

The IEEE - Lebanon Joint Chapter, IE13/PE31/CAS04/PEL35 Committee (CH08625)
- Industrial Electronics Society
- Power and Energy Society
- Circuits and Systems Society
- Power Electronics Society
Hiba Al-Sheikh
Chair
Hiba Al-Sheikh received her Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering with a specialization in
Automation and Signal Analysis from Université de Rouen Normandie, France and her B.S.
and M.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Balamand, Lebanon. She
was awarded the Faculty of Engineering Excellence Award twice and the University Founder
Award for achieving the highest GPA. She was selected to participate in the Young
Ambassadors Program for Leadership Skills in Carlisle, PA, USA. Dr. Al-Sheikh has more than
20 years of experience over which she held different academic and administrative roles at
several universities in Lebanon and abroad. She is currently Dean of Faculty of Engineering
and Information Technology at City University, Lebanon. She has several academic
publications, has reviewed various papers for international conferences and journals, and
has served as guest editor in MDPI journal. She has supervised and moderated several
Bachelor and Master graduation projects and is co-supervising doctoral students at
Université d’Aix Marseille and Université de Rouen Normandie. Dr. Al- Sheikh is an active
member of several committees, member of the Order of Engineers and Architects (OEA) in
Tripoli, an IEEE member, and member of IEEE Power Electronics Society (PELS). She is
currently the Chair of IEEE Lebanon Joint Chapter, IE13/PE31/CAS04/PEL35. Her research
interests include fault detection, signal analysis, power converters, hybrid vehicles, hybrid
energy systems, and renewable energy systems.
Jean Sawma
Vice Chair
Jean Sawma received the diploma and the master’s degree in electrical engineering from the
Ecole Supérieure d’Ingenieurs de Beyrouth (ESIB), Lebanon and the Ph.D. degree in electrical
engineering from Ecole Supérieure d’Ingénieurs de Beyrouth and University of Cergy-Pontoise,
France in 2016. Since 2019, Jean has been working as a full-time assistant professor in the
electrical department at ESIB. His current research interests include Model Predictive Control
(MPC), the control of power electronics and electrical motors and FPGA SoC based embedded
control.
Abdallah El Ghaly
Secretary
Abdallah El Ghaly received his bachelor’s degree in Electrical Power and Control Program, M.S.E. degree,
and Ph.D. degree in Electrical Power and Machines Program from Beirut Arab University in Beirut,
Lebanon, in 2013, 2016, and 2022, respectively. Dr. El Ghaly worked as a senior electrical design engineer
from 2013 to 2019, participating in the design of commercial, industrial, and residential buildings
worldwide, particularly in the Gulf region. He began his academic career at Beirut Arab University in
2019 as a full-time lecturer. Currently, he is a full-time assistant professor in the Electrical Power and
Machines Program at the Electrical and Computer Engineering department, Faculty of Engineering,
Beirut Arab University. He also serves as a reviewer for the International Journal of Renewable Energy
Research, results in engineering, IEEEE Access, e-prime, and computer and electrical engineering. Dr. El
Ghaly is a member of OEA, IEEE, and the PE society. He is serving as a secretary in the IEEE-Lebanon
Joint Chapter, IE13/PE31/CAS04/PEL35. His research interests include power quality, active power filters,
power electronics, and renewable energy systems.
Abdallah Kassem
Treasurer
Abdallah Kassem has previously worked as research assistant at Polystim Neurotechnologies Laboratory of the
Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal, Canada. He still cooperates with this laboratory doing some researches.
He received his B.S in Microelectronics from University of Quebec in Montreal in 1992, his M.Sc and Ph.D in
microelectronic from Ecole polytechnique de Montreal in 1996 and 2004 respectively. From 1996 to 2000, he taught
computer architecture, microprocessors and digital electronic courses and laboratories at AUB, LAU in Lebanon.
Dr. Kassem joined Notre Dame University-Louaize in 2005 as an assistant professor in the Electrical and Computer
Engineering department. He was promoted to the rank of associate professor in 2011. His research interests
include microelectronics design and test, VLSI, semiconductor device modeling and simulation, microprocessors/
microcontrollers, re-used system design, engineering education, m-Heath and biomedical engineering. Dr. Kassem is
a Professional Engineer in Lebanon (Ordre des Ingénieurs du Liban). He is a senior member of the Institute of
Electrical and Electronics Engineering (IEEE) and Organizer and TPC member of many IEEE International conferences.
Mohamad Kassab
Social Media
Engr. Mohamad Kassab is a telecom engineer manager in Nour El-Hoda for trading and communication (Connext ISP). He earned his ABET accreditation Bachelor of computer and communication of engineering from Notre Dame University-Louaize. Since 2018, he work as Social Media coordination in IEEE Lebanon section. He is a member in The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers-IEEE and The Order of Engineers and Architects in tripoli-OEA. He can be reached at majkassab@ieee.org
Ali Koubayssi
Social Media
Ali W. Koubayssi received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Electrical
Engineering from the Lebanese International University, Lebanon, in 2014
and 2016, respectively. In 2015, he started his work as a lab instructor at the
Lebanese International University, Lebanon. Eng. Koubayssi has more than
10 research papers that are published in many IEEE conferences and
journals. He has supervised and moderated several undergraduate and
graduate projects. Eng. Koubayssi is a member of the OEA, an IEEE
member, and a member of IEEE Power & Energy Society Membership
(PES). His research interests include fault detection, designing hybrid power
systems, smart grids, and renewable energy systems.
Former Executive Committee
IEEE Lebanon Joint Chapter IE13 / PE31 / CAS04 / PEL35