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Speaker Name: Dr. Ali Ahmad Al-Shaikhi
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Rank: Vice President, Research and Innovation
Bio:
Dr. Ali A. Al-Shaikhi is currently the Vice President of Research & Innovation at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran. Dr. Al-Shaikhi served as Chairman of Electrical Engineering Department and the Dean of Engineering College at KFUPM in 2011 and 2019, respectively. Also, he was the founder and former Director of the Center for Energy and Geo-Processing (CEGP) which is a collaboration between KFUPM and Georgia Institute of Technology in seismic signal processing. He received B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Electrical Engineering from KFUPM, in 1997 and 2001 respectively. He received his PhD degree in Electrical Engineering from Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada in 2008. He serves/served in a number of committees such as, National Power Academy (NPA), Academic Leadership Center (ALC) at MOE, Electricity Dispute Resolution Committee at ECRA, Lighting Team at SASO, and External Advisory Board of Electrical Engineering Department at Umm Al-Qura University. His research interests lie in the areas of wireless communication, communication theory, digital communications, signal processing, and computer networks. He has several publications in journals, patents, and reputed conferences.
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