Conference Publications (peer-reviewed)

  • A. S. Alahmed and L. Tong, “Resource Sharing in Energy Communities: A Cooperative Game Approach,” accepted at 2024 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM), Seattle, WA, 2024 [arXiv].

  • A. S. Alahmed, G. Cavraro, A. Bernstein, L. Tong, “Operating-Envelopes-Aware Decentralized Welfare Maximization for Energy Communities,”59th Conference on Communication, Control, & Computing (Allerton), Monticello, IL, 2023 [Link, arXiv].

  • A. S. Alahmed and L. Tong, “Achieving Social Optimality for Energy Communities via Dynamic NEM Pricing,” IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM), Orlando, FL, 2023 [Link, arXiv].

  • A. S. Alahmed and L. Tong, “ Co-optimizing Behind-The-Meter Resources under Net Metering”, IEEE Texas Power and Energy Conference (TPEC), College Station, TX, Feb., 2023 [Link, arXiv]. (NSF travel grant)

  • C. Chen, A. S. Alahmed, T. D. Mount, L. Tong, “Competitive DER Aggregation for Participation in Wholesale Markets”, 56th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS), 2023 [Link, arXiv].

  • A. S. Alahmed and M. Almuhaini "Hybrid Top-Down and Bottom-Up Approach for Residential Load Compositions and Percentages", IEEE Power System and Green Energy Conference (PSGEC), 2021 [Link].

  • A. S. Alahmed, S. U. Taiwo, M. A. Abido and M. M. Almuhaini, ‘Intelligent Flexible Priority List for Reconfiguration of Microgrid Demands Using Deep Neural Network,’ IEEE Innovative Smart Grid Technologies - Asia (ISGT Asia), Chengdu, China, 2019, pp. 3490-3495. doi: 10.1109/ISGT-Asia.2019.8881363. [Link].

  • A. S. Alahmed, S. O. Taiwo and M. A. Abido, "Implementation and Evaluation of Grey Wolf Optimization Algorithm on Power System Stability Enhancement”, IEEE 10th GCC Conference & Exhibition (GCC), Kuwait, Kuwait, 2019, pp. 1-6. doi: 10.1109/GCC45510.2019.1570512680. [Link]

  • H. Adel, A. S. Alahmed and I. Elamin, "Possible Privatization Schemes for Power Generation Sector in Saudi Arabia," IEEE International Conference on Smart Energy Grid Engineering (SEGE), Oshawa, Canada, 2018, pp. 171-175. doi: 10.1109/SEGE.2018.8499503. [Link]

  • A. S. Alahmed, M. Almuhaini "Modelling of Microgrid Demands and Controllable Loads for Highly Reliable Systems", GCC CIGRE POWER, Kuwait, February 2018.[Link]

  • A. S. Alahmed, O. Al-Afif, A. Talib, and A. Muqaibel, "Path-loss compensation in through-the-wall radar imaging," IEEE International Conference on Radar, Antenna, Microwave, Electronics, and Telecommunications (ICRAMET), Jakarta, 2016, pp. 144-148. doi: 10.1109/ICRAMET.2016.7849601. [Link]

Journal Publications

  • A. S. Alahmed, G. Cavraro, A. Bernstein, L. Tong, “A Decentralized Market Mechanism for Energy Communities under Operating Envelopes,”submitted, Feb., 2024.

  • C. Chen, A. S. Alahmed, T. D. Mount, and L. Tong, “Wholesale Market Participation of DERA Part II: Competitive DER Aggregation,” submitted, April., 2024 [arXiv] (Best Paper Award at PESGM 2023).

  • A. S. Alahmed, L. Tong, and Qing Zhao, “Co-optimizing Distributed Energy Resources in Linear Complexity under Net Energy Metering,” submitted, Jan., 2024 [arXiv].

  • A. S. Alahmed, and L. Tong, “Dynamic Net Metering for Energy Communities,” IEEE Transactions on Energy Markets, Policy and Regulation, Jan., 2024 [Early access, arXiv].

  • A. S. Alahmed, L. Tong, “Integrating Distributed Energy Resources: Optimal Prosumer Decisions and Impacts of Net Metering Tariffs”, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) SIGEnergy Energy Informatics Review (EIR), Apr., 2022 [link, arXiv].

  • A. S. Alahmed, L. Tong, “On Net Energy Metering X: Optimal Prosumer Decisions, Social Welfare, and Cross-subsidies”, IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid [Early access], 2022 [arXiv].

  • M. M. Al-Muhaini, A. Yahya, and A. S. Alahmed, “Distributed Generation and Load Modeling in Microgrids,” Sustainability, 15, 4831, Mar., 2023.

  • A. S. Alahmed, M. M. Al-Muhaini, “A Microgrid Testbed With Hybrid Renewables, Energy Storage and Controllable Loads”, Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering (AJSE), 2022 [link].

  • A. S. Alahmed, M. M. Al-Muhaini, “An intelligent load priority list–based integrated energy management system in microgrids”, Electric Power Systems Research, Volume 185, 2020, 106404, ISSN 0378-7796, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsr.2020.106404. [link].

  • Alahmed, A, Alharbi, H, Elamin, I, Al‐Muhaini, M. Incentive‐based feasibility of a hybrid AC/DC microgrid in Saudi Arabia. IET Journal of Engineering. 2021; 1– 12. [link]

  • A. S. Al-Ahmed, “Performance of Controlled FACTS and VSC-HVDC in a Power System Subject to Inter-Area Oscillation,” Journal of Automation and Systems Engineering, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 14–33, Feb. 2018.

Research Awards & grants

  • NSF innovation corps (I-Corps) ($5000), ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit, Dallas, TX, 2024.

  • ARPA-E student grant, grant to attend the ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit, Dallas, TX, 2024.

  • NREL travel grant, Travel grant to attend and present at the NREL 6th Workshop on Autonomous Energy Systems (AES), 2023.

  • KAUST travel grant, Travel grant to attend and present at the KAUST AI for Energy Research Conference, 2023.

  • NSF conference travel grant, Travel grant to attend and present at the Texas Power and Energy Conference (TPEC), 2023

  • Best poster award: “Modeling of Microgrid Demands and Load Composition for Highly Reliable Systems,” IEEE Saudi Arabia Smart Grid (SASG) Conference, 2018, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

  • Best paper award: “Intelligent Flexible Priority List for Reconfiguration of Microgrid Demands Using Deep Neural Network,” Scientific Research Track,10th KFUPM Students Forum, April 2019, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

Invited talks and Posters

  • A. S. Alahmed and Lang Tong, “Decentralized Welfare Optimization for Energy Communities,” 2024 Northeast Systems and Control Workshop, May 2024, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

  • A. S. Alahmed, Guido Cavraro, Andrey Bernstein, and Lang Tong, “Decentralized Optimization and Market Mechanism for Energy Communities under Operating Envelopes,” IHPC’s Workshop of Power and Energy Systems of the (near) Future, ASTAR, December 2023, Singapore.

  • Cong Chen, A. S. Alahmed, Subhonmesh Bose, Timothy Mount, and Lang Tong “Wholesale Market Participation of DERA: DSO-DERA Coordination and Competitive DER Aggregation,” NREL 6th Workshop on Autonomous Energy Systems (AES), September 2023, Golden, Colorado.

  • A. S. Alahmed, Guido Cavraro, Andrey Bernstein, and Lang Tong, “Grid-Aware Market Mechanism for Efficient Energy Communities,” NREL 6th Workshop on Autonomous Energy Systems (AES), September 2023, Golden, CO. (NREL travel grant)

  • A. S. Alahmed, L. Tong, “On Net Energy Metering X: Optimal Prosumer Decisions, Social Welfare, and Cross-subsidies,” transaction paper session presentation, Power and Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM), Orlando, FL, 2023

  • A. S. Alahmed, “Co-optimizing Distributed Energy Resources for AI-Enabled Prosumers,” KAUST AI for Energy Research Conference, Mar., 2023. (KAUST full travel grant)

  • A. S. Alahmed, “Analysis of Optimal Prosumer and Regulator Decisions under Net Metering,” ACM SIGEnergy Graduate Seminar Series, Jan. 25, 2023.

  • A. S. Alahmed, L. Tong, “Behind-the-Meter Distributed Energy Resources under Net Energy Metering”, Caltech Rigorous System Research Group (RSRG), Jun., 2022.

  • A. S. Alahmed, L. Tong, “Behind-the-Meter DER under Net Energy Metering X: Optimal Prosumer

    Decisions, Social Welfare, Cross-subsidies, and Market Potential”, PSERC, Nov. 2021.

  • A. S. Alahmed, “An intelligent load priority list–based integrated energy management system in microgrids", INFORMS annual meeting, Nov 09, 2020. [Link]

  • A. S. Alahmed, M. Almuhaini, “Modelling of Microgrid Demands and Load Composition for Highly Reliable Systems”, IEEE Saudi Arabia Smart Grid (SASG) Conference 2018 , Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (Winner of Best Poster Award).

  • A. S. Alahmed, S. O. Taiwo and M. A. Abido, “Implementation and Evaluation of Grey Wolf Optimization Algorithm on Power System stability Enhancement”, IEEE Saudi Arabia Smart Grid (SASG) Conference 2018 , Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

MS THESIS

  • A. S. Alahmed, “Integrated Energy Management System for Microgrids with Hybrid Renewable Generation, Energy Storage and Controllable Loads,” M.Sc. thesis, Electrical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, May 2019. [Link]

Industry and media Reports/articles

  • “6 reasons why grid access charges should not be part of utility rates,” Opinion article with the UtilityDive, Jan 23, 2023 (Link).

  • “Measurement and Verification (M&V) for Distributed Energy Resources Providing Grid Services: New Complexities, Common Approaches, and Research Needs”, Report number 3002023286, Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), Dec 31, 2021 (Link).