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Dr. Samer MansourDr. Samer Mansour
College of Science and General Studies
AlFaisal University
Riyadh, KSA


Email: smansour@alfaisal.edu         
Tel : +966 215-7731 mobile

 

Education:    
Ph.D. 2006 Dalhousie University, Canada. Engineering Mathematics. Remote Simplified Predictive Control.
MSC 2001 Dalhousie University, Canada. Engineering Mathematics. Online optimization of Fuzzy PID.
BSC 1998 University of Balamand. Lebanon. Computer Engineering.
     

Research Interests:

  • Model predictive and Fuzzy control systems.
  • IP-Networked control systems modeling, simulation, and design.
  • Linear control methods equivalence.
  • Internetworking, signal processing, and optimization for control applications.
  • HMI/SCADA software design and implementation. Home automation.

Honors and Awards

  • Dalhousie University: Professor Appreciation Award given by the Dalhousie University engineering Student Society. 2007/2008

Publications
Peer reviewed journals

  • Mansour, S., (2009) ”Tuning Proportional-Integral controllers to approximate simplified predictive control performance”, ISA Transactions: Journal of Science and Engineering of Measurement and Automation Vol. 48, 2, pg. 417-422.
  • Mansour, S., Kember, G., Dubay, R. and Robertson, B., (2005), ”Online optimization of a Fuzzy-PID control of a thermal process”, ISA Transactions: Journal of Science and Engineering of Measurement and Automation Vol. 44, 2, pg. 305-314.
  • Kember, G., Mansour, S. and Dubay, R., (2006),”Risk Aversion Predictive Control”, ISA Transactions: Journal of Science and Engineering of Measurement and Automation Vol. 45, 4, pg. 563-574.
  • Kember, G., Dubay, R. and Mansour, S., (2005), ”Continuous Analysis of Move Suppressed and Shifted DMC”, ISA Transactions: Journal of Science and Engineering of Measurement and Automa-tion, Vol. 44, 1, pg. 69-80.
  • Kember, G., Dubay, R. and Mansour, S., (2005), ”On Simplified Predictive Control as a Generalization of Least Squares DMC”, ISA Transactions: Journal of Science and Engineering of Measurement and Automation Vol. 44, 3, PG. 345-352.
  • Kember, G., Kang,T., Mansour, S., and Dubay, R. (2006),”Characteristic Equations for Closed Loop Time Constants in Continuous Limit of Multi-Input, Multi-Output Predictive Control ”, ISA Transactions: Journal of Science and Engineering of Measurement and Automation. Accepted for publication.

Conferences

  • Samer Mansour, Bill Robertson, Guy Kember, Bill Phillips.”Using Model Predictive Control for Real-Time Control over the Internet”. CCECE’04. IEEE 2004.

Academic Experience

  • Dalhousie University. Faculty of Engineering. Department of Engineering Mathematics. (2006-2008)
  • Postdoctoral fellow. Courses taught: Computer Programming for engineers, Differential Equations, Linear Algebra, Vector Calculus, and Numerical Analysis.

Alfaisal University (Sep. 2010- Present)

  • Assisstant Professor. Courses taught: Calculus I, Basic Statistics.

Industrial Experience

  • Trihedral Engineering Ltd (2008-2010)
    Software Developer for HMI\SCADA systems.

 

 

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