MAAMAR TALEB Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering University of Bahrain P.O.Box 32038, ISA Town Kingdom of Bahrain E-mail: [email protected] Mobile: (973) 39 15 15 20 Office Phone (973) 17 87 61 48 Home Phone (973) 17 62 01 92 Fax Number (973) 17 68 09 24 Background Summary • Experience in teaching different courses in electrical engineering • Experience in writing technical research proposals • Extensive background in numerical analysis techniques • Familiarity with MATLAB, LABVIEW, EMTP and SPICE computer programs. Education • 1986 – 1990: Ph.D. In Electrical & Computer Engineering Clarkson University, Potsdam, New York ``An Assessment of Power System Harmonics Generation'' • 1984 – 1986: Master of Sciences in Electric Power Engineering Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York ``Corona Losses in Transmission Lines '' • 1983 – 1984: Intensive English Course, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas • 1978 – 1983: State Engineer in Electrotechnics (Honors) University of Sciences and Technology of Wahran, Wahran, Algeria Personal Information Nationality : Bahraini Marital Status : Married, having four childreen Technical Activities : Chairman of IEEE/PES Bahrain Chapter, Senior Member of International Association of Computer Science and Information Technology (IACSIT). Spoken and Written Languages : English, Arabic, and French Major Work Experience • 09/1992 - Present: : Faculty Member in the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, University of Bahrain, Isa Town, Bahrain. (Associate Professor from April 2002 to present and Assistant Professor from september 1992 to April 2002 ): - Involved in teaching several courses in electrical engineering: power electronics, electric machines, electrical drives; power system dynamics, power system protection, power systems, power system analysis, AC & DC electric circuits, utilization of electric energy, and electrical installation. - Supervised several Electrical projects at a bachelor and technician levels. - Supervised a master thesis on "Subsynchronous Effect in Power Systems". - Investigator in a Deanship of Research (University of Bahrain)/Econoler Project. - Investigator in a research project titled ‘’An Energy Efficient Office Light System’’. - Chaired a task force committee reponsible of revising Electrical GCC Standards. Task force is a nominated by The National Technical Committee – Kingdom of Bahrain. - Member of Solar Power Station – EE Dept. – University of Bahrain. - Member of Accreditation Committee (ABET)– EE Dept., University of Bahrain. - Member of the Quality Assurance in Research Team (QAR)- College of Engineering- University of Bahrain - Member of the Senior Projects Committee- College of Engineering- University of Bahrain - Member of the Post-Graduate Committee- EE Dept. - University of Bahrain - Member of the College Image and Publicity Committee - College of Engineering- University of Bahrain. - Member of the College Promotion Committee - College of Engineering- University of Bahrain. - Member of the ABET College Senior Projects Committee - College of Engineering- University of Bahrain. - Member of the Editorial Board of the Scientific Research News Letter, issued by the Deanship of Research- University of Bahrain. - Member of Research Activities and Publication Committee - Deanship of Research- University of Bahrain. - Involved in many administrative committees in the department of electrical engineering: research, planning & development, seminar & social, and search & recruitment committees, coordinator of senior students projects, recorder of department council minutes. - Served ad a coordinator of the Power Engineering Forum, University of Bahrain, February 26, 2008. - Served as a coordinator of the organizing committee of the Symposium Development and Enhancement of Engineering Education, University of Bahrain, February 2004. - Served as a technical committee Chairman for the Open-Day: Academy-Industry Collaboration, University of Bahrain, February 26, 2000. - Reviewed a textbook entitled `` Electrical Machines Technology’’ for the Directorate of Programs at the Ministry of Education in Bahrain (1997). - Reviewed a textbook entitled `` Engineering Circuit Analysis’’ by Hayt/Kemmerly/Durbin for McGraw Hill Publishing Company ( September 1999). - Reviewed of a textbook entitled `` Electric Machines: Principles, Analysis, and Design’’ by Jimmie J. Cathey for McGraw-Hill Publishing Company (January 2000) - Reviewer for IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion, USA - Reviewer for IET Generation, Transmssion, and Distribution Proceedings, UK. - Reviewer for the Electric Power Components and Systems Journal – USA. - Member of the organizing Committee of the International Conference on Intelligent Systems (ICIS08), December 1-3, 2008, Manama, Bahrain. - Served as a technical reviewer for the 5th IEEE GCC Conference and Exhibition, Kuwait, November 2008. - Member of the International committee (Reviewer) of the 4th IEEE-GCC Conference and exhibition December 11-14, 2007, Manama, Bahrain. - Member of the International committee (Reviewer) of the 2007 IEEE International Conference on Signal Processing and Communications (ICSPC07), November 24-27, 2007, Dubai, UAE. - Served as a technical reviewer for First Baha Technical Meeting (BTM2004), Al- Baha – Saudi Arabia, April 3-5, 2004. - Served as a technical reviewer for the Student Projects Symposium, organized by IEEE Student Branch, University of Bahrain, May 1996. - Served as a member of the scientific committee for the IEEA Journal, University of Batna, Algeria. - Served as an international reviewer for the 2nd International Conference on Electrotechnics (ICEL’2000) – Oran- Algeria, November 2000. - Reviewer for Engineering Journal of Qatar University (Qatar) - Serving as reviewer of papers related to power systems areas for the Scientific Journals International. - Organized several sessions of a short course in power system protection. - Organized a short course on power electronics. - Organized several workshops '' Matlab/Simulink Toolbox Applications in Electrical Engineering''. - Organized several presentations about '' ETAP” software. - Examined a phd thesis and a number of master theses and projects (in Bahrain and in Algeria). • 7/90 - 6/92: Research Associate, Clarkson University, Potsdam, New York - Involved in research in power system modeling including generator and load modeling, power transfer capability, voltage collapse, aggregation of synchronous and induction machines, steady-State and transient stability, and multi-machine modeling. - Co-Investigator in a Clarkson/General Electric Project. • 8/86 - 05/90: Graduate Student, Clarkson University, Potsdam, New York Doctoral research in power system distribution and HVDC harmonics, validating the current injection technique, developing of an improved technique to estimate harmonics levels generated by AC/DC power converters, extending this technique for imbalance power systems operations, and application of it in a practical distribution system. • 1/89 - 5/90: Grader:, Clarkson University, Potsdam, New York Tutored students and graded homework's and exams in the following courses: energy conversion, electric power control, power system engineering, electromagnetic theory. • 8/88 - 6/89: Teaching Assistant:, Clarkson University, Potsdam, New York Taught senior and junior electrical engineering labs. - 1/83 - 2/83: SNS Company, Wahran, Algeria Engineering Practical Training-Power Division. Publications 1. M. Taleb, “A Grid-Connected Hybrid Wind-Solar Power System”, Accepted for publication in the Journal of Engineering Science & Technology (JESTECH), Vol. 12, Issue 6, pp. 1697-1708, June 2017. 2. U. Ahmed; S. M. S., Patwary; M. Taleb; and E. A-Rahman, “Energy Recovery from A Recreational Sports facility“, World Renewable Energy Congress WRECXVII, Manama, Bahrain, December 4-6, 2016 2. M. Taleb, “INTERCONNECTION OF A WIND DRIVEN INDUCTION MACHINE WITH THE POWER UTILITIES: A SIMULATION STUDY”, International Journal of Renewable Energy Technology (IJRET), Vol. 7, Issue 2, pp. 113-124, April 2016. DOI: 10.1504/IJRET.2016.076087 3. M. Taleb, "Interconnection of a Wind Driven DC Machine with the Power Utilities Grid ”, Journal of Technology Innovations In Renewable Energy, Vol. 2, Issue 4, pp. 306-313, November 2013. 4. M. Taleb, H. A. Salman , H. A. Jumaa , and H. A. Al-Mukharreq, "Performance of a Hybrid Wind- Grid- Load Energy System”, Journal of Technology Innovations In Renewable Energy, Vol. 1, Issue 1, pp. 48-53, September 2012. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/1929- 6002.2012.01.01.6 5. M. Taleb and N. Mansour, "A Self-Controlled Energy Efficient Office Light System ", Journal of the Association of Arab Universities for Basic and Applied Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 2, pp. 9-11,April 2012. http://ac.els- cdn.com/S1815385211000368/1-s2.0-S1815385211000368- main.pdf?_tid=113809c2-3e23-11e2-b30d- 00000aacb362&acdnat=1354633290_466dbfa5e48c7613b102bbc5179f4 283 6. M. Taleb, M. I. Hasan and M. M. Mansoor, “Performance of A Laboratory Static Var Compensator”, Published in the International Journal of Engineering & Technology / International Journal of Engineering and Sciences, Volume 11, Issue 2, pp. 147- 150, April 2011. http://www.ijens.org/Vol 11 I 02/118002-7474 IJET-IJENS.pdf 7. M. Taleb, “MATLAB/SIMULINK Models for Typical Soft Starting Means for a DC Motor”, Published in the International Journal of Electrical & Computer Sciences / International Journal of Engineering and Sciences, Volume 11, Issue 2, pp. 25- 30,