Dr. Haithem Abu-Rub

SENIOR ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

Office Number: 302B
Office Phone: +974 423-0110
Fax Number: 4230011
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INTEREST AREAS
Haithem Abu-Rub's main research focuses on electrical drive control, power electronics and electrical machines. He has earned many prestigious international awards including the American Fulbright Scholarship, the German Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship, the German DAAD Scholarship, and the British Royal Society Scholarship.

• Field oriented control of electrical machines
• Nonlinear control of electrical drive
• Sensorless control
• Parameters estimation
• Power electronics
• Electrical machines

EDUCATION

• Doctor of Philosophy, Political Science, Gdansk University, 2004
• Doctor of Philosophy, Electrical Engineering, Gdansk University of Technology, Poland, 1995
• Master of Science, Electrical Engineering, Gdynia Maritime University, Poland, 1990

EXPERIENCE

• Visiting Associate Professor, Texas A&M University at Qatar, 2006-present
• Professor, Research Fellowship, Electrical Drive Institute, Wuppertal University, Germany, 2005-2006
• Associate Professor, Birzeit University, Palestinian Authority, 2001-2005
• Assistant Professor, Birzeit University, Palestinian Authority, 1997-2001
• Department Chair, 2000-2005
• Assistant Professor, Gdansk University of Technology, 1996-1997

RECENT PUBLICATIONS AND RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS
Abu-Rub, H., J. Guzinski, K. Krzeminski and H. Toliyat. "Predictive Current Control of Voltage Source Inverter." IEEE Trans. on Industrial Electronics 51, no. 3 (2004).

Abu-Rub, H. and M. Wlas. "Induction Motor Multiscalar Model Based Sensorless Control using Power Measurement." Paper presented at IEEE International Electric Machines and Drives Conference, Turkey, 2007.

Abu-Rub, H., M. Wlas, and J. Guzinski. "Nonlinear Stator Oriented Control of Induction Motor with Power Measurement." Paper presented at the International Exhibition & Conference for Power Electronics Intelligent Motion Power Quality, Germany, 2007.

Abu-Rub, H., H. Schmirgel, and J. Holtz. "Maximum Torque Production in a Rotor Field Oriented Control of an Induction Motor in a Field Weakening Region." Paper presented at IEEE International Symposium on Industrial Electronics, Spain, 2007.

Abu-Rub, H., A. Awwad and N. Motan. "Artificial Intelligence Sensorless Control of Induction Motor." Paper presented at CPE 2007, 5th IEEE International Conference-Workshop Compatibility in Power Electronics, Gdansk, Poland, 29 May -1 June 2007.

Abu-Rub, H., and J. Holtz. "Rotor Oriented Nonlinear Control System of Induction Motors Operating at Field Weakening." Paper presented at IEEE Conference IECON 2007, Taiwan.