Electrical and Computer Engineering Department (ECE)
Department of Electrical Engineering | Elmergib University, Alkhoums-Libya

Active Research Topics

Explore cutting-edge research areas in Communications, Control, Power Systems, Computer Engineering, and Mechatronics

📄 Papers 🎓 BSc Projects 📚 MSc Thesis 👥 Team Research
Communications Control Systems Power Systems Computer Engineering Mechatronics Cross-Cutting

Communications

8 Topics

🔐 Quantum Communications and Networking

Quantum key distribution (QKD), quantum internet and entanglement distribution, quantum memory and networking architectures, standardization and international collaboration.

Quantum Key Distribution Quantum Internet Entanglement Distribution Quantum Memory

📡 6G Base Stations: Communications, Sensing, and Positioning

Integrated Sensing and Communications (ISAC) architectures, high-precision positioning in 6G networks, AI-driven network optimization, new frequency bands and transmission techniques.

ISAC 6G Positioning AI Network Optimization THz Communications

📶 Channel Modeling for Integrated Sensing and Communications (ISAC)

Vehicular ISAC channel characterization, connected and autonomous vehicle (CAV) applications, joint communication and sensing performance analysis, open challenges in ISAC-V channels.

Vehicular ISAC CAV Channel Characterization Performance Analysis

🚁 Aerial Communication and Networks

Drone system design for emergency response, UAV communication and networking, drone-based wireless sensor networks, aerial network optimization.

UAV Communications Drone Networks Emergency Response Wireless Sensor Networks

📡 Network Localization and Navigation

Distributed sensing and adaptive diversity communications, private information retrieval and index coding, wireless and mobile communication networking.

Distributed Sensing Index Coding Mobile Networking Private Information Retrieval

📶 5G/6G Mobile Communications

Satellite communications and packet switching, network science and data analytics, advanced mobile network architectures.

5G/6G Networks Satellite Communications Network Analytics Packet Switching

Control Systems

7 Topics

🛡️ Safety-Critical Multiobjective Control

Barrier States Theory for safety-critical control, safety embedded systems, input-to-state safety for robust control, PID-barrier control for adaptive cruise control.

Barrier States Safety-Critical Control Adaptive Cruise Control Robust Control

📊 Data-Driven Robust Control

Sum-of-squares (SOS) data-driven controller synthesis, robust system identification for polynomial nonlinear systems, contracting controller synthesis, autonomous vehicles with GPS loss.

SOS Synthesis System Identification Autonomous Vehicles Contracting Control

⚡ Finite Control Set Model Predictive Control

FCS-MPC for discrete-time switched affine systems, limit cycle stability guarantees, periodic terminal costs and sets, power electronics and switched systems applications.

FCS-MPC Switched Systems Power Electronics Stability Analysis

🔄 Active Disturbance Rejection Control (ADRC)

Laguerre-based LADRC for unknown systems, controller design for systems with unknown order and parameters, DC motor speed control applications, parameter tuning and internal stability.

LADRC DC Motor Control Parameter Tuning Unknown Systems

🤖 Deep Reinforcement Learning-Based Control

Control systems with time delay, active magnetic bearings, autonomous systems and UAV control, multi-agent systems and distributed control.

Deep RL Time Delay Systems UAV Control Multi-Agent Systems

📋 Decentralized Decision-Making and Task Scheduling

Industrial controls and instrumentation, robotics and autonomous systems, decentralized control architectures.

Decentralized Control Task Scheduling Industrial Automation Robotics

Power Systems

8 Topics

⚡ Voltage Optimization in Distribution Networks

Volt/VAr Optimization (VVO) with high renewable penetration, centralized closed-loop voltage management, second-order conic programming (SOCP)-based optimization, real-time simulation with Opal-RT.

VVO Renewable Integration SOCP Optimization Real-Time Simulation

🤖 AI in Power Electronics and Reliability

AI-based reliability prediction and predictive maintenance, condition monitoring using machine learning, Remaining Useful Life (RUL) assessment, Generative AI (GANs, neural networks, reinforcement learning), digital twins and virtual sensors.

Predictive Maintenance RUL Assessment Generative AI Digital Twins

🔄 Rotated-Droop Control for Microgrids

Grid-forming inverters with complex line impedances, power decoupling in resistive/inductive lines, small-signal state-space modeling, decentralized control without communication links.

Grid-Forming Inverters Droop Control Microgrids Decentralized Control

📊 Data-Driven Active Distribution Networks

Network reconfiguration and restoration, Volt-Var control and optimal power flow, dispatch of distributed energy resources, physics-informed learning for power systems, non-centralized robust and stochastic methods.

Network Reconfiguration Optimal Power Flow Physics-Informed Learning Stochastic Methods

🌞 Power Electronics and Renewable Energy

Wide-bandgap semiconductor applications, renewable energy conversion technologies, smart grids and distributed energy systems, electric vehicle grid integration, microgrid technologies.

Wide-Bandgap Semiconductors Renewable Conversion Smart Grids EV Integration

🔋 Energy Storage and Cyber-Physical Power Systems

Energy storage systems, cyber-physical power systems, sustainable brackish water desalination, electric power system modeling and simulation.

Energy Storage Cyber-Physical Systems Power System Modeling Sustainable Energy

Computer Engineering

8 Topics

🧬 AI/ML in Cancer Research

AI and Machine Learning in Cancer Research (concentration with Moffitt Cancer Institute), machine learning applications in biomedical systems.

AI in Healthcare Biomedical Systems Cancer Research Machine Learning

📡 Embedded Systems and IoT

Statistical signal processing and machine learning, real-time embedded systems, wireless sensor networks for localization and tracking, environmental monitoring, cyber-physical systems and IoT security.

IoT Real-Time Systems Wireless Sensor Networks CPS Security

🔒 Hardware Security and Reconfigurable Computing

Physically Unclonable Functions (PUFs), hardware/software co-design of secure multimedia digital systems, high-level behavioral simulation of analog/mixed-signal ICs, FPGA and ASIC design.

PUFs FPGA Design ASIC Design Hardware Security

🔬 Nanoelectronics and Semiconductor Devices

Micro/nano fabrication process advancement, 3D multidirectional UV lithography, RF/THz devices (micromachined antennas and waveguides), biomedical devices (microneedle sensors, smart stents).

Nanofabrication RF/THz Devices Biomedical Sensors Semiconductor Materials

☁️ Cloud Computing and Big Data Analytics

Cybersecurity and privacy, network science and data analytics, edge computing, machine learning and artificial intelligence.

Cloud Computing Big Data Cybersecurity Edge Computing

🧠 Quantum Neural Networks (QNNs)

Quantum machine learning, neural network architectures for quantum computing, hybrid quantum-classical algorithms.

Quantum Computing Neural Networks Hybrid Algorithms Quantum ML

Mechatronics

7 Topics

🔧 AI-Based Condition Monitoring

Intelligent condition monitoring systems using AI/ML, fault detection in actuators, motors, and gearboxes, sensor data analysis and predictive maintenance, edge AI deployment for industrial applications.

Predictive Maintenance Fault Detection Edge AI Sensor Analysis

🖐️ Intelligent Gripper Design with Tactile Feedback

AI-powered robotic grippers with tactile feedback sensors, object manipulation and smart manufacturing, medical robotics and warehouse automation, sensor integration and control algorithms.

Robotic Grippers Tactile Feedback Smart Manufacturing Medical Robotics

🚁 Autonomous Systems and Robotics

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for civilian/military applications, decentralized decision-making and task scheduling, information assurance and video communications, autonomous vehicles and drone systems.

UAVs Autonomous Vehicles Drone Systems Decision-Making

🏭 Industrial Controls and Automation

Automation systems for manufacturing, system integration for industrial applications, smart manufacturing and robotics, industrial instrumentation.

Industrial Automation Smart Manufacturing System Integration Instrumentation

⚙️ Cyber-Physical Systems and System Integration

System integration for industrial applications, cyber-physical systems, biomedical instrumentation, robotics and automation.

CPS System Integration Biomedical Instrumentation Robotics

Cross-Cutting Research Themes

🤖 AI/ML Integration Power, Communications, Control, Computer
🚗 Autonomous Systems Control, Mechatronics, Computer
⚡ Smart Grids & Renewables Power, Control, Mechatronics
🔐 Cybersecurity Communications, Computer, Power
🔮 Quantum Technologies Communications, Computer
🤖 Robotics Control, Mechatronics, Computer
📡 IoT & Embedded Systems Communications, Computer, Control
🌐 6G & Future Networks Communications, Computer, Control

Suggested Project Areas

🎓 BSc Projects

BSc Project
6G Communication Channel Modeling

Characterize propagation channels for 6G frequencies

BSc Project
Microgrid Droop Control

Implement and test droop control for inverter-based microgrids

BSc Project
IoT Sensor Network

Wireless sensor network for environmental monitoring

BSc Project
Hardware Security (PUF Design)

FPGA implementation of Physical Unclonable Functions

BSc Project
Robotic Gripper with Tactile Feedback

Design and control of a gripper with force sensors

📚 MSc Thesis Topics

MSc Thesis
AI-Based Reliability Prediction for Power Electronics

Predictive maintenance using machine learning

MSc Thesis
Data-Driven Control for Active Distribution Networks

Network reconfiguration and Volt-Var control

MSc Thesis
ISAC Channel Modeling for Vehicular Environments

Integrated Sensing and Communications for connected vehicles

MSc Thesis
Barrier States Theory for Safety-Critical Control

Robust safety guarantees for autonomous systems

MSc Thesis
Quantum Communications and Networking

Quantum key distribution and entanglement distribution

👥 Team Research Projects

Team Research
6G Base Station with ISAC

Integrated Sensing and Communications for 6G

Team Research
Smart Grid Voltage Optimization

Voltage management with high renewable penetration

Team Research
Autonomous Systems with Decentralized Control

Multi-agent distributed decision-making

Team Research
AI-Driven Predictive Maintenance

Machine learning for industrial equipment health monitoring