Aref Al Tamimi

Aref Al Tamimi

Software Engineer

Aref Al Tamimi

Software Engineer

Entity

Qatar Computing Research Institute

Division

Cybersecurity

Mr Ahmed Al Saadi

Software Engineer

Mr Ahmed Al Saadi

Software Engineer

Entity

Qatar Computing Research Institute

Dr. Abdellatif Saoudi

Dr. Abdellatif Saoudi

Managing Director

Dr. Abdellatif Saoudi

Managing Director

Entity

Qatar Computing Research Institute

Division

Management

Soon-gyo Jung

Soon-gyo Jung

Software Engineer

Phone

44 548 578

Office location

A124, First floor, Building 1

Soon-gyo Jung

Software Engineer

Educational Qualifications

Master of Science in Engineering

Bachelor of Engineering

Entity

Qatar Computing Research Institute

Division

Qatar Center for Artificial Intelligence

Biography

Soon-gyo Jung is an accomplished software engineer currently working at Qatar Computing Research Institute (QCRI) at Hamad Bin Khalifa University. With a solid background in computer science, data science, and analytics, he specializes in developing data-driven and data-intensive systems using research-oriented software engineering techniques.

In addition to software engineering, Soon-gyo Jung also possesses expertise in a range of roles including software architecture, full-stack web development, data architecture, data engineering, AI engineering, prompt engineering, and prototyping. This diverse skill set allows him to deliver holistic solutions that effectively address complex problems.

Soon-gyo Jung holds an MS. degree from Sungkyunkwan University, Korea, where he conducted research on IoT and WSN, with a particular focus on routing and clustering using swarm intelligence techniques such as ant/bee behavior and bird-flocking.

Master of Science in Engineering

Electrical and Computer Engineering, SungKyunKwan University, Suwon, Korea

Aug 2016

Bachelor of Engineering

Computer Software, Kwangwoon University, Seoul, Korea

Feb 2014

  • AI Engineering
  • Software Engineering
  • Computational Social Science
  • Data Science

Software Engineer

Qatar Computing Research Institute, Doha, Qatar

2018 - Present

Research Associate

Qatar Computing Research Institute, Doha, Qatar

2017 - 2018

Research Assistant

Qatar Computing Research Institute, Doha, Qatar - Design and implement social data based real-time web system, full-stack development - Data analysis using python data analysis toolkit called Pandas - Related Skills: Python, Flask, Celery, Redis, SQLAlchemy, Pandas, Bootstrap, RESTful, SNS APIs

2016 - 2017

Web Application Developer (Freelance)

JAJAECOOP, Suwon, Korea - Designed and implemented a web-based apartment management system, full-stack development - Related Skills: Java/JSP, Spring 4, Hibernate/JPA, SiteMesh, Bootstrap, RESTful, JSON, Maria DB

2015 - 2016

Web Application Developer (Freelance)

MainIT, Seoul, Korea - Designed and implemented an online fax service system - Related Skills: Java/JSP, Spring 3, Mybatis, Tiles, Jquery, RESTful, JSON, MSSQL, Tomcat

2013 - 2013

Web Application Developer

Xeogen, Seoul, Korea - Maintained, designed and implemented various web applications - Related Skills: Java/JSP, Spring 3, Struts 2, Mybatis, Jquery, JSON, MySQL, Oracle, Tomcat

2011

Web Application Developer

NowOnPlay, Seoul, Korea - Maintained, designed and implemented various web applications - Related Skills: Java/JSP, ASP, Spring 3, Struts 1&2, I/Mybatis, Tiles, Jquery, JSON, MSSQL, MySQL, Oracle, DB2, IIS, Tomcat, Resin, WebSphere, WebLogic

2009 - 2010

"Automatically Conceptualizing Social Media Analytics Data via Personas," 12th International AAAI Conference on Weblogs and Social Media (ICWSM-18), June 2018

"Automatic Persona Generation (APG): A Rationale and Demonstration," ACM SIGIR Conference on Human Information Interaction and Retrieval (CHIIR2018), March 2018

"Persona Generation from Aggregated Social Media Data," ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems 2017 (CHI2017), May 2017

"Trail-Using Ant Behavior Based Energy Efficient Routing Protocol in Wireless Sensor Networks," International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks, March 2016

"Clustering Wireless Sensor Networks Based on Bird Flocking Behavior," International Conference on Computational Science and its Applications (ICCSA), June 2015

  • Best researchers award in the 2016 graduation ceremony of the Sungkyunkwan University
  • Best paper award in the 2016 fall conference of the Korea Information Processing Society
  • Best paper award in the 2015 International Conference on Computational Science and its Applications
     
Dr. Christos Fountoukis

Christos Fountoukis

Senior Scientist

Christos Fountoukis

Senior Scientist

Educational Qualifications

PhD in Chemical Engineering

MS in Chemical Engineering

Entity

Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute

Division

Sustainable Development

Biography

Christos Fountoukis received his PhD from the School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering of the Georgia Institute of Technology, in Atlanta, U.S. in 2007. He has been a Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellow from 2008-2012 and a Project Scientist from 2012-2015 with the University of Patras and the FORTH research institute in Greece. Over the last 20 years he has participated in 15 large-scale integrated projects of the EU and the USA. He has more than 50 journal publications, h-index=30 and 4,304 citations (as of August 2022).

At QEERI, Christos is a Technical Team Leader for the atmospheric research modeling team within the Air Quality & Climate Change research program under the Environment and Sustainability Center. His research focuses on the application of air quality and climate models in the greater region of the Middle East with a special focus on the State of Qatar. He is also interested in atmospheric dust and solar energy forecasting and their effects on PV systems and solar power generation potential. Working closely with the measurement groups, the goal is to better understand the local and regional atmospheric conditions in order to identify efficient mitigation strategies toward a sustainable environment.

 

PhD in Chemical Engineering

School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA

2007

MS in Chemical Engineering

School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA

2005

BS (Diploma) in Chemical Engineering

Department of Chemical Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece.

2002

  • Atmospheric chemistry
  • air quality modeling and forecasting - early warning systems
  • Climate modeling in the greater area of Middle East
  • Dust storm modeling and operational forecasting in the greater area of Middle East
  • Energy-Meteorology
  • aerosol – radiation interactions
  • prediction and forecasting of solar radiation for solar energy applications
  • atmospheric particle deposition on photovoltaic plants
  • UV index forecasting
  • Atmospheric dispersion of radionuclides from nuclear power plant accidents - early warning systems

Senior Scientist

Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar Foundation, Doha, Qatar

2015 - Present

Adj. Professor (Joint Appointment)

Division of Sustainable Development, College of Science & Engineering, Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), Doha, Qatar.

2017 - 2018

Instructor

Massive Online Open Course (MOOC) on edX platform: Solar Resource Assessment in Desert Climates.

2019 – Present

Project Scientist

Laboratory of Air Quality Studies, School of Chemical Engineering, University of Patras, Patras, Greece.

2012 - 2015

Visiting Scientist - IASS Fellow

Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (JASS), Cluster: Sustainable Interactions with the Atmosphere, Potsdam, Germany.

2012

Post-doctoral (Marie Curie) Research Fellow

Institute of Chemical Engineering Sciences, Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas, Patras, Greece.

2008 - 2012

Graduate Research/Teaching Assistant

School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering and School of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA.

2003 - 2007

Fountoukis, C., Y. Mohieldeen, L. Pomares, I. Gladich, A. Siddique, A. Skillern, M.A. Ayoub, Assessment of High-resolution Local Emissions and Land-use in Air Quality Forecasting at an Urban, Coastal, Desert Environment, Aerosol and Air Quality Research, 22 (6), 2022.

Roshan, D.R., M. Koc, A. Abdallah, L. Martin-Pomares, R. Isaifan, C. Fountoukis, UV-Index Forecasting under the Influence of Desert Dust: Evaluation against Surface and Satellite-Retrieved Data, Atmosphere, 11 (1), 96, 2020.

Fountoukis, C., H. Harshvardhan, I. Gladich, L. Ackermann, M.A. Ayoub, Anatomy of a severe dust storm in the Middle East: Impacts on aerosol optical properties and radiation budget, Aerosol and Air Quality Research, 20, 155-165, 2020.

Al-Thani, H., M. Koç, C. Fountoukis, R.J. Isaifan, Evaluation of particulate matter emissions from non-passenger diesel vehicles in Qatar, Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association, 70 (2), 228-242, 2020

Roshan, D.R., M. Koc, R. Isaifan, M.Z. Shahid, C. Fountoukis, Aerosol Optical Thickness over Large Urban Environments of the Arabian Peninsula—Speciation, Variability, and Distributions, Atmosphere, 10 (5), 228, 2019.

Fountoukis, C., B. Figgis, M.A. Ayoub, L. Ackermann, Effects of atmospheric dust deposition on solar PV energy production in a desert environment, Solar Energy, 164, 94–100, 2018.

Fountoukis, C., L. Pomares, D. Perez-Astudillo, D. Bachour, and I. Gladich, Simulating global horizontal irradiance in the Arabian Peninsula: Sensitivity to explicit treatment of aerosols, Solar Energy, 163, 347–355, 2018.

Fountoukis, C., M.A. Ayoub, L. Ackermann, D. Perez-Astudillo, D. Bachour, I. Gladich and R.D. Hoehn, Vertical ozone concentration profiles in the Arabian Gulf region during summer and winter: Sensitivity of WRF-Chem to planetary boundary layer schemes, Aerosol and Air Quality Research, 18: 1183–1197, 2018.

Fountoukis, C., L. Ackermann, M.A. Ayoub, I. Gladich, R. D. Hoehn, and A. Skillern, Impact of atmospheric dust emission schemes on dust production and concentration over the Arabian Peninsula, Modeling Earth Systems and Environment, 2:115, 2016.

  • 2008 - 2012, Marie Curie International Reintegration Grant (FP7-PEOPLE-2007-4-3-IRG).
  • 2003 - 2007, Graduate Research/Teaching Assistantship for Ph.D studies in the School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, U.S.A.
  • 2007, Honorable mention in the AICHE (American Institute for Chemical Engineers) graduate student paper contest for outstanding graduate student contributions to environmental protection through chemical engineering.
  • 2004, Recipient of a graduate studies scholarship from the Gerondelis Foundation, MA, USA for outstanding MS thesis.
Amir Abdallah

Dr. Amir Abdallah

Scientist

Office location

RC B2 0166

Dr. Amir Abdallah

Scientist

Educational Qualifications

PhD

MSc

Entity

Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute

Biography

Dr. Amir Abdallah has academic and industrial experience in the development of solar cell efficiency and PV module technology. This includes fabrication of silicon solar cells, e.g., various process optimization and characterization to improve solar cell efficiency and PV module fabrication. At QEERI, Dr. Abdallah has contributed to the establishment and accreditation of the PV reliability lab. Further, as Lead Principle Investigator (LPI), he has secured two external funds with international collaborators - first project is to improve passivated contacts for PERC solar cell, and the second project is on technology development for PV module for desert climate.

 

PhD

Eindhoven University of Technology (Eindhoven, Netherlands)

2007

MSc

Delft University of Technology (Delft, Netherlands)

2002

  • Improvement of solar cell and module efficiency
  • PV module performance and reliability
  • Standard testing of PV module
  • Mechanical integrity of multi-material structures

Scientist

Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute (QEERI), Doha, Qatar

2014 - present

Design Engineer

ASML, Eindhoven, Netherlands

2014

Process Engineer

Sulzer Turbo Services, Lomm, Netherlands

2011 - 2013

Research Engineer III

King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

2008 - 2011

Process Development Engineer

OTB Solar, Eindhoven, Netherlands

2007 - 2008

“Doped Nickel Oxide Carrier-Selective Contact for Silicon Solar Cells” IEEE JOURNAL OF PHOTOVOLTAICS (2021); doi: 10.1109/JPHOTOV.2021.3095458

“Optimized Ni1−xAlxO hole transport layer for silicon solar cells” RSC Advances 38 (2020) 22377-22386; doi.10.1039/d0ra02982c

“Record Efficiency N-type and High-efficiency P-type Mono-like Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cells with High Temperature Gettering Process” ACS Appl. Energy Mater. (2019) 4900-4906; doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.9b00608

“Annealing of silicon heterojunction solar cells: Interplay of solar cell and Indium-Tin-Oxide properties” IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, Volume: 9, Issue: 5 (2019) 1202 - 1207; doi.10.1109/JPHOTOV.2019.2924389

Atomic layer deposited ZnxNi1-xO: A thermally stable hole selective contact for silicon solar cells, Appl. Phys. Lett. 113, 262102 (2018), doi.org/10.1063/1.5056223

Delamination of CIGS thin film photovoltaic module in desert climate. 35th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (2018), doi: 10.4229/35thEUPVSEC20182018-5BO.12.6

Performance of Silicon Heterojunction Photovoltaic modules in Qatar climatic conditions, Renewable Energy 97 (2016) 860-865, doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2016.06.044

Structural origins of intrinsic stress in amorphous silicon thin films, PHYSICAL REVIEW B 85, (2012) 075202, doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.85.075202

Buckle initiation of patterned ITO structures on a polymer substrate, Engineering Fracture Mechanics 78 (2011) 877–889, doi.org/10.1016/j.engfracmech.2011.01.013

Buckle initiation and delamination of patterned ITO layers on a polymer substrate, Surface & Coatings Technology 205 (2011) 3103–3111, doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2010.11.025

The impact of silicon solar cell architecture and cell interconnection on energy yield in hot & sunny climates, Energy Environ. Sci. (2017)

Performance of Silicon Heterojunction Photovoltaic modules in Qatar climatic conditions, Renewable Energy 97 (2016) 860-865

Structural and physical properties of the dust particles in Qatar and their influence on the PV panel performance, Nature Scientific Reports (2016).

Emerging frontiers of N-Type silicon material for photovoltaic applications: The impurity-defect interactions. Front Nanosci Nanotech, Volume 1 (2015) 2-12.

Performance improvement techniques for photovoltaic systems in Qatar: Results of first year of outdoor exposure, Energy Procedia 77 (2015) 386 – 396.

 Viktor Kochkodan

Dr. Viktor Kochkodan

Senior Scientist

Office location

RC-B2-0251

Dr. Viktor Kochkodan

Senior Scientist

Educational Qualifications

PhD

Master of Science in Chemical Engineering

Entity

Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute

Biography

Dr. Viktor Kochkodan graduated from Kyiv National University, Ukraine, and received his PhD in the field of modified polymeric membranes for water treatment applications in 1988. He later served at the Institute of Colloid and Water Chemistry of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, the University of Nottingham (UK), and Swansea University (UK). 

Dr. Kochkodan has experience in the use of reverse osmosis, nano-, ultra- and microfiltration for water purification from different organic and inorganic pollutants. The obtained results have been published in five invited book chapters, more than 120 papers in peer-refereed journals, and 15 patents.

 

PhD

Institute of Colloid and Water Chemistry of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (Kyiv, Ukraine)

1988

Master of Science in Chemical Engineering

Kiev National University (Ukraine)

1983

  • Water treatment and desalination
  • Development of novel (bio)fouling resistant
  • self-cleaning
  • catalytic active membranes and adsorbents for water treatment and desalination
  • Combination of pressure driven membrane processes with adsorption
  • coagulation
  • photocatalysis in water treatment
  • Wastewater reclamation/reuse and aquatic chemistry

Senior Scientist

Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute

March 2016 - present

Scientist

Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute

January 2015 - March 2016

Researcher

College of Engineering, Swansea University

May 2012–December 2014

Leading Scientist

Institute of Colloid and Water Chemistry, Kyiv, Ukraine

2004–May 2012

Senior Scientist

Institute of Colloid and Water Chemistry, Kyiv, Ukraine

2002–2004

Research Visitor

University of Nottingham, UK

January 2002–June 2002

Scientist

Institute of Colloid and Water Chemistry, Kiev, Ukraine

2000–2001

Research Visitor

ELIPSA GmbH, Berlin, Germany

July 2000–October 2000

Scientist

Institute of Colloid and Water Chemistry, Kiev, Ukraine,

1990–2000

Junior Scientist

Institute of Colloid and Water Chemistry, Kiev, Ukraine

1988- 1990

A state of the art review on phosphate removal from water by biochars. Chemical Engineering Journal 409 (2021) 12821.

Phosphate removal from synthetic and treated sewage effluent by carbide derive carbon, Journal of Water Process Engineering 36 (2020) 01323.

A novel adsorptive ceramic membrane for efficient strontium removal. Journal of Water Process Engineering 37 (2020) 101538.

Polysulfone/halloysite composite membranes with low fouling properties and enhanced compaction. Applied Clay Science 199 (2020) 105873.

Polysulfone membranes embedded with halloysites nanotubes: preparation and properties. Membranes 10 (2020) 2.

Carbide Derived Carbon (CDC) as novel adsorbent for ibuprofen removal from synthetic water and treated sewage effluent. Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering 18 (2020) 1375.

Antibiofouling performance by polyethersulfone membranes cast with oxidized multiwalled carbon nanotubes and arabic gum. Membranes 9 (2019) 32.

Antibacterial properties of polysulfone membranes blended with Arabic gum. Membranes 9 (2019) 29

Performance of acacia gum as a novel additive in thin film composite polyamide RO membranes, Membranes 9 (2019) 30.

Enhanced fouling resistance and antibacterial properties of novel graphene oxide-Arabic gum polyethersulfone membranes, Applied Sciences 9 (3) 513.

Engineering the surface and mechanical properties of water desalination membranes using ultralong carbon nanotubes. Membranes 8 (2018) 106.

Enhancing lead removal from water by complex-assisted filtration with acacia gum. Chemical Engineering Journal 35 (2018) 828.

Characterization and Separation Performance of a Novel Polyethersulfone Membrane Blended with Acacia Gum, Scientific reports 7 (2017) 1.

Arabic gum as a novel pore-forming and hydrophilic agent in polysulfone membranes. Journal of Membrane Science 529 (2017) 95.

Microfiltration of micro-sized suspensions of boron-selective resin with PVDF membranes. Desalination 403 (2017) 161.

Fabrication and evaluation of activated carbon/Fe2O3 nano-composite on the removal of strontium ions from water. Desalination and Water Treatment 73 (2017) 399.

Surface modification of polyamide membranes using the layer-by-layer technique: characterization and antifouling potential. Desalination and Water Treatment 69 (2017) 84.

Electrically conductive polymeric membranes for fouling prevention and detection: A review . Desalination 391 (2016) 1.

Can carbon-based nanomaterials revolutionize membranes fabrication for water treatment and desalination? Desalination 391 (2016) 69.

A comprehensive review on surface modified polymer membranes for biofouling mitigation. Desalination 356 (2015) 187.

A combined ion exchange–nanofiltration process for water desalination: I. Sulphate–chloride ion-exchange in saline solutions. Desalination 363 (2015) 44.

A combined ion exchange–nanofiltration process for water desalination: II. Membrane selection. Desalination 363 (2015) 51.

A combined ion exchange–nanofiltration process for water desalination: III. Pilot scale studies. Desalination 363 (2015) 58.

Boron removal from water with fractionized Amberlite IRA743 resin. Desalination 370 (2015) 1.

Jayaprakash Saththasivam

Dr. Jayaprakash Saththasivam

Senior Scientist

Office location

0257, Ground Floor, Building 2, HBKU RDC

Dr. Jayaprakash Saththasivam

Senior Scientist

Educational Qualifications

PhD in Mechanical Engineering

B. Eng in Mechanical - Aeronautical Engineering

Entity

Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute

Biography

Dr. Jayaprakash Saththasivam is a Senior Scientist at Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute of Hamad Bin Khalifa University. He graduated with First Class Honors (Mechanical-Aeronautics Engineering) from the University Teknologi Malaysia in 2005 and with a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the National University of Singapore (2011). Before joining QEERI, Dr. Saththasivam served as a research scientist at the Water Desalination and Reuse Center, KAUST, and the National University of Singapore.

His research focuses on advancing the efficiency and sustainability of water treatment processes. Through the development and implementation of innovative technologies, Dr. Saththasivam strives to bridge the gap between laboratory research and practical applications. His passion lies in validating and scaling up advanced technologies in pilot-scale studies to deliver real-world solutions for water challenges.

PhD in Mechanical Engineering

National University of Singapore, Singapore

2011

B. Eng in Mechanical - Aeronautical Engineering

Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia

2005

  • Wastewater Treatment and Reuse
  • Advanced Oxidation Processes
  • Blue-Green Infrastructure
  • Pilot-scale Assessment of Water Treatment Technologies

Senior Scientist

Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute, Hamad Bin Khalifa University

2024 - Present

Scientist

Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute, Hamad Bin Khalifa University

2014 - 2024

Scientist

Water Desalination and Reuse Centre, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia

2013 - 2014

Post-Doctoral Fellow

Water Desalination and Reuse Centre, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia

2012 - 2013

Research Fellow

Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore

2010 - 2012

Research Engineer

Centre for Offshore Research and Engineering (CORE), National University of Singapore, Singapore

2008 - 2010

Utilities Engineer

Engineering and Technical Services, Malayawata Steel Bhd, Malaysia

2005 - 2006

  • 2015; THANAA Award – Professional Excellence, Qatar Foundation
  • 2013; Best Paper Award: Prediction of Chiller Power Consumption: An Entropy Generation, 6th International Meeting on Advanced Thermodynamics
  • 2006; Competent International Toastmasters (CTM), Toastmasters International
Daniel Perez Astudillo

Dr. Daniel Perez Astudillo

Scientist

Office location

C127, 1st Floor, RC-B2

Dr. Daniel Perez Astudillo

Scientist

Educational Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree

Master of Science, Applied Physics

Entity

Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute

Biography

Daniel received his doctoral degree in physics in 2006, in the field of High-Energy Experimental Particle Physics (HEP), working on the phenomenology of HEP within the H1 Collaboration, using experimental data from the H1 detector and HERA accelerator at DESY (Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron), in Hamburg, Germany, performing simulations and analyzing data, in addition to being involved in the operation, maintenance and control of the H1 Central Silicon Tracking detector. He also has postdoctoral experience working in the simulation of radiotherapy accelerators for medical physics applications and physics with the ALICE detector of the Large Hadron Collider. He joined QEERI in 2012 to work on Solar Resource Assessment, mainly working on ground measurements and data analysis of solar radiation.

 

Bachelor’s degree

Industrial Engineering; Instituto Tecnológico de Mérida; Merida, Mexico.

1997

Master of Science, Applied Physics

CINVESTAV-Merida; Merida, Mexico.

2001

Doctor of Science, Applied Physics

CINVESTAV-Merida. Merida, Mexico.

2006

Doctoral degree in Physics

CINVESTAV Merida; in the field of High-Energy Experimental Particle Physics (HEP), working on the phenomenology of HEP within the H1 Collaboration at DESY in Hamburg, Germany.

2001-2006

Postdoctoral stay

CINVESTAV-Mexico; two fields: Medical Physics and High Energy Physics.

2007-2008

Postdoctoral stay

CIEMAT-Madrid, Spain; in Supercomputation and Monte Carlo techniques for radiotherapy applications.

2008-2009

Research Scientist

QEERI Doha, Qatar; in Solar Resource Assessment.

2012-present

Ground measurements of Global Horizontal Irradiation in Doha, Qatar. Renewable Energy 71:32-36. Doi: 10.1016/j.renene.2014.05.005

Deriving solar direct normal irradiance using lidar-ceilometer. Solar Energy 110:316-324. Doi: 10.1016/j.solener.2014.09.022

Variability of measured Global Horizontal Irradiation throughout Qatar. Solar Energy 119:169-178. Doi: 10.1016/j.solener.2015.06.045

An adaptive multi-modeling approach to solar nowcasting. Solar Energy 125:77-85. Doi: 10.1016/j.solener.2015.11.041

Analysis of the long-term solar potential for electricity generation in Qatar. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 73:1231-1246. Doi: 10.1016/j.rser.2017.01.125

Mohammad Istiaque Hossain

Dr. Mohammad Istiaque Hossain

Scientist

Office location

Segment 4

Dr. Mohammad Istiaque Hossain

Scientist

Educational Qualifications

Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical

Master of Science in Electrical

Entity

Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute

Biography

Dr. Mohammad Hossain is a Research Scientist at the Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute (QEERI), where he is working as an experimentalist to fabricate and characterize photonic devices and on a numerical simulation basis to assess the theoretical performance of the devices. Since 2012, he has been involved in establishing the 'Thin Films Lab' at QEERI by contributing to the installation and commissioning of various major research tools. 

 

Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical

Electronic and Systems Engineering, National University of Malaysia , Malaysia

2016

Master of Science in Electrical

Electronic and Systems Engineering, National University of Malaysia, Malaysia

2011

Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) in Electronics

Multimedia University, Malaysia

2008

  • Solar cell materials
  • Solar cell device physics
  • Computational materials screening
  • New concepts for solar energy utilization
  • Simulation of optical and transport behaviors in optoelectronics devices
  • 2D-TMDC materials
  • CO2 reduction

Scientist

Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute (QEERI), Qatar Foundation.

June 2012 - Ongoing

Molybdenum Bi-Layer Thin Films for Thin Film Solar Cell Application, Thin Solid Films, 2017, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2016.10.039.

Copper oxide as inorganic hole transport material for lead halide perovskitebased solar cells, Solar Energy, 120, 370–380, 2015.

Optical concentration effects on conversion efficiency of split-spectrum solar cell system, Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 47-075101, 2014.

Recent advances in alternative material photovoltaics, Materials Technology: Advanced Performance Materials, Volume 28, pp. 88-97, March 2013.

Performance Analysis of Copper-Indium-Gallium-Diselenide (CIGS) Solar Cells with Various Buffer Layers by SCAPS, Current Applied Physics, pp. 387–391, 2010.

2010, MTCP scholarship, Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia