We are very delighted that you are here reading these lines about the Department of Control & Instrumentation Engineering, home for excellence in education, research, and strong relationship with the local industry. The Automation and Control option was first introduced as part of the System Engineering Program in 1984. It underwent several revisions and in 2009, it was developed into a full program called Control and Instrumentation System Engineering (CISE). Finally, in July 2021, the Control and Instrumentation Engineering department was established. The department offers BS program in Control and Instrumentation Engineering and MS and PhD programs in System Control Engineering. The offered programs meet international standards in terms of level and contents. We encourage ambitious undergraduate and postgraduate students to join us.
CIE Dept. invites all faculty, researchers, and students to Seminar on "Feedback Linearization for Nonlinear Heave Control of an Underwater Vehicle" by Mr. Yussif Atta, a Graduate Student of CIE Dept.
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Dec. 3, 2025 - Dec. 3, 2025
3 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
CIE Dept. invites all faculty, researchers, and students to Seminar on "Optimized Fractional-Order PID Controller for Temperature Regulation of CSTH" by Mr. Abdulaziz Alaswadi, a Graduate Student of CIE Dept.
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Dec. 3, 2025 - Dec. 3, 2025
2:30 p.m. - 3 p.m.
CIE Dept. invites all faculty, researchers, and students to Seminar on "Robust Voltage Regulation in Time-Delay DC Islanded Microgrids Using LMI Techniques" by Mr. Mohannad Alamery, a Graduate Student of CIE Dept.
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Dec. 3, 2025 - Dec. 3, 2025
2 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
CIE Dept. invites all faculty, researchers, and students to Seminar on "Intelligent Framework for Predictive Maintenance of Power System Assets (Renewable Energy Plants)" by Dr. Md Shafiullah, Asst.Prof. of CIE Dept.
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Dec. 1, 2025 - Dec. 1, 2025
2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
CIE Dept. invites all faculty, researchers, and students to Seminar on "Approaching Multi-Manual Geometric based Control For Flying End Effectors on the Port-Hamiltonian Framework: A Review" by Mr. Muhammed Abdurrauf, a Graduate Student of CIE Dept.
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Nov. 26, 2025 - Nov. 26, 2025
3 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
CIE Dept. invites all faculty, researchers and students to Seminar on "Antenna Azimuth Position Control System using Cascade PID Controller" by Mr. Wagdi Fuad Saeed Abdo, A Graduate Student of CIE Dept.
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Nov. 26, 2025 - Nov. 26, 2025
2:30 p.m. - 3 p.m.
CIE Dept. invites all faculty, researchers and students to Seminar on "fNIRS-Driven Explainable AI for Robust Mental Fatigue Classification in Human-Robot Collaboration" by Ms. Boutheina Abdelhak, a Graduate Student of CIE Dept.
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Nov. 26, 2025 - Nov. 26, 2025
2 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
CIE Dept. invites of all faculty, researchers, and students to Seminar on "Deep Reinforcement Learning in Robotics Applications" by Dr. Hussein Bin Samma, an Affiliate of CIE Dept.
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Nov. 20, 2025 - Nov. 20, 2025
2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
CIE Dept. invites all faculty, researchers, and students to Seminar on "System Identification of 3-DOF Quadcopter using Transfer Function Estimation & Feedforward NNs" by Mr. Khubaib Ahmad, a Graduate Student of CIE Dept.
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Nov. 19, 2025 - Nov. 19, 2025
3 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
CIE Dept. invites all faculty, researchers and students to Seminar on "Modelling and Control of Quadcopter Attitude Dynamics in an Inverted Pendulum Configuration" by Mr. Ahmed Abdelrazeq, a Graduate Student of CIE Dept.
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Nov. 19, 2025 - Nov. 19, 2025
2:30 p.m. - 3 p.m.
CIE Dept. invites all faculty, researchers and students to Seminar on "Safe Decision and Control for Trusted Intelligent Autonomy" by Dr. Hassan ALMubarak, Asst.Prof. of CIE Dept.
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Oct. 15, 2025 - Oct. 15, 2025
2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
CIE Dept. invites all faculty, researchers, and students to Seminar on "Reverse Engineering the LQR Controller to Find an Equivalence with PID Controller" by Dr. Ali Nasir, Asst. Prof. of CIE Dept.
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Oct. 7, 2025 - Oct. 7, 2025
2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
CIE Dept. invites all faculty, researchers and students to Seminar on "An Introduction to Systems Biology" by Dr. Aamer Bhatti, a Professor of CIE Dept.
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Oct. 2, 2025 - Oct. 2, 2025
2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
CIE Dept. invites all faculty, researchers and students to Seminar on "Image and AI-guided Robots for Minimally Invasive Surgery" by Dr. Momen Abayazid, Assoc. Prof. of CIE Dept
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Oct. 1, 2025 - Oct. 1, 2025
2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
CIE Dept. invites all faculty, researchers and graduate students to Seminar on "Shaping the Future : The Evolution of Mechatronics Education in Canada" by Dr. Farid Golnaraghi, Professor of School of Mechatronic Systems Engineering, Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, Canada.
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Aug. 27, 2025 - Aug. 27, 2025
2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
CIE Dept. and CGIS invite all faculty, researchers and students to MS Defense on "Multi-Robot Socially Aware Navigation with Deep Reinforcement Learning" by Mr. Ibrahim Kabir
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May 20, 2025 - May 20, 2025
1 p.m. - 2 p.m.
CIE Dept. invites all faculty, researchers and students to Seminar on “Optimizing PV-Based Vehicle-to-Grid Systems with Intelligent Control: A Comparative Study of Neuro-Fuzzy and ANN-Based Approaches” by Mr. Mazen Mohamed
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May 14, 2025 - May 14, 2025
3:30 p.m. - 4 p.m.
CIE Dept. invites all faculty, researchers, and students to Seminar on “Variable Exponent Fixed-Time Optimized Sliding Mode for Quadrotor Attitude Control” by Mr. Abdullah Abushokor
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May 14, 2025 - May 14, 2025
3 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
CIE Dept. invites all faculty, researchers, and students to Seminar on “Mapping the Future: A Technical Comparison of Hector SLAM, G-Mapping, RTAB-Map, and Cartographer” by Mr. Sajjad A Mahmoud
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May 14, 2025 - May 14, 2025
2:30 p.m. - 3 p.m.
CIE Dept. invites all faculty, researchers, and students to Seminar on “Adaptive GWO-Based Controller for a Lower Limb Rehabilitation Device” by Mr. Muhammad Yusuf
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May 14, 2025 - May 14, 2025
2 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
CIE Dept. invites all faculty, researchers and students to Seminar on “Control Techniques for Loco-Manipulation in Quadruped Robots: A Comprehensive Review” by Mr. MD Hafizur Rahman
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May 13, 2025 - May 13, 2025
3 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
CIE Dept. invites all faculty, researchers and students to Seminar on “Agile Quadcopter Flight in Constrained and Tight Environments: A Survey of Modeling, Perception, Planning, Control, Simulation, and Hardware with Emerging Research Directions” by Mr. Ziad Shoeib
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May 13, 2025 - May 13, 2025
2 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
CIE Dept. invites all faculty, researchers and students to Seminar on “Perturbation-Resilient Position Tracking of a Two-Link Robotic Manipulator via FOPID and SMC Control” by Mr. Mubarak Badamasi Aremu
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May 13, 2025 - May 13, 2025
2 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
CIE Dept. invites all faculty, researchers and students to Seminar on “AI-Driven Smart Water Pipeline Networks for Cognitive Cities: Enhancing Efficiency and Sustainability” by Mr. Fawaz Babajide Aremu
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May 12, 2025 - May 12, 2025
2:30 p.m. - 3 p.m.
CIE Dept. invites all faculty, researchers and students to Seminar on “From LQR to Reinforcement Learning: A Study on Four-Tank System Control” by Mr. Mark Abdelmesh
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May 12, 2025 - May 12, 2025
2 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
CGIS and CIE Dept. invite all faculty, researchers and students to MS Thesis Defense on "Advanced Frequency Stabilization Framework for Multi-Area Renewable Energy Grids with EV Aggregator Support: A Multi-Stage Control Perspective" by Mr. Muhammad Inshal Shahzad
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May 7, 2025 - May 7, 2025
1 p.m. - 2 p.m.
CGIS and CIE Dept. invite all faculty, researchers and students to MS Thesis Defense on "Formation Control of Wheeled Mobile Robots with Fault-Tolerance Capabilities" by Mr. Muhammad Shahab
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May 7, 2025 - May 7, 2025
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
CIE Dept. invites all faculty, researchers and students to Seminar on "Sliding Mode Control Strategies for Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor (PMSM)" by Mr. Abdullah Ajasa
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May 6, 2025 - May 6, 2025
2:30 p.m. - 3 p.m.
CIE Dept. invites all faculty, researchers and students to Seminar on "Introductions to Embedded Systems" by Ms. Rawan ALNawasrah
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May 6, 2025 - May 6, 2025
2 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
CIE Dept. invites all faculties, researchers, and graduate students to Seminar on "A Novel Ensemble Learning Method Using Majority-Based Voting Of Multiple Selective Decision Trees" by Mr. Tasnemul Hasan Nehal
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May 5, 2025 - May 5, 2025
2:30 p.m. - 3 p.m.
CIE Dept. invites all faculty, researchers, and graduate students are invited to attend Seminar on "The Application of Koopman Operator Theory in Robotic Manipulation and Control" by Mr. Mohamed MohamedAhmed. a Graduate Student of CIE Dept.
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May 5, 2025 - May 5, 2025
2 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
CIE Dept. invites all faculty, researchers, and graduate students are invited to attend Seminar on "Investigation of a Quasi-Integral Sliding Mode Control for a Nonlinear Maglev Experimental System" by Ms Hamna Malik, a PhD student of CIE Dept.
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April 30, 2025 - April 30, 2025
2:30 p.m. - 3 p.m.
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April 30, 2025 - April 30, 2025
11 a.m. - noon
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April 16, 2025 - April 16, 2025
6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
The CIE Dept. invites all faculty, researchers and students to Seminar on "Opportunities & Challenges of Undergraduate Research: Recent Developments at KFUPM" by Dr. MD Shafiullah, Assistant Professor of the CIE Dept.
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April 16, 2025 - April 16, 2025
2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
CIE Dept. invites all faculty, researchers, and graduate students to Seminar on "Closed Loop Model for Regulatory Authorities" by Dr. Mansour ALDajani
Online via MS Teams Meeting ID: 395 827 161 501 Passcode: F9Bc3ji6
March 19, 2025 - March 19, 2025
2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
CIE Dept. invites all faculty, researchers, and graduate students to Seminar on "Enhanced Optical Transitions in Photovoltaic Materials for Efficient Solar Energy Conversion" by Dr. Muhammad Gulzar (Assoc. Prof. CIE Dept.) and Mr. Ghiyas Anwar (Visiting Grad. Student)
Building 22 Room 127
Feb. 19, 2025 - Feb. 19, 2025
2:45 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
CIE Dept. invites all faculty, researchers and graduate students to Seminar on "Unprecedented Optimum Cascaded FOPID-TFOID Controller for Frequency Regulation of Electric Vehicle-Integrated Power System" by Dr. Muhammad Gulzar (Assoc. Prof. of CIE Dept.) and Ms. Maira Naz (Visiting Grad. Student)
Building 22 Room 127
Feb. 19, 2025 - Feb. 19, 2025
2 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
CIE Dept. invites all faculty, researchers and graduate students to Seminar on "LQR-PID Controller Design for a Biomechanical Model of Human Postural Control" by Prof. Kamran Iqbal, Professor of Electrical and Computer Eng. at the Univ. of Arkansas at Little Rock, USA.
Building 22 Room 127
Feb. 5, 2025 - Feb. 5, 2025
3:15 p.m. - 4 p.m.
CIE Dept. invites all faculty, researchers and students to MS Thesis Defense on "Advance Deep Learning Framework for Predictive Maintenance of Renewable Energy Plants" by Mr. Abdulbasit Hassan, a Graduate Student of CIE Dept.
Building 22 Room 132
Dec. 23, 2024 - Dec. 23, 2024
2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
CIE Dept. invites all faculty, researchers and graduate students to Seminar on "Event-Triggered Based Control of Robotic Arm Under Denial of Service" by Mr. Jamilu Umar Yahaya, a Graduate Student of CIE Dept.
Building 22 room 134
Dec. 18, 2024 - Dec. 18, 2024
2 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
CIE Dept. invites all faculty, researchers and students to MS Thesis Defense on "Optimizing Multi-Drone Flight Paths in Mountainous Terrain Using Enhanced Artificial Bee Colony and Genetic Algorithms" by Mr. Ahmed Abu Baker, Graduate Student of CIE Dept.
Building 22 Room 127
Dec. 18, 2024 - Dec. 18, 2024
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
CIE Dept. invites all faculty, researchers, and graduate students to Seminar on "Maximum Power Point Tracking of PV System Using Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System and Model Reference Adaptive Control" by Mr. Noman Bashir, Graduate Student of CIE Dept.
Building 22 Room 134
Dec. 11, 2024 - Dec. 11, 2024
2:30 p.m. - 3 p.m.
CIE Dept. invites all faculty, researchers, and graduate students to Seminar on "Online Reinforcement Learning Control for Load Frequency in Power Systems" by Mr. Yousif ALWajih, A Graduate Student of CIE Dept.
Building 22 Room 134
Dec. 11, 2024 - Dec. 11, 2024
2 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
CIE Dept. invites all faculty, researchers, and graduate students to Seminar on "Attitude Modelling and Real-Time Robust Control of a 3-DoF Quadcopter UAV Test Bench" by Dr. Sarvat M. Ahmad, Associate Professor of CIE Dept.
Building 22 Room 134
Dec. 10, 2024 - Dec. 10, 2024
2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.