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  • Ala A. Hussein, PhD, SMIEEE

  • Job Title :

    Associate Professor

  • College :

    College of Engineering


  • Department :

    Electrical Engineering


• PhD in Electrical Engineering with global research, teaching, consulting & industry experience
• Senior Member, IEEE  |  Member, US National Academy of Inventors
• Expert in energy storage, battery charging, EVs, grid integration & solar energy
• Holder of 4 US patents and recipient of numerous research grants & excellence awards
• Author of 80+ journal & conference papers; ranked in Stanford’s top 2% most cited scientists worldwide

  • Ph.D., University of Central Florida, Orlando, USA, 2011.
  • M.S., University of Central Florida, Orlando, USA, 2008.
  • B.S., Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan, 2005.

 

Scholary Work

U.S. Patents

  1. Ala A. Hussein, "System and method for determining capacity of battery cell." U.S. Patent No. 12,038,482, July 16, 2024.

  2. Ala A. Hussein, Abdulmajeed Al-Abdusalam, Hasan Ali Alseni, Meenhal Al-Najjar, Hani Quraish.  "Method for recharging a vehicle battery." U.S. Patent Application 2024/0195204, June 13, 2024.

  3. Ala A. Hussein, Abdulmajeed Al-Abdusalam, Hasan Ali Alseni, Meenhal Al-Najjar, Hani Quraish. "Electric vehicle recharging circuit." U.S. Patent 12,003,131, June 4, 2024.

  4. Ala A. Hussein, Abdulmajeed Al-Abdusalam, Hasan Ali Alseni, Meenhal Al-Najjar, Hani Quraish. "System and methods for battery recharging." U.S. Patent 11,996,724, May 28, 2024.

 

Journal Publications

  1. Mohammad Rashwan, Karim Diab, Ahmed Elsergany, Mamoun F. Abdel-Hafez and Ala A. Hussein “An Adaptive, Model-Robust, PV Maximum Power Point Tracking Algorithm”, IEEE Access, Volume 13, pp. 76516-76527, May, 2025.
  2. Ahmad Yasin, Mamoun F. Abdel-Hafez, Ali Wadi, Ala A. Hussein and Sherif Ismail “Improved Capacity Estimation Method for Li-ion Battery Cells Using a Modified Kalman Filter and a Cell Thermal Model”, IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, Volume 74, 2025.
  3. Sherif Ismail, Ali Wadi, Mamoun F. Abdel-Hafez and Ala A. Hussein “A Noise-Resilient Observer for Enhanced Surface Temperature Estimation of Li-ion Battery Cells” IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, Volume 11, Issue 1, pp. 2467-2476, February, 2025.
  4. Mayuresh Savargaonkar, Isaiah Oyewole, Abdallah Chehade and Ala A. Hussein “Uncorrelated Sparse Autoencoder with Long Short-Term Memory for State-of-Charge Estimations in Lithium-ion Battery Cells”, IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, Volume 21, Issue 1, pp. 15-26, January, 2024.
  5. Ali Wadi, Wasim Al-Masri, Mamoun F. Abdel-Hafez and Ala A. Hussein “Probabilistic Voltage Fault Correction Method for Lithium-ion Batteries Using a Decentralized Cell Voltage Measurement Approach” IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, Volume 72, Issue 11, pp. 14166-14178, November, 2023.
  6. Ala A. Hussein “Sensorless Temperature Estimation for Li-ion Battery Cells: An Overview, Practical Considerations, Challenges and Future Trends”, IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, Volume 59, Issue 4, pp. 4598-4609, July/August, 2023.
  7. Mahroo Sajid, Ala A. Hussein, Ali Wadi and Mamoun F. Abdel-Hafez “An Enhanced Fusion Algorithm with Empirical Thermoelectric Models for Sensorless Temperature Estimation of Li-ion Batteries", IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, Volume 28, Issue 2, pp. 621-631, April 2023.
  8. Ishaq Hafez, Ali Wadi, Mamoun F. Abdel-Hafez and Ala A. Hussein "Variational Bayesian-Based Maximum Correntropy Cubature Kalman Filter Method for State-of-Charge Estimation of Li-ion Battery", IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, Volume 72, Issue 3, pp. 3090-3104, March 2023.
  9. Ali Wadi, Mamoun F. Abdel-Hafez, Hashim A. Hashim and Ala A. Hussein “An Invariant Method for Electric Vehicle Battery State-of-Charge Estimation Under Dynamic Drive Cycles”, IEEE Access, Volume 11, p.p. 8663-8673, January 2023.
  10. Mayuresh Savargaonkar, Abdallah A. Chehade and Ala A. Hussein "A Novel Neural Network with Gaussian Process Feedback for Modeling the State-of-Charge of Battery Cells", IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, Volume 58, Issue 4, pp. 5340-5352, July/August 2022.
  11. Ahmed M. Elsergany, Ala A. Hussein, Ali Wadi and Mamoun F. Abdel-Hafez “An Adaptive Autotuned Polynomial-Based Extended Kalman Filter for Sensorless Surface Temperature Estimation of Li-ion Battery Cells”, IEEE Access, Volume 10, pp. 14038-14048, February 2022.
  12. Abdallah A. Chehade and Ala A. Hussein “A Multi-Output Convolved Gaussian Process for Capacity Forecasting of Li-ion Battery Cells”, IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, Volume 37, Issue 1, pp. 896-909, January 2022.
  13. Ali Wadi, Mamoun F. Abdel-Hafez, Ala A. Hussein and Fares Alkhawaja “Alleviating Dynamic Model Uncertainty Effects for Improved Battery SOC Estimation of EVs in Highly Dynamic Environments” IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, Volume 70, Issue 7, pp. 6554-6566, July 2021.
  14. Ala A. Hussein and Abdallah A. Chehade “Robust Artificial Neural Network-Based Models for Accurate Surface Temperature Estimation of Batteries”, IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, Volume 56, Issue 5, pp. 5269-5278, September/October 2020.
  15. Abdallah A. Chehade and Ala A. Hussein “A Collaborative Gaussian Process Regression Model for Transfer Learning of Capacity Trends between Li-ion Battery Cells”, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, Volume 69, Issue 9, pp. 9542-9552, September 2020.
  16. Ala A. Hussein and Abbas A. Fardoun “An Adaptive Sensorless Measurement Technique for Internal Temperature of Li-ion Batteries Using Impedance Phase Spectroscopy”, IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, Volume 56, Issue 3, pp. 3043–3051, May/June 2020.
  17. Ala A. Hussein, Xi Chen, Mahmood Alharbi, Anirudh Pise and Issa Batarseh “Design of a Grid-Tie Photovoltaic System with a Controlled Total Harmonic Distortion and Tri Maximum Power Point Tracking”, IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, Volume 35, Issue 5, pp. 4780-4790, May 2020.
  18. Ali Wadi, Mamoun F. Abdel-Hafez and Ala A. Hussein “Mitigating the Effect of Noise Uncertainty on the Online State-of-Charge Estimation of Li-Ion Battery Cells”, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, Volume 68, Issue 9, pp. 8593-8600, September 2019.
  19. Ala A. Hussein “Adaptive Artificial Neural Network Based Models for Instantaneous Power Estimation Enhancement in Electric Vehicles’ Li-ion Batteries”, IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, Volume 55, Issue 1, pp. 840-849, January/February 2019.
  20. Menatalla S. Eldin, Ala A. Hussein and Mamoun F. Abdel-Hafez “Improved Battery SOC Estimation Accuracy using a Modified UKF with an Adaptive Cell Model under Real EV Operating Conditions”, IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, Volume 4, Issue 2, pp. 408-417, June 2018.
  21. Ala A. Hussein, Abbas A. Fardoun and Samantha S. Stephen “An Ultrafast Maximum Power Point Tracking Technique for Optimal Battery Charging”, IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, Volume 8, Issue 3, pp. 1321-1329, July 2017.
  22. Menatalla S. Eldin, Mamoun F. Abdel-Hafez and Ala A. Hussein “Enhancement in Li-ion Battery Cell State-of-Charge Estimation Under Uncertain Model Statistics”, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, Volume 65, Issue 6, pp. 4608-4618, June 2016.
  23. Ala A. Hussein, Abbas A. Fardoun and Samantha S. Stephen “An Online Frequency Tracking Algorithm using Terminal Voltage Spectroscopy for Battery Optimal Charging”, IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, Volume 7, Issue 1, pp. 32-40, January 2016.
  24. Ala A. Hussein “Capacity Fade Estimation in Electric Vehicles Li-ion Batteries using Artificial Neural Networks”, IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, Volume 51, Issue 3, pp. 2321-2330, June 2015.
  25. Ala A. Hussein, Nasser Kutkut, John Shen and Issa Batarseh “Distributed Battery Micro-storage Systems Design and Operation in a Deregulated Electricity Market”, IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, Volume 3, Issue 3, pp. 545-556, July 2012.
  26. Ala A. Hussein, Issa Batarseh “A Review of Charging Algorithms for Nickel and Lithium Battery Chargers”, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, Volume 60, Issue 3, pp. 830-838, March 2011.
  27. Ali Wadi, Mamoun Abdel-Hafez and Ala A. Hussein “Computationally Efficient State-of-Charge Estimation in Li-ion Batteries Using Enhanced Dual-Kalman Filter”, Energies 15, no. 10, p. 3717, May 2022.
  28. Ala A. Hussein and Abbas Fardoun “Design Considerations and Performance Evaluation of Outdoor PV Battery Chargers”, Elsevier Renewable Energy Journal, Volume 82, pp. 85-91, October, 2015.
  29. Ala A. Hussein “Derivation and Comparison of Open-loop and Closed-loop Neural Network Battery State-of-Charge Estimators”, Elsevier Energy Procedia Journal, 75 (2015), pp. 1856-1861.
  30. Ala A. Hussein “Kalman Filters versus Neural Networks in Battery State-of-Charge Estimation: A Comparative Study”, International Journal of Modern Nonlinear Theory and Applications, Volume 3, Issue 5, pp. 199-209, December, 2014.
  31. Zahi M. Omer, Ahmed M. Alameri, Abbas A. Fardoun and Ala A. Hussein “Comparison of Discharge Performance of 12V/150Ah Gel and AGM Sealed Lead-acid Batteries in Stand-alone PV-based Systems in UAE” Renewable Energy & Power Quality Journal (RE&PQJ), ISSN: 2172-038 X, No. 12, April, 2014.

 

Conference Publications

  1. Ala A. Hussein “Data-Driven Capacity Estimation of Lithium-Ion Batteries via Temperature-Coupled Neural Network”, 41st IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC’26), San Antonio, Texas, USA, March 22-26, 2026.
  2. Ala A. Hussein, Basil Alattar, Sherif Ismail, Ali Wadi and Mamoun F. Abdel-Hafez “Capacity Estimation of Li-ion Battery Cells Using Temperature-based Extended Kalman Filter”, 2025 IEEE ECCE Conference, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, October 19-23, 2025.
  3. Ala A. Hussein “Framework for Battery Depth-of-Discharge Optimization for Maximum Return in Electricity Markets”, 2024 IEEE ECCE Conference, Phoenix, Arizona, USA, October 20-24, 2024.
  4. Meriam Chelbi, Wael Hassanieh, Ala A. Hussein and Abdallah Chehade “State-of-Health Forecasting for Battery Cells using Bayesian Inference and LSTM-based Change Point Detection”, 2023 IEEE ECCE Conference, Nashville, Tennessee, USA, October 29-November 2, 2023.
  5. Ala A. Hussein “An Empirical Capacity Estimation Model for Lithium-ion Battery Cells Using Surface Temperature and Terminal Voltage Measurements”, 38th IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC’23), Orlando, Florida, USA, March 19-23, 2023.
  6. Ala A. Hussein, Abdullah Alhatlani, Sumana Ghosh and Issa Batarseh “A Neural Network Model for Maximum Power Estimation in Dual-Input Phase-Shifted LLC Converter”, 2023 IEEE Conference on Power Electronics and Renewable Energy (CPERE), Luxor, Egypt, February 19-21, 2023.
  7. Ala A. Hussein, Abdullah Alhatlani, Sumana Ghosh and Issa Batarseh “Fit Model for Maximum Power Point Estimation in Dual-Input Phase-Shifted LLC Converter”, 2023 IEEE Conference on Power Electronics and Renewable Energy (CPERE), Luxor, Egypt, February 19-21, 2023.
  8. Isaiah Oyewole, Abdallah A. Chehade and Ala A. Hussein “A Polynomial Regression Model with Bayesian Inference for State-of-Health Prediction of Li-ion Batteries”, 2022 IEEE/AIAA Transportation Electrification Conference and Electric Aircraft Technologies Symposium, Anaheim, CA, USA, June 14-17, 2022.
  9. Ala A. Hussein “An Overview and Practical Considerations of Common Lithium-ion Battery Cell Models”, IEEE ISAECT Conference, Khobar, Saudi Arabia, December 6-8, 2021.
  10. Ali Wadi, Mamoun F. Abdel-Hafez and Ala A. Hussein “Enhanced EKF Method for State-of-Charge Estimation of Electric Vehicles’ Li-ion Batteries under Highly Dynamic Power Profiles”, IEEE ISAECT Conference, Khobar, Saudi Arabia, December 6-8, 2021.
  11. Mahroo Sajid, Ali Wadi, Ala A. Hussein and Mamoun F. Abdel-Hafez “An Extended Kalman Filter with Exponential Thermoelectric Measurement Model for Sensorless Surface Temperature Estimation of Li-ion Batteries”, 2021 IEEE ECCE Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada, October 10-14, 2021.
  12. Ala A. Hussein and Abbas A. Fardoun “An Effective Impedance-Phase Method for Sensorless Measurement of Li-ion Batteries’ Internal Temperature”, 2021 IEEE ECCE Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada, October 10–14, 2021.
  13. Abdallah A. Chehade and Ala A. Hussein “A Novel Neural Network with Gaussian Process Feedback (NNGP) for Modeling the State-of-Charge of Battery Cells”, 2020 IEEE ECCE Conference, Detroit, Michigan, USA, October 11-15, 2020.
  14. Ala A. Hussein, Abdullah Alhatlani, Sumana Ghosh and Issa Batarseh “A Double-Loop Maximum Power Point Tracking Algorithm for Dual-Input Phase-Shifted LLC Converter”, 2020 IEEE ECCE Conference, Detroit, Michigan, USA, October 11-15, 2020.
  15. Zunya Shi, Mayuresh Savargaonkar, Ala A. Hussein and Abdallah A. Chehade “A Novel Long Short-Term Memory Network for On-line State-of-Charge Estimation of Li-ion Battery Cells”, 2020 IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference & Expo, Chicago, Illinois, USA, June 24-26, 2020.
  16. Mayuresh Savargaonkar, Ala A. Hussein, Abdallah Chehade and Zunya Shi “A Cycle-based Recurrent Neural Network for State-of-Charge Estimation”, 2020 IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference & Expo, Chicago, Illinois, USA, June 24-26, 2020.
  17. Zakariya Dalala, Osama Saadeh and Ala A. Hussein “A Current Sensorless Coulomb-Counting Method for Enhanced Battery SOC Estimation Accuracy”, IEEE ECCE Conference, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, September 29-October 3, 2019.
  18. Abdallah A. Chehade and Ala A. Hussein “A Multi-Output Convolved Gaussian Process Model for Capacity Estimation of Li-ion Battery Cells”, 2019 IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference & Expo, Novi, Michigan, USA, June 19-21, 2019.
  19. Mahmood Alharbi, Ala A. Hussein and Issa Batarseh “Dual Optimization of an H-Bridge SPWM Microinverter by an Optimal Switching Frequency Tracking Technique”, IEEE IECON Conference, Washington, D.C., USA, October 21-23, 2018.
  20. Ala A. Hussein, Anirudh Pise, Xi Chen and Issa Batarseh “Adaptive Dual Maximum Power Point Tracking Algorithm for PV DC-DC Conversion Stage”, IEEE ECCE Conference, pp. 7-11, Portland, Oregon, USA, September 23-27, 2018.
  21. Ala A. Hussein, Anirudh Pise, Xi Chen and Issa Batarseh “Enhancement of Li-ion Battery Performance at Low Temperatures by DC-DC Converter Duty-cycle Autotuning”, IEEE ECCE Conference, pp. 2115-2119, Portland, Oregon, USA, September 23-27, 2018.
  22. Xi Chen, Anirudh Pise, Ala A. Hussein and Issa Batarseh “Parameter Extraction of Ultracapacitor’s Equivalent Circuit Model Using a Genetic Algorithm Approach”, IEEE ECCE Conference, pp. 2493-2497, Portland, Oregon, USA, September 23-27, 2018.
  23. Ala A. Hussein and Abbas A. Fardoun “An Adaptive Sensorless Measurement Technique for Internal Temperature of Li-ion Batteries Using Impedance Phase Spectroscopy”, IEEE ECCE Conference, Portland, Oregon, USA, pp. 3555-3559, September 23-27, 2018.
  24. Ala A. Hussein “A Sensorless Surface Temperature Measurement Method for Batteries using Artificial Neural Networks”, IEEE ECCE Conference, pp. 3560-3564, Portland, Oregon, USA, September 23-27, 2018.
  25. Ala A. Hussein “A Neural Network Based Method for Instantaneous Power Estimation in Electric Vehicles’ Li-Ion Batteries”, 32nd IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC’17), Tampa, Florida, USA, March 26-30, 2017.
  26. Hasna A. Seiari, Ala A. Hussein and H. H. Zeineldin "An Adaptive P-f Droop Approach for Micro-grid Transition Detection", IEEE Industrial Electronics Society's 18th International Conference on Industrial Technology (ICIT) , Toronto, Canada, March 22-25, 2017.
  27. Samantha S. Stephen, Zahi M. Omer, Abbas A. Fardoun and Ala A. Hussein “Parameter Estimation of Valve Regulated Lead Acid Batteries Using Metaheuristic Evolutionary Algorithm”, 59th IEEE   International Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems (MWSCAS), Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, October 16-19, 2016.
  28. Ala A. Hussein and Abbas A. Fardoun, Samantha S. Stephen “A Maximum Power Point Tracking Technique for Optimal Li-ion Battery Charging”, IEEE Power and Energy Society (PES) General Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, July 17-21, 2016.
  29. Zahi M. Omer, Abbas A. Fardoun and Ala A. Hussein “Large Scale Photovoltaic Array Fault Diagnosis for Optimized Solar Cell Parameters Extracted by Heuristic Evolutionary Algorithm”, IEEE Power and Energy Society (PES) General Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, July 17-21, 2016.
  30. Ala A. Hussein, Abbas A. Fardoun and Samantha S. Stephen “An On-line Tracking Algorithm for Li-ion Batteries’ Optimal Charging Frequency”, IEEE Power and Energy Society (PES) General Meeting, Denver, Colorado, USA, July 26-30, 2015.
  31. Ala A. Hussein “Experimental Modeling and Analysis of Lithium-ion Battery Temperature Dependence”, 30th IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC’15), pp. 1084-1088, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA, March 15-19, 2015.
  32. Ala A. Hussein “Capacity Fade Estimation in Electric Vehicles Li-ion Batteries using Artificial Neural Networks”, IEEE Energy Conversion Congress & Expo (ECCE), Denver, Colorado, USA, pp. 677-681, September 15-19, 2013.
  33. Ala A. Hussein and Issa Batarseh “Energy Management for a Grid-tied Photovoltaic-Wind-Storage System—Part II: Operation Strategy”, IEEE Power and Energy Society (PES) General Meeting, Vancouver, BC, Canada, July 21-25, 2013.
  34. Ala A. Hussein and Issa Batarseh “An Overview of Generic Battery Models”, IEEE Power and Energy Society (PES) General Meeting, Detroit, Michigan, USA, July 24-28, 2011.
  35. Ala A. Hussein and Issa Batarseh “State-of-Charge Estimation for a Single Lithium Battery Cell Using Extended Kalman Filter”, IEEE Power and Energy Society (PES) General Meeting, Detroit, Michigan, USA, July 24-28, 2011.
  36. Ala A. Hussein, Nasser Kutkut and Issa Batarseh “A Hysteresis Model for a Lithium Battery Cell with Improved Transient Response”, 26th IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC’11) Proceedings, pp. 1790-1794, Fort Worth, Texas, USA, March 6-10, 2011.
  37. Ala A. Hussein, Souhib Harb, Nasser Kutkut, John Shen and Issa Batarseh “Design Considerations for Micro Storage Systems in Residential Applications”, 32nd IEEE International Telecommunications Energy Conference Proceedings, pp. 1-6, Orlando, Florida, USA, June, 6-10, 2010.
  38. Ala A. Hussein, Michael Pepper, Issa Batarseh and Ahmad Harb “An Efficient Solar Charging Algorithm for Different Battery Chemistries”, 5th IEEE Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference Proceedings, pp. 188-193, Dearborn, Michigan, USA, September, 7-11, 2009.
  1. Ala A. Hussein, Gaydaa Alzohbi “Unequally Distributed Pumped Micro-storage Hydropower System”, International Conference on Energy Futures, Ifrane, Morocco, February 6-5, 2026.
  2. Nayeemuddin Mohammed, Ala A. Hussein, Hiren Mewada “Data Driven ExtraTrees-Based State-of-Charge Estimation for New and Aged Li-ion Battery Cells”, International Conference on Energy Futures, Ifrane, Morocco, February 6-5, 2026.
  3. Mohammad Rashwan, Karim Diab, Ahmed Elsergany, Mamoun F. Abdel-Hafez and Ala A. Hussein "Adaptive Choice of Process Noise Covariance in Extended Kalman Filter for Photovoltaic for Maximum Power Point Tracking", UAE Graduate Student Research Conference (UAEGSRC), American University of Sharjah, University City, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, April 12th, 2025.
  4. Karim Diab, Mohammad Rashwan, Ahmed Elsergany, Mamoun F. Abdel-Hafez and Ala A. Hussein "Photovoltaic Maximum Power Point Tracking Using Adaptive and Robust Kalman Filters", UAE Graduate Student Research Conference (UAEGSRC), American University of Sharjah, University City, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, April 12th, 2025.
  5. Ghaya Almoghira and Ala A. Hussein "A Review of Solar Energy Applications in Transportation Sector", The 6th International Symposium on Advanced Electrical & Communication Technologies, Khobar, Saudi Arabia, December 3-5, 2024.
  6. Lamya Al Qahtani, Munirah Aldossary, Fadia El Hamami and Ala A. Hussein "Battery Depth-of-Discharge Optimization for Maximized Return in Electricity Markets", Proceedings of the 10th World Congress on New Technologies (NewTech'24), Barcelona, Spain, August 25-27, 2024.
  7. Abdullah Altelmessani, Abdulqader Aljaber, Turki Altuwairqi and Ala A. Hussein "Multiport Universal Solar Power Bank", International Conference on Renewable Energy Generation and Application (ICREGA’24), Khobar, Saudi Arabia, April 21-24, 2024.
  8. Ahmed Alturki, Yahya Almahzari, Majid Alblooshi, Faris Alghamdi, Ahmed A. Hussain and Ala A. Hussein "Solar Energy Powered Smart Water Heating System", International Conference on Renewable Energy Generation and Application (ICREGA’24), Khobar, Saudi Arabia, April 21-24, 2024.
  9. Samantha S. Stephen, Zahi M. Omer, Abbas A. Fardoun, Ala A. Hussein and Hussain Shareef "Online Battery Parameters Estimation Using Two Metaheuristic Evolutionary Algorithms", Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Emerging and Renewable Energy: Generation and Automation (ICREGA’17), Belfort, France, July 4-6, 2017.
  10. Mumin Abu Hassan, Nayef Hailat, Noor Badawi and Ala A. Hussein "A Wireless Power Transfer System with Optimized Circuit Parameters using Genetic Algorithm", 8th International Renewable Energy Congress, Dead Sea, Jordan, March 21-23, 2017.
  11. Ahmad Musamih, Ahmad Al-Bloushi, Ahmed Al-Shemeili, Abdulaziz Al-Fili and Ala A. Hussien “Design of a Universal Wireless Battery Charger”, 18th International Conference on Power and Energy Systems Engineering, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, January 28-29, 2016.
  12. Alia Al-Nuaimi, Ayesha Al-Aberi, Faiza Al-Marzouqi, Shaikha Al-Yahyaee and Ala A. Hussein “A Photovoltaic Micro-Storage System for Residential Applications”, 18th International Conference on Power and Energy Systems Engineering, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, January 28-29, 2016.
  13. Abdulla M. Al-Bdwawi, Hamed I. Al-Ahbabi, Shehab A. Al-Shamsi and Ala A. Hussein “Modular Photovoltaic Charging Station for UAE University Golf Carts”, 7th International Conference on Applied Energy, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, March 28-31, 2015.
  14. Ala A. Hussein “Derivation and Comparison of Open-loop and Closed-loop Neural Network Battery State-of-Charge Estimators”, 7th International Conference on Applied Energy, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, March 28-31, 2015.
  15. Zahi M. Omer, Ahmed M. Al-Ameri, Abbas A. Fardoun and Ala A. Hussein “An Experimental Study on Pulse Discharge of Gel and AGM Lead-acid Batteries by Varying the Frequency”, UAE Graduate Student Research Conference (UAE GSRC’15), Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, March 22-24, 2015.
  16. Zahi M. Omer, Ahmed M. Al-Ameri, Abbas A. Fardoun and Ala A. Hussein “Comparison of Discharge Performance of 12V/150Ah Gel and AGM Sealed Lead-acid Batteries in Stand-alone PV-based Systems in UAE”, Proceedings of the International Conference of Renewable Energies and Power Quality (ICREPQ’14), Córdoba, Spain, April 7-10, 2014.
  17. Alaa N. Hail, Boshra, Boshra A. Al-Shujaa, Waad K. Al-Beiey, Ala A. Hussein and Abbas A. Fardoun “Design Considerations of Digitally Controlled PV Battery Chargers”, Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Renewable Energy Generation and Application (ICREGA’14), pp. 655-665, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, March 2-5, 2014.
  18. Ala A. Hussein and Issa Batarseh “Energy Management for a Grid-tied Photovoltaic-Wind-Storage System—Part I: Forecasting Models”, Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Renewable Energy Generation and Application (ICREGA’14), pp. 405-415, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, March 2-5, 2014.
  19. Ala A. Hussein, Michael Pepper, Issa Batarseh and Ahmad Harb “Solar Charging Considerations for Common Battery Chemistries”, International Conference on Modeling, Simulation and Visualization Methods Proceedings, pp. 249-253, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, July 12-17, 2009.

 

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ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8867-3132  

 

 
 

 

  • Introduction for Engineering
  • Circuits I and II
  • Linear Algebra 
  • Electronics II
  • Electric Machinery
  • Control Theory
  • Power Systems
  • Power Transmission & Distribution
  • Power Electronics
  • Interdisciplinary Research & Seminar
  • Smart Grids & Renewable Energy Systems

 

  • Battery Charging
  • Energy Storage
  • Electric Vehicles 
  • Grid Integration
  • Solar Energy Systems

 

  • Senior Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
  • Member, US National Academy of Inventors (NAI).