Hatem Sindi

Consulting

Engineering Expertise, On Demand

Consultant Professional Engineer registered with the Saudi Council of Engineers. Available for technical advisory, feasibility studies, training workshops, and expert witness work.

Power Systems Studies

Load flow, fault analysis, protection coordination, harmonic studies, power quality for industrial & utility clients.

Renewable Energy Integration

Solar PV feasibility, grid impact analysis, microgrid design, energy storage sizing & optimization.

EV Infrastructure

Charging station design, grid capacity planning, fleet electrification, V2G strategy.

Smart Grid & Digital

Blockchain energy trading, IoT monitoring, AI/ML for predictive maintenance & grid modernization.

Industry Experience

Utility-scale solar PV grid impact and interconnection studies
Industrial power quality assessment and mitigation
Microgrid feasibility and design for campuses and remote sites
EV charging network planning and grid capacity analysis
Smart grid strategy and digital transformation advisory

"Dr. Sindi's expertise in microgrid design was instrumental to our project's success. His ability to bridge cutting-edge research with practical engineering solutions is exceptional."

— Energy Sector Executive

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Students

Join My Research Group

Open positions for motivated graduate students in power systems and renewable energy.

Open Positions

PhD — Hybrid AC/DC Microgrid Optimization

Game-theoretic approaches. Strong optimization & power systems background required.

MSc — ML for Real-Time Power Quality

Signal processing or ML background preferred.

MSc — Blockchain P2P Energy Trading

Interest in distributed systems and energy markets.

MSc — Grid-Forming Inverter Control

Strong control theory background.

Current Courses

IE 201 — Introduction to Engineering Design

EE 250 — Electric Circuits

EE 351 — Power System Analysis I

EE 451 — Power System Analysis II

EE 454 — Power System Protection

EE 455 — Power System Economics

EE 491 — Special Topics in Power Systems

EE 499 — Senior Design Project

Capstone Project Ideas

Smart EV Charging Station — solar-powered with load management
Microgrid Energy Dashboard — real-time monitoring with forecasting
IoT Power Quality Monitor — Raspberry Pi + ML classification
P2P Energy Trading App — blockchain prototype for campus buildings
Smart Building Optimizer — AI-based HVAC & lighting control

Office Hours

Sunday & Tuesday, 10–12 PM

Building 7, Room 213, Faculty of Engineering. Walk-in or email for appointment.

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Research

Technical Depth

Research focuses on planning, operation, and control of modern power systems with high renewable penetration. Active areas include hybrid AC/DC microgrid architectures, blockchain-based P2P energy trading, advanced inverter control (synchronverters, grid-forming), and ML for power quality and stability prediction.

Simulation & Modeling

MATLAB/Simulink, PSCAD/EMTDC, ETAP, PSS/E, OpenDSS, PowerFactory

Programming & Data

Python, MATLAB, TensorFlow, scikit-learn

Power Systems

Load flow, fault analysis, protection, stability, harmonics

Emerging Tech

Blockchain (Solidity), IoT, real-time HIL testing

Key Collaborators

Prof. Ehab F. El-Saadany — University of Waterloo

Prof. Hatem H. Zeineldin — Khalifa University

Dr. Mostafa F. Shaaban — American University of Sharjah

Dr. Maher A. Azzouz — University of Doha for Science & Technology

Dr. Ahmed S. A. Awad — University of Doha for Science & Technology

Prof. Muhyiddin Rawa — KAU

Prof. Abdullah Abusorrah — KAU

Dr. Majid Nour — KAU

Dr. Sultan Alghamdi — KAU

Dr. Ahmed Lasheen — KAU

Dr. Azhar Ul-Haq — NUST, Pakistan

Dr. Kemal Polat — Abant Izzet Baysal University

Dr. Ahmed Al-Durra — Khalifa University

Dr. Ahmed H. Osman — Khalifa University

Dr. Mariam Jalal Chaudhry — University of L'Aquila, Italy

Dr. Şaban Öztürk — Amasya University

Curriculum Vitae

Career & Education

Positions

2024 — Present

Vice Dean for Support Services

Deanship of Student Affairs, KAU

2025 — Present

Deputy Director, CREPS

Center for Renewable Energy & Power Systems, KAU

2024 — Present

Associate Professor

ECE, Faculty of Engineering, KAU

2020 — 2022

Deputy Head, Graduate Studies

ECE Department, KAU

2018 — 2024

Assistant Professor

ECE, Faculty of Engineering, KAU

2023 — 2024

Visiting Scholar

University of Windsor, Canada

Education

2018

PhD, Electrical & Computer Engineering

University of Waterloo — Supervisor: Prof. El-Saadany

2013

MASc, Electrical & Computer Engineering

University of Waterloo

2007

BSc, Power & Electrical Machines

King Abdulaziz University

Awards

Promotion to Associate Professor, 2024
IEEE Senior Member, 2021
Consultant P.Eng., Saudi Council of Engineers, 2023
ABET IDEAL Scholar, 2019
Best TA Certificate, UW, 2017

Graduate Supervision

1 PhD student — AC/DC Microgrids, Bargaining Interactions | 12 MSc students — Power systems, renewable energy, smart grids | Multiple capstone teams & Mawhiba gifted student mentorships

Publications

80+ Publications · 1,800+ Citations · h-index 44

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Top 10 Most-Cited Papers

Ucar, Nour, Sindi, H.F., Polat, "Effect of Training/Testing on ML in Biomedical Datasets," Math. Probl. Eng., 2020.

232 citations

Sindi, H.F. et al., "Hybrid deep learning: 1D power signals and 2D signal images for PQ classification," Expert Syst. Appl., 2021.

102 citations

Ahmed et al., "Optimal Sizing and Scheduling of Mobile Energy Storage," IEEE Trans. Energy Convers., 2021.

93 citations

Rawa et al., "Solar Cell Parameters via Hybrid Honey Badger Algorithm," Mathematics, 2022.

57 citations

Alghamdi et al., "Robust Control of Adaptive Power Quality Compensator in Multi-Microgrids," Ain Shams Eng. J., 2023.

56 citations

Rawa et al., "Single Diode Solar Cells — Lambert W Function," Sensors, 2022.

51 citations

Alghamdi et al., "Adaptive Control for Shunt Active Power Filter Under Stochastic Solar Photovoltaics Behavior," IEEE J. Emerg. Sel. Topics Power Electron., 2025.

35 citations

Aboelnaga et al., "Fault Ride Through of Inverter-Interfaced RES for Enhanced Resiliency," IEEE Trans. Sustain. Energy, 2022.

35 citations

Sindi, H.F. et al., "Adaptive deep learning to classify unknown composite power quality event," Expert Syst. Appl., 2021.

35 citations

#10

Morgan et al., "Holomorphic Embedding Power Flow for Islanded Hybrid AC/DC Microgrids," IEEE Trans. Smart Grid, 2022.

34 citations

60+ additional journal articles · 10 conference papers · 1 book chapter

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2026 (2 papers)

1.Sindi, H.F. et al., "A Holomorphic Embedding Power Flow Algorithm for Cost-Based Droop Microgrids," 2026. (In press.)

2.Sindi, H.F. et al., "Online Stability Assessment and Enhancement of Microgrids Using a Decentralized Control Algorithm," 2026. (In press.)

2025 (3 papers)

3.Alghamdi, S., Sindi, H.F. et al., "Adaptive Control for Shunt Active Power Filter Under Stochastic Solar Photovoltaics Behavior," IEEE J. Emerg. Sel. Topics Power Electron., 2025. (35 citations)

4.Lasheen, A., Sindi, H.F. et al., "Online Stability Assessment for Isolated Microgrid via LASSO Based Neural Network Algorithm," Energy Convers. Manag.: X, 2025. (6 citations)

5.Sindi, H.F. et al., "Isolated Microgrids Dominant Modes Prediction Based on Machine Learning," 2025. (In press.) (3 citations)

2024 (6 papers)

6.Ahmed, H.M.A., Sindi, H.F. et al., "Efficient Energy Management Framework for Grid-Connected Microgrids Under Uncertain Conditions," Ain Shams Eng. J., 2024. (23 citations)

7.Sindi, H.F. et al., "Modified Tilt-Integral Active Disturbance Rejection Controller for Frequency Control of Marine Microgrid," ISA Trans., 2024. (10 citations)

8.Ahmed, H.M.A., Sindi, H.F. et al., "Blockchain-Based Energy Trading in Droop-Based Hybrid Microgrids," Ain Shams Eng. J., 2024. (7 citations)

9.Lasheen, A., Sindi, H.F. et al., "Optimal LQR-Based Reduced Order Model for Hybrid AC/DC Microgrid," Electr. Power Syst. Res., 2024. (2 citations)

10.Lasheen, A., Sindi, H.F. et al., "Robust LMI Controller-Based Reduced Order Model for Hybrid Microgrids," 2024. (2 citations)

11.Sindi, H.F. et al., "Comparison of Multilevel and Differential Inverters: Complexity, Power Quality, and Efficiency," 2024.

2023 (9 papers)

12.Ahmed et al., "Energy Trading Framework for Interconnected AC-DC Hybrid Smart Microgrids," IEEE Trans. Smart Grid, 2023. (19 cit.)

13.Alghamdi et al., "Robust Control of Adaptive Power Quality Compensator in Multi-Microgrids," Ain Shams Eng. J., 2023. (56 cit.)

14.Aboelnaga et al., "Fault Ride-Through Strategies for Synchronverter-Interfaced Energy Resources," IEEE Trans. Sustain. Energy, 2023. (13 cit.)

15.Ahmed et al., "Stochastic Multi-Benefit Planning of Mobile Energy Storage," Sustain. Energy, Grids Networks, 2023. (8 cit.)

16.Lasheen et al., "Impact of Secondary Control on Microgrid Stability," IEEE Access, 2023. (7 cit.)

17.Rawa et al., "Perovskite Solar Cells Novel Expressions Based on Lambert W Function," J. Adv. Res., 2023. (25 cit.)

18.Lasheen et al., "Stability Domain Analysis for Islanded Microgrid N-1 Contingency," IEEE Access, 2023. (3 cit.)

19.Sindi et al., "Robust Load Frequency Control Using Fuzzy-I Controller," 2023. (5 cit.)

20.Sindi et al., "Cascaded Controller for EV Frequency Regulation of Microgrid," 2023. (1 cit.)

2022 (12 papers)

21.Aboelnaga et al., "Fault Ride Through of Inverter-Interfaced RES for Enhanced Resiliency," IEEE Trans. Sustain. Energy, 2022. (35 cit.)

22.Morgan et al., "Holomorphic Embedding Power Flow for Islanded Hybrid AC/DC Microgrids," IEEE Trans. Smart Grid, 2022. (34 cit.)

23.Alghamdi et al., "Optimal PID Controllers for AVR Using Hybrid SA-GTO," Fractal Fract., 2022. (34 cit.)

24.Rawa et al., "Solar Cell Parameters via Hybrid Honey Badger Algorithm," Mathematics, 2022. (57 cit.)

25.Rawa et al., "Single Diode Solar Cells — Lambert W Function," Sensors, 2022. (51 cit.)

26–32.Six additional papers in Electronics, Appl. Sci., Sustainability, J. Cybersecur., Energies, Math. Probl. Eng., Mathematics (2022). Combined 116 citations.

2021 (13 papers)

33.El-Hamalawy et al., "Subspace Identification for Real-Time Stability of Droop Microgrids," IEEE Trans. Power Syst., 2021. (18 cit.)

34.Ahmed et al., "Optimal Sizing and Scheduling of Mobile Energy Storage," IEEE Trans. Energy Convers., 2021. (93 citations)

35.Sindi et al., "Adaptive deep learning to classify unknown composite power quality event," Expert Syst. Appl., 2021. (35 cit.)

36.Sindi et al., "Hybrid deep learning: 1D power signals and 2D signal images for PQ classification," Expert Syst. Appl., 2021. (102 citations)

37–45.Nine additional papers in J. Energy Storage, Case Stud. Therm. Eng., J. Taiwan Inst. Chem. Eng. (x3), IEEE Access (x3), Measurement (2021). Combined 305 citations.

2020 (12 papers)

54.Ucar, Nour, Sindi, H.F., Polat, "Effect of Training/Testing on ML in Biomedical Datasets," Math. Probl. Eng., 2020. (232 citations — most cited)

46–57.Eleven additional papers in IEEE Access (x5), Int. J. Med. Inform., Sci. Rep., Optik, Results Phys., Polymers, Energies (2020). Combined 397 citations.

2016–2019 (3 papers)

58.Bassi et al., "Hardware Approach to Mitigate Module Mismatch in Grid-Connected PV," Energies, 2019. (14 cit.)

59.Sindi et al., "DG Long-Term Planning in Smart Distribution Systems," Int. J. Process Syst. Eng., 2016. (4 cit.)

60.Sindi & El-Saadany, "Unified Reliability Index for Utility Assessment," Intell. Ind. Syst., 2016. (7 cit.)

Also

10 Conference Papers — IEEE PES ISGT, ICIT, CCECE, SEGE, EPEC, CIGRE (2014–2023)

Book Chapter — "AC/DC Microgrids" in Springer Reference Book on Microgrids

PhD Dissertation — "Planning and Operation Framework of Smart DER in Emerging Distribution Systems," UWaterloo, 2018 ↗

Power Systems Studies

Renewable Energy Integration

EV Infrastructure

Smart Grid & Digital

PhD — Hybrid AC/DC Microgrid Optimization

MSc — ML for Real-Time Power Quality

MSc — Blockchain P2P Energy Trading

MSc — Grid-Forming Inverter Control

IE 201 — Introduction to Engineering Design

EE 250 — Electric Circuits

EE 351 — Power System Analysis I

EE 451 — Power System Analysis II

EE 454 — Power System Protection

EE 455 — Power System Economics

EE 491 — Special Topics in Power Systems

EE 499 — Senior Design Project

Sunday & Tuesday, 10–12 PM

Simulation & Modeling

Programming & Data

Power Systems

Emerging Tech

Saudi Arabia's EV Revolution: What the Grid Needs to Know

Why Microgrids Are the Future of Saudi Campus Energy

The Untapped Potential of Arabic Power Systems Content

Data Centers in the Desert: Energy Challenges

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