Tarek Elderini

Electric Circuits, Signals and Systems, Embedded Systems, Control Systems, and Robotics 

My research interests include Robotics: (Wheeled Mobile Robots, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and Under-Water Robots (ROVs)), Automatic Control Systems, Computer Vision, and Machine Learning.

Dissertation

Elderini, Tarek M., "Space Occupancy Mapping With Path Planning For sUAS Navigation In Indoor Environments" (2021). Theses and Dissertations. 4166.
https://commons.und.edu/theses/4166

Peer Reviewed Journal Papers

1. Haque, A., Elsaharti, A., Elderini, T., Elsaharty, M.A. and Neubert, J., "UAV autonomous localization using macro-features matching with a CAD model. Sensors, MDPI, 20(3), p.743, 2020.
2. Elderini, T., Kaabouch, N. and Neubert, J., “Space Occupancy Representation Based on A Bayesian Model for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles,” Journal of Intelligent & Robotic Systems (JINT), Springer, 2019.
3. Elderini, Tarek, Naima Kaabouch, and Hector Reyes, “Channel Quality Estimation Metrics in Cognitive Radio Networks: A Survey,” IET Communications Journal & Magazine, 2017.
4. El-Derini, T.M.N. and El-Shenawy, A.K., “Individual Actuators of a Car-Like Robot with Back Trailer,” World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, International Journal of Electrical, Computer, Energetic, Electronic and Communication Engineering, 8(12), pp.1904-1909, 2014.

Peer Reviewed Conference Papers

1. Tellinghuisen, M., Carriere, C., Husarik, K., Elderini, T., Gorji, H. T., Qin, J., ... and Tavakolian, K., “Autonomous robot with fluorescence imaging system for invisible contamination detection and pathogen deactivation,” Sensing for Agriculture and Food Quality and Safety XIV (p. PC121200J). SPIE, 2022.
2. Elderini, T., Kaabouch, N. and Neubert, J., “3-D Graphical Representation for Indoor Objects Based on A Bayesian Model,” National Aerospace and Electronics Conference (NAECON 2018), Dayton, Ohio, USA, IEEE, pp. 425 – 430, July 2018.
3. Elderini, T., Kaabouch, N., and Reyes, H., “Outage probability estimation technique based on a Bayesian model for cognitive radio networks,” Computing and Communication Workshop and Conference (CCWC), Las Vegas, USA, 2017 IEEE 7th Annual, IEEE, pp. 1 – 6, 2017.
4. El-Shenawy, A.K. and El-Derini, T., “Solving the singularity of car like robot with back trailer,” International Conference on Computer Theory and Applications (ICCTA), Alexandria, Egypt, 2012 22nd International Conference, IEEE, pp. 105 – 110, 2012.

Presentations

1. “Space Occupancy Representation Based on A Bayesian Model for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles”, Tarek Elderini, Naima Kaabouch, and Jeremiah Neubert, IEEE Red River Valley Graduate Students Competition, Fargo, ND, USA, May 2nd, 2018.
2. “Space Occupancy Representation Based on A Bayesian Model for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles”, Tarek Elderini, Naima Kaabouch, and Jeremiah Neubert, GRAD 2018, Grand Forks, ND, USA, March 6th, 2018.
3. “A Vision Based Collision Avoidance Approach for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles”, Tarek Elderini, Naima Kaabouch, and Jeremiah Neubert, GRAD 2017, Grand Forks, ND, USA, March 2nd, 2017.
4. “Outage probability estimation technique based on a Bayesian model for cognitive radio networks”, Tarek Elderini, Naima Kaabouch, and Hector Reyes, CCWC 2017, Las Vegas, NV, USA, Jan. 9th, 2017.
5. “Channel Quality Estimation Techniques for Cognitive Radio Networks”, Tarek Elderini and Naima Kaabouch, EPSCoR 2016, Grand Forks, ND, USA, April 19th, 2016.
6. “Individual Actuators of a Car-Like Robot with Back Trailer”, Tarek Elderini and Ahmed El-Shenawy, ICECE 2014, Paris, France, Dec. 30th, 2014.
7. “Solving the singularity of car like robot with back trailer”, Ahmed El-Shenawy and Tarek Elderini, ICCTA 2012, Alexandria, Egypt, Oct. 14th, 2012.

Awards

• Recognized for an initiative titled ‘The GRADitude Project’, Vice President for Student Affairs, UND, Grand Forks, USA, 2022.
• Titled for the Dean’s Outstanding Faculty Award, College of Engineering and Mines (CEM), UND, Grand Forks, USA, 2022.
• Titled for the Professor of the year, College of Engineering and Mines (CEM), E-Council, UND, Grand Forks, USA, 2022.
• Nominated for the Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, USA, Fall 2018.
• Awarded a Certificate for being ranked the 1st place at the IEEE Red River Valley Graduate Students Competition, Fargo, ND, USA, 2018.
• Awarded a Trophy for being ranked the 1st place at the Graduate Research Achievement Day (GRADay 2018) poster presentation 2018, School of Graduate Studies, University of North Dakota.

• Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering under the title of (Space Occupancy Mapping with Path Planning for SUAs Navigation in Indoor Environments), School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of North Dakota (UND), Grand Forks, ND, USA, Degree Date: December 2021.
• M.Sc. in Electrical & Control Engineering (Major (Control) minor (Robotics), under the title of (Trajectory Control of a Car-Like Robot with Back Trailer)), Arab Academy for Science, Technology & Maritime Transport (AASTMT), Alexandria, Egypt, Degree Date: December 2013. M. Sc. Canadian equivalency degree by the World Education Services (WES).
• B.Sc. in Electrical and Control Engineering, Arab Academy for Science, Technology & Maritime Transport (AASTMT), Alexandria, Egypt, 2009.

  • Overall grade: “Excellent with Honor”, Rank: 1st.

  • Graduation Project title: Wireless Robot Handling Dangerous Materials.

Instructor                                                                                                       Aug. 2019 – Present

School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of North Dakota (UND), Grand Forks, ND, USA.

Graduated Teaching Assistant (GTA)                                                             Sept. 2015 – May 2019

Department of Electrical Engineering, University of North Dakota (UND), Grand Forks, ND, USA.

Graduated Research Assistant (GRA)                                                             Sept. 2015 – Sept. 2016

Department of Electrical Engineering, University of North Dakota (UND), Grand Forks, ND, USA.

Assistant Lecturer                                                                                           Jan. 2014 – Aug. 2015

Department of Electrical Engineering, Arab Academy for Science, Technology & Maritime Transport (AASTMT), Alexandria, Egypt.

Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA)                                                               Sept. 2009 – Dec. 2013

Department of Electrical Engineering, AASTMT, Alexandria, Egypt.

• Co-PI for “A Customized Robotic System Effective Cleaning in Long Term Care Facilities” CARES Act, Center for Innovation, University of North Dakota, $40K, 2021