{"id":4502,"date":"2026-05-11T12:27:33","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T08:27:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ce.du.edu.om\/?page_id=4502"},"modified":"2026-05-11T12:28:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T08:28:30","slug":"external-funded-projects","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ce.du.edu.om\/ar\/external-funded-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"External Funded Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"u_row\">\n        \t<div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_raw_code wpb_content_element wpb_raw_html\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div style=\"width: 100%; margin: 20px 0; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; overflow-x: auto; border-radius: 12px; box-shadow: 0 4px 15px rgba(0,0,0,0.05); border: 1px solid #edf2f7;\">\n    <table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; background-color: #ffffff; min-width: 1000px; table-layout: auto;\">\n        <thead>\n            <tr style=\"background-color: #425aad; color: #ffffff; text-align: left; position: sticky; top: 0; z-index: 10;\">\n                <th style=\"padding: 18px 20px; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600; border-bottom: 2px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.05);\">Project Title<\/th>\n                <th style=\"padding: 18px 20px; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600; border-bottom: 2px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.05);\">Principal Investigator<\/th>\n                <th style=\"padding: 18px 20px; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600; border-bottom: 2px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.05);\">Co-PI\/Supervisor<\/th>\n                <th style=\"padding: 18px 20px; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600; border-bottom: 2px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.05);\">Budget (OMR)<\/th>\n                <th style=\"padding: 18px 20px; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600; border-bottom: 2px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.05);\">Funding Agency<\/th>\n            <\/tr>\n        <\/thead>\n        <tbody style=\"color: #444444; font-size: 14px;\">\n            <tr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #edf2f7;\"><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">Survey to Document the Spread of Parthenium Weed and its Effects on Native Plant Biodiversity and Climate Change in Dhofar Governorate, Sultanate of Oman<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">Dr. Mahaad Shamas<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">Hosen, Md Akter<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px; white-space: nowrap;\">OMR 20,000.00<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">MoHERI<\/td><\/tr>\n            <tr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #edf2f7; background-color: #fcfdfe;\"><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">A Secure IoT-based Health Monitoring System for Oman<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">Valsalan, Prajoona CE<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">Zghaibeh, Manaf<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px; white-space: nowrap;\">OMR 16,000.00<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">MoHERI<\/td><\/tr>\n            <tr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #edf2f7;\"><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">An Application of Machine Learning in Reservoir Modeling for Enhanced Oil Recovery<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">Md Saiful Islam CE<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">Ahmad, Furqan<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px; white-space: nowrap;\">OMR 20,000.00<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">MoHERI<\/td><\/tr>\n            <tr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #edf2f7; background-color: #fcfdfe;\"><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">Low Cost Fault Detection System for Photovoltaic Installations<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">Haitham Al-Hadhari<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">El Manaa Barhoumi<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px; white-space: nowrap;\">OMR 1,480.00<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">MoHERI<\/td><\/tr>\n            <tr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #edf2f7;\"><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">Smart Irrigation System for Plants<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">Yarub Al Marhoon<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">Najam Ul Hasan<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px; white-space: nowrap;\">OMR 1,200.00<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">MoHERI<\/td><\/tr>\n            <tr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #edf2f7; background-color: #fcfdfe;\"><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">Development of Flexible Photovoltaic Solar Cell using Nanocomposite Materials for The Sultanate of Oman<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">Furqan Ahmed<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">Islam, Md Saiful<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px; white-space: nowrap;\">OMR 20,000.00<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">MoHERI<\/td><\/tr>\n            <tr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #edf2f7;\"><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">Preparation of Cost-effective Carbon Nanofibers from Waste Date (Phoenix dactylifera L.) Seeds for Potential Supercapacitor Applications<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">Mohammed Wasi<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">Ul-Islam, Mazhar<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px; white-space: nowrap;\">OMR 20,000.00<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">MoHERI<\/td><\/tr>\n            <tr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #edf2f7; background-color: #fcfdfe;\"><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">Fabrication of porous bacterial cellulose composite scaffold for three-dimensional cell growth with effective applications in tissue regeneration and wound healing<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">\u0645\u0638\u0647\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0625\u0633\u0644\u0627\u0645<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">Ahmad, Mohammad Wasi<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px; white-space: nowrap;\">OMR 20,000.00<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">MoHERI<\/td><\/tr>\n            <tr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #edf2f7;\"><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">EVALUATION OF DISASTER MANAGEMENT IN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY IN OMAN<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">Tabouk, Mohammed<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">Alamri, Aya<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px; white-space: nowrap;\">OMR 3,000.00<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">MoHERI<\/td><\/tr>\n            <tr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #edf2f7; background-color: #fcfdfe;\"><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">Design and Development of a Multi-Agent Swarm Robotics System for Disinfection and Monitoring of Hospital Environments<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">Al Kaf, Tariq<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">Ul Islam, Qamar<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px; white-space: nowrap;\">OMR 1,500.00<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">MoHERI<\/td><\/tr>\n            <tr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #edf2f7;\"><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">IoT Based ECG Monitoring System<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">Abdullah<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">Siddiqui, Mohammad<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px; white-space: nowrap;\">OMR 1,500.00<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">MoHERI<\/td><\/tr>\n            <tr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #edf2f7; background-color: #fcfdfe;\"><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">IOT based underwater quality monitoring system<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">Albaraami, Afnan<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">Valsalan, Prajoona<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px; white-space: nowrap;\">OMR 1,500.00<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">MoHERI<\/td><\/tr>\n            <tr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #edf2f7;\"><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">Empowering Young Minds: A Research Project to Develop Low-Cost Arduino-based Educational Kits for STEM Education in Oman<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">Kashoob, Abdul Aziz<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">Ul Islam, Qamar<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px; white-space: nowrap;\">OMR 1,500.00<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">MoHERI<\/td><\/tr>\n            <tr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #edf2f7; background-color: #fcfdfe;\"><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">The impact of Parthenium weed spread on natural pastures of Dhofar Governorate, Sultanate of Oman<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">Mahad Shamaas<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">NA<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px; white-space: nowrap;\">OMR 20,000.00<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">Dhofar Municipality<\/td><\/tr>\n            <tr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #edf2f7;\"><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">Biomass derived carbon materials with tailored porosity and functionality for advanced energy storage applications; A step towards green and sustainable Oman<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">\u062f. \u0634\u0648\u0643\u062a \u062e\u0627\u0646<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">Tahir, Sohaib<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px; white-space: nowrap;\">OMR 15,484.00<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">MoHERI<\/td><\/tr>\n            <tr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #edf2f7; background-color: #fcfdfe;\"><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">Enhancing the Resilience of Oman LNG Assets: A Fault Detection and Prevention Framework using Big Data and Machine Learning<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">Dr. Mohd Khan<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">Khan, Sameen Ahmed<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px; white-space: nowrap;\">OMR 19,200.00<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">MoHERI<\/td><\/tr>\n            <tr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #edf2f7;\"><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">Artificial Intelligence-based approach for automation of phase recognition in pipeline steels used in hydrogen energy systems<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">Dr. Monzer Daoud<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">Al Shannaq, Refat<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px; white-space: nowrap;\">OMR 19,800.00<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">MoHERI<\/td><\/tr>\n            <tr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #edf2f7; background-color: #fcfdfe;\"><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">Integrating AI in Education: Personalized Learning Solutions for Oman\u2019s Future Generations<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">Ahmed Jaboob<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">Qamar Ul Islam<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px; white-space: nowrap;\">OMR 1,500.00<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">MoHERI<\/td><\/tr>\n            <tr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #edf2f7;\"><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">Design of solar-power boat for tourism in Oman<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">Mohammed Al Amri<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">Paul Okonkwo<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px; white-space: nowrap;\">OMR 1,500.00<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">MoHERI<\/td><\/tr>\n            <tr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #edf2f7; background-color: #fcfdfe;\"><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">Enhancing Environmental Safety in the Omani Oil and Gas Industry with Autonomous Drone Surveillance<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">Azan Al Abri<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">Qamar Ul Islam<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px; white-space: nowrap;\">OMR 1,500.00<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">MoHERI<\/td><\/tr>\n            <tr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #edf2f7;\"><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">Controlling Home Appliances by IoT Application<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">Ismail Al Habsi<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">Muhammad Maroof Siddiqui<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px; white-space: nowrap;\">OMR 1,500.00<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">MoHERI<\/td><\/tr>\n            <tr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #edf2f7; background-color: #fcfdfe;\"><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">Investigate the role of Frankincense Oil on Aromatheraphy in Dhofar Region<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">Fatemeh Khozaie<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">Arif Haris<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px; white-space: nowrap;\">OMR 10,000.00<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">Ministry of Agricultural Wealth, Fisheries and Water Resources<\/td><\/tr>\n            <tr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #edf2f7;\"><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">Sustainable Growth Inspection and Preservation of Frankincense (Luban) Trees in Dhofar Region<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">Issam Bahdoor<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">El Manaa Barhoumi<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px; white-space: nowrap;\">OMR 17,400.00<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">-<\/td><\/tr>\n            <tr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #edf2f7; background-color: #fcfdfe;\"><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">Using Recycled Asphalt Concrete (RAC) for Sustainable Pavement in Dhofar Governorate<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">Paul Okonkwo<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">NA<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px; white-space: nowrap;\">OMR 5,000.00<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">Ministry of Transpportation and Oman Building & Contracting Co. L.L.C<\/td><\/tr>\n            <tr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #edf2f7;\"><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">Advanced power converters for electrolyzers used for green hydrogen production: A step towards advancing green energy technology in Oman<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">El Manaa Barhoumi<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">Siddiqui, Mohammad Maroof<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px; white-space: nowrap;\">OMR 18,800.00<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">MoHERI<\/td><\/tr>\n            <tr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #edf2f7; background-color: #fcfdfe;\"><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">Green and Sustainable Synthesis of Lanthanide Nanoparticles Grafted with Dhofar Region Plant Extracts for Biomedical Applications<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">Al Saidi, Abdullah<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">Fatima, Atiya - Ahmad, Mohammad Wasi<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px; white-space: nowrap;\">OMR 18,600.00<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">MoHERI<\/td><\/tr>\n            <tr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #edf2f7;\"><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">Design and Development of Eco-Friendly Automated Solar Panel Cleaning Mechanism for Applications in Sultanate of Oman<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">Ahmed, Farooq<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">Rehman, Inayatur (CoPI) - Ahmad, Furqan (Co-I), Okonkwo, Paul (Co-I)<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px; white-space: nowrap;\">OMR 13,250.00<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">MoHERI<\/td><\/tr>\n            <tr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #edf2f7; background-color: #fcfdfe;\"><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">Driving Sustainability in Green Buildings: Innovative Synthesis of Nano-Capsules Containing Phase Change Materials (PCMs) For Energy Management<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">Kashoob, Amira<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">Al Shannaq, Refat (Supervisor) - AL AWAED, SAID<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px; white-space: nowrap;\">OMR 3,000.00<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">MoHERI<\/td><\/tr>\n            <tr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #edf2f7;\"><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">AI-Enabled Drone-Based Solar Farm Monitoring and Maintenance System for Optimizing Renewable Energy Output in Oman<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">Salim Al Mashani, Musallam<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px;\">Sardab Alshahri, Bashar Salim Awadh (CoPI) \u2013 Dr. Abdel Rahman Al Qawasmi (Faculty Mentor)<\/td><td style=\"padding: 15px 20px; 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