IMSA is honored to have valuable guests who shall be keynote speakers and will share their significant expertise via the conference.
Dr.Ahmed Ragab
Ahmed Ragab is a Senior Scientist in Artificial Intelligence (AI) at Natural Resources Canada (NRCan). He is also an Adjunct Professor at the Department of Mathematics and Industrial Engineering, Polytechnique Montréal. He received a Ph.D. degree in Industrial Engineering from Polytechnique Montréal, the University of Montréal, Canada in 2014. Dr. Ragab’s research interests include AI, Machine Learning, Pattern Recognition, Image Processing, Data & Decisions Fusion, Causality Analysis, Reliability Modeling, Operations Research, Discrete Event Systems, and Process Mining. At NRCan, he has worked on strategic projects funded by the Government of Canada including Forest Value Chain Optimization (FVCO) and Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS). His main thematic activities focus on the practical challenges of Big Data and AI in several industrial applications including Abnormal Events Diagnosis & Prognosis, Predictive & Prescriptive Maintenance, Supervisory Control, Real-time Optimization, Production Scheduling, and Systems Design. Dr. Ragab has a bunch of experience in developing advanced AI algorithms and tools in the manufacturing industry, aiming at reducing energy consumption, Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and operational and maintenance costs while improving operations’ performance. He also teaches industrial engineering courses at graduate levels and supervises MSc and PhD students.
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