Abstract

Research is the foundation of problem-solving, and at KFUPM it is now part of every undergraduate degree. This talk introduces the undergraduate research tracks available to students, from RES-100 Introduction to Research to independent, guided, vertically integrated and summer research, and the Research Concentration (CX) with its two-semester undergraduate thesis. It then presents the KFUPM Journal of Undergraduate Research International (JURI): a peer-reviewed, open-access, multidisciplinary journal where undergraduates publish as first authors, with no fees. The talk closes with a practical path from research project to publication.

About the Speaker

Dr. Ali Nasir is an Associate Professor of Control and Instrumentation Engineering at King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM), Saudi Arabia. He holds a PhD in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Michigan, earned as a Fulbright Scholar. His research focuses on stochastic decision-making and fault-tolerant control for autonomous systems, including UAVs, robots and energy systems. He has published more than 80 peer-reviewed papers and is a Senior Member of IEEE and ISA.