Ahmed Oteafy

JSEC Director & Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering

Ahmed Oteafy is the founding director of the Joint Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles Research & Development Center (JSEC) and an assistant professor of electrical engineering at Alfaisal University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering from Kuwait University, and his Ph.D. in electrical and computer engineering from Boise State University, Idaho, USA, in 2011. His research interests are in renewable energy, cyber-physical power systems and electric machines, covering their design, modelling, parameter identification and control, specifically synchronous generators, induction motors, switched reluctance machines, battery energy storage systems, photovoltaic systems and DC microgrids. He is currently developing R&D testbeds for DC microgrids and active battery pack balancing, as well as a Boeing-funded solar car.