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Fahad Albalawi

Postdoctoral Fellows
​The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mystrerious. It is the source of all true art and science. 'Albert Einstein'​​

Introduction

Fahad Albalawi was born in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. He received his B.S. (2008 ) in Electrical Engineering from Umm Alqura University, Makkah. After that, he joined Saudi Aramco as an Electrical Engineer for one year. Then, he decided to complete his higher education where he received his M.S. (2013) degree from George Washington University, Washington DC. In June 2017, Fahad obtained his Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from University of California, Los Angeles. Right after his PhD graduation, Fahad obtained an assistant professor position of Electrical Engineering at Taif University, Saudi Arabia. Currently, he is a postdoctoral fellow at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) with professor Meriem Laleg group. His research interests include model predictive control, nonlinear systems, , dynamic process optimization, process operational safety and machine learning.

Research Interests

​1. Machine Learning
2. Model Predictive Control 3. Nonlinear Control Theory 4. Process Control 5. Optimization
6. Applied Mathematics

Selected Publications

1. X.G. Guo, F. Albalawi and T.M. Laleg-Kirati, Model Predictive Control Paradigms for Direct Contact Membrane Desalination Modeled by Differential Algebraic Equations, American Control Conference (ACC), July, 2019. 2. X.G. Guo, F. Albalawi, I. N'Doye and T.M. Laleg-Kirati, Temperature Estimation in Direct Contact Membrane Distillation based Desalination Using Nonlinear Observer, Accepted, Control Methods for Water Resource Systems IFAC, 2019. 3. F. Albalawi, A. Chahid, X.G. Guo, S. Albaradei, A. Magana-Mora, B. Jankovic, M. Uludag, C.V. Neste, M. Essack, T.M. Laleg-Kirati, V.B. Bajic, Hybrid model for efficient prediction of Poly(A) signals in human genomic DNA, Accepted, Methods, 2018. 4. Z. Wu, F. Albalawi, Z. Zhang, J. Zhang, H. Durand and P. D. Christo des, Control Lyapunov-Barrier Function-Based Model Predictive Control of Nonlinear Systems , Automatica,109, 108508, 2019. 5. F. Albalawi, H. Durand, A. Alanqar and P. D. Christo des, Achieving Operational Process Safety via Model Predictive Control, Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries, 53, 74-88, 2018. 6. F. Albalawi, H. Durand and P. D. Christo des, Process Operational Safety Using Model Predictive Control Based on a Proses Safeness Index, Computers & Chemical Engineering, 104, 76-88, 2018. 7. F. Albalawi, H. Durand and P. D. Christo des, Distributed Economic Model Predictive Control with Safeness-Index Based Constraints for Nonlinear Systems, System & Control Letters, 110, 21-8,2018. 8. F. Albalawi, H. Durand and P. D. Christo des, Process Operational Safety via Model Predictive Control: Recent Results and Future Research Directions, Computers & Chemical Engineering, 114, 171-90, 2018. 9. J. Zhang, P. D. Christo des, X. He, F. Albalawi, Y. Zhao and D. Zhou, Intermittent Sensor Fault Detection for Stochastic LTV Systems with Parameter Uncertainty and Limited Resolution, International Journal of Control, 1, 1-9, 2018. 10. Z. Zhang, Z. Wu, H. Durand, F. Albalawi and P. D. Christo des, On Integration of Feedback Control and Safety Systems: Analyzing Two Chemical Process Applications, Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 132, 616-626, 2018. 11. Z. Wu, J. Zhang, Z. Zhang, F. Albalawi, H. Durand, M. Mahmood, P. Mhaskar and P. D. Christo des, Lyapunov-based economic model predictive control of stochastic nonlinear systems, AIChE Journal, 64, 3312-3322, 2018. 12. A. Alanqar, H. Durand, F. Albalawi and P. D. Christo des, An Economic Model Predictive Control Approach to Integrated Production Management and Process Operation, AIChE Journal, 63, 1892-1906, 2017. 13. F. Albalawi, H. Durand and P. D. Christo des, Distributed Economic Model Predictive Control for Operation Safety of Nonlinear Processes, AIChE Journal, 63, 3404-3418, 2017. 14. F. Albalawi, A. Alanqar, H. Durand and P. D. Christo des, A Feedback Control Framework for Safe and Economically-Optimal Operation of Nonlinear Processes, AIChE Journal, 62, 2391-2409, 2016. 15. F. Albalawi, H. Durand, A. Alanqar and P. D. Christo des, Integrating Process Safety Consideration in Lyapunov-Based Model Predictive Control, Proceedings of IFAC 2017 World Congress, Toulouse, France, 2017.

Education

  • ​B.S: Umm Alqura University ( Saudi Arabia)
  • M.S: George Washington University ( United States) 
  • PhD: University of California Los Angeles ( United States)