by Prof. Robert S. Balog | Feb 10, 2026 | Conference, Graduate Students, IEEE, Papers
Ph.D student Vijay Kumar K presented his paper entitled “Assessing the Impact of Smart Inverters on Voltage Regulator Actuations using OpenDSS and MATLAB” at the 10th IEEE Texas Power and Energy Conference (TPEC) held on February 8-10, 2026 in College...
by Prof. Robert S. Balog | Feb 10, 2026 | Conference, Graduate Students, IEEE, Papers
Dr. Ibrahim Guneş, visiting scholar in the REAPERlab from Istanbul University – Cerrahpaşa, presented his paper entitled “Comparison of Performance for Floating Photovoltaic (FPV) and Ground-Mounted PV Systems” at the 10th IEEE Texas Power and Energy...
by Prof. Robert S. Balog | May 10, 2025 | Graduate Students, Graduation
REAPER Lab congratulates Dr. Sawsan Shukri (PhD) on the occasion of her graduation from Texas A&M University and the REAPER Lab. Dr. Shukri joined the REAPERlab in 2018. She earned her BSEE from Texas A&M University in Qatar in 2019 and her MSEE from Texas...
by Prof. Robert S. Balog | May 10, 2025 | Graduate Students, Graduation
The REAPER lab congratulations Ms. Nabila ElBeheiry upon her graduation. Ms. ElBeheiry joined the REAPERlab in 2019. She earned her BSEE from Texas A&M University in Qatar in 2020. Her research pertained to developing a noninvasive method for early detection of...
by Prof. Robert S. Balog | Feb 28, 2025 | Graduate Students, Thesis Defense
REAPER Lab congratulates Ms. Nabila ElBeheriy for successfully defending her MS thesis entitled, “ Noninvasive Detection of Incipient PV Module Failure from Moisture Ingress.” Ms. ElBeheiry’s research studied the detection of moisture ingress in solar photovoltaic...
by Prof. Robert S. Balog | Feb 28, 2025 | Graduate Students, Thesis Defense
The REAPER Lab congratulates Dr. Sawsan Shukri for successfully defending her Ph.D. dissertation, focused on machine learning techniques for fault detection and diagnostics in photovoltaic systems. Dr. Shukri was an affiliate of the REAPER Lab and was in-residence at...
by Prof. Robert S. Balog | Apr 29, 2024 | Career, Graduate Students
The REAPER Lab congratulates Ph.D. student Ms. Sawsan Shukri for passing her preliminary examination. His research pertains to applications of machine learning to photovoltaic systems. Sawsan received her B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Texas A&M University at...
by Prof. Robert S. Balog | Oct 11, 2023 | Career, Graduate Students, Graduation
REAPER Lab congratulates Ms.Fatima Al-Janahi for successfully defending her MS thesis, “Characterizing Photovoltaic System Arc-Faults.” Ms. Al-Janahi’s research studied the electrical characteristics of arcs in photovoltaic dc systems. She developed a...
by Prof. Robert S. Balog | Dec 1, 2022 | Career, Postdocs, Researchers
The REAPER lab congratulates Dr. Metry on his promotion to Assistant Research Scientist. Dr. Morcos Metry received the B.S. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Texas A&M University at Qatar, Doha, Qatar, in 2014, and the Ph.D. degree in Electrical...
by Prof. Robert S. Balog | Oct 18, 2022 | Conference, Graduate Students, Papers, Researchers, Undergraduate Students
Masters of Science student Ms. Fatima Al-Janahi, and Ph.D. student Ms. Sawsan Shukri were selected as final contestants in the14th Annual Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF), Undergraduate Research Experience Program (UREP) Competition. They presented their invited...
