Ibrahima N'Doye, Ph.D.

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Dr. N'Doye's research interest at WDRC focuses on bridging control systems and data-driven approaches to advance water systems as societal drivers. He aims to develop feasible data-driven control and soft-sensing solutions for water contamination fault diagnosis and water quality control.

Selected Publications

  • Model-based versus model-free feeding control and water quality monitoring for fish growth tracking in aquaculture systems, F. Aljehani, I. N'Doye, T. M. Laleg-Kirati, IFAC Journal of Systems and Control, Vol. 26, 100226, 2023. 
  • An LMI-based discrete time nonlinear observer for light-emitting diode optical communication, I. N'Doye, D. Zhang, A. Zemouche, R. Rajamani, T. M. Laleg-Kirati, Automatica, (regular paper), Vol. 141, pp. 110309, 2022. 
  • On high-gain observer design for nonlinear systems with delayed output measurements, A. Adil, A. Hamaz, I. N'Doye, A. Zemouche, T. M. Laleg-Kirati, F. Bedouhene, Automatica, (regular paper), Vol. 141, pp. 110281, 2022. 
  • Fish growth trajectory tracking using Q-learning in precision aquaculture, A. Chahid, I. N'Doye, J. E. Majoris, M. L. Berumen, T. -M. Laleg-Kirati, Aquaculture, Vol.550, p. 737838, 2022. 
  • Intelligent proportional-integral- derivative control-based modulating functions for laser beam pointing and stabilization, I. N'Doye, Adil Aloufi, Sharefa Asiri, T. Laleg-Kirati,  IEEE Transaction Control Systems Technology, Vol. 28, pp. 1001–1008, 2020. 
  • Localization and tracking control using hybrid acoustic-optical communication for autonomous underwater vehicles, D. Zhang, I. N'Doye, T. Ballal, T. Al-Naffouri, M. S. Alouini, T. M. Laleg-Kirati, IEEE Internet of Things Journal, Vol. 7, pp. 10048–10060, 2020. 
  • Model predictive control paradigms for fish growth reference tracking in precision aquaculture, Chahid, I. N'Doye, J. E. Majoris, M. L. Berumen, T. -M. Laleg-Kirati, Journal of Process Control, Vol. 105, pp. 160–168, 2021. 

Education

  • Ph.D., Automatic Control, University of Lorraine, France, 2011
  • Ph.D., Control Systems, University Hassan II Ain Chock, Morocco, 2011 (joint Ph.D. with University of Lorraine)
  • Diploma of Advanced Studies (D.E.A), Physics, University Hassan II Ain Chock, Morocco, 2006
  • Master (equivalence) M.Sc., Electrical Engineering, University Hassan II Ain Chock, Morocco, 2004
  • B.Sc., Mathematics - Physics - Chemistry, University Hassan II Ain Chock, Morocco, 2002

Professional Profile

  • 2018-present: Research Scientist, Electrical Engineering, KAUST
  • 2014-2018: Postdoctoral Researcher, Estimation, Modeling and Analysis Group (EMAN), KAUST
  • 2012- 2014: Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg
  • 2011-2012: Research and teaching assistant, University Institute of Technology (IUT), University of Lorraine, France
  • 2010-2011: Research and teaching assistant, Engineering College for Science and Technology, University of Lorraine, France
  • 2007-2010: Research and teaching assistant, University Institute of Technology (IUT), University of Lorraine, France

Scientific and Professional Membership

  • IEEE Senior Member
  • IEEE Control System Society

Awards

  • Postdoctoral Research Grant, AFR Individual Postdoc, Luxembourg National Research Fund, 2011

KAUST Affiliations

  • Water Desalination and Reuse Center (WDRC)
  • Division of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering (BESE)​​

Research Interests Keywords

Control systems Data-driven control Water contamination fault diagnosis Water quality control