Experience

• PDRA in Bioenergy Process Optimisation and Control

  University of Surrey, England, UK · Feb 2024 – Present

  Job description: I form part of a large multi-disciplinary team developing advanced optimisation under uncertainty to rapidly transform the bioenergy industry into a data-driven, digitalized Industry 4.0 sector, to accelerate and enhance its contributions to a Net-Zero UK. The role is linked to the UKRI Supergen Bioenergy Impact Hub. In particular, this role will focus on developing a framework and digitalization roadmap to help companies embrace digital decision-making tools for rapid impact in the design of experiments, real-time control, and model-based process optimization.

• Research Support State Engineer

  Research Center in Industrial Technologies, CRTI, Algiers, Algeria · May 2017 – Jun 2019

  Job description: Responsible for conceptualizing and realizing drone systems, both hardware and software. Key responsibilities included:

  • Drone Development: Led the creation and optimization of VTOL drones.
  • Hardware Integration: Designed and integrated drone hardware using Arduino and Pixhawk.
  • Software Engineering: Developed navigation and control software with Ardupilot.
  • Coding: Enhanced drone functionalities through complex coding tasks using C language and Python.
  • Supervision: Guided and mentored trainees and Master’s students in various engineering fields.

• Trainee as Automation Engineer

  LATAFNA Mill, Tlemcen, Algeria · Sept 2016 – Oct 2016

• Teaching Assistant

  Department of Engineering, University of Tlemcen, Tlemcen, Algeria · Sept 2020 – Jun 2021

  Courses: Linear Multivariable Systems, Nonlinear Systems, Optimal Control

• Teaching Assistant

  Department of Engineering, University of Tlemcen, Tlemcen, Algeria · Sept 2019 – Jun 2020

  Courses: Multivariable Systems, Nonlinear Systems

• Trainer/Teacher

  FROMAC Academy, Tlemcen, Algeria · Jun 2019 – Sept 2019

  Automatics and Industrial Data Processing

• Bilateral Student

  University of Trento, Italy & University of Tlemcen, Algeria · Aug 2022 – Jul 2023

  Enrolled as Bilateral student within the framework UniTrento Bilateral Agreements between the University of Trento in Italy and The University of Tlemcen Algeria under the supervision of Prof. Luca Fiori & Prof. Gianni Andreottola.

• International Credit Mobility Student

  University of Trento, Italy · Aug 2021 – Jul 2022

  Enrolled as an incoming exchange student within the framework of Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility Program at the University of Trento in Italy under the supervision of Prof. Luca Fiori & Prof. Gianni Andreottola.

• Researcher

  Tlemcen Automatics Laboratory LAT · Since 2018

  Member of the Tlemcen Automatics Laboratory LAT lat.univ-tlemcen.dz