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Academic

Dr.

Mohammed S. Alhajeri

Assistant Professor

Office Location:
S03D1128

Education

Degree Discipline Institution Year
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering University of California Los Angeles 2022
M.Sc. Chemical Engineering Drexel University 2018
B.Sc. Chemical Engineering Kuwait University 2015

Research Interests

Process Control & Dynamics, Process Modeling, Process Optimization, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning

Courses Taught

ENG
307
Applied Numerical Methods and Programing in Engineering
ENG
209
Engineering Economy
CHE
333
Artificial Intelligence for Chemical Engineering
CHE
351
Process Dynamics and Control

Selected Publications

  • Alhajeri, M. S., Ren, Y. M., Ou, F., Abdullah, F., & Christofides, P. D. (2024). Model predictive control of nonlinear processes using transfer learning-based recurrent neural networks. Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 205, 1-12. 

  • Alhajeri, M. S., Alnajdi, A., Abdullah, F., & Christofides, P. D. (2023). On generalization error of neural network models and its application to predictive control of nonlinear processes. Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 189, 664-679. 

  • Alnajdi, A., Suryavanshi, A., Alhajeri, M. S., Abdullah, F., & Christofides, P. D. (2023). Machine learning-based predictive control of nonlinear time-delay systems: Closed-loop stability and input delay compensation. Digital Chemical Engineering, 7, 100084. 

  • Suryavanshi, A., Alnajdi, A., Alhajeri, M., Abdullah, F., & Christofides, P. D. (2023). Encrypted model predictive control design for security to cyberattacks. AIChE Journal, 69(8), e18104. 

  • Suryavanshi, A. V., Alnajdi, A., Alhajeri, M. S., & Christofides, P. D. (2023). An Encrypted MPC Framework for Security to Cyber-Attacks. In Computer Aided Chemical Engineering (Vol. 52, pp. 1513-1518): Elsevier.

Work Experience

Academic Experience
Institution Designation Year/Period
Kuwait University Assistant Professor 2022 - Present
Industry Experience
Organization Designation Year/Period
Ministry of Water & Electricity Lab Engineer  Feb.-Aug. 2016