Ssennoga T., Al-Hamouz Z., “Analyzing the potential and progress of distributed generation applications in Saudi Arabia: The case of solar and wind resources”,
    Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, pp. 287-297, 2017, (ISI).
  15. L. Maraaba, Al-Hamouz Z., and H. Al-Duwaish, “A Neural Network-Based Estimation of the Level of Contamination on High-Voltage Porcelain and Glass Insulators”, Electrical Engineering, pp.1-10, August 2017. (ISI).
  16. AL-Hamouz Z. , “Numerical and Experimental Evaluation of Fly Ash Collection Efficiency in Electrostatic Precipitators”, Energy Conversion and Management, pp. 487–497, 2014 (ISI).
  17. L. Maraaba, Al-Hamouz, Z. and H. Al-Duwaish, “Prediction of the Levels of Contamination of HV Insulators Using Image Linear Algebraic Features and Neural Networks”, AJSE, pp. 2609–2617, 2015 (ISI).
  18. Al-Hamouz Z, S. Faisal, S. Al-Sharif, “Application of Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm for Optimal Reactive Power Planning”, J. of Control and Intelligent Systems, Vol. 35, pp. 66-72, 2007.
  19. Al-Hamouz Z, Al-Musabi, N. and Al-Duwaish, H. ” A Tabu Search Approach for the Design of Variable Structure Load Frequency Controller Incorporating Model Nonlinearities”, JEEEC, Vol. 58, pp.264-270, 2007 (ISI).
  20. Al-Duwaish H. and Al-Hamouz Z., “A Neural Network Based Adaptive Sliding Mode Controller: Application to a Power System Stabilizer”, Energy Conversion and Management, Vol. 52, pp.1533-, Feb 2011. (ISI).
  21. Al-Hamouz Z and El-Hamouz A, “Analysis of a wire–duct electrostatic precipitator under dust loading conditions”, Energy Conversion and Management, Vol. 52, pp. 1235-1243, Feb 2011. (ISI).
  22. Al-Hamouz Z , El-Hamouz A, and Abuzaid N, “Simulation and experimental studies of corona power loss in a dust loaded wire-duct electrostatic precipitator”, Advanced Powder Technology , pp.706-714, 2011 (ISI).
  23. Yousuf, M.S., Al-Duwaish, H.N., and Al-Hamouz, Z. “PSO based single and two interconnected area predictive automatic generation control”, WSEAS Transactions on Systems and Control, Vol.5, pp. 677-390, 2010.
  24. Al-Hamouz Z., Al-Duwaish H., and Al-Musabi N., ” Optimal Design of a Sliding Mode AGC Controller: Application to a Nonlinear Interconnected Model”, Electric Power Systems Research- pp.1403-1409,2011 (ISI).
  25. M. Ahmed, M. A. Al-Ohali, M. A. Garwan, Al-Hamouz Z and K. Y. Al-Soufi, “Optical Microscopy of Water trees in underground High Voltage Cables”, J. Microscopy and Analysis, Vol. 36, pp. 25-26. 2004 (ISI).
  26. Al-Hamouz Z, N. Al-Musabi, H. Al-Duwaish and S. Al-Baiyat, “On the Design of Variable Structure Load Frequency Controllers by Tabu Search Algorithm: Application to Nonlinear Interconnected Models”, Electric Power Components and Systems, Vol.33, pp. 1253-1267, 2005 (ISI).
  27. M. Ahmed, M. A. Al-Ohali, M. Garwan, K. Soufi, and Al-Hamouz Z, “How Good are Electrical Diagnostic Tests to Predict Water Trees in HV Cables—An Evaluation using Optical Microscopy”, Journal JEEEC, Vol. 56, pp. 31-35, 2005 (ISI).
  28. M. Ahmed, M. A. Al-Ohali, M. A Garwan, Al-Hamouz Z, K. Al-Soufi, R. Minqin, I. Rajta, I., and F. Watt”A Systematic Approach to Nuclear Microscopy of Water Trees for a Large Number of Field-aged HV Cable Samples”, European Transactions on Electrical Power (ETEP), Vol. 16, pp. 49-62, 2006 (ISI).
  29. N. Al-Musabi, Al-Hamouz Z, H. Al-Duwaish, ” Design of Variable Structure Stabilizer for a Nonlinear Model of SMIB System: Particle Swarm Approach”, WSEAS Transactions on Power Systems, Vol.1, pp. 311-316, 2006.
  30. N. Al-Musabi, Al-Hamouz Z, H. Al-Duwaish, “Particle Swarm Based Design of Variable Structure Stabilizer for a Nonlinear Model of SMIB System”, The Mediterranean Journal of Measurement and Control, MJMC, Vol. 2, pp.119-125, 2006.
  31. Naji A. Al-Musabi, H. N. Al-Duwaish, Al-Hamouz Z, Samir Al-Baiyat, “Variable Structure Load Frequency Controller: Optimal Design and Chattering Reduction using Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm”, Journal of Electrical Engineering : Volume 6 / 2006 (Electronic Publication).
  32. Al-Hamouz Z and Al-Duwaish H, “A New Load Frequency Variable Structure Controller Using Genetic Algorithms”, Electric Power Systems Research, Vol. 55, pp. 1-6, 2000 (ISI).
  33. N. Abuzaid, A. Bukhari and Al-Hamouz Z.,” Ground Water Coagulation Using Soluble Stainless Steel Electrodes”, Advances in Environmental Research, Vol.6, pp. 325-333, 2002.
  34. Al-Hamouz Z, “A Combined Algorithm Based on Finite Elements and a Modified Method of Characteristics for the Analysis of Corona in Wire-Duct Electrostatic Precipitators”, IEEE Trans. IA, Vol. 38, pp. 43-49, 2002 (ISI).
  35. Al-Hamouz Z, “Corona power loss, electric field and current density profiles in bundled horizontal and vertical bipolar conductors”, IEEE Trans. IA, Vol. 38, pp. 1182-1189, 2002 (ISI).
  36. Al-Hamoudi I. and Al-Hamouz Z “Silicone Rubber Insulators Withstand Desert Conditions”, Transmission and Distribution World Magazine, USA, June 2003.
  37. Al-Hamouz Z and Al-Faraj A, “Transmission-expansion planning based on a non-linear programming algorithm”, J. Applied Energy, Vol. 76, pp. 169-177, 2003 (ISI).
  38. M. Ahmed, M. A. Garwan, M. A. Al-Ohali, Al-Hamouz Z, K. Soufi, R. Minqin, I. Rajta and F. Watt, “Proton microprobe analysis of water trees in underground high voltage cables”, Journal of Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Vol. B210, pp.548-553, 2003 (ISI).
  39. M. Ahmed, A. Ul-Hamid, M. A. Garwan, M. A. Al-Ohali, Al-Hamouz Z and K. Y. Al-Soufi. “SEM Imaging and Elemental Analysis of Water Trees in High Voltage Cables”, J. Microscopy and Analysis, Vol.35, pp.5-6, 2003 (ISI).
  40. Al-Hamouz Z., “Finite Element Computation of Corona around Monopolar Transmission Lines”, Electric Power Systems Research, Vol. 48, pp. 57-63, 1998 (ISI).
  41. Abuzaid N., Bukhari A. and Al-Hamouz Z., “Removal of Bentonite Causing Turbidity by Electrocoagulation”, J. Environmental Science and Health-Part A, Vol. A33, pp. 1341-1358, 1998 (ISI).
  42. Al-Hamouz Z., Abdel-Salam M. and Al-Shehri A., “Inception Voltage of corona in Bipolar Ionized Fields-Effect on Corona Power Loss”, IEEE Trans. IA, Vol. 34, pp. 57-65, 1998 (ISI).
  43. Al-Hamouz Z., Abdel-Salam M. and Mufti A., “Improved Calculation of Finite-Element Analysis of Bipolar Corona Including Ion Diffusion”, IEEE Trans. IA, Vol. 34, pp. 301-309, 1998 (Received the 1999 IEEE IAS “James Melcher Prize Paper Award) (ISI).
  44. Al-Hamouz Z., Abdel-Salam M. and Mufti A., “Adaptive Finite-Element Analysis of Bipolar Ionized Field”, JKAU: Eng. Sci., Vol. 11, pp. 143-168, 1999.
  45. Mufti A., Al-Hamouz Z. and Abdel-Salam M., “Adaptive Finite-Element Ballooning Analysis of Monopolar Ionized Field”, JKAU: Eng. Sci, Vol. 11, pp. 169-192, 1999.
  46. Abuzaid N., Al-Hamouz Z., Bukhari A. and Essa M., “Electrochemical Treatment of Nitrite Using Stainless Steel Electrodes”, J. Water, Air & Soil Pollution, Vol. 109, pp. 429-442, 1999 (ISI).
  47. Al-Duwaish H., Al-Hamouz Z. and Badran S., “Adaptive Output Feedback Controller for Wind Turbine Generators Using Neural Networks”, Electrical Machines and Power Systems, Vol.27, pp. 465-479, 1999 (ISI).
  48. Al-Hamouz Z. and Abdel-Salam M., “Finite-Element Solution of Monopolar Corona on Bundle Conductors”, IEEE Trans. IA, Vol.35, pp. 380-386, 1999 (ISI).
  49. Al-Hamouz Z. “A Hybrid Computational Technique for the Estimation of Corona Power Loss Associated with Bundled Transmission Lines”, Electric Power Systems Research, Vol.50, pp.65-70, 1999 (ISI).
  50. Al-Hamouz Z, “Corona Power Loss on Bundled Conductors: Experimental and Computational Results”, IEEE Trans. IA, Vol.35, pp. 1277-1283, 1999 (ISI).
  51. Abdel-Salam M. and Al-Hamouz Z., “A Finite-Element Analysis of Bipolar Ionized Field”, IEEE Trans. IA, Vol. 31, pp. 477-483, 1995 (ISI).
  52. Abdel-Salam M. and Al-Hamouz Z., “Analysis of Monopolar Ionized Field as Influenced by Ion Diffusion”, IEEE Tans. IA, Vol. 31, pp. 484-493, 1995 (ISI).
  53. Abdel-Magid Y. and Al-Hamouz Z. and Bakhashwin J., “A Variable Structure Stabilizer for Wind Turbine Generators”, Electric Power Systems Research, Vol. 33, pp. 41-48, 1995 (ISI).
  54. Al-Hamouz Z., “Adaptive Finite-Element Ballooning Analysis of Bipolar Ionized Fields”, IEEE Trans. IA, Vol. 32, pp. 1266-1277, 1996 (ISI).
  55. Abdel-Salam M., Al-Hamouz Z. and Mufti A., “Open-boundary Finite–Element analysis of Ionized Field Around Monopolar Transmission lines”, J. of Electrostatics, Vol. 39, pp. 129-144, 1997 (ISI).
  56. El-Metwally M and Al-Hamouz Z., “Transmission Networks Planning Using Quadratic Programming”, J. Electrical Machines & Power Systems, Vol.25, pp. 137-148, 1990 (ISI).
  57. Al-Hamouz Z. and Abdel-Magid Y., “Variable Structure Load Frequency Controllers for Multiarea Power Systems”, Int. J. Electrical Power & Energy Systems, Vol. 15, pp. 293-300, 1993 (ISI).
  58. Abdel-Salam M. and Al-Hamouz Z., “A New Finite-Element Analysis of an Ionized Field in Coaxial Cylindrical Geometry”, J. Physics D: Appl. Phys., Vol. 25, pp. 1551-1555, 1992 (ISI).
  59. Abdel-Salam M. and Al-Hamouz Z., “Finite-Element Analysis of Monopolar Ionized Fields Including Ion Diffusion”, J. Physics D: Appl. Phys., Vol. 26, pp. 2202-2211, 1993 (ISI).
  60. Abdel-Salam M. and Al-Hamouz Z., “Novel Finite-Element Analysis of Space-Charge Modified Fields”, IEE Proc.-Sci Meas. Technol., Vol. 141, pp. 369-378, 1994 (ISI).

Conference Papers

  1. El-Metwally M. and Al-Hamouz Z., “Planning of the Jordanian High Voltage Transmission Network Using Quadratic Programming”, Al-Azhar 1st Engineering Conference, Cairo, Egypt, Dec. 1989.
  2. Abdel-Salam M. and Al-Hamouz Z., “Analysis of Monopolar Ionized Field as Influenced by Ion Diffusion”, Proc. IEEE-Industry Applications Society 28th Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada, pp. 1817-1822, October 1993.
  3. Abdel-Salam M. and Al-Hamouz Z., “A Universal Finite-Element Analysis of the Bipolar Ionized Field”, Proc. IEEE-Industry Applications Society 28th Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada, pp. 1799-1804, October 1993.
  4. Al-Hamouz Z., Abdel-Salam M. and Al-Shehri A., “Inception voltage of corona in bipolar ionized fields- Effect on corona power loss”, Proc. IEEE-Industry Applications Society 31st Annual Meeting, California- USA, pp. 2083-2088, October 6-12, 1996.
  5. Al-Hamouz Z., Abdel-Salam M. and Mufti A., “Improved calculation of finite element analysis of bipolar corona including ion diffusion”, Proc. IEEE-Industry Applications Society 31st Annual Meeting, California- USA, pp. 1912-1918, October 6-12, 1996.
  6. Al-Hamouz Z., “Adaptive Finite-Element Ballooning analysis of Bipolar Ionized Fields”, Proc. IEEE-Industry Applications Society 30th Annual Meeting, Florida, USA, pp. 1415-1422, October 1995.
  7. Al-Hamouz Z., “Finite Element Solution of Monopolar Corona as Influenced by Ion Life Time”, Proc. IEEE-Industry Applications Society 31st Annual Meeting, California- USA, pp. 1919-1924, October 6-12, 1996.
  8. Al-Hamouz Z., “Computer simulation techniques for the calculation of high voltage electric fields”: Mini-symposium on computer simulation and its applications, KFUPM, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, May 21, 1996.
  9. Al-Hamouz Z., Al-Duwaish H. and El-Amin I., “A Robust Controller for DC-DC Switched Mode Power Converters”, Proc. IEEE industry Applications Society 32nd Annual Meeting, Louisiana-USA, pp. 852-856, October 5-10, 1997.
  10. Al-Hamouz Z. and Abdel-Salam M., “Finite Element Solution of Monopolar corona on Bundle Conductors”, Proc. IEEE Industry Applications Society 32nd Annual Meeting, Louisiana-USA, pp. 1777-1783, October 5-10, 1997.
  11. Al-Hamouz Z., “Electrostatic precipitators for the control of air pollution caused by industrial plants”, IEEE 4th Annual Technical Exchange Meeting, KFUPM, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, pp. 39-43, May 20-21, 1997.
  12. Al-Duwaish H. and Al-Hamouz Z., “A Genetic Approach to the Selection of the Variable Structure Controller Feedback Gains”, Proc. 1998 IEEE Conference on Control Applications, Trieste – Italy, pp. 227-231, Sept. 1-4, 1998.
  13. Al-Hamouz Z., “Combined Finite Element-Charge Simulation Computation of Monopolar Corona on bundle Wires”, Proc. 1998 IEEE Industry Applications Society 33rd Annual Meeting, St. Louis, Missouri, USA, pp. 1988-1993, October 12-16, 1998.
  14. Al-Hamouz Z. and Al-Duwaish H., “A New Variable Structure DC Motor Controller Using Genetic Algorithms”, Proc. 1998 IEEE Industry Applications Society 33rd Annual Meeting, St. Louis, Missouri, USA, pp. 1669-1673, October 12-16, 1998.
  15. Al-Hamouz Z. and Abuzaid N., “Electrostatic Precipitators for Air Pollution Control”, TIEES-98, Trabzon–Turkry, July 26-29, 1998.
  16. Abuzaid N., Bukhari A. and Al-Hamouz Z., “Treatment of Drinking Water by Electro-Coagulation’, TIEES-98, Trabzon-Turkry, July 26-29, 1998.
  17. Al-Hamouz Z., “Measurement of corona power loss on bundle wires”, IEEE 5th Annual Technical Exchange Meeting, KFUPM, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, May 19-20, 1998.
  18. Al-Hamouz Z, “Finite element analysis of corona in wire-duct electrostatic precipitator”, Proc. 1999 IEEE Industry Applications Society 34th Annual Meeting, Phoenix, Arizona, USA, pp. 401-406, October 3-7, 1999.
  19. Al-Hamouz Z, “Corona Power Loss Computation in Bundled Bipolar Conductors”, Proc. 2000 IEEE Industry Applications Society 35th Annual Meeting, Rome, Italy, pp. 719-724, October 8-12, 2000.
  20. Al-Duwaish H and Al-Hamouz Z, “Adaptive Variable Structure Controller Using Neural Networks “, Proc. 2000 IEEE Industry Applications Society 35th Annual Meeting, Rome, Italy, pp. 954-958, October 8-12, 2000.
  21. Al-Hamouz Z, Soufi K, Ahmad M, Al-Ohali M, and Garwan M, “Electrical diagnostic techniques to asses water trees in extruded underground power cables”, IEEE 8th Annual Technical Exchange Meeting, KFUPM, Dhahran, SA, April 17-18, 2001
  22. Al-Hamouz Z , “Finite Element Computation of Electric Field and Charge Density of a Pulsed Energized Electrostatic Precipitator”, Proc. 2001 IEEE Industry Applications Society 36th Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL., pp. 2693-2698, Sept. 30 – Oct. 5, 2001
  23. Al-Hamouz Z, Soufi K, Ahmad M, Al-Ohali M, and Garwan M,, “Water trees diagnostic of extruded underground cables: A case study in Saudi Arabia Eastern Province”, IEEE/PES Transmission & Distribution Conference, Yokohama, Japan, pp. 1088-1093, October 6-10, 2002
  24. Al-Hamouz Z and Al-Faraj A , “Transmission expansion planning using non-linear programming”, IEEE/PES Transmission & Distribution Conference, Yokohama, Japan, pp. 50-55, October 6-10, 2002.
  25. Al-Hamouz Z and N. Abuzaid, “Numerical computation of collection efficiency in wire duct electrostatic precipitators”, Proc. 2002 IEEE Industry Applications Society 37th Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, Pen., pp. 1390-1396, Oct 13 – 18, 2002.
  26. Al-Hamoudi I. and Al-Hamouz Z. “Reliability and Cost Effectiveness of Silicone Rubber Insulators in the Eastern Coastal Industrial Area of Saudi Arabia”,IEEE/PES, ESMO Conference, The 10th International Conference on Transmission and Distribution Construction, Operation and Live-Line Maintenance, Orlando, Florida, USA, pp 156-168, March 17-21, 2003.
  27. Al-Hamouz Z. and Al-Duwaish H., “Robust variable structure/genetic algorithms controller for improving power system dynamic stability”, 6th Saudi Engineering Conference, KFUPM, pp. 267-280, Dec. 14 – 17, 2002.
  28. Al-Hamoudi I. and Al-Hamouz Z., “Performance of SiR insulators in the Eastern Coastal Industrial Area of Saudi Arabia”, XIIIth International Symposium on High Voltage Engineering, Delft, Netherlands, Aug. 25-29, 2003.
  29. Al-Hamouz Z. Al-Duwaish H., A. Mantawy, and I. El-Amin, “Application of artificial intelligence algorithms to transmission planning”, 1st IEEE-GCC Conference, Manama, Bahrain, May 13-14, 2003. (Won First Prize Award).
  30. Al-Hamouz Z. Al-Duwaish H., A. Mantawy, I. El-Amin, and A. Al-Faraj “A Genetic Algorithm Based Transmission Expansion Planning”, European Power and Energy Systems: EuroPES 2003, pp. 650-653, Marbella, Spain, September 3-5, 2003.
  31. Naji A. Al-Musabi, Al-Hamouz Z. , H. N. Al-Duwaish, and S. Al-Baiyat; “Variable Structure Load Frequency Controller Using Particle Swarm Optimization Technique”, 10th IEEE International conference on electronics, circuits and systems, ICECS2003, Sharjah, UAE, pp. 380-383, December 14-17, 2003.
  32. Naji A. Al-Musabi, H. N. Al-Duwaish, Al-Hamouz Z., Samir Al-Baiyat, “Variable Structure Load Frequency Controller: Optimal Design and Chattering Reduction using Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm”, OPTIM’04, Brasov, Romania, May 20-22, 2004.
  33. M. Abu-Sada, Al-Hamouz Z. and M Al-Hagin, “Distribution Transformer Design Optimization Based on a Nonlinear Programming Algorithm”, OPTIM’04, Brasov, Romania, May 20-22, 2004.
  34. M. Abu-Sada, and Al-Hamouz Z., “Cost Effective Design of Distribution Transformer using a Nonlinear Programming Algorithm”, 2nd IEEE-GCC Conference, Manama, Bahrain, pp. 294-298, November 23-25, 2004.
  35. Al-Hamoudi I. and Al-Hamouz Z., “Field and Laboratory Performance Evaluation of SiR Insulators in the Eastern Coastal Area of Saudi Arabia”, 2004 International Conference on Solid Dielectrics, Toulouse, France, July 5-9, 2004.
  36. Al-Hamouz Z. A. Mantawy, El-Amin I, and Al-Duwaish H., and Al-Faraj A, “Transmission Expansion Planning Based on Tabu Search Algorithm”, 16th European Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Valencia-Spain, pp. 953-954, August 22-27, 2004.
  37. Al-Hamouz Z., Al-Duwaish H., and Al-Musabi N, “Optimal Design of a Sliding Mode AGC Controller: Application to Nonlinear Interconnected Models”, IFAC CAO-2009 Conference, Finland, May 6-8, 2009.
  38. Al-Hamouz Z and El-Hamouz A., ” Electrohydrodynamic (EHD) Flow in Wire-Duct Electrostatic Precipitators: Numerical and Experimental Findings”, 2009 International Symposium on Electrohydrodynamics –Faculty of Engineering, UNIMAS, Malaysia, March 25 -27, 2009.
  39. Al-Duwaish H., Yusuf M., and Al-Hamouz Z., “PSO Based Nonlinear Predictive Control of Single Area Load Frequency Control”, IFAC CAO-2009 Conference, Finland, May 6-8, 2009.
  40. Vouk A., Asiri Y. and Al-Hamouz Z., “Online PD Monitoring Insures Reliable Operation of 24000 hp Motors in the Saudi Arabian Deserts”, INSUCON 2009, Birmingham, May 26-28, 2009.
  41. M. A. Hassan, M. A. Abido and Al-Hamouz Z., “Optimal Design of Autonomous Microgrid Using Particle Swarm Optimization” Jeddah-Saudi Arabia, December 2011.
  42. M. Waqas Khalid and Al-Hamouz, Z., “Transmission Lines Induced Currents in Human Bodies using Charge Simulation Method”, IEEE International Power and Energy Conference (PECON 2012), 2 -5 Dec 2012, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia.
  43. Bin Thabit, M. Al-Hamouz Z. and Al-Duwaish, H., “Design of a nonlinear model predictive controller to enhance single machine infinite bus stability”, IEEE Conference on Energy Conversion, CENCON, Mayasia, November 2014, pp. 122-12.
  44. Maraaba L, Al-Duwaish H and Al-Hamouz Z, On an Accurate Estimation of HV Insulators Contamination: Combined Image Statistical Features and Neural Networks Approach”, Proceedings of the International Conference on Power Systems, Energy, Environment, Interlaken, Switzerland, pp.160-165, Feb 22-24, 2014
  45. Maraaba L, Al-Hamouz Z, Al-Duwaish H, “Estimation of high voltage insulator contamination using a combined image processing and artificial neural networks”, Proceedings of the 2014 IEEE 8th International Power Engineering and Optimization Conference, PEOCO 2014, pp. 214-219
  46. Ssennoga T and Al-Hamouz Z, “Optimal hybrid renewable-based distributed generation system with feed-in tariffs and ranking technique”, Proceedings of the 2014 IEEE 8th International Power Engineering and Optimization Conference, PEOCO 2014, pp. 115-120.
  47. Bin Thabit, M. Al-Hamouz Z. and Al-Duwaish, H., “Nonlinear model predictive speed tracking controller for wind turbines”, 2015 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology, ICIT 2015; Seville; Spain, pp. 2794-2799.
  48. Mukhtiar U, Al-Hamouz Z, Abido M, and Mufti M., “Improved stability index of a power system based upon optimal placement of wind farms using differential evolution”, Proceedings of the Intelligent Systems Applications to Power Systems (ISAP), Porto Potugal, Sept. 2015.
  49. L. Maraaba, Al-Hamouz Z., M. Abido, “Modeling and Simulation of Line Start Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motors with Asymmetrical Stator Windings”, IECON 2016.
  50. MD Shafiullah, Muhammad Ijaz, M. Abido, Al-Hamouz Z, “Optimized support vector machine & wavelet transform for distribution grid fault location”, 11th IEEE International Conference on Compatibility, Power Electronics and Power Engineering (CPE-POWERENG), pp. 77-82, 4-6 April 2017, Cadiz, Spain.
  51. Alam, M.S., Hussein, A., Abido, M.A., Al-Hamouz, Z.M., “VSC-HVDC system stability augmentation with bridge type fault current limiter”, 2017 6th International Conference on Clean Electrical Power: Renewable Energy Resources Impact, ICCEP 2017, pp. 531-535.
  52. Mauricio Torres, Al-Hamouz, Z.M, and Ying Shang,” Development of a Mechatronics and Robotics Engineering Program to be Implemented at Northeast Indiana Region”, CIEC 2022, Tempe, AZ, Feb. 9-11, 2022.
  53. Mauricio, T., Ying Shang, and Al-Hamouz Z, “Developing Certificate Programs and Micro-credentials to Meet the Northeast Indiana Industry Needs”, 2024 CIEC ASEE Conference.

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