Biography

AHMED FATHY ABOUZEID received the B.S and M.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Port Said University, Port Said, Egypt, in 2012 and 2017, respectively. In 2023, he received the Ph.D. Degree in Energy and Process Control from the Department of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering, University of Oviedo, Gijon, Spain. From September 2021 to December 2021, he was a Visiting Researcher at Deutsche Bahn (DB) Systemtechnik GmbH, Minden, Germany. Since 2013, he joined the Department of Electrical Engineering, Port Said University, Egypt, as a Demonstrator. Currently, he is with the same department as an Assistant Professor. His research interests include power converters and ac drives, electric traction, and renewable energy systems.

Educational Qualification

• CURRENT POSITION: Assistance Professor with the Electrical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Port Said University, Port Said, Egypt
   
• 2019–2023 Ph.D. Degree in Energy and Process Control
  • Affiliation Electrical, Electronic, Computers and Systems Engineering Department, Gijón Campus, Asturias, Spain
  • Thesis title Optimization of Torque and Adhesion Control Capabilities for Railway Traction Drives
  • Awards Outstanding prize with a grade of honor
     
• 2013–2017 M.Sc. Degree in Electrical Engineering
  • Affiliation Faculty of Engineering, Port-Said University, Port-Said, Egypt
  • Thesis title Investigation of Multi-terminal Voltage Source Converter HVDC for Wind Power Integration
     
• 2014–2015 M.Sc. Degree in Electrical Energy Conversion and Control Systems
  • Affiliation University of Oviedo, Gijón Campus, Asturias, Spain
  • Credit hours MEDASTAR Erasmus Mundus Programme 2014 for international students exchange
  • First year is completed with 60 credit hours
• 2008–2012 B.Sc. Degree in Electrical Power and Machines
  • Faculty of Engineering, Port-Said University, Port-Said, Egypt
  • Overall grade: Excellent with honor (90.03%)

Academic And Professional Experience

• April 2019 – Present Researcher
  • University of Oviedo, Gijón Campus, Asturias, Spain
  • Department of Electrical, Computer and Systems Engineering
  • Investigation of optimized solutions for torque and adhesion control capabilities for railway traction drives
  • Business or sector: University-industry cooperation
     
• September 2021 – December 2021 Internship
  • Deutsche Bahn (DB) Systemtechnik GmbH, Minden, Germany
  • (R&D) Department of Measurement, testing, and diagnostic systems
  • Evaluation of MATLAB-SIMPACK co-simulation tool for torsional vibration protection in railways
  • Business or sector: University-industry cooperation
• November 2013 – April 2019 Lecturer Assistant and Researcher
  • Port-Said University, Faculty of Engineering, Port-Said, Egypt
  • Department of Electrical Engineering
    • Preparing and delivering lectures, tutorials, workshops, and seminars.
    • Conducting research, and writing papers, proposals, journal articles, and books.
    • Attending and participating in meetings, conferences, and other events in and outside of the institution.
    • Participating in training opportunities and initiatives at the institution.
  • Business or sector: Academic institution
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• December 2017 – May 2018 Erasmus+ KA107 Internship
  • University of Oviedo, Gijón Campus, Asturias, Spain
  • Department of Electrical, Computer and Systems Engineering
  • Hardware setup and commissioning of three-phase three-level Natural-Point-Clamped Inverter
  • Business or sector: Academic institution

Publications

[1] Ahmed F. Abouzeid, L. Lejarza, J. M. Guerrero, I. Muniategui, A. Endemaño and F. Briz,
"Data-Driven ANN-Based Torque Estimation of High Power Induction Motor Drives for Rail-
ways," in IEEE Open Journal of Industry Applications, vol. 7, pp. 163-173, 2026, doi:
10.1109/OJIA.2026.3658432.
[2] Osama Elbaksawi, Youssef Nasr Ashour, Ahmed F. Abouzeid, Mahmoud Fawzi. A novel wide
input range transformerless PV microinverter with natural power decoupling Sci Rep 15, 30933
(2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-15277-1.
[3] Ahmed F. Abouzeid, A. Elsanabary, M. Fawzi, M. Aly and A. Sobhy, "A Simplified Non-Linear
Active Disturbance Rejection Control for Electric Traction Drives," IECON 2024 - 50th Annual
Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Chicago, IL, USA, 2024, pp. 1-6, doi:
10.1109/IECON55916.2024.10905589.
[4] Ahmed F. Abouzeid, Eleraky, H., Kalas, A. et al. Experimental validation of a low-cost maxi-
mum power point tracking technique based on artificial neural network for photovoltaic systems.
Sci Rep 14, 18280 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-67306-0.
[5] H. G. Eleraky, A. Refaat, A. Kalas and Ahmed F. Abouzeid, "Performance Assessment of
Artificial Neural Networks-Based MPPT Technique for Photovoltaic Systems," 2024-14th Inter-
national Conference on Electrical Engineering (ICEENG), Cairo, Egypt, 2024, pp. 48-53, doi:
10.1109/ICEENG58856.2024.10566372.

[6] Ahmed F. Abouzeid, J. M. Guerrero, L. Lejarza-Lasuen, I. Muniategui-Aspiazu, A. Endemaño-
Isasi and F. Briz, "Advanced Maximum Adhesion Tracking Strategies in Railway Traction
Drives," in IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 3645-3660,
June 2024, doi: 10.1109/TTE.2023.3312621.
[7] Nihal V. Vantagodi, Ahmed F. Abouzeid, J. M. Guerrero, I. Vicente, I. Muniategui, A. Ende-
maño, and F. Briz, “Design of a Scaled Roller-Rig Test Bench for Anti-Slip Control Development
for Railway Traction," in IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 72, no. 4, pp. 4320-
4331, April 2023, doi: 10.1109/TVT.2022.3226607.
[8] Ahmed F. Abouzeid, F. F. Trimpe, S. Lück, M. Traupe, J. M. Guerrero, and F. Briz, “Co-
Simulation-Based Verification of Torsional Vibration Protection of Electric-Driven Railway Ve-
hicle Wheelsets,” Vibration, vol. 5, no. 3, pp. 613–627, Sep. 2022, doi: 10.3390/vibra-
tion5030036.
[9] Ahmed F. Abouzeid, J. M. Guerrero, I. Vicente, I. Muniategui, A. Endemaño, and F. Briz, “Tor-
sional Vibration Suppression in Railway Traction Drives,” in IEEE Access, vol. 10, pp. 32855-
32869, March 2022, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2022.3162415.
[10] Ahmed F. Abouzeid, J. M. Guerrero, A. Endemaño, I. Muniategui, D. Ortega, I. Larrazabal,
and F. Briz, “Control Strategies for Induction Motors in Railway Traction Applications,” Energies,
vol. 13, no. 3, p. 700, Feb. 2020, doi: 10.3390/en13030700.
[11] Ahmed F. Abouzeid, J. M. Guerrero, I. Vicente, I. Muniategui, A. Endemaño and F. Briz, "Re-
magnetization Strategies for Induction Machines Operating with Reduced Flux Levels," 2022
International Conference on Electrical Machines (ICEM), Valencia, Spain, 2022, pp. 2249-
2255, doi: 10.1109/ICEM51905.2022.9910738.
[12] Ahmed F. Abouzeid, J. M. Guerrero, I. Muniategui, A. Endemaño, D. Ortega and F. Briz,
"Torque Dynamics Enhancement of Railway Traction Drives Using Scalar Control," 2021 IEEE
International Electric Machines & Drives Conference (IEMDC), Hartford, CT, USA, 2021, pp.
1-6, doi: 10.1109/IEMDC47953.2021.9449495.
[13] Ahmed F. Abouzeid, J. M. Guerrero, A. Endemaño, I. Muniategui, D. Ortega and F. Briz,
"Assessment of Overmodulation Strategies for AC Drives Considering Harmonics Content and
Switching Losses," 2021 IEEE International Electric Machines & Drives Conference (IEMDC),
Hartford, CT, USA, 2021, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/IEMDC47953.2021.9449543.
[14] A. A. Daoud, Ahmed F. Abouzeid, and S. S. Dessouky, " Offshore wind power integration to
support weak grid voltage for industrial loads using VSC-HVDC transmission system," Interna-
tional Journal of Electrical & Computer Engineering, 11(3), 2021.
[15] Ahmed F. Abouzeid, A. A. Daoud, S. S. Dessouky, and J. M. Guerrero, "IMPLEMENTATION
OF VECTOR CONTROL FOR GRID VOLTAGE SUPPORT IN VSC-HVDC TRANSMISSION
SYSTEM," Journal of Electrical Engineering-JEE, 2018.
[16] Ahmed F. Abouzeid, A. A. Daoud, S. S. Dessouky, and J. M. Guerrero, "Factors affecting
offshore wind power integration to grid through VSC-HVDC," in Power Systems Conference
(MEPCON), 2016 Eighteenth International Middle East, 2016, pp. 184-189.