On the basis of the collaboration agreement between Jean Monnet University (UJM, France) and Rafik Hariri University (RHU), RHU alumnus and faculty member, Dr. Rami El Khatib (Class 2012 Mechatronics Engineering) successfully defended his thesis and earned his PhD on July 12, 2016. Proudly, the quality of Dr. Khatib’s work brought him two offers to continue his research as a post doctorate at UJM and University of Technology of Troyes, France.
Dr. Khatib’s thesis entitled “Non Stationary Gait Analysis: Preventing Falls in Elderly” at UJM, was directed by Dr. Mohamad Badaoui (UJM) and Dr. Mohamad O. Diab (RHU) and supervised by Dr. Bassam Moslem (RHU) and Dr. Christophe Corbier (UJM). Dr. Khatib was promoted to assistant professor at RHU this Fall.