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Dr. Samer Mansour
College of Science and General Studies
AlFaisal University
Riyadh, KSA
Email: smansour@alfaisal.edu
Tel : +966 215-7731 mobile
| Education: |
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| 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. |
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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.