Dr. Tarek Lahdhiri Biography

The Project Management Workshop is delivered by Tarek Lahdhiri, Ph.D., P.E.

Dr. Tarek Lahdhiri received his BS degree in Electrical Engineering, MS degree in Telecommunications, and Ph.D degree in nonlinear control systems. From 1991 to 1995, Dr. Lahdhiri held the position of Research Assistant at the Center for Electric Power, Tennessee Technological University, Tennessee, USA, where he conducted research on nonlinear stochastic control theory, with emphasis on power systems. From 1995 to 1996, Dr. Lahdhiri held the position of Research Associate at the Center for Electric Power, Tennessee Technological University, Tennessee, USA, where he was a team leader conducting research on the data fusion/target-tracking problem for the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Dahlgren, VA. From 1997 to 1998, he held the position of Research Professor at the Intelligent Manufacturing Systems Centre, University of Windsor, Canada, where he was the team leader and project manager for a research team working on the implementation of robust intelligent integrated robotic system for the assembly of auto-body parts. In 1998, Dr. Lahdhiri joined General Motors Corporation in Warren, Michigan, where he is currently holding the position of Lab Manager, Control Systems, Simulation, Tools & Process in the GM Global Electrical Product Process Engineering Center. He is currently in charge of the real-time synthesis, analysis, and simulation of vehicle control systems and subsystems. Dr. Lahdhiri is a licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Michigan.

Dr. Lahdhiri authored and co-authored over 10 journal papers and 25 conference papers and his areas of interest include system theory, robust linear and nonlinear control systems, modeling and validation of nonlinear complex systems, real-time hardware-in-the-loop systems, and engineering management.

Dr. Lahdhiri has been an active member within the IEEE organization. From 1997 to 2002, he held the position of Director of Professional Activities, IEEE Southeast Michigan Section. Currently, he is the Region 4 PACE Chair, the Region 4 coordinator for the IEEE-USA Employment & Career Service Committee, a member of the RAB-IRC Committee, and the IEEE Student Advisor at the University of Windsor.