Hisham wasa research fellow in the Policy and Decision Science program working on GCC energy cooperation and research and was… Hisham wasa research fellow in the Policy and Decision Science program working on GCC energy cooperation and research and was with KAPSARC since its inception.

Acting Head of Research Strategy Management Office Imtenan Al-Mubarak is the acting head of KAPSARC’s Research Strategy Management Office. She was previously a research fellow at KAPSARC,… Imtenan Al-Mubarak is the acting head of KAPSARC’s Research Strategy Management Office. She was previously a research fellow at KAPSARC, focusing on policy research with an emphasis on data science and machine learning. Before joining KAPSARC, Imtenan worked at several companies in Chicago, and at Electronia in Dammam and Saudi Aramco in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. She holds a master’s degree with distinction from DePaul University, Chicago, for which she was awarded the Golden Key International Honor. She is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and a member of several professional organizations. She is a Future Energy Leader at the World Energy Council in London and a board member at a non-profit organization in San Francisco. She also holds a patent in the United States (issued November 8, 2016).

Expertise

• Data science
• Machine learning
• Industry and entrepreneurship
• Game theory
• Bargaining models
• Behavioral analysis
• Policy assessment
• Geopolitics
• GCC energy policies and economics
• Transition management.

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Political Feasibility of Enhancing the Russian Emissions Reduction Target Under the Paris Agreement

The Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC) has been at the…

13th November 2019

Growing energy demand in the GCC countries

The Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC) has been at the…

12th November 2019

Sylvain was a senior research fellow in the Energy and Macroeconomics program, where he led the research on energy transitions…

Sylvain was a senior research fellow in the Energy and Macroeconomics program, where he led the research on energy transitions and employment. Participating on various advisory committees, he also provided policy insights and advice on labor market strategies. Sylvain has held similar research responsibilities relating to energy efficiency and rebound, and the future energy demand in transportation.

Research Fellow Amro is a research Fellow with 20 years of experience in energy and technology garnered on three continents. His research… Amro is a research Fellow with 20 years of experience in energy and technology garnered on three continents. His research interests lie in renewable energy policy, power systems modeling, and hybrid microgrid design and optimization. He has led and executed several national modeling initiatives both at the distributed and utility scales. Some aspects of his research have been adopted by BP in creating their seminal annual statistical review. Amro is the author of 40+ papers and the inventor of several patents. He holds a Ph.D. in electrical engineering and an MBA in finance.

Expertise

• Renewable Energy Policy
• Power Sector Modeling
• Hybrid Microgrid Design and Optimization
• Storage and Solar PV Industry

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Cross-seasonal Fuel Savings from Load Shifting in the Saudi Industrial Sector

The Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC) has been at the…

11th April 2022

Achieving Renewable Energy Targets Without Compromising the Power Sector’s Reliability

The Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC) has been at the…

22nd March 2022

Research Fellow Walid works on modeling energy systems. He is developing or has developed the following components of the KAPSARC Energy Model… Walid works on modeling energy systems. He is developing or has developed the following components of the KAPSARC Energy Model (KEM): electric power generation, oil refining, petrochemicals and fertilizers, cement production, and iron and steel. He is also working on a bottom-up residential electricity use framework that merges microeconomics with the physical laws governing electricity use.

Expertise

• Energy Systems Modeling
• Optimization
• Electricity Prices
• Energy Efficiency and the Interdisciplinary Connection Between Energy Economics and Engineering

Shreekar was a senior research associate with an interest in evaluating energy policies in an integrated energy-economic model with a focus… Shreekar was a senior research associate with an interest in evaluating energy policies in an integrated energy-economic model with a focus on international trade and environment. He was involved in developing integrated energy-economic models, and his research works employed economic modeling that encompassed general equilibrium and partial equilibrium models.

Former Research Associate David is a former research associate who centered on modeling the economics of integrated energy systems, with a focus on Saudi… David is a former research associate who centered on modeling the economics of integrated energy systems, with a focus on Saudi Arabia and the surrounding Gulf countries. His recent studies have focused on the impact of energy price reform on the technology and fuel mix of the Saudi energy sector and the nexus of water, energy, and agriculture. Prior to joining KAPSARC, David led energy efficiency efforts at the municipally-owned electric utility in Austin, Texas and served the White House Council on Environmental Quality.

Research Lead Lama is a research lead working under the Transportation and Infrastructure Content Center. Lama has a B.Sc. degree in computer… Lama is a research lead working under the Transportation and Infrastructure Content Center. Lama has a B.Sc. degree in computer science from Effat University and an M.Sc. degree in software engineering from the University of Oxford. Lama is a programmer, data modeler and software engineer working in data modeling and software integration. She is also part of the Geographical Information Systems (GIS) team, working in spatial analytics and modeling. Lama was also one of the main contributors to the KAPSARC Toolkit for Behavioral Analysis (KTAB).

Expertise

• Energy Sustainability and Social Science