Background

Background

I am a Senior Research Associate with the School of Engineering at the University of Newcastle with an area of expertise in Smart Energy Systems including power systems.

Qualifications

• PhD. Control Engineering, University of Joseph Fourier - Grenoble - France, October 2008.
• M.Sc. Electrical Engineering, Institute of Technology of Grenoble, France, Sept 2004.
• B.Sc. Power Systems Engineering, Damascus University, Syria, 1999.

Research

My current research interests are focused on Net Zero energy systems, Smart Grids, Energy transmission and distribution, Energy Storage,  Active Buildings, the Power sector and Multi-Vector Energy Systems, and Whole Energy Energy Analysis. 

Current projects

I am working on a number of projects addressing the need to cost-effectively decarbonise the energy sector over the next thirty years by facilitating innovative network integration of new generations, and the integration of different energy vectors including Hydrogen. Computer simulation, laboratory investigation and demonstration projects are used together to produce new knowledge that delivers this requirement.

Teaching

• I taught at many overseas universities.
• I have obtained the fellowship of the higher education academy (FHEA)
• I have supervised and assessed several PhD and MSc students to completion

Publications

• Nikkhah S, Sarantakos I, Zografou-Barredo N, Rabiee A, Allahham A, Giaouris D. A Joint Risk and Security Constrained Control Framework for Real-Time Energy Scheduling of Islanded Microgrids. IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid 2022, 13(5), 3354 - 3368.
• Allahham A, Greenwood D, Patsios C, Taylor P. Adaptive Receding Horizon Control for Battery Energy Storage Management with age-and-operation-dependent Efficiency and Degradation. Electric Power Systems Research 2022, 209, 107936.
• Muhsen H, Allahham A, Al-halhouli A, Al-mahmodi M, Alkhraibat A, Hamdan M. Business Model of Peer-to-Peer Energy Trading: A Review of Literature. Sustainability (Switzerland) 2022, 14(3), 1616.
• Nikkhah S, Allahham A, Royapoor M, Bialek JW, Giaouris D. Optimising Building-to-Building and Building-for-Grid Services under Uncertainty: A Robust Rolling Horizon Approach. IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid 2022, 13(2), 1453-1467.
• Diab Y, Auger F, Schaeffer E, Chevalier S, Allahham A. Real-Time Estimation of PEMFC Parameters Using a Continuous-Discrete Extended Kalman Filter Derived from a Pseudo Two-Dimensional Model. Energies 2022, 15(7), 2337.
• Nikkhah S, Allahham A, Royapoor M, Bialek J, Giaouris D. A Community-Based Building-to-Building Strategy for Multi-Objective Energy Management of Residential Microgrids. In: 12th International Renewable Engineering Conference (IREC 2021). 2021, Amman, Jordan: IEEE.
• Nikkhah S, Allahham A, Bialek JW, Walker SL, Giaouris D, Papadopoulou S. Active participation of buildings in the energy networks: Dynamic/operational models and control challenges. Energies 2021, 14(21), 7220.
• Nikkhah S, Allahham A, Giaouris D, Bialek J, Walker S. Application of Robust Receding Horizon controller for Real-Time Energy Management of Reconfigurable Islanded Microgrids. In: IEEE PowerTech Conference. 2021, Madrid, Spain: IEEE.
• Vahidinasab V, Nikkhah S, Allahham A, Giaouris D. Boosting integration capacity of electric vehicles: A robust security constrained decision making. International Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems 2021, 133, 107229.
• Odigwe I, Allahham a, Giaouris D. Energy Management of Microgrids Using Power Pinch Analysis in the Presence of Network Constraints. In: 9th International Conference on Smart Grid (icSmartGrid 2021). 2021, Setúbal, Portugal: IEEE.
• Pazhoohesh M, Allahham A, Das R, Walker S. Investigating the impact of missing data imputation techniques on battery energy management system. IET Smart Grid 2021, 4(2), 162-175.
• Allahham A, Saeed W. Sizing PV System in a Household for Charging an Electric Vehicle with Considering the Driving Profile and Geographical location. In: 2021 12th International Renewable Engineering Conference (IREC). 2021, Amman, Jordan: IEEE.
• Habibi M, Vahidinasab V, Sepasian MS, Allahham A, Giaouris D, Taylor P, Aghaei J. Stochastic Procurement of Fast Reserve Services in Renewable Integrated Power Systems. IEEE access 2021, 9, 30946-30959.
• Hosseini SHR, Allahham A, Adams C. Techno-Economic-Environmental Analysis of A Smart Multi Energy Grid Utilising Geothermal Energy Storage For Meeting Heat Demand. IET Smart Grid 2021, 4(2), 224-240.
• Hosseini H, Allahham A, Vahidinasab V, Walker S, Taylor P. Techno-economic-environmental evaluation framework for integrated gas and electricity distribution networks considering impact of different storage configurations. International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems 2021, 125, 106481.
• Hosseini SHR, Allahham A, Walker SL, Taylor P. Uncertainty Analysis of The Impact of Increasing Levels of Gas and Electricity Network Integration and Storage on Techno-Economic-Environmental Performance. Energy 2021, 222, 119968.
• Khanna S, Becerra V, Allahham A, Giaouris D, Foster JM, Roberts K, Hutchinson D, Fawcett J. Demand Response Model Development for Smart Households Using Time of Use Tariffs and Optimal Control—The Isle of Wight Energy Autonomous Community Case Study. Energies 2020, 13(3), 541.
• Hosseini H, Allahham A, Walker S, Taylor P. Optimal planning and operation of multi-vector energy networks: A systematic review. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 2020, 133, 110216.
• Ehsan A, Preece R, Hosseini H, Allahham A, Taylor P. Uncertainty Propagation through Integrated Gas and Electricity Networks using Sequential Monte-Carlo. In: 2020 International Conference on Probabilistic Methods Applied to Power Systems (PMAPS). 2020, Liege, Belgium: IEEE.
• Allahham A, Warkozek G, Saeed W. An Approach for Energy Management in Fuel Cell Vehicle (Modeling and Simulation). In: Innovative Applied Energy (IAPE 2019). 2019, Oxford, UK.
• Khawaja Y, Allahham A, Giaouris D, Patsios C, Walker S, Qiqieh I. An integrated framework for sizing and energy management of hybrid energy systems using finite automata. Applied Energy 2019, 250, 257-272.
• Habibi M, Vahidinasab V, Allahham A, Giaouris D, Walker S, Taylor P. Coordinated Storage and Flexible Loads as a Network Service Provider: a Resilience-Oriented Paradigm. In: 28th IEEE International Symposium on Industrial Electronics. 2019, Vancouver, Canada: IEEE.
• Habibi M, Vahidinasab V, Allahham A, Giaouris D, Patsios H, Taylor P. Exploitation of Ancillary Service from EnergyStorage Systems as Operational Reserve. In: UK Energy Storage Conference 2019 (UKES2019). 2019, Newcastle upon Tyne: Newcastle University.
• Vahidinasab V, Allahham A, Giaouris D, Patsios H, Taylor P, Fawcett J. Heat Map Construction for Storage integration in the Distribution Network of the Isle-of-Wight . In: UK Energy Storage Conference 2019 (UKES2019). 2019, Newcastle upon Tyne: Newcastle University.
• Allahham A, Greenwood D, Patsios C. Incorporating Ageing Parameters into Optimal Energy Management of Distribution Connected Energy Storage. In: 25th International Conference on Electricity Distribution (CIRED 2019). 2019, Madrid, Spain.
• Yi J, Pages C, Allahham A, Giaouris D, Patsios H. Modelling and simulation of a smartgrid architecture for a real distribution network in the UK. The Journal of Engineering 2019, 2019(8), 5415-5418.
• Yi J, Pages C, Allahham A, Giaouris D, Patsios C. Modelling and simulation of a smartgrid architecture for a real distribution network in the UK. In: 9th International Conference on Power Electronics, Machines and Drives (PEMD 2018). 2018, Liverpool, UK.
• Chaudhry J, Allahham A, Giaouris D, Blake S, Taylor P. Modelling of a Hybrid Energy System Using Automata. In: UK Energy Storage 2018 (UKES2018). 2018, Newcastle upon Tyne.
• Javaid CJ, Allahham A, Giaouris D, Blake S, Taylor P. Modelling of a Virtual Power Plant Using Hybrid Automata. In: 9th International Conference on Power Electronics, Machines and Drives (PEMD 2018). 2018, Liverpool, United Kingdom: IET.
• Khawaja Y, Allahham A, Giaouris D, Patsios C, Dahidah M. Supervision Control and Energy Management Strategies for Grid-Connected Microgrids using Finite Automata. In: UK Energy Storage 2018 (UKES2018). 2018, Newcastle upon Tyne.
• Hosseini H, Allahham A. Techno-Economic-Environmental Analysis of Integrated Gas and Electricity Distribution Networks with Energy Storage. In: UK Energy Storage 2018 (UKES2018). 2018, Newcastle upon Tyne.
• Hosseini SHR, Allahham A, Taylor P. Techno-Economic-Environmental Analysis of Integrated Operation of Gas and Electricity Networks. In: 2018 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS). 2018, Florence, Italy: IEEE.
• Allahham A, Alla H. Monitoring of timed discrete events systems with interrupts. IEEE transactions on automation science and engineering 2009, 7(1), 146-150.