Heidar Malki, Ph.D.
Avicenna Professor
Senior Associate Dean of the Technology Division
Computer Engineering Technology and Computational Health Informatics
Computer Engineering Technology and Computational Health Informatics
Office 361, College of Technology Building
Phone 713-743-4075
Fax 713-743-4032
Email malki [at] uh.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Biography
Heidar A. Malki is currently a Professor of Engineering Technology Department and Senior Associate Dean at the Cullen College of Engineering. He also has a joint appointment with Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at UH. He holds a Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He is a senior member of IEEE and associate editor for the IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems. Dr. Malki was the general chair for the 1997 ASEE/GSW Conference and one of co-chairs of 1997 ICNN-IEEE International Conference on Neural Networks.
Industrial Collaboration
- Mind & Vision Computer Systems: Collaborated on multiple projects on applications of neural networks and fuzzy logic in oil/gas industry, 1991-Present. This collaboration effort has resulted in several publications.
- Southwestern Bell: Investigated applications of neural networks in telecommunications, prepared proposal for TIF on Creating Houston Information Technology Workforce Certification Center, Summer 2000. The work for this project was initiated by the Vice Chancellor for Information Technology, Mr. Charles Shomper.
Education
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Electrical Engineering, Ph.D., 1986-1990
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Electrical Engineering, M.S., 1983-1985
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Electrical Engineering, B.S., 1980-1983
Other Appointments
- Professor, Engineering Technology
- Professor, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Cullen College of Engineering
Professional Experience
- University of Houston, Chair, Department of Engineering Technology, 2009- present
- University of Houston, Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies, College of Technology, 2004- 2009
- University of Houston, Joint Appointment, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, 2005-present
- University of Houston, Professor, College of Technology, 2004-Present
- University of Houston, Associate Professor, College of Technology, 1997-2004
- University of Houston, Director of Graduate Studies, 1998-2000
- University of Houston, Assistant Professor, College of Technology, 1991-1997
- Texas Southern University, School of Technology, 1990-1991
Classes
Courses Taught at University of Houston
Research Interests
- Design and analysis of fuzzy logic controllers
- Industrial applications of neural networks
- Neuro-fuzzy controllers
- Smart grid optimization and control
Technical Skills
- Control Systems
- Digital Signal Processing (DSP)
- Applied Neural Networks
- C++ Programming
Awards & Honors
- Who's Who in America, 2007, 2008 edition
- Alumnus of the year, College of Engineering and Applied Science, 2005
- ASEE-NASA Fellowship Award, NASA Ames Research Center, Summer 2002 and 2003
- Associate Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems, 2003-present
- Fluor Daniel Outstanding faculty for Research Award, College of Technology, 2001, 2003
- Outstanding College of Technology Faculty Award for Research, 1995 and 1999
- Recipient of TAU ALPHA PI National Honor Society, 2000
- Senior Member of IEEE, 1999
- Best Paper Award, Computers in Education Division of ASEE, 1998
- Chair, ASEE/GSW Conference, March 1997, Houston
- Co-chair, IEEE International Conference on Neural Networks, June 1997, Houston
- Scientific American, Invited Paper on Fuzzy Logic, June 1996
- Distinguished Panelist on the topic of The impact of integration of neural networks and expert systems on machine learning, Indianapolis, Indiana, February 16-18, 1993
Articles
- D. Misir and Heidar A. Malki, Liapunov stability for a fuzzy PID controlled flexible-joint manipulator, To appear on the Int. J. Computer Application in Technology, 2005.
- H. A. Canelon, J.I., L.S. Shieh, S.M. Guo and H.A. Malki, Neural Network-Based Digital Redesign Approach for Control of Unknown Continuous-Time Chaotic Systems, International Journal of Bifurcation and Chaos, Vol. 15, No. 8, August 2005.
- Malki, N. B. Karayiannis, and *M. Balasubramanian, Short-term electric power load forecasting using feed-forward neural networks, Expert Systems International Journal of Knowledge Engineering and Neural Networks, June 2004.
- H. A. Malki and A. Matarrita, Web-based control systems laboratories using LabVIEW, Journal of Engineering Technology, pp. 22-25, Spring 2003.
- G. R. Shetty, H. A. Malki, and S. Chellam, Predicting contaminant removal during municipal drinking water nanofiltration using artificial neural networks, Journal of Membrane Science, Vol. 212, pp. 99-112, 2003.
- R. S. Ranganathan, H. A. Malki, and G. Chen, Fuzzy predictive pi control for processes with large time delays, Expert Systems International Journal of Knowledge Engineering and Neural Networks, Vol. 19, No 1, pp. 21-33, February 2002. (Invited)
- H. A. Maki and S. Anwar, Determination of lithofacies from well logs using unsupervised neural network model, The Electrical Journal for Engineering Technology (online), 2002.
- H. A. Malki and Y. Ng, Braille recognition using supervised neural network, ASEE Computers in Education Journal, Vol. 6, No. 3, pp. 9-15, 2001.
- G. B. Reddy and H. A. Malki, Essentials of mechatronics laboratory, ASEE Computers in Education Journal, Vol. 6, No. 3, pp. 2-5, 2001.
- H. A. Malki and Chuck Umeh, Design of fuzzy-logic based level controller, Journal of Engineering Technology, Vol. 17, No. 1, pp. 32-38, Spring 2000.
Books
- Co-author, with Dr. Curtis Johnson, of a textbook on Control Systems Technology, Prentice Hall, 2001.
- Co-author, with Dr. Ron Chen, of a chapter to the Academic Press theme volume 2 on Techniques in the design and stability analysis of fuzzy proportional-integral-derivative control systems and their industrial applications, Fuzzy Theory Systems: Techniques and Applications, Vol. 2, Academic Press, 1999.
- Co-author, with Jeff Baldwin, of a chapter of a book titled New and innovative applications of artificial intelligence in the oil and gas industry, Institut Francais Du Petrole, France, 1995.