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Professional experience
Assistant Professor of AI & ML
Tarleton State University, Computer Science & Electrical Engineering · September 2025 to present
Teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in AI, reinforcement learning and computer science. Develops new curricula, supervises students, and leads research on cyber-physical systems security, AI optimization, reinforcement learning deployment and smart-grid resilience.
Senior Research Engineer I and Lab Manager
Texas A&M University · December 2024 to August 2025
Led research on large-scale electric power systems, including cyber-physical modeling, simulation and testbed emulation for stability analysis, and grid resilience against high-impact, low-frequency events. Mentored students, coordinated with industry partners, and supported research funding through proposal writing.
Postdoctoral Researcher
Texas A&M University at Qatar · February 2022 to November 2024
Contributed to three awarded projects on machine learning for smart-grid stability, federated learning for EV battery health prognostics, and power system stability for a resilient next-generation grid. Mentored Ph.D. and undergraduate students.
Researcher
Texas A&M University at Qatar · March 2019 to January 2022
Deployed machine learning and deep learning algorithms for energy management, contributed to five awarded projects, and mentored a student team applying deep reinforcement learning and generative adversarial networks to electricity price forecasting.
Researcher
Iberdrola Innovation Middle East · September 2019 to January 2022
Carried out a three-year industry research project on smart-grid dynamic control and management with big data platforms, including big data analytics for electric utilities and distributed computing.
Project Engineer
Power Sun Energy Company · August 2018 to February 2019
Analyzed and prepared photovoltaic public bids and supervised construction sites.
Professional service
- Computer Science and Electrical Engineering representative on the Graduate Council, Tarleton State University
- Contributed to the ABET accreditation of Tarleton State University’s B.S. in Computer Science program
- Web Chair, IEEE SmartGridComm 2026
- Session Organizer, IECON 2024 (50th edition)
- Conference organizer, SGRE 2019 and 2024
- Senior Member of the IEEE and active member of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society
Technical expertise
Areas: machine learning, deep learning, reinforcement learning, smart grids, grid cybersecurity, renewable energy, big data analytics.
Languages and tools: Python, MATLAB, Julia, C/C++, PyTorch, TensorFlow, Spark, AWS, Microsoft Azure.