CURRICULUM VITAE

Professor  Elias Tochan,  Aleppo University  (Syria)

Email: eliastoc@scs-net.org

Phone: (963) 21-2644945

Fax: (963) 21-2675908.

093-491-496

 

 

 

Affiliation and official address:  

The University  of  Aleppo  Laboratory of Automatic Control & Computer Engineering, Aleppo Syria – Electrical & Electronics Engineering Faculty. P. O. BOX 5375.

Date and place of birth:    30/4/1943 Der AL Zor Syria                

Nationality: Syrian

Education (degrees, dates, universities)

Student   1963-1967  University of Aleppo - Electrical Engineering , 

B.Sc., Electrical Engineering, The University of Aleppo - 1967       

PhD / Doctor of Engineering  (Automatic Industrial Control), The Power Institute of Moscow, Moscow, 1975                                              

Career/Employment (employers, positions and dates)

University of Aleppo:

·         Vice Dean for scientific affair of Electrical and Electronics Engineering Faculty, The University of    Aleppo, September 2001 - present.

·         Head of the Computer Department, at the University of Aleppo 2001-2003

·         Head of the Automatic Control and Industrial Electronics Department, at the University of Aleppo 1995-1998, 1987-1990.

·         Head of the Electronics Department at Engineering College, Engineering at Tajoura – Tripoli, 1991 – 1992.

·        Head of the Electronics Department at the University of Aleppo 1983-1985.

·        Head of  labs committee devices for Faculty of Electrical and Electronics Engineering

·        Head of education schedules committee for Faculty of Electrical and Electronics Engineering

 

                               

Specialization (specify)

(i)                  main field : 

(ii)                Automatic Control and Industrial Electronics

(iii)               other fields :

solar converter, Robot Engineering

(iv)                current research interest :

Artificial Intelligent, reliability, Neural Network & Engineering Maintenance

 

Honors, Awards, Fellowships, Membership of Professional Societies

                Member of  the Syrian Engineering Order & computer  Society

 

Past Directions for Master work:  for 4 students

 

Actual PhD directions:  1 students

Actual Master directions: 2

Publications (list selected publications on page 2 of curriculum vitae)

                - Number of  papers in refereed journals : 60

                - Number of  communications to scientific meetings :  45

 

International stages:

·         Visiting Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at Stanford University, California, U.S.A, September 1984 to September 1985.

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·        Visiting Professor in Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at University of Arizona, March 1999 to August 1999.

·        Visiting Professor in Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at University of Montpelier –France  March 2001.

·        Visiting Professor in Department of Industrial  Engineering at University of  Perpignan–France  October 2002

 

 

Selected  references:

·         E. F. Tochan “Neural Network- Based Approach for Control System Design of Robot Trajectories” Research Journal of Aleppo University, Vol. 36, 2004.     

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·         E. F. Tochan “Neural Network- Based Approach for Trajectory Learning In Missile Guidance” Research Journal of Aleppo University, Vol. 7, 1999.

 

·         E. F. Tochan “Model Reduction for Control Systems” Research Journal of Aleppo University, Vol. 7, 1985.

·         E. F. Tochan “Automatic Electric Drive Control System Design” Research Journal of Aleppo University, Vol. 7, 1985.

 

·         E. F. Tochan “Electronic Chopper by Thyristor” Electricity Journal, No. 19, Damascus, 1983.

E. F. Tochan “Reliability of Electronics Elements”, Electricity Journal, No. 14, Damascus, 1981

·         E. F. Tochan “A study of Faults in the Control Systems Thyristor Converter-Motor with Analog Computer “, Research Journal of Aleppo University, No. 2, 1977.

 

·         E. F. Tochan “Fault Study of Dynamics Loads for Automatic Electric Drive System” Power Institute Issue, Moscow, 1975.

 

·         E. F. Tochan “Neural Network- Based Approach for Control System Design of Robot Trajectories” MCPL’ 2000, IFAC/IFIP/IEEE-2nd Conference on Management and Control if Production and Logistics 5-8 July 2000 Grenoble- France.

·         E. F. Tochan “Improving the Effectiveness of Thyristor Converter Rectifier by Means of Microprocessor” IEEE Conference 27-29 April 1998 Amman Jordan.

·         E. F. Tochan “ Development of power Wind “The Engineering symposium of Aleppo Engineering Ordered, December 1996.

·         E. F. Tochan “ The Dominant Role of Solar Energy “The Engineering symposium of Aleppo Engineering Ordered, September 1996.

 

·         E. F. Tochan “Evaluating the Effectiveness of Power Supplies in Communication Systems Using a Microprocessor “, Proceeding of the 33rd Science Week, 6-12 November at the University of Aleppo, 1993, the Higher Council of Science, Damascus.

·         E. F. Tochan and M. S. Akil “Self Manufacturing of A.C Converters”, Proceedings of the Conference on Signal and Systems, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates, January 29- 31, 1990, AMSE Press, Vol. 2.

E. F. Tochan “ Local Self Manufacturing of automatic starter for Induction Motors ”, Proceeding of the Second Libyan International Conference, Tripoli, 1989

 

  SUPERVISED M.Sc. THESIS TITLES

·                    Improvement performance of automatic control system via parabolic controllers 1997-2000.

·                    Analysis and study of trajectories, stability and performance of guidance systems by parameter variation effect 1997-present.

·                   Design and development of control system for biscuit machine by microprocessor 1996-present.

 

TEXT BOOKS

·         Robotics engineering, 1998.

·         Industrial Control Systems, 1996.

·          Reliability of Control Systems, 1993.

·          Missile Guidance Systems, 1992.

·          Industrial Electronics, 1989.

·         Linear System Theory, 1988.

·          Power Electronics, 1983.

·        Control System: Theory and Application, 1982.

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Engineering Projects Designs

 

1.      Design electrical installation (lighting, distribution & control)  &  for the following projects:

        Faculties of science, dentist institute for the university of Aleppo.

        Residential building of many cities ( Aleppo, al Hasaka, Homes)

        Hotels, Hospitals, theatres

        Industrial buildings & exhibition halls

        Street lighting, Airfield lighting, Garages

2.      Design electrical installation (communications systems, Visual call systems, Fire detection systems, telephone systems, electro acoustic systems, Closed-circuit television systems, Safety systems )    for the above projects.

3.      Design electrical installation (lightening, over voltage protection systems, earthing systems, control systems) for the above projects & for factories

 

4.        Design electrical installation (lighting, distribution & control)  &  for the following projects:

        Faculties of science, dentist institute for the university of Aleppo.

        Residential building of many cities ( Aleppo, al Hasaka, Homes)

        Hotels, Hospitals, theatres

        Industrial buildings & exhibition halls

        Street lighting, Airfield lighting, Garages

5.        Design electrical installation (communications systems, Visual call systems, Fire detection systems, telephone systems, electro acoustic systems, Closed-circuit television systems, Safety systems )    for the above projects.

6.        Design electrical installation (lightening, over voltage protection systems, earthing systems, control systems) for the above projects & for factories