Fractional-order Modelling of Dynamic Systems with Applications in Optimization, Signal Processing and Control introduces applications from a design perspective, helping readers plan and design their own applications. The book includes the different techniques employed to design fractional-order systems/devices comprehensively and straightforwardly. Furthermore, mathematics is available in the literature on how to solve fractional-order calculus for system applications. This book introduces the mathematics that has been employed explicitly for fractional-order systems. It will prove an excellent material for students and scholars who want to quickly understand the field of fractional-order systems and contribute to its different domains and applications.
Fractional-order systems are believed to play an essential role in our day-to-day activities. Therefore, several researchers around the globe endeavor to work in the different domains of fractional-order systems. The efforts include developing the mathematics to solve fractional-order calculus/systems and to achieve the feasible designs for various applications of fractional-order systems.
- Presents a simple and comprehensive understanding of the field of fractional-order systems
- Offers practical knowledge on the design of fractional-order systems for different applications
- Exposes users to possible new applications for fractional-order systems
Ahmed G. Radwan (Senior member IEEE) is a Professor in the Engineering Mathematics Department, Cairo University, Egypt, and Acting Director of Research, Nile University, Egypt. He was the Former Director of Nanoelectronics Integrated Systems Center (NISC), Nile University, Egypt. Dr. Radwan was a visiting Professor in Computational Electromagnetic Lab (CEL), Electrical and Computer Engineering department (ECE), McMaster University, Canada in the interval [2008 – 2009], then he was selected to be a part of the first foundation research teams to join KAUST (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology) during the interval [2009 -2011]. His research interests include interdisciplinary concepts between mathematics and engineering applications such as fractional-order systems, bifurcation, chaos, memristor, and encryption. Dr. Radwan received the Cairo University excellence award for research in the engineering sciences in 2016, the Abdul Hameed Shoman Award for Arab Researchers in basic sciences in 2015, the state achievements award for research in mathematical sciences in 2012, the Cairo University achievements award for research in the engineering sciences in 2013, and the best researcher awards Nile University 2015 & 2016.
Dr. Radwan has more than 200 papers, h-index 30, and more than 3000 citations based on Scopus database. He is the Co-inventor of Six US patents, author/Co-author of Seven international books as well as 15-chapter books in the highly ranked publishers such as Elsevier and Springer. He received many research grants as Principle Investigator (PI), CO-PI, or Consultant from different national/international organizations. He was Invited to be Lead/Guest Editors in Journal of Circuits, Systems and Signal Processing, and Journal of Mathematical Problems in Engineering, and Complexity. He organized many special sessions, serve as TPC (Technical Program Committee) in several international conferences. He was selected as a member of the first scientific council of Egyptian Young Academy of Sciences (EYAS) as well as in the first scientific council of the Egyptian Center for the Advancement of Science, Technology, and Innovation (ECASTI) to empower and encourage Egyptian young scientists in science and technology and build knowledge-based societies.
Dr. Farooq Ahmad Khanday (M’15, SM’19) received M.Sc. (Gold Medalist), M. Phil. and Ph.D. Degrees from University of Kashmir in 2004 2010 and 2013 respectively. From June 2005 to Jan. 2009, he served as Assistant Professor on contractual basis at University of Kashmir, Department of Electronics and Instrumentation Technology. In 2009, he joined to Department of Higher Education J&K and Department of Electronics and Vocational Studies, Islamia College of Science and Commerce Srinagar, as Assistant Professor. From May 2010 to May 2022, he served as Assistant Professor in the Department of Electronics and Instrumentation Technology, University of Kashmir. From May 2022, he is associate professor in the Department of Electronics and Instrumentation Technology, University of Kashmir. His research interests include Neuromorphic Computing, Fractional-order Circuits, Low-power circuit Design, Nano-Electronics and Stochastic Computing. He is author or co-author of more than 150 publications in peer reviewed indexed International and National journals/conferences of repute including IEEE Transactions and Eleven book chapters. Besides he has authored a book on “Nanoscale Electronic Devices and Their Applications” in CRC Press (Taylor and Francis) and has Edited one book on “Neuromorphic Computing” and three books on “Fractional-order Systems” in Elsevier. In addition he has one patent on “Portable Microcontroller-Based Impedance Meter For Biological Tissue Analysis (563600)”. He is featuring in Stanford University list of top 2% cited Scientists in the world. He is also listed among the world top 0.25% researchers in the field of Nanoelectronic Devices for the year 2024, according to ScholarGPS, California, USA. He has been the Management Committee (MC) Observer of the COST Action CA15225 (Fractional-order systems - analysis, synthesis and their importance for future design) of European Union and INSA visiting scientist fellow 2020-21. He is the Editor of PLOS ONE journal. He is the senior member of IEEE and member of other professional societies. He is serving as a reviewer for many International and National scientific journals in Electronics. He has successfully guided many Ph.D., M. Phil scholars, and M. Tech thesis. Dr. Khanday also has completed/ongoing funded research projects to his credit and has established laboratories with state of the art facilities for pursuing research in the fields of IC design, Nanoelectronics, fractional-order systems, etc.
Lobna A. Said is a full-time Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science and the Nano-Electronics Integrated System Research Center (NISC), Nile University (NU). She received the B.Sc. , the M.Sc., and the Ph.D. degrees in electronics and communications from Cairo University, Egypt, in 2007, 2011, and 2016, respectively. She has H-index 15, and more than 660 citations based on the Scopus database. She has over 85 publications distributed between high-impact journals, conferences, and book chapters. She was involved in many research grants as a Senior Researcher, or as a Co-PI from different national organizations. Her research interests are interdisciplinary, including system modeling, control techniques, optimization techniques, analog and digital integrated circuits, fractional-order circuits and systems, non-linear analysis, and chaos theory. She has received the Recognized Reviewer Award from many international journals. She is the Vice-Chair of research activities at the IEEE Computational Intelligence Egypt Chapter. She has received the Excellence Award from the Center for the Development of Higher education and Research in 2016. She is the Winner of Dr. Hazem Ezzat Prize for the outstanding researcher, NU 2019. She is one of the top 10 researchers at NU for the year 2018-2019. Recently, she was selected as a member of the Egyptian Young Academy of Sciences (EYAS) to empower and encourage young Egyptian scientists in science and technology and build knowledge-based societies. In 2020, she was selected to be an affiliate member of the African Academy of Science (AAS). She is in the technical program committee for many International Conferences.
