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Biography

Dr. Louay Elsoufi is a full-time Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Beirut Arab University. Previously, he was an Associate Professor at Lebanese University, Faculties of Science III and Engineering I, and Director of its Master's program in Physics Energetics. He chaired the Mechanical and Energy Engineering Department at Lebanese French University and taught part-time at Lebanese University, the National Conservatory of Arts and Crafts, and Lebanese International University. He was a half-time Teaching and Research Affiliate at the University of Technology of Belfort-Montbeliard, France. He formerly worked as a Contracting Engineer on mechanical installations at DCH Hospital.

Research Interests

Control systems in Mechanical Engineering; Smart Materials and Structures; Green Building with home automation technology; and Thermo-Fluidic Coupling in the presence of acoustic sources.

Education & Qualifications

Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Technology of Belfort-Montbeliard, France (2009). DEA (Master of Advanced Studies) in Energetics, Materials, and Mechatronics, Lebanese University, Faculty of Engineering, in partnership with the University of Technology of Belfort-Montbeliard (2003). BE in Mechanical Engineering, Lebanese University, Faculty of Engineering (2002). Qualified as an Associate Professor in Mechanical and Civil Engineering by the Ministry of Education and Higher Education in France (Qualification No. 22260370708).

Teaching Areas

Engineering Drawing and Graphics; Dynamics; Fundamentals of Mechatronics; Mechanics of Materials; Instrumentation and Measurement; Mechanical Vibrations; Mechatronics System Design; Dynamic Systems; and Control Systems. Topics include AutoCAD, electronics and programming, sensors and interfacing, stress and deformation, vibration and modal analysis, microcontrollers and actuators, system modeling and simulation using MATLAB/Simulink, stability analysis, and controller design.

Awards & Recognition

Association of Energy Engineers (AEE) award for Best Student Chapter Meeting International (2019). Inas Abou Ayyash (IAAF) 2018 Prize for the project "Intelligent Energy Saving Elevator" (2018).