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Dr. Nassma Salim Mohandes
Research Associate
Educational Qualifications
MSc, Master of Science in computing
BSc, Computer Engineering
Entity
Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute
Biography
Eng. Nassma Mohandes received her BSc degree with honors in Computer Engineering and her MSc degree in Computing 2013 from Qatar University. She is a Research Associate at Qatar Environmental and Energy Research Institute. Her current research interests include information systems, data mining, GIS, big data storage, and energy data analytics. Prior to joining QEERI she worked with the Qatar National Research Fund for three years where she provided all levels of technical and user support, maintenance, and resolution of software applications issues, and performed timely and regular back-up operations for QNRF's database and SQL DB administration. She is now a PhD student at Texas A&M university. The topic of her PhD research is modelling residential adoption of solar energy in Qatar and the Gulf area.
MSc, Master of Science in computing
Qatar University, Qatar
2013
BSc, Computer Engineering
Qatar University, Qatar
2008
PhD Electrical and Computer Engineering
Texas A &M University ,College station
2015-now
ITC Assistant
QNRF, Qatar Foundation
2008-2012
Research Associate
QEERI, Qatar Foundation
2014-Now
Modeling Residential Adoption of Solar PV in Qatar. Advances in Complex Systems: A Multidisciplinary Journal.
In Computer Design and Applications (ICCDA), 2010 International Conference On (Vol. 1, pp. V1-550).
An Adaptive Multi-Modeling Approach to Solar Nowcasting. Solar Energy, 125, 77-85.
Optimal Selection of Training Datasets for Solar Nowcasting Models. Proceedings of the 32nd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, 20 - 24 June 2016, Munich, Germany.
Modeling Residential Adoption of Solar PV in Qatar. Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems, Springer.
- Thenaa Award from the Director of Qatar National Research Fund, 2011
- Golden Medal of Excellence from Qatar University, 2008
- First prize at UREP Second Competition, 2010
- Study Scholarship by Emir of Qatar, 2004