Professor Elkhatib Kamal is an Associate Professor in Laboratoire des sciences du numérique de Nantes (LS2N), École Centrale de Nantes, Nantes 44300, France. He received the B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Electronic Engineering from Menoufia University, Egypt, and the Ph.D. degree in Automation and Industrial Computing from the CRIStAL Laboratory, University of Lille, France.
His research focuses on intelligent and robust control systems, artificial intelligence, power electronics, and energy management for advanced engineering applications. His expertise includes Model Predictive Control (MPC), robust and fault-tolerant control, fuzzy and neuro-fuzzy systems, optimization, and real-time control implementation. His current research is centered on More-Electric Aircraft (MEA), hydrogen-powered hybrid propulsion systems, intelligent battery management, renewable energy integration, smart grids, and resilient energy infrastructures.
Professor Kamal has contributed to several major European research and industrial projects in aerospace, smart grids, hybrid electric vehicles, HVDC transmission, and renewable energy systems. He has authored and co-authored more than 98 peer-reviewed scientific publications in leading international journals and conferences and serves on the editorial boards and technical committees of several international journals and IEEE/IFAC conferences.
His research aims to develop intelligent, resilient, and sustainable control and energy management solutions that support the next generation of aerospace systems, clean energy technologies, and electrified transportation.
