Research Experience

UNIVERSITY ACADEMIC POSITIONS

With extensive academic and research experience, I have held various faculty and university research positions across leading institutions, contributing to teaching, supervision, and innovation in engineering. My work spans mechanical, maintenance, and energy engineering, with a focus on machine learning and industrial optimization.

June 2008 – October 2008

Lab Supervisor, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, The Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan.

January 2013 – March 2016

Ph.D. Candidate and Early Stage Researcher at InnHF EU Project (Project ID 289837), Energy Department, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy.

January 2014 – April 2014

Researcher at HEMIS EU Project, Energy Department, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy.

January 2014/2015 – April 2014/2015

Visiting Ph.D. Candidate (Secondment Period – Research Collaboration), Chair System Science and the Energy Challenge, Fondation Electricité de France (EDF), CentraleSupélec, Laboratory of Industrial Engineering, Paris, France.

June 2016 – May 2017

Research Associate, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Energy Department, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy.

February 2018 – January 2021

Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Maintenance Engineering Department, School of Applied Technical Sciences, German Jordanian University, Amman, Jordan.

February 2021 – Present

Associate Professor, Mechanical and Maintenance Engineering Department, School of Applied Technical Sciences, German Jordanian University, Amman, Jordan.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

My research focuses on machine learning and optimization to solve complex industrial challenges in renewable energy and thermal processes. Key areas include:

Performance Analysis: Data-driven models for efficiency improvement.
System Optimization: Maximizing efficiency and minimizing costs.
Energy Efficiency & Sustainability: Enhancing energy use and sustainability.
Techno-Economic Evaluation: Assessing cost-effectiveness of energy solutions.
RAMS Analysis: Ensuring reliability and safety through predictive maintenance.
PHM: Predicting equipment health for improved reliability.

REFEREEING, GUEST EDITOR & PERMANENT EDITOR

With extensive experience in academic publishing and peer review, I serve as a referee, guest editor, and permanent editor for leading journals and international conferences. I actively review for top publishers such as Elsevier, IEEE, Springer, SAGE, MDPI, and Wiley, ensuring research quality and impact. As a guest editor, I have led multiple special issues in sustainability, renewable energy, and computational engineering. Additionally, as a permanent editor for the Journal of Risk and Reliability and a committee member for international conferences, I contribute to advancing research in reliability, energy, and engineering applications.

20+

Journals Reviewed for Leading Publishers

6+

Special Issues Guest-Edited

1

Permanent Editorial Role

10+

TPC at International Conference

PUBLICATIONS & RESEARCH EFFECTIVENESS

With extensive contributions to research and publications, I have authored and co-authored journal articles, conference papers, and book chapters in machine learning, renewable energy mechanical engineering and thermal systems, reliability engineering, and predictive maintenance. My work spans high-impact journals, international conferences, and book collaborations, advancing knowledge in engineering and applied sciences.