Profile

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
Master, Master in Electrical Engineering, Polytechnic University (Polytechnic Institute of Technology, Brooklyn New York)., United States
BS, Electrical Engineering, Aleppo University, Syria
Professional experience
Professor at American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE, United Arab Emirates(2000 - Present)
Associate/Assistant Professor at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi A(1991 - 2000)
R&D Engineer at Magnetic Separation System, Nashville, TN, USA, United States(1988 - 1991)
Memberships
IEEE- Senior Member, 1986 - present
Syria Engineering Syndicate, 1979 - present
Contact
+971 6 515 2939
Professor Abdulrahman Al-Ali
Professor
PhD in Electrical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, USA
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 patent. He has been a keynote and an invited speaker at several conferences. He is a senior member of the IEEE.
Publications
Abdulrahman Al-Ali, Ragini Gupta, Tasneem Zaman Batool , Taha Landolsi, Fadi Aloul, Ahmad Al Nabulsi, Digital Twin Conceptual Model within the Context of Internet of Things, Published, Future Internet, 12, 10, pp. 1-15, 2020
Ragini Gupta, Abdulrahman Al-Ali, Imran Zualkernan, Sajal Das, Big Data Energy Management, Analytics and Visualization for Residential Areas, Published, IEEE Access, 8, pp. 156153 - 156164, 2020
sakib Shahriar, Abdulrahman Al-Ali, Ahmed Osman-Ahmed, Salam Dhou, Mais Nijim, Machine Learning Approaches for EV Charging Behavior: A Review, Published, IEEE Access, 8, pp. 68980 - 168993, 2020
Jayroop Ramesh, Raafat Aburukba, Abdulrahman Al-Ali, Big Data and IoT System for Utility Power Planning using Commercial Cloud Database, Published, pp. 1-6, 2020
Mostafa Shaaban, Amal Alarif, Mohamed Mokhtar, Usman Tariq, Ahmed Osman-Ahmed, Abdulrahman Al-Ali, A New Data-Based Dust Estimation Unit for PV Panels, Submitted, Energies, 2020
Anwar Elsheikh, Bashayer Almarzooqi, Maryam Alsaedi, Ahmad Al Nabulsi, Abdulrahman Al-Ali, Assim Sagahyroon, IoT-Based Vehicle Accident Monitoring and Reporting System, Published, 1, 2020
Abdulrahman Al-Ali, Ahmad Nabulsi, Shayok Mukhopadhyay, Mohammad Awal, Sheehan Fernandes, Khalil Ailabouni, IoT-solar energy powered smart farm irrigation system, Published, Journal of Electronic Science and Technology, 17, 4, pp. 1-14, 2019
Mohammed Elnawawy, Abid Farhan, Ahmad Al Nabulsi, Abdulrahman Al-Ali, Assim Sagahyroon, Role of FPGA in Internet of Things Applications, Published, pp. 1--6, 2019
Ahmed Fahmy, Hunain Altaf, Ahmed Al Nabulsi, Abdulrahman Al-Ali, Raafat Aburukba, Role of RFID technology in smart city applications, Published, pp. 1--6, 2019
Sarah Khan, Ramsha Qamar, Rahma Zaheen, Abdulrahman Al-Ali, Ahmad Al Nabulsi, Hasan Al-Nashash, Internet of things based multi-sensor patient fall detection system, Published, Healthcare Technology Letters, 6, 5, pp. 132--137, 2019
Miraal Kamal, Manal Atif, Hafsa Mujahid, Tamer Shanableh, Abdulrahman Al-Ali, Ahmad Al Nabulsi, IoT based smart city bus stops, Published, Future Internet, 11, 11, pp. 227, 2019
Abdulrahman Al-Ali, Ahmad Al Nabulsi, Shayok Mukhopadhyay, Mohammad Awal, Sheehan Fernandes, Khalil Ailabouni, IoT-solar energy powered smart farm irrigation system, Published, Journal of Electronic Science and Technology, 17, 4, pp. 100017, 2019
Mohammed Elnawawy, Abid Farhan, Ahmad Nabulsi, A. Al-Ali, Assim Sagahyroon, Role of FPGA in Internet of Things Applications, Published, 2019
S. Khan, S. Qamar, R. Zaheen, A. Al-Ali, A. Al-Nabulsi, H. Al-Nashash, IoT Based Multi-Sensor Patient Fall Detection System, Published, IET Healthcare Technology Letters, 6, 5, pp. 132–137, 2019
Manal Kamal, Mira Atif, Hafsa Mujahid, Tamer Shanableh, Abdulrahman Al-Ali, Ahmad Al-Nabulsi, IoT Based Smart City Bus Stops, Published, Future Internet, 11, 11, 2019
Abdulrahman Al-Ali, Role of RFID Technology in Smart City Applications , Published, 2019
Omar Hamdan, Hassan Shanableh, Inas Zaki, A. Al-Ali, Tamer Shanableh, IoT-Based Interactive Dual Mode Smart Home Automation, Published, 2019
Ragini Gupta, Abdulrahman Al-Ali, Imran Zualkernan, Sajal Das, Energy Big Data Management, Analytics and Visualization for Residential Areas, Submitted, IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics, 2019
Abdulrahman Al-Ali, Ragini Gupta, Ahmad Al Nabulsi, Cyber physical systems role in manufacturing technologies, Published, 1957, 1, pp. 050007, 2018
A. Al-Ali, Taha tlandolsi, M. Hassan, M. Ezzeddine, M. Abdelsalam, M. Baseet, An IoT-Based Smart Utility Meter, Published, pp. 80-83, 2018
Areej Essa, Tariq Al-Shoura, Ahmad Al Nabulsi, A. Al-Ali, Fadi Aloul, Cyber Physical Sensors System Security: Threats, Vulnerabilities, and Solutions, Published, pp. 62-67, 2018
Abdulrahman Al-Ali, Ragini Gupta, Ahmad Al Nabulsi, Conference, Published, 2018
A. Al-Ali, Ragini Gupta, Ahmad Nabulsi, Cyber physical systems role in manufacturing technologies, Published, 1957, 2018
Moamin Albayed, Abdulrahman Al-Ali, Mostafa Shaaban, Online fuzzy logic base algorithm for electricity price prediction, Published, Journal of Electronic Science and Technology, 15, 4, pp. 371-376, 2017
A. Al-Ali, Imran Zualkernan, Mohammed Rashid, Ragini Gupta, Mazin Alikarar, A smart home energy management system using IoT and big data analytics approach, Published, IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics, 63, 4, pp. 426-434, 2017
Abdulrahman Al-Ali, Imran Zualkernan, Mohammed Rashid, Ragini Gupta, Mazin AliKarar, A Smart Home Energy Management System Using IoT and Big Data Analytics Approach, Published, IEEE Transactions on Consumer ElectronicS, 63, 4, pp. 426-436, 2017
Raafat Aburukba, Abdulrahman Al-Ali, Mohammed Rashid, Rizwan Hassan, Internet of Things Cloud Framework for Smart Home, Published, Journal of Electronic Science and Technology, 14, 4, pp. 319-327, 2016
Raafat Aburukba, A. Al-Ali, Taha Landolsi, Mohammed Rashid, Rizwan Hassan, IoT based energy management for residential area, Published, 2016
Raafat Aburukba, A. Al-Ali, Nourhan Kandil, Diala Abudamis, Configurable ZigBee-based control system for people with multiple disabilities in smart homes, Published, 2016
Salsabeel Shapsough, Fatma Qatan, Raafat Aburukba, Fadi Aloul, A. Al Ali, Smart grid cyber security: Challenges and solutions, Published, pp. 170-175, 2016
A. Al-Ali, Murad Qasaimeh, Mamoun Al-Mardinia, Suresh Radder, Imran Zualkernan, ZigBee-based irrigation system for home gardens, Published, 2015
Abdulrahman Al-Ali, Wireless Sensor Network Monitoring System for Highway Bridges, Published, Proceedings of the International Conference on Electrical and Information Technologies (ICEIT'15), Marrakech, Morroco, March 2015., pp. 1-5, 2015
Amro Al-Radaideh, A. Al-Ali, Salwa Bheiry, Sameer Alawnah, A wireless sensor network monitoring system for highway bridges, Published, pp. 119-124, 2015
Ban Al-Omar, Taha Landolsi, A. Al-Ali, Evaluation of WiMAX technology in smart grid communications, Published, Journal of Communications, 10, 10, pp. 804-811, 2015
Ahmed Osman-Ahmed, Abdulrahman Al-Ali, H. Khalil, K. Prem, M. Haider, M. Eskander, Distributed Air-Conditioning Energy Management System within the Smart Grid Context, Published, Journal of Electronic Science and Technology, 12, 1, 2014
Ahmet Zarqa, Tarik Ozkul, A. Al-Ali, A study toward development of an assessment method for measuring computational intelligence of smart device interfaces, Published, International Journal of Mathematics and Computers in Simulation, 8, 1, pp. 87-93, 2014
Ayesha Hafeez, Nourhan Kandil, Ban Al-Omar, Taha Landolsi, A. Al-Ali, Smart home area networks protocols within the smart grid context, Published, Journal of Communications, 9, 9, pp. 665-671, 2014
Hesham Omran, Lutfi Albasha, Abdulrahman Al-Ali, Design and implementation of a low-cost multiple-range digital phase detector, Published, International Journal of Electronics, 99, 6, pp. 777--795, 2012
Abdulrahman Al-Ali, Smart Home Renewable Energy Management System, Published, 2011
Assim Sagahyroon, Abdulrahman Al-Ali, F Sajwani, A Al-Muhairi, E Shahenn, Assessing the feasibility of using RFID technology in airports, Published, pp. 1--5, 2007
Conference Presentations
Abdulrahman Al-Ali, Smart Manufacturing Enabling Technologies in Smart City, UAE Society of Engineers, UAE, Sharjah, Sharjah, April, 2020
Abdulrahman Al-Ali, Internet of Things Role in Smart Cities Applications, IEEE International Symposium on Signal Processing and Information, Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, December, 2019
Abdulrahman Al-Ali, 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), San Francisco , california , United States, June, 2019
Grants and sponsorships
Smart Cane for Visually Impaired Children using IoT and AI, Sandooq Al Watan, 2020
Autonomous Vehicle Detection and Monitoring System, Federal, 2020
Smart Campus Mobility , American University of Sharjah, 2020
Long-term assessment of Photo-voltaic Generation in UAE: Environmental impacts and mitigations, American University of Sharjah, 2020
A Comparison of Big Data Architectures for Smart Energy, American University of Sharjah, 2020
Awards and Honors
Received, 1st Place Award: Smart Campus Mobility- CEN-CSE Senior Design Projects 2020 Competition , CEN 2020 Senior Design Projects Competition, 2020
Received, 1st Place Award: Smart Retail Shelf- CEN-IEN Senior Design Projects 2020 Competition , CEN-Senior Design Projects 2020 Competition , 2020
Received, 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, 2020
Received, Best paper award , International Conference on Recent Advances in Science, Technology & Engineering, 2020
Received, AUS wins first place at IEEE 37th International Conference on Consumer Electronics poster competition, IEEE Consumer Electronics, Las Vegas, USA, Jan 2019, 2019
Received, Second Place award: Gulf Traffic Driving Innovation - intelligent solution - 2018, Gulf Traffic, , 2018
, Annual Engineering Design and Innovation Competition and Exposition (EDICE), CEN-AUS, 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., 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., 2017
Other creative/research
Keynote: Smart Energy within the Context of Internet of Things and Could Competing,3rd Int. Conf. on Power and Energy Systems Engineering (CPESE 2016),September 8-12, 2016 | Kyushu Institute of Technology, Kitakyushu, Japan
Plenary Session Keynote Speaker- Smart Grids Enablers: “Cloud Computing Paradigm as Smart Grid Enabling Technology”, 2014 IEEE Innovative Smart Grid Technologies (ISGT) Conference- Asia, May 2014
“Role of Information Technology in the Smart Grid” Emerging Trends in Computer International Conference on Science & information Technology, 30th March, 2013 at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Keynote Speaker on “Smart Grid” at the (IEEE International Conference on Smart Grid and Clean Energy Technologies, Oct. 2012), Hong Kong.
Keynote Speaker on “Smart Grid” at the IEEE Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference (ISGT), Dec 17-20, 2011.