About
Professor Hussein A. Kazem holds a BSc and MSc in electrical engineering from the University of Technology (UOT), Baghdad-Iraq, and a PhD from Newcastle University (NCL), United Kingdom. His academic journey began in 1995 at Al-Mamon College, and in 1996 he assumed the role of Assistant Lecturer at UOT. From 1997 to 2002, he served as a Program Coordinator at the Faculty of Engineering, Al Tahady University, Libya. Since 2002, Hussein has joined Sohar University (SU), Oman. Currently, he is Professor at SU also holds the position of a visiting Professor at UKM and UNITEN - Malaysia, and Newcastle University-UK.
With a dedicated focus on academics and research spanning over 25 years, Hussein is actively engaged with prestigious professional organizations and engineering societies. He serves as a member, researcher, editor, and reviewer several publishers. Hussein has organized and participated in numerous conferences, symposiums, and workshops. His scholarly contributions include more than 270 published papers in scientific journals and conferences, 60 invited talks, nine chapters, and eight books. Recognizing his exceptional research, Hussein has been honored with the SU Vice-Chancellor Award for Research, as well as national and international accolades such as the "Golden Medal Award" at Pecipta'13 in Malaysia, "The Outstanding Renewable Energy Lab Award" at the World Renewable Energy Congress 2014 in UK, "Renewable & Sustainable Energy Pioneer Award" at the World Renewable Energy Congress 2016 in Indonesia, and "Special Award of Excellence in Renewable Energy Research" at the World Renewable Energy Congress 2018 in Kingston-UK. In addition, he has received the IEEE Best Paper Award in 2021, Golden Medal Award on Malaysia Technology Expo (MTE) 2023, two Golden Medal Awards and two Special Awards on MTE 2024 and holds two patents as an inventor and co-inventor. Hussein has successfully supervised and guided the graduation of more than 60 BSc, 10 MSc, and 8 PhD students.
Throughout his career, Hussein has led and contributed to several research projects, including six research grants. His research interests revolve around Photovoltaic, solar thermal, PV/T, Renewable Energy, Power Electronics, Power Quality, and Electrical Power Systems. Particularly, Hussein serves as the chairman of the Renewable Energy & Sustainable Technology Research Group and leads the Generation & Storage task force in the Oman Renewable Energy Strategic Program. Furthermore, he holds the position of Associate Editor-in-Chief for the journal of Renewable Energy & Environmental Sustainability.
