Biography
Salem Al-Agtash got his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1998. He is a teaching assistant professor of Computer Science and Engineering and an experienced technology advisor and consultant. His current teaching experience is in computer networks, operating systems, and programming.
His current research focuses on Smart Microgrids, Agent Systems, and SPADE (Smart Python Agent Development Environment). He has published 54 papers in peer-reviewed journals and conferences with 700 citations, 16 Google Scholar i10-index, and a 394.9 RI score.
His industrial experience has been in technology development and consulting. As a technical advisor and consultant, Dr. Al-Agtash has worked on several projects funded by the European Commission, including, Africa-connect, EUMed-Connect, EUmed-Grid, Chain, Magic, and Osscom.
Education
B.Sc. Electrical Engineering, Boğaziçi University, Istanbul, Turkey, 1988
M.Sc. Electrical Engineering, University of Colorado, Denver CO, 1995
Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, 1998
Courses
Computer Networks, Operating Systems, C Programming
Research
Microgrids, Agents, and Machine Learning
Awards
German Jordanian University, Amman, Jordan
- (2016) Excellence award – Open learning resources development,
Scientific Foundation of Hisham Adeeb Hijjawi, Irbid, Jordan
- (2004) Academic Distinction Award
- (2003) Industry Linkages Award
Fulbright: Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Washington DC
- (2001) Alumni Development Program, Tabors Caramanis & Associates, Cambridge MA
- (1995 – 1996) Graduate School – Ph.D., University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder CO
- (1994 – 1995) Graduate School – M.Sc., University of Colorado Denver, Denver CO
- (1994) Pre-academic Summer School, Stanford University, Palo Alto CA
Boğaziçi University, Istanbul, Turkey
- (1988) Best International student achievement award
Scholarship: Turkish Ministry of Education, Istanbul, Turkey
- (1983 – 1988) Undergraduate Degree, Boğaziçi University
