
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
Managing Director
Dr. Abdellatif Saoudi
Managing Director
Entity
Qatar Computing Research Institute
Division
Management

Soon-gyo Jung
Software Engineer
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
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.

Dr. Amir Abdallah
Scientist
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.

Dr. Viktor Kochkodan
Senior Scientist
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.

Dr. Jayaprakash Saththasivam
Senior Scientist
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

Dr. Daniel Perez Astudillo
Scientist
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

Dr. Mohammad Istiaque Hossain
Scientist
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
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