Dr. Mohamad Hussein Taha is a distinguished figure in electrical engineering, currently serving as the Dean and Professor of the College of Engineering at Rafik Hariri University (RHU) in Lebanon.

Educational Background:

• Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Electrical Engineering: Garyounis University, 1985.
• Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Electrical Engineering: Bradford University, England, 1987.
• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Electrical Engineering: Aston University, England, 1992.
• Postdoctoral Research: Imperial College, University of London, England, 1995–1997.

Dr. Taha's research interests encompass:

• AC and DC Drives
• Converters Control
• Reactive Power Compensation
• Renewable  Energy
• Smart Grid
• EVs chargers
• Aircraft Power Systems

Professional Affiliations:

• Chair of the undergraduate committees at HCU 2006- 2008
• Member of the graduate committees at HCU
• Member of the disciplinary committees at HCU
• IET member and Chartered engineer in England
• Member of the Order of Engineering in Lebanon
• Member of the LSES (Lebanese Solar Energy Society)
• Member of Editorial Board of an "International Journal    of    Renewable Energy Research"
• Member of the International Scientific Committee (ISC) of the PEMC 2012 ECCE Europe
• Member of the International Publicity Committee of the EPE-PEMC 2014 - Antalya/Turkey
• Member of Conference Advisory Board and Organizing Committee 3rd Energy and Human Habitat Conference 2022- Cape Town

Awards and Honors:

• Hariri Foundation Award, 1999
• Honorary Ph.D. for research contributions to energy management 2024

Patents:

• Reactive Power Control (Aircraft Applications), Patent Number 03251280.8

Publications and Contributions:

Dr. Taha has authored numerous publications in the field of electrical engineering, focusing on power electronics applications for More Electric Aircraft, active rectifiers, and reactive power control. His research has been widely cited, reflecting his influence in the field. Through his extensive research, teaching, and leadership, Dr. Mohamad Taha continues to make significant contributions to the advancement of electrical engineering, both in Lebanon and internationally.

Refereed Journal Papers:

• C. Green, M. H. Taha, N. A. Rahim and B. W. William, Three –phase step down reversible AC-DC power converter. IEEE Trans Power Elec. Vol 12. No 2, March 97 pp 319-324.
• Mohamad Taha  Single  Phase  Series  Active  For  Aircraft  Applications  International Journal of Engineering Technologies, Vol.1, No.2, 2015.

• Mohamad Taha. On Load Single Phase Tap Changer International Journal of Engineering Technologies, Vol.1, No.2, 2016.
• AlKhatib H.,  Sabbah  M.M., Diab M.O.,  Taha M.H, Salloum K.J,  "Bioinspired Approach  to  Inverse  Kinematic  Problem  ",  Springer,  Biomedical  Engineering  and Computational Intelligence, Lecture Notes in Computational Vision and Biomechanics, 32 (2019): 1-11.

Book Chapters:

• M H Taha. Power Electronics  for  More  Electric    Book:  Aircraft  Technology ,ISBN 9799533076354- 2012
• M H Taha 12-Pulse Active Rectifier for More Electric Aircraft Applications. Book: Flight Physics Models, Techniques and Technologies.  Published:  February  14th  2018; ISBN: 978-953-51-3808-2

Refereed Conference Papers:

• M H Taha. Single-phase two way power flow using GTO Thyristors. 7th University Power Elec Conf (UPEC 94) pp 326-329
• M H Taha. Solid state tap changer using GTO / Thyristors. 8th University Power Elec Conference ( UPEC 95)  pp 130-135
• M H Taha. Drive circuit for a power GTO with an over current. 8th University Power Elec Conf ( UPEC 95) pp 160-165
• C. Green, M. H. Taha, N. A. Rahim and B. W. William, Control of a three –phase step down reversible AC-DC power converter. 6th Eur. Conf in Power Elec. and Appl ( EPE 95) pages 695-700
• M H Taha Power electronics for aircraft application. IEE Power Electronics for demanding applications. April 1999. pp 7/5-7/8.
• M H  Taha,  D  Skinner,  S  Gami,  M  Holme  and  G    Variable frequency to constant frequency converter for aircraft applications.  PEMD  ,  April  2002,  Bath University, pp 235-240
• M H Taha, D R Trainer. Adaptive Reactive Power Control for Aircraft Applications, PEMD , May 2004, University, pp 135-140
• M H Taha Active Rectifier using DQ Vector Control for Aircraft Power System. IEMDC, Antalya, May 2007
• M H Taha Mitigation of Supply Current Distortion in 3- Phase /DC Boost converters For Aircraft Applications PEMD 2008- April 2008 York university England,
• Taha Mohamad  –  Buk  AC/DC  converter  for  aircraft  applications- EPE  2011 Birmingham UK
• Thermoelectrically complemented Photovoltaics in Rural Lebanon Rida Y. Nuwayhid1, Ramzi Abou Said, Mohammad H. Taha, Notre Dame University. 2012
• Mohamad O. Diab,  Mohamad  Taha,  Maher  Sabbah,  Amira  El  Merhie,  Mayssam Jawhari,  Abeer  Housayki,  EEG  acquisition  for  Epilepsy  Detection  and  treatment, Journal of Medical and Biological Engineering JMBE
• Taha Mohamad  -  Single-phase  series  active  filter  load  compensation  for  aircraft application – PEMC2014 – Antalya- Turkey. Sept 2014
• Rami Al-Khatib, Maher Sabbah, Mohamad O. Diab, Mohammad Taha, Khalid Salloum, “Bioinspired Approach  to Inverse  Kinematic  Problem”,  Biomedical  Engineering  and Computational  Intelligence  (BIOCOM2018)  proceedings,  Springer  Lecture  Notes  in Computational  Vision  and  Biomechanics  (ISSN:  2212-9391),  30-31  October,  2018, London, United Kingdom.
• Modelling and analysis of a grid-connected multi-phase power conditioning system for high megawatt fuel cell stacks. Khlid Ben Hamad, Mohamad H Taha Ali Almaktoof, and Mohamed TE Kahn- Conference: the 27th Domestic use of Energy Conference March 2019At: CP Van Der Merwe Hall, Cape Peninsula University of Technology; Wellington Campus, South Africa, pp. 209–217, 25-27 March 2021
• Delay Compensation in Model Predictive Control for Mutilevell Inverters. Ahmad M. Hulayhel, Mohamad Taha. AIUE Proceedings of the 3rd Energy and Human Habitat Conference (28&29 November 2022) Cape Town
• 12 Pulse High power Active Rectifier for Electric Vehicle Charging Mohamad Tah, Ali Almaktoof , MTE Khan 8th International Electric Vehicle Conference (EVC 2023- Scotland)
• Smart Hybrid Inverter Design Using Simulink and Solar Assistant.
• Mohamad Mehdi, Mohamad Rahal, Mohamad Taha, Rida Nuwayhid, Gaby Abou Haidar, Roger Achkar. International Journal of Smart Grid, volume 8, No2, 108-114, June 2024