Faculty

Profile

College / Department

Teaching areas

Quality Engineering, Six Sigma, Reliability and Maintenance, Engineering Management,Research Methodologies, Design of Experiments

Research areas

Six Sigma, Fault Detection, Reliability Engineering, Reliability Centered Maintenance, Quality Engineering

Education

PhD, Industrial Engineering, Wayne State University, United States, 2005

MS, Industrial Engineering, University of Jordan, 1999

BS, Mechanical Engineering-production, Jordan University of Science and Technology, 1996

Professional experience

Senior Reliability Engineer Iii, Schlumberger Technology Corporation, TX, United States, 2011 - 2014

Assistant Professor, ALHOSN University, United Arab Emirates, 2008 - 2011

Six Sigma Master Black Belt/quality Manager, Case New Holland, IL, United States, 2007 - 2008

Reliability Engineer/process Control Engineer, Ford Motor Company, MI, United States, 2002 - 2006

Workshop Supervisor, Al-Jazirah Vehicles Agencies Company, Saudi Arabia, 1998 - 2000

Workshop Supervisor, CIC Ford and Suzuki Dealership, Jordan, 1997 - 1999

Memberships

Institute of Industrial Engineers, Norcross, GA, USA, December 2008 - May 2024

American Society of Quality, Milwaukee, WI, USA, April 2002 - November 2023

Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), Detroit, Mi, USA, December 2002 - December 2003

Contact

[email protected]

+971 6 515 2984

Dr. Mahmoud Awad

Associate Professor

PhD, Wayne State University, United States

Mahmoud Awad has more than fifteen years of industrial experience. Prior to academia, he worked at Ford Motor Company, Case New Holland (CNH) and Schlumberger Technology in different technical and management capacities. He also worked as an assistant professor and chair of the Industrial Engineering Department at AlHosn University in Abu Dhabi. His research interests include Design for Six Sigma (DFSS), reliability allocation, Prognostic Health Management (PHM), and Centered based Maintenance (RCM).

Publications

Neveen Barakat, Liana Hajeir, Zain Hussain, Sara Alattal And Mahmoud Awad. Air Leaks Fault Detection in Maintenance Using Machine Learning, Journal Of Quality In Maintenance Engineering, 2 May 2024

Haneen Abuzaid, Mahmoud Awad And Abdulrahim Shamayleh. Enhancing Photovoltaic System Cleaning Using Machine Learning Algorithms, International Conference On Renewable Energy Resource And Energy Conversion (icrerec-24), April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2024

Haneen Abuzaid, Mahmoud Awad, Mahmoud Awad And Mahmoud Awad. Predictive Modeling of Photovoltaic System Cleaning Schedules Using Machine Learning Techniques, Energy Conversion And Management

Riham El-asshi, Mahmoud Awad, Mahmoud Awad And Mahmoud Awad. Medical Equipment Maintenance Performance and Influential Factors, Journal Of Quality In Maintenance Engineering

Mahmoud Awad And Yassir Shanshal. Comparative Study of Risk Management in New Product Development, Int. J. Of Industrial And Systems Engineering, 17 April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2024

Haneen Abuzaid, Mahmoud Awad And Abdulrahim Shamayleh. Photovoltaic Modules Cleaning Method Selection for the MENA Region, Sustainability

Alya Alquraidi And Mahmoud Awad. Enhancement of Utilities Physical Asset Management Performance: A Lifecycle Approach, Ieee Transactions On Engineering Management

Saif Alfaqaei, Mahmoud Awad And Ayman Alzaatreh. Innovation Management Systems for Public Organizations in the UAE, Journal Of Innovation And Entrepreneurship

Mahmoud Awad, Yassir Makkawi And Noha Hassan. Yield and energy modelling for biochar and bio-oil using pyrolysis temperature and biomass constituents, Acs Omega

Alya Alquraidi And Mahmoud Awad. Physical Asset Management for Critical Utilities - A Systematic Literature Review, Ieee Access

Alya Alquraidi And Mahmoud Awad. Comparative Analysis of ISO-Certified and non-ISO-Certified Utilities Organizations, Int. J. Of Strategic Engineering Asset Management

Mahmoud Awad, Abdelmonem Elrefaey And Hussam Alshraideh. CUTTING TOOL RUL PREDICTION USING SIMILARITY-CLUSTERING APPROACH, 2023

Mahmoud Awad, Hind Alshamsi And Mahmoud Awad. Business Process Re-engineering Projects Success Factors in United Arab Emirates, Ieee Transactions On Engineering Management, 7 December 2023

Haneen Abu Zaid, Mahmoud Awad And Abdulrahim Shamayleh. A MACHINE LEARNING-BASED PREDICTION OF PHOTOVOLTAIC OUTPUT POWER USING UTILITY-SCALE PV POWER PLANT, The 50th Conference On Computer And Industrial Engineering Cie53, November 2023

Ahmed Maged, Salah Haridy, Mahmoud Awad And Mohammad Shamsuzzaman. Machine Learning Aided Six Sigma: Perspective and Practical Implementation, Ieee Transactions On Engineering Management, 28 November 2023

Natali Barakat, Mahmoud Awad And Bassam Abu-nabah. A Machine Learning Approach on Chest X-rays for Pediatric Pneumonia Detection, Digital Health, 1 June 2023

Haneen Abuzaid, Mahmoud Awad And Abdulrahim Shamayleh. PV Dust Accumulation Influencing Factors and Cleaning Methods: A Comprehensive Review, Ieee Journal Of Photovoltaics

Ahmed Ababneh, Mohamed Elaradi And Mahmoud Awad. The Minimization of giveaway and underweight in poultry proportioning process, International Journal Of Six Sigma & Competitive Advantage, 22 March 2023

Arwa Abougharib, Mahmoud Awad And Malick Ndiaye. Remaining Shelf-Life Estimation of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables During Transportation, Ieee Access, 25 January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2023

Noha Hassan, Zied Bahroun, Mahmoud Awad, Rami Asa'd And Assil Charkaoui. Enhancing Toughness of Fiber Reinforced Plastic Composites using Nano-Materials, 12th Annual International Conference On Industrial Engineering And Operations Management, Istanbul, Turkey, March 7-10, 2022

Ahmad Alsaghir, Mohammad Hamdan, Mehmet Orhan And Mahmoud Awad. Numerical and Sensitivity Analyses of Various Design Parameters to Maximize Performance of a Vortex Tube, International Journal Of Thermofluids, 2022

Haneen Abuzaid, Mahmoud Awad And Abdulrahim Shamayleh. Impact of Dust Accumulation on Photovoltaic Panels: A Review Paper, International Journal Of Sustainable Engineering, 12 December 2022

Mehmet Ertem, Rami Asa'd, Mahmoud Awad And Abdulrahman Al-bar. Workers-Constrained Shutdown Maintenance Scheduling with Skills Flexibility: Models and Solution Algorithms, Computers And Industrial Engineering, October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2022

Mohamed Al Zarooni, Mahmoud Awad And Ayman Alzaatreh. Confirmatory factor analysis of work-related accidents in UAE, Safety Science, 1 September 2022

Mahmoud Awad And Ali Ebraheem. On-Line Roughness Fault Detection Using Current Profile Measurement, Rams 2022, The 68th Annual Reliability & Maintainability Symposium, Jan 24-27, 2022,

Afef Saihi, Mahmoud Awad And Mohamed Ben-daya. Quality 4.0: Leveraging Industry 4.0 technologies to improve quality management practices, International Journal Of Quality & Reliability Management

Mahmoud Awad, Noha Hassan And Sathish Kannan. Mechanical properties of melt infiltration and powder metallurgy fabricated aluminum metal matrix composite, Proceedings Of The Institution Of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal Of Engineering Manufacture, 1 January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2021

Mohammad Alhamaydeh, Ahmed Mohamed And Mahmoud Awad. Development of Fault-Detection ANNs for Structural Damage Prediction, Aci Sp-350: The Concrete Industry In The Era Of Artificial Intelligence, 1 November 2021

Abdulla Alhourani, Mahmoud Awad, Mohammad Nazzal And Basil Darras. Optimization of friction stir back extrusion mechanical properties and productivity of magnesium AZ31-B seamless tubes, Proceedings Of The Institution Of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal Of Engineering Manufacture

Mahmoud Awad, Malick Ndiaye And Ahmed Osman. Vehicle routing in cold food supply chain logistics: a literature review, The International Journal Of Logistics Management, April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2021

Mahmoud Awad, Ayman Alzaatreh, Alia Al Mutawa, Hind Al Ghumlasi And Mariam Al Marzooqi. Travelers Perception of Service Quality At Dubai International Airport., Quality & Reliability Management, 12 December 2020

Mahmoud Awad. Printed wire assembly HASS profile development based on HALT, Microelectronics Reliability, 28 May 2020

Leen Nazzal, Eman Arafeh, Hawazen Diab, Moreeda Nassar, Abdulrahim Shamayleh And Mahmoud Awad. Utilization of Machine Learning in Patient Admission into Intensive Care Units, 2020 Advances In Science And Engineering Technology International Conferences (aset)

Abdulrahim , Mahmoud Awad And Aidah Abdulla. Criticality Based-Reliability Centered Maintenance for Healthcare, Journal Of Quality In Maintenance Engineering, 3 March 2020

Abdulrahim Shamayleh, Mahmoud Awad And Jumana Farhat. IoT Based Predictive Maintenance Management of Medical Equipment, Journal Of Medical Systems, 20 February 2020

Mahmoud Awad, Malick Ndiaye And Ahmed Osman. Vehicle Routing in Cold Food Supply Chain Logistics: a Literature Review, International Journal Of Logistics Management

Mahmoud Awad, Noura Almansoori, Samah Aldulaijian, Sara Althani, Noha Hassan And Malick Ndiaye. Manual Spray Painting Process Optimization Using Taguchi Robust Design, Journal Of Quality & Reliability Management

Mahmoud Awad, Mohammad Alhamaydeh And Ahmed Faris. Fault detection via nonlinear profile monitoring using artificial neural networks, Quality And Reliability Engineering International, 1 October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2018

Ahmed Abdulla And Mahmoud Awad. Amine Foaming Modeling and Reduction Using Binary Logistic Regression, Proceedings Of 3rd International Conference On Quality Engineering And Management – Icqem18, Barcelona, Spain, July 11-13, 2018, 11 July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2018

Mahmoud Awad And Noha Hassan. Joint decisions of machining process parameters setting and lot-sizedetermination with environmental and quality cost consideration, Journal Of Manufacturing Systems, 1 January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2018

Mahmoud Awad. Fault detection of fuel systems using polynomial regression profile monitoring, Quality And Reliability Engineering International, 1 June 2017

Mahmoud Awad, Mohammad Alhamaydeh And Ahmed Mohamed. Structural damage fault detection using artificial neural network profile monitoring, 2017 7th International Conference On Modeling, Simulation, And Applied Optimization, 4 April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2017

Mahmoud Awad. Analyzing sensitivity measures using moment-matching Technique, Reliability Engineering And System Safety, 31 March 2017

Mahmoud Awad And Yassir Shanshal. Utilizing Kaizen process and DFSS methodology for new product development, Journal Of Quality & Reliability Management, 6 March 2017

Mahmoud Awad And Mehmet Ertem. Stochastic scheduling of workforce-constrained preventive maintenance activities in petroleum plants, 2017 Rams, Orlando, Fl, Jan 22-24, 2017, 24 January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2017

Mahmoud Awad And Rami As’ Ad. Reliability centered maintenance actions prioritization using fuzzy inference systems, Journal Of Quality In Maintenance Engineering, 10 October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2016

Mahmoud Awad. Economic allocation of reliability growth testing using Weibull distributions, Reliability Engineering & Systems Safety, 31 August 2016

Raid Al-aomar And Mahmoud Awad. Dynamic process modeling of overbooking strategy in healthcare clinics, Int. J. Engineering Management And Economics, 1 January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2012

Mahmoud Awad And Jamison Kovach. Multiresponse Optimization Using Multivariate Process Capability Index, Quality And Reliability Engineering International, 1 June 2011

Mahmoud Awad And Leslie Monplaisir. Selection of free zone industrial plants proposals using analytic network process (ANP), International Journal Of Applied Decision Sciences, 1 May 2011

Mahmoud Awad And Ali Alkelani. A Note on Hydraulic Leaks for Mobile Equipment, Proc. Asme. 49217; Asme 2010 Pressure Vessels And Piping Conference: Volume 2:31-38.january 01, 2010 Asmecp002010049217000031000001, 2010

Mahmoud Awad, Tashi Erdmann, Yassir Shanshal And Bruce Barth. A Measurement System Analysis Approach for Hard-to-Repeat Events, Quality Engineering, 1 June 2009

Mahmoud Awad, Adam Ewing, George Sedlak, Tong Yi And Yassir Shanshal. Track roller and idler design improvement using DFSS, Int. J. Six Sigma And Competitive Advantage, 1 March 2009

Mahmoud Awad, Nanua Singh And Agus Sudjianto. MPP search method using limited radial importance sampling, International Journal Of Product Development, 1 August 2006

Mahmoud Awad, Radwan Hazime And Nanua Singh. Impact of Optimality Criteria on Meta-modeling Accuracy under Scarce Sampling Plans, Society Of Automotive Engineers Sae Technical Paper 2005-01-1761, 2005, Doi:10.4271/2005-01-1761., 2 January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2005

Conference Presentations

On-Line Roughness Fault Detection Using Current Profile Measurement, The 68th Annual Reliability & Maintainability Symposium, Jan 24-27, 2022, Tucson, Az, 25 January 2022

Travelers Perception of Service Quality at Dubai International Airport, Third International Conference On Mathematics And Statistics, February 2020

Predictive Maintenance Using Machine Learning, First Schumberger Phm Workshop, 15 October 2019

Grants and sponsorships

Grant, Efficiency Enhancement of Bifacial Solar Panels through a Robust Data-Driven Approach, American University of Sharjah, 1 June 2024 - 31 May 2026

Grant, Design and Implementation of an Artificially Intelligent Machining System for Quality 4.0, American University of Sharjah, June 2023 - May 2025

Grant, ESTIMATION OF REMAINING USEFUL LIFE OF CUTTING TOOLS USING MACHINE EARNING & HEALTH INDEX SIMILARITY APPROACH, American University of Sharjah (NOT FUNDED), June 2022 - May 2023

Grant, FRG23-C-E11 A Smart phone predictive maintenance platform, American University of Sharjah

Grant, Production of Acidic Biochar for Soil Application- Phase II, Emirates Global Aluminum (EGA), 2022

Grant, FRG21-S-E57: Predictive maintenance model of auto fleet brake pads and rotors, AUS research office, 1 June 2021 - 31 May 2022

Grant, Real-time green vehicle routing optimization for IOT-based temperature controlled items, Smart Cities Research Institute, January 2019 - December 2021

Grant, Designing an impact resistant hybrid fiber reinforced composite using nano-fillers and carbon nanotubes, American University of Sharjah- Enhanced Faculty Research Grant-EFRG-2019, May 2019 - June 2021

Grant, Real-Time Green Vehicle Routing Optimization for IOT-based Temperature Controlled Items, SCRI, January 2019 - June 2021

Grant, Two-Stage Multiple Trip Cold Supply Chain Vehicle Routing Modeling, AUS research office

Grant, Fabrication of Foam MMC optimization, American University of Sharjah- Enhanced Faculty Research Grant-EFRG-2018:, May 2018 - December 2019

Awards and Honors

CEN Excellence in Teaching, College of Engineering - American University of Sharjah, 15 May 2023

Houston Pressure and Sampling I3 Award, Sclumberger technology Incorporation, Pressure Gauge Calibration Interval Improvement, 18 November 2013

Houston Pressure and Sampling I3 Award, Sclumberger technology Incorporation, Reduction Pump Failures using PHM methodology, 5 November 2012

Monthly Technical Achievement Award, Ford Motor Company, 2007 P356 6.4L Powerstroke Oil consumption Reduction, 10 October 2005

Gold Start Recognition of Excellence Award, Ford Motor Company, Developing DFSS Training Modules, 24 June 2004

Gold Start Recognition of Excellence Award, Ford Motor Company, Evaluation of Fatigue Life Regression Models, 23 March 2004