Aboubakr Salem, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Dr. Salem received the B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Helwan
University, Egypt, in 2004 and 2009, respectively, and the Ph.D. in Electromechanical
Engineering from Ghent University, Belgium, in 2015. Dr. Salem has teaching experience
in many universities in Egypt, Belgium, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and USA since 2006 as
TA, RA, and Assistant Professor. He is currently an assistant professor with Electrical
and Computer Engineering Dept., WVU Institute of Technology. Dr. Salem’s research
interests include power electronic converters design using modern wide-band-gap semiconductor
technologies applied to electrical drives, electric vehicles, renewable energy, and
smart grid applications. Dr. Salem funded research activities include several international
projects, with more than $30 million. He has more than 40 publications in reputable
journals and conferences and three granted/filied/submitted patents in the field
of power electronic converter design and control. Dr. Salem supervised and graduated
many Master’s and PhD’s students. Additionally, he is a reviewer in many reputable
journals, i.e., Industrial Electronics and Power Electronics IEEE Transactions.