Keynote Address

Engineering Problems from the Prospective of Multiphysics

Prof. Essam AlBahkali

Department of Mechanical Engineering, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia

Prof. AlBahkali got his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering with first class of honors from King Saud University (KSU), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and joined the Department at KSU as a Teaching Assistant who later sponsored him to continue his graduate education. He got his master's and Ph.D. degrees from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, USA. Since that time, he has been a faculty member in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at KSU. Currently, he is ranked as a full Professor. During the past years, Dr. Albahkali got training classes in interpersonal, strategic bases, and key skills for effective academic leadership and took courses in mastering management consulting. He became the Chairman of the Mechanical Engineering Department for four years. He taught different courses for both undergraduate and graduate students in the areas of Machine Design, Vehicle Structures, Mechanical systems, Optimization, and Simulation. He also worked in different academic committees such as student advisors, accreditation, reviewed and built several engineering programs. In addition, Dr. Albahkali has very good experience in consulting, through his work with the Saudi Standards Metrology and Quality Organization and in the private sector as a technical advisor for Automotive Services. He provides consulting services in the areas of machine design, engineering systems simulations, maintenance, vibration, failure analysis, and life cycle. He also participates in engineering arbitration and settlement of differences between parties in disputes. His research interest is focused on the area of Machine Design, Vibration Analysis, Computational Mechanics, Multiphysics Simulations, Optimization, Redesign Mechanical Parts, and Design for Manufacturing. He is a member of the editorial board for The International Journal of Multiphysics.