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ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLUM AND MINERALS
Country of Birth: Saudi Arabia
Year of Birth: 1971
Citizenship: Saudi
EDUCATION
Academic History:
Degree Year Name of Institution Major Field of Study Minor Field of Study Country
PhD 2001 Virginia Tech Electrical Engineering Electronics USA
MSc. 1995 KFUPM Electrical Engineering Electronics KSA
BSc. 1993 KFUPM Electrical Engineering Electronics KSA
Technical Training
Name of Certification Year Name of Institution Study Area Country
Using ADS Software 1998 HP RF Circuits USA
Using Cadence Software 2001 UCLA Layout & Circuit Design USA
Current Specialization
Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Integrated RF Circuits, Active RC circuits and communication Electronics, Instrumentation
Special Skills: Competent user of Network Analyzer, ADS, Cadence, and Spice
Professional and Organization Memberships IEEE
EXPERINCE
2007 Summer Process Instrumentation Division, Saudi Aramco
2001- present Assistant Professor KFUPM Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
1996- 2001 Ph. D Student Virginia Tech USA
1995-1996 Lecturer KFUPM Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
1993-1995 Graduate Assistant KFUPM Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Conducted Workshops:
„X Workshops on Instructional Design for Online Courses
„X Simple Radio Receiver for high school students (Gifted program)
Attended Workshops and Short Courses e-PCI 101 INSTRUMENTATION and BASIC PROCESS MEASUREMENT
FOUNDATION Fieldbus
Wireless for Process Industries
Workshops on Instructional Design for Online Courses, Canada
Workshop on WebCT, KFUPM
Workshop on Designing e-Learning Materials, KFUPM
HONORS AND AWARDS
* Recipient of the 1992 Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd Al-Saud Award for Excellence in Scientific Project Implementation.
* Recipient of MAXIM INTEGRATED PRODUCTS PRIZE for the best entry of the month for the article "CFOA Triangular/Square Wave VCO" published by Electronic Engineering, July 1998.
Public Services
Chaired and participated in several departmental, collage, and university committees
Funded Research Projects:
* Development of Online EE-203 Course, KFUPM DAD (November 1st 2002- April 1st 2003)
* Design Of A High Efficiency And Linearity CMOS RF Power Amplifier, KACST (Oct. 2003- Feb. 2005)
* Development of Online IAS-211 Course, KFUPM DAD (May 1st 2004- December 2004)
* Smart Electronic Guide for Pilgrimages, KACST, Proposal Accepted
* RFID Wristband Tag for Pilgrims Identification, KFUPM, Proposal Accepted
* Design of Microstrip Linear Phased Array-antenna for Microwave Sensors,, KFUPM, Proposal Accepted
Publications:
Published more than 25 papers in reputable journals and conferences,
„X Recent Publications:
[1] Saad M. Al-Shahrani, "CMOS wideband auto-tuning phase shifter circuit," Electronics Letters, Vol. 43, Issue 15, 19th July 2007, pp 804 ¡V 805.
[2] Saad M. Al-Shahrani, "Differential CMOS Class-E RF Power Amplifier," WSEAS Transactions on Electronics, Issue 2, Vol. 6, February 2007, pp.235-238.
[3] Muhammed Taher Abuelma;atti, Saad M. Al-Shahrani and M. k. Al-Absi "Simulation of a mutually coupled circuit using plus-type CCIIs ", International Journal of Electronics, Vol. 92, No. 1, January 2005, pp. 49¡V54.
[4] M. T. Abuelma'atti and Saad M. Al-Shahrani, "A New Polyphase Mixed-Mode Bandpass Filter Section Using Current-Feedback Operational Amplifiers" WSEAS Transactions on Electronics, Vol. 2, issue 4, October 2005, pp. 128-130.
[5] M. T. Abuelma'atti and Saad M. Al-Shahrani, "A New Polyphase Current-Mode Filter Using Programmable-Gain Current-Controlled Current-Conveyor" WSEAS Transactions on Electronics, Vol. 2, issue 4, October 2005, pp. 138-141.
[6] M. T. Abuelma'atti, A. Bentrcia, and Saad M. Al-Shahrani, "A Novel mixed-mode current-conveyor based filter", International Journal of Electronics, Vol. 91, 2004, pp. 191-197.
[7] M. T. Abuelma'atti and Saad M. Al-Shahrani, "SYNTHESIS OF A NOVEL LOW-COMPONENT PROGRAMMABLE SINUSOIDAL OSCILLATOR," Active and Passive Electronic Components, Vol. 26, #1, 2003, pp.31-36.
[8] Saad M. AL-Shahrani and M. AL-Gahtani "A New Polyphase Current-Mode Filter Using Digitally-Programmable Current-Controlled Current-Conveyor" 18th International Conference on Microelectronics ICM-2006, KFUPM, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, December 16-19, 2006.
[9] Saad M. Al-Shahrani, M.A. Al-Absi and Abuelma'atti M.T., Smart electronic guide for pilgrim (in Arabic), Fifth Symposium on Hajj Research, Umm Ul-Qura University, Makkah Al-Mukarramah, Saudi Arabia, 30/11/1425H-2/12/1425H (January 12-14, 2005), pp.1-7
[10] Saad M. Al-Shahrani, "Fully Differential Second-Order Filter," The IEEE International Midwest symposium on Circuits and systems "MWSCAS", Hiroshima, Japan, 2004, pp. 299-301
[11] Saad M. Al-Shahrani and M. A. Al-Absi, New Realizations of CMOS Current Controlled Conveyors with Variable Current Gain and Negative Input Resistance, The IEEE International Midwest symposium on Circuits and systems "MWSCAS", Cairo, Egypt, 2003,
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