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College / Department
Teaching areas
Microprocessors, Microcontrollers, Embedded Systems, Cyber Physical Systems, Programmable Logic Controllers and SCADA.
Research areas
Embedded Systems, Industrial Internet of Things,Smart Grid, Smart Manufacturing and industry 4.0 Applications in Smart Cities.
Education
PhD, Electrical Engineering, Vanderbulit University, United States, 1990
Master, Master In Electrical Engineering, Polytechnic University (Polytechnic Institute of Technology, Brooklyn New York)., United States, 1986
BS, Electrical Engineering, Aleppo University, Syria, 1979
Professional experience
Professor, College Of Engineering, American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE, United Arab Emirates, 2000 - Present
Associate/assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering Department, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi A, 1991 - 2000
R&d Engineer, Magnetic Separation System, Nashville, TN, USA, TN, United States, 1988 - 1991
Memberships
IEEE- Senior Member, International, January 1986
Syria Engineering Syndicate, September 1979
Contact
+971 6 515 2939
Dr. Abdulrahman Al-Ali
Professor
PhD, Vanderbulit University, United States
Prof. Al-Ali is with computer science and engineering at the American University of Sharjah since Sept 2000. He previously with the electrical engineering Dept., at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals in Saudi Arabia between 1991-2000. Abdul-Rahman Al-Ali's research and teaching interests include embedded systems hardware and software architectures, interface and programming, Cyber physical systems an IoT applications in smart cities including smart grid, remote monitoring and control industrial plants. Dr. Al-Ali has More that 100 publications, one US patent and one European ...
Publications
Salam Dhou, Ahmad Al Nabulsi, Abdulrahman Al-ali, Mariam Arshi, Fatima Darwish, Sara Almaazm And Reem Alameeri. An IoT machine learning-based mobile sensors unit for visually impaired people, Sensors 22 (14), 5202, 12 July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2022
Fatema Elwy, Raafat Aburukba And Abdulrahman Al-ali. Role of Fog Computing in Smart Spaces
Sakib Shahriar, Jayroop Ramesh, Mohammed Towheed, Taha Ameen, Assim Sagahyroon And Abdulrahman Al-ali. Narrative Integrated Career Exploration Platform, (Journal), Frontiers In Education, March 2022
Jayroop Ramesh, Abdulrahman Al-ali, Ahmad Al Nabulsi, Ahmed Osman-ahmed And Mostafa Shaaban. Deep Learning Approach for Smart Home Appliances Monitoring and Classification (Conference), January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2022
Sakib Shahriar And Abdulrahman Al-ali. Impacts of COVID-19 on Electric Vehicle Charging Behavior: Data Analytics, Visualization, and Clustering (Journal), Journal Of Applied System Innovation, January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2022
Raafat Aburukba, Ar Al-ali, Ahmed Riaz, Ahmed Riaz, Danayal Khan, Shavaiz Khan And Moustafa Amer. Fog Computing Approach for Shared Mobility in Smart Cities (Journal), Energies, December 2021
Sakib Shahriar, A. R. Al-ali, Ahmed Osman-ahmed, Salam Dhou And Mais Nijim. Prediction of EV Charging Behavior Using Machine Learning (Journal), Ieee Access, September 2021
A. R. Al-ali, Raafat Aburukba, Ah Riaz, Ahmad Al Nabulsi, D Khan, S Khan And M Amer. IoT-Based Shared Community Transportation System Using e-Bikes (Conference), June 2021
Abdulrahman Al-ali, Ragini Gupta, Tasneem Zaman Batool, Taha Landolsi, Fadi Aloul And Ahmad Al Nabulsi. Digital Twin Conceptual Model within the Context of Internet of Things (Journal), Future Internet, September 2020
Ragini Gupta, Abdulrahman Al-ali, Imran Zualkernan And Sajal Das. Big Data Energy Management, Analytics and Visualization for Residential Areas (Journal), Ieee Access, August 2020
Sakib Shahriar, Abdulrahman Al-ali, Ahmed Osman-ahmed, Salam Dhou And Mais Nijim. Machine Learning Approaches for EV Charging Behavior: A Review (Journal), Ieee Access, August 2020
Mostafa Shaaban, Amal Alarif, Mohamed Mokhtar, Usman Tariq, Ahmed Osman-ahmed And Abdulrahman Al-ali. A New Data‐Based Dust Estimation Unit for PV Panels (Journal), Energies, 13 July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2020
Jayroop Ramesh, Raafat Aburukba And Abdulrahman Al-ali. Big Data and IoT System for Utility Power Planning using Commercial Cloud Database (Conference), June 2020
Anwar Elsheikh, Bashayer Almarzooqi, Maryam Alsaedi, Ahmad Al Nabulsi, Abdulrahman Al-ali And Assim Sagahyroon. IoT-Based Vehicle Accident Monitoring and Reporting System (Conference), January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2020
Abdulrahman Al-ali, Ahmad Nabulsi, Shayok Mukhopadhyay, Mohammad Awal, Sheehan Fernandes And Khalil Ailabouni. IoT-solar energy powered smart farm irrigation system (Journal), Journal Of Electronic Science And Technology, December 2019
Mohammed Elnawawy, Abid Farhan, Ahmad Al Nabulsi, Abdulrahman Al-ali And Assim Sagahyroon. Role of FPGA in Internet of Things Applications, 2019 Ieee International Symposium On Signal Processing And Information Technology (isspit), 2019
Ahmed Fahmy, Hunain Altaf, Ahmad Al Nabulsi, Abdulrahman Al-ali And Raafat Aburukba. Role of RFID technology in smart city applications, 2019 International Conference On Communications, Signal Processing, And Their Applications (iccspa), 2019
Sarah Khan, Ramsha Qamar, Rahma Zaheen, Abdulrahman Al-ali, Ahmad Al Nabulsi And Hasan Al-nashash. Internet of things based multi-sensor patient fall detection system, Healthcare Technology Letters, 2019
Miraal Kamal, Manal Atif, Hafsa Mujahid, Tamer Shanableh, Abdulrahman Al-ali And Ahmad Al Nabulsi. IoT based smart city bus stops, Future Internet, 2019
Abdulrahman Al-ali, Ahmad Al Nabulsi, Shayok Mukhopadhyay, Mohammad Awal, Sheehan Fernandes And Khalil Ailabouni. IoT-solar energy powered smart farm irrigation system, Journal Of Electronic Science And Technology, 2019
Mohammed Elnawawy, Abid Farhan, Ahmad Nabulsi, A. Al-ali And Assim Sagahyroon. Role of FPGA in Internet of Things Applications, 1 December 2019
S. Khan, S. Qamar, R. Zaheen, A. Al-ali, A. Al-nabulsi And H. Al-nashash. IoT Based Multi-Sensor Patient Fall Detection System, Iet Healthcare Technology Letters, 14 November 2019
Manal Kamal, Mira Atif, Hafsa Mujahid, Tamer Shanableh, Abdulrahman Al-ali And Ahmad Al-nabulsi. IoT Based Smart City Bus Stops, Future Internet, 26 October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2019
Abdulrahman Al-ali. Role of RFID Technology in Smart City Applications, March 2019
Omar Hamdan, Hassan Shanableh, Inas Zaki, A. Al-ali And Tamer Shanableh. IoT-Based Interactive Dual Mode Smart Home Automation, 6 March 2019
Ragini Gupta, Abdulrahman Al-ali, Imran Zualkernan And Sajal Das. Energy Big Data Management, Analytics and Visualization for Residential Areas, Ieee Transactions On Consumer Electronics
Abdulrahman Al-ali, Ragini Gupta And Ahmad Al Nabulsi. Cyber physical systems role in manufacturing technologies, 2018
A. Al-ali, Taha Tlandolsi, M. Hassan, M. Ezzeddine, M. Abdelsalam And M. Baseet. An IoT-Based Smart Utility Meter, 20 November 2018
Areej Essa, Tariq Al-shoura, Ahmad Al Nabulsi, A. Al-ali And Fadi Aloul. Cyber Physical Sensors System Security: Threats, Vulnerabilities, and Solutions, 20 November 2018
Abdulrahman Al-ali, Ragini Gupta And Ahmad Al Nabulsi. Conference, April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2018
A. Al-ali, Ragini Gupta And Ahmad Nabulsi. Cyber physical systems role in manufacturing technologies, 19 April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2018
Moamin Albayed, Abdulrahman Al-ali And Mostafa Shaaban. Online fuzzy logic base algorithm for electricity price prediction, Journal Of Electronic Science And Technology, 1 December 2017
A. Al-ali, Imran Zualkernan, Mohammed Rashid, Ragini Gupta And Mazin Alikarar. A smart home energy management system using IoT and big data analytics approach, Ieee Transactions On Consumer Electronics, 1 November 2017
Abdulrahman Al-ali, Imran Zualkernan, Mohammed Rashid, Ragini Gupta And Mazin Alikarar. A Smart Home Energy Management System Using IoT and Big Data Analytics Approach, Ieee Transactions On Consumer Electronics, 1 November 2017
Raafat Aburukba, Abdulrahman Al-ali, Mohammed Rashid And Rizwan Hassan. Internet of Things Cloud Framework for Smart Home, Journal Of Electronic Science And Technology, December 2016
Raafat Aburukba, A. Al-ali, Taha Landolsi, Mohammed Rashid And Rizwan Hassan. IoT based energy management for residential area, 25 July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2016
Raafat Aburukba, A. Al-ali, Nourhan Kandil And Diala Abudamis. Configurable ZigBee-based control system for people with multiple disabilities in smart homes, 28 April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2016
Salsabeel Shapsough, Fatma Qatan, Raafat Aburukba, Fadi Aloul And A. Al Ali. Smart grid cyber security: Challenges and solutions, 15 April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2016
A. Al-ali, Murad Qasaimeh, Mamoun Al-mardinia, Suresh Radder And Imran Zualkernan. ZigBee-based irrigation system for home gardens, 6 April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2015
Abdulrahman Al-ali. Wireless Sensor Network Monitoring System for Highway Bridges, Proceedings Of The International Conference On Electrical And Information Technologies (iceit'15), Marrakech, Morroco, March 2015., 25 March 2015
Amro Al-radaideh, A. Al-ali, Salwa Bheiry And Sameer Alawnah. A wireless sensor network monitoring system for highway bridges, 1 January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2015
Ban Al-omar, Taha Landolsi And A. Al-ali. Evaluation of WiMAX technology in smart grid communications, Journal Of Communications, 1 January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2015
Ahmed Osman-ahmed, Abdulrahman Al-ali, H. Khalil, K. Prem, M. Haider And M. Eskander. Distributed Air-Conditioning Energy Management System within the Smart Grid Context, Journal Of Electronic Science And Technology, March 2014
Ahmet Zarqa, Tarik Ozkul And A. Al-ali. A study toward development of an assessment method for measuring computational intelligence of smart device interfaces, International Journal Of Mathematics And Computers In Simulation, 1 January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2014
Ayesha Hafeez, Nourhan Kandil, Ban Al-omar, Taha Landolsi And A. Al-ali. Smart home area networks protocols within the smart grid context, Journal Of Communications, 1 January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2014
Hesham Omran, Lutfi Albasha And Abdulrahman Al-ali. Design and implementation of a low-cost multiple-range digital phase detector, International Journal Of Electronics, 2012
Abdulrahman Al-ali. Smart Home Renewable Energy Management System, December 2011
Assim Sagahyroon, Abdulrahman Al-ali, F Sajwani, A Al-muhairi And E Shahenn. Assessing the feasibility of using RFID technology in airports, 2007
Conference Presentations
Smart Cities Technologies from the ground to the cloud-Shahba-University-Aleppo-SYR, Webinar, March 2022
Digital Citizenship day- Oct -2021, Al Nahda National School Abu Dhabi, October 2021
Smart Cities Applications Enable Technologies: from the Ground to the cloud-Oct-2021, Uae-ieee Youth Chapter, October 2021
Digital Twins Rising Role in Smart Cities Applications-Japan-06-2021, The 5th International Conference On Smart Grid And Smart Cities (icsgsc-21),, June 2021
Sharjah Sustainable City AUS, Meeting, April 2021
Smart Cities from the Ground to the Cloud: Technologies and Services, Arab Ict Forum 2020, December 2020
Smart Cities Application",, Meeting, November 2020
Smart-Cities-Talk-4-RTA-Dubai-July-2020., July 2020
Speaker-Panel discussion on Hiring for the 4th Industrial Revolution,, Panel Discussion, July 2020
Smart Manufacturing Enabling Technologies in Smart City, Uae Society Of Engineers, Uae, April 2020
Internet of Things Role in Smart Cities Applications, Ieee International Symposium On Signal Processing And Information, December 2019
Smart Manufacturing Enabling Technologies in Smart City, Ieee International Conference On Smart Grid And Smart Cities And International Conference On Energy, Electrical And Power Engineering (ceepe 2019), June 2019
Grants and sponsorships
Grant, Smart Cane for Visually Impaired Children using IoT and AI, Sandooq Al Watan, 28 February 2020 - 22 December 2020
Grant, Autonomous Vehicle Detection and Monitoring System, Sandooq Al Watan, March 2019 - 20 December 2020
Grant, Smart Campus Mobility, CRO-Office-AUS, October 2019 - May 2020
Grant, Long-term assessment of Photo-voltaic Generation in UAE: Environmental impacts and mitigations, AUS-EFRG2, 01 September 2018 - 31 May 2020
Grant, A Comparison of Big Data Architectures for Smart Energy, FRG2-AUS, 1 September 2017 - 31 May 2020
Awards and Honors
Best paper Award, A. R. Al-Ali;Raafat Aburukba;A. H. Riaz;Ahmad Al Nabulsi;D. Khan;S. Khan;M. Amer- Tokyo, Japan, 2021 5th International Conference on Smart Grid and Smart Cities (ICSGSC), A. R. Al-Ali, Raafat Aburukba, A. H. Riaz, Ahmad Al Nabulsi, D. Khan, S. Khan, M. Amer, June 2021
1st Place Award: Smart Campus Mobility- CEN-CSE Senior Design Projects 2020 Competition, CEN 2020 Senior Design Projects Competition, First Place Award: Smart Campus Mobility Senior project I am the advisor and we have got undergraduate research grant from the AUS-CRO office Academic Year 2019-2020...
1st Place Award: Smart Retail Shelf- CEN-IEN Senior Design Projects 2020 Competition, CEN-Senior Design Projects 2020 Competition, 7 May 2020
2020 winners of the IEEE Consumer Electronics Society Chester Sall Award for the First place best paper in the IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics, IEEE Consumer Electronics Society Chester Sall Award, January 2020
Best paper award, International Conference on Recent Advances in Science, Technology & Engineering, 7 January 2020
AUS wins first place at IEEE 37th International Conference on Consumer Electronics poster competition, IEEE Consumer Electronics, Las Vegas, USA, Jan 2019, The graduation project of American University of Sharjah (AUS) computer science and engineering alumni titled “Internet of Things (IOT)-based...
Second Place award: Gulf Traffic Driving Innovation - intelligent solution - 2018, Gulf Traffic,, Project name: IoT Smart Vehicle Blackbox, Winning the 2nd place in the 2 categories which Project Name: Judge's Choice Award and People's Choice Award. SudentsL Bashayer Al-Marzooqi, Anwar...
Annual Engineering Design and Innovation Competition and Exposition (EDICE), CEN-AUS, Best senior project awards in the electrical engineering dept., 1 May 2018
First place award: smart utility meter, the Future Generation Undergraduate category of the Middle East Electricity Awards 2017, Middle East Electricity Conference and exhibition 2017., 6 March 2017
The second place award in Renewable Energy Competition, "Project: Renewable Energy Based Smart Irrigation System,, Awarad by Arab-German Young Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Jan, 2017., 17 January 2017