Eihab Abdel-Rahman

Eihab Abdel-Rahman
Professor
Location: E7 6422
Phone: 519-888-4567
Status: Active

Biography

Eihab Abdel-Rahman is Professor of Systems Design Engineering. His research interests are in the nonlinear dynamics of electromechanical systems, particularly Micro- and Nano-Electronic Mechanical Systems (MEMS/NEMS) actuators (mirrors and frequency combs), Micro, Nano, and Quantum sensors, and energy harvesters.

Research Interests

  • Sensors and Actuator

  • Phononic Frequency Combs

  • Deformable Mirrors

  • Micro-electromechanical systems

  • Nano-electromechanical systems

  • Energy Harvesting

  • Vibrations and control

  • Nonlinear Systems

  • Nonlinear Dynamics

  • Complex Systems

  • Bifurcations and Chaos

Education

  • 1997, Doctorate PhD, University of Toledo, United States

  • 1991, Master's MS, University of Toledo, United States

  • 1988, Bachelor's BS, Kuwait University, Kuwait

Teaching*

  • BME 182 - Physics 2: Dynamics
    • Taught in 2023, 2025
  • BME 288 - Physics 2: Dynamics
    • Taught in 2026
  • BME 551 - Biomechanics of Human Movement
    • Taught in 2021, 2026
  • BME 720 - Selected Topics in Biomechanics and Rehabilitation
    • Taught in 2026
  • MTE 182 - Dynamics
    • Taught in 2024, 2025
  • NANO 605 - Design of MEMS and NEMS
    • Taught in 2022, 2023, 2025
  • NANO 702 - Nanotechnology Tools
    • Taught in 2021
  • SYDE 182 - Physics 2: Dynamics
    • Taught in 2022
  • SYDE 599 - Special Topics in Systems Design Engineering
    • Taught in 2024
  • SYDE 620 - Fundamentals of Continuous System Models
    • Taught in 2024
  • SYDE 683 - Design of MEMS and NEMS
    • Taught in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2025
  • SYDE 750 - Topics in Systems Modelling
    • Taught in 2024

* Only courses taught in the past 5 years are displayed.

Selected/Recent Publications

  • Ryu J., McFarland T., Haas C.T., and Abdel-Rahman E., Postural Assessment Criteria for Manual Material Handling, Construction Research Congress 2024 CRC 2024, Volume 4, 638-646, United States, 2024.

  • Hemid M., Alattar B., Ghommem M., Ahmed A., Abdel-Rahman E., and Sabouni R., Motion Detection Method of Electrostatic MEMS Resonators Operating in Aqueous Media, Proceedings of the 2024 6th International Youth Conference on Radio Electronics Electrical and Power Engineering Reepe 2024, United Arab Emirates, 2024.

  • Mouharrar H., Rahmanian S., Abdelrahman R., S. Shama Y., Akbari M., Basrour S., Musselman K., Munoz-Rojas D., Yavuz M., and Abdel-Rahman E., Generation of Soliton Frequency Combs in NEMS, Nano Letters, Volume 24, 10834-10841, Canada, 2024.

  • Alaid N., Debeda H., He S., Plano B., Abdel-Rahman E., and Salehian A., Integration of PZT thick films on additively manufactured substrates for vibrational energy harvesting applications, Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, Volume 36, 1154-1163, Canada, 2024.

  • Smith K., Elhady A., Kocer S., Armada D.M., Retallick A., Heil M., Abdel-Rahman E.M., and Vijayaraghavan A., INTEGRATION OF GRAPHENE-POLYMER HETEROSTRUCTURE MEMBRANES INTO A MULTI-USER MEMS FABRICATION PROCESS, Solid State Sensors Actuators and Microsystems Workshop Hilton Head 2024, 280-281, United Kingdom, 2024.

  • Saritas R., Das M.T., Rasheed O., Alhamaydeh M., Yavuz M., and Abdel-Rahman E., Structural Health Monitoring via Phase Space Warping and Time-Delay Embedding, Journal of Structural Engineering United States, Volume 127, Canada, 2023.

  • Mavani B.H., Arabi M., Saritas R., Scott A.J., Abdel-Rahman E., and Penlidis A., Deposition of polymeric sensing materials for gas detection, Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, Volume 101, 5034-5044, Canada, 2023.

  • Qiao Y., Shi Z., Xu Y., Wei X., Elhady A., Abdel-Rahman E., Huan R., and Zhang W., Frequency unlocking-based MEMS bifurcation sensors, Microsystems and Nanoengineering, Volume 9, China, 2023.

  • Elhady A., Alghamdi M.S., and Abdel-Rahman E., Experimental construction of force- and frequency-response curves of nonlinear resonators, Chaos, Volume 33, Canada, 2023.

  • Ryu J., Haas C., and Abdel-Rahman E., Performance and Ergonomic Characteristics of Expert Masons, Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, Volume 127, 505-515, Canada, 2023.

  • Ghommem M., Alattar B., Lherbette M., Elhady A., and Abdel-Rahman E., Motion Measurement Methods for Nonlinear Analysis of Electrostatic MEMS Resonators, Eurocon 2023 20th International Conference on Smart Technologies Proceedings, 632-637, United Arab Emirates, 2023.

  • Mouharrar H., Akbari M., Musselman K., Munoz-Rojas D., Yavuz M., and Abdel-Rahman E., Noise-Driven MOF-Coated NEMS Sensors, Powermems 2023 2023 IEEE 22nd International Conference on Micro and Nanotechnology for Power Generation and Energy Conversion Applications, 187-190, Canada, 2023.

  • Qiao Y., Elhady A., Arabi M., Abdel-Rahman E., and Zhang W.-M., A Novel Thermal Noise Actuated Pressure Sensor, 2023 22nd International Conference on Solid State Sensors Actuators and Microsystems Transducers 2023, 2149-2152, China, 2023.

  • Ou M., Shama Y.S., Mavani B., Arabi M., Saritas R., Abdelrahman R., Rahmanian S., Elhady A., Mansour R., Penlidis A., and Abdel-Rahman E.M., Static and Dynamic MEMS Inertial Gas Sensors, 2023 22nd International Conference on Solid State Sensors Actuators and Microsystems Transducers 2023, 1105-1108, Canada, 2023.

  • Song P., Rahmanian S., Wu J., Abdel-Rahman E., Shao L., and Zhang W., Frequency Combs and Stochastic Responses in A Curved Microbeam Featuring 2:1 Internal Resonance, 2023 2nd International Conference on Mechanical Engineering and Power Engineering Mepe 2023, 80-84, China, 2023.

  • Elhady A., and Abdel-Rahman E., Measurement of the electric permittivity using Bleustein-Gulyaev wave sensor, Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, Volume 32, Canada, 2022.

  • Kocer S., Mukhangaliyeva L., Saritas R., Gulsaran A., Elhady A., Bell K., Kamel A., Basha M., Das T., Kayaharman M., Hajireza P., Yavuz M., and Abdel-Rahman E., Resonant Varifocal Mems Mirror, Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems MEMS, Volume 127, 963-966, Canada, 2022.

  • Mistry K., Nguyen V.H., Arabi M., Ibrahim K.H., Asgarimoghaddam H., Yavuz M., Munoz-Rojas D., Abdel-Rahman E., and Musselman K.P., Highly Sensitive Self-Actuated Zinc Oxide Resonant Microcantilever Humidity Sensor, Nano Letters, Volume 22, 3196-3203, Canada, 2022.

  • Bastug Azer B., Gulsaran A., Pennings J.R., Saritas R., Kocer S., Bennett J.L., Devdas Abhang Y., Pope M.A., Abdel-Rahman E., and Yavuz M., A Review: TiO2 based photoelectrocatalytic chemical oxygen demand sensors and their usage in industrial applications, Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Volume 127, Canada, 2022.

  • Arabi M., Alghamdi M., Kabel K., Labena A., Gado W.S., Mavani B., Scott A.J., Penlidis A., Yavuz M., and Abdel-Rahman E., Detection of Volatile Organic Compounds by Using MEMS Sensors, Sensors, Volume 22, Canada, 2022.

  • Gulsaran A., Bastug Azer B., Kocer S., Rahmanian S., Saritas R., Abdel-Rahman E.M., and Yavuz M., Built-In Packaging for Single Terminal Devices, Sensors, Volume 22, Canada, 2022.

  • Kamel A., Kocer S., Mukhangaliyeva L., Saritas R., Gulsaran A., Elhady A., Basha M., Hajireza P., Yavuz M., and Abdel-Rahman E., Resonant Adaptive MEMS Mirror, Actuators, Volume 11, Canada, 2022.

  • Mukhangaliyeva L., Kocer S., Warren A., Bell K., Boktor M., Yavuz M., Abdel-Rahman E., and Reza P.H., Deformable mirror-based photoacoustic remote sensing (PARS) microscopy for depth scanning, Biomedical Optics Express, Volume 13, 5643-5653, Canada, 2022.

  • Najar F., Ghommem M., Kocer S., Elhady A., and Abdel-Rahman E.M., Detection Methods for Multi-Modal Inertial Gas Sensors, Sensors, Volume 22, Saudi Arabia, 2022.

  • Novodchuk I., Kayaharman M., Prassas I., Soosaipillai A., Karimi R., Goldthorpe I.A., Abdel-Rahman E., Sanderson J., Diamandis E.P., Bajcsy M., and Yavuz M., Electronic field effect detection of SARS-CoV-2 N-protein before the onset of symptoms, Biosensors and Bioelectronics, Volume 127, Canada, 2022.

  • Ryu J., McFarland T., Haas C.T., and Abdel-Rahman E., Automatic clustering of proper working postures for phases of movement, Automation in Construction, Volume 127, Canada, 2022.

  • Stewart K.M.E., Al-Ghamdi M., Khater M., Abdel-Rahman E.M., and Penlidis A., An overview of sensors and sensing materials for heavy metals in aqueous environments, Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, Volume 100, 666-679, United States, 2022.

  • Ryu J., Diraneyya M.M., Haas C.T., and Abdel-Rahman E., Analysis of the Limits of Automated Rule-Based Ergonomic Assessment in Bricklaying, Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, Volume 127, Canada, 2021.

  • Novodchuk I., Kayaharman M., Ausri I.R., Karimi R., Tang X.S., Goldthorpe I.A., Abdel-Rahman E., Sanderson J., Bajcsy M., and Yavuz M., An ultrasensitive heart-failure BNP biosensor using B/N co-doped graphene oxide gel FET, Biosensors and Bioelectronics, Volume 127, Canada, 2021.

  • Kamel A., Kocer S., Das T., Mukhangaliyeva L., Saritas R., Hajireza P., Yavuz M., and Abdel-Rahman E., Demonstration of Resonant Adaptive Mirrors, 21st International Conference on Solid State Sensors Actuators and Microsystems Transducers 2021, 1096-1099, Canada, 2021.

  • Diraneyya M.M., Ryu J., Abdel-Rahman E., and Haas C.T., Inertial motion capture-based whole-body inverse dynamics, Sensors, Volume 21, Canada, 2021.

  • Qiao Y., Arabi M., Xu W., Zhang H., and Abdel-Rahman E.M., The impact of thermal-noise on bifurcation MEMS sensors, Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, Volume 127, China, 2021.

  • Alneamy A.M., Heppler G.R., Abdel-Rahman E.M., and Khater M.E., On Design and Analysis of Electrostatic Arch Micro-Tweezers, Journal of Vibration and Acoustics, Volume 127, Saudi Arabia, 2021.

  • Elhady A., Basha M., and Abdel-Rahman E.M., Analysis of tunable Bleustein-Gulyaev permittivity sensors, Journal of Applied Physics, Volume 127, Canada, 2021.

  • Elhady A., and Abdel-Rahman E.M., Characterization of shear horizontalwaves using a 1D laser doppler vibrometer, Sensors, Volume 21, Canada, 2021.

  • Najar F., Ghommem M., and Abdel-Rahman E., Arch microbeam bifurcation gas sensors, Nonlinear Dynamics, Volume 104, 923-940, Tunisia, 2021.

  • Qiao Y., Wei W., Arabi M., Xu W., and Abdel-Rahman E.M., Analysis of response to thermal noise in electrostatic MEMS bifurcation sensors, Nonlinear Dynamics, Volume 107, 33-49, China, 2022.

  • Khan A.A., Saritas R., Rana M.M., Tanguy N., Zhu W., Mei N., Kokilathasan S., Rassel S., Leonenko Z., Yan N., Abdel-Rahman E., and Ban D., Performance-Improved Highly Integrated Uniaxial Tristate Hybrid Nanogenerator for Sustainable Mechanical Energy Harvesting, ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, Volume 14, 4119-4131, Canada, 2022.

  • Ryu J., McFarland T., Banting B., Haas C.T., and Abdel-Rahman E., Health and productivity impact of semi-automated work systems in construction, Automation in Construction, Volume 120, Canada, 2020.

  • Ryu J., Alwasel A., Haas C.T., and Abdel-Rahman E., Analysis of Relationships between Body Load and Training, Work Methods, and Work Rate: Overcoming the Novice Mason's Risk Hump, Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, Volume 127, Canada, 2020.

  • Ryu J., McFarland T., Haas C.T., and Abdel-Rahman E., Automatic clustering of proper working posture, Eg ICE 2020 Workshop on Intelligent Computing in Engineering Proceedings, 106-114, Canada, 2020.

  • Rana M.M., Khan A.A., Huang G., Mei N., Saritas R., Wen B., Zhang S., Voss P., Abdel-Rahman E., Leonenko Z., Islam S., and Ban D., Porosity Modulated High-Performance Piezoelectric Nanogenerator Based on Organic/Inorganic Nanomaterials for Self-Powered Struct, ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, Volume 12, 47503-47512, Canada, 2022.

  • Khan A.A., Rana M.M., Huang G., Mei N., Saritas R., Wen B., Zhang S., Voss P., Rahman E.-A., Leonenko Z., Islam S., and Ban D., Maximizing piezoelectricity by self-assembled highly porous perovskite-polymer composite films to enable the internet of things, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Volume 8, 13619-13629, Canada, 2022.

  • Novodchuk I., Kayaharman M., Ibrahim K., Al-Tuairqi S., Irannejad M., Abdel-Rahman E., Sanderson J., Bajcsy M., and Yavuz M., B/N co-doped graphene oxide gel with extremely-high mobility and ION/IOFF for large-area field effect transistors, Carbon, Volume 127, 624-630, Canada, 2020.

  • Ghommem M., Najar F., Arabi M., Abdel-Rahman E., and Yavuz M., A unified model for electrostatic sensors in fluid media, Nonlinear Dynamics, Volume 101, 271-291, United Arab Emirates, 2021.

  • Arabi M., Gopanchuk M., Abdel-Rahman E., and Yavuz M., Measurement of in-plane motions in MEMS, Sensors Switzerland, Volume 20, 1-8, Canada, 2021.

  • Kayaharman M., Das T., Seviora G., Saritas R., Abdel-Rahman E., and Yavuz M., Long-term stability of ferroelectret energy harvesters, Materials, Volume 13, Canada, 2021.

  • Al-Ghamdi M.S., Khater M.E., Abdel-Rahman E.M., and Nepomuceno E.G., Quasi-Static Pull-in: an Instability in Electrostatic Actuators, Scientific Reports, Volume 10, Saudi Arabia, 2020.

  • Qiao Y., Xu W., Zhang H., Guo Q., and Abdel-Rahman E., A study of noise impact on the stability of electrostatic MEMS, Journal of Computational and Nonlinear Dynamics, Volume 15, China, 2020.

  • Hasan M.H., Al-Ramini A., Abdel-Rahman E., Jafari R., and Alsaleem F., Colocalized sensing and intelligent computing in micro-sensors, Sensors Switzerland, Volume 20, 1-15, United States, 2020.

  • Alneamy A.M., Khater M.E., Al-Ghamdi M.S., Abdel-Aziz A.K., Heppler G.R., and Abdel-Rahman E.M., Large oscillation of electrostatically actuated curved beams, Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, Volume 30, Canada, 2020.

  • Meesala V.C., Hajj M.R., and Abdel-Rahman E., Bifurcation-based MEMS mass sensors, International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, Volume 127, United States, 2020.

  • Alneamy A.M., Khater M.E., Abdel-Aziz A.K., Heppler G.R., and Abdel-Rahman E.M., Electrostatic arch micro-tweezers, International Journal of Non Linear Mechanics, Volume 118, Canada, 2020.

  • Mohamed R.A., El-Badawy A., Moustafa A., Kirolos A., Soliman M., and Abdel-Rahman E.M., On Modeling of Springless Electromagnetic Energy Harvesters, New Trends in Nonlinear Dynamics Proceedings of the 1st International Nonlinear Dynamics Conference Nodycon 2019, 151-159, Egypt, 2020.

  • Elhady A., Basha M., and Abdel-Rahman E.M., Tunable Bleustein-Gulyaev Permittivity Sensors, New Trends in Nonlinear Dynamics Proceedings of the 1st International Nonlinear Dynamics Conference Nodycon 2019, 3-11, Canada, 2020.

  • Al-Ghamdi M., Saritas R., Stewart K., Scott A., Khater M., Alneamy A., Abdel-Aziz A., Nafissi H., Abdel-Rahman E., and Penlidis A., Aqueous Media Electrostatic MEMS Sensors, 2019 20th International Conference on Solid State Sensors Actuators and Microsystems and Eurosensors Xxxiii Transducers 2019 and Eurosensors Xxxiii, 1254-1257, Saudi Arabia, 2019.

  • Al-Ghamdi M.S., Khater M.E., Stewart K.M.E., Alneamy A., Abdel-Rahman E.M., and Penlidis A., Dynamic bifurcation MEMS gas sensors, Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, Volume 29, Canada, 2019.

  • Zhang L., Diraneyya M.M., Ryu J., Haas C.T., and Abdel-Rahman E.M., Jerk as an indicator of physical exertion and fatigue, Automation in Construction, Volume 104, 120-128, Canada, 2019.

  • Seo J., Alwasel A., Lee S., Abdel-Rahman E.M., and Haas C., A comparative study of in-field motion capture approaches for body kinematics measurement in construction, Robotica, Volume 37, 928-946, Hong Kong, 2019.

  • Zhang L., Diraneyya M.M., Ryu J., Haas C.T., and Abdel-Rahman E., Automated monitoring of physical fatigue using jerk, Proceedings of the 36th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction Isarc 2019, 989-997, Canada, 2019.

  • Hammad B., Abdelmoula H., Abdel-Rahman E., and Abdelkefi A., Nonlinear analysis and performance of electret-based microcantilever energy harvesters, Energies, Volume 12, Jordan, 2019.

  • Kirolos A., Moustafa A., El-Badawy A., Habib M., Mohamed R., Soliman M., and Abdel-Rahman E., Design and Development of an Electromagnetic Micropower Generator for Activity Tracking, 2018 20th International Middle East Power Systems Conference Mepcon 2018 Proceedings, 522-527, Egypt, 2019.

  • El-Badawy A., Said S., Kirolos A., Arida K., and Abdel-Rahman E., Design and Development of a Self-Powered Wireless Wearable Activity Tracker, 2018 20th International Middle East Power Systems Conference Mepcon 2018 Proceedings, 791-796, Egypt, 2019.

  • Alneamy A., Al-Ghamdi M., Park S., Khater M., Abdel-Rahman E., and Heppler G., Dimpled electrostatic MEMS actuators, Journal of Applied Physics, Volume 125, Canada, 2019.

  • Ryu J., Zhang L., Haas C.T., and Abdel-Rahman E., Motion data based construction worker training support tool: Case study of masonry work, Isarc 2018 35th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction and International Aec Fm Hackathon the Future of Building Things, Canada, 2018.

  • Zhang L., Diraneyya M.M., Ryu J., Haas C.T., and Abdel-Rahman E., Assessment of jerk as a method of physical fatigue detection, Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference, Volume 1, Canada, 2018.

  • Mahmud A., Khan A.A., Voss P., Das T., Abdel-Rahman E., and Ban D., A High Performance and Consolidated Piezoelectric Energy Harvester Based on 1D/2D Hybrid Zinc Oxide Nanostructures, Advanced Materials Interfaces, Volume 5, Canada, 2022.

  • Nafissi H., Mansour R., and Abdel-Rahman E.M., Prototyping electrostatic scanning force microscope, Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference, Volume 4, Canada, 2018.

  • Singh T., Elhady A., Jia H., Mojdeh A., Kaplan C., Sharma V., Basha M., and Abdel-Rahman E., Modeling of low-damping laterally actuated electrostatic MEMS, Mechatronics, Volume 52, 1-6, Canada, 2018.

  • El-Rayes K., Gabran S., Abdel-Rahman E., and Melek W., Variable-Flux Biaxial Vibration Energy Harvester, IEEE Sensors Journal, Volume 18, 3218-3227, Canada, 2018.

  • Ghajar M.H., Mosavi Mashhadi M., Irannejad M., Jebril S., Yavuz M., and Abdel-Rahman E., Degree of Crystallinity and β Phase Fraction of Polyvinylidene Fluoride Nanocomposites Containing Ionic Liquid and Graphene/Car, Polymer Composites, Volume 39, E1208-E1215, Iran, 2021.

  • Dagdelen T., Abdel-Rahman E., and Yavuz M., Reliability criteria for thick bonding wire, Materials, Volume 11, Canada, 2021.

  • Ghajar M.H., Mashhadi M.M., Irannejad M., Yavuz M., and Abdel-Rahman E., Effects of static electricity and fabrication parameters on PVDF film properties, Bulletin of Materials Science, Volume 41, Iran, 2021.

  • Ghajar M.H., Mosavi M., Burzhuev S., Irannejad M., Yavuz M., and Abdel-Rahman E., A short review on fabrication methods of micro-cantilever for ionic electroactive polymer sensors/actuators, International Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Volume 14, 101-109, Iran, 2021.

  • Gopanchuk M., Arabi M., Nelson-Fitzpatrick N., Al-Ghamdi M.S., Abdel-Rahman E., and Yavuz M., Characterization of a non-interdigitated comb drive, Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference, Volume 4, Canada, 2021.

  • Das M.T., Murugan K., Tetreault A., Irvine C., Rosic A., Saritas R., Yavuz M., and Abdel-Rahman E.M., A triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) for pipeline monitoring, Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference, Volume 8, Canada, 2021.

  • Al-Ghamdi M.S., Khater M.E., and Abdel-Rahman E.M., Switching intermittency, Applied Physics Letters, Volume 113, Canada, 2018.

  • Alneamy A.M., Khater M.E., Al-Ghamdi M.S., Park S., Heppler G.R., and Abdel-Rahman E.M., Dual actuation micro-mirrors, Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, Volume 28, Canada, 2018.

  • Bakri-Kassem M., Dhaouadi R., Arabi M., Estahbanati S.V., and Abdel-Rahman E., Nonlinear dynamic modeling of a V-shaped metal based thermally driven MEMS actuator for RF switches, Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, Volume 28, Canada, 2018.

  • Ben Sassi S., Khater M.E., Najar F., and Abdel-Rahman E.M., A square wave is the most efficient and reliable waveform for resonant actuation of micro switches, Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, Volume 28, Tunisia, 2018.

  • Saritas R., Al-Ghamdi M., Das T., and Abdel-Rahman E.M., A novel method for rapid microfabrication, Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference, Volume 4, Canada, 2018.

  • Alwasel A., Sabet A., Nahangi M., Haas C.T., and Abdel-Rahman E., Identifying poses of safe and productive masons using machine learning, Automation in Construction, Volume 84, 345-355, Canada, 2017.

  • Alwasel A., Abdel-Rahman E.M., Haas C.T., and Lee S., Experience, Productivity, and Musculoskeletal Injury among Masonry Workers, Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, Volume 127, Canada, 2017.

  • Alwasel A., Yung M., Abdel-Rahman E.M., Wells R.P., and Haas C.T., Fatigue detection using phase-space warping, Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, Volume 127, Canada, 2017.

  • Alwasel A., Nahangi M., Haas C., and Abdel-Rahman E., Level-of-expertise classification for identifying safe and productive masons, Congress on Computing in Civil Engineering Proceedings, 359-368, Canada, 2017.

  • Mahmoud M.A.E., Abdel-Rahman E.M., Mansour R.R., and El-Saadany E.F., Out-of-plane continuous electrostatic micro-power generators, Sensors (Switzerland), Volume 17, Egypt, 2017.

  • Park S., Khater M., Effa D., Abdel-Rahman E., and Yavuz M., Detection of cyclic-fold bifurcation in electrostatic MEMS transducers by motion-induced current, Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, Volume 27, Canada, 2021.

  • Al-Ghamdi M.S., Alneamy A.M., Park S., Li B., Khater M.E., Abdel-Rahman E.M., Heppler G.R., and Yavuz M., Nonlinear parameter identification of a resonant electrostatic MEMS actuator, Sensors Switzerland, Volume 17, Canada, 2021.

  • Lajimi S.A.M., Heppler G.R., and Abdel-Rahman E.M., A parametric study of the nonlinear dynamics and sensitivity of a beam-rigid body microgyroscope, Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation, Volume 50, 180-192, Canada, 2017.

  • Park S., Al-Ghamdi M.S., Khater M.E., and Abdel-Rahman E., A Tunable MEMS Magnetic Sensor, Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems, Volume 26, 255-263, Canada, 2017.

  • Mousavi Lajimi S.A., Heppler G.R., and Abdel-Rahman E., On modeling beam-rigid-body microgyroscopes, Applied Mathematical Modelling, Volume 42, 753-760, Canada, 2017.

  • Lajimi S.A.M., Heppler G.R., and Abdel-Rahman E.M., A mechanical–thermal noise analysis of a nonlinear microgyroscope, Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, Volume 83, 163-175, Canada, 2017.

  • Liu G., Mrad N., Abdel-Rahman E., and Ban D., Cascade-type hybrid energy cells for driving wireless sensors, Nano Energy, Volume 26, 641-647, Canada, 2022.

  • Liu G., Zhao S., Henderson R.D.E., Leonenko Z., Abdel-Rahman E., Mi Z., and Ban D., Nanogenerators based on vertically aligned InN nanowires, Nanoscale, Volume 8, 2097-2106, Canada, 2022.

  • Saritas R., Khater M., Park S., Dagdelen T., Abdel-Rahman E., and Yavuz M., Techniques for dynamic analysis of bonding wire, Microelectronics Reliability, Volume 58, 73-81, Canada, 2021.

  • Sassi S.B., Khater M.E., Abdel-Rahman E.M., and Najar F., Analysis of new actuation methods for capacitive shunt micro switchs, Matec Web of Conferences, Volume 83, Tunisia, 2016.

  • Bendame M., Abdel-Rahman E., and Soliman M., Wideband, low-frequency springless vibration energy harvesters: Part i, Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, Volume 26, Canada, 2016.

  • Bendame M., Abdel-Rahman E., and Soliman M., Wideband, low-frequency springless vibration energy harvesters: Part II, Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, Volume 26, Canada, 2016.

  • Liu G., Abdel-Rahman E., and Ban D., Performance optimization of p-n homojunction nanowire-based piezoelectric nanogenerators through control of doping concentration, Journal of Applied Physics, Volume 118, Canada, 2022.

  • Ozdemir S., Akhtar S., Gunal O.E., Khater M.E., Saritas R., Abdel-Rahman E.M., and Yavuz M., Measuring the Quality Factor in MEMS Devices, Micromachines, Volume 6, 1935-1945, Canada, 2021.

  • Lajimi S.A.M., Heppler G.R., and Abdel-Rahman E.M., Primary resonance of a beam-rigid body microgyroscope, International Journal of Non Linear Mechanics, Volume 77, 364-375, Canada, 2015.

  • Nayfeh A.H., Abdel-Rahman E.M., and Ghommem M., A novel differential frequency micro-gyroscope, JVC Journal of Vibration and Control, Volume 21, 872-882, United States, 2015.

  • Bendame M., Abdel-Rahman E., and Soliman M., Electromagnetic impact vibration energy harvesters, Springer Proceedings in Physics, Volume 127, 29-58, Canada, 2015.

  • AlHamaydeh M.H., Wong K., Fernandes R., Seok J., Abdel-Rahman E.M., and El-Borgi S., Structural health monitoring using time-delay embedding and phase-space warping, Compdyn 2015 5th Eccomas Thematic Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 2568-2575, United Arab Emirates, 2015.

  • Khater M.E., Al-Ghamdi M., Park S., Stewart K.M.E., Abdel-Rahman E.M., Penlidis A., Nayfeh A.H., Abdel-Aziz A.K.S., and Basha M., Binary MEMS gas sensors, Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, Volume 24, Canada, 2014.

  • Alwasel A.A., Abdel-Rahman E.M., and Haas C.T., A technique to detect fatigue in the lower limbs, Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference, Volume 8, Canada, 2014.

  • Saritas R., Khater M., Nafissi H., Park S., Dagdelen T., Rahman E.A., and Yavuz M., Modal response of bonding wires under thermal loading, Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Nanotechnology, 113-117, Canada, 2014.

  • Khater M.E., Akhtar S., Park S., Ozdemir S., Abdel-Rahman E., Vyasarayani C.P., and Yavuz M., Contact damping in microelectromechanical actuators, Applied Physics Letters, Volume 105, Canada, 2021.

  • Khater M.E., Eltaher M.A., Abdel-Rahman E., and Yavuz M., Surface and thermal load effects on the buckling of curved nanowires, Engineering Science and Technology an International Journal, Volume 17, 279-283, Canada, 2021.

  • Xie M., Park S., Abdel-Rahman E., and Yavuz M., Actuation of a frequency modulated MEMS gyroscope, Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference, Volume 6, Canada, 2021.

  • Park S., Al-Ghamdi M.S., Khater M., Abdel-Rahman E., and Yavuz M., Adjustable sensitivity MEMS magnetic sensor, Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference, Volume 4, Canada, 2021.

  • Dagdelen T., El-Rayes K., Park S., Khater M., Saritas R., Abdel-Rahman E., and Yavuz M., Fatigue test for thick wire bonds, Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference, Volume 8, Canada, 2021.

  • Eltaher M., Khater M., Abdel-Rahman E., and Yavuz M., Model for nano-scale bonding wires under thermal loading, Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Nanotechnology, 382-385, Canada, 2021.

  • Yilmaz M., Tunkar B.A., Park S., Elrayes K., Mahmoud M.A.E., Abdel-Rahman E., and Yavuz M., High-efficiency passive full wave rectification for electromagnetic harvesters, Journal of Applied Physics, Volume 116, Canada, 2021.

  • Bendame M., Abdel-Rahman E., and Soliman M., Test and validation of a nonlinear electromagnetic energy harvester, Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference, Volume 4, Canada, 2014.

  • Lajimi S.A.M., Heppler G.R., and Abdel-Rahman E., Nonlinear dynamics of a beam-rigid body microgyroscope, Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference, Volume 8, Canada, 2014.

  • Lajimi S.A.M., Heppler G.R., and Abdel-Rahman E., A parametric study of the response of a beam-rigid-body microgyroscope, ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition Proceedings Imece, Volume 10, Canada, 2014.

  • Lajimi S.A.M., Heppler G.R., and Abdel-Rahman E., The application of a new beam-rigid body MEMS gyroscope in the frequency-modulation mode, 9th IEEE International Conference on Nano Micro Engineered and Molecular Systems IEEE NEMS 2014, 586-591, Canada, 2014.

  • Bendame M., Soliman M., and Abdel-Rahman E., Modeling and analysis of a horizontally-aligned energy harvester, Matec Web of Conferences, Volume 16, Canada, 2014.

  • Akhtar S., Eihab M.A.-R., and Ahmad A.-R., A new fitness based adaptive parameter particle swarm optimizer, Proceedings Conference on Computer and Robot Vision Crv 2014, 336-343, Canada, 2014.

  • Lajimi S.A.M., Abdel-Rahman E., and Heppler G., Modeling and sensitivity analysis of a MEMS vibratory rotation rate sensor, Proceedings of SPIE the International Society for Optical Engineering, Volume 127, Canada, 2014.

  • Chen W.T., Stewart K.M.E., Carroll J., Mansour R., Abdel-Rahman E., and Penlidis A., Novel gaseous phase ethanol sensor implemented with underloaded RF resonator for sensor-embedded passive chipless rfids, 2013 Transducers and Eurosensors Xxvii the 17th International Conference on Solid State Sensors Actuators and Microsystems Transducers and Eurosensors 2013, 2059-2062, Canada, 2013.

  • Alwasel A., Elrayes K., Abdel-Rahman E., and Haas C., A human body posture sensor for monitoring and diagnosing MSD risk factors, Isarc 2013 30th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction and Mining Held in Conjunction with the 23rd World Mining Congress, 531-539, Canada, 2013.

  • Effa D., Abdel-Rahman E., and Yavuz M., Cantilever beam microgyroscope based on Frequency modulation, 2013 IEEE ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics Mechatronics for Human Wellbeing AIM 2013, 844-849, Canada, 2021.

  • Chung S.-R., Park S., Abdel-Rahman E.M., Yeow J.T.W., and Khater M., Architecture for MEMS-based analogue demodulation, Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, Volume 23, Canada, 2013.

  • Park S., Khater M., and Abdel-Rahman E., Low voltage electrostatic actuation for MEMS actuator using frequency modulation, Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference, Volume 1, Canada, 2013.

  • Hammad B.K., Abdel-Rahman E.M., and Mahmoud M.A.E., Micro cantilever electrostatic energy harvester, Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference, Volume 1, Jordan, 2013.

  • Stewart K.M.E., McManus N.T., Abdel-Rahman E., and Penlidis A., Doped polyaniline for the detection of formaldehyde, Journal of Macromolecular Science Part A Pure and Applied Chemistry, Volume 49, 1-6, Canada, 2012.

  • Alwasel A., Elrayes K., Abdel-Rahman E., and Haas C., Reducing shoulder injuries among construction workers, 2012 Proceedings of the 29th International Symposium of Automation and Robotics in Construction Isarc 2012, Canada, 2012.

  • El-Rayes K., Abdel-Aziz A., Abdel-Rahman E.M., Mansour R., and El-Saadany E., Prototypes of a field disruption energy harvester, Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference, Volume 5, 273-280, Canada, 2012.

  • Mahmoud M.A.E., Hammad B.K., Abdel-Rahman E.M., El-Saadany E.F., and Mansour R.R., Analysis of out-of-plane Micro-Power Generators, IECON Proceedings (Industrial Electronics Conference), 930-936, Egypt, 2012.

  • Forouzanfar S., Mansour R., and Abdel-Rahman E., Lorentz-force transduction for RF micromechanical filters, Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, Volume 22, Canada, 2012.

  • Chung S.-R., Park S., Abdel-Rahman E.M., Yeow J., and Khater M., MEMS demodulator, ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition Proceedings Imece, Volume 9, 387-391, Canada, 2012.

  • Park S., and Abdel-Rahman E., Stabilization of electrostatic actuators through variable gain amplifier, Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference, Volume 5, 127-131, Canada, 2012.

  • Park S., and Abdel-Rahman E., Low voltage electrostatic actuation and displacement measurement through resonant drive circuit, Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference, Volume 5, 119-126, Canada, 2012.

  • Akhtar S., Ahmad A.R., and Abdel-Rahman E.M., A metaheuristic bat-inspired algorithm for full body human pose estimation, Proceedings of the 2012 9th Conference on Computer and Robot Vision Crv 2012, 369-375, Canada, 2012.

  • Park S., Pallapa M., Yeow J.T.W., and Abdel-Rahman E., Low voltage electrostatic actuation and angular displacement measurement of micromirror coupled with resonant drive circuit, IECON Proceedings Industrial Electronics Conference, 3976-3981, Canada, 2012.

  • Chung S.-R., Abdel-Rahman E.M., and Yeow J., A MEMS Analog demodulator, IECON Proceedings Industrial Electronics Conference, 3946-3951, Canada, 2012.

  • Seleim A., Towfighian S., Delande E., Abdel-Rahman E., and Heppler G., Dynamics of a close-loop controlled MEMS resonator, Nonlinear Dynamics, Volume 69, 615-633, Canada, 2012.

  • Towfighian S., Heppler G.R., and Abdel-Rahaman E.M., Low-voltage closed loop MEMS actuators, Nonlinear Dynamics, Volume 69, 565-575, Canada, 2012.

  • Vyasarayani C.P., Abdel-Rahman E.M., and McPhee J., Modeling of contact and stiction in electrostatic microcantilever actuators, Journal of Nanotechnology in Engineering and Medicine, Volume 3, Canada, 2012.

  • Bendame M., and Abdel-Rahman E., Nonlinear modeling and analysis of a vertical springless energy harvester, Matec Web of Conferences, Volume 1, Canada, 2012.

  • Alwasel A., Elrayes K., Abdel-Rahman E.M., and Haas C., Sensing Construction Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders (WMSDs), Proceedings of the 28th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction Isarc 2011, 164-169, Canada, 2011.

  • Bendame M., Elrayes K., Mahmoud M., Abdel-Rahman E.M., El-Saadany E., and Mansour R., Vertically-aligned springless energy harvester, Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference, Volume 1, 309-315, Canada, 2011.

  • Khodadad I., Ball L., Bhagat R., Shafieloo I., Abdel-Rahman E.M., El-Saadany E., Mansour R., and Hajian A., Optimization of a micro power unit, Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference, Volume 1, 325-332, Canada, 2011.

  • Forouzanfar S., Mansour R.R., and Abdel-Rahman E.M., Lorentz force transduction for RF micromechanical filters, 2011 16th International Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Micro, 2458-2461, Canada, 2011.

  • Akhtar S., Ahmad A.R., Abdel-Rahman E.M., and Naqvi T., A PSO accelerated immune particle filter for dynamic state estimation, Proceedings 2011 Canadian Conference on Computer and Robot Vision Crv 2011, 72-79, Canada, 2011.

  • Towfighian S., Seleim A., Abdel-Rahman E.M., and Heppler G.R., A large-stroke electrostatic micro-actuator, Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, Volume 21, Canada, 2011.

  • Khater M.E., Vummidi K., Abdel-Rahman E.M., Nayfeh A.H., and Raman S., Dynamic actuation methods for capacitive MEMS shunt switches, Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, Volume 21, Canada, 2011.

  • Vyasarayani C.P., Abdel-Rahman E.M., McPhee J., and Birkett S., Modeling MEMS resonators past pull-in, Journal of Computational and Nonlinear Dynamics, Volume 6, Canada, 2011.

Patents

  • 1) M. S. Alghamdi, M. E. Khater, and E. M. Abdel-Rahman, “Micromechanical intermittency-based analyte sensor,” US Patent, US12416597B2, September 2025.

  • 2) M. S. Alghamdi, M. E. Khater, and E. M. Abdel-Rahman, “Capacitor-based sensor with intermittency sensitivity,” US Patent, US12399144B1, August 2025.

  • 3) M. S. Alghamdi, M. E. Khater, and E. M. Abdel-Rahman, “Intermittency Inertial Sensors,” US Patent, US12306128B2, May 2025.

  • 4) M. S. Soliman, E. M. Abdel-Rahman, R. R. Mansour, and E. El-Saadany, “Vibration-Based Power Generator,” US Patent, US8222754B1, July 2012.

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