Visiting Scholar Program (VSP) -2-
26-28 August 2008
The Visiting Scholar Program (VSP) -2- was held at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina in August 2008, featuring Professor Mohamed El-Sharkawi, Lab Director, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Washington.
Biography of Scholar
Professor Mohamed El-Sharkawi
Lab Director
Department of Electrical Engineering
University of Washington
- Vice President for Technical Activities of the IEEE Neural Networks Society.
- Editor/co-editor of several IEEE tutorial books on Intelligent Systems and Applications.
- Member of the administrative committee of the IEEE Neural Networks Council representing the Power Engineering Society.
- Multi- Media Tutorial Chair of the neural network Society.
- Founding Chairman of numerous IEEE task forces and working groups and subcommittees.
- Member of the editorial board and associate editor of several journals.
- Organized and taught several international tutorials on intelligent systems applications, power quality and power systems.
- Chairman of the IEEE International Electric Machines and Drives, Seattle , May 1999.
- Founder of the international conference on the Application of Neural Networks to Power Systems (ANNPS).
- Co-founder of the international conference on Intelligent Systems Applications to Power (ISAP).
- Organized and chaired numerous panel and special sessions in IEEE and other conferences.
- Consultant on electric safety, operation and control of electric systems, devices and circuits, and intelligent systems.
- Published over 200 papers and book chapters in his research areas.
Publications
El-Sharkawi’s Textbooks
- Fundamentals of Electric Drives ( Brooks/Cole,2000).
- Electric Energy: An Introduction (CRC Press, 2004).
El-Sharkawi’s Research/Editorial Books
- Evolutionary Computation Techniques for Power System Optimization (IFAC, 2004)
- Evolutionary Computation and Applications (IEEE, 2000)
- Modern Heuristic Optimization Techniques with Applications to Power Systems (IEEE, 2002.)
- Artificial Neural Networks with Applications to Power Systems (IEEE, 1996)
Patents
| Patent Number |
Patent Title |
| 15,644,463 |
Adaptive sequential controller with minimum switching energy |
| 25,361,184 |
Adaptive sequential controller |
| 35,180,963 |
Optically triggered high voltage switch network and method for switching a high voltage |
| 45,134,356 |
Reactive power compensator |
| 54,677,364 |
Reactive power compensating system |
Schedule of Visiting Scholar Program -2-
1. Smart Grid: The Future Distribution Network
Date: 26 August 2008
2. Technical Writing: How to Successfully Write Research Proposals, Papers, Theses and Reports Workshop
Date: 27-28 August 2008
