PROFESSOR EBRAHIM ABDULLA MATTAR
Professor of Robotics/ Cybernetics, College of Engineering, University of Bahrain
My Focus: #Robotics, #Cybernetics, with focus on Vision Language Models #VLM for building robotics cognition.
Working on building AI-Based models for Robotics Imaginary interaction,
Worked on Electroencephalography (EEG), and Decoding to Enhance Human/Robotics Cognition.
Research Interests:
My Focus: #Robotics, #Cybernetics, with focus on Vision Language Models #VLM for building robotics cognition.
Working on building AI-Based models for Robotics Imaginary interaction,
Worked on Electroencephalography (EEG), and Decoding to Enhance Human/Robotics Cognition.
Ph.D., Doctoral in Cybernetics, University of Reading.
Thesis was written under the supervision of Professor Kevin Warwick, University of Reading, United Kingdom.
Professional/Affiliations:
IET: Active Volunteering with the Institute of Engineering and Technology, UK
Member of IET-TNCC- Technical Network Communities Committee
Member of IET-Local Network, Bahrain Local Committee
Managing chair for the Annual Smart Cites Symposium
Coordinator for the Annual GCC Robotics Challenge
IEEE: Senior Member, IEEE RAS, IEEE System Man-Cybernetics
KSU-R: Member of the Robotics Group: King Saud University, KSA
IFAC: The International Federation of Automatic Control, TC Robotics - Affiliate Member
Publications Scores:
Researchgate Online: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ebrahim_Mattar
Scopus Record: Scopus Author ID: 37661782600
Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1536-1074
Google Citations: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Zj3wnrgAAAAJ&hl=en
CURRENT Duties:
University of Bahrain Central Academic Promotion Chair.
Engineering Postgraduate Studies Head - UoB postG and Research council member.
Research: Refer to Research EEG-Robotics Works.
Academic Lecturing: Refer to Lecturing.
Member of Muharraq Governorate Council Consultation Board.
Educational Matters: written IEEE - History of Robotics/Cybernetics.
my Courses, over UoB-Blackborad: https://blackboard.uob.edu.bh/ultra/course
or visit the above LEARNING link.
X-involvement (selected):
Professorial Involvements.
2009-2011: IET- EMEA Regional Board Member.
2011-2012: IET- Knowledge Programme Advisory Board Member.
2011-2014: IET- Executive Board Member - IET Control & Automation (TN).
2012-2019: IET- Bahrain Local Network Chair
2011-2013: Director General of BTI, Bahrain Training Institute.
2014-2015: NATIONAL Higher Education Skills-Innovation Steering Committee
2019-2021: IET- EMEA Regional Board Member.
2019-2024: Muharrequ Governance Advisory Council.
Academic Involvements:
1998-2003: UOB Cont. Engineering Education Dept. Chair.
2004-2009: UOB Electrical and Electronics Engineering Dept. Chair.
2011-2013: UOB Electrical and Electronics Engineering Dept. Chair.
2012-2016: KSU/ KSA Robotics Project Member.
2018-2020: UOB Member of Engineering postgraduate Committee.
2020-2026: UOB Postgraduate Council.
Other involvements, please refer to CV link.
COMPUTATIONAL SKILLS
Computational Packages:
Matlab, Mathematica, Labview, NaG (Library).
Languages: python, C++, OpenCV, extensive use of C++ libraries (as for ISML libraries), OOP programming skills.
Applications: LaTex, BiBoTex and presentation software.
Algorithms: Experience programming for a number of AI related Algorithms.
Operating Systems: Skills for both Linux, Windows.