James Watt School of Engineering

Dr Rami Ghannam

Lecturer in Glasgow College UESTC (Electronic & Nanoscale Engineering)

telephone: 01413303777
email: Rami.Ghannam@glasgow.ac.uk

ORCID iD https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6910-9280

Research interests

Research Interests:

The design, development and testing of:

- Energy harvesting devices and systems for wearable and implantable electronic applications.

- Machine learning algorithms for solar energy resource prediction.

- Electrically tunable metamaterials for wireless communications.

Biography:

Rami Ghannam (BEng, DIC, MSc, PhD, MIET, SMIEEE) is a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Electronic and Nanoscale Engineering. Dr Ghannam graduated with top first class honours from King’s College in 2001 and was awarded the Siemens Prize. He then obtained his DIC and MSc degrees from Imperial College London, followed by his PhD from the University of Cambridge in 2007. He has held previous industrial positions at Nortel Networks, IBM Research GmbH, Shaker Consultancy Group and Starkon S.A.E. He was also a research scientist in EPFL's PV Lab and an Assistant Professor at the American University in Cairo between 2007 and 2009. Dr Ghannam joined the University of Glasgow in 2017, for which he is the Glasgow College UESTC Examinations and Assessments Coordinator. He is the co-director of Microelectronics Lab and is a member of the CSI group. His research interests are in the fields of Microelectronics, Energy Harvesting Technologies and Electronic Engineering Education. His work encompasses the fields of Electronic Devices & Circuits, Semiconductor Physics and Materials Science.

Grants

2019 - 2020, TESEDA - Teaching Semiconductor Devices using Advanced Learning Aids, Learning and Teaching Development Fund, PI.

2018 - 2019, TREELAB - Transition to Electronic Laboratory Notebooks, Learning and Teaching Development Fund, PI.

2013 - 2016, SURSYS – Surface Systems Engineering (for Solar Cells), German Academic Exchange, Co-PI, EUR208'983.

2012 - 2016, Solar Energy System Design using Advanced Learning Aids, Tempus IV, Founder and Co- PI, EUR1'089'510.26

2013 - 2016, Excellence in Nanoscience Education for the MENA Region, Tempus V, Co-PI, EUR1'660'813.34.

Supervision

Current PhD Candidates:

Yuchi Liu

Jinwei Zhao

Abdulrahman Al Ayidh

Aysenur Turkmen

Information for Prospective Students:

I am always looking for highly motivated students who are interested in pursuing a Master's and/or a PhD thesis in the areas of Microelectronics, as well as Photonic Devices and Systems. If you are a prospective student and you are interested to join, please get in touch with me directly with your CV and a short summary of your proposed project. General information regarding the PhD application process in Glasgow is available here:

Teaching

3rd year course on Electronic Devices.

3rd year course on Team Design & Project Skills.

Additional information

Potential PhD Projects:

1) Design and fabrication of Photovoltaic (PV) Cells for a Contact Lens Application - The aim of this project is to design, develop and test high efficiency PV cells and circuit architectures for harvesting energy from the atmosphere. The project will examine novel PV materials as well as power conditioning circuitry for optimising the amount of energy delivered to the contact lens. These lenses will be used for medical applications. Interested students can contact me for further details.

2) Liquid Crystals for 5G Beam Steering Applications - The aim of this project is design and fabricate a reconfigurable LC device for reflecting and/or re-directing radio signals. This is particularly useful for operators seeking to improve network coverage in buildings, or for tiny energy-constrained health monitoring devices that aim to take advantage of signals from larger-sized devices. Please contact me for further details regarding this project.

3) Smart Hand Gestures Bracelet for Gesture Recognition - The aim of this project is to design, develop and test an autonomous wearable electronic device for detecting hand gestures. The bracelet will be battery-less, PV powered and will make use of machine learning algorithms for accurate gesture classification. Please contact me for further details.

Publications

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Number of items: 55.

2019

Zhao, J., Ghannam, R. , Law, M. K., Imran, M. A. and Heidari, H. (2019) Photovoltaic power harvesting technologies in biomedical implantable devices considering the optimal location. IEEE Journal of Electromagnetics, RF and Microwaves in Medicine and Biology, (doi:10.1109/JERM.2019.2937970) (Early Online Publication)

Liang, X., Li, H., Wang, W., Liu, Y., Ghannam, R. , Fioranelli, F. and Heidari, H. (2019) Fusion of wearable and contactless sensors for intelligent gesture recognition. Advanced Intelligent Systems, (doi:10.1002/aisy.201900088) (Early Online Publication)

Zhao, J., Oo Htet, K., Ghannam, R. , Imran, M. and Heidari, H. (2019) Modelling of Implantable Photovoltaic Cell based on Human Skin Types. In: 15th Conference on PhD Research in Microelectronics and Electronics (PRIME 2019), Lausanne, Switzerland, 15-18 Jul 2019, pp. 253-256. ISBN 9781728135496 (doi:10.1109/PRIME.2019.8787735)

Zuo, S., Chen, J., Ghannam, R. and Heidari, H. (2019) On Chip Counting and Localisation of Magnetite Pollution Nanoparticles. In: 15th Conference on PhD Research in Microelectronics and Electronics (PRIME 2019), Lausanne, Switzerland, 15-18 Jul 2019, pp. 105-108. ISBN 9781728135496 (doi:10.1109/PRIME.2019.8787848)

Al Ayidh, A., Battistela Nadas, J., Ghannam, R. , Zhao, G. and Imran, M. (2019) Communication and Control Co-Design Using MIMO Wireless Network. In: 4th International Conference on UK - China Emerging Technologies (UCET 2019), Glasgow, UK, 21-22 Aug 2019, (Accepted for Publication)

Chen, Y., Ghannam, R. and Heidari, H. (2019) Air Quality Monitoring Using Portable Multi-Sensory Module for Neurological Disease Prevention. In: 4th International Conference on UK - China Emerging Technologies (UCET 2019), Glasgow, UK, 21-22 Aug 2019, (Accepted for Publication)

Turkmen, A., Mollel, M. S. , Ozturk, M., Sun, Y., Zhang, L., Ghannam, R. and Imran, M. A. (2019) Coverage Analysis for Indoor-Outdoor Coexistence for Millimetre-Wave Communication. In: 4th International Conference on UK - China Emerging Technologies (UCET 2019), Glasgow, UK, 21-22 Aug 2019, (Accepted for Publication)

Zhang, Y., Ghannam, R. , Valyrakis, M. and Heidari, H. (2019) Design and Implementation of a 3D Printed Sensory Ball for Wireless Water Flow Monitoring. In: 4th International Conference on UK - China Emerging Technologies (UCET 2019), Glasgow, UK, 21-22 Aug 2019, (Accepted for Publication)

Ghannam, R. , Kussmann, M., Wolf, A., Khalil, A. S.G. and Imran, M. A. (2019) Solar energy educational programme for sustainable development in Egypt. Global Journal of Engineering Education, 21(2), pp. 128-133.

Munir, H. M., Ghannam, R. , Li, H., Younas, T., Golilarz, N. A., Hassan, M. and Xie, C. (2019) Control of distributed generators and direct harmonic voltage controlled active power filter for accurate current sharing and power quality improvement in islanded microgrid. Inventions, (Accepted for Publication)

Ghannam, R. , Valente Klaine, P. and Imran, M. (2019) Artificial intelligence for photovoltaic systems. In: Precup, R.-E., Kamal, T. and Hassan, S. Z. (eds.) Solar Photovoltaic Power Plants: Advanced Control and Optimization Techniques. Series: Power systems. Springer: Singapore, pp. 121-142. ISBN 9789811361500 (doi:10.1007/978-981-13-6151-7_6)

Zhao, J., Ghannam, R. , Yuan, M., Tam, H., Imran, M. and Heidari, H. (2019) Design, test and optimization of inductive coupled coils for implantable biomedical devices. Journal of Low Power Electronics, 15(1), pp. 76-86. (doi:10.1166/jolpe.2019.1597)

Liang, X., Ghannam, R. and Heidari, H. (2019) Wrist-worn gesture sensing with wearable intelligence. IEEE Sensors Journal, 19(3), pp. 1082-1090. (doi:10.1109/JSEN.2018.2880194)

Abohmra, A., Jilani, F., Abbas, H., Ghannam, R. , Heidari, H. , Imran, M. A. and Abbasi, Q. H. (2019) Low-profile Flexible Perovskite based Millimetre Wave Antenna. In: IEEE MTT-S 2019 International Microwave Biomedical Conference (IMBioC2019), Nanjing, China, 6-8 May 2019, (Accepted for Publication)

Chen, J., Ghannam, R. , Imran, M. and Heidari, H. (2019) Wireless Power Transfer for 3D Printed Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Systems. In: IEEE Asia Pacific Conference on Postgraduate Research in Microelectronics and Electronics (PrimeAsia 2018), Chengdu, China, 26-30 Oct 2018, pp. 72-76. ISBN 9781538695913 (doi:10.1109/PRIMEASIA.2018.8597848)

Oo Htet, K., Zhao, J., Ghannam, R. and Heidari, H. (2019) Energy-Efficient Start-up Power Management for Batteryless Biomedical Implant Devices. In: 25th IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Circuits and Systems (ICECS), Bordeaux, France, 9-12 Dec 2018, pp. 597-600. ISBN 9781538695623 (doi:10.1109/ICECS.2018.8617874)

Wang, Y., Zuo, S., Ghannam, R. and Heidari, H. (2019) Smart Multi-Sensory Ball for Water Quality Monitoring. In: IEEE Asia Pacific Conference on Postgraduate Research in Microelectronics and Electronics (PrimeAsia 2018), Chengdu, China, 26-30 Oct 2018, pp. 51-54. ISBN 9781538695913 (doi:10.1109/PRIMEASIA.2018.8597945)

Yuan, M., Ghannam, R. , Karadimas, P. and Heidari, H. (2019) Flexible RFID Patch for Food Spoilage Monitoring. In: IEEE Asia Pacific Conference on Postgraduate Research in Microelectronics and Electronics (PrimeAsia 2018), Chengdu, China, 26-30 Oct 2018, pp. 68-71. ISBN 9781538695913 (doi:10.1109/PRIMEASIA.2018.8598134)

Yuan, Z., Huang, J., Zao, Z., Zahid, A., Heidari, H. , Ghannam, R. and Abbasi, Q. H. (2019) A Compact Wearable System for Detection and Estimation of Open Wound Status In Diabetic Patient. In: IEEE Asia Pacific Conference on Postgraduate Research in Microelectronics and Electronics (PrimeAsia 2018), Chengdu, China, 26-30 Oct 2018, pp. 60-63. ISBN 9781538695913 (doi:10.1109/PRIMEASIA.2018.8598064)

Zhao, X., Ghannam, R. , Abbasi, Q. H. and Heidari, H. (2019) Design and Implementation of Portable Sensory System for Air Pollution Monitoring. In: IEEE Asia Pacific Conference on Postgraduate Research in Microelectronics and Electronics (PrimeAsia 2018), Chengdu, China, 26-30 Oct 2018, pp. 47-50. ISBN 9781538695913 (doi:10.1109/PRIMEASIA.2018.8597655)

2018

Ahmad, W., Imran, M. and Ghannam, R. (2018) Blended Learning for Effective Block Teaching in a TNE Program. 12th Annual University of Glasgow Learning and Teaching Conference, Glasgow, UK, 2-3 Apr 2019. (Accepted for Publication)

Ahmad, W., Imran, M. and Ghannam, R. (2018) Enhancing Student Engagement via Interactive, Collaborative and Recording Tools. 12th Annual University of Glasgow Learning and Teaching Conference, Glasgow, UK, 2-3 Apr 2019. (Accepted for Publication)

Ahmad, W., Ghannam, R. and Imran, M. (2018) Course design for achieving the graduate attributes of the 21st Century UK Engineer. Advance HE STEM Teaching and Learning Conference 2019, Birmingham, UK, 30-31 Jan 2019. (Accepted for Publication)

Li, J., Ghannam, R. and Heidari, H. (2018) Design and Implementation of Smart Home Sensory Systems for Environmental Monitoring. In: IEEE Asia Pacific Conference on Postgraduate Research in Microelectronics and Electronics (PrimeAsia 2018), Chengdu, China, 26-30 Oct 2018, (Accepted for Publication)

Oo Htet, K., Ghannam, R. , Abbasi, Q. H. and Heidari, H. (2018) Power management using photovoltaic cells for implantable devices. IEEE Access, 6, pp. 42156-42164. (doi:10.1109/ACCESS.2018.2860793)

Ghannam, R. , Brante, G., Heidari, H. and Imran, M. (2018) Artificial Intelligence for Solar Energy Harvesting in Wireless Sensor Networks. 11th International Conference on Developments in e-Systems Engineering (DeSE 2018), Cambridge, UK, 2-5 Sep 2018.

Saberi Moghaddam, R., Ghannam, R. and Heidari, H. (2018) Perovskite Photodiode for Wearable Electronics. 11th International Conference on Developments in e-Systems Engineering (DeSE 2018), Cambridge, UK, 2-5 Sep 2018.

Zuo, S., Ghannam, R. and Heidari, H. (2018) Spintronic Nanodevices for Neuromorphic Sensing Chips. 11th International Conference on Developments in e-Systems Engineering (DeSE 2018), Cambridge, UK, 2-5 Sep 2018.

Zhao, J., Ghannam, R. , Abbasi, Q. , Imran, M. and Heidari, H. (2018) Simulation of Photovoltaic Cells in Implantable Application. In: IEEE Sensors 2018 Conference, New Delhi, India, 28-31 Oct 2018, (Accepted for Publication)

Abdellatif, S., Sharifi, P., Kirah, K., Ghannam, R. , Khalil, A.S.G., Erni, D. and Marlow, F. (2018) Refractive index and scattering of porous TiO 2 films. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 264, pp. 84-91. (doi:10.1016/j.micromeso.2018.01.011)

International Business Machines Corporation, Egypt Nanotechnology Center (2018) Light-reflecting grating structure for photovoltaic devices. .

Abdellatif, S., Kirah, K., Ghannam, R. , Khalil, A.S.G. and Anis, W. (2018) Comprehensive Study of Various Light Trapping Techniques Used for Sandwiched Thin Film Solar Cell Structures. In: SPIE Opto 2018, San Francisco, CA, USA, 27 Jan - 01 Feb 2018, pp. 1052715-1. ISBN 9781510615397 (doi:10.1117/12.2291613)

2016

International Business Machines Corporation, Egypt Nanotechnology Center (2016) Photovoltaic Thermal Hybrid Systems and Method of Operation Thereof. .

Egypt Nanotechnology Center, International Business Machines Corporation (2016) Photovoltaic Thermal Hybrid Systems and Method of Operation Thereof. .

Abdellatif, S. O., Kirah, K., Ghannam, R. , Khalil, A. and Anis, W. (2016) Modelling various solar cells materials using lorentzian-drude coefficients. International Journal of Recent Contributions from Engineering, Science and IT, 4(4), pp. 63-67.

2015

International Business Machines Corporation, Egypt Nanotechnology Center (2015) Photovoltaic Thermal Hybrid Solar Receivers. .

El Sherbiny, I. M.A., Ghannam, R. , Khalil, A. S.G. and Ulbricht, M. (2015) Isotropic macroporous polyethersulfone membranes as competitive supports for high performance polyamide desalination membranes. Journal of Membrane Science, 493, pp. 782-793. (doi:10.1016/j.memsci.2015.05.064)

Abdellatif, S., Kirah, K., Ghannam, R. , Khalil, A. S. G. and Anis, W. (2015) Enhancing the absorption capabilities of thin-film solar cells using sandwiched light trapping structures. Applied Optics, 54(17), pp. 5534-5541. (doi:10.1364/AO.54.005534)

2014

Abdellatif, S., Ghannam, R. and Khalil, A. S. G. (2014) Simulating the dispersive behavior of semiconductors using the Lorentzian–Drude model for photovoltaic devices. Applied Optics, 53(15), pp. 3294-3300. (doi:10.1364/AO.53.003294) (PMID:24922218)

Egypt Nanotechnology Center, International Business Machines Corporation (2014) Light-Reflecting Grating Structure for Photovoltaic Devices. .

Khayet, M., Ghannam, R. and Khalil, A. (2014) Solar Energy System Design Using Advanced Learning Aids (Soleda): An Eu Tempus Project. In: 8th International Technology, Education and Development Conference, Valencia, Spain, 10-12 March 2014, pp. 2283-2291. ISBN 9788461684120

2011

Müller, M., Escher, W., Ghannam, R. , Goicochea, J., Michel, B., Ong, C. L. and Paredes, S. (2011) Ultra-High-Concentration Photovoltaic-Thermal Systems Based on Microfluidic Chip-Coolers. In: 7th International Conference on Concentrating Photovoltaic Systems: CPV-7, Las Vegas, NV, USA, 4-6 Apr 2011, pp. 231-234. ISBN 9780735409798 (doi:10.1063/1.3658333)

Escher, W., Ghannam, R. , Khalil, A., Paredes, S. and Michel, B. (2011) Advanced Liquid Cooling for Concentrated Photovoltaic Electro-Thermal Co-Generation. In: 2010 3rd International Conference on Thermal Issues in Emerging Technologies Theory and Applications, Cairo, Egypt, 19-22 Dec 2010, pp. 9-17. ISBN 9781612872660 (doi:10.1109/THETA.2010.5766374)

Müller, S.P. M., Escher, W., Ghannam, R. and Michel, B. (2011) Characterization of Photovoltaic-Thermal Systems for Ultra-High Concentration. In: 37th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, Seattle, WA, USA, 19-24 June 2011,

Ong, S. C.L., Escher, W., Khalil, A., Ghannam, R. , Mueller, M., Ruch, P. and MIchel, B. (2011) Waste Heat Energy Re-use from High Concentration Photovoltaic (HCPV) Solar Cells for Saline and Brackish Water Desalination. In: TUM DeSal Conference, Munich, Germany, 27-29 July 2011,

Ruch, P.W., Meijer, G.I., Brunschwiler, T., Paredes, S.,, Escher, W., Muller, M., Ong, C.L., Ghannam, R. , Khalik, A. and Michel, B. (2011) Recycling Thermal Energy Boosts Efficiencies in Datacenters and Concentrated Photovoltaic Systems. Smart Energy Strategies Conference, Zurich, Switzerland, 21-23 Sept 2011. (Unpublished)

2010

Abdel-Rahman, E. M., Beshr, K. A., Ghannam, R. and Shaarwi, A. (2010) Design and Optimization of Novel Optical Low Pass Filters of a 1D-Photonic Crystal Using TiO2/ SiO2 Thin Films. 2nd International Conference on Metamaterials, Photonic Crystals and Plasmonics, Cairo, Egypt, 22-25 Feb 2010.

Abdel-Rahman, E. M., Beshr, K. A., Ghannam, R. and Shaarwi, A. (2010) Design of an Infrared Shield Device Based on 1D Photonic Crystal. 2nd International Conference on Metamaterials, Photonic Crystals and Plasmonics, Cairo, Egypt, 22-25 Feb 2010.

Wälchli, B.M.R., Escher, W., Ghannam, R. and Paredes, S. (2010) Multichip Array Receiver for Concentrated Photovoltaic Electricity and Thermal Power (CPV/T) Generation. In: 25th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference, Valencia, Spain, 6-10 Sept 2010,

2009

Sedky, S., Kamal, A., Yomn, M., Bakr, H., Ghannam, R. , Leonov, V. and Fiorini, P. (2009) Bi2Te3 as an Active Material for MEMS Based Devices Fabricated at Room Temperature. In: International Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems Conference, 2009. TRANSDUCERS 2009, Denver, CO, 21-25 Jun 2009, pp. 1035-1038. ISBN 9781424441938 (doi:10.1109/SENSOR.2009.5285965)

2008

Ghannam, R. and Georgiou, A. (2008) Periodic NLC Phase Grating for Tuneable PBG Applications. In: SPIE Photonics Europe 2008, Strasbourg, France, 7-11 Apr 2008, 69891X. (doi:10.1117/12.780784)

2007

Ghannam, R. , Collings, N., Crossland, W., James, R., Day, S. and Fernandez, A. (2007) Switching Properties of VAN LCoS Devices with Ultra-Microscale Electrodes. In: SPIE Photonic Devices and Applications, San Diego, CA, USA, 26-30 Aug 2007, 66540R. (doi:10.1117/12.733228)

2006

Wilkinson, T.D., Henderson, C., Gil Leyva, D., Ghannam, R. and Crossland, W.A. (2006) Non-display applications and the next generation of liquid crystal over silicon technology. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 364(1847), pp. 2721-2732. (doi:10.1098/rsta.2006.1849)

Ghannam, R. , Collings, N., Crossland, W. and Wilkinson, T. (2006) Topological Alignment of NLCS Using Nanoscale Metallic Grooves. In: SPIE Optics and Photonics 2006, San Diego, CA, USA, 13-17 Aug 2006, 63320H. (doi:10.1117/12.680299)

2005

Ghannam, R. and Crossland, W. (2005) Novel Wavelength-Tunable Optical Filter for WDM Applications. Optics East 2005, Boston, MA, USA, 23-26 Oct 2005. 60140V. (doi:10.1117/12.630560)

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