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Dr. Mohammad AlFares

Academic

Dr.

Mohammad A. AlFares

Associate Professor

Office Location:
S01E2181

Education

Degree Field Institution Year
Ph.D Mechanical Engineering University of Wisconsin at Madison, USA 1995
M.Sc. Mechanical Engineering University of Wisconsin at Madison, USA 1990
B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering Kuwait University 1987

Research Interests

Kinematics of Robot Manipulators, Robotics Application in Construction Industry, Kinematics of Robot Manipulators, Robotics Application in Construction Industry,

Selected Publications

Selected Conference Publications

  • Effect of Varying Elasticity of Helical Gear Teeth on Loading and Stressing, 138th Annual Meeting and Exhibition, _, San Francisco, USA, 2009
  • Automation of the Design and Construction of Concrete Buildings, 13th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construcltion, _, Tokyo, Japan, Jun, 1996
  • An Integrated Robotic-Based System for the On-Site Reinforced Concrete Construction, First ECPD International Conference on Advanced Robotics and Intelligent Automation, _, Athens, Greece, Sep, 1995
  • Shape Optimization of Speed Control Hump Profile by SQP and GA Methods, The International Conference on Modeling, Simulation, Optimization for Design of Multi-disciplinary Engineering Systems (MSO-DMES), _, Goa, India, Sep, 2003 - Sep, 2003
  • On the Geometric Design of Speed Control Humps, Annual conference of the Optimization Days, _, Montreal, May, 2003 -May, 2003

Selected Journal Publications

  • Emad Khorshid, Fatma AlAli, Mohammed Alfares, “Performance analysis of speed control humps and dips based on health and comfort criteria”, International Journal of Vehicle Noise and Vibration, 2017, 13(3/4), pp. 295-325
  • Abdulazeem.F, Alfares.M and Elkholy.A.H., “Localized Tooth Contact in Single Enveloping Worm Gears”, Mechanisims and Machine Theory, 2013, 68, pp.2057-2070
  • Elkholy A.H, Falah A.H, Alfares M.A., “Compliance and Stress Sensitivity of Straight Gear Teeth of Wind Energy Conversion System”, International Journal of Sustainable Manufacturing, 2010, _
  • Khorshid E and Alfares M, “Model Refinement and Experimental Evaluation for Optimal Design of Speed Humps”, International Journal of Vehicle Systems Modelling and Testing, 2007, 2(1), pp. 80-99
  • Alfares M and Abdulazem F, Elkholy A.H, “Failure Analysis of a Vehicle Engine Crankshaft”, Journal of Failure Analysis and Prevention, 2007, 7, pp. 12-17

Work Experience

Academic Experience
Institution Designation Year/Period
Kuwait University Associate Professor Aug, 1995
Industry Experience
Organization Designation Year/Period
Kuwait Petroleum Company (KPC) Member of the Board 2019 - Present
The State of Kuwait Minister of Education and Higher Education 2017 - 2017
Kuwait University General Secretary 2016 - 2016
Private Universities Council, Ministry of Higher Education Member of the Licensing Committee 2003 - 2012
College for Women-Adailiya Campus, Kuwait University Member of the Executive office 2002 - 2003
University of Wisconsin at Madison, USA Research Assistant 1990 - 1991
Kuwait University Laboratory Engineer 1987 - 1988