Dr. Heidar Malki, Chair of Engineering Technology, Professor of Computer Engineering Technology and Computational Health Informatics

College of Technology, Department of Engineering Technology

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• Areas of expertise

  • Design and analysis of fuzzy logic controllers
  • Industrial applications of neural networks
  • Neuro-fuzzy controllers
  • Smart grid optimization and control
  • Semicunductor devices and circuits

• Awards

  • Who's Who in America, 2007, 2008 edition
  • Alumnus of the year, College of Engineering and Applied Science, 2005
  • ASEE-NASA Fellowship Award, NASA Ames Research Center, Summer 2002 and 2003
  • Associate Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems, 2003-present
  • Fluor Daniel Outstanding faculty for Research Award, College of Technology, 2001, 2003
  • Outstanding College of Technology Faculty Award for Research, 1995 and 1999
  • Recipient of TAU ALPHA PI National Honor Society, 2000
  • Senior Member of IEEE, 1999
  • Best Paper Award, Computers in Education Division of ASEE, 1998
  • Chair, ASEE/GSW Conference, March 1997, Houston
  • Co-chair, IEEE International Conference on Neural Networks, June 1997, Houston
  • Scientific American, Invited Paper on Fuzzy Logic, June 1996
  • Distinguished Panelist on the topic of The impact of integration of neural networks and expert systems on machine learning, Indianapolis, Indiana, February 16-18, 1993

• Publications

  • D. Misir and Heidar A. Malki, Liapunov stability for a fuzzy PID controlled flexible-joint manipulator, To appear on the Int. J. Computer Application in Technology, 2005.
  • H. A. Canelon, J.I., L.S. Shieh, S.M. Guo and H.A. Malki, Neural Network-Based Digital Redesign Approach for Control of Unknown Continuous-Time Chaotic Systems, International Journal of Bifurcation and Chaos, Vol. 15, No. 8, August 2005.
  • Malki, N. B. Karayiannis, and *M. Balasubramanian, Short-term electric power load forecasting using feed-forward neural networks, Expert Systems International Journal of Knowledge Engineering and Neural Networks, June 2004.
  • H. A. Malki and A. Matarrita, Web-based control systems laboratories using LabVIEW, Journal of Engineering Technology, pp. 22-25, Spring 2003.
  • G. R. Shetty, H. A. Malki, and S. Chellam, Predicting contaminant removal during municipal drinking water nanofiltration using artificial neural networks, Journal of Membrane Science, Vol. 212, pp. 99-112, 2003.
  • R. S. Ranganathan, H. A. Malki, and G. Chen, Fuzzy predictive pi control for processes with large time delays, Expert Systems International Journal of Knowledge Engineering and Neural Networks, Vol. 19, No 1, pp. 21-33, February 2002. (Invited)
  • H. A. Maki and S. Anwar, Determination of lithofacies from well logs using unsupervised neural network model, The Electrical Journal for Engineering Technology (online), 2002.
  • H. A. Malki and Y. Ng, Braille recognition using supervised neural network, ASEE Computers in Education Journal, Vol. 6, No. 3, pp. 9-15, 2001.
  • G. B. Reddy and H. A. Malki, Essentials of mechatronics laboratory, ASEE Computers in Education Journal, Vol. 6, No. 3, pp. 2-5, 2001.
  • H. A. Malki and Chuck Umeh, Design of fuzzy-logic based level controller, Journal of Engineering Technology, Vol. 17, No. 1, pp. 32-38, Spring 2000.

  More publications in faculty website above.

• Patents

  • None available.

• Grants and Funded Research

  • H. Malki and K. Grigoriadis, “Robust and Reliable Lunar surface Navigation Algorithm Development,” NASA-JSC, $89,000, 3/1/09-5-30/11.
  • H. Malki and X. Yuan, NSF, “REU SITE: Sensor Networks and Security Infrastructure”, $330,000, 04/1/08-08/30/11.
  •  H. Malki, X. Yuan, R. Pascali, A. Conklin, and M. Gibson, Texas Workforce Commission, “Meeting Industries’ Critical Workforce needs/Aerospace (AWIN), $257,101, 4/15/07 – 4/14/09.
  • R. Iyer. H. Malki, and C. Baca, Texas Workforce Commission, “Bridges to the future- Initiating a Comprehensive Biotechnology Program at the University Of Houston”, $1,023,336, , 9/1/06 – 3/31/08
  • G. Song, H. Hutchins, Y. L. Mo, H. Malki, L-S Shieh, NSF, “Collaborative Research: Phase II development of an innovative multi-functional smart vibration platform” $315,999, 2007-10.
  • X. Yuan, H. Malki, G. Song, NSF, “Infusing Advanced Sensor Network Research into Cross-disciplinary Undergraduate Education”, $199,884, 1/1/09 – 12/30/10.
  • G. Song, M. Franchek, and H. Malki, Hewlett Packard, “Integrate Mobile Technology in Controls Laboratories”, $45,000, 2006-2008.

   

• Curriculum Vitae

  • Heidar Malki CV

• Contact information

  College of Technology Building, Room 361

  Phone: 713-743-4075 | Fax: 713-743-4032

  malki@uh.edu