Biography
Osama Mohammed is a Distinguished Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor and the director of the Energy Systems Research Laboratory at FIU. His research interests include computational electromagnetics, design optimization of EM devices, physics-based modeling in electric drives, and power electronic systems. Furthermore, his research also involves diagnostics through EM signatures, EMI, energy cyber-physical systems, and smart grid communications. He recently utilized wide-bandgap devices and packaging designs to achieve improved power densities and enhanced thermal management for transportation electrification, renewable energy, and storage applications. He has more than 20 patents awarded, with several more pending, and has published over 850 articles in refereed journals and other IEEE-refereed international conference proceedings.
Mohammed is a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors, A Fellow of IEEE, and a Fellow of the Applied Computational Electromagnetic Society. He received the IEEE PES Cyril Veinott Electromechanical Energy Conversion Award, the 2012 Outstanding Research Award from Florida International University, and the 2017 Outstanding Doctoral Mentor Award. He was named a university distinguished professor at FIU in 2018. He was inducted into the Academy of Science, Engineering, and Medicine of Florida in 2025.
Professor Mohammed served or is currently serving as the International Steering Committee Chair for the IEEE IEMDC, the IEEE CEFC, ACES, and COMPUMAG. Professor Mohammed served as General Chair for over ten major international conferences, including DMC2023 in Miami, Florida, USA. He was the president of the Applied Computational Electromagnetic Society (ACES) from 2002 to 2008.
Awards & Honors
- Inducted into the Academy of Science, Engineering, and Medicine of Florida, ASEMFL, 2025
- Distinguished Speaker for the IEEE Industry Applications Society, 2025
- Distinguished Speaker for IEEE Power and Energy Society, 2025
- Distinguished Speaker for IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, 2025
- Distinguished Speaker, IEEE and Vehicular Technology Society, 2025
- Elected Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors, 2022
- One of the Top 2% of Worldwide Scientists according to the Stanford University Compiled List in 2020
- Best paper, IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, 2020
- Technical Leadership Award, IEEE IWAT2019 Conference, 2019
- Technical Leadership Award, IEEE IWAT2019 Conference, 2019
- Distinguished University Professor, Florida International University, 2018
- Outstanding Graduate Mentor Award, Florida International University, 2017
- Best Paper, IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion, 2014
- Outstanding Research Award, Florida International University, 2012
- Technical Achievement Award, Applied Computational Electromagnetics Society, 2011
- Prestigious IEEE PES Cyril Veinotte Electromechanical Energy Conversion Award, 2010
- Technical Leadership Award, CEFC, IEEE Magnetics Society, 2010
- Meritorious Service Award, Applied Computational Electromagnetic Society, 2010
- Elected Fellow of the Applied Computational Electromagnetic Society (ACES), 2006
- Recipient of the IEEE Third Millennium Medal, 2000
- Elected Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 1996
- Professorial Excellence Award, Florida International University, 1999
- Outstanding Service to the Profession Award, Florida Engineering Society, August 1991
- Excellence in Service Award, Florida International University, 1990
- Excellence in Research/Scholarship Award, Florida International University, 1987
Education
- Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, May 1983
- MS, Electrical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, September 1980
- BS, Electrical Engineering. (Suma Cum Laude), Zagazig University, Egypt, June 1977