Mohammed AlMutawa is a dedicated teaching assistant in the Mechanical and Energy Engineering Department at Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University (IAU), pursuing his MSc and PhD in Electrical Engineering at one of the top-ranking universities. He graduated with honors with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM). His research and academic interests include power systems, renewable energy, and intelligent control techniques, focusing on energy system optimization and the integration of renewable resources.
Mohammed also teaches and supervises undergraduate students in various electrical engineering labs at IAU as part of courses pertaining to Introduction to Electric Power Systems, Control Systems, Electric Circuits, Measurements and Data Acquisition, Embedded Computing & Remote Sensing, and Solar Power System Design. He is very involved in developing and refining lab materials and provides significant mentoring and tutoring to students. Mohammed is also an active participant in research, more specifically, by helping to create a time-based solar tracking system meant to enhance power generation and solar tracking capability.
Outside of teaching and research, Mohammed was part of the Center for Advanced Manufacturing and Rapid Prototyping (FabLab/FabHouse) at IAU, KSA. This included assistance on the training of members in technical software, supporting innovation and prototyping and critical IT infrastructure support. He was instrumental in growing the center’s technical expertise and lending accessibility to fabrication and design projects for students and staff.
In parallel with his teaching responsibilities, Mohammed serves on a number of academic and administrative committees and is a strong advocate for the advancement of renewable energy and power systems. He aims to become a professor at IAU and play a role in the growing academic strength of the university while creating an inspiring, cutting-edge environment for the next generation of engineers.
Mohammed's work focused on developing sustainable and intelligent energy solutions for a range of sectors in collaboration with global initiatives in clean and efficient energy. He is devoted to his students and to his research, and this drives him to help advance the field of Energy and electrical engineering both within his department and beyond.
