Welcome to Control & Instrumentation Engineering (CIE) Department

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 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 UG and PG students to join us. Our Faculty members are engaged in world-class research and development activity through various Interdisciplinary Research Centers at the University. The key thrust areas where our faculty members are undertaking cutting-edge research are: Intelligent Manufacturing and Robotics, Renewable Energy and Power Systems, Unmanned Systems (Ground, Air and Underwater Vehicles), Process Automation and Control, and Smart Logistics. Our aim is to become one of the top departments in the broad areas of Control and Instrumentation Engineering within the Middle East region as well as in the world. In order to realize our vision, we also look forward to bright minds joining us as a faculty member.

CIE Dept News and Events

QBOT Training by Quanser

Training Agenda: Overview of the QBot Platform Alpha examples: • I/O Examples (in both Simulink and Python): o Hardware I/O Test o Camera LiDAR • Line Follower • Object Detection

Online on MS Teams Meeting ID: 289 868 757 220 Passcode: cxqhzY

Feb. 1, 2024 - Feb. 1, 2024

3 p.m. - 5 p.m.

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CIE Club Seminar on "Control Theory" by Mr. Ahmed Al-Shakhs

CIE Club invites you to Seminar on "Control Theory" by Mr. Ahmed Al-Shakhs, Lecturer at CIE Dept. Link for Registration : https://forms.gle/pRRZz3XhvLJWojVAA

24-121

Jan. 30, 2024 - Jan. 30, 2024

7 p.m. - 8 p.m.

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MS Thesis Public Defense on "Active Vibration Control of A Smart Structure" by Ahmed Abdulrahman Mohammed

CIE Dept and Deanship of Graduate Studies invite you to the Public Defense of MS Thesis on "Active Vibration Control of A Smart Structure" by Mr. Ahmed Abdulrahman Mohammed, a fulltime MS Student of CIE Dept

22-134

Jan. 1, 2024 - Jan. 1, 2024

1 p.m. - 2 p.m.

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MS Thesis Defense on "Data-Driven and Adaptive Algorithms for Pressure Control in a Multi-Phase Flow System" by Aiman Farid Ahmed Bawazir

CIE Dept invites you to attend MS Thesis Defense on "Data-Driven and Adaptive Algorithms for Pressure Control in a Multi-Phase Flow System" by Aiman Farid Ahmed Bawazir, SCE Full time student

22-127

Dec. 18, 2023 - Dec. 18, 2023

2 p.m. - 3 p.m.

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Seminar on "Fault-Tolerant Control of Quadrotor Using Evolutionary Optimization Technique" by Mr. Khaled Surur

CIE Dept invites you to attend Seminar on "Fault-Tolerant Control of Quadrotor Using Evolutionary Optimization Technique" by Mr. Khaled Surur, Graduate Assistant at CIE Dept, KFUPM

24-121

Dec. 17, 2023 - Dec. 17, 2023

1 p.m. - 2 p.m.

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Seminar on "Autonomous Vehicles- Understanding the State of the Art in the Industry and Academia" by Mr. Owais Mateen, Systems Engineer of GM with ADAS

CIE Dept invites you to attend Seminar on "Autonomous Vehicles- Understanding the State of the Art in the Industry and Academia" by Mr. Owais Mateen, Systems Engineer of GM

22-127

Dec. 12, 2023 - Dec. 12, 2023

2 p.m. - 3 p.m.

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Webminar on "What's New in MATLAB and SIMULINK" by Mr. Mohammad Abuzayyad, Technical Manager of Mathworks

CIE Dept invites you to attend Webminar on "What's New in MATLAB and SIMULINK" by Mr. Mohammad Abuzayyad, Technical Manager of Mathworks. MS Teams Meeting ID: 270 386 868 125 Passcode: 8CNYGC

22-231

Dec. 13, 2023 - Dec. 13, 2023

12:30 p.m. - 2 p.m.

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Seminar on "Physics-Informed Deep Learning for Optimization and Control" by Dr. John Hedengren

CIE Dept in association with KIKX presents a Seminar on "Physics-Informed Deep Learning for Optimization and Control" by Dr. John Hedengren, Professor in Chemical Engineering Department, Brigham Young University, Utah, USA

24-120

Nov. 9, 2023 - Nov. 9, 2023

2 p.m. - 4 p.m.

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Seminar on "Artificial Intelligent-Based Coordinated Control of Sustainable Integrated Power Grid" by Dr Muhammad Majid Gulzar

CIE Dept. and KIKX invite you to attend Seminar on "Artificial Intelligent-Based Coordinated Control of Sustainable Integrated Power Grid" by Dr Muhammad Majid Gulzar

22-119

Oct. 19, 2023 - Oct. 19, 2023

2 p.m. - 3 p.m.

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Invitation - CIE Club's Introductory Meeting and Meeting with Dr. Mujahed ALDhaifallah, CIE Department's Chairman

CIE Club invites you to join Introductory Meeting and Meeting with Dr Mujahed Al Dhaifallah, CIE Department's Chairman

24-120

Oct. 4, 2023 - Oct. 4, 2023

6 p.m. - 8 p.m.

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Seminar on "Fault Tolerant Planning and Scheduling for Satellite Missions" by Dr Ali Nasir

CIE Dept in association with KIKX invites you to a Seminar on "Fault Tolerant Planning and Scheduling for Satellite Missions" by Dr Ali Nasir, an Assistant Professor at CIE Dept of KFUPM.

22-119

Oct. 5, 2023 - Oct. 5, 2023

2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

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Job Posting

The Department of Control & Instrumentation Engineering at the King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM) invites applications for faculty positions in all ranks (assistant professor, associate professor, and full professor).

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Congratulations to Dr Magdi Mahmoud, Dr Abdulwahid Saif and Dr Nezar Yazidi as winners of Highly Impact Paper Award 2022

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Congratulation to Dr Muhammad Emzir and CIE Students in Capstone 2.0 Team "Deli Bot" for Winning the Best Overall Project

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Seminar "Internet of Things (IoT) Based Control of Robotic Manipulator using Arbotix-M Microcontroller"

22-130

May 17, 2023 - May 17, 2023

2:45 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

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Seminar on "Data Driven Modeling of a Fluid Catalytic Cracking Unit"

22-130

May 17, 2023 - May 17, 2023

2 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.

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Seminar on "Intelligent Control of Bionic Hand based on Electromyography"

22-134

May 14, 2023 - May 14, 2023

2:45 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

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Seminar on "Optimal Altitude Range for Image Collection Drone from Agricultural Areas with Image Resolution and Power Consumption Constraints"

22-134

May 14, 2023 - May 14, 2023

2 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.

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Seminar on "Robotic and Image-Guided Control for Medical Applications"

22-134

May 9, 2023 - May 9, 2023

2 p.m. - 3 p.m.

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Industrial Visit to Emerson @DhahranTechnoValley

Emerson, Dhahran Techno Valley

May 4, 2023 - May 4, 2023

9 a.m. - 11 a.m.

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Webminar on Control & Instrumentation Engineering: A Rewarding and Challenging Career Path

Online

April 12, 2023 - April 12, 2023

10 p.m. - 11 p.m.

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Webinar: How to make a career as an Instrumentation & Control Engineer

Online

March 22, 2023 - March 22, 2023

7 p.m. - 8 p.m.

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Congratulation

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Seminar "Robotic Micro-manipulation System for Precision Organelle Biopsy and Transplantation" by Dr Adnan Shakoor

CIE Dept in association with KIKX invites you to attend seminar on "Robotic Micro-manipulation System for Precision Organelle Biopsy and Transplantation" by Dr Adnan Shakoor on Wednesday, 15 February at 3pm in Building 22 Room 134

Building 22 Room 134

Feb. 15, 2023 - Feb. 15, 2023

3 p.m. - 4 p.m.

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Thesis Defense "Energy Harvesting Based Wireless Sensor Network for Pipeline Monitoring Systems" by Matiur Rasool Ashraf Virk

CIE Dept along with DGS invite you to attend MS Public Defense with title "Energy Harvesting Based Wireless Sensor Network for Pipeline Monitoring Systems" by Matiur Rasool Ashraf Virk on Thursday, Dec. 29, at 1pm at Bld. 22 Rm 119.

Building 22 Room 119

Dec. 29, 2022 - Dec. 29, 2022

1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

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Seminar "Robust Control of Two Link Rigid Manipulator with Nonlinear Dynamic Model" by Aiman Bawazir

CIE Dept in association with KIKX presents Seminar "Robust Control of Two Link Rigid Manipulator with Nonlinear Dynamic Model" by Aiman Bawazir, on Sunday, 25 Dec. at 2pm in Bld. 22/130

Building 22 room 130

Dec. 25, 2022 - Dec. 25, 2022

2 p.m. - 3 p.m.

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Seminar "Current Sharing Control Method for Fuel Cell Hybrid Electric Vehicles" by Mr. Muhammad Maaruf, CIE Graduate Student

CIE Dept in association with KIKX presents a seminar "Current Sharing Control Method for Fuel Cell Hybrid Electric Vehicles" by Mr. Muhammad Maaruf, CIE Graduate Student, on Thursday, Dec. 15th, at 2PM in Bld. 22 room 119.

Building 22 room 119

Dec. 15, 2022 - Dec. 15, 2022

2 p.m. - 3 p.m.

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Seminar on "The Control of Bionic Hand Based Electromyography" by Mr. Ali ALRamadhan

CIE Dept in association with KIKX invites you to attend Seminar on "The Control of Bionic Hand Based Electromyography" by Mr. Ali ALRamadhan, a CIE Graduate Student, on Sunday, Dec, 11th, from 10.00-11:00 at Bld. 22 room 121.

Building 22 Room 121

Dec. 11, 2022 - Dec. 11, 2022

10 a.m. - 11 a.m.

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Seminar on "Spacecraft Equations of Motion and Feedback Control" by Dr Ali Nasir

CIE Dept and ISA KFUPM Student Section invites you to attend Seminar on "Spacecraft Equations of Motion and Feedback Control" by Dr Ali Nasir, Assistant Professor in the CIE Dept of KFUPM, on Dec. 6 at 7pm in Bld. 6 Rm 125.

Building 6 Room 125

Dec. 6, 2022 - Dec. 6, 2022

7 p.m. - 8 p.m.

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Seminar on "Teleoperation Systems : A Recent Survey and Future Directions" by Dr Magdi Sadek Mahmoud

CIE Dept in association with KIKX invites you to attend Seminar on "Teleoperation Systems : A Recent Survey and Future Directions" by Dr. Magdi Sadek Mahmoud, Former Distinguished Professor of CIE Dept

Building 22 Room 121

Nov. 17, 2022 - Nov. 17, 2022

10 a.m. - 11 a.m.

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Seminar "Operation and Control of Renewable Energy Systems"

Dr Muhammad Majid Gulzar from CIE Dept will present a seminar on "Operation and Control of Renewable Energy Systems" on Tuesday, 11th October, 2022, at 2:00 - 3:00PM, in Building 22 Room 132.

Building 22 Room 132

Oct. 11, 2022 - Oct. 11, 2022

2 p.m. - 3 p.m.

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CIE Dept Seminar: Application of Markov Decision Process

Dr Ali Nasir will present a Seminar with title "Applications of Markov Decision Process" on Tuesday, 20th of September from 2:00 - 3:00pm at Building 22 Room 119.

Building 22 Room 119

Sept. 20, 2022 - Sept. 20, 2022

2 p.m. - 3 p.m.

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PhD Dissertation Defense: Multi-Agent Control of Multiple UAV-Load Systems

CIE Dept invites you to attend PhD Dissertation Defense of Abdulrahman Aliyu with title "Multi-Agent Control of Multiple UAV-Load Systems" on Thursday, May 12, 2022, at 2.30pm in Building 22 Room 130

Building 22 Room 130

May 12, 2022 - May 12, 2022

2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

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PhD Dissertation Defense: Fractional Order for Multi-Agent SystemControl

The CIE Dept invites you to the PhD dissertation defense of Najib Al-Absari with title "Fractional Order Control for Multi-Agent System" on Wednesday, May 18, 2022 at 2.30pm Building 22 Room 130

Building 22 Room 130

May 18, 2022 - May 18, 2022

2:30 p.m. - 4 p.m.

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MS Thesis Public Defense: "Gaze Stabilization Control for Humanoid Robots"

The CIE Dept invites you to attend MS Thesis Public Defense by Ahmed Alshakhs with title "Gaze Stabilization Control for Humanoid Robots", on Monday, May 9, at 12.30pm, at Building 22 Room 121.

Building 22 Room 121

May 9, 2022 - May 9, 2022

12:30 p.m. - 2 p.m.

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KFUPM Automation Week: Automation Trends in Chemical Processes

ISA KFUPM Student Club invites you to Night Talk on Automation Trends in Chemical Processes by Dr Basim Abu Suud, Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering Department

KFUPM Student Mall

April 12, 2022 - April 12, 2022

11 p.m. - 1 a.m.

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KFUPM Automation Week -212-

ISA KFUPM Student club invites you to attend and participate on KFUPM Automation Week -212-

KFUPM Students Mall

April 11, 2022 - April 14, 2022

11 p.m. - 1:30 a.m.

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Workshop Industrial Control System Cyber Security in a Digital World Part II

KFUPM Institute for Knowledge Exchange (KIKX) invites you to Workshop on Industrial Control System Cyber Security in a Digital World Part II, organized by IRC for Smart Mobility and Logistics and co-organized by: YOKOGAWA, on Thursday, 31 March 2022, at 2:00 - 5.00PM, at Building 24, Room 120 [In-Person Event]

Building 24 Room 120 (in person event)

March 31, 2022 - March 31, 2022

2 p.m. - 5 p.m.

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MS Thesis Defense on Reinforcement Learning for Quantitative Investment via the Conditional Value-at-Risk

The CIE Dept invites you to attend the MS Thesis Defense of Ali Ahmed AlAmeer on "Reinforcement Learning for Quantitative Investment via the Conditional Value-at-Risk", Thursday, April 14, 2022, at 10.30 (GMT+3), at Bld. 22 room 121

Building 22 Room 121

April 14, 2022 - April 15, 2022

10 a.m. - noon

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Technical Forum: Recent Advances in Process Instrumentation and Control

CIE Dept invites you to attend Technical Forum: Recent Advances in Process Instrumentation and Control on Tuesday, 29th March, from 9.00 to 15.00, online via Zoom. You can register through the following link https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_fooQ1C-hQpmpn0HR4KjmMw.

Zoom Meeting. Please register via https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_fooQ1C-hQpmpn0HR4KjmMw

March 29, 2022 - March 29, 2022

9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

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Invitation of ISA-KFUPM Organized Site Visit

The ISA-KFUPM Student Chapter would like to invite you to its SITE VISIT to Endress+Hauser Company in Jubail Industrial City on 1st of March, 2022

Endress+Hauser Company in Jubail Industrial City

March 1, 2022 - March 1, 2022

8 a.m. - 4 p.m.

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MS Thesis Public Defense "Fractional-Order Control of Quadrotor Based on Fractional Order Model"

MS Thesis Public Defense of Khaled Saeed Bin Gaufan, a graduate student of CIE Dept

Online on Zoom Meeting

Dec. 16, 2021 - Dec. 16, 2021

11 a.m. - noon

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MS THESIS DEFENSE "Adaptive Control of Underactuated 3D Overhead Crane System"

MS THESIS DEFENSE of Mr. Abdalrahman Mohamed Ali Mohamed, a Graduate Student in the Control & Instrumentation Engineering Department

Online on MS Teams

Dec. 5, 2021 - Dec. 5, 2021

10:30 a.m. - noon

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Seminar "Automatic Projection Filter"

Building 22 Room 127 and ONLINE via ZOOM (Meeting ID : 894 1270 2994) (Passcode : 3GQbG7) Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89412702994?pwd=L1ZyZjBSODRLa0hsRUVUVU1JWVptdz09

Nov. 4, 2021 - Nov. 4, 2021

10 a.m. - 11 a.m.

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