Dr. Abdullah Al Hadi
Technical Specialist – Power Electronics
CNH Industrial
Livonia, Michigan
Dr. Abdullah Al Hadi is a Technical Specialist for Power Electronics and Electric Machine Drives at CNH Industrial. He is the subject matter expert for high-voltage power components selection, requirement specifications, product development, and validation. Previously he was with Enginuity Power System as a Senior R&D Engineer for Power Electronics and Smart Energy Systems. From May 2021 to June 2022, he was with the SPARK Laboratory, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Kentucky as a Postdoctoral Research Scholar. Before that, he was with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) as a Post Graduate with a main research focus on power electronics-based microgrid control with blockchain technology. His expertise includes power electronics, motor drives, control systems, BEV, distributed energy resources, smart homes, and energy management systems.
Dr. Hadi received his Ph.D. in Sustainable Energy Systems Engineering from Texas A&M University Kingsville in May 2020. He received his B.Sc. degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh in 2011, and a dual M.Sc. degree in Renewable Energy Engineering, and Energy Engineering and Management from Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain and Instituto Superior Tecnico, Lisbon, Portugal respectively in 2012 and 2013. From 2014 to 2015, Dr. Hadi was with the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE), Prime University, Bangladesh as a faculty member where he also served as a program coordinator (EEE), and assistant proctor of the university. He has over 25 scientific publications and he is a currently a senior member of IEEE, IEEE Power Electronics Society, IEEE Power and Energy Society, IET, SPIE, and ASEE. He also serves as a guest editor for IMDP electronics, Technical Vice Chair for IEEE ECCE conference, and serves as a reviewer for prestigious IEEE journals and conferences.
Ahad Ali, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Director, Doctor of Engineering in Advanced Manufacturing
Director of Industrial Engineering Programs (BSIE & MSIE)
A. Leon Linton Dept. of Mechanical, Robotics and Industrial Engineering
Lawrence Technological University
Southfield, Michigan, USA
Chief Executive Officer of IEOM Society International
Dr. Ahad Ali is an associate professor, director of doctor of engineering in advanced manufacturing and director of industrial engineering programs (BSIE & MSIE) at A. Leon Linton Department of Mechanical, Robotics, and Industrial Engineering of the Lawrence Technological University (LTU), Southfield, Michigan, USA. He established the Siemens Electro-Matic Industrial Engineering Lab at LTU. Dr. Ali was the primary author of the ABET self-study report of the BSIE Program at LTU in 2022. He earned a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (KUET), Bangladesh, a Master’s in Systems and Engineering Management from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, and a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA. Dr. Ali was an Assistant Professor in Industrial Engineering at the University of Puerto Rico – Mayaguez, a Visiting Assistant Professor in Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Engineering at the University of Toledo, and a Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering at the Bangladesh Institute of Technology, Khulna. He received an Outstanding Professor Award from the Industrial Engineering Department, University of Puerto Rico -Mayaguez. Dr. Ali has been recognized with a Fulbright Award. He has published 75 journal papers and 150 conference papers. Dr Ali conducted research projects with Chrysler, Ford, DTE Energy, New Center Stamping, Whelan Co., Delphi Automotive System, GE Medical Systems, International Truck and Engine Corporation (ITEC), and Rockwell Automation. His research interests include manufacturing systems, quality, lean, six-sigma, simulation, artificial intelligence, supply chain, and optimization. He supervised 11 doctoral students in Doctor of Engineering in Manufacturing Systems (DEMS). He is a founding team member and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of IEOM Society International. Dr. Ali is a Co-Chair of the International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management. Dr. Ali organized IEOM conferences around the globe on six continents including Dhaka, Kuala Lumpur, Istanbul, Bali, Dubai, Orlando, Detroit, Rabat, Bristol, Bogota, Paris, Washington, DC, Lima, Johannesburg, Bangkok, Pilsen, Toronto, Costa Rica, Monterrey, Sao Paulo, Riyadh, Manila, Melbourne, New Delhi, Sydney, Augsburg, Tokyo, and Muscat. He is an associate editor of the IJIEOM. Dr. Ali is a member of IEOM, INFORMS, SME, and IEEE.